AP Polls
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Final | 1 | Michigan State | 1 | 207 | Ind | |
| 11 | Final | 2 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 36 | SEC |
| 11 | Final | 3 | Notre Dame | 7 | 4 | 4 | Ind |
| 11 | Final | 4 | Oklahoma | 4 | 14 | Big 7 | |
| 11 | Final | 5 | USC | 2 | 3 | 2 | PCC |
| 11 | Final | 6 | UCLA | 5 | 1 | 1 | PCC |
| 11 | Final | 7 | Ole Miss | 6 | 1 | 3 | SEC |
| 11 | Final | 8 | Tennessee | 9 | 1 | SEC | |
| 11 | Final | 9 | Alabama | 8 | 1 | SEC | |
| 11 | Final | 10 | Texas | 10 | SWC | ||
| 11 | Final | 11 | Wisconsin | 12 | 1 | Western | |
| 11 | Final | 12 | Tulsa | 11 | 1 | 3 | MVC |
| 11 | Final | 13 | Maryland | 15 | 2 | Ind | |
| 11 | Final | 14 | Syracuse | 16 | 2 | Ind | |
| 11 | Final | 15 | Florida | 17 | 2 | SEC | |
| 11 | Final | 16 | Duke | 13 | 3 | Southern | |
| 11 | Final | 17 | Ohio State | Western | |||
| 11 | Final | 18 | Purdue | 14 | 4 | Western | |
| 11 | Final | 19 | Princeton | 18 | 1 | Ind | |
| 11 | Final | 20 | Kentucky | 19 | 1 | SEC | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 10 | 1952-11-24 | 1 | Michigan State (9-0-0) | 1 | 88 | Ind | |
| 10 | 1952-11-24 | 2 | USC (9-0-0) | 4 | 2 | 24 | PCC |
| 10 | 1952-11-24 | 3 | Georgia Tech (10-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 20 | SEC |
| 10 | 1952-11-24 | 4 | Oklahoma (7-1-1) | 5 | 1 | 3 | Big 7 |
| 10 | 1952-11-24 | 5 | UCLA (8-1-0) | 3 | 2 | PCC | |
| 10 | 1952-11-24 | 6 | Ole Miss (7-0-2) | 6 | 5 | SEC | |
| 10 | 1952-11-24 | 7 | Notre Dame (6-2-1) | 9 | 2 | Ind | |
| 10 | 1952-11-24 | 8 | Alabama (8-2-0) | 14 | 6 | 1 | SEC |
| 10 | 1952-11-24 | 9 | Tennessee (7-1-1) | 7 | 2 | SEC | |
| 10 | 1952-11-24 | 10 | Texas (7-2-0) | 10 | SWC | ||
| 10 | 1952-11-24 | 11 | Tulsa (7-1-1) | 11 | 8 | MVC | |
| 10 | 1952-11-24 | 12 | Wisconsin (6-2-1) | 13 | 1 | Western | |
| 10 | 1952-11-24 | 13 | Duke (8-2-0) | 20 | 7 | Southern | |
| 10 | 1952-11-24 | 14 | Purdue (4-3-2) | Western | |||
| 10 | 1952-11-24 | 15 | Maryland (7-2-0) | 8 | 7 | Ind | |
| 10 | 1952-11-24 | 16 | Syracuse (7-2-0) | 15 | 1 | Ind | |
| 10 | 1952-11-24 | 17 | Florida (6-3-0) | SEC | |||
| 10 | 1952-11-24 | 18 | Princeton (8-1-0) | 17 | 1 | Ind | |
| 10 | 1952-11-24 | 19 | Kentucky (5-3-2) | SEC | |||
| 10 | 1952-11-24 | 20 | Virginia (7-2-0) | Ind | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 9 | 1952-11-17 | 1 | Michigan State (8-0-0) | 1 | 80 | Ind | |
| 9 | 1952-11-17 | 2 | Georgia Tech (9-0-0) | 2 | 14 | SEC | |
| 9 | 1952-11-17 | 3 | UCLA (8-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 9 | PCC |
| 9 | 1952-11-17 | 4 | USC (8-0-0) | 5 | 1 | 11 | PCC |
| 9 | 1952-11-17 | 5 | Oklahoma (6-1-1) | 8 | 3 | 1 | Big 7 |
| 9 | 1952-11-17 | 6 | Ole Miss (7-0-2) | 11 | 5 | 4 | SEC |
| 9 | 1952-11-17 | 7 | Tennessee (7-1-0) | 7 | 4 | SEC | |
| 9 | 1952-11-17 | 8 | Maryland (7-1-0) | 3 | 5 | Ind | |
| 9 | 1952-11-17 | 9 | Notre Dame (5-2-1) | 6 | 3 | Ind | |
| 9 | 1952-11-17 | 10 | Texas (7-2-0) | 9 | 1 | SWC | |
| 9 | 1952-11-17 | 11 | Tulsa (6-1-1) | 3 | MVC | ||
| 9 | 1952-11-17 | 12 | Michigan (5-3-0) | 20 | 8 | Western | |
| 9 | 1952-11-17 | 13 | Wisconsin (6-2-0) | 15 | 2 | Western | |
| 9 | 1952-11-17 | 14 | Alabama (7-2-0) | 12 | 2 | SEC | |
| 9 | 1952-11-17 | 15 | Syracuse (6-2-0) | 13 | 2 | Ind | |
| 9 | 1952-11-17 | 16 | Pitt (6-2-0) | 14 | 2 | 1 | Ind |
| 9 | 1952-11-17 | 17 | Princeton (7-1-0) | 16 | 1 | Ind | |
| 9 | 1952-11-17 | 18 | Kansas (7-2-0) | 19 | 1 | Big 7 | |
| 9 | 1952-11-17 | 19 | Houston (6-2-0) | MVC | |||
| 9 | 1952-11-17 | 20 | Duke (7-2-0) | Southern | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 8 | 1952-11-10 | 1 | Michigan State (7-0-0) | 1 | 57 | Ind | |
| 8 | 1952-11-10 | 2 | Georgia Tech (8-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 32 | SEC |
| 8 | 1952-11-10 | 3 | Maryland (7-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 24 | Ind |
| 8 | 1952-11-10 | 4 | UCLA (8-0-0) | 5 | 1 | 15 | PCC |
| 8 | 1952-11-10 | 5 | USC (7-0-0) | 6 | 1 | 7 | PCC |
| 8 | 1952-11-10 | 6 | Notre Dame (5-1-1) | 10 | 4 | 3 | Ind |
| 8 | 1952-11-10 | 7 | Tennessee (6-1-0) | 8 | 1 | SEC | |
| 8 | 1952-11-10 | 8 | Oklahoma (5-1-1) | 4 | 4 | Big 7 | |
| 8 | 1952-11-10 | 9 | Texas (6-2-0) | 13 | 4 | SWC | |
| 8 | 1952-11-10 | 10 | Purdue (3-2-2) | 9 | 1 | Western | |
| 8 | 1952-11-10 | 11 | Ole Miss (6-0-2) | 14 | 3 | SEC | |
| 8 | 1952-11-10 | 12 | Alabama (7-1-0) | 16 | 4 | SEC | |
| 8 | 1952-11-10 | 13 | Syracuse (5-2-0) | Ind | |||
| 8 | 1952-11-10 | 14 | Pitt (5-2-0) | 1 | Ind | ||
| 8 | 1952-11-10 | 15 | Wisconsin (5-2-0) | 18 | 3 | Western | |
| 8 | 1952-11-10 | 16 | Princeton (6-1-0) | 19 | 3 | Ind | |
| 8 | 1952-11-10 | 17 | Washington (6-2-0) | PCC | |||
| 8 | 1952-11-10 | 18 | Florida (5-2-0) | 17 | 1 | SEC | |
| 8 | 1952-11-10 | 19 | Kansas (6-2-0) | 7 | 12 | Big 7 | |
| 8 | 1952-11-10 | 20 | Michigan (4-3-0) | Western | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 7 | 1952-11-03 | 1 | Michigan State (6-0-0) | 1 | 33 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1952-11-03 | 2 | Maryland (7-0-0) | 2 | 35 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1952-11-03 | 3 | Georgia Tech (7-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 27 | SEC |
| 7 | 1952-11-03 | 4 | Oklahoma (5-0-1) | 3 | 1 | 27 | Big 7 |
| 7 | 1952-11-03 | 5 | UCLA (7-0-0) | 7 | 2 | 11 | PCC |
| 7 | 1952-11-03 | 6 | USC (6-0-0) | 5 | 1 | 3 | PCC |
| 7 | 1952-11-03 | 7 | Kansas (6-1-0) | 9 | 2 | Big 7 | |
| 7 | 1952-11-03 | 8 | Tennessee (5-1-0) | 12 | 4 | SEC | |
| 7 | 1952-11-03 | 9 | Purdue (3-2-1) | 8 | 1 | Western | |
| 7 | 1952-11-03 | 10 | Notre Dame (4-1-1) | 13 | 3 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1952-11-03 | 11 | Villanova (6-0-1) | 10 | 1 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1952-11-03 | 12 | Duke (6-1-0) | 6 | 6 | Southern | |
| 7 | 1952-11-03 | 13 | Texas (5-2-0) | 14 | 1 | SWC | |
| 7 | 1952-11-03 | 14 | Ole Miss (5-0-2) | SEC | |||
| 7 | 1952-11-03 | 15 | Penn State (5-1-1) | Ind | |||
| 7 | 1952-11-03 | 16 | Alabama (6-1-0) | 19 | 3 | SEC | |
| 7 | 1952-11-03 | 17 | Florida (5-2-0) | 20 | 3 | SEC | |
| 7 | 1952-11-03 | 18 | Wisconsin (4-2-0) | 18 | Western | ||
| 7 | 1952-11-03 | 19 | Princeton (5-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 7 | 1952-11-03 | 20 | Holy Cross (5-1-0) | Ind | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 6 | 1952-10-27 | 1 | Michigan State (5-0-0) | 1 | 38 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1952-10-27 | 2 | Maryland (6-0-0) | 2 | 32 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1952-10-27 | 3 | Oklahoma (4-0-1) | 3 | 20 | Big 7 | |
| 6 | 1952-10-27 | 4 | Georgia Tech (6-0-0) | 5 | 1 | 7 | SEC |
| 6 | 1952-10-27 | 5 | USC (6-0-0) | 7 | 2 | 7 | PCC |
| 6 | 1952-10-27 | 6 | Duke (6-0-0) | 6 | 10 | Southern | |
| 6 | 1952-10-27 | 7 | UCLA (6-0-0) | 8 | 1 | 6 | PCC |
| 6 | 1952-10-27 | 8 | Purdue (3-1-1) | 1 | Western | ||
| 6 | 1952-10-27 | 9 | Kansas (5-1-0) | 15 | 6 | Big 7 | |
| 6 | 1952-10-27 | 10 | Villanova (6-0-0) | 12 | 2 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1952-10-27 | 11 | California (5-1-0) | 4 | 7 | PCC | |
| 6 | 1952-10-27 | 12 | Tennessee (4-1-0) | 13 | 1 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1952-10-27 | 13 | Notre Dame (3-1-1) | 16 | 3 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1952-10-27 | 14 | Texas (4-2-0) | 20 | 6 | SWC | |
| 6 | 1952-10-27 | 15 | Michigan (3-2-0) | 19 | 4 | Western | |
| 6 | 1952-10-27 | 16 | Virginia (4-1-0) | 9 | 7 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1952-10-27 | 17 | Pennsylvania (3-0-2) | 11 | 6 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1952-10-27 | 18 | Wisconsin (3-2-0) | 10 | 8 | Western | |
| 6 | 1952-10-27 | 19 | Alabama (5-1-0) | SEC | |||
| 6 | 1952-10-27 | 20 | Florida (4-2-0) | SEC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 5 | 1952-10-22 | 1 | Michigan State (4-0-0) | 1 | 49 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1952-10-22 | 2 | Maryland (5-0-0) | 2 | 36 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1952-10-22 | 3 | Oklahoma (3-0-1) | 6 | 3 | 23 | Big 7 |
| 5 | 1952-10-22 | 4 | California (5-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 9 | PCC |
| 5 | 1952-10-22 | 5 | Georgia Tech (5-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 5 | SEC |
| 5 | 1952-10-22 | 6 | Duke (5-0-0) | 5 | 1 | 5 | Southern |
| 5 | 1952-10-22 | 7 | USC (5-0-0) | 7 | 1 | PCC | |
| 5 | 1952-10-22 | 8 | UCLA (5-0-0) | 10 | 2 | 3 | PCC |
| 5 | 1952-10-22 | 9 | Virginia (4-0-0) | 11 | 2 | 5 | Ind |
| 5 | 1952-10-22 | 10 | Wisconsin (3-1-0) | 12 | 2 | Western | |
| 5 | 1952-10-22 | 11 | Pennsylvania (3-0-1) | 14 | 3 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1952-10-22 | 12 | Villanova (5-0-0) | 15 | 3 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1952-10-22 | 13 | Tennessee (3-1-0) | SEC | |||
| 5 | 1952-10-22 | 14 | Ohio State (3-1-0) | 16 | 2 | Western | |
| 5 | 1952-10-22 | 15 | Kansas (4-1-0) | 8 | 7 | Big 7 | |
| 5 | 1952-10-22 | 16 | Notre Dame (2-1-1) | Ind | |||
| 5 | 1952-10-22 | 17 | Penn State (4-0-1) | 19 | 2 | 2 | Ind |
| 5 | 1952-10-22 | 18 | Pitt (3-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 5 | 1952-10-22 | 19 | Michigan (2-2-0) | Western | |||
| 5 | 1952-10-22 | 20 | Texas (3-2-0) | SWC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 4 | 1952-10-13 | 1 | Michigan State (3-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 39 | Ind |
| 4 | 1952-10-13 | 2 | Maryland (4-0-0) | 4 | 2 | 31 | Ind |
| 4 | 1952-10-13 | 3 | California (4-0-0) | 3 | 21 | PCC | |
| 4 | 1952-10-13 | 4 | Georgia Tech (4-0-0) | 5 | 1 | 4 | SEC |
| 4 | 1952-10-13 | 5 | Duke (4-0-0) | 6 | 1 | 9 | Southern |
| 4 | 1952-10-13 | 6 | Oklahoma (2-0-1) | 12 | 6 | 5 | Big 7 |
| 4 | 1952-10-13 | 7 | USC (4-0-0) | 7 | 2 | PCC | |
| 4 | 1952-10-13 | 8 | Kansas (4-0-0) | 9 | 1 | 1 | Big 7 |
| 4 | 1952-10-13 | 9 | Purdue (2-0-1) | 16 | 7 | Western | |
| 4 | 1952-10-13 | 10 | UCLA (4-0-0) | 11 | 1 | PCC | |
| 4 | 1952-10-13 | 11 | Virginia (3-0-0) | 15 | 4 | 7 | Ind |
| 4 | 1952-10-13 | 12 | Wisconsin (2-1-0) | 1 | 11 | Western | |
| 4 | 1952-10-13 | 13 | Stanford (4-0-0) | PCC | |||
| 4 | 1952-10-13 | 14 | Pennsylvania (2-0-1) | Ind | |||
| 4 | 1952-10-13 | 15 | Villanova (4-0-0) | 14 | 1 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1952-10-13 | 16 | Ohio State (2-1-0) | Western | |||
| 4 | 1952-10-13 | 17 | Illinois (2-1-0) | 13 | 4 | Western | |
| 4 | 1952-10-13 | 18 | Alabama (4-0-0) | 18 | SEC | ||
| 4 | 1952-10-13 | 19 | Penn State (3-0-1) | 20 | 1 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1952-10-13 | 20 | Navy (3-0-0) | 17 | 3 | Ind | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 3 | 1952-10-06 | 1 | Wisconsin (2-0-0) | 8 | 7 | 27 | Western |
| 3 | 1952-10-06 | 2 | Michigan State (2-0-0) | 1 | 1 | 24 | Ind |
| 3 | 1952-10-06 | 3 | California (3-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 23 | PCC |
| 3 | 1952-10-06 | 4 | Maryland (3-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 22 | Ind |
| 3 | 1952-10-06 | 5 | Georgia Tech (3-0-0) | 6 | 1 | 12 | SEC |
| 3 | 1952-10-06 | 6 | Duke (3-0-0) | 10 | 4 | 12 | Southern |
| 3 | 1952-10-06 | 7 | USC (3-0-0) | 7 | 6 | PCC | |
| 3 | 1952-10-06 | 8 | Notre Dame (1-0-1) | 19 | 11 | 3 | Ind |
| 3 | 1952-10-06 | 9 | Kansas (3-0-0) | 9 | 1 | Big 7 | |
| 3 | 1952-10-06 | 10 | Princeton (2-0-0) | 13 | 3 | 3 | Ind |
| 3 | 1952-10-06 | 11 | UCLA (3-0-0) | 14 | 3 | PCC | |
| 3 | 1952-10-06 | 12 | Oklahoma (1-0-1) | 20 | 8 | 1 | Big 7 |
| 3 | 1952-10-06 | 13 | Illinois (1-1-0) | 2 | 11 | Western | |
| 3 | 1952-10-06 | 14 | Villanova (3-0-0) | 12 | 2 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1952-10-06 | 15 | Virginia (2-0-0) | 16 | 1 | 3 | Ind |
| 3 | 1952-10-06 | 16 | Purdue (1-0-1) | Western | |||
| 3 | 1952-10-06 | 17 | Navy (2-0-0) | Ind | |||
| 3 | 1952-10-06 | 18 | Alabama (3-0-0) | SEC | |||
| 3 | 1952-10-06 | 19 | Georgia (3-0-0) | SEC | |||
| 3 | 1952-10-06 | 20 | Penn State (2-0-1) | 1 | Ind | ||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 2 | 1952-09-29 | 1 | Michigan State (1-0-0) | 1 | 52 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1952-09-29 | 2 | Illinois (1-0-0) | 5 | 3 | 4 | Western |
| 2 | 1952-09-29 | 3 | Maryland (2-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 7 | Ind |
| 2 | 1952-09-29 | 4 | California (2-0-0) | 8 | 4 | PCC | |
| 2 | 1952-09-29 | 5 | Texas (2-0-0) | 11 | 6 | 5 | SWC |
| 2 | 1952-09-29 | 6 | Georgia Tech (2-0-0) | 3 | 3 | SEC | |
| 2 | 1952-09-29 | 7 | USC (2-0-0) | 16 | 9 | 5 | PCC |
| 2 | 1952-09-29 | 8 | Wisconsin (1-0-0) | 7 | 1 | 1 | Western |
| 2 | 1952-09-29 | 9 | Kansas (2-0-0) | 17 | 8 | Big 7 | |
| 2 | 1952-09-29 | 10 | Duke (2-0-0) | 19 | 9 | Southern | |
| 2 | 1952-09-29 | 11 | Tennessee (1-0-0) | 6 | 5 | 2 | SEC |
| 2 | 1952-09-29 | 12 | Villanova (2-0-0) | 2 | Ind | ||
| 2 | 1952-09-29 | 13 | Princeton (1-0-0) | 14 | 1 | 1 | Ind |
| 2 | 1952-09-29 | 14 | UCLA (2-0-0) | 18 | 4 | PCC | |
| 2 | 1952-09-29 | 15 | Ohio State (1-0-0) | 20 | 5 | Western | |
| 2 | 1952-09-29 | 16 | Virginia (1-0-0) | 2 | Ind | ||
| 2 | 1952-09-29 | 17 | Rice (1-0-0) | SWC | |||
| 2 | 1952-09-29 | 18 | Ole Miss (1-0-1) | SEC | |||
| 2 | 1952-09-29 | 19 | Notre Dame (0-0-1) | 10 | 9 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1952-09-29 | 20 | Oklahoma (0-0-1) | 4 | 16 | Big 7 | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 1 | Preseason | 1 | Michigan State | NA | — | 77 | Ind |
| 1 | Preseason | 2 | Maryland | NA | — | 79 | Ind |
| 1 | Preseason | 3 | Georgia Tech | NA | — | 15 | SEC |
| 1 | Preseason | 4 | Oklahoma | NA | — | 16 | Big 7 |
| 1 | Preseason | 5 | Illinois | NA | — | 7 | Western |
| 1 | Preseason | 6 | Tennessee | NA | — | 5 | SEC |
| 1 | Preseason | 7 | Wisconsin | NA | — | 4 | Western |
| 1 | Preseason | 8 | California | NA | — | 2 | PCC |
| 1 | Preseason | 9 | Texas Christian | NA | — | 1 | SWC |
| 1 | Preseason | 10 | Notre Dame | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | Preseason | 11 | Texas | NA | — | SWC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 12 | Pennsylvania | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | Preseason | 13 | Stanford | NA | — | PCC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 14 | Princeton | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | Preseason | 15 | Washington State | NA | — | PCC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 16 | USC | NA | — | 1 | PCC |
| 1 | Preseason | 17 | Kansas | NA | — | 1 | Big 7 |
| 1 | Preseason | 18 | UCLA | NA | — | PCC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 19 | Duke | NA | — | Southern | |
| 1 | Preseason | 20 | Ohio State | NA | — | Western |
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