1953 College Football Polls

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Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
11	Final	1	Maryland	1		187	ACC
11	Final	2	Notre Dame	2		141	Ind
11	Final	3	Michigan State	3		8	Big Ten
11	Final	4	Oklahoma	4		10	Big 7
11	Final	5	UCLA	5		1	PCC
11	Final	6	Rice	8	2	2	SWC
11	Final	7	Illinois	6	1		Big Ten
11	Final	8	Georgia Tech	10	2		SEC
11	Final	9	Iowa	9		10	Big Ten
11	Final	10	West Virginia	11	1	14	Southern
11	Final	11	Texas	7	4		SWC
11	Final	12	Texas Tech	14	2		BIAA
11	Final	13	Alabama			1	SEC
11	Final	14	Army	18	4		Ind
11	Final	15	Wisconsin	12	3		Big Ten
11	Final	16	Kentucky	13	3	3	SEC
11	Final	17	Auburn	16	1		SEC
11	Final	18	Duke				ACC
11	Final	19	Stanford	19			PCC
11	Final	20	Michigan			1	Big Ten
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
10	1953-11-23	1	Maryland (10-0-0)	2	1	154	ACC
10	1953-11-23	2	Notre Dame (7-0-1)	1	1	47	Ind
10	1953-11-23	3	Michigan State (8-1-0)	3		8	Big Ten
10	1953-11-23	4	Oklahoma (7-1-1)	4		9	Big 7
10	1953-11-23	5	UCLA (8-1-0)	5		4	PCC
10	1953-11-23	6	Illinois (7-1-1)	7	1		Big Ten
10	1953-11-23	7	Texas (6-3-0)	6	1		SWC
10	1953-11-23	8	Rice (7-2-0)	10	2		SWC
10	1953-11-23	9	Iowa (5-3-1)	20	11	6	Big Ten
10	1953-11-23	10	Georgia Tech (7-2-1)	12	2		SEC
10	1953-11-23	11	West Virginia (8-1-0)	19	8	17	Southern
10	1953-11-23	12	Wisconsin (6-2-1)	8	4		Big Ten
10	1953-11-23	13	Kentucky (7-2-1)	13		5	SEC
10	1953-11-23	14	Texas Tech (9-1-0)	17	3		BIAA
10	1953-11-23	15	South Carolina (7-2-0)	18	3		ACC
10	1953-11-23	16	Auburn (7-1-1)	14	2	1	SEC
10	1953-11-23	17	Baylor (7-2-0)				SWC
10	1953-11-23	18	Army (6-1-1)				Ind
10	1953-11-23	19	Stanford (6-3-1)	16	3		PCC
10	1953-11-23	20	USC (6-2-1)	9	11		PCC
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
9	1953-11-16	1	Notre Dame (7-0-0)	1		93	Ind
9	1953-11-16	2	Maryland (9-0-0)	2		42	ACC
9	1953-11-16	3	Michigan State (7-1-0)	4	1	3	Big Ten
9	1953-11-16	4	Oklahoma (6-1-1)	6	2	3	Big 7
9	1953-11-16	5	UCLA (7-1-0)	7	2		PCC
9	1953-11-16	6	Texas (6-3-0)	10	4		SWC
9	1953-11-16	7	Illinois (6-1-1)	3	4		Big Ten
9	1953-11-16	8	Wisconsin (6-2-0)			2	Big Ten
9	1953-11-16	9	USC (6-1-1)	12	3		PCC
9	1953-11-16	10	Rice (6-2-0)	16	6		SWC
9	1953-11-16	11	Alabama (5-1-3)			1	SEC
9	1953-11-16	12	Georgia Tech (6-2-1)	5	7		SEC
9	1953-11-16	13	Kentucky (6-2-1)	13		3	SEC
9	1953-11-16	14	Auburn (6-1-1)	20	6	1	SEC
9	1953-11-16	15	Duke (6-1-1)	14	1		ACC
9	1953-11-16	16	Stanford (6-3-0)	16			PCC
9	1953-11-16	17	Texas Tech (8-1-0)	19	2		BIAA
9	1953-11-16	18	South Carolina (6-2-0)				ACC
9	1953-11-16	19	West Virginia (7-1-0)	8	11	1	Southern
9	1953-11-16	20	Iowa (5-3-0)			1	Big Ten
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
8	1953-11-09	1	Notre Dame (6-0-0)	1		79	Ind
8	1953-11-09	2	Maryland (8-0-0)	2		24	ACC
8	1953-11-09	3	Illinois (6-0-1)	4	1	4	Big Ten
8	1953-11-09	4	Michigan State (6-1-0)	5	1	1	Big Ten
8	1953-11-09	5	Georgia Tech (6-1-1)	6	1		SEC
8	1953-11-09	6	Oklahoma (5-1-1)	8	2	1	Big 7
8	1953-11-09	7	UCLA (6-1-0)	9	2		PCC
8	1953-11-09	8	West Virginia (7-0-0)	7	1	11	Southern
8	1953-11-09	9	Baylor (6-1-0)	3	6		SWC
8	1953-11-09	10	Texas (5-3-0)	19	9		SWC
8	1953-11-09	11	Ole Miss (7-1-0)	12	1	2	SEC
8	1953-11-09	12	USC (6-1-1)	17	5		PCC
8	1953-11-09	13	Kentucky (5-2-1)	14	1	1	SEC
8	1953-11-09	14	Duke (6-1-1)	10	4		ACC
8	1953-11-09	15	Minnesota (4-3-0)	13	2		Big Ten
8	1953-11-09	16	Rice (5-2-0)				SWC
8	1953-11-09	16	Stanford (5-3-0)	11	5		PCC
8	1953-11-09	18	Tennessee (4-2-1)				SEC
8	1953-11-09	19	Texas Tech (7-1-0)				BIAA
8	1953-11-09	20	Auburn (5-1-1)	15	5		SEC
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
7	1953-11-02	1	Notre Dame (5-0-0)	1		90	Ind
7	1953-11-02	2	Maryland (7-0-0)	2		21	ACC
7	1953-11-02	3	Baylor (6-0-0)	3		7	SWC
7	1953-11-02	4	Illinois (5-0-1)	4			Big Ten
7	1953-11-02	5	Michigan State (5-1-0)	6	1		Big Ten
7	1953-11-02	6	Georgia Tech (5-1-1)	8	2		SEC
7	1953-11-02	7	West Virginia (6-0-0)	5	2	10	Southern
7	1953-11-02	8	Oklahoma (4-1-1)	9	1	1	Big 7
7	1953-11-02	9	UCLA (6-1-0)	10	1	1	PCC
7	1953-11-02	10	Duke (6-1-0)	13	3		ACC
7	1953-11-02	11	Stanford (5-2-0)	17	6	1	PCC
7	1953-11-02	12	Ole Miss (6-1-0)	18	6	1	SEC
7	1953-11-02	13	Minnesota (3-3-0)	14	1		Big Ten
7	1953-11-02	14	Kentucky (4-2-1)	19	5		SEC
7	1953-11-02	15	Auburn (4-1-1)				SEC
7	1953-11-02	16	Ohio State (5-1-0)				Big Ten
7	1953-11-02	17	Michigan (5-1-0)	16	1		Big Ten
7	1953-11-02	17	USC (5-1-1)	7	10		PCC
7	1953-11-02	19	Texas (4-3-0)				SWC
7	1953-11-02	20	Alabama (3-1-3)				SEC
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
6	1953-10-26	1	Notre Dame (4-0-0)	1		82	Ind
6	1953-10-26	2	Maryland (6-0-0)	3	1	18	ACC
6	1953-10-26	3	Baylor (5-0-0)	6	3	2	SWC
6	1953-10-26	4	Illinois (4-0-1)	7	3		Big Ten
6	1953-10-26	5	West Virginia (5-0-0)	8	3	15	Southern
6	1953-10-26	6	Michigan State (4-1-0)	2	4		Big Ten
6	1953-10-26	7	USC (5-0-1)	11	4		PCC
6	1953-10-26	8	Georgia Tech (4-1-1)	4	4		SEC
6	1953-10-26	9	Oklahoma (3-1-1)	9		1	Big 7
6	1953-10-26	10	UCLA (5-1-0)	12	2	1	PCC
6	1953-10-26	11	SMU (3-1-0)	13	2		SWC
6	1953-10-26	12	Rice (4-1-0)				SWC
6	1953-10-26	13	Duke (5-1-0)	16	3		ACC
6	1953-10-26	14	Minnesota (2-3-0)				Big Ten
6	1953-10-26	15	Army (4-1-0)				Ind
6	1953-10-26	16	Michigan (4-1-0)	5	11	1	Big Ten
6	1953-10-26	17	Stanford (4-2-0)	20	3		PCC
6	1953-10-26	18	Ole Miss (5-1-0)				SEC
6	1953-10-26	19	Kentucky (3-2-1)	16	3		SEC
6	1953-10-26	20	Navy (3-1-1)	10	10		Ind
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
5	1953-10-19	1	Notre Dame (3-0-0)	1		51	Ind
5	1953-10-19	2	Michigan State (4-0-0)	2		31	Big Ten
5	1953-10-19	3	Maryland (5-0-0)	3		27	ACC
5	1953-10-19	4	Georgia Tech (4-0-1)	6	2	3	SEC
5	1953-10-19	5	Michigan (4-0-0)	5			Big Ten
5	1953-10-19	6	Baylor (4-0-0)	8	2	1	SWC
5	1953-10-19	7	Illinois (3-0-1)	9	2	1	Big Ten
5	1953-10-19	8	West Virginia (4-0-0)	10	2	12	Southern
5	1953-10-19	9	Oklahoma (2-1-1)	12	3		Big 7
5	1953-10-19	10	Navy (3-0-1)	14	4		Ind
5	1953-10-19	11	USC (4-0-1)	13	2		PCC
5	1953-10-19	12	UCLA (4-1-0)	4	8		PCC
5	1953-10-19	13	SMU (2-1-0)				SWC
5	1953-10-19	14	LSU (3-0-2)				SEC
5	1953-10-19	15	Texas A&M (4-0-1)			1	SWC
5	1953-10-19	16	Duke (4-1-0)	7	9		ACC
5	1953-10-19	16	Kentucky (2-2-1)				SEC
5	1953-10-19	18	Pitt (1-2-1)	15	3		Ind
5	1953-10-19	19	Southern Mississippi	17	2
5	1953-10-19	20	Stanford (3-2-0)				PCC
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
4	1953-10-12	1	Notre Dame (2-0-0)	1		74	Ind
4	1953-10-12	2	Michigan State (3-0-0)	2		14	Big Ten
4	1953-10-12	3	Maryland (4-0-0)	4	1	21	ACC
4	1953-10-12	4	UCLA (4-0-0)	6	2	8	PCC
4	1953-10-12	5	Michigan (3-0-0)	5			Big Ten
4	1953-10-12	6	Georgia Tech (3-0-1)	10	4		SEC
4	1953-10-12	7	Duke (4-0-0)	8	1	3	ACC
4	1953-10-12	8	Baylor (3-0-0)	9	1		SWC
4	1953-10-12	9	Illinois (2-0-1)				Big Ten
4	1953-10-12	10	West Virginia (3-0-0)	12	2	9	Southern
4	1953-10-12	11	Rice (3-0-0)	11			SWC
4	1953-10-12	12	Oklahoma (1-1-1)	16	4	1	Big 7
4	1953-10-12	13	USC (3-0-1)	7	6		PCC
4	1953-10-12	14	Navy (2-0-1)				Ind
4	1953-10-12	15	Pitt (1-1-1)	17	2		Ind
4	1953-10-12	16	California (2-2-0)				PCC
4	1953-10-12	17	Ohio State (2-1-0)	3	14		Big Ten
4	1953-10-12	17	Southern Mississippi	20	3	1
4	1953-10-12	19	Auburn (2-0-1)				SEC
4	1953-10-12	20	Mississippi State (3-0-1)	13	7		SEC
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
3	1953-10-05	1	Notre Dame (2-0-0)	1		84	Ind
3	1953-10-05	2	Michigan State (2-0-0)	2		15	Big Ten
3	1953-10-05	3	Ohio State (2-0-0)	6	3	11	Big Ten
3	1953-10-05	4	Maryland (3-0-0)	3	1	8	ACC
3	1953-10-05	5	Michigan (2-0-0)	4	1	4	Big Ten
3	1953-10-05	6	UCLA (3-0-0)	5	1	2	PCC
3	1953-10-05	7	USC (3-0-0)	7		2	PCC
3	1953-10-05	8	Duke (3-0-0)	12	4	4	ACC
3	1953-10-05	9	Baylor (2-0-0)	10	1		SWC
3	1953-10-05	10	Georgia Tech (2-0-1)	9	1		SEC
3	1953-10-05	11	Rice (2-0-0)	14	3		SWC
3	1953-10-05	12	West Virginia (2-0-0)	13	1	5	Southern
3	1953-10-05	13	Mississippi State (3-0-0)	11	2	3	SEC
3	1953-10-05	14	LSU (2-0-1)	19	5		SEC
3	1953-10-05	15	Texas (2-1-0)	17	2		SWC
3	1953-10-05	16	Oklahoma (0-1-1)	8	8		Big 7
3	1953-10-05	17	Pitt (0-1-1)				Ind
3	1953-10-05	18	Northwestern (2-0-0)				Big Ten
3	1953-10-05	19	Holy Cross (2-0-0)	20	1		Ind
3	1953-10-05	20	Pennsylvania (2-0-0)				Ind
3	1953-10-05	20	Southern Mississippi
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
2	1953-09-28	1	Notre Dame (1-0-0)	1		71	Ind
2	1953-09-28	2	Michigan State (1-0-0)	2		6	Big Ten
2	1953-09-28	3	Maryland (2-0-0)	9	6	5	ACC
2	1953-09-28	4	Michigan (1-0-0)			3	Big Ten
2	1953-09-28	5	UCLA (2-0-0)	4	1	3	PCC
2	1953-09-28	6	Ohio State (1-0-0)	7	1	2	Big Ten
2	1953-09-28	7	USC (2-0-0)	8	1	1	PCC
2	1953-09-28	8	Oklahoma (0-1-0)	6	2		Big 7
2	1953-09-28	9	Georgia Tech (1-0-1)	3	6		SEC
2	1953-09-28	10	Baylor (1-0-0)	20	10		SWC
2	1953-09-28	11	Mississippi State (2-0-0)			1	SEC
2	1953-09-28	12	Duke (2-0-0)	10	2	1	ACC
2	1953-09-28	13	West Virginia (1-0-0)	16	3	4	Southern
2	1953-09-28	14	Rice (1-0-0)	12	2		SWC
2	1953-09-28	15	Ole Miss (2-0-0)				SEC
2	1953-09-28	16	Wisconsin (1-0-0)				Big Ten
2	1953-09-28	17	Texas (1-1-0)	11	6		SWC
2	1953-09-28	18	Georgia (2-0-0)				SEC
2	1953-09-28	19	LSU (1-0-1)				SEC
2	1953-09-28	20	Holy Cross (1-0-0)				Ind
Wk	Date	Rk	School	Prev	Chng	1st	Conf
1	Preseason	1	Notre Dame	NA	—	84	Ind
1	Preseason	2	Michigan State	NA	—	24	Big Ten
1	Preseason	3	Georgia Tech	NA	—	24	SEC
1	Preseason	4	UCLA	NA	—	12	PCC
1	Preseason	5	Alabama	NA	—	18	SEC
1	Preseason	6	Oklahoma	NA	—	3	Big 7
1	Preseason	7	Ohio State	NA	—	3	Big Ten
1	Preseason	8	USC	NA	—		PCC
1	Preseason	9	Maryland	NA	—	1	ACC
1	Preseason	10	Duke	NA	—	2	ACC
1	Preseason	11	Texas	NA	—		SWC
1	Preseason	12	Rice	NA	—		SWC
1	Preseason	13	Navy	NA	—		Ind
1	Preseason	14	California	NA	—		PCC
1	Preseason	15	Florida	NA	—		SEC
1	Preseason	16	West Virginia	NA	—		Southern
1	Preseason	17	Pitt	NA	—		Ind
1	Preseason	17	Tennessee	NA	—		SEC
1	Preseason	19	Princeton	NA	—		Ind
1	Preseason	20	Baylor	NA	—		SWC

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