AP Polls
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Final | 1 | Syracuse | 1 | 134 | Ind | |
| 13 | Final | 2 | Ole Miss | 2 | 47 | SEC | |
| 13 | Final | 3 | LSU | 3 | 6 | SEC | |
| 13 | Final | 4 | Texas | 4 | 1 | SWC | |
| 13 | Final | 5 | Georgia | 5 | 3 | SEC | |
| 13 | Final | 6 | Wisconsin | 6 | 5 | Big Ten | |
| 13 | Final | 7 | Texas Christian | 7 | SWC | ||
| 13 | Final | 8 | Washington | 8 | AAWU | ||
| 13 | Final | 9 | Arkansas | 9 | SWC | ||
| 13 | Final | 10 | Alabama | 11 | 1 | 5 | SEC |
| 13 | Final | 11 | Clemson | 10 | 1 | ACC | |
| 13 | Final | 12 | Penn State | 14 | 2 | Ind | |
| 13 | Final | 13 | Illinois | 12 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 13 | Final | 14 | USC | 13 | 1 | AAWU | |
| 13 | Final | 15 | Oklahoma | 15 | Big 7 | ||
| 13 | Final | 16 | Wyoming | 16 | Skyline | ||
| 13 | Final | 17 | Notre Dame | 19 | 2 | Ind | |
| 13 | Final | 18 | Missouri | 20 | 2 | Big 7 | |
| 13 | Final | 19 | Florida | 18 | 1 | SEC | |
| 13 | Final | 20 | Pitt | Ind | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 12 | 1959-11-30 | 1 | Syracuse (9-0-0) | 1 | 95 | Ind | |
| 12 | 1959-11-30 | 2 | Ole Miss (9-1-0) | 2 | 49 | SEC | |
| 12 | 1959-11-30 | 3 | LSU (9-1-0) | 3 | 6 | SEC | |
| 12 | 1959-11-30 | 4 | Texas (9-1-0) | 4 | SWC | ||
| 12 | 1959-11-30 | 5 | Georgia (9-1-0) | 6 | 1 | 2 | SEC |
| 12 | 1959-11-30 | 6 | Wisconsin (7-2-0) | 5 | 1 | 15 | Big Ten |
| 12 | 1959-11-30 | 7 | Texas Christian (8-2-0) | 8 | 1 | SWC | |
| 12 | 1959-11-30 | 8 | Washington (9-1-0) | 9 | 1 | 2 | AAWU |
| 12 | 1959-11-30 | 9 | Arkansas (8-2-0) | 10 | 1 | SWC | |
| 12 | 1959-11-30 | 10 | Clemson (8-2-0) | 14 | 4 | ACC | |
| 12 | 1959-11-30 | 11 | Alabama (7-1-2) | 19 | 8 | 6 | SEC |
| 12 | 1959-11-30 | 12 | Illinois (5-3-1) | 13 | 1 | 1 | Big Ten |
| 12 | 1959-11-30 | 13 | USC (8-2-0) | 7 | 6 | AAWU | |
| 12 | 1959-11-30 | 14 | Penn State (8-2-0) | 15 | 1 | Ind | |
| 12 | 1959-11-30 | 15 | Oklahoma (7-3-0) | 17 | 2 | Big 7 | |
| 12 | 1959-11-30 | 16 | Wyoming (9-1-0) | Skyline | |||
| 12 | 1959-11-30 | 17 | UCLA (5-3-1) | 20 | 3 | AAWU | |
| 12 | 1959-11-30 | 18 | Florida (5-4-1) | SEC | |||
| 12 | 1959-11-30 | 19 | Notre Dame (5-5-0) | Ind | |||
| 12 | 1959-11-30 | 20 | Missouri (6-4-0) | 18 | 2 | Big 7 | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 11 | 1959-11-23 | 1 | Syracuse (9-0-0) | 1 | 121 | Ind | |
| 11 | 1959-11-23 | 2 | Ole Miss (8-1-0) | 2 | 32 | SEC | |
| 11 | 1959-11-23 | 3 | LSU (9-1-0) | 3 | 1 | SEC | |
| 11 | 1959-11-23 | 4 | Texas (8-1-0) | 5 | 1 | 1 | SWC |
| 11 | 1959-11-23 | 5 | Wisconsin (7-2-0) | 9 | 4 | 1 | Big Ten |
| 11 | 1959-11-23 | 6 | Georgia (8-1-0) | 6 | 2 | SEC | |
| 11 | 1959-11-23 | 7 | USC (8-1-0) | 4 | 3 | AAWU | |
| 11 | 1959-11-23 | 8 | Texas Christian (7-2-0) | 10 | 2 | SWC | |
| 11 | 1959-11-23 | 9 | Washington (9-1-0) | 14 | 5 | 4 | AAWU |
| 11 | 1959-11-23 | 10 | Arkansas (8-2-0) | 13 | 3 | 1 | SWC |
| 11 | 1959-11-23 | 11 | Auburn (7-2-0) | 12 | 1 | SEC | |
| 11 | 1959-11-23 | 12 | Miami (FL) (6-3-0) | 18 | 6 | 5 | Ind |
| 11 | 1959-11-23 | 13 | Illinois (5-3-1) | Big Ten | |||
| 11 | 1959-11-23 | 14 | Clemson (7-2-0) | 19 | 5 | ACC | |
| 11 | 1959-11-23 | 15 | Penn State (8-2-0) | 7 | 8 | Ind | |
| 11 | 1959-11-23 | 16 | Pitt (6-4-0) | Ind | |||
| 11 | 1959-11-23 | 17 | Oklahoma (6-3-0) | Big 7 | |||
| 11 | 1959-11-23 | 18 | Missouri (6-4-0) | 2 | Big 7 | ||
| 11 | 1959-11-23 | 19 | Alabama (6-1-2) | 17 | 2 | 1 | SEC |
| 11 | 1959-11-23 | 20 | UCLA (4-3-1) | AAWU | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 10 | 1959-11-16 | 1 | Syracuse (8-0-0) | 1 | 126 | Ind | |
| 10 | 1959-11-16 | 2 | Ole Miss (8-1-0) | 5 | 3 | 68 | SEC |
| 10 | 1959-11-16 | 3 | LSU (8-1-0) | 3 | 16 | SEC | |
| 10 | 1959-11-16 | 4 | USC (8-0-0) | 4 | 16 | AAWU | |
| 10 | 1959-11-16 | 5 | Texas (8-1-0) | 2 | 3 | 1 | SWC |
| 10 | 1959-11-16 | 6 | Georgia (8-1-0) | 12 | 6 | 6 | SEC |
| 10 | 1959-11-16 | 7 | Penn State (8-1-0) | 10 | 3 | 6 | Ind |
| 10 | 1959-11-16 | 8 | Northwestern (6-2-0) | 6 | 2 | 1 | Big Ten |
| 10 | 1959-11-16 | 9 | Wisconsin (6-2-0) | 7 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 1959-11-16 | 10 | Texas Christian (6-2-0) | 18 | 8 | SWC | |
| 10 | 1959-11-16 | 11 | Michigan State (5-3-0) | 19 | 8 | 1 | Big Ten |
| 10 | 1959-11-16 | 12 | Auburn (6-2-0) | 8 | 4 | SEC | |
| 10 | 1959-11-16 | 13 | Arkansas (7-2-0) | 20 | 7 | SWC | |
| 10 | 1959-11-16 | 14 | Washington (8-1-0) | 13 | 1 | AAWU | |
| 10 | 1959-11-16 | 15 | Oregon (8-1-0) | 14 | 1 | 1 | Ind |
| 10 | 1959-11-16 | 16 | Iowa (5-3-0) | 16 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 1959-11-16 | 17 | Alabama (5-1-2) | 4 | SEC | ||
| 10 | 1959-11-16 | 18 | Miami (FL) (5-3-0) | Ind | |||
| 10 | 1959-11-16 | 19 | Clemson (6-2-0) | 11 | 8 | ACC | |
| 10 | 1959-11-16 | 20 | Tennessee (5-2-1) | 9 | 11 | SEC | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 9 | 1959-11-09 | 1 | Syracuse (7-0-0) | 4 | 3 | 111 | Ind |
| 9 | 1959-11-09 | 2 | Texas (8-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 85 | SWC |
| 9 | 1959-11-09 | 3 | LSU (7-1-0) | 1 | 2 | 13 | SEC |
| 9 | 1959-11-09 | 4 | USC (7-0-0) | 6 | 2 | 14 | AAWU |
| 9 | 1959-11-09 | 5 | Ole Miss (7-1-0) | 5 | 14 | SEC | |
| 9 | 1959-11-09 | 6 | Northwestern (6-1-0) | 2 | 4 | 2 | Big Ten |
| 9 | 1959-11-09 | 7 | Wisconsin (6-1-0) | 9 | 2 | 19 | Big Ten |
| 9 | 1959-11-09 | 8 | Auburn (6-1-0) | 8 | 9 | SEC | |
| 9 | 1959-11-09 | 9 | Tennessee (5-1-1) | 13 | 4 | 4 | SEC |
| 9 | 1959-11-09 | 10 | Penn State (7-1-0) | 7 | 3 | Ind | |
| 9 | 1959-11-09 | 11 | Clemson (6-1-0) | 10 | 1 | 3 | ACC |
| 9 | 1959-11-09 | 12 | Georgia (7-1-0) | 11 | 1 | 2 | SEC |
| 9 | 1959-11-09 | 13 | Washington (7-1-0) | 12 | 1 | AAWU | |
| 9 | 1959-11-09 | 14 | Oregon (7-1-0) | 15 | 1 | 2 | Ind |
| 9 | 1959-11-09 | 15 | Georgia Tech (6-2-0) | 19 | 4 | SEC | |
| 9 | 1959-11-09 | 16 | Iowa (4-3-0) | 1 | Big Ten | ||
| 9 | 1959-11-09 | 16 | North Texas (8-0-0) | 20 | 4 | MVC | |
| 9 | 1959-11-09 | 18 | Texas Christian (5-2-0) | 17 | 1 | SWC | |
| 9 | 1959-11-09 | 19 | Michigan State (4-3-0) | Big Ten | |||
| 9 | 1959-11-09 | 20 | Arkansas (6-2-0) | 16 | 4 | SWC | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 8 | 1959-11-02 | 1 | LSU (7-0-0) | 1 | 132 | SEC | |
| 8 | 1959-11-02 | 2 | Northwestern (6-0-0) | 2 | 30 | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 1959-11-02 | 3 | Texas (7-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 6 | SWC |
| 8 | 1959-11-02 | 4 | Syracuse (6-0-0) | 5 | 1 | 14 | Ind |
| 8 | 1959-11-02 | 5 | Ole Miss (6-1-0) | 3 | 2 | 1 | SEC |
| 8 | 1959-11-02 | 6 | USC (6-0-0) | 6 | 4 | AAWU | |
| 8 | 1959-11-02 | 7 | Penn State (7-0-0) | 7 | 8 | Ind | |
| 8 | 1959-11-02 | 8 | Auburn (5-1-0) | 8 | 3 | SEC | |
| 8 | 1959-11-02 | 9 | Wisconsin (5-1-0) | 10 | 1 | 2 | Big Ten |
| 8 | 1959-11-02 | 10 | Clemson (5-1-0) | 12 | 2 | 2 | ACC |
| 8 | 1959-11-02 | 11 | Georgia (6-1-0) | 14 | 3 | SEC | |
| 8 | 1959-11-02 | 12 | Washington (6-1-0) | 17 | 5 | AAWU | |
| 8 | 1959-11-02 | 13 | Tennessee (4-1-1) | 20 | 7 | SEC | |
| 8 | 1959-11-02 | 14 | Purdue (3-1-2) | 11 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 1959-11-02 | 15 | Oregon (6-1-0) | 16 | 1 | Ind | |
| 8 | 1959-11-02 | 16 | Arkansas (5-2-0) | 17 | 1 | SWC | |
| 8 | 1959-11-02 | 17 | Texas Christian (5-2-0) | 15 | 2 | SWC | |
| 8 | 1959-11-02 | 18 | Air Force (4-1-1) | Ind | |||
| 8 | 1959-11-02 | 19 | Georgia Tech (5-2-0) | 9 | 10 | SEC | |
| 8 | 1959-11-02 | 20 | North Texas (7-0-0) | MVC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 7 | 1959-10-26 | 1 | LSU (6-0-0) | 1 | 71 | SEC | |
| 7 | 1959-10-26 | 2 | Northwestern (5-0-0) | 2 | 25 | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 1959-10-26 | 3 | Ole Miss (6-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 46 | SEC |
| 7 | 1959-10-26 | 4 | Texas (6-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 6 | SWC |
| 7 | 1959-10-26 | 5 | Syracuse (5-0-0) | 6 | 1 | 11 | Ind |
| 7 | 1959-10-26 | 6 | USC (5-0-0) | 5 | 1 | 6 | AAWU |
| 7 | 1959-10-26 | 7 | Penn State (6-0-0) | 8 | 1 | 6 | Ind |
| 7 | 1959-10-26 | 8 | Auburn (4-1-0) | 7 | 1 | 5 | SEC |
| 7 | 1959-10-26 | 9 | Georgia Tech (5-1-0) | 9 | 1 | SEC | |
| 7 | 1959-10-26 | 10 | Wisconsin (4-1-0) | 12 | 2 | 2 | Big Ten |
| 7 | 1959-10-26 | 11 | Purdue (3-1-1) | 14 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 1959-10-26 | 12 | Clemson (4-1-0) | 17 | 5 | 2 | ACC |
| 7 | 1959-10-26 | 13 | Yale (5-0-0) | 19 | 6 | 1 | Ivy |
| 7 | 1959-10-26 | 14 | Georgia (5-1-0) | SEC | |||
| 7 | 1959-10-26 | 15 | Texas Christian (4-2-0) | 16 | 1 | SWC | |
| 7 | 1959-10-26 | 16 | Oregon (5-1-0) | 11 | 5 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1959-10-26 | 17 | Arkansas (4-2-0) | 10 | 7 | SWC | |
| 7 | 1959-10-26 | 17 | Washington (5-1-0) | AAWU | |||
| 7 | 1959-10-26 | 19 | Oklahoma (3-2-0) | 18 | 1 | Big 7 | |
| 7 | 1959-10-26 | 20 | Tennessee (3-1-1) | SEC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 6 | 1959-10-19 | 1 | LSU (5-0-0) | 1 | 68 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1959-10-19 | 2 | Northwestern (4-0-0) | 2 | 23 | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 1959-10-19 | 3 | Texas (5-0-0) | 3 | 8 | SWC | |
| 6 | 1959-10-19 | 4 | Ole Miss (5-0-0) | 5 | 1 | 18 | SEC |
| 6 | 1959-10-19 | 5 | USC (4-0-0) | 7 | 2 | 12 | AAWU |
| 6 | 1959-10-19 | 6 | Syracuse (4-0-0) | 8 | 2 | 4 | Ind |
| 6 | 1959-10-19 | 7 | Auburn (3-1-0) | 11 | 4 | 5 | SEC |
| 6 | 1959-10-19 | 8 | Penn State (5-0-0) | 10 | 2 | 3 | Ind |
| 6 | 1959-10-19 | 9 | Georgia Tech (4-1-0) | 4 | 5 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1959-10-19 | 10 | Arkansas (4-1-0) | 12 | 2 | 1 | SWC |
| 6 | 1959-10-19 | 11 | Oregon (5-0-0) | 1 | Ind | ||
| 6 | 1959-10-19 | 12 | Wisconsin (3-1-0) | Big Ten | |||
| 6 | 1959-10-19 | 13 | Illinois (3-1-0) | 13 | Big Ten | ||
| 6 | 1959-10-19 | 14 | Purdue (2-1-1) | 6 | 8 | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 1959-10-19 | 15 | Iowa (2-2-0) | 9 | 6 | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 1959-10-19 | 16 | Texas Christian (3-2-0) | SWC | |||
| 6 | 1959-10-19 | 17 | Clemson (3-1-0) | 15 | 2 | ACC | |
| 6 | 1959-10-19 | 18 | Oklahoma (2-2-0) | Big 7 | |||
| 6 | 1959-10-19 | 19 | Yale (4-0-0) | 1 | Ivy | ||
| 6 | 1959-10-19 | 20 | Ohio State (2-2-0) | Big Ten | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 5 | 1959-10-12 | 1 | LSU (4-0-0) | 1 | 83 | SEC | |
| 5 | 1959-10-12 | 2 | Northwestern (3-0-0) | 2 | 10 | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 1959-10-12 | 3 | Texas (4-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 10 | SWC |
| 5 | 1959-10-12 | 4 | Georgia Tech (4-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 6 | SEC |
| 5 | 1959-10-12 | 5 | Ole Miss (4-0-0) | 5 | 6 | SEC | |
| 5 | 1959-10-12 | 6 | Purdue (2-0-1) | 7 | 1 | 5 | Big Ten |
| 5 | 1959-10-12 | 7 | USC (3-0-0) | 6 | 1 | 7 | AAWU |
| 5 | 1959-10-12 | 8 | Syracuse (3-0-0) | 12 | 4 | 2 | Ind |
| 5 | 1959-10-12 | 9 | Iowa (2-1-0) | 10 | 1 | 5 | Big Ten |
| 5 | 1959-10-12 | 10 | Penn State (4-0-0) | 16 | 6 | 4 | Ind |
| 5 | 1959-10-12 | 11 | Auburn (2-1-0) | 14 | 3 | 1 | SEC |
| 5 | 1959-10-12 | 12 | Arkansas (4-0-0) | 19 | 7 | SWC | |
| 5 | 1959-10-12 | 13 | Illinois (2-1-0) | 20 | 7 | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 1959-10-12 | 14 | Tennessee (2-1-0) | 8 | 6 | SEC | |
| 5 | 1959-10-12 | 15 | Clemson (3-1-0) | ACC | |||
| 5 | 1959-10-12 | 15 | SMU (2-1-0) | 15 | SWC | ||
| 5 | 1959-10-12 | 17 | Air Force (3-0-0) | 18 | 1 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1959-10-12 | 18 | Washington (4-0-0) | AAWU | |||
| 5 | 1959-10-12 | 19 | Florida (3-0-1) | 17 | 2 | SEC | |
| 5 | 1959-10-12 | 20 | Pitt (3-1-0) | Ind | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 4 | 1959-10-05 | 1 | LSU (3-0-0) | 1 | 69 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1959-10-05 | 2 | Northwestern (2-0-0) | 2 | 30 | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 1959-10-05 | 3 | Georgia Tech (3-0-0) | 7 | 4 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1959-10-05 | 4 | Texas (3-0-0) | 10 | 6 | SWC | |
| 4 | 1959-10-05 | 5 | Ole Miss (3-0-0) | 3 | 2 | 2 | SEC |
| 4 | 1959-10-05 | 6 | USC (3-0-0) | 11 | 5 | 9 | AAWU |
| 4 | 1959-10-05 | 7 | Purdue (1-0-1) | Big Ten | |||
| 4 | 1959-10-05 | 8 | Tennessee (2-0-0) | 9 | 1 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1959-10-05 | 9 | Wisconsin (2-0-0) | 12 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 1959-10-05 | 10 | Iowa (1-1-0) | 5 | 5 | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 1959-10-05 | 11 | South Carolina (3-0-0) | 16 | 5 | 3 | ACC |
| 4 | 1959-10-05 | 12 | Syracuse (2-0-0) | 20 | 8 | 1 | Ind |
| 4 | 1959-10-05 | 13 | Oklahoma (1-1-0) | 2 | Big 7 | ||
| 4 | 1959-10-05 | 14 | Auburn (1-1-0) | 17 | 3 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1959-10-05 | 15 | SMU (1-1-0) | SWC | |||
| 4 | 1959-10-05 | 16 | Penn State (3-0-0) | 2 | Ind | ||
| 4 | 1959-10-05 | 17 | Florida (3-0-0) | 19 | 2 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1959-10-05 | 18 | Air Force (2-0-0) | 18 | Ind | ||
| 4 | 1959-10-05 | 19 | Arkansas (3-0-0) | SWC | |||
| 4 | 1959-10-05 | 20 | Illinois (1-1-0) | Big Ten | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 3 | 1959-09-28 | 1 | LSU (2-0-0) | 1 | 48 | SEC | |
| 3 | 1959-09-28 | 2 | Northwestern (1-0-0) | 10 | 8 | 20 | Big Ten |
| 3 | 1959-09-28 | 3 | Ole Miss (2-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 4 | SEC |
| 3 | 1959-09-28 | 4 | Army (1-0-0) | 7 | 3 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1959-09-28 | 5 | Iowa (1-0-0) | 13 | 8 | 4 | Big Ten |
| 3 | 1959-09-28 | 6 | Clemson (2-0-0) | 5 | 1 | 7 | ACC |
| 3 | 1959-09-28 | 7 | Georgia Tech (2-0-0) | 16 | 9 | SEC | |
| 3 | 1959-09-28 | 8 | Notre Dame (1-0-0) | 1 | Ind | ||
| 3 | 1959-09-28 | 9 | Tennessee (1-0-0) | SEC | |||
| 3 | 1959-09-28 | 10 | Texas (2-0-0) | 15 | 5 | SWC | |
| 3 | 1959-09-28 | 11 | USC (2-0-0) | 11 | 1 | AAWU | |
| 3 | 1959-09-28 | 12 | Wisconsin (1-0-0) | 8 | 4 | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 1959-09-28 | 13 | Georgia (2-0-0) | 17 | 4 | SEC | |
| 3 | 1959-09-28 | 14 | Ohio State (1-0-0) | 12 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 1959-09-28 | 15 | Navy (2-0-0) | 13 | 2 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1959-09-28 | 16 | South Carolina (2-0-0) | 20 | 4 | ACC | |
| 3 | 1959-09-28 | 17 | Auburn (0-1-0) | 3 | 14 | SEC | |
| 3 | 1959-09-28 | 18 | Air Force (1-0-0) | Ind | |||
| 3 | 1959-09-28 | 19 | Florida (2-0-0) | 19 | SEC | ||
| 3 | 1959-09-28 | 20 | Syracuse (1-0-0) | Ind | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 2 | 1959-09-21 | 1 | LSU (1-0-0) | 1 | 64 | SEC | |
| 2 | 1959-09-21 | 2 | Oklahoma | 2 | 12 | Big 7 | |
| 2 | 1959-09-21 | 3 | Auburn | 3 | 6 | SEC | |
| 2 | 1959-09-21 | 4 | Ole Miss (1-0-0) | 8 | 4 | 6 | SEC |
| 2 | 1959-09-21 | 5 | Clemson (1-0-0) | 18 | 13 | ACC | |
| 2 | 1959-09-21 | 6 | SMU | 4 | 2 | SWC | |
| 2 | 1959-09-21 | 7 | Army | 5 | 2 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1959-09-21 | 8 | Wisconsin | 6 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 1959-09-21 | 9 | Texas Christian (1-0-0) | 13 | 4 | SWC | |
| 2 | 1959-09-21 | 10 | Northwestern | 10 | Big Ten | ||
| 2 | 1959-09-21 | 11 | USC (1-0-0) | 4 | AAWU | ||
| 2 | 1959-09-21 | 12 | Ohio State | 7 | 5 | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 1959-09-21 | 13 | Iowa | 9 | 4 | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 1959-09-21 | 13 | Navy (1-0-0) | Ind | |||
| 2 | 1959-09-21 | 15 | Texas (1-0-0) | 17 | 2 | SWC | |
| 2 | 1959-09-21 | 16 | Georgia Tech (1-0-0) | SEC | |||
| 2 | 1959-09-21 | 17 | Georgia (1-0-0) | SEC | |||
| 2 | 1959-09-21 | 18 | Penn State (1-0-0) | 2 | Ind | ||
| 2 | 1959-09-21 | 19 | Florida (1-0-0) | SEC | |||
| 2 | 1959-09-21 | 20 | South Carolina (1-0-0) | 14 | 6 | ACC | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 1 | Preseason | 1 | LSU | NA | — | 60 | SEC |
| 1 | Preseason | 2 | Oklahoma | NA | — | 48 | Big 7 |
| 1 | Preseason | 3 | Auburn | NA | — | 17 | SEC |
| 1 | Preseason | 4 | SMU | NA | — | 6 | SWC |
| 1 | Preseason | 5 | Army | NA | — | 4 | Ind |
| 1 | Preseason | 6 | Wisconsin | NA | — | 10 | Big Ten |
| 1 | Preseason | 7 | Ohio State | NA | — | 2 | Big Ten |
| 1 | Preseason | 8 | Ole Miss | NA | — | 5 | SEC |
| 1 | Preseason | 9 | Iowa | NA | — | 4 | Big Ten |
| 1 | Preseason | 10 | Northwestern | NA | — | 6 | Big Ten |
| 1 | Preseason | 11 | Purdue | NA | — | 2 | Big Ten |
| 1 | Preseason | 12 | North Carolina | NA | — | 6 | ACC |
| 1 | Preseason | 13 | Texas Christian | NA | — | 2 | SWC |
| 1 | Preseason | 14 | South Carolina | NA | — | 4 | ACC |
| 1 | Preseason | 15 | Air Force | NA | — | 1 | Ind |
| 1 | Preseason | 16 | Notre Dame | NA | — | 3 | Ind |
| 1 | Preseason | 17 | Texas | NA | — | SWC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 18 | Clemson | NA | — | 1 | ACC |
| 1 | Preseason | 19 | Michigan State | NA | — | 1 | Big Ten |
| 1 | Preseason | 20 | Syracuse | NA | — | Ind |
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