1955 NCAA football rankings
| 1955 NCAA football rankings | |
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| Season | 1955 |
| Bowl season | 1955–56 bowl games |
| Preseason No. 1 | |
| End of season champions | Oklahoma |
Two human polls comprised the 1955 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll.
Legend
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| National champion | ||
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AP Poll
The final AP Poll was released on November 28, at the end of the 1955 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release a post-bowl season final poll regularly until 1968.
| Preseason Aug[1] | Week 1 Sep 19[2] | Week 2 Sep 26[3] | Week 3 Oct 3[4] | Week 4 Oct 10[5] | Week 5 Oct 17[6] | Week 6 Oct 24[7] | Week 7 Oct 31[8] | Week 8 Nov 7[9] | Week 9 Nov 14[10] | Week 10 Nov 21[11] | Week 11 (Final) Nov 28[12] | ||
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| 1. | UCLA (33) | UCLA (1-0) (34) | Maryland (2-0) (45) | Maryland (3-0) (88) | Michigan (3-0) (80) | Michigan (4-0) (76) | Maryland (6-0) (62) | Maryland (7-0) (74) | Oklahoma (7-0) (115) | Oklahoma (8-0) (103) | Oklahoma (9-0) (114) | Oklahoma (10-0) (218) | 1. |
| 2. | Oklahoma (32) | Georgia Tech (1-0) (3) | Michigan (1-0) (48) | Michigan (2-0) (27) | Maryland (4-0) (45) | Maryland (5-0) (33) | Oklahoma (5-0) (53) | Oklahoma (6-0) (54) | Maryland (8-0) (89) | Maryland (9-0) (46) | Michigan State (8-1) (39) | Michigan State (8-1) (88) | 2. |
| 3. | Michigan (34) | Oklahoma (0-0) (10) | Georgia Tech (2-0) (11) | Oklahoma (2-0) (13) | Oklahoma (3-0) (21) | Oklahoma (4-0) (29) | Michigan (5-0) (39) | Michigan (6-0) (63) | Michigan State (6-1) (44) | Michigan State (7-1) (37) | Maryland (10-0) (35) | Maryland (10-0) (55) | 3. |
| 4. | Ohio State (9) | Michigan (0-0) (6) | Notre Dame (1-0) (3) | Georgia Tech (3-0) (9) | Notre Dame (3-0) (7) | Navy (4-0) (7) | Navy (5-0) (4) | Michigan State (5-1) (7) | UCLA (7-1) (9) | Notre Dame (7-1) (2) | UCLA (9-1) (6) | UCLA (9-1) (9) | 4. |
| 5. | Maryland (8) | Maryland (1-0) (1) | Oklahoma (1-0) (12) | Notre Dame (2-0) (4) | Georgia Tech (4-0) (3) | Duke (4-0) (15) | Michigan State (4-1) (4) | UCLA (6-1) (3) | Notre Dame (6-1) (2) | UCLA (8-1) (6) | Notre Dame (8-1) (3) | Ohio State (7-2) (4) | 5. |
| 6. | Notre Dame (2) | Ohio State (0-0) | Army (1-0) (1) | Army (2-0) (8) | Wisconsin (3-0) (11) | Michigan State (3-1) (4) | UCLA (5-1) (2) | Notre Dame (5-1) (1) | West Virginia (7-0) (18) | Michigan (7-1) (1) | Ohio State (7-2) (5) | TCU (9-1) (9) | 6. |
| 7. | Army | Pittsburgh (1-0) | UCLA (1-1) | UCLA (2-1) | TCU (4-0) (4) | UCLA (4-1) (3) | West Virginia (6-0) (13) | West Virginia (6-0) (16) | Michigan (6-1) | TCU (7-1) (2) | TCU (8-1) (3) | Georgia Tech (8-1-1) | 7. |
| 8. | Navy (1) | Mississippi (1-0) | Ohio State (1-0) (1) | TCU (3-0) (5) | Navy (3-0) | West Virginia (4-0) (9) | Auburn (4-0-1) (8) | Georgia Tech (6-1) | TCU (6-1) (3) | Texas A&M (7-1-1) | Texas A&M (7-1-1) | Auburn (8-1-1) (6) | 8. |
| 9. | Miami (FL) (5) | Navy (0-0) т | USC (2-0) (3) | Wisconsin (2-0) (11) | UCLA (3-1) (1) | Auburn (3-0-1) (5) | Notre Dame (4-1) | Navy (5-1) | Texas A&M (6-1-1) | Ohio State (6-2) (1) | Georgia Tech (7-1-1) | Notre Dame (8-2) | 9. |
| 10. | Georgia Tech (1) | USC (1-0) (1) т | TCU (2-0) (3) | USC (3-0) (3) | West Virginia (3-0) (11) | USC (4-1) (1) | USC (5-1) | TCU (6-1) (2) | Ohio State (5-2) (1) | Georgia Tech (7-1-1) | Auburn (7-1-1) | Mississippi (9-1) (1) | 10. |
| 11. | Rice | Notre Dame (0-0) | Rice (1-0) | West Virginia (2-0) (13) | Duke (3-0) (4) | Notre Dame (3-1) | Texas A&M (5-1) | Ohio State (4-2) | Georgia Tech (6-1-1) | Navy (6-1-1) | Navy (6-1-1) | Pittsburgh (7-3) (1) | 11. |
| 12. | Iowa (4) | Texas Tech (1-0) | Pittsburgh (2-0) (1) | Navy (2-0) | Washington (4-0) (4) | Texas A&M (4-1) | Georgia Tech (5-1) | Texas A&M (5-1-1) | Auburn (5-1-1) (2) | Auburn (6-1-1) (4) | Michigan (7-2) | Michigan (7-2) | 12. |
| 13. | USC (2) | Rice (0-0) | West Virginia (1-0) (3) | Duke (2-0) (3) | Michigan State (2-1) | Georgia Tech (4-1) | Holy Cross (4-1) (1) | Miami (OH) (6-0) | Navy (5-1-1) | West Virginia (7-1) (1) | Pittsburgh (7-3) (1) | USC (6-4) | 13. |
| 14. | Wisconsin | Army (0-0) | Iowa (1-0) (1) | Auburn (2-0) | Ohio State (2-1) | Colorado (4-0) | TCU (5-1) | Auburn (4-1-1) | Mississippi (7-1) | Mississippi (8-1) | Miami (FL) (5-3) (2) | Miami (FL) (6-3) | 14. |
| 15. | Mississippi | Miami (FL) (0-1) | Navy (1-0) (1) | Miami (FL) (1-1) | Rice (2-0-1) | Wisconsin (3-1) | Ohio State (3-2) | Mississippi (6-1) | Miami (OH) (7-0) | Pittsburgh (6-3) (1) | Mississippi (8-1) | Miami (OH) (9-0) | 15. |
| 16. | SMU | LSU (1-0) | Duke (1-0) | Clemson (3-0) | USC (3-1) | Baylor (4-1) | Pittsburgh (4-2) | USC (5-2) | Illinois (4-3) | Miami (OH) (8-0) | Miami (OH) (8-0) | Stanford (6-3-1) | 16. |
| 17. | Auburn | Arkansas (1-0) (1) | Wisconsin (1-0) | Purdue (2-0) | Auburn (2-0-1) | Boston College (3-0) (1) | Duke (4-1) | Kentucky (4-2-1) | Pittsburgh (5-3) | Tennessee (5-2-1) | Stanford (6-3-1) | Texas A&M (7-2-1) | 17. |
| 18. | Duke (1) | Baylor (1-0) | Penn State (1-0) (1) | Washington (3-0) (1) | Army (2-1) | TCU (4-1) | Miami (OH) (5-0) | Syracuse (3-2) | Duke (4-2-1) т | Stanford (5-3-1) | Duke (6-2-1) | Navy (6-2-1) | 18. |
| 19. | West Virginia (1) | Florida (1-0) т | Washington (2-0) (1) | Kentucky (2-1) | Texas A&M (3-1) | Yale (4-0) | Washington (4-1-1) | Army (4-2) | Mississippi State (6-2) т | Oregon State (6-2) | Vanderbilt (7-2) | West Virginia (8-2) | 19. |
| 20. | Purdue (1) | Purdue (0-0) (1) т | Baylor (2-0) | Stanford (2-1) |
| Holy Cross (4-0) | Mississippi (5-1) | Mississippi State (6-1) |
| Duke (5-2-1) | Syracuse (5-3) | Army (6-3) | 20. |
| Preseason Aug[1] | Week 1 Sep 19[2] | Week 2 Sep 26[3] | Week 3 Oct 3[4] | Week 4 Oct 10[5] | Week 5 Oct 17[6] | Week 6 Oct 24[7] | Week 7 Oct 31[8] | Week 8 Nov 7[9] | Week 9 Nov 14[10] | Week 10 Nov 21[11] | Week 11 (Final) Nov 28[12] | ||
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Final Coaches' Poll
| Ranking | Team |
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| 1 | Oklahoma |
| 2 | Michigan State |
| 3 | Maryland |
| 4 | UCLA |
| 5 | Ohio State |
| 6 | TCU |
| 7 | Georgia Tech |
| 8 | Auburn |
| 9 | Mississippi |
| 10 | Notre Dame |
| 11 | Pittsburgh |
| 12 | USC |
| 13 | Michigan |
| 14 | Texas A&M |
| 15 | Army |
| 16 | Duke |
| 17 | West Virginia |
| 18 | Miami (FL) |
| 19 | Iowa |
| 20 (t) | Miami (OH) |
| 20 (t) | Navy |
| 20 (t) | Stanford |
References
- ^ "1955 Preseason AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "September 19, 1955 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "September 26, 1955 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "October 3, 1955 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "October 10, 1955 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "October 17, 1955 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "October 24, 1955 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "October 31, 1955 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "November 7, 1955 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "November 14, 1955 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "November 21, 1955 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "1955 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/history/CoachPolls.txt