1952 AP Rankings
| Final Poll For 1952 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1952 AP |
| 1 | Michigan State | 9-0-0 | | | 2 | Georgia Tech | 11-0-0 | |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 7-2-1 | | | 4 | Oklahoma | 8-1-1 | |
| 5 | Southern California | 9-1-0 | | | 6 | UCLA | 8-1-0 | |
| 7 | Mississippi | 8-0-2 | | | 8 | Tennessee | 8-1-1 | |
| 9 | Alabama | 9-2-0 | | | 10 | Texas | 8-2-0 | |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 6-2-1 | | | 12 | Tulsa | 8-1-1 | |
| 13 | Maryland | 7-2-0 | | | 14 | Syracuse | 7-2-0 | |
| 15 | Florida | 6-3-0 | | | 16 | Duke | 8-2-0 | |
| 17 | Ohio State | 6-3-0 | | | 18 | Purdue | 4-3-2 | |
| 19 | Princeton | 8-1-0 | | | 20 | Kentucky | 5-3-2 | |
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