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1951 Coaches Rankings

Final Poll For 1951 Season
Rank	Team	Record	Votes
1951 Coaches
1	Tennessee	10-0-0
2	Michigan State	9-0-0
3	Illinois	8-0-1
4	Maryland	9-0-0
5	Georgia Tech	10-0-1
6	Princeton	9-0-0
7	Stanford	9-1-0
8	Wisconsin	7-1-1
9	Baylor	8-1-1
10	Texas Christian	6-4-0
11	Oklahoma	8-2-0
12	California	8-2-0
13	Notre Dame	7-2-1
14	Purdue	5-4-0
14	San Francisco	9-0-0
14	Washington State	7-3-0
17	Holy Cross	8-2-0
17	UCLA	5-3-1
17	Kentucky	7-4-0
20	Kansas	8-2-0

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