1955 UP Rankings
| Final Poll For 1955 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1955 UP |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 10-0-0 | | | 2 | Michigan State | 8-1-0 | |
| 3 | Maryland | 10-0-0 | | | 4 | UCLA | 9-1-0 | |
| 5 | Ohio State | 7-2-0 | | | 6 | Texas Christian | 9-1-0 | |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 8-1-1 | | | 8 | Auburn | 8-1-1 | |
| 9 | Mississippi | 9-1-0 | | | 10 | Notre Dame | 8-2-0 | |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 7-3-0 | | | 12 | Southern California | 6-4-0 | |
| 13 | Michigan | 7-2-0 | | | 14 | Texas A&M | 7-2-1 | |
| 15 | Army | 6-3-0 | | | 16 | Duke | 7-2-1 | |
| 17 | West Virginia | 8-2-0 | | | 18 | Miami | 6-3-0 | |
| 19 | Iowa | 3-5-1 | | | 20 | Navy | 6-2-1 | |
| 20 | Miami Ohio | 9-0-0 | | | 20 | Stanford | 6-3-1 | |
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