1951 AP Rankings
| Final Poll For 1951 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1951 AP |
| 1 | Tennessee | 10-0-0 | | | 2 | Michigan State | 9-0-0 | |
| 3 | Maryland | 9-0-0 | | | 4 | Illinois | 8-0-1 | |
| 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 | Oklahoma | 8-2-0 | |
| 11 | Texas Christian | 6-4-0 | | | 12 | California | 8-2-0 | |
| 13 | Virginia | 8-1-0 | | | 14 | San Francisco | 9-0-0 | |
| 15 | Kentucky | 7-4-0 | | | 16 | Boston | 6-4-0 | |
| 17 | UCLA | 5-3-1 | | | 18 | Washington State | 7-3-0 | |
| 19 | Holy Cross | 8-2-0 | | | 20 | Clemson | 7-2-0 | |
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