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1953 AP Rankings

Final Poll For 1953 Season
Rank	Team	Record	Votes
1953 AP
1	Maryland	10-0-0
2	Notre Dame	8-0-1
3	Michigan State	8-1-0
4	Oklahoma	8-1-1
5	UCLA	8-1-0
6	Rice	8-2-0
7	Illinois	7-1-1
8	Georgia Tech	8-2-1
9	Iowa	5-3-1
10	West Virginia	8-1-0
11	Texas	7-3-0
12	Texas Tech	10-1-0
13	Alabama	6-2-3
14	Army	7-1-1
15	Wisconsin	6-2-1
16	Kentucky	7-2-1
17	Auburn	7-2-1
18	Duke	7-2-1
19	Stanford	6-3-1
20	Michigan	6-3-0

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