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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Great Moments in College Football History
Notre Dame has the most players in the College Football Hall of Fame.
