1952 NCAA football rankings
Two human polls comprised the 1952 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll.
| 1952 NCAA football rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | 1952 |
| Bowl season | 1952–53 bowl games |
| Preseason #1 | |
| End of season champions | Michigan State |
Legend
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| National champion | ||
(#–#) |
Win–loss record | |
(Italics) |
Number of first place votes | |
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP Poll
The final AP Poll was released on December 1, at the end of the 1952 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release a post-bowl season final poll regularly until 1968.
| Preseason Aug[1] | Week 1 Sep 29[2] | Week 2 Oct 6[3] | Week 3 Oct 13[4] | Week 4 Oct 20[5] | Week 5 Oct 27[6] | Week 6 Nov 3[7] | Week 7 Nov 10[8] | Week 8 Nov 17[9] | Week 9 Nov 24[10] | Week 10 (Final) Dec 1[11] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michigan State (77) | Michigan State (1–0) (52) | Wisconsin (2–0) (27) | Michigan State (3–0) (39) | Michigan State (4–0) (49) | Michigan State (5–0) (38) | Michigan State (6–0) (33) | Michigan State (7–0) (57) | Michigan State (8–0) (80) | Michigan State (9–0) (88) | Michigan State (9–0) (207) | 1. |
| 2. | Maryland (79) | Illinois (1–0) (4) | Michigan State (2–0) (24) | Maryland (4–0) (31) | Maryland (5–0) (36) | Maryland (6–0) (32) | Maryland (7–0) (35) | Georgia Tech (8–0) (32) | Georgia Tech (9–0) (14) | USC (9–0) (24) | Georgia Tech (11–0) (36) | 2. |
| 3. | Georgia Tech (15) | Maryland (2–0) (7) | California (3–0) (23) | California (4–0) (21) | Oklahoma (3–0–1) (23) | Oklahoma (4–0–1) (20) | Georgia Tech (7–0) (27) | Maryland (7–0) (24) | UCLA (8–0) (9) | Georgia Tech (10–0) (20) | Notre Dame (7–2–1) (4) | 3. |
| 4. | Oklahoma (16) | California (2–0) | Maryland (3–0) (22) | Georgia Tech (4–0) (4) | California (5–0) (9) | Georgia Tech (6–0) (7) | Oklahoma (5–0–1) (27) | UCLA (8–0) (15) | USC (8–0) (11) | Oklahoma (7–1–1) (3) | Oklahoma (8–1–1) (14) | 4. |
| 5. | Illinois (7) | Texas (2–0) (5) | Georgia Tech (3–0) (12) | Duke (4–0) (9) | Georgia Tech (5–0) (5) | USC (6–0) (7) | UCLA (7–0) (11) | USC (7–0) (7) | Oklahoma (6–1–1) (1) | UCLA (8–1) | USC (9–1) (2) | 5. |
| 6. | Tennessee (5) | Georgia Tech (2–0) | Duke (3–0) (12) | Oklahoma (2–0–1) (5) | Duke (5–0) (5) | Duke (6–0) (10) | USC (6–0) (3) | Notre Dame (5–1–1) (3) | Ole Miss (7–0–2) (4) | Ole Miss (7–0–2) (5) | UCLA (8–1) (1) | 6. |
| 7. | Wisconsin (4) | USC (2–0) (5) | USC (3–0) (6) | USC (4–0) (2) | USC (5–0) (1) | UCLA (6–0) (6) | Kansas (6–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Tennessee (7–1) (4) | Notre Dame (6–2–1) | Ole Miss (8–0–2) (3) | 7. |
| 8. | California (2) | Wisconsin (1–0) (1) | Notre Dame (1–0–1) (3) | Kansas (4–0) (1) | UCLA (5–0) (3) | Purdue (3–1–1) (1) | Tennessee (5–1) | Oklahoma (5–1–1) | Maryland (7–1) | Alabama (8–2) (1) | Tennessee (8–1–1) | 8. |
| 9. | TCU (1) | Kansas (2–0) | Kansas (3–0) (1) | Purdue (2–0–1) | Virginia (4–0) (5) | Kansas (5–1) | Purdue (3–2–1) | Texas (6–2) | Notre Dame (5–2–1) | Tennessee (7–1–1) | Alabama (9–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Notre Dame | Duke (2–0) | Princeton (2–0) (3) | UCLA (4–0) | Wisconsin (3–1) | Villanova (6–0) | Notre Dame (4–1–1) | Purdue (3–2–2) | Texas (7–2) | Texas (7–2) | Texas (8–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Texas | Tennessee (1–0) (2) | UCLA (3–0) | Virginia (3–0) (7) | Penn (3–0–1) | California (5–1) | Villanova (6–0–1) | Ole Miss (6–0–2) | Tulsa (6–1–1) (3) | Tulsa (7–1–1) (8) | Wisconsin (6–2–1) | 11. |
| 12. | Penn | Villanova (2–0) (2) | Oklahoma (1–0–1) (1) | Wisconsin (2–0) | Villanova (5–0) | Tennessee (4–1) | Duke (6–1) | Alabama (7–1) | Michigan (5–3) | Wisconsin (6–2–1) | Tulsa (8–1–1) (3) | 12. |
| 13. | Stanford | Princeton (1–0) (1) | Illinois (1–1) | Stanford (4–0) | Tennessee (3–1) | Notre Dame (3–1–1) | Texas (5–2) | Syracuse (5–2) | Wisconsin (6–2) | Duke (8–2) | Maryland (7–2) | 13. |
| 14. | Princeton | UCLA (2–0) | Villanova (3–0) | Penn (2–0–1) | Ohio State (3–1) | Texas (4–2) | Ole Miss (5–0–2) | Pittsburgh (5–2) (1) | Alabama (7–2) | Purdue (4–3–2) | Syracuse (7–2) | 14. |
| 15. | Washington State | Ohio State (1–0) | Virginia (2–0) (3) | Villanova (4–0) | Kansas (4–1) | Michigan (3–2) | Penn State (5–1–1) | Wisconsin (5–2) | Syracuse (6–2) | Maryland (7–2) | Florida (6–3) | 15. |
| 16. | USC (1) | Virginia (1–0) (2) | Purdue (1–0–1) | Ohio State (2–1) | Notre Dame (2–1–1) | Virginia (4–1) | Alabama (6–1) | Princeton (6–1) | Pittsburgh (6–2) (1) | Syracuse (7–2) | Duke (8–2) | 16. |
| 17. | Kansas (1) | Rice (1–0) | Navy (2–0) | Illinois (2–1) | Penn State (4–0–1) (2) | Penn (3–0–2) | Florida (4–2) | Washington (6–2) | Princeton (7–1) | Florida (6–3) | Ohio State (6–3) | 17. |
| 18. | UCLA | Ole Miss (1–0–1) | Alabama (3–0) | Alabama (4–0) | Pittsburgh (3–1) | Wisconsin (3–2) | Wisconsin (4–2) | Florida (5–2) | Kansas (7–2) | Princeton (8–1) | Purdue (4–3–2) | 18. |
| 19. | Duke | Notre Dame (0–0–1) | Georgia (3–0) | Penn State (3–0–1) | Michigan (2–2) | Alabama (5–1) | Princeton (5–1) | Kansas (6–2) | Houston (6–2) | Kentucky (5–3–2) | Princeton (8–1) | 19. |
| 20. | Ohio State | Oklahoma (0–0–1) | Penn State (2–0–1) (1) | Navy (3–0) | Texas (3–2) | Florida (3–2) | Holy Cross (5–1) | Michigan (4–3) | Duke (7–2) | Virginia (7–2) | Kentucky (5–3–2) | 20. |
| Preseason Aug[12] | Week 1 Sep 29[13] | Week 2 Oct 6[14] | Week 3 Oct 13[15] | Week 4 Oct 20[16] | Week 5 Oct 27[17] | Week 6 Nov 3[18] | Week 7 Nov 10[19] | Week 8 Nov 17[20] | Week 9 Nov 24[21] | Week 10 (Final) Dec 1[22] | ||
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Final Coaches' Poll
The final UP Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, on December 2.[23][24]
Michigan State received 32 of the 35 first-place votes; one each went to Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, and Oklahoma.[23][24]
| Ranking | Team | Conference | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | Independent | none |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | SEC | Won Sugar, 24–7 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | Independent | none |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Big Seven | |
| USC | Pacific Coast | Won Rose, 7–0 | |
| 6 | UCLA | Pacific Coast | none |
| 7 | Ole Miss | SEC | Lost Sugar, 7–24 |
| 8 | Tennessee | SEC | Lost Cotton, 0–16 |
| 9 | Alabama | SEC | Won Orange, 61–6 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Lost Rose, 0–7 |
| 11 | Texas | Southwest | Won Cotton, 16–0 |
| 12 | Purdue | Big Ten | none |
| 13 | Maryland | Southern | |
| 14 | Princeton | Independent | |
| 15 | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| Pittsburgh | Independent | ||
| 17 | Navy | Independent | |
| 18 | Duke | Southern | |
| 19 | Houston | MVC | |
| Kentucky | SEC |
- Prior to the 1975 season, the Big Ten and Pacific Coast (later AAWU / Pac-8) conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the Rose Bowl.
- The Ivy League has prohibited its members from participating in postseason football since the league was officially formed in 1954.
References
- "1952 Preseason AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "September 29, 1952 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "October 6, 1952 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "October 13, 1952 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "October 20, 1952 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "October 27, 1952 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "November 3, 1952 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "November 10, 1952 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "November 17, 1952 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "November 24, 1952 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "1952 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "1952 Preseason AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "September 29, 1952 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "October 6, 1952 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "October 13, 1952 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "October 20, 1952 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "October 27, 1952 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "November 3, 1952 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "November 10, 1952 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "November 17, 1952 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "November 24, 1952 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "1952 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- "Michigan State tops press poll; jackets second". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. December 2, 1952. p. 3B.
- Miller, Norman (December 2, 1952). "Board of coaches selects Michigan State's great Spartans for mythical title for '52". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). United Press. p. 2.
- http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/history/CoachPolls.txt
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