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Two human polls comprised the '''[[1951 college football season|1951]] [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) football rankings'''<!--, in addition to various publications' preseason polls-->. 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]].


==Legend==
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==AP poll==
==AP Poll==
The final AP Poll was released on December 3, at the end of the [[1951 college football season|1951 regular season]], weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release a post-bowl season final poll regularly until [[1968 NCAA University Division football rankings|1968]].
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{{ColPollTable
|Week1 = 0
|Week1 = 0
|Week2 = 3
|Week2 = 3
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|Week1-3 = [[1951 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] ''(8)''
|Week1-3 = [[1951 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] ''(8)''
|Week1-4 = [[1951 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] ''(16)''
|Week1-4 = [[1951 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] ''(16)''
|Week1-5 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=California Golden Bears|title=California}} ''(3)''
|Week1-5 = [[1951 California Golden Bears football team|California]] ''(3)''
|Week1-6 = [[1951 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]] ''(1)''
|Week1-6 = [[1951 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]] ''(1)''
|Week1-7 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Texas A&M Aggies|title=Texas A&M}}
|Week1-7 = [[1951 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]
|Week1-8 = [[1951 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]] ''(3)''
|Week1-8 = [[1951 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]] ''(3)''
|Week1-9 = [[1951 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] ''(2)''
|Week1-9 = [[1951 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] ''(2)''
|Week1-10 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Illinois Fighting Illini|title=Illinois}} ''(2)''
|Week1-10 = [[1951 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]] ''(2)''
|Week1-11 = [[1951 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] ''(1)''
|Week1-11 = [[1951 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] ''(1)''
|Week1-12 = [[1951 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]
|Week1-12 = [[1951 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]
|Week1-13 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Baylor Bears|title=Baylor}}
|Week1-13 = [[1951 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor]]
|Week1-14 = [[1951 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] ''(1)''
|Week1-14 = [[1951 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] ''(1)''
|Week1-15 = [[1951 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]]
|Week1-15 = [[1951 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]]
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|Week1-17 = [[1951 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]
|Week1-17 = [[1951 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]
|Week1-18 = [[1951 Princeton Tigers football team|Princeton]]
|Week1-18 = [[1951 Princeton Tigers football team|Princeton]]
|Week1-19 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Penn Quakers|title=Pennsylvania}}
|Week1-19 = [[1951 Penn Quakers football team|Pennsylvania]]
|Week1-20 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Cornell Big Red|title=Cornell}}
|Week1-20 = [[1951 Cornell Big Red football team|Cornell]]
|Week1-21 = —
|Week1-22 = —
|Week1-23 = —
|Week1-24 = —
|Week1-25 = —
|Week2-1 = Michigan State (2–0) ''(37)''
|Week2-1 = Michigan State (2–0) ''(37)''
|Week2-1-Color = u
|Week2-1-Color = u
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|Week2-10 = Texas A&M (1–0)
|Week2-10 = Texas A&M (1–0)
|Week2-10-Color = d
|Week2-10-Color = d
|Week2-11 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}} (2–0) ''(4)''
|Week2-11 = [[1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]] (2–0) ''(4)''
|Week2-11-Color = y
|Week2-11-Color = y
|Week2-12 = Washington (2–0) ''(2)''
|Week2-12 = Washington (2–0) ''(2)''
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|Week2-15 = [[1951 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State]] (1–1) ''(1)''
|Week2-15 = [[1951 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State]] (1–1) ''(1)''
|Week2-15-Color = y
|Week2-15-Color = y
|Week2-16 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Duke Blue Devils|title=Duke}} (2–0)
|Week2-16 = [[1951 Duke Blue Devils football team|Duke]] (2–0)
|Week2-16-Color = y
|Week2-16-Color = y
|Week2-17 = Kentucky (1–2)
|Week2-17 = Kentucky (1–2)
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|Week2-19 = Baylor (1–0)
|Week2-19 = Baylor (1–0)
|Week2-19-Color = d
|Week2-19-Color = d
|Week2-20 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Kansas Jayhawks|title=Kansas}} (2–0)
|Week2-20 = [[1951 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]] (2–0)
|Week2-20-Color = y
|Week2-20-Color = y
|Week2Dropped = {{ubl|Alabama|Nebraska|Wisconsin|Michigan|Pennsylvania|Cornell}}
|Week2-21 = —
|Week2-22 = —
|Week2-23 = —
|Week2-24 = —
|Week2-25 = —
|Week2Dropped = Alabama<br />Nebraska<br />Wisconsin<br />Michigan<br />Pennsylvania<br />Cornell
|Week3-1 = Michigan State (3–0) ''(42)''
|Week3-1 = Michigan State (3–0) ''(42)''
|Week3-1-Color =
|Week3-1-Color =
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|Week3-14 = [[1951 USC Trojans football team|USC]] (3–0)
|Week3-14 = [[1951 USC Trojans football team|USC]] (3–0)
|Week3-14-Color = y
|Week3-14-Color = y
|Week3-15 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Holy Cross Crusaders|title=Holy Cross}} (2–0)
|Week3-15 = [[1951 Holy Cross Crusaders football team|Holy Cross]] (2–0)
|Week3-15-Color = y
|Week3-15-Color = y
|Week3-16 = Clemson (3–0)
|Week3-16 = Clemson (3–0)
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|Week3-19 = [[1951 Stanford Indians football team|Stanford]] (3–0)
|Week3-19 = [[1951 Stanford Indians football team|Stanford]] (3–0)
|Week3-19-Color = y
|Week3-19-Color = y
|Week3-20 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Pacific Tigers|title=Pacific}} (3–0) ''(1)''
|Week3-20 = [[1951 Pacific Tigers football team|Pacific]] (3–0) ''(1)''
|Week3-20-Color = y
|Week3-20-Color = y
|Week3Dropped = {{ubl|Washington|Georgia|Duke|Kentucky|Kansas}}
|Week3-21 = —
|Week3-22 = —
|Week3-23 = —
|Week3-24 = —
|Week3-25 = —
|Week3Dropped = Washington<br />Georgia<br />Duke<br />Kentucky<br />Kansas
|Week4-1 = California (4–0) ''(50)''
|Week4-1 = California (4–0) ''(50)''
|Week4-1-Color = u
|Week4-1-Color = u
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|Week4-11 = USC (4–0)
|Week4-11 = USC (4–0)
|Week4-11-Color = u
|Week4-11-Color = u
|Week4-12 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Villanova Wildcats|title=Villanova}} (3–0)
|Week4-12 = [[1951 Villanova Wildcats football team|Villanova]] (3–0)
|Week4-12-Color = y
|Week4-12-Color = y
|Week4-13 = Stanford (4–0)
|Week4-13 = Stanford (4–0)
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|Week4-20 = Washington (3–1)
|Week4-20 = Washington (3–1)
|Week4-20-Color = y
|Week4-20-Color = y
|Week4Dropped = {{ubl|Notre Dame|Holy Cross|Clemson|Oregon State}}
|Week4-21 = —
|Week4-22 = —
|Week4-23 = —
|Week4-24 = —
|Week4-25 = —
|Week4Dropped = Notre Dame<br />Holy Cross<br />Clemson<br />Oregon State
|Week5-1 = Tennessee (4–0) ''(70)''
|Week5-1 = Tennessee (4–0) ''(70)''
|Week5-1-Color = u
|Week5-1-Color = u
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|Week5-17 = Kentucky (3–3) ''(1)''
|Week5-17 = Kentucky (3–3) ''(1)''
|Week5-17-Color = y
|Week5-17-Color = y
|Week5-18 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Washington State Cougars|title=Washington State}} (3–2)
|Week5-18 = [[1951 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State]] (3–2)
|Week5-18-Color = y
|Week5-18-Color = y
|Week5-19 = [[1951 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] (3–2)
|Week5-19 = [[1951 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] (3–2)
|Week5-19-Color = y
|Week5-19-Color = y
|Week5-20 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=San Francisco Dons|title=San Francisco}} (5–0)
|Week5-20 = [[1951 San Francisco Dons football team|San Francisco]] (5–0)
|Week5-20-Color = y
|Week5-20-Color = y
|Week5Dropped = {{ubl|Villanova|SMU|Pacific|Ohio State|Oklahoma|Washington}}
|Week5-21 = —
|Week5-22 = —
|Week5-23 = —
|Week5-24 = —
|Week5-25 = —
|Week5Dropped = Villanova<br />SMU<br />Pacific<br />Ohio State<br />Oklahoma<br />Washington
|Week6-1 = Tennessee (5–0) ''(59)''
|Week6-1 = Tennessee (5–0) ''(59)''
|Week6-1-Color =
|Week6-1-Color =
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|Week6-18 = Texas A&M (3–1–1)
|Week6-18 = Texas A&M (3–1–1)
|Week6-18-Color = d
|Week6-18-Color = d
|Week6-19 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Miami Hurricanes|title=Miami (FL)}} (4–1)
|Week6-19 = [[1951 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (FL)]] (4–1)
|Week6-19-Color = y
|Week6-19-Color = y
|Week6-20 = San Francisco (6–0)
|Week6-20 = San Francisco (6–0)
|Week6-20-Color =
|Week6-20-Color =
|Week6Dropped = {{ubl|Cornell|Northwestern|Arkansas}}
|Week6-21 = —
|Week6-22 = —
|Week6-23 = —
|Week6-24 = —
|Week6-25 = —
|Week6Dropped = Cornell<br />Northwestern<br />Arkansas
|Week7-1 = Tennessee (6–0) ''(60)''
|Week7-1 = Tennessee (6–0) ''(60)''
|Week7-1-Color =
|Week7-1-Color =
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|Week7-12 = Kentucky (5–3) ''(3)''
|Week7-12 = Kentucky (5–3) ''(3)''
|Week7-12-Color = u
|Week7-12-Color = u
|Week7-13 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=TCU Horned Frogs|title=TCU}} (5–2)
|Week7-13 = [[1951 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]] (5–2)
|Week7-13-Color = y
|Week7-13-Color = y
|Week7-14 = Oklahoma (4–2) ''(1)''
|Week7-14 = Oklahoma (4–2) ''(1)''
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|Week7-19 = Pacific (6–1) ''(1)''
|Week7-19 = Pacific (6–1) ''(1)''
|Week7-19-Color = y
|Week7-19-Color = y
|Week7-20 = Arkansas (4–3) т
|Week7-20 = {{ubl|Arkansas (4–3) т|Ohio State (3–2–1) т}}
|Week7-20-Color = ty
|Week7-20-Color = y
|Week7Dropped = {{ubl|Michigan|Texas A&M|Miami (FL)}}
|Week7-21 = Ohio State (3–2–1) т
|Week7-21-Color = y
|Week7-22 = —
|Week7-23 = —
|Week7-24 = —
|Week7-25 = —
|Week7Dropped = Michigan<br />Texas A&M<br />Miami (FL)
|Week8-1 = Michigan State (7–0) ''(55)''
|Week8-1 = Michigan State (7–0) ''(55)''
|Week8-1-Color = u
|Week8-1-Color = u
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|Week8-17 = Washington State (5–3)
|Week8-17 = Washington State (5–3)
|Week8-17-Color =
|Week8-17-Color =
|Week8-18 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=UCLA Bruins|title=UCLA}} (4–3)
|Week8-18 = [[1951 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]] (4–3)
|Week8-18-Color = y
|Week8-18-Color = y
|Week8-19 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Rice Owls|title=Rice}} (4–3)
|Week8-19 = [[1951 Rice Owls football team|Rice]] (4–3)
|Week8-19-Color = y
|Week8-19-Color = y
|Week8-20 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Cincinnati Bearcats|title=Cincinnati}} (8–0)
|Week8-20 = [[1951 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]] (8–0)
|Week8-20-Color = y
|Week8-20-Color = y
|Week8Dropped = {{ubl|Notre Dame|Pacific|Arkansas|Ohio State}}
|Week8-21 = —
|Week8-22 = —
|Week8-23 = —
|Week8-24 = —
|Week8-25 = —
|Week8Dropped = Notre Dame<br />Pacific<br />Arkansas<br />Ohio State
|Week9-1 = Tennessee (8–0) ''(60)''
|Week9-1 = Tennessee (8–0) ''(60)''
|Week9-1-Color = u
|Week9-1-Color = u
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|Week9-14 = Texas (7–2)
|Week9-14 = Texas (7–2)
|Week9-14-Color = u
|Week9-14-Color = u
|Week9-15 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} (7–1) ''(1)''
|Week9-15 = [[1951 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia]] (7–1) ''(1)''
|Week9-15-Color = y
|Week9-15-Color = y
|Week9-16 = Holy Cross (7–1) ''(1)''
|Week9-16 = Holy Cross (7–1) ''(1)''
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|Week9-19 = California (7–2)
|Week9-19 = California (7–2)
|Week9-19-Color = d
|Week9-19-Color = d
|Week9-20 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Bucknell Bison|title=Bucknell}} (9–0)
|Week9-20 = [[1951 Bucknell Bison football team|Bucknell]] (9–0)
|Week9-20-Color = y
|Week9-20-Color = y
|Week9Dropped = {{ubl|TCU|UCLA|Cincinnati}}
|Week9-21 = —
|Week9-22 = —
|Week9-23 = —
|Week9-24 = —
|Week9-25 = —
|Week9Dropped = TCU<br />UCLA<br />Cincinnati
|Week10-1 = Tennessee (9–0) ''(92)''
|Week10-1 = Tennessee (9–0) ''(92)''
|Week10-1-Color =
|Week10-1-Color =
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|Week10-20 = USC (7–3)
|Week10-20 = USC (7–3)
|Week10-20-Color= d
|Week10-20-Color= d
|Week10Dropped = {{ubl|Rice|Bucknell}}
|Week10-21 = —
|Week10-22 = —
|Week10-23 = —
|Week10-24 = —
|Week10-25 = —
|Week10Dropped = Rice<br />Bucknell
|Week11-1 = Tennessee (10–0) ''(139)''
|Week11-1 = Tennessee (10–0) ''(139)''
|Week11-1-Color =
|Week11-1-Color = nc
|Week11-2 = Michigan State (9–0) ''(104)''
|Week11-2 = Michigan State (9–0) ''(104)''
|Week11-2-Color =
|Week11-2-Color =
|Week11-3 = Maryland (9–9) ''(18)''
|Week11-3 = Maryland (9–0) ''(18)''
|Week11-3-Color =
|Week11-3-Color =
|Week11-4 = Illinois (8–0–1) ''(10)''
|Week11-4 = Illinois (8–0–1) ''(10)''
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|Week11-15 = Kentucky (7–4)
|Week11-15 = Kentucky (7–4)
|Week11-15-Color=
|Week11-15-Color=
|Week11-16 = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Boston University Terriers|title=Boston University}} (6–4) ''(2)''
|Week11-16 = [[1951 Boston University Terriers football team|Boston University]] (6–4) ''(2)''
|Week11-16-Color= y
|Week11-16-Color= y
|Week11-17 = UCLA (5–3–1)
|Week11-17 = UCLA (5–3–1)
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|Week11-18 = Washington State (7–3)
|Week11-18 = Washington State (7–3)
|Week11-18-Color=
|Week11-18-Color=
|Week11-19 = Clemson (7–2) т
|Week11-19 = Holy Cross (8–2) ''(1)'' т
|Week11-19-Color= ty
|Week11-19-Color= tw
|Week11-20 = Holy Cross (9–1) ''(1)'' т
|Week11-20 = Clemson (7–2) т
|Week11-20-Color=
|Week11-20-Color= tnpr
|Week11Dropped = {{ubl|Texas|USC}}
|Week11-21 = —
}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=1951|title = 1951 Final Football Polls - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football, Basketball, and Softball Polls and Rankings}}</ref>
|Week11-22 = —
|Week11-23 = —
|Week11-24 = —
|Week11-25 = —
|Week11Dropped = Texas<br />USC
}}<ref>http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=1951</ref>


==Final Coaches' poll==
==Final Coaches Poll==
The final [[United Press|UP]] [[Coaches Poll]] was released prior to the bowl games, on {{nowrap|December 3.<ref name=volrtp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G4xaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h08DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6108%2C1839521 |work=St. Petersburg Times |location=(Florida) |agency=United Press |title=Vols rated tops by UP |date=December 4, 1951 |page=17}}</ref><ref name=bbsotp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RO8sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8PcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6439%2C3994957 |work=Bend Bulletin |location=(Oregon) |agency=United Press |title=Tennessee rated nation's No. 1 team for season |date=December 4, 1951 |page=2}}</ref>}}
<br>Tennessee received 23 of the 35 first-place votes; Michigan State received seven, Maryland two, and one each to Illinois, Georgia Tech, {{nowrap|and Princeton.<ref name=bbsotp/>}}


{| class="wikitable"
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! Ranking
! Ranking
! Team
! Team
! Conference
! Bowl
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| [[1951 Tennessee Volunteers football team|Tennessee]]
| Tennessee
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| Lost [[1952 Sugar Bowl|Sugar]], 13–28
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| Michigan State
| [[1951 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]]
| [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independent]]
|<small>''none''</small>
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| [[1951 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]]
| Illinois
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
| '''Won''' [[1952 Rose Bowl|Rose]], 40–7
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| Maryland
| [[1951 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]]
| [[Southern Conference|Southern]]
| '''Won''' [[1952 Sugar Bowl|Sugar]], 28–13
|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| Georgia Tech
| [[1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| SEC
| '''Won''' [[1952 Orange Bowl|Orange]], 17–14
|-
|-
| 6
| 6
| Princeton
| [[1951 Princeton Tigers football team|Princeton]]
| Independent
| <small>''none''</small>
|-
|-
| 7
| 7
| Stanford
| [[1951 Stanford Indians football team|Stanford]]
| [[Pacific Coast Conference|Pacific Coast]]
| Lost [[1952 Rose Bowl|Rose]], 7–40
|-
|-
| 8
| 8
| Wisconsin
| [[1951 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin]]
| Big Ten
| <small>''none''</small>
|-
|-
| 9
| 9
| [[1951 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor]]
| Baylor
| [[Southwest Conference|Southwest]]
| Lost [[1952 Orange Bowl|Orange]], 14–17
|-
|-
| 10
| 10
| [[1951 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]
| TCU
| Southwest
| Lost [[1952 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton]], 7–20
|-
|-
| 11
| 11
| [[1951 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]
| Oklahoma
| [[Big Eight Conference|Big Seven]]
| rowspan=7|<small>''none''</small>
|-
|-
| 12
| 12
| California
| [[1951 California Golden Bears football team|California]]
| Pacifie Coast
|-
|-
| 13
| 13
| [[1951 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
| Notre Dame
| Independent
|-
|-
| 14 (t)
| rowspan=3|14
| [[1951 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]]
| Purdue
| Big Ten
|-
|-
| [[1951 San Francisco Dons football team|San Francisco]]
| 14 (t)
| Independent
| San Francisco
|-
|-
| [[1951 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State]]
| 14 (t)
| Pacific Coast
| Washington State
|-
|-
| 17 (t)
| rowspan=3|17
| Holy Cross
| [[1951 Holy Cross Crusaders football team|Holy Cross]]
| Independent
|-
|-
| [[1951 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]]
| 17 (t)
| SEC
| Kentucky
| '''Won''' [[1952 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton]], 20–7
|-
|-
| [[1951 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]]
| 17 (t)
| Pacific Coast
| UCLA
| rowspan=2|<small>''none''</small>
|-
|-
| 20
| 20
| [[1951 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]]
| Kansas
| Big Seven
|}<ref>http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/history/CoachPolls.txt</ref>
|}
<ref name=bbsotp/>
* <small>Prior to the [[1975 NCAA Division I football season|1975]] season, the [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] and [[Pacific Coast Conference|Pacific Coast]] (later [[Pac-12 Conference|AAWU / Pac-8]]) conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]].</small>
* <small>The [[Ivy League]] has prohibited its members from participating in postseason football since the league was officially formed in [[1954 college football season|1954]].</small>

==Litkenhous Ratings==
The [[Litkenhous Ratings]] released in mid-December 1951 provided numerical rankings to over 600 college football programs. The top 100 ranked teams were:<ref>{{cite news|title=Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=The Nashville Banner|date=December 14, 1951|page=49|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/nashville-banner-vols-top-final-1951-lit/124782001/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
1. Tennessee<br>
2. Maryland<br>
3. Michigan State<br>
4. Oklahoma<br>
5. California<br>
6. Georgia Tech<br>
7. Baylor<br>
8. Illinois<br>
9. Wisconsin<br>
10. Kentucky<br>
11. Stanford<br>
12. UCLA<br>
13. Texas<br>
14. Notre Dame<br>
15. Ole Miss<br>
16. USC<br>
17. TCU<br>
18. SMU<br>
19. Princeton<br>
20. Texas A&M<br>
21. Holy Cross<br>
22. Washington State<br>
23. Washington<br>
24. Xavier<br>
25. Oregon State<br>
26. Arkansas<br>
27. San Francisco<br>
28. Rice<br>
29. Michigan<br>
30. Virginia<br>
31. Ohio State<br>
32. Tulsa<br>
33. LSU<br>
34. Cincinnati<br>
35. Florida<br>
36. Alabama<br>
37. Purdue<br>
38. Kansas<br>
39. Penn<br>
40. Texas Tech<br>
41. Miami (FL)<br>
42. Vanderbilt<br>
43. Northwestern<br>
44. Cornell<br>
45. Clemson<br>
46. Pacific<br>
47. Colorado<br>
48. Georgia<br>
49. Navy<br>
50. Mississippi State<br>
51. Duke<br>
52. Tulane<br>
53. Marquette<br>
54. Boston University<br>
55. Indiana<br>
56. Villanova<br>
57. Wake Forest<br>
58. Pittsburgh<br>
59. Columbia<br>
60. Penn State<br>
61. Santa Clara<br>
62. Wyoming<br>
63. Houston<br>
64. Bucknell<br>
65. Syracuse<br>
66. Washington & Lee<br>
67. North Carolina<br>
68. South Carolina<br>
69. Iowa<br>
70. North Texas<br>
71. Dayton<br>
72. Fordham<br>
73. Auburn<br>
74. Iowa State<br>
75. Minnesota<br>
76. Arizona State<br>
77. Denver<br>
78. Hardin Simmons<br>
79. Dartmouth<br>
80. Drake<br>
81. Chattanooga<br>
82. Memphis State<br>
83. Miami (OH)<br>
84. Oklahoma A&M<br>
85. Boston College<br>
86. Missouri<br>
87. Arkansas State<br>
88. [[1951 Del Mar Vikings football team|Del Mar]]<br>
89. Army<br>
90. Rutgers<br>
91. William & Mary<br>
92. VMI<br>
93. Nebraska<br>
94. Colgate<br>
95. Yale<br>
96. Loyola Los Angeles<br>
97. Tyler JC<br>
98. Temple<br>
99. Oregon<br>
100. Toledo<br>
{{Div col end}}

==HBCU rankings==
''The [[Pittsburgh Courier]]'', a leading [[African American newspapers|African American newspaper]], ranked the top 1951 teams from [[historically black colleges and universities]] in an era when college football was largely segregated. The rankings were published on December 8:<ref>{{cite news|title=Purple Wave Edges FAMU in Torrid Football Campaign|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|author=Ric Roberts|date=December 8, 1951|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-pittsburgh-courier-courier-rates-mor/40006165/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

*1. [[1951 Morris Brown Wolverines football team|Morris Brown]] (10–1)
*2. [[1951 Florida A&M Rattlers football team|Florida A&M]] (7–1–1)
*3. [[1951 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team|Tennessee A&I]] (8–2)
*4. [[1951 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team|Prairie View A&M]] (9–1)
*5. [[Central State Marauders and Lady Marauders|Central State]] (7–2)
*6. [[1951 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team|North Carolina A&T]] (7–1–1)
*7. [[North Carolina Central Eagles football|North Carolina College]] (6–2–1)
*8. [[West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football|West Virginia State]] (6–2–1)
*9. [[Xavier Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets|Xavier (LA)]] (8–1)
*10. [[Lincoln Blue Tigers football|Lincoln (MO)]] (7–2)
*11. [[1951 Maryland State Hawks football team|Maryland State]] (7–1)
*12. [[Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football|Bethune-Cookman]] (6–2)

The [[Associated Negro Press]] also published rankings on December 14:<ref>{{cite news|title=The Pigskin Huddle|newspaper=The Call|date=December 14, 1951|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-call-associated-negro-press-1951-ran/141454348/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

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*1. [[1951 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team|North Carolina A&T]] (7–1–1)
*2. [[1951 Morris Brown Wolverines football team|Morris Brown]] (10–1)
*3. [[1951 Florida A&M Rattlers football team|Florida A&M]] (7–1–1)
*4. [[1951 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team|Prairie View A&M]] (9–1)
*5. [[Central State Marauders and Lady Marauders|Central State]] (7–2)
*6. [[North Carolina Central Eagles football|North Carolina College]] (6–2–1)
*7. [[1951 Tennessee A&I Tigers football team|Tennessee A&I]] (8–2)
*8. [[West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football|West Virginia State]] (6–2–1)
*9. [[Lincoln Blue Tigers football|Lincoln (MO)]] (7–2)
*10. [[Xavier Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets|Xavier (LA)]] (8–1)
*11. [[Alcorn State Braves football|Alcorn]] (8–3)
*12. [[Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football|Bethune-Cookman]] (6–2)
*13. [[1951 Maryland State Hawks football team|Maryland State]] (7–1)
*14. [[1951 Texas Southern Tigers football team|Texas Southern]] (7–2–1)
*15. [[Benedict College|Benedict]] (7–3)
*16. [[Virginia State Trojans|Virginia State]] (5–3)
*17. [[1951 Texas College Steers football team|Texas College]] (5–3–2)
*18. [[Hampton Pirates football|Hampton]] (5–4)
*19. [[Lincoln (Pennsylvania) Lions|Lincoln (PA)]] (5–4)
*20. [[1951 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team|Arkansas A&M]] (5–4–1)
*21. [[1951 Southern Jaguars football team|Southern]] (5–4–2)
*22. [[Fisk University|Fisk]] (6–2)
*23. [[South Carolina State Bulldogs football|South Carolina State]] (5–2)
*24. [[Tuskegee Golden Tigers football|Tuskegee]] (6–3)
*25. [[1951 Grambling Tigers football team|Grambling]] (4–5–1)
*26. [[Jackson State Tigers football|Jackson State]]
*27. [[Virginia Union Panthers football|Virginia Union]] (5–5)
*28. [[1951 Langston Lions football team|Langston]] (4–5)
*29. [[Mississippi Industrial College|Mississippi Industrial]]
*30. [[Howard Bison football|Howard]] (5–4)
*31. [[Allen University|Allen]] (3–7)
{{Div col end}}

==See also==

* [[1951 College Football All-America Team]]


==References==
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1951 college football rankings
Season1951
Bowl season1951–52 bowl games
Preseason No. 1
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End of season championsTennessee
college football rankings
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Two human polls comprised the 1951 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.

Legend

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AP Poll

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The final AP Poll was released on December 3, at the end of the 1951 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release a post-bowl season final poll regularly until 1968.

Preseason
Week 3
Oct 1		Week 4
Oct 8		Week 5
Oct 15		Week 6
Oct 22		Week 7
Oct 29		Week 8
Nov 5		Week 9
Nov 12		Week 10
Nov 19		Week 11
Nov 26		Week 12 (Final)
Dec 3
1.Tennessee (60)Michigan State (2–0) (37)Michigan State (3–0) (42)California (4–0) (50)Tennessee (4–0) (70)Tennessee (5–0) (59)Tennessee (6–0) (60)Michigan State (7–0) (55)Tennessee (8–0) (60)Tennessee (9–0) (92)Tennessee (10–0) (139)1.
2.Michigan State (18)California (2–0) (22)California (3–0) (36)Tennessee (3–0) (26)Michigan State (5–0) (28)Michigan State (6–0) (25)Illinois (6–0) (29)Tennessee (7–0) (42)Michigan State (8–0) (38)Michigan State (9–0) (34)Michigan State (9–0) (104)2.
3.Ohio State (8)Tennessee (1–0) (27)Tennessee (2–0) (18)Michigan State (4–0) (16)Georgia Tech (5–0) (16)Illinois (5–0) (15)Maryland (6–0) (21)Illinois (7–0) (20)Stanford (9–0) (18)Maryland (9–0) (18)Maryland (9–0) (18)3.
4.Oklahoma (16)Oklahoma (1–0) (18)Texas A&M (2–0) (3)Texas (4–0) (6)Illinois (4–0) (12)Maryland (5–0) (22)Princeton (6–0) (6)Stanford (8–0) (12)Maryland (8–0) (26)Illinois (8–0–1) (4)Illinois (8–0–1) (10)4.
5.California (3)Notre Dame (1–0) (9)Notre Dame (2–0) (4)Georgia Tech (4–0) (12)Maryland (4–0) (13)Georgia Tech (6–0) (9)Michigan State (6–0) (12)Maryland (7–0) (16)Princeton (8–0) (8)Princeton (9–0) (4)Georgia Tech (10–0–1) (8)5.
6.Kentucky (1)Texas (2–0) (6)Texas (3–0) (4)Texas A&M (3–0) (8)USC (5–0) (13)Princeton (5–0) (14)USC (7–0) (6)Princeton (7–0) (6)Illinois (7–0–1) (3)Georgia Tech (9–0–1) (1)Princeton (9–0) (3)6.
7.Texas A&MOhio State (1–0) (1)Illinois (2–0)Maryland (3–0) (14)Baylor (4–0) (2)USC (6–0) (7)Stanford (7–0) (8)Georgia Tech (7–0–1)Georgia Tech (8–0–1) (2)Wisconsin (7–1–1) (5)Stanford (9–1) (1)7.
8.Washington (3)Illinois (1–0)Georgia Tech (3–0) (3)Illinois (3–0) (3)Princeton (4–0) (2)Baylor (4–0–1)Georgia Tech (6–0–1) (1)Wisconsin (5–1–1) (2)Wisconsin (6–1–1) (3)Stanford (9–1) (1)Wisconsin (7–1–1) (10)8.
9.Alabama (2)Maryland (1–0) (4)Ohio State (1–1)Princeton (3–0) (1)California (4–1) (1)California (5–1)Wisconsin (4–1–1) (3)Kentucky (6–3) (4)Kentucky (7–3) (4)Baylor (7–1–1)Baylor (8–1–1)9.
10.Illinois (2)Texas A&M (1–0)Maryland (2–0) (1)Baylor (3–0)Texas (4–1)Wisconsin (3–1–1) (2)Texas (6–1)Baylor (5–1–1)Baylor (6–1–1)Oklahoma (7–2) (2)Oklahoma (8–2) (4)10.
11.Texas (1)Georgia Tech (2–0) (4)Oklahoma (1–1)USC (4–0)Stanford (5–0) (1)Stanford (6–0)Notre Dame (5–1) (1)USC (7–1)USC (7–2)TCU (5–4)TCU (6–4)11.
12.NebraskaWashington (2–0) (2)Baylor (2–0)Villanova (3–0)Cornell (4–0) (1)Texas (5–1)Kentucky (5–3) (3)Oklahoma (5–2) (1)Oklahoma (6–2)California (8–2) (3)California (8–2) (2)12.
13.BaylorGeorgia (2–0) (1)Princeton (2–0)Stanford (4–0)Northwestern (4–0)Notre Dame (4–1)TCU (5–2)TCU (5–2)San Francisco (8–0)Virginia (8–1) (1)Virginia (8–1) (5)13.
14.Notre Dame (1)Princeton (1–0)USC (3–0)Cornell (3–0)Wisconsin (2–1–1)Kentucky (4–3) (1)Oklahoma (4–2) (1)San Francisco (7–0)Texas (7–2)San Francisco (9–0)San Francisco (9–0) (2)14.
15.WisconsinOregon State (1–1) (1)Holy Cross (2–0)SMU (3–1)Notre Dame (3–1)Michigan (3–2)San Francisco (7–0)Texas (6–2)Virginia (7–1) (1)UCLA (5–3–1)Kentucky (7–4)15.
16.MarylandDuke (2–0)Clemson (3–0)Pacific (4–0) (1)Texas A&M (3–1) (1)Washington State (4–2)Baylor (4–1–1)California (5–3)Holy Cross (7–1) (1)Texas (7–2)Boston University (6–4) (2)16.
17.MichiganKentucky (1–2)Cornell (2–0)Ohio State (1–1–1)Kentucky (3–3) (1)Oklahoma (3–2) (1)California (5–2) тWashington State (5–3)Washington State (6–3)Kentucky (7–4)UCLA (5–3–1)17.
18.PrincetonClemson (2–0) (1)Oregon State (2–1)Northwestern (3–0)Washington State (3–2)Texas A&M (3–1–1)Washington State (5–2) тUCLA (4–3)Rice (5–3)Washington State (7–3)Washington State (7–3)18.
19.PennsylvaniaBaylor (1–0)Stanford (3–0)Oklahoma (1–2)Arkansas (3–2)Miami (FL) (4–1)Pacific (6–1) (1)Rice (4–3)California (7–2)Holy Cross (8–1)Holy Cross (8–2) (1) т19.
20.CornellKansas (2–0)Pacific (3–0) (1)Washington (3–1)San Francisco (5–0)San Francisco (6–0)
  • Arkansas (4–3) т
  • Ohio State (3–2–1) т
Cincinnati (8–0)Bucknell (9–0)USC (7–3)Clemson (7–2) т20.
Preseason
Week 3
Oct 1		Week 4
Oct 8		Week 5
Oct 15		Week 6
Oct 22		Week 7
Oct 29		Week 8
Nov 5		Week 9
Nov 12		Week 10
Nov 19		Week 11
Nov 26		Week 12 (Final)
Dec 3
Dropped:
  • Alabama
  • Nebraska
  • Wisconsin
  • Michigan
  • Pennsylvania
  • Cornell
Dropped:
  • Washington
  • Georgia
  • Duke
  • Kentucky
  • Kansas
Dropped:
  • Notre Dame
  • Holy Cross
  • Clemson
  • Oregon State
Dropped:
  • Villanova
  • SMU
  • Pacific
  • Ohio State
  • Oklahoma
  • Washington
Dropped:
  • Cornell
  • Northwestern
  • Arkansas
Dropped:
  • Michigan
  • Texas A&M
  • Miami (FL)
Dropped:
  • Notre Dame
  • Pacific
  • Arkansas
  • Ohio State
Dropped:
  • TCU
  • UCLA
  • Cincinnati
Dropped:
  • Rice
  • Bucknell
Dropped:
  • Texas
  • USC

[1]

Final Coaches Poll

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The final UP Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, on December 3.[2][3]
Tennessee received 23 of the 35 first-place votes; Michigan State received seven, Maryland two, and one each to Illinois, Georgia Tech, and Princeton.[3]

Ranking Team Conference Bowl
1 Tennessee SEC Lost Sugar, 13–28
2 Michigan State Independent none
3 Illinois Big Ten Won Rose, 40–7
4 Maryland Southern Won Sugar, 28–13
5 Georgia Tech SEC Won Orange, 17–14
6 Princeton Independent none
7 Stanford Pacific Coast Lost Rose, 7–40
8 Wisconsin Big Ten none
9 Baylor Southwest Lost Orange, 14–17
10 TCU Southwest Lost Cotton, 7–20
11 Oklahoma Big Seven none
12 California Pacifie Coast
13 Notre Dame Independent
14 Purdue Big Ten
San Francisco Independent
Washington State Pacific Coast
17 Holy Cross Independent
Kentucky SEC Won Cotton, 20–7
UCLA Pacific Coast none
20 Kansas Big Seven

[3]

Litkenhous Ratings

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The Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December 1951 provided numerical rankings to over 600 college football programs. The top 100 ranked teams were:[4]

1. Tennessee
2. Maryland
3. Michigan State
4. Oklahoma
5. California
6. Georgia Tech
7. Baylor
8. Illinois
9. Wisconsin
10. Kentucky
11. Stanford
12. UCLA
13. Texas
14. Notre Dame
15. Ole Miss
16. USC
17. TCU
18. SMU
19. Princeton
20. Texas A&M
21. Holy Cross
22. Washington State
23. Washington
24. Xavier
25. Oregon State
26. Arkansas
27. San Francisco
28. Rice
29. Michigan
30. Virginia
31. Ohio State
32. Tulsa
33. LSU
34. Cincinnati
35. Florida
36. Alabama
37. Purdue
38. Kansas
39. Penn
40. Texas Tech
41. Miami (FL)
42. Vanderbilt
43. Northwestern
44. Cornell
45. Clemson
46. Pacific
47. Colorado
48. Georgia
49. Navy
50. Mississippi State
51. Duke
52. Tulane
53. Marquette
54. Boston University
55. Indiana
56. Villanova
57. Wake Forest
58. Pittsburgh
59. Columbia
60. Penn State
61. Santa Clara
62. Wyoming
63. Houston
64. Bucknell
65. Syracuse
66. Washington & Lee
67. North Carolina
68. South Carolina
69. Iowa
70. North Texas
71. Dayton
72. Fordham
73. Auburn
74. Iowa State
75. Minnesota
76. Arizona State
77. Denver
78. Hardin Simmons
79. Dartmouth
80. Drake
81. Chattanooga
82. Memphis State
83. Miami (OH)
84. Oklahoma A&M
85. Boston College
86. Missouri
87. Arkansas State
88. Del Mar
89. Army
90. Rutgers
91. William & Mary
92. VMI
93. Nebraska
94. Colgate
95. Yale
96. Loyola Los Angeles
97. Tyler JC
98. Temple
99. Oregon
100. Toledo

HBCU rankings

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The Pittsburgh Courier, a leading African American newspaper, ranked the top 1951 teams from historically black colleges and universities in an era when college football was largely segregated. The rankings were published on December 8:[5]

The Associated Negro Press also published rankings on December 14:[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1951 Final Football Polls - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football, Basketball, and Softball Polls and Rankings".
  2. ^ "Vols rated tops by UP". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). United Press. December 4, 1951. p. 17.
  3. ^ a b c "Tennessee rated nation's No. 1 team for season". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). United Press. December 4, 1951. p. 2.
  4. ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ric Roberts (December 8, 1951). "Purple Wave Edges FAMU in Torrid Football Campaign". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The Pigskin Huddle". The Call. December 14, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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