1951 season · final
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- FBS Independents6
- Pacific4
- SEC3
- Other7
- 1–TennesseeSEC—
- 2–Michigan StateFBS Independents—
- 3–MarylandSouthern—
- 4–IllinoisWestern—
- 5▲1Georgia TechSEC—
- 6▼1PrincetonFBS Independents—
- 7▲1StanfordPacific—
- 8▼1WisconsinWestern—
- 9–BaylorSouthwest—
- 10–OklahomaBig 7—
- 11–TCUSouthwest—
- 12–CaliforniaPacific—
- 13–VirginiaFBS Independents—
- 14–San FranciscoFBS Independents—
- 15▲2KentuckySEC—
- 16NewBoston UniversityFBS Independents—
- 17▼2UCLAPacific—
- 18–Washington StatePacific—
- 19–Holy CrossFBS Independents—
- 19NewClemsonSouthern—