1951 season · week 3
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- FBS Independents6
- Pacific4
- Southwest3
- Other7
- 1–Michigan StateFBS Independents—
- 2–CaliforniaPacific—
- 3–TennesseeSEC—
- 4▲6Texas A&MSouthwest—
- 5–Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 6–TexasSouthwest—
- 7▲1IllinoisWestern—
- 8▲3Georgia TechSEC—
- 9▼2Ohio StateWestern—
- 10▼1MarylandSouthern—
- 11▼7OklahomaBig 7—
- 12▲7BaylorSouthwest—
- 13▲1PrincetonFBS Independents—
- 14NewUSCPacific—
- 15NewHoly CrossFBS Independents—
- 16▲2ClemsonSouthern—
- 17NewCornellFBS Independents—
- 18▼3Oregon StatePacific—
- 19NewStanfordPacific—
- 20NewPacificFBS Independents—