1951 season · week 5
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- FBS Independents5
- Pacific4
- Southwest4
- Other7
- 1▲1TennesseeSEC—
- 2▲1Michigan StateFBS Independents—
- 3▲2Georgia TechSEC—
- 4▲4IllinoisWestern—
- 5▲2MarylandSouthern—
- 6▲5USCPacific—
- 7▲3BaylorSouthwest—
- 8▲1PrincetonFBS Independents—
- 9▼8CaliforniaPacific—
- 10▼6TexasSouthwest—
- 11▲2StanfordPacific—
- 12▲2CornellFBS Independents—
- 13▲5NorthwesternWestern—
- 14NewWisconsinWestern—
- 15NewNotre DameFBS Independents—
- 16▼10Texas A&MSouthwest—
- 17NewKentuckySEC—
- 18NewWashington StatePacific—
- 19NewArkansasSouthwest—
- 20NewSan FranciscoFBS Independents—