1952 season · final
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- SEC6
- FBS Independents5
- Western3
- Other6
- 1–Michigan StateFBS Independents—
- 2▲1Georgia TechSEC—
- 3▲4Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 4–OklahomaBig 7—
- 5▼3USCPacific—
- 6▼1UCLAPacific—
- 7▼1Ole MissSEC—
- 8▲1TennesseeSEC—
- 9▼1AlabamaSEC—
- 10–TexasSouthwest—
- 11▲1WisconsinWestern—
- 12▼1TulsaMissouri Valley—
- 13▲2MarylandFBS Independents—
- 14▲2SyracuseFBS Independents—
- 15▲2FloridaSEC—
- 16▼3DukeSouthern—
- 17NewOhio StateWestern—
- 18▼4PurdueWestern—
- 19▼1PrincetonFBS Independents—
- 20▼1KentuckySEC—