1953 season · week 2
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- SEC5
- Big Ten4
- Southwest3
- Other8
- 1–Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 2–Michigan StateBig Ten—
- 3▲6MarylandACC—
- 4NewMichiganBig Ten—
- 5▼1UCLAPacific—
- 6▲1Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 7▲1USCPacific—
- 8▼2OklahomaBig 7—
- 9▼6Georgia TechSEC—
- 10▲10BaylorSouthwest—
- 11NewMississippi StateSEC—
- 12▼2DukeACC—
- 13▲3West VirginiaSouthern—
- 14▼2RiceSouthwest—
- 15NewOle MissSEC—
- 16NewWisconsinBig Ten—
- 17▼6TexasSouthwest—
- 18NewGeorgiaSEC—
- 19NewLSUSEC—
- 20NewHoly CrossFBS Independents—