1953 season · week 6
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- Big Ten4
- FBS Independents3
- Pacific3
- Other10
- 1–Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 2▲1MarylandACC—
- 3▲3BaylorSouthwest—
- 4▲3IllinoisBig Ten—
- 5▲3West VirginiaSouthern—
- 6▼4Michigan StateBig Ten—
- 7▲4USCPacific—
- 8▼4Georgia TechSEC—
- 9–OklahomaBig 7—
- 10▲2UCLAPacific—
- 11▲2SMUSouthwest—
- 12NewRiceSouthwest—
- 13▲3DukeACC—
- 14NewMinnesotaBig Ten—
- 15NewArmyFBS Independents—
- 16▼11MichiganBig Ten—
- 17▲3StanfordPacific—
- 18NewOle MissSEC—
- 19▼3KentuckySEC—
- 20▼10NavyFBS Independents—