1954 season · final
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- FBS Independents5
- Big Ten3
- Southwest3
- Other9
- 1–Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 2–UCLAPacific—
- 3–OklahomaBig 7—
- 4–Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 5▲1NavyFBS Independents—
- 6▲1Ole MissSEC—
- 7▼2ArmyFBS Independents—
- 8▲2MarylandACC—
- 9▼1WisconsinBig Ten—
- 10▲3ArkansasSouthwest—
- 11–MiamiFBS Independents—
- 12–West VirginiaSouthern—
- 13▲2AuburnSEC—
- 14▲6DukeACC—
- 15▼1MichiganBig Ten—
- 16–Virginia TechSouthern—
- 17–USCPacific—
- 18▼9BaylorSouthwest—
- 19NewRiceSouthwest—
- 20▼1Penn StateFBS Independents—