1959 season · final
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- SEC5
- FBS Independents4
- Southwest3
- Other8
- 1–SyracuseFBS Independents—
- 2–Ole MissSEC—
- 3–LSUSEC—
- 4–TexasSouthwest—
- 5–GeorgiaSEC—
- 6–WisconsinBig Ten—
- 7–TCUSouthwest—
- 8–WashingtonAAWU—
- 9–ArkansasSouthwest—
- 10▲1AlabamaSEC—
- 11▼1ClemsonACC—
- 12▲2Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 13▼1IllinoisBig Ten—
- 14▼1USCAAWU—
- 15–OklahomaBig 8—
- 16–WyomingSkyline—
- 17▲2Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 18▲2MissouriBig 8—
- 19▼1FloridaSEC—
- 20NewPittsburghFBS Independents—