1959 season · week 5
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- SEC6
- Big Ten4
- FBS Independents4
- Other6
- 1–LSUSEC—
- 2–NorthwesternBig Ten—
- 3▲1TexasSouthwest—
- 4▼1Georgia TechSEC—
- 5–Ole MissSEC—
- 6▲1PurdueBig Ten—
- 7▼1USCAAWU—
- 8▲4SyracuseFBS Independents—
- 9▲1IowaBig Ten—
- 10▲6Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 11▲3AuburnSEC—
- 12▲7ArkansasSouthwest—
- 13▲7IllinoisBig Ten—
- 14▼6TennesseeSEC—
- 15–SMUSouthwest—
- 15NewClemsonACC—
- 17▲1Air ForceFBS Independents—
- 18NewWashingtonAAWU—
- 19▼2FloridaSEC—
- 20NewPittsburghFBS Independents—