Weekly Rankings · Rankings Only
1951 AP Football Polls
Follow the available weekly polls through the final rankings.
11Polls44Teams Ranked
Pacific
Season Best: No. 16 · Ranked in 3 of 11 Polls · Final: NR
NR means outside the published Top 20. It does not mean the team received no votes.
1951 Season · Final Poll
Final AP Top 20
Source label: Final · Publication date unverified · 20 Ranked Teams
No. 1Tennessee
| Rank | Team | Movement | Points | First Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — Previously No. 1 | — | 139 | |
| 2 | — Previously No. 2 | — | 104 | |
| 3 | — Previously No. 3 | — | 18 | |
| 4 | — Previously No. 4 | — | 10 | |
| 5 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 6 | — | 8 | |
| 6 | ↓ 1 Previously No. 5 | — | 3 | |
| 7 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 8 | — | 1 | |
| 8 | ↓ 1 Previously No. 7 | — | 10 | |
| 9 | — Previously No. 9 | — | — | |
| 10 | — Previously No. 10 | — | 4 | |
| 11 | — Previously No. 11 | — | — | |
| 12 | — Previously No. 12 | — | 2 | |
| 13 | — Previously No. 13 | — | 5 | |
| 14 | — Previously No. 14 | — | 2 | |
| 15 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 17 | — | — | |
| 16 | New New to the Rankings | — | 2 | |
| 17 | ↓ 2 Previously No. 15 | — | — | |
| 18 | — Previously No. 18 | — | — | |
| T19 | New New to the Rankings | — | — | |
| T19 | — Previously No. 19 | — | 1 |