Weekly Rankings · Rankings Only
1951 AP Football Polls
Follow the available weekly polls through the final rankings.
11Polls44Teams Ranked
Maryland
Season Best: No. 3 · Ranked in 11 of 11 Polls · Final: No. 3
NR means outside the published Top 20. It does not mean the team received no votes.
1951 Season · Week 1
Week 1 AP Top 20
Source label: October 1 · Publication date unverified · 20 Ranked Teams
No. 1Michigan State
| Rank | Team | Movement | Points | First Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 2 | — | 37 | |
| 2 | ↑ 3 Previously No. 5 | — | 22 | |
| 3 | ↓ 2 Previously No. 1 | — | 27 | |
| 4 | — Previously No. 4 | — | 18 | |
| 5 | ↑ 9 Previously No. 14 | — | 9 | |
| 6 | ↑ 5 Previously No. 11 | — | 6 | |
| 7 | ↓ 4 Previously No. 3 | — | 1 | |
| 8 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 10 | — | — | |
| 9 | ↑ 7 Previously No. 16 | — | 4 | |
| 10 | — Rank comparison unresolved | — | — | |
| 11 | New New to the Rankings | — | 4 | |
| 12 | ↓ 4 Previously No. 8 | — | 2 | |
| 13 | New New to the Rankings | — | 1 | |
| 14 | ↑ 4 Previously No. 18 | — | — | |
| 15 | New New to the Rankings | — | 1 | |
| 16 | New New to the Rankings | — | — | |
| 17 | ↓ 11 Previously No. 6 | — | — | |
| 18 | New New to the Rankings | — | 1 | |
| 19 | ↓ 6 Previously No. 13 | — | — | |
| 20 | New New to the Rankings | — | — |