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| 1953 - Ranking of No Division Affiliation teams based on Associated Press Poll | ||||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Team | Other Rankings | Division | Global | Conference | |||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | AP | Coach | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 1 | 33.91 | 5 | 29.41 | 52 | 53.75 | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10-1-0 | 1 | 11 | 10-1-0 | ACC |
| 2 | 33.08 | 3 | 33.47 | 17 | 34.00 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9-0-1 | 2 | 10 | 9-0-1 | EIC |
| 3 | 31.54 | 2 | 33.60 | 14 | 31.72 | Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9-1-0 | 3 | 10 | 9-1-0 | BIG 10 |
| 9 | 24.76 | 7 | 25.34 | 43 | 47.30 | Oklahoma | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9-1-1 | 9 | 11 | 9-1-1 | BIG 7 |
| 4 | 31.23 | 4 | 30.05 | 34 | 40.50 | UCLA | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8-2-0 | 4 | 10 | 8-2-0 | PCC |
| 8 | 24.97 | 12 | 21.67 | 31 | 38.75 | Rice | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9-2-0 | 8 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SWAC |
| 7 | 26.55 | 6 | 28.57 | 12 | 31.06 | Illinois | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7-1-1 | 7 | 9 | 7-1-1 | BIG 10 |
| 15 | 19.70 | 14 | 20.49 | 48 | 49.05 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9-2-1 | 15 | 12 | 9-2-1 | SEC |
| 10 | 24.34 | 16 | 19.64 | 9 | 29.00 | Iowa | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5-3-1 | 10 | 9 | 5-3-1 | BIG 10 |
| 36 | 9.84 | 34 | 10.66 | 86 | 76.88 | West Virginia | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8-2-0 | 36 | 10 | 8-2-0 | SoCon |
| 16 | 19.53 | 17 | 18.70 | 15 | 33.25 | Texas | 11 | 8 | 10 | 7-3-0 | 16 | 10 | 7-3-0 | SWAC |
| 12 | 21.22 | 15 | 20.15 | 63 | 63.77 | Texas Tech | 12 | 16 | 12 | 11-1-0 | 12 | 12 | 11-1-0 | BC |
| 18 | 18.13 | 13 | 20.52 | 27 | 37.64 | Alabama | 13 | 15 | 12 | 6-3-3 | 18 | 12 | 6-3-3 | SEC |
| 31 | 12.06 | 23 | 15.33 | 68 | 67.44 | Army | 14 | 14 | 9 | 7-1-1 | 31 | 9 | 7-1-1 | NEI |
| 5 | 27.73 | 8 | 25.12 | 5 | 23.17 | Wisconsin | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6-2-1 | 5 | 9 | 6-2-1 | BIG 10 |
| 13 | 20.50 | 18 | 17.95 | 30 | 38.56 | Kentucky | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7-2-1 | 13 | 10 | 7-2-1 | SEC |
| 19 | 17.91 | 24 | 15.17 | 38 | 42.39 | Auburn | 17 | 17 | 11 | 7-3-1 | 19 | 11 | 7-3-1 | SEC |
| 24 | 15.74 | 30 | 12.34 | 60 | 59.45 | Duke | 18 | 18 | 10 | 7-2-1 | 24 | 10 | 7-2-1 | ACC |
| 27 | 14.97 | 22 | 15.96 | 39 | 44.10 | Stanford | 19 | 10 | 6-3-1 | 27 | 10 | 6-3-1 | PCC | |
| 14 | 19.91 | 9 | 23.34 | 10 | 30.67 | Michigan | 20 | 19 | 9 | 6-3-0 | 14 | 9 | 6-3-0 | BIG 10 |
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Soren Sorensen - Updated Thu Sep 3 18:05:17 2026