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1954 college football rankings

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FieldValue
season1954
preseason_number_1[Notre Dame](1954-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team)
champions[Ohio State](1954-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team) (AP)
[UCLA](1954-ucla-bruins-football-team) (Coaches)

UCLA (Coaches) Two human polls comprised the 1954 college football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Legend

Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

The final AP Poll was released on November 29, at the end of the 1954 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release a post-bowl season final poll regularly until 1968. |Week1-1 = Notre Dame (52) |Week1-2 = Oklahoma (74) |Week1-3 = Maryland (13) |Week1-4 = Texas (10) |Week1-5 = Illinois (2) |Week1-6 = Michigan State (7) |Week1-7 = Georgia Tech (5) |Week1-8 = UCLA (1) |Week1-9 = Wisconsin (1) |Week1-10 = Ole Miss (2) |Week1-11 = Iowa (1) |Week1-12 = California |Week1-13 = Army |Week1-14 = Alabama |Week1-15 = Duke (2) |Week1-16 = Rice |Week1-17 = USC |Week1-18 = Oregon |Week1-19 = Texas Tech |Week1-20 = Ohio State (1) |Week2-1 = Oklahoma (1–0) (56) |Week2-1-Color = u |Week2-2 = Notre Dame (0–0) (11) |Week2-2-Color = d |Week2-3 = Maryland (0–0) (9) |Week2-3-Color = |Week2-4 = Texas (1–0) (3) |Week2-4-Color = |Week2-5 = Georgia Tech (1–0) (2) |Week2-5-Color = u |Week2-6 = Illinois (0–0) |Week2-6-Color = d |Week2-7 = Michigan State (0–0) |Week2-7-Color = d |Week2-8 = UCLA (1–0) (2) |Week2-8-Color = |Week2-9 = Ole Miss (1–0) (1) |Week2-9-Color = u |Week2-10 = Baylor (1–0) т |Week2-10-Color = tnpr |Week2-11 = Wisconsin (0–0) т |Week2-11-Color = d |Week2-12 = Iowa (0–0) |Week2-12-Color = d |Week2-13 = Rice (0–0) |Week2-13-Color = u |Week2-14 = Texas Tech (1–0) (1) |Week2-14-Color = u |Week2-15 = USC (1–0) |Week2-15-Color = u |Week2-16 = Oregon (1–0) |Week2-16-Color = u |Week2-17 = California (0–1) |Week2-17-Color = d |Week2-18 = Army (0–0) |Week2-18-Color = d |Week2-19 = Duke (0–0) |Week2-19-Color = d |Week2-20 = TCU (1–0) |Week2-20-Color = npr |Week3-1 = Notre Dame (1–0) (94) |Week3-1-Color = u |Week3-2 = Oklahoma (2–0) (24) |Week3-2-Color = d |Week3-3 = Iowa (1–0) (11) |Week3-3-Color = u |Week3-4 = UCLA (2–0) (3) |Week3-4-Color = u |Week3-5 = Wisconsin (1–0) (7) |Week3-5-Color = u |Week3-6 = Maryland (1–0) (3) |Week3-6-Color = d |Week3-7 = Duke (1–0) (7) |Week3-7-Color = u |Week3-8 = Ole Miss (2–0) (3) |Week3-8-Color = u |Week3-9 = USC (2–0) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Penn State (1–0) |Week3-10-Color = npr |Week3-11 = Baylor (2–0) |Week3-11-Color = d |Week3-12 = Texas (1–1) |Week3-12-Color = d |Week3-13 = Michigan State (0–1) |Week3-13-Color = d |Week3-14 = Ohio State (1–0) (1) |Week3-14-Color = npr |Week3-15 = South Carolina (1–0) (1) |Week3-15-Color = npr |Week3-16 = Rice (1–0) |Week3-16-Color = d |Week3-17 = Texas Tech (2–0) |Week3-17-Color = d |Week3-18 = California (1–1) |Week3-18-Color = d |Week3-19 = Purdue (1–0) |Week3-19-Color = npr |Week3-20 = Florida (1–1) |Week3-20-Color = npr |Week4-1 = Oklahoma (2–0) (77) |Week4-1-Color = u |Week4-2 = UCLA (3–0) (20) |Week4-2-Color = u |Week4-3 = Wisconsin (2–0) (17) |Week4-3-Color = u |Week4-4 = Iowa (2–0) (15) |Week4-4-Color = d |Week4-5 = Purdue (2–0) (22) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Duke (2–0) (3) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Ole Miss (3–0) (12) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = Notre Dame (1–1) |Week4-8-Color = d |Week4-9 = USC (3–0) |Week4-9-Color = |Week4-10 = Ohio State (2–0) (1) |Week4-10-Color = u |Week4-11 = Rice (2–0) |Week4-11-Color = u |Week4-12 = Penn State (2–0) |Week4-12-Color = d |Week4-13 = Maryland (1–1) |Week4-13-Color = d |Week4-14 = Florida (2–1) (1) |Week4-14-Color = u |Week4-15 = Texas (2–1) |Week4-15-Color = d |Week4-16 = West Virginia (1–0) (5) |Week4-16-Color = npr |Week4-17 = Stanford (3–0) |Week4-17-Color = npr |Week4-18 = Minnesota (2–0) |Week4-18-Color = npr |Week4-19 = Navy (2–0) т |Week4-19-Color = tnpr |Week4-20 = Virginia Tech (3–0) т |Week4-20-Color = npr |Week5-1 = Oklahoma (3–0) (118) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Wisconsin (4–0) (21) |Week5-2-Color = u |Week5-3 = UCLA (4–0) (10) |Week5-3-Color = d |Week5-4 = Ohio State (3–0) (14) |Week5-4-Color = u |Week5-5 = Purdue (2–0–1) (3) |Week5-5-Color = |Week5-6 = Duke (2–0–1) (7) |Week5-6-Color = |Week5-7 = Ole Miss (4–0) (11) |Week5-7-Color = |Week5-8 = Notre Dame (2–1) (2) |Week5-8-Color = |Week5-9 = Navy (3–0) (1) т |Week5-9-Color = tu |Week5-10 = Penn State (3–0) (3) т |Week5-10-Color = u |Week5-11 = Minnesota (3–0) (2) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = Arkansas (3–0) (1) |Week5-12-Color = npr |Week5-13 = Iowa (2–1) |Week5-13-Color = d |Week5-14 = West Virginia (2–0) (6) |Week5-14-Color = u |Week5-15 = Rice (2–1) |Week5-15-Color = d |Week5-16 = Virginia Tech (3–0) |Week5-16-Color = u |Week5-17 = Colorado (4–0) (1) |Week5-17-Color = npr |Week5-18 = Army (2–1) |Week5-18-Color = npr |Week5-19 = Georgia Tech (3–1) |Week5-19-Color = npr |Week5-20 = Texas Tech (3–0–1) |Week5-20-Color = npr |Week6-1 = Oklahoma (4–0) (115) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Wisconsin (4–0) (42) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = UCLA (5–0) (23) |Week6-3-Color = |Week6-4 = Ohio State (4–0) (8) |Week6-4-Color = |Week6-5 = Ole Miss (5–0) (9) |Week6-5-Color = u |Week6-6 = Notre Dame (3–1) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = Arkansas (4–0) (4) |Week6-7-Color = u |Week6-8 = Minnesota (4–0) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = Army (3–1) |Week6-9-Color = u |Week6-10 = West Virginia (3–0) (9) |Week6-10-Color = u |Week6-11 = Colorado (5–0) (2) |Week6-11-Color = u |Week6-12 = Alabama (4–1) |Week6-12-Color = npr |Week6-13 = Purdue (2–1–1) |Week6-13-Color = d |Week6-14 = Virginia Tech (4–0) |Week6-14-Color = u |Week6-15 = Georgia Tech (4–1) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = Miami (FL) (4–0) |Week6-16-Color = npr |Week6-17 = USC (4–1) |Week6-17-Color = npr |Week6-18 = Florida (3–2) |Week6-18-Color = npr |Week6-19 = Duke (2–1–1) |Week6-19-Color = d |Week6-20 = TCU (3–2) |Week6-20-Color = npr |Week7-1 = Ohio State (5–0) (64) |Week7-1-Color = u |Week7-2 = Oklahoma (5–0) (74) |Week7-2-Color = d |Week7-3 = UCLA (6–0) (45) |Week7-3-Color = |Week7-4 = Arkansas (5–0) (16) |Week7-4-Color = u |Week7-5 = Army (4–1) (1) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Notre Dame (3–1) (1) |Week7-6-Color = |Week7-7 = West Virginia (4–0) (6) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = Wisconsin (4–1) |Week7-8-Color = d |Week7-9 = Purdue (3–1–1) |Week7-9-Color = u |Week7-10 = Miami (FL) (5–0) (6) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Michigan (4–1) |Week7-11-Color = npr |Week7-12 = Ole Miss (5–1) |Week7-12-Color = d |Week7-13 = USC (5–1) |Week7-13-Color = u |Week7-14 = Virginia Tech (5–0) (1) |Week7-14-Color = |Week7-15 = Navy (4–1) |Week7-15-Color = npr |Week7-16 = Duke (3–1–1) |Week7-16-Color = u |Week7-17 = TCU (4–2) |Week7-17-Color = u |Week7-18 = SMU (3–1) |Week7-18-Color = npr |Week7-19 = Rice (3–2) |Week7-19-Color = npr |Week7-20 = Cincinnati (6–0) |Week7-20-Color = npr |Week8-1 = UCLA (7–0) (72) |Week8-1-Color = u |Week8-2 = Ohio State (6–0) (69) |Week8-2-Color = d |Week8-3 = Oklahoma (6–0) (42) |Week8-3-Color = d |Week8-4 = Arkansas (6–0) (16) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = Notre Dame (4–1) (4) |Week8-5-Color = u |Week8-6 = Miami (FL) (6–0) (14) |Week8-6-Color = u |Week8-7 = Army (5–1) (1) |Week8-7-Color = d |Week8-8 = Purdue (4–1–1) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = Ole Miss (6–1) (2) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = USC (6–1) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = Duke (4–1–1) |Week8-11-Color = u |Week8-12 = Iowa (4–2) |Week8-12-Color = npr |Week8-13 = Cincinnati (7–0) |Week8-13-Color = u |Week8-14 = Minnesota (5–1) |Week8-14-Color = npr |Week8-15 = Rice (4–2) |Week8-15-Color = u |Week8-16 = Wisconsin (4–2) |Week8-16-Color = d |Week8-17 = West Virginia (4–1) (1) |Week8-17-Color = d |Week8-18 = Virginia Tech (5–0–1) |Week8-18-Color = d |Week8-19 = Navy (4–2) |Week8-19-Color = d |Week8-20 = |Week8-20-Color = npr |Week9-1 = UCLA (8–0) (117) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Ohio State (7–0) (80) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = Oklahoma (7–0) (44) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = Arkansas (7–0) (43) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 = Notre Dame (5–1) (3) |Week9-5-Color = |Week9-6 = Army (6–1) (4) |Week9-6-Color = u |Week9-7 = Ole Miss (7–1) (5) |Week9-7-Color = u |Week9-8 = USC (7–1) |Week9-8-Color = u |Week9-9 = Iowa (5–2) |Week9-9-Color = u |Week9-10 = Navy (5–2) |Week9-10-Color = u |Week9-11 = Miami (FL) (6–1) |Week9-11-Color = d |Week9-12 = Cincinnati (8–0) |Week9-12-Color = u |Week9-13 = Minnesota (6–1) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = Wisconsin (5–2) |Week9-14-Color = u |Week9-15 = Virginia Tech (6–0–1) |Week9-15-Color = u |Week9-16 = West Virginia (5–1) (2) |Week9-16-Color = u |Week9-17 = Maryland (4–2–1) |Week9-17-Color = npr |Week9-18 = Baylor (6–2) |Week9-18-Color = u |Week9-19 = SMU (4–1–1) |Week9-19-Color = npr |Week9-20 = Georgia (6–1–1) |Week9-20-Color = npr |Week10-1 = Ohio State (8–0) (87) |Week10-1-Color = u |Week10-2 = UCLA (8–0) (92) |Week10-2-Color = d |Week10-3 = Oklahoma (8–0) (28) |Week10-3-Color = |Week10-4 = Notre Dame (6–1) (2) |Week10-4-Color = u |Week10-5 = Army (7–1) |Week10-5-Color = u |Week10-6 = Ole Miss (8–1) (7) |Week10-6-Color = u |Week10-7 = Navy (6–2) т |Week10-7-Color = tu |Week10-8 = USC (8–1) т |Week10-8-Color = u |Week10-9 = Arkansas (7–1) (5) |Week10-9-Color = d |Week10-10 = Minnesota (7–1) |Week10-10-Color= u |Week10-11 = SMU (5–1–1) |Week10-11-Color= u |Week10-12 = Michigan (6–2) |Week10-12-Color= npr |Week10-13 = Maryland (5–2–1) |Week10-13-Color= u |Week10-14 = West Virginia (6–1) |Week10-14-Color= u |Week10-15 = Virginia Tech (6–0–1) |Week10-15-Color= |Week10-16 = Miami (FL) (6–1) |Week10-16-Color= d |Week10-17 = Wisconsin (6–2) |Week10-17-Color= d |Week10-18 = Auburn (7–1) |Week10-18-Color= npr |Week10-19 = Iowa (5–3) |Week10-19-Color= d |Week10-20 = Baylor (6–2) |Week10-20-Color= d |Week11-1 = Ohio State (9–0) (115) |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 = UCLA (9–0) (85) |Week11-2-Color = |Week11-3 = Oklahoma (9–0) (31) |Week11-3-Color = |Week11-4 = Notre Dame (7–1) (4) |Week11-4-Color = |Week11-5 = Army (7–1) |Week11-5-Color = |Week11-6 = Navy (6–2) (2) |Week11-6-Color = u |Week11-7 = Ole Miss (8–1) (6) |Week11-7-Color = d |Week11-8 = Wisconsin (7–2) |Week11-8-Color = u |Week11-9 = Baylor (7–2) |Week11-9-Color = u |Week11-10 = Maryland (6–2–1) |Week11-10-Color= u |Week11-11 = Miami (FL) (7–1) (2) |Week11-11-Color= u |Week11-12 = West Virginia (7–1) (3) |Week11-12-Color= u |Week11-13 = Arkansas (7–2) (2) |Week11-13-Color= d |Week11-14 = Michigan (6–3) |Week11-14-Color= d |Week11-15 = Auburn (7–2) |Week11-15-Color= u |Week11-16 = Virginia Tech (7–0–1) |Week11-16-Color= d |Week11-17 = USC (8–2) |Week11-17-Color= d |Week11-18 = Kentucky (7–3) |Week11-18-Color= npr |Week11-19 = Penn State (7–2) |Week11-19-Color= npr |Week11-20 = |Week11-20-Color= d |Week12-1 = Ohio State (9–0) (204) |Week12-1-Color = nc |Week12-2 = UCLA (9–0) (133) |Week12-2-Color = |Week12-3 = Oklahoma (10–0) (35) |Week12-3-Color = |Week12-4 = Notre Dame (8–1) (9) |Week12-4-Color = |Week12-5 = Navy (7–2) (4) |Week12-5-Color = u |Week12-6 = Ole Miss (9–1) (6) |Week12-6-Color = u |Week12-7 = Army (7–2) |Week12-7-Color = d |Week12-8 = Maryland (7–2–1) (4) |Week12-8-Color = u |Week12-9 = Wisconsin (7–2) |Week12-9-Color = d |Week12-10 = Arkansas (8–2) (4) |Week12-10-Color= u |Week12-11 = Miami (FL) (8–1) (7) |Week12-11-Color= |Week12-12 = West Virginia (8–1) (2) |Week12-12-Color= |Week12-13 = Auburn (7–3) (1) |Week12-13-Color= u |Week12-14 = Duke (7–2–1) |Week12-14-Color= u |Week12-15 = Michigan (6–3) |Week12-15-Color= d |Week12-16 = Virginia Tech (8–0–1) |Week12-16-Color= |Week12-17 = USC (8–3) |Week12-17-Color= |Week12-18 = Baylor (7–3) |Week12-18-Color= d |Week12-19 = Rice (7–3) |Week12-19-Color= npr |Week12-20 = Penn State (7–2) |Week12-20-Color= d

Final Coaches Poll

The final UP Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games, on November 29.

UCLA received 21 of the 35 first-place votes; Ohio State received eleven, and one each to Oklahoma, Notre Dame, and Navy.

RankingTeamConferenceBowl
1[UCLA](1954-ucla-bruins-football-team) *(21)*--Pacific Coast*none*
2[Ohio State](1954-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team) *(11)*--Big Ten**Won** [Rose](1955-rose-bowl), 20–7
3[Oklahoma](1954-oklahoma-sooners-football-team) *(1)*--Big Seven*none*
4[Notre Dame](1954-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team) *(1)*--Independent
5[Navy](1954-navy-midshipmen-football-team) *(1)*--Independent**Won** [Sugar](1955-sugar-bowl), 21–0
6[Ole Miss](1954-ole-miss-rebels-football-team)SECLost [Sugar](1955-sugar-bowl), 0–21
7[Army](1954-army-cadets-football-team)Independent*none*
8[Arkansas](1954-arkansas-razorbacks-football-team)SouthwestLost [Cotton](1955-cotton-bowl-classic), 6–14
9[Miami (FL)](1954-miami-hurricanes-football-team)Independent*none*
10[Wisconsin](1954-wisconsin-badgers-football-team)Big Ten
11[USC](1954-usc-trojans-football-team)Pacific CoastLost [Rose](1955-rose-bowl), 7–20
12[Maryland](1954-maryland-terrapins-football-team)ACC*none*
13[Georgia Tech](1954-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-football-team)SEC**Won** [Cotton](1955-cotton-bowl-classic), 14–6
14[Duke](1954-duke-blue-devils-football-team)ACC**Won** [Orange](1955-orange-bowl), 34–7
15[Michigan](1954-michigan-wolverines-football-team)Big Ten*none*
[Penn State](1954-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-team)Independent
17[SMU](1954-smu-mustangs-football-team)Southwest
18DenverSkyline
RiceSouthwest
20[Minnesota](1954-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-team)Big Ten
  • The NCAA record book lists USC, Maryland, and Georgia Tech in a tie for 11th place, while contemporary sources list them in 11th, 12th, and 13th respectively.
  • Prior to the 1975 season, the Big Ten and Pacific Coast (later AAWU / Pac-8) conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the Rose Bowl.

Litkenhous Ratings

The Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December 1954 provided numerical rankings to over 600 college football programs. The top 50 ranked teams were:

  1. UCLA (9-0) - 115.3

  2. Ohio State (10-0) - 113.3

  3. Oklahoma (10-0) - 111.8

  4. Maryland (7-2-1) - 107.4

  5. Notre Dame (9-1) - 107.4

  6. Wisconsin (7-2) - 106.7

  7. Iowa (5-4) - 104.9

  8. Ole Miss (9-2) - 103.6

  9. Purdue (5-3-1) - 102.5

  10. Michigan (6-3) - 102.0

  11. Miami (FL) (8-1) - 101.6

  12. Navy (8-2) - 101.5

  13. Arkansas (8-3) - 100.8

  14. Baylor (7-4) - 100.4

  15. Minnesota (7-2) - 99.6

  16. Auburn (8-3) - 99.2

  17. Army (7-2) - 98.9

  18. Michigan State (3-6) - 98.9

  19. Rice (7-3) - 98.7

  20. USC (8-4) - 98.7

  21. SMU (6-3-1) - 98.6

  22. Colorado (7-2-1) - 97.8

  23. Georgia Tech (8-3) - 97.0

  24. Texas Tech (7-2-1) - 97.0

  25. Texas (4-5-1) - 96.5

  26. California (5-5) - 96.3

  27. TCU (4-6) - 96.0

  28. Indiana (3-6) - 93.1

  29. Duke (8-2-1) - 93.0

  30. Miami (OH) (8-1) - 92.8

  31. Northwestern

  32. Florida (5-5) - 89.8

  33. Penn State

  34. Pittsburgh

  35. Nebraska

  36. Kentucky (7-3) - 88.2

  37. West Virginia

  38. Southeastern Louisiana

  39. Alabama (4-5-2) - 87.5

  40. Arizona

  41. Mississippi State (6-4) - 87.4

  42. Wichita

  43. Cincinnati

  44. Missouri

  45. LSU (5-6) - 86.9

  46. Oregon

  47. Illinois (1-8) - 86.4

  48. Georgia (6-3-1) - 85.6

  49. Texas A&M (1-9) - 85.0

  50. Oklahoma A&M

  51. Clemson

  52. Trinity (TX)

  53. Virginia Tech

  54. South Carolina

  55. Vanderbilt (2-7) - 82.2

  56. Kansas State

  57. Denver

  58. Mississippi Southern

  59. Boston University

  60. Iowa State

  61. Tennessee (4-6) - 79.0

  62. Delaware

  63. Boston College

  64. Tulane (1-6-3) - 77.8

  65. Texas Western

  66. Houston

  67. North Carolina

  68. Wake Forest

  69. Washington State

  70. Stanford

  71. Chattanooga

  72. San Jose State

  73. Florida State

  74. North Texas

  75. Washington

  76. Wyoming

  77. Kent State

  78. Pacific

  79. Brown

  80. Howard Payne

  81. Virginia

  82. Abilene Christian

  83. Cornell

  84. Detroit

  85. Princeton

  86. Marquette

  87. New Hampshire

  88. Colgate

  89. Syracuse

  90. Richmond

  91. McMurry

  92. NC State

  93. Yale

  94. Bucknell

  95. Omaha

  96. Dayton

  97. Eastern Kentucky

  98. Utah

  99. William & Mary

  100. Kansas

  101. Hardin-Simmons

  102. George Washington

  103. Mt. San Antonio

  104. Louisiana Tech

  105. Memphis State

  106. East Texas

  107. Sam Houston

  108. Stephen F. Austin

  109. Harvar

  110. Youngstown

  111. Bakersfield

  112. Holy Cross

  113. Utah State

  114. Ohio

  115. Rutgers

  116. Arizona State

  117. Xavier

  118. Rhode Island

  119. Idaho

  120. Oregon State

  121. South Dakota State

  122. Toledo

  123. Tulsa

  124. West Texas

  125. New Mexico

  126. Maine

  127. Tampa (8-2) - 62.4

  128. Temple (3-5) - 61.1

  129. VMI (4-6) - 61.1

  130. Washington University (6-3) - 60.4

  131. Furman (5-5) - 60.3

  132. Delta State - 59.9

  133. Penn (0-9) - 59.7

  134. Dartmouth (3-6) - 59.6

  135. Trinity (CT) (7-0) - 59.2

  136. John Carroll - 59.1

  137. Marshall (4-5) - 59.1

  138. Western Michigan (4-5) - 59.1

  139. Northeastern - 58.6

  140. Montana (3-6) - 58.5

  141. Villanova (1-9) - 58.4

  142. Lafayette (7-2) - 58.2

  143. Tennessee Tech - 58.2

  144. Colorado A&M (3-7) - 58.1

  145. Montana State (8-1) - 57.6

  146. Missouri Valley - 57.6

  147. West Chester - 57.6

  148. Lehigh (2-5-2) - 56.9

  149. Murray - 56.7

  150. BYU (1-8) - 56.2

  151. Peru State - 56.2

  152. Florence - 56.1

  153. Davidson (6-3) - 54.8

  154. Muhlenberg - 54.7

  155. St. John's - 54.0

  156. Sul Ross - 53.8

  157. Fordham (1-7-1) - 53.7

  158. Valparaiso - 53.2

  159. Western Kentucky (7-3) - 53.0

  160. Vermont (5-1-1) - 53.0

  161. San Francisco State (8-2) - 52.8

  162. Wofford - 51.7

  163. Amherst - 51.4

  164. Hawaii (4-4) - 51.0

HBCU rankings

The Pittsburgh Courier, a leading African American newspaper, ranked the top 1954 teams from historically black colleges and universities in an era when college football was largely segregated. The rankings were published on December 11:

The Associated Negro Press also published rankings on December 25:

    1. Tennessee A&I (10–1)
    1. Florida A&M (8–1)
    1. Prairie View A&M (10–1)
    1. Southern (10–1)
    1. N.C. College (7–1–1)
    1. Maryland State (6–1–1)
    1. Xavier (LA) (6–2)
    1. Virginia State (7–2)
    1. South Carolina State (8–2)
    1. Bluefield State (7–2)
    1. Miles (8–0)
    1. Virginia Union (5–3)
    1. Texas Southern (5–4–2)
    1. Allen (5–4)
    1. Bethune-Cookman (7–3)
    1. Lincoln (MO) (4–3–1)
    1. Alcorn (6–2–2)
    1. St. Augustine's (6–2)
    1. Central State (4–4)
    1. Kentucky State (5–3)
    1. Morris Brown (5–3)
    1. Grambling (4–3–2)
    1. Morgan State (5–3)
    1. North Carolina A&T (4–5)
    1. Mississippi Vocational (6–2)
    1. Delaware State (7–1)
    1. Elizabeth City (5–1)
    1. Fort Valley State (5–4)
    1. Langston (4–4–1)
    1. Claflin (6–3)
    1. Knoxville (5–3–1)
    1. Alabama State (4–3–1)
    1. Hampton (4–5–1)
    1. Dillard (4–4)
    1. Tuskegee (3–5)
    1. Texas College (4–5)
    1. Morehouse (4–3)
    1. West Virginia State (3–6)
    1. Lincoln (PA) (4–3–1)
    1. Wiley (5–5)
    1. Fisk (4–4)
    1. Arkansas A&M (2–7–2)
    1. Mississippi Industrial (2–3)
    1. Winston-Salem State (2–7)
    1. Fayetteville State (3–6)
    1. Paul Quinn (2–5–1)
    1. Florida Normal (3–1–1)
    1. Livingstone (4–1)
    1. Clark (1–7)
    1. Howard (2–6–1)
    1. Jackson State (1–7–1)
    1. Tougaloo (3–5)
    1. Johnson C. Smith (1–5–2)
    1. Saint Paul's (1–7)
    1. Albany State (1–3–1)
    1. Morris College (2–3)
    1. Philander Smith (1–4)
    1. Savannah State (1–6)
    1. Alabama A&M (1–7)
    1. Benedict (0–8)
    1. Shaw (0–7–1)
    1. Lane (1–4)
    1. Bishop (1–7)
    1. Paine (0–5)
    1. Rust (0–5)
    1. Morristown (0–4)

References

References

  1. (November 30, 1954). "UCLA stays on top in voting of coaches". Pittsburgh Press.
  2. (November 30, 1954). "U.P. Poll of Coaches Ranks UCLA No. 1 Over Buckeyes". The Atlanta Constitution.
  3. (November 30, 1954). "Coaches' Ballots Pick Bruins No. 1". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  4. "2018 NCAA Division I FBS record book". NCAA.
  5. (December 14, 1954). "Final Litkenhous Ratings". The Journal and Courier.
  6. (December 11, 1954). "The National Parade". The Pittsburgh Courier.
  7. Luix Virgil Overbea. (December 25, 1954). "Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American (p. 16).
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