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1957 college football rankings

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season1957
preseason_number_1[Oklahoma](1957-oklahoma-sooners-football-team)
champions[Auburn](1957-auburn-tigers-football-team) (AP)
[Ohio State](1957-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team) (UPI)

Ohio State (UPI)

The 1957 college football rankings were an effort to rank the American football teams participating in the 1957 college football season. College football's governing body, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), did not issue rankings or conduct a championship game or playoffs to determine a national champion. The most widely-reported rankings were published by two of the major news agencies based on weekly polling conducted during the season and at the end of the regular season.

  • The Associated Press (AP) conducted a weekly poll of sports writers throughout the country. This was known as the AP poll or the "writers poll".
  • The United Press (UP) conducted a weekly poll of the nation's head football coaches. This was known as the UP poll or the "coaches poll".

At the end of the regular season, Auburn was ranked No. 1 in the AP poll, and Ohio State was ranked No. 1 in the UP poll. Auburn did not play in a bowl game; Ohio State won the 1958 Rose Bowl. Neither agency conducted polling after the bowl games.

Additional rankings were published at the end of the season by the International News Service (INS), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), and Litkenhous, each of which ranked Ohio State at No. 1.

Legend

Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP poll

The final AP poll was released on December 2, at the end of the regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP did not conduct poll after the bowl season regularly until 1968.

|Week1-1 = Oklahoma (127) |Week1-2 = Texas A&M (4) |Week1-3 = Michigan State (20) |Week1-4 = Minnesota (9) |Week1-5 = Tennessee (3) |Week1-6 = Michigan (3) |Week1-7 = Baylor |Week1-8 = Pittsburgh |Week1-9 = Iowa (4) |Week1-10 = Duke |Week1-11 = Georgia Tech |Week1-12 = Navy |Week1-13 = Oregon State |Week1-14 = Miami (FL) (1) |Week1-15 = Auburn |Week1-16 = Penn State |Week1-17 = Ohio State (1) |Week1-18 = Notre Dame (2) |Week1-19 = USC |Week1-20 = Kentucky |Week2-1 = Oklahoma (1–0) (65) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = Texas A&M (1–0) |Week2-2-Color = |Week2-3 = Georgia Tech (1–0) |Week2-3-Color = u |Week2-4 = Michigan State (0–0) (4) |Week2-4-Color = d |Week2-5 = Navy (1–0) (1) |Week2-5-Color = u |Week2-6 = Minnesota (0–0) (1) |Week2-6-Color = d |Week2-7 = Duke (1–0) (2) |Week2-7-Color = u |Week2-8 = Tennessee (0–0) |Week2-8-Color = d |Week2-9 = Oregon State (1–0) |Week2-9-Color = u |Week2-10 = Michigan (0–0) |Week2-10-Color = d |Week2-11 = Baylor (1–0) |Week2-11-Color = d |Week2-12 = Iowa (0–0) (1) |Week2-12-Color = d |Week2-13 = Texas (1–0) |Week2-13-Color = npr |Week2-14 = Houston (1–0) |Week2-14-Color = npr |Week2-15 = SMU (1–0) |Week2-15-Color = npr |Week2-16 = Pittsburgh (0–1) т |Week2-16-Color = td |Week2-17 = Stanford (1–0) т |Week2-17-Color = npr |Week2-18 = Rice (1–0) |Week2-18-Color = npr |Week2-19 = Ole Miss (1–0) т |Week2-19-Color = tnpr |Week2-20 = Penn State (0–0) т |Week2-20-Color = d |Week3-1 = Oklahoma (1–0) (81) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Michigan State (1–0) (24) |Week3-2-Color = u |Week3-3 = Minnesota (1–0) (10) |Week3-3-Color = u |Week3-4 = Duke (2–0) (8) |Week3-4-Color = u |Week3-5 = Texas A&M (2–0) |Week3-5-Color = d |Week3-6 = Navy (2–0) (1) |Week3-6-Color = d |Week3-7 = Auburn (1–0) (6) |Week3-7-Color = npr |Week3-8 = Iowa (1–0) (3) |Week3-8-Color = u |Week3-9 = Oregon State (2–0) |Week3-9-Color = |Week3-10 = Michigan (1–0) |Week3-10-Color = |Week3-11 = Baylor (2–0) (1) |Week3-11-Color = |Week3-12 = Army (1–0) |Week3-12-Color = npr |Week3-13 = NC State (2–0) |Week3-13-Color = npr |Week3-14 = Georgia Tech (1–0–1) |Week3-14-Color = d |Week3-15 = Ole Miss (2–0) |Week3-15-Color = u |Week3-16 = Notre Dame (1–0) |Week3-16-Color = npr |Week3-17 = Stanford (2–0) |Week3-17-Color = d |Week3-18 = TCU (1–0–1) |Week3-18-Color = npr |Week3-19 = UCLA (2–0) |Week3-19-Color = npr |Week3-20 = Texas (2–0) |Week3-20-Color = d |Week4-1 = Oklahoma (2–0) (65) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Michigan State (2–0) (21) |Week4-2-Color = |Week4-3 = Texas A&M (3–0) (3) |Week4-3-Color = u |Week4-4 = Minnesota (2–0) (5) |Week4-4-Color = d |Week4-5 = Duke (3–0) (5) |Week4-5-Color = d |Week4-6 = Michigan (2–0) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Oregon State (3–0) (2) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = Iowa (2–0) (4) |Week4-8-Color = |Week4-9 = Auburn (2–0) (5) |Week4-9-Color = d |Week4-10 = Army (2–0) |Week4-10-Color = u |Week4-11 = Arkansas (3–0) |Week4-11-Color = npr |Week4-12 = Notre Dame (2–0) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = NC State (3–0) |Week4-13-Color = |Week4-14 = Ole Miss (3–0) |Week4-14-Color = u |Week4-15 = Rice (2–0) |Week4-15-Color = npr |Week4-16 = Wisconsin (2–0) |Week4-16-Color = npr |Week4-17 = Georgia Tech (1–0–1) |Week4-17-Color = d |Week4-18 = North Carolina (2–1) |Week4-18-Color = npr |Week4-19 = Tennessee (1–1) |Week4-19-Color = npr |Week4-20 = Pittsburgh (2–1) |Week4-20-Color = npr |Week5-1 = Michigan State (3–0) (92) |Week5-1-Color = u |Week5-2 = Oklahoma (3–0) (64) |Week5-2-Color = d |Week5-3 = Texas A&M (4–0) (5) |Week5-3-Color = |Week5-4 = Minnesota (3–0) (6) |Week5-4-Color = |Week5-5 = Duke (4–0) (5) |Week5-5-Color = |Week5-6 = Iowa (3–0) (10) |Week5-6-Color = u |Week5-7 = Oregon State (4–0) (1) |Week5-7-Color = |Week5-8 = Notre Dame (3–0) (3) |Week5-8-Color = u |Week5-9 = Auburn (3–0) (6) |Week5-9-Color = |Week5-10 = Arkansas (4–0) (5) |Week5-10-Color = u |Week5-11 = Ole Miss (4–0) (1) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = NC State (4–0) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = Wisconsin (3–0) |Week5-13-Color = u |Week5-14 = North Carolina (3–1) |Week5-14-Color = u |Week5-15 = Navy (3–1) |Week5-15-Color = npr |Week5-16 = Pittsburgh (3–1) |Week5-16-Color = u |Week5-17 = LSU (3–1) |Week5-17-Color = npr |Week5-18 = Michigan (2–1) |Week5-18-Color = d |Week5-19 = Army (2–1) т |Week5-19-Color = td |Week5-20 = |Week5-20-Color = npr |Week6-1 = Oklahoma (4–0) (89) |Week6-1-Color = u |Week6-2 = Texas A&M (5–0) (5) |Week6-2-Color = u |Week6-3 = Iowa (4–0) (16) |Week6-3-Color = u |Week6-4 = Duke (5–0) (10) |Week6-4-Color = u |Week6-5 = Auburn (4–0) (11) |Week6-5-Color = u |Week6-6 = Ole Miss (5–0) (10) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = Notre Dame (3–0) (4) |Week6-7-Color = u |Week6-8 = Michigan State (3–1) (1) |Week6-8-Color = d |Week6-9 = Army (3–1) |Week6-9-Color = u |Week6-10 = LSU (4–1) |Week6-10-Color = u |Week6-11 = NC State (4–0–1) |Week6-11-Color = u |Week6-12 = Ohio State (3–1) (1) |Week6-12-Color = npr |Week6-13 = Rice (3–1) |Week6-13-Color = u |Week6-14 = Minnesota (3–1) |Week6-14-Color = d |Week6-15 = UCLA (4–1) |Week6-15-Color = npr |Week6-16 = Illinois (2–2) (1) т |Week6-16-Color = tnpr |Week6-17 = Navy (4–1) т |Week6-17-Color = d |Week6-18 = Oregon (4–1) |Week6-18-Color = npr |Week6-19 = Texas (3–2) |Week6-19-Color = npr |Week6-20 = Michigan (3–1) |Week6-20-Color = d |Week7-1 = Texas A&M (6–0) (59) |Week7-1-Color = u |Week7-2 = Oklahoma (5–0) (51) |Week7-2-Color = d |Week7-3 = Iowa (5–0) (20) |Week7-3-Color = |Week7-4 = Auburn (5–0) (19) |Week7-4-Color = u |Week7-5 = Notre Dame (4–0) (4) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Michigan State (4–1) (3) |Week7-6-Color = u |Week7-7 = Duke (5–0–1) (3) |Week7-7-Color = d |Week7-8 = Ohio State (4–1) (1) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = Army (4–1) |Week7-9-Color = |Week7-10 = NC State (4–0–2) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Arkansas (5–1) (5) |Week7-11-Color = npr |Week7-12 = Michigan (4–1) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = Texas (4–2) |Week7-13-Color = u |Week7-14 = Ole Miss (5–1) |Week7-14-Color = d |Week7-15 = Oregon (5–1) |Week7-15-Color = u |Week7-16 = Navy (5–1) (1) |Week7-16-Color = |Week7-17 = Tennessee (4–1) |Week7-17-Color = npr |Week7-18 = Colorado (3–2–1) |Week7-18-Color = npr |Week7-19 = Florida (3–1) |Week7-19-Color = npr |Week7-20 = Dartmouth (5–0) |Week7-20-Color = npr |Week8-1 = Texas A&M (7–0) (65) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Oklahoma (6–0) (48) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = Auburn (6–0) (50) |Week8-3-Color = u |Week8-4 = Michigan State (5–1) (6) |Week8-4-Color = u |Week8-5 = Iowa (5–0–1) (12) |Week8-5-Color = d |Week8-6 = Ohio State (5–1) (10) |Week8-6-Color = u |Week8-7 = Navy (6–1) |Week8-7-Color = u |Week8-8 = Army (5–1) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = Tennessee (5–1) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = NC State (5–0–2) (3) |Week8-10-Color = |Week8-11 = Michigan (4–1–1) |Week8-11-Color = u |Week8-12 = Arkansas (5–2) (1) |Week8-12-Color = d |Week8-13 = Oregon (6–1) |Week8-13-Color = u |Week8-14 = Ole Miss (6–1) (1) |Week8-14-Color = |Week8-15 = Notre Dame (4–1) |Week8-15-Color = d |Week8-16 = Duke (5–1–1) |Week8-16-Color = d |Week8-17 = Mississippi State (5–1) |Week8-17-Color = npr |Week8-18 = Georgia Tech (3–2–1) |Week8-18-Color = npr |Week8-19 = Missouri (5–1–1) (1) |Week8-19-Color = npr |Week8-20 = VMI (6–0–1) |Week8-20-Color = npr |Week9-1 = Texas A&M (8–0) (60) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Oklahoma (7–0) (46) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = Auburn (7–0) (42) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = Michigan State (6–1) (9) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 = Iowa (6–0–1) (19) |Week9-5-Color = |Week9-6 = Ohio State (6–1) (6) |Week9-6-Color = |Week9-7 = Tennessee (6–1) (1) |Week9-7-Color = u |Week9-8 = Ole Miss (7–1) (1) |Week9-8-Color = u |Week9-9 = Navy (6–1–1) |Week9-9-Color = d |Week9-10 = Army (6–1) |Week9-10-Color = d |Week9-11 = Duke (5–1–2) |Week9-11-Color = u |Week9-12 = Mississippi State (5–2) |Week9-12-Color = u |Week9-13 = VMI (7–0–1) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = Clemson (5–2) |Week9-14-Color = npr |Week9-15 = Illinois (3–4) |Week9-15-Color = npr |Week9-16 = Oregon (6–2) |Week9-16-Color = d |Week9-17 = TCU (4–2–1) |Week9-17-Color = npr |Week9-18 = Michigan (4–2–1) |Week9-18-Color = d |Week9-19 = NC State (5–1–2) |Week9-19-Color = d |Week9-20 = Rice (4–3) |Week9-20-Color = npr |Week10-1 = Michigan State (7–1) (87) |Week10-1-Color = u |Week10-2 = Auburn (8–0) (88) |Week10-2-Color = u |Week10-3 = Ohio State (7–1) (23) |Week10-3-Color = u |Week10-4 = Texas A&M (8–1) (2) |Week10-4-Color = d |Week10-5 = Ole Miss (8–1) (5) |Week10-5-Color = u |Week10-6 = Oklahoma (7–1) (4) |Week10-6-Color = d |Week10-7 = Navy (7–1–1) (1) |Week10-7-Color = u |Week10-8 = Iowa (6–1–1) (2) |Week10-8-Color = d |Week10-9 = Notre Dame (5–2) (2) |Week10-9-Color = npr |Week10-10 = Army (7–1) |Week10-10-Color= |Week10-11 = Duke (6–1–2) (1) |Week10-11-Color= |Week10-12 = Tennessee (6–2) |Week10-12-Color= d |Week10-13 = Rice (5–3) |Week10-13-Color= u |Week10-14 = Mississippi State (6–2) |Week10-14-Color= d |Week10-15 = Oregon (7–2) |Week10-15-Color= u |Week10-16 = VMI (8–0–1) (1) |Week10-16-Color= d |Week10-17 = Arizona State (8–0) (3) |Week10-17-Color= npr |Week10-18 = Wisconsin (5–3) |Week10-18-Color= npr |Week10-19 = Michigan (5–2–1) |Week10-19-Color= d |Week10-20 = NC State (6–1–2) |Week10-20-Color= d |Week11-1 = Auburn (9–0) (85) |Week11-1-Color = u |Week11-2 = Ohio State (8–1) (65) |Week11-2-Color = u |Week11-3 = Michigan State (8–1) (41) |Week11-3-Color = d |Week11-4 = Texas A&M (8–1) (2) |Week11-4-Color = |Week11-5 = Oklahoma (8–1) (8) |Week11-5-Color = u |Week11-6 = Iowa (7–1–1) (7) |Week11-6-Color = u |Week11-7 = Ole Miss (8–1) (6) |Week11-7-Color = d |Week11-8 = Navy (7–1–1) |Week11-8-Color = d |Week11-9 = Rice (6–3) |Week11-9-Color = u |Week11-10 = Army (7–1) |Week11-10-Color= |Week11-11 = Arizona State (9–0) (11) |Week11-11-Color= u |Week11-12 = Notre Dame (5–3) |Week11-12-Color= d |Week11-13 = Mississippi State (6–2) |Week11-13-Color= u |Week11-14 = Wisconsin (6–3) |Week11-14-Color= u |Week11-15 = NC State (7–1–2) |Week11-15-Color= u |Week11-16 = Duke (6–2–2) |Week11-16-Color= d |Week11-17 = VMI (8–0–1) |Week11-17-Color= d |Week11-18 = Tennessee (6–3) |Week11-18-Color= d |Week11-19 = Oregon State (8–2) |Week11-19-Color= npr |Week11-20 = Florida (5–2–1) |Week11-20-Color= npr |Week12-1 = Auburn (10–0) (210) |Week12-1-Color = nc |Week12-2 = Ohio State (8–1) (71) |Week12-2-Color = |Week12-3 = Michigan State (8–1) (30) |Week12-3-Color = |Week12-4 = Oklahoma (9–1) (22) |Week12-4-Color = u |Week12-5 = Navy (8–1–1) (6) |Week12-5-Color = u |Week12-6 = Iowa (7–1–1) (7) |Week12-6-Color = |Week12-7 = Ole Miss (8–1–1) (3) |Week12-7-Color = |Week12-8 = Rice (7–3) |Week12-8-Color = u |Week12-9 = Texas A&M (8–2) |Week12-9-Color = d |Week12-10 = Notre Dame (6–3) |Week12-10-Color= u |Week12-11 = Texas (6–3–1) |Week12-11-Color= npr |Week12-12 = Arizona State (10–0) (10) |Week12-12-Color= d |Week12-13 = Tennessee (7–3) |Week12-13-Color= u |Week12-14 = Mississippi State (6–2–1) |Week12-14-Color= d |Week12-15 = NC State (7–1–2) |Week12-15-Color= |Week12-16 = Duke (6–2–2) |Week12-16-Color= |Week12-17 = Florida (6–2–1) |Week12-17-Color= u |Week12-18 = Army (7–2) |Week12-18-Color= d |Week12-19 = Wisconsin (6–3) |Week12-19-Color= d |Week12-20 = VMI (9–0–1) (1) |Week12-20-Color= d

UP poll

The final UP poll was released prior to the bowl games on December 2.

Ohio State received 14 of the 35 first-place votes; Auburn received eleven, Michigan State eight, and two to Arizona State.

RankTeam1st place votesTotal points
1[Ohio State](1957-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team)14307
2[Auburn](1957-auburn-tigers-football-team)11290
3[Michigan State](1957-michigan-state-spartans-football-team)8283
4[Oklahoma](1957-oklahoma-sooners-football-team)195
5[Iowa](1957-iowa-hawkeyes-football-team)192
6[Navy](1957-navy-midshipmen-football-team)177
7[Rice](1957-rice-owls-football-team)117
8[Ole Miss](1957-ole-miss-rebels-football-team)81
9[Notre Dame](1957-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team)60
10[Texas A&M](1957-texas-a-m-aggies-football-team)58
11[Texas](1957-texas-longhorns-football-team)36
12[Arizona State](1957-arizona-state-sun-devils-football-team)232
13[Army](1957-army-cadets-football-team)19
13[Duke](1957-duke-blue-devils-football-team)19
13[Wisconsin](1957-wisconsin-badgers-football-team)19
16[Tennessee](1957-tennessee-volunteers-football-team)8
17[Oregon](1957-oregon-ducks-football-team)7
18[Clemson](1957-clemson-tigers-football-team)6
18[UCLA](1957-ucla-bruins-football-team)6
20[NC State](1957-nc-state-wolfpack-football-team)5

Football Writers Association of America

In January 1958, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) published its ranking of the top teams. The rankings were based on voting by a five-man committee consisting of Bert McGrane of the Des Moines Register & Tribune; Bill Rives of the Dallas News; Bill Leiser of the San Francisco Chronicle; Fred Russell of the Nashville Banner; and I.R. McVay of Look magazine. Points were counted on the basis of three points for a first-place vote, two points for second, and one point for third. The top-ranked team in the FWAA rankings received the Grantland Rice Award. The top teams determined by the FWAA were:

  1. Ohio State - 8 points (two first-place votes and one second-place vote)

  2. Auburn - 5 points (three-way tie, each with one first-place vote)

  3. Navy - 5 points (three-way tie, each with one first-place vote)

  4. Michigan State - 5 points (three-way tie, each with one first-place vote)

  5. Oklahoma - 4 points

  6. Ole Miss - 2 points

  7. Iowa - 1 point

INS poll

The final 1957 INS rankings were released at the beginning of December. The rankings were determined by the votes of a "panel of experts" consisting of former coaches Bernie Bierman and Andy Kerr, sportswriter Francis J. Powers, INS columnist Bob Considine, and INS sports editor John Barrington. The INS panel selected the following as their top ten teams:

  1. Ohio State, 38 points

  2. Auburn, 37 points

  3. Michigan State, 33 points

  4. Oklahoma, 26 points

  5. Iowa, 25 points

  6. Ole Miss, 20 points

  7. Navy, 20 points

  8. Rice, 12 points

  9. Texas A&M, 8 points

  10. Notre Dame, 4 points

Litkenhous Ratings

An early mathematical ranking system was developed by Vanderbilt University professor Edward Litkenhous. These were known as the Litkenhous Ratings or the Litkenhous "difference-by-score" rankings. Whereas other rankings were limited to the top 10 or 20 teams, Litkenhous ranked over 550 college football teams. The final Litkenhous rankings were issued in early December 1957, and his complete rankings from 1 to 170 are set forth below.

  1. Ohio State (9–1) - 106.7

  2. Auburn (10–0) - 103.3

  3. Michigan State (8–1) - 103.2

  4. Iowa (7–1–1) - 103.1

  5. Ole Miss (9–1–1) - 102.9

  6. Navy (9–1–1) - 102.8

  7. Wisconsin (6–3) - 101.9

  8. Oklahoma (10–1) - 101.7

  9. Rice (7–4) - 99.1

  10. Texas A&M (8–3) - 98.4

  11. Tennessee (8–3) - 98.2

  12. Notre Dame (7–3) - 97.9

  13. Purdue (5–4) - 97.6

  14. Duke (6–3–2) - 97.6

  15. Arizona State (10–0) - 96.9

  16. Illinois (4–5) - 96.3

  17. Florida (6–2–1) - 95.7

  18. Clemson (7–3) - 94.3

  19. Michigan (5–3–1) - 94.2

  20. Mississippi State (6–2–1)

  21. Texas (6–4–1) - 94.1

  22. Arkansas (6–4 ) - 93.7

  23. NC State (7–1–2) - 93.4

  24. LSU (5–5) - 93.1

  25. UCLA (8–2) - 93.1

  26. Army (7–2) - 92.9

  27. Minnesota (4–5) - 92.4

  28. North Carolina (6–4) -91.4

  29. TCU (5–4–1) - 90.8

  30. Georgia Tech (4–4–2) - 90.4

  31. Oregon State (8–2) - 89.9

  32. Miami (FL) (6–3) - 89.8

  33. Oregon (7–4) - 89.5

  34. Kentucky (3–7) - 89.4

  35. Stanford (6–4) - 89.3

  36. South Carolina (5–5) - 88.4

  37. Maryland (5–5) - 88.1

  38. Washington State (6–4) - 88.1

  39. Vanderbilt (5–3–2) - 86.9

  40. SMU (4–5–1) - 86.5

  41. California (1–9) - 85.6

  42. Georgia (3–7) - 85.3

  43. Baylor (3–6–1) - 84.6

  44. Colorado - 84.2

  45. West Virginia (7–2–1) - 84.2

  46. Pittsburgh (4–6) - 83.1

  47. Penn State (6–3) - 82.3

  48. Houston (5–4–1) - 82.0

  49. Oklahoma State (6–3–1) - 81.5

  50. Mississippi Southern (8–3) - 81.0

  51. Idaho (4–4–1) - 80.8

  52. Virginia (3–6–1) - 80.5

  53. Washington (2–8) - 80.4

  54. Syracuse (5–3–1) - 90.0

  55. Utah (6–4) - 79.2

  56. Holy Cross (5–3–1) - 78.8

  57. Missouri (5–4–1) - 78.8

  58. Abilene Christian - 78.7

  59. Boston College (7–2) - 78.3

  60. Alabama (2–7–1) - 78.2

  61. VMI (9–0–1) - 77.2

  62. Florida State (4–6) - 76.1

  63. Tulane (2–8) - 76.1

  64. West Texas - 75.8

  65. Louisville (9–1) - 75.7

  66. USC (1–9) - 75.4

  67. East Texas - 75.0

  68. Drake (7–2) - 74.7

  69. Detroit (6–3) - 74.6

  70. Villanova (3–6) - 74.5

  71. Texas Western (6–3) - 74.3

  72. Yale (6–2–1) - 74.3

  73. North Texas (5–5) - 73.9

  74. Memphis State (6–4) - 73.8

  75. Princeton (7–2) - 73.8

  76. Northwestern (0–9) - 73.5

  77. Bowling Green (6–1–2) - 73.4

  78. Lenoir Rhyne - 73.4

  79. Texas Tech (2–8) - 73.4

  80. Kansas State (3–6–1) - 73.3

  81. William & Mary (4–6) - 73.3

  82. Pacific (5–3–2) - 73.0

  83. Virginia Tech (4–6) - 73.0

  84. Delaware (4–3) - 72.9

  85. Wake Forest (0–10) - 72.5

  86. Hardin Simmons (5–5) - 72.4

  87. Middle Tennessee (10–0) - 72.4

  88. Lamar Tech (8–0–2) - 71.8

  89. Iowa State - 71.7

  90. McNeese State (8–2) - 71.7

  91. Chattanooga (4–5–1) - 71.5

  92. Miami (OH) (6–3) - 70.9

  93. Kansas (5–4–1) - 70.6

  94. Tulsa (4–6) - 70.6

  95. Cincinnati (5–4–1 ) - 70.5

  96. Dartmouth (7–1–1) - 70.5

  97. Boston University (5–3) - 70.4

  98. St. Joseph's (IN) - 70.2

  99. Lehigh (8–1) - 70.0

  100. Pittsburg State - 69.6

  101. Xavier (5–5) - 69.1

  102. Dayton - 68.9

  103. Concordia (MN) - 68.7

  104. Louisiana Tech (6–4) - 68.1

  105. Northwestern Louisiana - 68.0

  106. Trinity (TX) - 67.9

  107. Denison - 67.8

  108. Penn (3–6) - 67.7

  109. Cal Poly - 67.4

  110. Rutgers (5–4) - 67.1

  111. San Francisco Austin - 67.1

  112. Williams - 66.9

  113. Fresno State (5–5) - 66.3

  114. Amherst - 66.0

  115. Texas A&I - 65.8

  116. Brown (5–4) - 65.6

  117. Indiana (1–8) - 65.6

  118. St. Benedict's - 65.5

  119. Wofford - 65.5

  120. Idaho State (9–0) - 65.4

  121. Lincoln (MO) - 65.3

  122. Wyoming (4–3–3) - 65.1

  123. Arizona State-Flagstaff (8–1) - 64.8

  124. Macalester - 64.7

  125. Nebraska (1–9) - 64.4

  126. San Jose State (3–7) - 64.3

  127. McMurry - 64.2

  128. West Chester (8–0) - 64.0

  129. Tufts - 63.9

  130. Kearney - 63.5

  131. Tampa (6–3) - 62.5

  132. BYU (5–3–2) - 62.3

  133. Denver (6–4) - 62.0

  134. St. Norbert (8–0) - 62.0

  135. George Washington (2–7) - 61.9

  136. Montana State (8–2) - 61.9

  137. Marshall (6–3) - 61.6

  138. Gettysburg - 61.5

  139. Toledo (5–4) - 61.5

  140. Hillsdale - 61.3

  141. Marquette (0–10) - 61.3

  142. Stockton - 60.5

  143. Florence (AL) - 60.3

  144. The Citadel (5–4–1) - 60.1

  145. New Mexico (4–6) - 59.9

  146. Howard Payne - 59.6

  147. UC Santa Barbara (6–2) - 59.3

  148. Air Force (3–6–1) - 59.3

  149. Elon - 59.3

  150. Sam Houston (3–5–1) - 59.2

  151. Muskingum - 59.1

  152. Southeastern Louisiana - 59.1

  153. Western Michigan (4–4–1) - 58.9

  154. Cornell (3–6) - 58.3

  155. Richmond (4–6) - 58.8

  156. Iowa State Teachers - 58.7

  157. Akron (7–1–1) - 58.4

  158. Fresno JC - 58.3

  159. Wichita (1–9 ) - 58.2

  160. Wheaton - 58.1

  161. Davidson (5–3) - 58.0

  162. St. Ambrose - 57.8

  163. Butler - 57.5

  164. New Mexico A&M (3–7 ) - 57.5

  165. Bradley - 57.4

  166. Ohio (2–6–1) - 57.4

  167. Hawaii (4–4–1) - 57.2

  168. Wittenberg - 57.2

  169. Utah State (2–7–1) - 57.1

  170. Connecticut (5–4–1) - 56.8

Selected others

  1. Arizona (1–8–1) - 56.7

  2. Eastern Kentucky - 55.5

  3. Furman (3–7) - 55.2

  4. Colgate (3–6) - 54.5

  5. East Tennessee

  6. Tennessee Tech

  7. Harvard (3–5) - 50.9

  8. Youngstown - 50.9

  9. Wooster - 49.2

  10. Columbia (1–8) - 49.0

  11. Carson Newman - 48.9

References

References

  1. (December 2, 1957). "Coaches rate Buckeyes tops in final poll". Reading Eagle.
  2. (January 3, 1957). "Ohio State FWA's No. 1 Team of '57". Nashville Banner.
  3. (December 2, 1957). "Bucks Nip Auburn by Single Point". The Hammond Times.
  4. (December 10, 1957). "Litkenhous Names Ohio State as Top Grid Team in U.S.". The Wichita Eagle.
  5. (December 11, 1957). "Ohio State No. 1 Football Team In Final Litratings". The Nashville Banner.
  6. (December 12, 1957). "Ohio State Tops Litkenhous Ratings". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  7. (December 11, 1957). "Ohio State No. 1 Football Team In Final Litratings". The Nashville Banner.
  8. (December 10, 1957). "Litkenhous Names Ohio State as Top Grid Team in U.S.". The Wichita Eagle.
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