1957 NCAA University Division football rankings
Two human polls comprised the 1957 NCAA University Division 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.
| 1957 NCAA University Division football rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | 1957 |
| Bowl season | 1957–58 bowl games |
| Preseason No. 1 | |
| End of season champions | Auburn (AP) Ohio State (Coaches) |
Legend
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| National champion | ||
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Win–loss record | |
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Number of first place votes | |
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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 1957 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release a post-bowl season final poll regularly until 1968.
| Preseason Aug[1] | Week 1 Sep 23[2] | Week 2 Sep 30[3] | Week 3 Oct 7[4] | Week 4 Oct 14[5] | Week 5 Oct 21[6] | Week 6 Oct 28[7] | Week 7 Nov 4[8] | Week 8 Nov 11[9] | Week 9 Nov 18[10] | Week 10 Nov 25[11] | Week 11 (Final) Dec 2[12] | ||
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| 1. | Oklahoma (127) | Oklahoma (1–0) (65) | Oklahoma (1–0) (81) | Oklahoma (2–0) (65) | Michigan State (3–0) (92) | Oklahoma (4–0) (89) | Texas A&M (6–0) (59) | Texas A&M (7–0) (65) | Texas A&M (8–0) (60) | Michigan State (7–1) (87) | Auburn (9–0) (85) | Auburn (10–0) (210) | 1. |
| 2. | Texas A&M (4) | Texas A&M (1–0) | Michigan State (1–0) (24) | Michigan State (2–0) (21) | Oklahoma (3–0) (64) | Texas A&M (5–0) (5) | Oklahoma (5–0) (51) | Oklahoma (6–0) (48) | Oklahoma (7–0) (46) | Auburn (8–0) (88) | Ohio State (8–1) (65) | Ohio State (8–1) (71) | 2. |
| 3. | Michigan State (20) | Georgia Tech (1–0) | Minnesota (1–0) (10) | Texas A&M (3–0) (3) | Texas A&M (4–0) (5) | Iowa (4–0) (16) | Iowa (5–0) (20) | Auburn (6–0) (50) | Auburn (7–0) (42) | Ohio State (7–1) (23) | Michigan State (8–1) (41) | Michigan State (8–1) (30) | 3. |
| 4. | Minnesota (9) | Michigan State (0–0) (4) | Duke (2–0) (8) | Minnesota (2–0) (5) | Minnesota (3–0) (6) | Duke (5–0) (10) | Auburn (5–0) (19) | Michigan State (5–1) (6) | Michigan State (6–1) (9) | Texas A&M (8–1) (2) | Texas A&M (8–1) (2) | Oklahoma (9–1) (22) | 4. |
| 5. | Tennessee (3) | Navy (1–0) (1) | Texas A&M (2–0) | Duke (3–0) (5) | Duke (4–0) (5) | Auburn (4–0) (11) | Notre Dame (4–0) (4) | Iowa (5–0–1) (12) | Iowa (6–0–1) (19) | Ole Miss (8–1) (5) | Oklahoma (8–1) (8) | Navy (8–1–1) (6) | 5. |
| 6. | Michigan (3) | Minnesota (0–0) (1) | Navy (2–0) (1) | Michigan (2–0) | Iowa (3–0) (10) | Ole Miss (5–0) (10) | Michigan State (4–1) (3) | Ohio State (5–1) (10) | Ohio State (6–1) (6) | Oklahoma (7–1) (4) | Iowa (7–1–1) (7) | Iowa (7–1–1) (7) | 6. |
| 7. | Baylor | Duke (1–0) (2) | Auburn (1–0) (6) | Oregon State (3–0) (2) | Oregon State (4–0) (1) | Notre Dame (3–0) (4) | Duke (5–0–1) (3) | Navy (6–1) | Tennessee (6–1) (1) | Navy (7–1–1) (1) | Ole Miss (8–1) (6) | Ole Miss (8–1–1) (3) | 7. |
| 8. | Pittsburgh | Tennessee (0–0) | Iowa (1–0) (3) | Iowa (2–0) (4) | Notre Dame (3–0) (3) | Michigan State (3–1) (1) | Ohio State (4–1) (1) | Army (5–1) | Ole Miss (7–1) (1) | Iowa (6–1–1) (2) | Navy (7–1–1) | Rice (7–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Iowa (4) | Oregon State (1–0) | Oregon State (2–0) | Auburn (2–0) (5) | Auburn (3–0) (6) | Army (3–1) | Army (4–1) | Tennessee (5–1) | Navy (6–1–1) | Notre Dame (5–2) (2) | Rice (6–3) | Texas A&M (8–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Duke | Michigan (0–0) | Michigan (1–0) | Army (2–0) | Arkansas (4–0) (5) | LSU (4–1) | NC State (4–0–2) | NC State (5–0–2) (3) | Army (6–1) | Army (7–1) | Army (7–1) | Notre Dame (6–3) | 10. |
| 11. | Georgia Tech | Baylor (1–0) | Baylor (2–0) (1) | Arkansas (3–0) | Ole Miss (4–0) (1) | NC State (4–0–1) | Arkansas (5–1) (5) | Michigan (4–1–1) | Duke (5–1–2) | Duke (6–1–2) (1) | Arizona State (9–0) (11) | Texas (6–3–1) | 11. |
| 12. | Navy | Iowa (0–0) (1) | Army (1–0) | Notre Dame (2–0) | NC State (4–0) | Ohio State (3–1) (1) | Michigan (4–1) | Arkansas (5–2) (1) | Mississippi State (5–2) | Tennessee (6–2) | Notre Dame (5–3) | Arizona State (10–0) (10) | 12. |
| 13. | Oregon State | Texas (1–0) | NC State (2–0) | NC State (3–0) | Wisconsin (3–0) | Rice (3–1) | Texas (4–2) | Oregon (6–1) | VMI (7–0–1) | Rice (5–3) | Mississippi State (6–2) | Tennessee (7–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Miami (FL) (1) | Houston (1–0) | Georgia Tech (1–0–1) | Ole Miss (3–0) | North Carolina (3–1) | Minnesota (3–1) | Ole Miss (5–1) | Ole Miss (6–1) (1) | Clemson (5–2) | Mississippi State (6–2) | Wisconsin (6–3) | Mississippi State (6–2–1) | 14. |
| 15. | Auburn | SMU (1–0) | Ole Miss (2–0) | Rice (2–0) | Navy (3–1) | UCLA (4–1) | Oregon (5–1) | Notre Dame (4–1) | Illinois (3–4) | Oregon (7–2) | NC State (7–1–2) | NC State (7–1–2) | 15. |
| 16. | Penn State | Pittsburgh (0–1) т | Notre Dame (1–0) | Wisconsin (2–0) | Pittsburgh (3–1) | Illinois (2–2) (1) т | Navy (5–1) (1) | Duke (5–1–1) | Oregon (6–2) | VMI (8–0–1) (1) | Duke (6–2–2) | Duke (6–2–2) | 16. |
| 17. | Ohio State (1) | Stanford (1–0) т | Stanford (2–0) | Georgia Tech (1–0–1) | LSU (3–1) | Navy (4–1) т | Tennessee (4–1) | Mississippi State (5–1) | TCU (4–2–1) | Arizona State (8–0) (3) | VMI (8–0–1) | Florida (6–2–1) | 17. |
| 18. | Notre Dame (2) | Rice (1–0) | TCU (1–0–1) | North Carolina (2–1) | Michigan (2–1) | Oregon (4–1) | Colorado (3–2–1) | Georgia Tech (3–2–1) | Michigan (4–2–1) | Wisconsin (5–3) | Tennessee (6–3) | Army (7–2) | 18. |
| 19. | USC | Ole Miss (1–0) т | UCLA (2–0) | Tennessee (1–1) | Army (2–1) т | Texas (3–2) | Florida (3–1) | Missouri (5–1–1) (1) | NC State (5–1–2) | Michigan (5–2–1) | Oregon State (8–2) | Wisconsin (6–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Kentucky | Penn State (0–0) т | Texas (2–0) | Pittsburgh (2–1) |
| Michigan (3–1) | Dartmouth (5–0) | VMI (6–0–1) | Rice (4–3) | NC State (6–1–2) | Florida (5–2–1) | VMI (9–0–1) (1) | 20. |
| Preseason Aug[13] | Week 1 Sep 23[14] | Week 2 Sep 30[15] | Week 3 Oct 7[16] | Week 4 Oct 14[17] | Week 5 Oct 21[18] | Week 6 Oct 28[19] | Week 7 Nov 4[20] | Week 8 Nov 11[21] | Week 9 Nov 18[22] | Week 10 Nov 25[23] | Week 11 (Final) Dec 2[24] | ||
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Final Coaches Poll
The final UPI Coaches Poll was released prior to the bowl games on December 2.[25]
Ohio State received 14 of the 35 first-place votes; Auburn received eleven, Michigan State eight, and two to Arizona State.[25]
| Ranking | Team | Conference | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | Won Rose, 10–7 |
| 2 | Auburn | SEC | none |
| 3 | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Big Eight | Won Orange, 48–21 |
| 5 | Iowa | Big Ten | none |
| 6 | Navy | Independent | Won Cotton, 20–7 |
| 7 | Rice | Southwest | Lost Cotton, 7–20 |
| 8 | Ole Miss | SEC | Won Sugar, 39–7 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | Independent | none |
| 10 | Texas A&M | Southwest | Lost Gator, 0–3 |
| 11 | Texas | Southwest | Lost Sugar, 7–39 |
| 12 | Arizona State | Border | none |
| 13 | Army | Independent | |
| 14 | Duke | ACC | Lost Orange, 21–48 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | none |
| 16 | Tennessee | SEC | Won Gator, 3–0 |
| 17 | Oregon | Pacific Coast | Lost Rose, 7–10 |
| 18 | Clemson | ACC | none |
| 19 | UCLA | Pacific Coast | |
| 20 | NC State | ACC |
- 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.
- The Ivy League has prohibited its members from participating in postseason football since the league was officially formed in 1954.
Litkenhous Ratings
The final Litkenhous Ratings, released in December 1957, ranked over 550 teams. The top 100 teams as ranked by Litkenhous were:[26]
1. Ohio State
2. Auburn
3. Michigan State
4. Iowa
5. Ole Miss
6. Navy
7. Wisconsin
8. Oklahoma
9. Rice
10. Texas A&M
11. Tennessee
12. Notre Dame
13. Purdue
14. Duke
15. Arizona State
16. Illinois
17. Florida
18. Clemson
19. Michigan
20. Mississippi State
21. Texas
22. Arkansas
23. NC State
24. LSU
25. UCLA
26. Army
27. Minnesota
28. North Carolina
29. TCU
30. Georgia Tech
31. Oregon State
32. Miami (FL)
33. Oregon
34. Kentucky
35. Stanford
36. South Carolina
37. Maryland
38. Washington State
39. Vanderbilt
40. SMU
41. California
42. Georgia
43. Baylor
44. Colorado
45. West Virginia
46. Pittsburgh
47. Penn State
48. Houston
49. Oklahoma State
50. Mississippi Southern
51. Idaho
52. Virginia
53. Washington
54. Syracuse
55. Utah
56. Holy Cross
57. Missouri
58.
59. Boston College
60. Alabama
61. VMI
62. Florida State
63. Tulane
64. West Texas
65. Louisville
66. USC
67.
68. Drake
69. Detroit
70. Villanova
71. Texas Western
72. Yale
73. North Texas
74. Memphis State
75. Princeton
76. Northwestern
77. Bowling Green
78.
79. Texas Tech
80. Kansas State
81. William & Mary
82. Pacific
83. Virginia Tech
84. Delaware
85. Wake Forest
86.
87. Middle Tennessee
88. Hardin Simmons
89. Iowa State
90.
91. Chattanooga
92. Miami (OH)
93. Kansas
94. Tulsa
95. Cincinnati
96. Dartmouth
97. Boston University
98.
99. Lehigh
References
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- "September 30, 1957 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- "October 7, 1957 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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- "November 18, 1957 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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- "Ohio State No. 1 Football Team In Final Litratings". The Nashville Banner. December 11, 1957. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.