Terps in the Final Rankings
7/15/2009 8:00:00 AM | Football
Final Polls |
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Year |
AP |
Coach |
1949 |
14 |
|
1951 |
3 |
|
1952 |
13 |
|
1953 |
1 |
|
1954 |
8 |
|
1955 |
3 |
|
1973 |
20 |
|
1974 |
13 |
|
1975 |
13 |
|
1976 |
8 |
|
1978 |
20 |
|
1982 |
20 |
18 |
1983 |
-- |
24 |
1984 |
12 |
9 |
1985 |
18 |
17 |
2001 |
11 |
10 |
2002 |
13 |
13 |
2003 |
17 |
20 |
AP Polls |
|
1949 |
|
1. |
Notre Dame |
2. |
Oklahoma |
3. |
California |
4. |
Army |
5. |
Rice |
6. |
Ohio State |
7. |
Michigan |
8. |
Minnesota |
9. |
Louisiana State |
10. |
Pacific |
11. |
Kentucky |
12. |
Cornell |
13. |
Villanova |
14. |
Maryland |
15. |
Santa Clara |
16. |
North Carolina |
17. |
Tennessee |
18. |
Princeton |
19. |
Michigan State |
20t. |
Missouri |
20t. |
Baylor |
|
|
1951 |
|
1. |
Tennessee |
2. |
Michigan State |
3. |
Maryland |
4. |
Illinois |
5. |
Georgia Tech |
6. |
Princeton |
7. |
Stanford |
8. |
Wisconsin |
9. |
Baylor |
10. |
Oklahoma |
11. |
Texas Christian |
12. |
California |
13. |
Virginia |
14. |
San Francisco |
15. |
Kentucky |
16. |
Boston Univ. |
17. |
UCLA |
18. |
Washington St. |
19. |
Holy Cross |
20. |
Clemson |
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|
1952 |
|
1. |
Michigan State |
2. |
Georgia Tech |
3. |
Notre Dame |
4. |
Oklahoma |
5. |
USC |
6. |
UCLA |
7. |
Mississippi |
8. |
Tennessee |
9. |
Alabama |
10. |
Texas |
11. |
Wisconsin |
12. |
Tulsa |
13. |
Maryland |
14. |
Syracuse |
15. |
Florida |
16. |
Duke |
17. |
Ohio State |
18. |
Purdue |
19. |
Princeton |
20. |
Kentucky |
|
|
1953 |
|
1. |
Maryland |
2. |
Notre Dame |
3. |
Michigan |
4. |
Oklahoma |
5. |
UCLA |
6. |
Rice |
7. |
Illinois |
8. |
Georgia Tech |
9. |
Iowa |
10. |
West Virginia |
11. |
Texas |
12. |
Texas Tech |
13. |
Alabama |
14. |
Army |
15. |
Wisconsin |
16. |
Kentucky |
17. |
Auburn |
18. |
Duke |
19. |
Stanford |
20. |
Michigan |
|
|
1954 |
|
1. |
Ohio State |
2. |
UCLA |
3. |
Oklahoma |
4. |
Notre Dame |
5. |
Navy |
6. |
Mississippi |
7. |
Army |
8. |
Maryland |
9. |
Wisconsin |
10. |
Arkansas |
11. |
Miami (Fla.) |
12. |
West Virginia |
13. |
Auburn |
14. |
Duke |
15. |
Michigan |
16. |
Virginia Tech |
17. |
USC |
18. |
Baylor |
19. |
Rice |
20. |
Penn State |
|
|
1955 |
|
1. |
Oklahoma |
2. |
Michigan State |
3. |
Maryland |
4. |
UCLA |
5. |
Ohio State |
6. |
Texas Christian |
7. |
Georgia Tech |
8. |
Auburn |
9. |
Notre Dame |
10. |
Mississippi |
11. |
Pittsburgh |
12. |
Michigan |
13. |
USC |
14. |
Miami (Fla.) |
15. |
Miami (Ohio) |
16. |
Stanford |
17. |
Texas A&M |
18. |
Navy |
19. |
West Virginia |
20. |
Army |
|
|
1973 |
|
1. |
Notre Dame |
2. |
Ohio State |
3. |
Oklahoma |
4. |
Alabama |
5. |
Penn State |
6. |
Michigan |
7. |
Nebraska |
8. |
USC |
9t. |
Arizona State |
9t. |
Houston |
11. |
Texas Tech |
12. |
UCLA |
13. |
Louisiana State |
14. |
Texas |
15. |
Miami (Ohio) |
16. |
NC State |
17. |
Missouri |
18. |
Kansas |
19. |
Tennessee |
20t. |
Maryland |
20t. |
Tulane |
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1974 |
|
1. |
Oklahoma |
2. |
USC |
3. |
Michigan |
4. |
Ohio State |
5. |
Alabama |
6. |
Notre Dame |
7. |
Penn State |
8. |
Auburn |
9. |
Nebraska |
10. |
Miami (Ohio) |
11. |
NC State |
12. |
Michigan State |
13. |
Maryland |
14. |
Baylor |
15. |
Florida |
16. |
Texas A&M |
17t. |
Mississippi St. |
17t. |
Texas |
19. |
Houston |
20. |
Tennessee |
|
|
1975 |
|
1. |
Oklahoma |
2. |
Arizona State |
3. |
Alabama |
4. |
Ohio State |
5. |
UCLA |
6. |
Texas |
7. |
Arkansas |
8. |
Michigan |
9. |
Nebraska |
10. |
Penn State |
11. |
Texas A&M |
12. |
Miami (Ohio) |
13. |
Maryland |
14. |
California |
15. |
Pittsburgh |
16. |
Colorado |
17. |
USC |
18. |
Arizona |
19. |
Georgia |
20. |
West Virginia |
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|
1976 |
|
1. |
Pittsburgh |
2. |
USC |
3. |
Michigan |
4. |
Houston |
5. |
Oklahoma |
6. |
Ohio State |
7. |
Texas A&M |
8. |
Maryland |
9. |
Nebraska |
10. |
Georgia |
11. |
Alabama |
12. |
Notre Dame |
13. |
Texas Tech |
14. |
Oklahoma St. |
15. |
UCLA |
16. |
Colorado |
17. |
Rutgers |
18. |
Kentucky |
19. |
Iowa State |
20. |
Mississippi State |
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|
1978 |
|
1. |
Alabama |
2. |
USC |
3. |
Oklahoma |
4. |
Penn State |
5. |
Michigan |
6. |
Clemson |
7. |
Notre Dame |
8. |
Nebraska |
9. |
Texas |
10. |
Houston |
11. |
Arkansas |
12. |
Michigan State |
13. |
Purdue |
14. |
UCLA |
15. |
Missouri |
16. |
Georgia |
17. |
Stanford |
18. |
NC State |
19. |
Texas A&M |
20. |
Maryland |
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|
1982 |
|
1. |
Penn State |
2. |
So. Methodist |
3. |
Nebraska |
4. |
Georgia |
5. |
UCLA |
6. |
Arizona State |
7. |
Washington |
8. |
Clemson |
9. |
Arkansas |
10. |
Pittsburgh |
11. |
Louisiana State |
12. |
Ohio State |
13. |
Florida State |
14. |
Auburn |
15. |
USC |
16. |
Oklahoma |
17. |
Texas |
18. |
North Carolina |
19. |
West Virginia |
20. |
Maryland |
|
|
1984 |
|
1. |
Brigham Young |
2. |
Washington |
3. |
Florida |
4. |
Nebraska |
5. |
Boston College |
6. |
Oklahoma |
7. |
Oklahoma St. |
8. |
So. Methodist |
9. |
UCLA |
10. |
USC |
11. |
South Carolina |
12. |
Maryland |
13. |
Ohio State |
14. |
Auburn |
15. |
Louisiana State |
16. |
Iowa |
17. |
Florida State |
18. |
Miami (Fla.) |
19. |
Kentucky |
20. |
Virginia |
|
|
1985 |
|
1. |
Oklahoma |
2. |
Michigan |
3. |
Penn State |
4. |
Tennessee |
5. |
Florida |
6. |
Texas A&M |
7. |
UCLA |
8. |
Air Force |
9. |
Miami (Fla.) |
10. |
Iowa |
11. |
Nebraska |
12. |
Arkansas |
13. |
Alabama |
14. |
Ohio State |
15. |
Florida State |
16. |
Brigham Young |
17. |
Baylor |
18. |
Maryland |
19. |
Georgia Tech |
20. |
Louisiana State |
|
|
2001 |
|
1. |
Miami (Fla.) |
2. |
Oregon |
3. |
Florida |
4. |
Tennessee |
5. |
Texas |
6. |
Oklahoma |
7. |
LSU |
8. |
Nebraska |
9. |
Colorado |
10. |
Washington St. |
11. |
Maryland |
12. |
Illinois |
13. |
South Carolina |
14. |
Syracuse |
15. |
Florida State |
16. |
Stanford |
17. |
Louisville |
18. |
Virginia Tech |
19. |
Washington |
20. |
Michigan |
21. |
Boston College |
22. |
Georgia |
23. |
Toledo |
24. |
Georgia Tech |
25. |
BYU |
|
|
2002 |
|
1. |
Ohio State |
2. |
Miami (Fla.) |
3. |
Georgia |
4. |
Southern Cal |
5. |
Oklahoma |
6. |
Texas |
7. |
Kansas State |
8. |
Iowa |
9. |
Michigan |
10. |
Washington State |
11. |
Alabama |
12. |
NC State |
13. |
Maryland |
14. |
Auburn |
15. |
Boise State |
16. |
Penn State |
17. |
Notre Dame |
18. |
Virginia Tech |
19. |
Pittsburgh |
20. |
Colorado |
21. |
Florida State |
22. |
Virginia |
23. |
TCU |
24. |
Marshall |
25. |
West Virginia |
|
|
2003 |
|
1. |
USC |
2. |
LSU |
3. |
Oklahoma |
4. |
Ohio State |
5. |
Miama (Fla.) |
6. |
Michigan |
7. |
Georgia |
8. |
Iowa |
9. |
Washington St. |
10. |
Miami (Ohio) |
11. |
Florida State |
12. |
Texas |
13. |
Mississippi |
14. |
Kansas State |
15. |
Tennessee |
16. |
Boise State |
17. |
Maryland |
18. |
Purdue |
19. |
Nebraska |
20. |
Minnesota |
21. |
Utah |
22. |
Clemson |
23. |
Bowling Green |
24. |
Florida |
25. |
Texas Christian |
AP Ranking Totals |
|
Years Ranked |
26 |
Weeks Ranked |
179 |
First Ranking |
Nov. 14, 1949 |
Last Ranking |
Nov. 2, 2008 |
Weeks In Top 10 |
78 |
Weeks at #1 |
6 |
Weeks at #2 |
12 |
Weeks at #3 |
12 |
Weeks at #4 |
5 |
Weeks at #5 |
9 |
Weeks at #6 |
8 |
Weeks at #7 |
8 |
Weeks at #8 |
6 |
Weeks at #9 |
3 |
Weeks at #10 |
9 |
Coaches' Polls |
|
1982 |
|
1. |
Penn State |
2. |
So. Methodist |
3. |
Nebraska |
4. |
Georgia |
5. |
UCLA |
6. |
Arizona State |
7. |
Pittsburgh |
8. |
Arkansas |
9. |
Clemson |
10. |
Washington |
11. |
Louisiana State |
12. |
Florida State |
13. |
Ohio State |
14. |
USC |
15. |
Oklahoma |
16. |
Auburn |
17. |
West Virginia |
18. |
Maryland |
19. |
North Carolina |
20. |
Texas |
21. |
Michigan |
22. |
Alabama |
23. |
Tulsa |
24. |
Iowa |
25. |
Florida |
|
|
1983 |
|
1. |
Miami (Fla.) |
2. |
Auburn |
3. |
Nebraska |
4. |
Georgia |
5. |
Texas |
6. |
Brigham Young |
7. |
Michigan |
8. |
Ohio State |
9. |
Florida |
10. |
Clemson |
11. |
Illinois |
12. |
So. Methodist |
13. |
Alabama |
14. |
Air Force |
15. |
West Virginia |
16. |
Iowa |
17. |
Tennessee |
18. |
UCLA |
19. |
Pittsburgh |
20. |
Penn State |
21. |
Oklahoma |
22. |
Boston College |
23. |
Oklahoma St. |
24. |
Maryland |
25. |
East Carolina |
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|
1984 |
|
1. |
Brigham Young |
2. |
Washington |
3. |
Florida |
4. |
Nebraska |
5. |
Oklahoma |
6. |
Boston College |
7. |
Oklahoma State |
8. |
So. Methodist |
9. |
Maryland |
10. |
South Carolina |
11. |
USC |
12. |
UCLA |
13. |
Louisiana State |
14. |
Ohio State |
15. |
Auburn |
16. |
Miami (Fla.) |
17. |
Florida State |
18. |
Virginia |
19. |
Kentucky |
20. |
Iowa |
21. |
West Virginia |
22. |
Army |
23. |
Georgia |
24. |
Air Force |
25. |
Notre Dame |
|
|
1985 |
|
1. |
Oklahoma |
2. |
Penn State |
3. |
Michigan |
4. |
Tennessee |
5. |
Florida |
6. |
Miami (Fla.) |
7. |
Air Force |
8. |
Texas A&M |
9. |
UCLA |
10. |
Iowa |
11. |
Nebraska |
12. |
Alabama |
13. |
Ohio State |
14. |
Florida State |
15. |
Arkansas |
16. |
Brigham Young |
17. |
Maryland |
18. |
Georgia Tech |
19. |
Baylor |
20. |
Auburn |
21. |
Louisiana State |
22. |
Army |
23. |
Fresno State |
24. |
Georgia |
25. |
Oklahoma St. |
|
|
2001 |
|
1. |
Miami (Fla.) |
2. |
Oregon |
3. |
Florida |
4. |
Tennessee |
5. |
Texas |
6. |
Oklahoma |
7. |
Nebraska |
8. |
LSU |
9. |
Colorado |
10. |
Maryland |
11. |
Washington State |
12. |
Illinois |
13. |
South Carolina |
14. |
Syracuse |
15. |
Florida State |
16. |
Louisville |
17. |
Stanford |
18. |
Virginia Tech |
19. |
Washington |
20. |
Michigan |
21. |
Marshall |
22. |
Toledo |
23. |
Boston College |
24. |
Brigham Young |
25. |
Georgia |
|
|
2002 |
|
1. |
Ohio State |
2. |
Miami (Fla.) |
3. |
Georgia |
4. |
Southern Cal |
5. |
Oklahoma |
6. |
Kansas State |
7. |
Texas |
8. |
Iowa |
9. |
Michigan |
10. |
Washington State |
11. |
NC State |
12. |
Boise State |
13. |
Maryland |
14. |
Virginia Tech |
15. |
Penn State |
16. |
Auburn |
17. |
Notre Dame |
18. |
Pittsburgh |
19. |
Marshall |
20. |
West Virginia |
21. |
Colorado |
22. |
TCU |
23. |
Florida State |
24. |
Florida |
25. |
Virginia |
|
|
2003 |
|
1. |
LSU |
2. |
USC |
3. |
Oklahoma |
4. |
Ohio State |
5. |
Miami (Fla.) |
6. |
Georgia |
7. |
Michigan |
8. |
Iowa |
9. |
Washington St. |
10. |
Florida State |
11. |
Texas |
12. |
Miami (Ohio) |
13. |
Kansas State |
14. |
Mississippi |
15. |
Boise State |
16. |
Tennessee |
17. |
Minnesota |
18. |
Nebraska |
19. |
Purdue |
20. |
Maryland |
21. |
Utah |
22. |
Clemson |
23. |
Bowling Green |
24. |
Texas Christian |
25. |
Florida |



