| 1955 |
|
| 1. Oklahoma |
| 2. Michigan St |
| 3. Maryland |
| 4. UCLA |
| 5. Ohio St |
| 6. TCU |
| 7. Georgia Tech |
| 8. Auburn |
| 9. Notre Dame |
| 10. Mississippi |
| 11. Pittsburgh |
| 12. Michigan |
| 13. USC |
| 14. Miami-FL |
| 15. Miami-OH |
| 16. Stanford |
| 17. Texas A&M |
| 18. Navy |
| 19. West Virginia |
| 20. Army |
|
| 1956 |
| |
| 1. Oklahoma |
| 2. Tennessee |
| 3. Iowa |
| 4. Georgia Tech |
| 5. Texas A&M |
| 6. Miami-FL |
| 7. Michigan |
| 8. Syracuse |
| 9. Michigan St |
| 10. Oregon St |
| 11. Baylor |
| 12. Minnesota |
| 13. Pittsburgh |
| 14. TCU |
| 15. Ohio St |
| 16. Navy |
| 17. Geo. Washington |
| 18. Soutehrn Cal |
| 19. Clemson |
| 20. Colorado |
|
| 1957 |
|
| 1. Auburn |
| 2. Ohio St |
| 3. Michigan St |
| 4. Oklahoma |
| 5. Navy |
| 6. Iowa |
| 7. Mississippi |
| 8. Rice |
| 9. Texas A&M |
| 10. Notre Dame |
| 11. Texas |
| 12. Arizona St |
| 13. Tennessee |
| 14. Mississippi St |
| 15. N.C. State |
| 16. Duke |
| 17. Florida |
| 18. Army |
| 19. Wisconsin |
| 20. Va. Military |
|
| 1958 |
|
| 1. LSU |
| 2. Iowa |
| 3. Army |
| 4. Auburn |
| 5. Oklahoma |
| 6. Air Force |
| 7. Wisconsin |
| 8. Ohio St |
| 9. Syracuse |
| 10. TCU |
| 11. Mississippi |
| 12. Clemson |
| 13. Purdue |
| 14. Florida |
| 15. S. Carolina |
| 16. California |
| 17. Notre Dame |
| 18. SMU |
| 19. Oklahoma St |
| 20. Rutgers |
|
| 1959 |
|
| 1. Syracuse |
| 2. Mississippi |
| 3. LSU |
| 4. Texas |
| 5. Georgia |
| 6. Wisconsin |
| 7. TCU |
| 8. Washington |
| 9. Arkansas |
| 10. Alabama |
| 11. Clemson |
| 12. Penn St |
| 13. Illinois |
| 14. USC |
| 15. Oklahoma |
| 16. Wyoming |
| 17. Notre Dame |
| 18. Missouri |
| 19. Florida |
| 20. Pittsburgh |
|