1950 UP Rankings
| Final Poll For 1950 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1950 UP |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 9-0-0 | | | 2 | Texas | 7-1-0 | |
| 3 | Tennessee | 9-1-0 | | | 4 | California | 9-0-1 | |
| 5 | Army | 8-0-0 | | | 6 | Michigan | 5-3-1 | |
| 7 | Kentucky | 10-1-0 | | | 8 | Princeton | 9-0-0 | |
| 9 | Michigan State | 8-1-0 | | | 10 | Ohio State | 6-3-0 | |
| 11 | Illinois | 7-2-0 | | | 12 | Clemson | 8-0-1 | |
| 13 | Miami | 8-0-1 | | | 14 | Wyoming | 9-0-0 | |
| 15 | Washington | 8-2-0 | | | 15 | Baylor | 7-3-0 | |
| 17 | Alabama | 8-2-0 | | | 18 | Washington & Lee | 8-2-0 | |
| 19 | Navy | 3-6-0 | | | 20 | Cornell | 7-2-0 | |
| 20 | Nebraska | 6-2-1 | | | 20 | Wisconsin | 6-3-0 | |
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