September
In the preseason poll released on September 14, 1959, the defending champion LSU (Louisiana State University) Tigers were ranked #1, followed by Oklahoma, Auburn, SMU (Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas), and Army (the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York). With more than 100 sportswriters weighing in, eighteen different schools received first place votes. Syracuse was ranked #20 overall. As the regular season progressed, a new poll would be issued on the Monday following the weekend's games.
On September 19, #1 LSU beat Rice at home, 26-3. Oklahoma, Auburn, SMU and Army had not yet opened their seasons; SMU and Army fell to #6 and #7. #8 Mississippi, which won at Houston, 16-0, rose to 4th in the poll. #18 Clemson moved up 5th after its 20-18 win at North Carolina. Three of the Top Five schools were from the SEC: 1.LSU 2.Oklahoma 3.Auburn 4.Mississippi 5.Clemson
September 26 #1 LSU beat TCU (Texas Christian University) at home, 10-0. #2 Oklahoma lost its opener, falling 45-13 at #10 Northwestern, and dropped out of the Top 20 entirely, while Northwestern took its place. #3 Auburn lost at Tennessee, 3-0 and fell to 17th place in the next poll. #4 Mississippi recorded another 16-0 win, this time at Kentucky, and rose to third. #5 Clemson won at Virginia, 47-0, but fell to 6th. #7 Army returned to the Top 5 after its 44-8 win over Boston College. #13 Iowa, which had won at California 42-12, rose to fifth. The poll was 1.LSU 2.Northwestern 3.Mississippi 4.Army 5.Iowa
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