1938 season · final
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- FBS Independents8
- SEC3
- Western3
- Other6
- 1▲1TCUSouthwest—
- 2▲2TennesseeSEC—
- 3–DukeSouthern—
- 4▲1OklahomaBig 6—
- 5▼4Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 6–Carnegie MellonFBS Independents—
- 7▲1USCPacific—
- 8▼1PittsburghFBS Independents—
- 9–Holy CrossFBS Independents—
- 10–MinnesotaWestern—
- 11▲3Texas TechBorder—
- 12▼1CornellFBS Independents—
- 13▲4AlabamaSEC—
- 14▼2CaliforniaPacific—
- 15▼2FordhamFBS Independents—
- 16–MichiganWestern—
- 17▲2NorthwesternWestern—
- 18▼3VillanovaFBS Independents—
- 19▼1TulaneSEC—
- 20–DartmouthFBS Independents—