1945 season · week 5
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- FBS Independents8
- Western5
- Missouri Valley2
- Other5
- 1–ArmyFBS Independents—
- 2–Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 3▲1AlabamaSEC—
- 4▼1NavyFBS Independents—
- 5▲3Saint Mary's (CA)FBS Independents—
- 6▼1IndianaWestern—
- 7▲3MichiganWestern—
- 8▼2Ohio StateWestern—
- 9▼2PennsylvaniaFBS Independents—
- 10▲2ColumbiaFBS Independents—
- 11▼2Oklahoma StateMissouri Valley—
- 12▲1PurdueWestern—
- 13▼2Holy CrossFBS Independents—
- 14▲3LSUSEC—
- 15NewVirginiaFBS Independents—
- 16▲2DukeSouthern—
- 17NewTexasSouthwest—
- 18–WashingtonPacific—
- 19NewTulsaMissouri Valley—
- 20▼4MinnesotaWestern—