1946 season · final
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- FBS Independents4
- SEC4
- Southwest3
- Other9
- 1▲1Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 2▼1ArmyFBS Independents—
- 3–GeorgiaSEC—
- 4–UCLAPacific—
- 5–IllinoisWestern—
- 6–MichiganWestern—
- 7▲1TennesseeSEC—
- 8▲1LSUSEC—
- 9▲2North CarolinaSouthern—
- 10▲3RiceSouthwest—
- 11▼4Georgia TechSEC—
- 12–YaleFBS Independents—
- 13▲1PennsylvaniaFBS Independents—
- 14▲3OklahomaBig 6—
- 15▲5TexasSouthwest—
- 16▼6ArkansasSouthwest—
- 17NewTulsaMissouri Valley—
- 18NewNC StateSouthern—
- 19▼4DelawareMason-Dixon—
- 20NewIndianaWestern—