1947 season · week 5
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- FBS Independents7
- Western4
- Southern3
- Other6
- 1–Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 2–MichiganWestern—
- 3▲5SMUSouthwest—
- 4–PennsylvaniaFBS Independents—
- 5–USCPacific—
- 6–Georgia TechSEC—
- 7–Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 8▼5TexasSouthwest—
- 9▲1ArmyFBS Independents—
- 10▲2VirginiaFBS Independents—
- 11–IllinoisWestern—
- 12▲2CaliforniaPacific—
- 13▼4DukeSouthern—
- 14▲2PurdueWestern—
- 15NewWilliam & MarySouthern—
- 16▲2AlabamaSEC—
- 17▲3ColumbiaFBS Independents—
- 18NewNorth CarolinaSouthern—
- 19NewWisconsinWestern—
- 20NewYaleFBS Independents—