1948 season · final
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- FBS Independents5
- SEC4
- Southern4
- Other7
- 1–MichiganWestern—
- 2–Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 3▲1North CarolinaSouthern—
- 4▲1CaliforniaPacific—
- 5▲1OklahomaBig 7—
- 6▼3ArmyFBS Independents—
- 7–NorthwesternWestern—
- 8▲4GeorgiaSEC—
- 9▲1OregonPacific—
- 10▼2SMUSouthwest—
- 11▼2ClemsonSouthern—
- 12▲3VanderbiltSEC—
- 13▲1TulaneSEC—
- 14▼3Michigan StateFBS Independents—
- 15▲1Ole MissSEC—
- 16▼3MinnesotaWestern—
- 17▲3William & MarySouthern—
- 18–Penn StateFBS Independents—
- 19NewCornellFBS Independents—
- 20NewWake ForestSouthern—