1949 season · final
Polls
AP Top 25
21 ranked
- FBS Independents7
- SEC3
- Western3
- Other8
- 1–Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 2▲1OklahomaBig 7—
- 3▼1CaliforniaPacific—
- 4–ArmyFBS Independents—
- 5▲2RiceSouthwest—
- 6▼1Ohio StateWestern—
- 7▼1MichiganWestern—
- 8–MinnesotaWestern—
- 9▲4LSUSEC—
- 10▲1Pacific—
- 11▲9KentuckySEC—
- 12▲8CornellFBS Independents—
- 13▲3VillanovaFBS Independents—
- 14▲1MarylandSouthern—
- 15▼1Santa ClaraFBS Independents—
- 16▲3North CarolinaSouthern—
- 17▲1TennesseeSEC—
- 18NewPrincetonFBS Independents—
- 19NewMichigan StateFBS Independents—
- 20▼11BaylorSouthwest—
- 20NewMissouriBig 7—