525 total polls
| Team | APP | PCT | AVG RK | HIGH RK | 1. | Notre Dame | 423 | 80.6% | 6.7 | 1 | 2. | Ohio State | 373 | 71.0% | 6.7 | 1 | 3. | USC | 366 | 69.7% | 7.4 | 1 | 4. | Texas | 362 | 69.0% | 7.8 | 1 | 5. | Michigan | 354 | 67.4% | 7.3 | 1 | 6. | Oklahoma | 346 | 65.9% | 5.9 | 1 | 7. | Alabama | 334 | 63.6% | 6.8 | 1 | 8. | Nebraska | 256 | 48.8% | 7.3 | 1 | 9. | UCLA | 255 | 48.6% | 10.2 | 1 | 10. | Tennessee | 250 | 47.6% | 10.1 | 1 | 11. | Penn State | 239 | 45.5% | 9.4 | 1 | 12. | Arkansas | 224 | 42.7% | 10.1 | 1 | 13. | LSU | 208 | 39.6% | 10.3 | 1 | 14. | Michigan State | 195 | 37.1% | 7.5 | 1 | 15. | Mississippi | 190 | 36.2% | 9.7 | 1 | 16. | Pittsburgh | 173 | 33.0% | 10.6 | 1 | 17. | Auburn | 169 | 32.2% | 10.6 | 1 | 18. | Georgia Tech | 162 | 30.9% | 8.5 | 2 | 19. | Purdue | 155 | 29.5% | 10.8 | 1 | 20. | Georgia | 151 | 28.8% | 9.4 | 1 | 21. | Duke | 146 | 27.8% | 11.7 | 2 | 22. | Texas A&M | 143 | 27.2% | 9.0 | 1 | Missouri | 143 | 27.2% | 12.1 | 1 | 24. | Army (NY) | 134 | 25.5% | 6.4 | 1 | 25. | Florida | 126 | 24.0% | 14.3 | 4 | 26. | Minnesota | 124 | 23.6% | 8.8 | 1 | Washington | 124 | 23.6% | 12.9 | 3 | 28. | Navy (MD) | 121 | 23.0% | 9.0 | 2 | Stanford | 121 | 23.0% | 13.2 | 2 | 30. | Maryland | 120 | 22.9% | 9.1 | 1 | 31. | Wisconsin | 114 | 21.7% | 10.3 | 1 | 32. | Houston | 110 | 21.0% | 12.9 | 2 | 33. | Colorado | 107 | 20.4% | 12.0 | 2 | 34. | California | 103 | 19.6% | 9.6 | 1 | Arizona State | 103 | 19.6% | 13.1 | 2 | 36. | North Carolina | 101 | 19.2% | 13.5 | 1 | 37. | Northwestern | 98 | 18.7% | 10.0 | 1 | 38. | Baylor | 93 | 17.7% | 12.9 | 3 | 39. | SMU | 91 | 17.3% | 13.1 | 1 | 40. | Clemson | 90 | 17.1% | 13.4 | 5 | 41. | Penn | 89 | 17.0% | 11.2 | 3 | 42. | Illinois | 87 | 16.6% | 8.6 | 2 | 43. | Iowa | 85 | 16.2% | 8.8 | 1 | 44. | TCU | 69 | 13.1% | 11.1 | 1 | Rice (TX) | 69 | 13.1% | 13.2 | 5 | 46. | Syracuse | 67 | 12.8% | 10.4 | 1 | Kentucky | 67 | 12.8% | 12.1 | 3 | 48. | Texas Tech | 66 | 12.6% | 13.9 | 5 | 49. | Miami (FL) | 60 | 11.4% | 13.3 | 5 | Mississippi State | 60 | 11.4% | 16.3 | 9 | 51. | Florida State | 59 | 11.2% | 11.7 | 2 | 52. | Kansas | 57 | 10.9% | 12.4 | 3 | NC State | 57 | 10.9% | 14.4 | 3 | 54. | West Virginia | 55 | 10.5% | 14.0 | 5 | 55. | Tulane (LA) | 48 | 9.1% | 14.1 | 4 | 56. | Cornell (NY) | 47 | 9.0% | 10.7 | 1 | 57. | Oregon State | 46 | 8.8% | 13.2 | 6 | 58. | Santa Clara (CA) | 43 | 8.2% | 12.7 | 5 | 59. | Fordham (NY) | 40 | 7.6% | 10.0 | 3 | 60. | Holy Cross (MA) | 39 | 7.4% | 15.1 | 9 | 61. | Dartmouth (NH) | 37 | 7.0% | 13.2 | 4 | 62. | Miami (OH) | 36 | 6.9% | 16.1 | 10 | 63. | Air Force | 35 | 6.7% | 13.8 | 6 | 64. | Indiana | 34 | 6.5% | 12.5 | 4 | Oklahoma State | 34 | 6.5% | 14.5 | 5 | BYU | 34 | 6.5% | 14.6 | 9 | South Carolina | 34 | 6.5% | 17.0 | 11 | 68. | Tulsa | 31 | 5.9% | 14.4 | 4 | 69. | Yale (CT) | 30 | 5.7% | 13.6 | 5 | 70. | Princeton (NJ) | 29 | 5.5% | 12.1 | 4 | Oregon | 29 | 5.5% | 14.6 | 7 | 72. | Arizona | 27 | 5.1% | 15.4 | 9 | Washington State | 27 | 5.1% | 16.6 | 10 | 74. | Boston College | 25 | 4.8% | 9.7 | 1 | Wyoming | 25 | 4.8% | 13.8 | 6 | Villanova (PA) | 25 | 4.8% | 13.8 | 6 | 77. | Vanderbilt | 24 | 4.6% | 14.7 | 7 | Toledo (OH) | 24 | 4.6% | 15.9 | 12 | Iowa State | 24 | 4.6% | 17.6 | 12 | 80. | Virginia | 23 | 4.4% | 14.3 | 9 | 81. | Wake Forest (NC) | 21 | 4.0% | 16.4 | 11 | 82. | Duquesne (PA) | 20 | 3.8% | 11.4 | 5 | 83. | Iowa Pre-Flight | 18 | 3.4% | 6.3 | 2 | 84. | William & Mary (VA) | 16 | 3.0% | 15.8 | 12 | Columbia (NY) | 16 | 3.0% | 15.9 | 10 | 86. | March Field/4th AF (CA) | 15 | 2.9% | 11.3 | 8 | 87. | Pacific (CA) | 14 | 2.7% | 13.9 | 6 | 88. | St. Mary's (CA) | 13 | 2.5% | 11.6 | 5 | Great Lakes Naval (IL) | 13 | 2.5% | 12.2 | 5 | 90. | Bainbridge Naval (MD) | 12 | 2.3% | 11.4 | 5 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 2.3% | 16.0 | 14 | 92. | Georgetown (DC) | 11 | 2.1% | 13.4 | 9 | San Diego State | 11 | 2.1% | 15.6 | 13 | 94. | Randolph Field (TX) | 10 | 1.9% | 4.8 | 2 | 95. | Carnegie Mellon (PA) | 9 | 1.7% | 10.4 | 6 | Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) | 9 | 1.7% | 13.0 | 8 | Rutgers (NJ) | 9 | 1.7% | 18.6 | 17 | 98. | San Francisco | 8 | 1.5% | 16.3 | 13 | Temple (PA) | 8 | 1.5% | 17.9 | 13 | 100. | North Carolina Pre-Flight | 7 | 1.3% | 11.9 | 2 | Marquette (WI) | 7 | 1.3% | 12.0 | 4 | George Washington (DC) | 7 | 1.3% | 16.4 | 14 | Ohio | 7 | 1.3% | 17.3 | 15 | 104. | Nevada | 6 | 1.1% | 14.7 | 10 | Kansas State | 6 | 1.1% | 15.3 | 12 | New Mexico State | 6 | 1.1% | 16.5 | 14 | 2nd Air Force | 6 | 1.1% | 18.0 | 15 | 108. | Norman Pre-Flight (OK) | 5 | 1.0% | 15.2 | 13 | El Toro Marines (CA) | 5 | 1.0% | 16.4 | 15 | Cincinnati | 5 | 1.0% | 17.0 | 12 | Colorado College | 5 | 1.0% | 17.2 | 16 | VMI | 5 | 1.0% | 17.2 | 13 | Harvard (MA) | 5 | 1.0% | 18.2 | 17 | 114. | Louisville | 4 | 0.8% | 17.3 | 17 | Hardin-Simmons (TX) | 4 | 0.8% | 18.3 | 17 | Southern Miss | 4 | 0.8% | 19.0 | 17 | 117. | Southwestern (TX) | 3 | 0.6% | 13.3 | 11 | Memphis Naval | 3 | 0.6% | 15.7 | 13 | Utah State | 3 | 0.6% | 15.7 | 10 | Boston | 3 | 0.6% | 16.3 | 15 | Delaware | 3 | 0.6% | 16.7 | 15 | New York | 3 | 0.6% | 17.7 | 17 | Lafayette (PA) | 3 | 0.6% | 18.3 | 18 | San Jose State (CA) | 3 | 0.6% | 19.0 | 18 | 125. | Colgate (NY) | 2 | 0.4% | 14.5 | 9 | Louisiana | 2 | 0.4% | 14.5 | 14 | Camp Peary (VA) | 2 | 0.4% | 15.5 | 14 | Detroit | 2 | 0.4% | 17.5 | 17 | North Texas | 2 | 0.4% | 18.0 | 16 | San Diego Naval | 2 | 0.4% | 18.5 | 17 | Washington & Lee (VA) | 2 | 0.4% | 18.5 | 18 | 132. | Arkansas-Monticello | 1 | 0.2% | 17.0 | 17 | Fort Pierce Naval (FL) | 1 | 0.2% | 18.0 | 18 | Fresno State | 1 | 0.2% | 18.0 | 18 | Utah | 1 | 0.2% | 18.0 | 18 | 3rd Air Force | 1 | 0.2% | 19.0 | 19 | Kent State (OH) | 1 | 0.2% | 19.0 | 19 | Lehigh (PA) | 1 | 0.2% | 19.0 | 19 | Muhlenberg (PA) | 1 | 0.2% | 19.0 | 19 | St. Mary's Pre-Flight (CA) | 1 | 0.2% | 19.0 | 19 | Bowling Green (OH) | 1 | 0.2% | 20.0 | 20 | Bucknell (PA) | 1 | 0.2% | 20.0 | 20 | Camp Grant (IL) | 1 | 0.2% | 20.0 | 20 | Catawba (NC) | 1 | 0.2% | 20.0 | 20 | East Carolina | 1 | 0.2% | 20.0 | 20 | Loyola Marymount (CA) | 1 | 0.2% | 20.0 | 20 | Richmond (VA) | 1 | 0.2% | 20.0 | 20 | Williams (MA) | 1 | 0.2% | 20.0 | 20 |
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