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October 22, 1945 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Army (101) Ind 4-0 1108 W 55-13 H Melville PT Boats (RI)
2 < 3 Notre Dame (4) Ind 4-0 860 W 39-9 A Pittsburgh
3 < 2 Navy (5) Ind 4-0 803  
4 < 9 Purdue Big Ten 5-0 702  
5 < 5 Minnesota (1) Big Ten 4-0 696  
6 < 6 Alabama SEC 4-0 668  
7 < 7 Penn Ind 3-0 339  
8 < 8 Indiana Big Ten 4-0-1 280 W 52-20 A Iowa
9 < 10 Texas Southwest 5-0 199  
10 < 11 St. Mary's (1) Ind 5-0 119  
11 < 17 Columbia Ind 4-0 94 W 31-7 H Colgate
12 < 4 Ohio State Big Ten 3-1 59  
13 < NR LSU SEC 3-1 55  
14 < 18 Tulsa MVC 4-0 41 W 40-0 H Nevada
15 < 19 Holy Cross Ind 4-0 35 W 25-0 A Brown
16 < 13 Michigan Big Ten 3-2 33  
17 < 15 Oklahoma State MVC 4-0 31 W 46-6 A Utah
18 < 20 Mississippi State SEC 4-0 27  
19 < 16 Duke Southern 3-1 19  
20 < 14 USC PCC 4-1 18  
NR < 12 Georgia SEC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 7 7.0 3358
Big Ten 5 9.0 1770
SEC 3 12.3 750
MVC 2 15.5 72
Southwest 1 9.0 199
Southern 1 19.0 19
PCC 1 20.0 18

Notes

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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.