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October 8, 1945 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < N/A Army (86) Ind 2-0 1076 W 54-0 H Wake Forest
2 < N/A Navy (14) Ind 2-0 955  
3 < N/A Notre Dame (3) Ind 2-0 699 W 40-7 A Georgia Tech
4 < N/A Ohio State (3) Big Ten 2-0 658  
5 < N/A Minnesota (2) Big Ten 2-0 605  
6 < N/A USC (1) PCC 3-0 435  
7 < N/A Alabama SEC 2-0 305  
8 < N/A Indiana Big Ten 2-0-1 216 W 6-0 A Illinois
9 < N/A Michigan (1) Big Ten 3-1 185  
10 < N/A Texas Southwest 3-0 167  
11 < N/A Penn Ind 2-0 140  
12 < N/A Holy Cross Ind 2-0 118 W 21-0 A Yale
13 < N/A Duke Southern 2-1 82  
14 < N/A Oklahoma State MVC 2-0 74 W 31-7 A Denver
15 < N/A Purdue Big Ten 3-0 41  
16 < N/A Tulsa MVC 3-0 39 W 19-0 H Drake
17 < N/A Texas A&M Southwest 3-0 34  
18 < N/A Tennessee SEC 2-0 32  
19 < N/A St. Mary's Ind 3-0 22  
20 < N/A Mississippi State SEC 2-0 20  
20 < N/A Virginia Ind 3-0 20  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 7 9.7 3030
Big Ten 5 8.2 1705
SEC 3 15.0 357
Southwest 2 13.5 201
MVC 2 15.0 113
PCC 1 6.0 435
Southern 1 13.0 82

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.