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November 17, 1947 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Michigan (140) Big Ten 8-0 2341 W 40-6 A #9 Wisconsin
2 < 1 Notre Dame (87) Ind 7-0 2261 W 26-19 A Northwestern
3 < 4 SMU (9) Southwest 8-0 1801  
4 < 5 USC (3) PCC 6-0-1 1522  
5 < 8 Penn State (6) Ind 8-0 1371  
6 < 3 Penn Ind 6-0-1 1009  
7 < 7 Texas Southwest 8-1 953  
8 < 14 Alabama SEC 6-2 477  
9 < 10 California PCC 8-1 308  
10 < 6 Georgia Tech SEC 7-1 302  
11 < 13 Army Ind 4-2-2 277  
12 < 11 Illinois Big Ten 5-2-1 195  
13 < 19 North Carolina (1) Southern 6-2 109  
14 < 12 William & Mary Southern 7-1 99 W 45-6 A Washington & Lee
15 < 15 Mississippi SEC 7-2 84  
16 < 15 Virginia Ind 7-1 66  
17 < NR Kansas Big 6 6-0-2 56 W 13-7 A Oklahoma State
18 < NR UCLA PCC 5-3 39  
19 < NR Columbia Ind 6-2 35 W 10-0 H Holy Cross (MA)
20 < NR Rice Southwest 4-3-1 32  
NR < 9 Wisconsin Big Ten 0  
NR < 17 Missouri Big 6 0  
NR < 18 Utah MSAC 0  
NR < 20 Minnesota Big Ten 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 6 9.8 5019
Southwest 3 10.0 2786
PCC 3 10.3 1869
SEC 3 11.0 863
Big Ten 2 6.5 2536
Southern 2 13.5 208
Big 6 1 17.0 56

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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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.