1947 AP Rankings
| Final Poll For 1947 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1947 AP |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 9-0-0 | | | 2 | Michigan | 9-0-0 | |
| 3 | Southern Methodist | 9-0-1 | | | 4 | Penn State | 9-0-0 | |
| 5 | Texas | 9-1-0 | | | 6 | Alabama | 8-2-0 | |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 7-0-1 | | | 8 | Southern California | 7-1-1 | |
| 9 | North Carolina | 8-2-0 | | | 10 | Georgia Tech | 9-1-0 | |
| 11 | Army | 5-2-2 | | | 12 | Kansas | 8-0-2 | |
| 13 | Mississippi | 8-2-0 | | | 14 | William & Mary | 9-1-0 | |
| 15 | California | 9-1-0 | | | 16 | Oklahoma | 7-2-1 | |
| 17 | North Carolina State | 5-3-1 | | | 18 | Rice | 6-3-1 | |
| 19 | Duke | 4-3-2 | | | 20 | Columbia | 7-2-0 | |
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Great Moments in College Football History
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