1936 AP Rankings
| Final Poll For 1936 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1936 AP |
| 1 | Minnesota | 7-1-0 | | | 2 | Louisiana State | 9-0-1 | |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 7-1-1 | | | 4 | Alabama | 8-0-1 | |
| 5 | Washington | 7-1-1 | | | 6 | Santa Clara | 7-0-0 | |
| 7 | Northwestern | 7-1-0 | | | 8 | Notre Dame | 6-2-0 | |
| 9 | Nebraska | 7-2-0 | | | 10 | Pennsylvania | 7-1-0 | |
| 11 | Duke | 9-1-0 | | | 12 | Yale | 7-1-0 | |
| 13 | Dartmouth | 7-1-1 | | | 14 | Duquesne | 7-2-0 | |
| 15 | Fordham | 5-1-2 | | | 16 | Texas Christian | 7-2-2 | |
| 17 | Tennessee | 6-2-1 | | | 18 | Arkansas | 6-3-0 | |
| 18 | Navy | 6-3-0 | | | 20 | Marquette | 7-1-0 | |
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