1945 AP Rankings
| Final Poll For 1945 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1945 AP |
| 1 | Army | 9-0-0 | | | 2 | Alabama | 9-0-0 | |
| 3 | Navy | 7-1-1 | | | 4 | Indiana | 9-0-1 | |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 8-0-0 | | | 6 | Michigan | 7-3-0 | |
| 7 | Saint Marys | 7-1-0 | | | 8 | Pennsylvania | 6-2-0 | |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 7-2-1 | | | 10 | Texas | 9-1-0 | |
| 11 | Southern California | 7-3-0 | | | 12 | Ohio State | 7-2-0 | |
| 13 | Duke | 6-2-0 | | | 14 | Tennessee | 8-1-0 | |
| 15 | Louisiana State | 7-2-0 | | | 16 | Holy Cross | 8-1-0 | |
| 17 | Tulsa | 8-2-0 | | | 18 | Georgia | 8-2-0 | |
| 19 | Wake Forest | 4-3-1 | | | 20 | Columbia | 8-1-0 | |
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