AP Polls
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Final | 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 25 | Western | |
| 7 | Final | 2 | LSU | 2 | 9 | SEC | |
| 7 | Final | 3 | Pitt | 4 | 1 | Ind | |
| 7 | Final | 4 | Alabama | 3 | 1 | SEC | |
| 7 | Final | 5 | Washington | 6 | 1 | PCC | |
| 7 | Final | 6 | Santa Clara | 5 | 1 | 1 | Ind |
| 7 | Final | 7 | Northwestern | 7 | Western | ||
| 7 | Final | 8 | Notre Dame | 9 | 1 | Ind | |
| 7 | Final | 9 | Nebraska | 10 | 1 | Big 6 | |
| 7 | Final | 10 | Pennsylvania | 13 | 3 | Ind | |
| 7 | Final | 11 | Duke | 11 | Southern | ||
| 7 | Final | 12 | Yale | 16 | 4 | Ind | |
| 7 | Final | 13 | Dartmouth | 14 | 1 | Ind | |
| 7 | Final | 14 | Duquesne | 12 | 2 | Ind | |
| 7 | Final | 15 | Fordham | 8 | 7 | Ind | |
| 7 | Final | 16 | Texas Christian | 18 | 2 | SWC | |
| 7 | Final | 17 | Tennessee | 17 | SEC | ||
| 7 | Final | 18 | Arkansas | SWC | |||
| 7 | Final | 18 | Navy | Ind | |||
| 7 | Final | 20 | Marquette | 15 | 5 | Ind | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 6 | 1936-11-23 | 1 | Minnesota (7-1-0) | 2 | 1 | 30 | Western |
| 6 | 1936-11-23 | 2 | LSU (8-0-1) | 5 | 3 | 10 | SEC |
| 6 | 1936-11-23 | 3 | Alabama (7-0-1) | 8 | 5 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1936-11-23 | 4 | Pitt (6-1-1) | 4 | Ind | ||
| 6 | 1936-11-23 | 5 | Santa Clara (7-0-0) | 9 | 4 | 1 | Ind |
| 6 | 1936-11-23 | 6 | Washington (6-1-1) | 6 | PCC | ||
| 6 | 1936-11-23 | 7 | Northwestern (7-1-0) | 1 | 6 | Western | |
| 6 | 1936-11-23 | 8 | Fordham (5-0-2) | 3 | 5 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1936-11-23 | 9 | Notre Dame (6-2-0) | 11 | 2 | 1 | Ind |
| 6 | 1936-11-23 | 10 | Nebraska (6-2-0) | 13 | 3 | Big 6 | |
| 6 | 1936-11-23 | 11 | Duke (8-1-0) | 16 | 5 | Southern | |
| 6 | 1936-11-23 | 12 | Duquesne (7-2-0) | 20 | 8 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1936-11-23 | 13 | Pennsylvania (6-1-0) | 10 | 3 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1936-11-23 | 14 | Dartmouth (7-1-1) | 12 | 2 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1936-11-23 | 15 | Marquette (7-1-0) | 7 | 8 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1936-11-23 | 16 | Yale (7-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 6 | 1936-11-23 | 17 | Tennessee (5-2-1) | 19 | 2 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1936-11-23 | 18 | Texas Christian (7-2-1) | SWC | |||
| 6 | 1936-11-23 | 19 | Tulane (6-2-1) | SEC | |||
| 6 | 1936-11-23 | 20 | Washington State (6-1-1) | 15 | 5 | PCC | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 1 | Northwestern (7-0-0) | 1 | 17 | Western | |
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 2 | Minnesota (6-1-0) | 2 | 12 | Western | |
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 3 | Fordham (5-0-1) | 3 | 4 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 4 | Pitt (6-1-1) | 5 | 1 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 5 | LSU (7-0-1) | 7 | 2 | 2 | SEC |
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 6 | Washington (6-1-1) | 10 | 4 | 2 | PCC |
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 7 | Marquette (7-0-0) | 8 | 1 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 8 | Alabama (7-0-1) | 4 | 4 | SEC | |
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 9 | Santa Clara (6-0-0) | 9 | Ind | ||
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 10 | Pennsylvania (6-1-0) | 11 | 1 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 11 | Notre Dame (5-2-0) | Ind | |||
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 12 | Dartmouth (7-1-0) | 12 | Ind | ||
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 13 | Nebraska (5-2-0) | 6 | 7 | Big 6 | |
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 14 | Texas A&M (6-1-1) | 15 | 1 | SWC | |
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 15 | Washington State (6-1-1) | 14 | 1 | PCC | |
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 16 | Duke (8-1-0) | 13 | 3 | Southern | |
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 17 | Holy Cross (7-1-0) | 17 | Ind | ||
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 18 | Ohio State (4-3-0) | Western | |||
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 19 | Tennessee (5-2-1) | SEC | |||
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 20 | Duquesne (6-2-0) | Ind | |||
| 5 | 1936-11-16 | 20 | Temple (6-1-1) | 19 | 1 | Ind | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 4 | 1936-11-09 | 1 | Northwestern (6-0-0) | 1 | 31 | Western | |
| 4 | 1936-11-09 | 2 | Minnesota (5-1-0) | 2 | 12 | Western | |
| 4 | 1936-11-09 | 3 | Fordham (5-0-1) | 3 | 3 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1936-11-09 | 4 | Alabama (6-0-1) | 14 | 10 | 1 | SEC |
| 4 | 1936-11-09 | 5 | Pitt (5-1-1) | 5 | Ind | ||
| 4 | 1936-11-09 | 6 | Nebraska (5-1-0) | 8 | 2 | Big 6 | |
| 4 | 1936-11-09 | 7 | LSU (6-0-1) | 7 | SEC | ||
| 4 | 1936-11-09 | 8 | Marquette (6-0-0) | 4 | 4 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1936-11-09 | 9 | Santa Clara (5-0-0) | 9 | Ind | ||
| 4 | 1936-11-09 | 10 | Washington (5-1-1) | 6 | 4 | PCC | |
| 4 | 1936-11-09 | 11 | Pennsylvania (5-1-0) | 15 | 4 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1936-11-09 | 12 | Dartmouth (6-1-0) | 18 | 6 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1936-11-09 | 13 | Duke (7-1-0) | 15 | 2 | Southern | |
| 4 | 1936-11-09 | 14 | Washington State (5-1-1) | 17 | 3 | PCC | |
| 4 | 1936-11-09 | 15 | USC (4-1-1) | 11 | 4 | PCC | |
| 4 | 1936-11-09 | 15 | Texas A&M (5-1-1) | SWC | |||
| 4 | 1936-11-09 | 17 | Holy Cross (6-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 4 | 1936-11-09 | 18 | Texas Christian (5-2-1) | SWC | |||
| 4 | 1936-11-09 | 19 | SMU (4-2-0) | 12 | 7 | SWC | |
| 4 | 1936-11-09 | 19 | Temple (5-1-1) | Ind | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 3 | 1936-11-02 | 1 | Northwestern (5-0-0) | 3 | 2 | 31 | Western |
| 3 | 1936-11-02 | 2 | Minnesota (4-1-0) | 1 | 1 | 10 | Western |
| 3 | 1936-11-02 | 3 | Fordham (4-0-1) | 5 | 2 | 2 | Ind |
| 3 | 1936-11-02 | 4 | Marquette (5-0-0) | 10 | 6 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1936-11-02 | 5 | Pitt (4-1-1) | 2 | 3 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1936-11-02 | 6 | Washington (5-1-0) | 4 | 2 | PCC | |
| 3 | 1936-11-02 | 7 | LSU (5-0-1) | 8 | 1 | SEC | |
| 3 | 1936-11-02 | 8 | Nebraska (4-1-0) | 11 | 3 | Big 6 | |
| 3 | 1936-11-02 | 9 | Santa Clara (5-0-0) | 19 | 10 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1936-11-02 | 10 | Tulane (5-0-1) | 9 | 1 | SEC | |
| 3 | 1936-11-02 | 11 | USC (4-0-1) | 7 | 4 | PCC | |
| 3 | 1936-11-02 | 12 | SMU (4-1-0) | 15 | 3 | SWC | |
| 3 | 1936-11-02 | 13 | Notre Dame (4-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 3 | 1936-11-02 | 14 | Alabama (5-0-1) | SEC | |||
| 3 | 1936-11-02 | 15 | Duke (6-1-0) | 13 | 2 | Southern | |
| 3 | 1936-11-02 | 15 | Pennsylvania (4-1-0) | 20 | 5 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1936-11-02 | 17 | Washington State (5-0-1) | PCC | |||
| 3 | 1936-11-02 | 18 | Dartmouth (5-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 3 | 1936-11-02 | 18 | Tennessee (3-2-1) | SEC | |||
| 3 | 1936-11-02 | 20 | Auburn (4-1-1) | 16 | 4 | SEC | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 1 | Minnesota (4-0-0) | 1 | 44 | Western | |
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 2 | Pitt (4-1-0) | 9 | 7 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 3 | Northwestern (4-0-0) | 4 | 1 | Western | |
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 4 | Washington (4-1-0) | 8 | 4 | PCC | |
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 5 | Fordham (4-0-0) | 16 | 11 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 6 | Army (4-0-0) | 3 | 3 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 7 | USC (4-0-1) | 6 | 1 | PCC | |
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 8 | LSU (4-0-1) | 13 | 5 | SEC | |
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 9 | Tulane (4-0-1) | 18 | 9 | SEC | |
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 10 | Marquette (4-0-0) | 20 | 10 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 11 | Nebraska (3-1-0) | 15 | 4 | Big 6 | |
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 12 | Yale (4-0-0) | 10 | 2 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 13 | Duke (5-1-0) | 2 | 11 | Southern | |
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 13 | Holy Cross (5-0-0) | 17 | 4 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 15 | SMU (3-1-0) | 19 | 4 | SWC | |
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 16 | Auburn (4-0-1) | SEC | |||
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 17 | Princeton (3-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 17 | Purdue (3-1-0) | 5 | 12 | Western | |
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 19 | Santa Clara (4-0-0) | Ind | |||
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 20 | Pennsylvania (3-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 2 | 1936-10-26 | 20 | Saint Mary's (CA) (3-1-0) | 12 | 8 | Ind | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 1 | 1936-10-19 | 1 | Minnesota (3-0-0) | NA | — | 32 | Western |
| 1 | 1936-10-19 | 2 | Duke (5-0-0) | NA | — | 1 | Southern |
| 1 | 1936-10-19 | 3 | Army (3-0-0) | NA | — | 1 | Ind |
| 1 | 1936-10-19 | 4 | Northwestern (3-0-0) | NA | — | Western | |
| 1 | 1936-10-19 | 5 | Purdue (3-0-0) | NA | — | Western | |
| 1 | 1936-10-19 | 6 | USC (3-0-1) | NA | — | 1 | PCC |
| 1 | 1936-10-19 | 7 | Notre Dame (3-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1936-10-19 | 8 | Washington (3-1-0) | NA | — | PCC | |
| 1 | 1936-10-19 | 9 | Pitt (3-1-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1936-10-19 | 10 | Yale (3-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1936-10-19 | 11 | Duquesne (4-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1936-10-19 | 12 | Saint Mary's (CA) (3-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1936-10-19 | 13 | LSU (3-0-1) | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | 1936-10-19 | 14 | Texas A&M (4-0-0) | NA | — | SWC | |
| 1 | 1936-10-19 | 15 | Nebraska (2-1-0) | NA | — | Big 6 | |
| 1 | 1936-10-19 | 16 | Fordham (3-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1936-10-19 | 17 | Holy Cross (4-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1936-10-19 | 18 | Tulane (3-0-1) | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | 1936-10-19 | 19 | SMU (3-1-0) | NA | — | SWC | |
| 1 | 1936-10-19 | 20 | Marquette (3-0-0) | NA | — | Ind |
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