AP Polls
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Final | 1 | Pitt | 1 | 30 | Ind | |
| 7 | Final | 2 | California | 2 | PCC | ||
| 7 | Final | 3 | Fordham | 3 | 2 | Ind | |
| 7 | Final | 4 | Alabama | 4 | 1 | SEC | |
| 7 | Final | 5 | Minnesota | 5 | Western | ||
| 7 | Final | 6 | Villanova | 7 | 1 | Ind | |
| 7 | Final | 7 | Dartmouth | 6 | 1 | Ind | |
| 7 | Final | 8 | LSU | 10 | 2 | SEC | |
| 7 | Final | 9 | Notre Dame | 9 | Ind | ||
| 7 | Final | 9 | Santa Clara | 8 | 1 | Ind | |
| 7 | Final | 11 | Nebraska | 11 | Big 6 | ||
| 7 | Final | 12 | Yale | 14 | 2 | Ind | |
| 7 | Final | 13 | Ohio State | Western | |||
| 7 | Final | 14 | Arkansas | SWC | |||
| 7 | Final | 14 | Holy Cross | 17 | 3 | Ind | |
| 7 | Final | 16 | Texas Christian | 14 | 2 | SWC | |
| 7 | Final | 17 | Colorado | 16 | 1 | RMC | |
| 7 | Final | 18 | Rice | SWC | |||
| 7 | Final | 19 | North Carolina | 18 | 1 | Southern | |
| 7 | Final | 20 | Duke | 18 | 2 | Southern | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 6 | 1937-11-22 | 1 | Pitt (8-0-1) | 1 | 38 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1937-11-22 | 2 | California (9-0-1) | 2 | 10 | PCC | |
| 6 | 1937-11-22 | 3 | Fordham (6-0-1) | 4 | 1 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1937-11-22 | 4 | Alabama (8-0-0) | 3 | 1 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1937-11-22 | 5 | Minnesota (6-2-0) | 7 | 2 | Western | |
| 6 | 1937-11-22 | 6 | Dartmouth (7-0-2) | 9 | 3 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1937-11-22 | 7 | Villanova (7-0-1) | 10 | 3 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1937-11-22 | 8 | Santa Clara (7-0-0) | 6 | 2 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1937-11-22 | 9 | Notre Dame (5-2-1) | 12 | 3 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1937-11-22 | 10 | LSU (8-1-0) | 8 | 2 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1937-11-22 | 11 | Nebraska (5-1-2) | 11 | Big 6 | ||
| 6 | 1937-11-22 | 12 | Vanderbilt (7-1-0) | 18 | 6 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1937-11-22 | 13 | Washington (5-2-2) | PCC | |||
| 6 | 1937-11-22 | 14 | Texas Christian (3-4-2) | SWC | |||
| 6 | 1937-11-22 | 14 | Yale (6-1-1) | 5 | 9 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1937-11-22 | 16 | Colorado (7-0-0) | 16 | RMC | ||
| 6 | 1937-11-22 | 17 | Holy Cross (7-0-2) | 14 | 3 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1937-11-22 | 18 | Duke (7-1-1) | Southern | |||
| 6 | 1937-11-22 | 18 | North Carolina (6-1-1) | 17 | 1 | Southern | |
| 6 | 1937-11-22 | 20 | Tulsa (6-1-1) | MVC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 5 | 1937-11-15 | 1 | Pitt (7-0-1) | 1 | 49 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1937-11-15 | 2 | California (8-0-1) | 2 | 6 | PCC | |
| 5 | 1937-11-15 | 3 | Alabama (8-0-0) | 3 | 2 | SEC | |
| 5 | 1937-11-15 | 4 | Fordham (5-0-1) | 4 | 2 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1937-11-15 | 5 | Yale (6-0-1) | 6 | 1 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1937-11-15 | 6 | Santa Clara (7-0-0) | 7 | 1 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1937-11-15 | 7 | Minnesota (5-2-0) | 10 | 3 | Western | |
| 5 | 1937-11-15 | 8 | LSU (7-1-0) | 12 | 4 | SEC | |
| 5 | 1937-11-15 | 9 | Dartmouth (6-0-2) | 5 | 4 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1937-11-15 | 10 | Villanova (6-0-1) | 9 | 1 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1937-11-15 | 11 | Nebraska (4-1-2) | 11 | Big 6 | ||
| 5 | 1937-11-15 | 12 | Notre Dame (4-2-1) | 18 | 6 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1937-11-15 | 13 | Stanford (4-2-1) | PCC | |||
| 5 | 1937-11-15 | 14 | Holy Cross (7-0-1) | 19 | 5 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1937-11-15 | 15 | Rice (3-2-2) | 15 | SWC | ||
| 5 | 1937-11-15 | 16 | Colorado (7-0-0) | 16 | RMC | ||
| 5 | 1937-11-15 | 17 | North Carolina (6-1-1) | Southern | |||
| 5 | 1937-11-15 | 18 | Vanderbilt (7-1-0) | SEC | |||
| 5 | 1937-11-15 | 19 | Ohio State (5-2-0) | Western | |||
| 5 | 1937-11-15 | 20 | Indiana (5-2-0) | 17 | 3 | Western | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 4 | 1937-11-08 | 1 | Pitt (6-0-1) | 3 | 2 | 32 | Ind |
| 4 | 1937-11-08 | 2 | California (7-0-1) | 1 | 1 | 9 | PCC |
| 4 | 1937-11-08 | 3 | Alabama (7-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 13 | SEC |
| 4 | 1937-11-08 | 4 | Fordham (5-0-1) | 5 | 1 | 2 | Ind |
| 4 | 1937-11-08 | 5 | Dartmouth (6-0-1) | 9 | 4 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1937-11-08 | 6 | Yale (5-0-1) | 7 | 1 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1937-11-08 | 7 | Santa Clara (6-0-0) | 10 | 3 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1937-11-08 | 8 | Duke (6-0-1) | 11 | 3 | Southern | |
| 4 | 1937-11-08 | 9 | Villanova (5-0-1) | 13 | 4 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1937-11-08 | 10 | Minnesota (4-2-0) | 14 | 4 | Western | |
| 4 | 1937-11-08 | 11 | Nebraska (4-0-2) | 6 | 5 | Big 6 | |
| 4 | 1937-11-08 | 12 | LSU (6-1-0) | 18 | 6 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1937-11-08 | 13 | Baylor (6-1-0) | 4 | 9 | SWC | |
| 4 | 1937-11-08 | 14 | Auburn (4-1-2) | SEC | |||
| 4 | 1937-11-08 | 15 | Rice (3-2-1) | SWC | |||
| 4 | 1937-11-08 | 16 | Colorado (6-0-0) | RMC | |||
| 4 | 1937-11-08 | 17 | Indiana (4-2-0) | Western | |||
| 4 | 1937-11-08 | 18 | Notre Dame (3-2-1) | 12 | 6 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1937-11-08 | 19 | Holy Cross (6-0-1) | Ind | |||
| 4 | 1937-11-08 | 20 | Arkansas (4-2-1) | 16 | 4 | SWC | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 3 | 1937-11-01 | 1 | California (7-0-0) | 1 | 49 | PCC | |
| 3 | 1937-11-01 | 2 | Alabama (6-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 6 | SEC |
| 3 | 1937-11-01 | 3 | Pitt (5-0-1) | 2 | 1 | 4 | Ind |
| 3 | 1937-11-01 | 4 | Baylor (6-0-0) | 6 | 2 | 2 | SWC |
| 3 | 1937-11-01 | 5 | Fordham (4-0-1) | 10 | 5 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1937-11-01 | 6 | Nebraska (4-0-1) | 11 | 5 | Big 6 | |
| 3 | 1937-11-01 | 7 | Yale (4-0-1) | 5 | 2 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1937-11-01 | 8 | Ohio State (4-1-0) | 8 | Western | ||
| 3 | 1937-11-01 | 9 | Dartmouth (5-0-1) | 9 | Ind | ||
| 3 | 1937-11-01 | 10 | Santa Clara (6-0-0) | 14 | 4 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1937-11-01 | 11 | Duke (5-0-1) | 13 | 2 | Southern | |
| 3 | 1937-11-01 | 12 | Notre Dame (3-1-1) | Ind | |||
| 3 | 1937-11-01 | 13 | Villanova (4-0-1) | 16 | 3 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1937-11-01 | 14 | Minnesota (3-2-0) | 4 | 10 | Western | |
| 3 | 1937-11-01 | 15 | Tennessee (4-1-1) | SEC | |||
| 3 | 1937-11-01 | 16 | Arkansas (4-1-1) | 20 | 4 | SWC | |
| 3 | 1937-11-01 | 16 | Duquesne (4-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 3 | 1937-11-01 | 18 | LSU (5-1-0) | 17 | 1 | SEC | |
| 3 | 1937-11-01 | 19 | Northwestern (4-1-0) | Western | |||
| 3 | 1937-11-01 | 19 | Tulane (4-1-1) | SEC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 2 | 1937-10-25 | 1 | California (6-0-0) | 1 | 48 | PCC | |
| 2 | 1937-10-25 | 2 | Pitt (4-0-1) | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ind |
| 2 | 1937-10-25 | 3 | Alabama (5-0-0) | 2 | 1 | SEC | |
| 2 | 1937-10-25 | 4 | Minnesota (3-1-0) | 4 | 2 | Western | |
| 2 | 1937-10-25 | 5 | Yale (4-0-0) | 5 | 2 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1937-10-25 | 6 | Baylor (5-0-0) | 15 | 9 | 1 | SWC |
| 2 | 1937-10-25 | 7 | Vanderbilt (5-0-0) | 20 | 13 | 1 | SEC |
| 2 | 1937-10-25 | 8 | Ohio State (3-1-0) | 12 | 4 | Western | |
| 2 | 1937-10-25 | 9 | Dartmouth (5-0-0) | 18 | 9 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1937-10-25 | 10 | Fordham (3-0-1) | 9 | 1 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1937-10-25 | 11 | Nebraska (3-0-1) | 8 | 3 | Big 6 | |
| 2 | 1937-10-25 | 12 | Auburn (3-0-2) | 20 | 8 | SEC | |
| 2 | 1937-10-25 | 13 | Duke (4-0-1) | 10 | 3 | Southern | |
| 2 | 1937-10-25 | 14 | Santa Clara (5-0-0) | 14 | Ind | ||
| 2 | 1937-10-25 | 15 | North Carolina (4-0-1) | Southern | |||
| 2 | 1937-10-25 | 16 | Villanova (3-0-1) | Ind | |||
| 2 | 1937-10-25 | 17 | LSU (4-1-0) | 6 | 11 | SEC | |
| 2 | 1937-10-25 | 18 | Detroit Mercy (5-0-0) | Ind | |||
| 2 | 1937-10-25 | 18 | Holy Cross (5-0-0) | 20 | 2 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1937-10-25 | 20 | Arkansas (3-1-1) | SWC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 1 | California (5-0-0) | NA | — | 24 | PCC |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 2 | Alabama (4-0-0) | NA | — | 7 | SEC |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 3 | Pitt (3-0-1) | NA | — | 8 | Ind |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 4 | Minnesota (3-1-0) | NA | — | 5 | Western |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 5 | Yale (3-0-0) | NA | — | 6 | Ind |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 6 | LSU (4-0-0) | NA | — | 2 | SEC |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 7 | Northwestern (3-0-0) | NA | — | Western | |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 8 | Nebraska (2-0-1) | NA | — | Big 6 | |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 9 | Fordham (2-0-1) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 10 | Duke (3-0-1) | NA | — | Southern | |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 11 | USC (3-1-0) | NA | — | PCC | |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 12 | Ohio State (2-1-0) | NA | — | Western | |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 13 | Texas A&M (2-0-1) | NA | — | SWC | |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 14 | Santa Clara (5-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 15 | Baylor (4-0-0) | NA | — | SWC | |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 16 | Wisconsin (4-0-0) | NA | — | Western | |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 17 | Syracuse (3-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 18 | Dartmouth (4-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 19 | Cornell (3-1-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 20 | Auburn (2-0-2) | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 20 | Holy Cross (4-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1937-10-18 | 20 | Vanderbilt (4-0-0) | NA | — | SEC |
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