AP Polls
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Final | 1 | Texas Christian | 2 | 1 | 55 | SWC |
| 8 | Final | 2 | Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 16 | SEC |
| 8 | Final | 3 | Duke | 3 | 1 | Southern | |
| 8 | Final | 4 | Oklahoma | 5 | 1 | Big 6 | |
| 8 | Final | 5 | Notre Dame | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ind |
| 8 | Final | 6 | Carnegie Mellon | 6 | Ind | ||
| 8 | Final | 7 | USC | 8 | 1 | 1 | PCC |
| 8 | Final | 8 | Pitt | 7 | 1 | Ind | |
| 8 | Final | 9 | Holy Cross | 9 | Ind | ||
| 8 | Final | 10 | Minnesota | 10 | Western | ||
| 8 | Final | 11 | Texas Tech | 14 | 3 | BIAA | |
| 8 | Final | 12 | Cornell | 11 | 1 | Ind | |
| 8 | Final | 13 | Alabama | 17 | 4 | SEC | |
| 8 | Final | 14 | California | 12 | 2 | PCC | |
| 8 | Final | 15 | Fordham | 13 | 2 | Ind | |
| 8 | Final | 16 | Michigan | 16 | Western | ||
| 8 | Final | 17 | Northwestern | 19 | 2 | Western | |
| 8 | Final | 18 | Villanova | 15 | 3 | Ind | |
| 8 | Final | 19 | Tulane | 18 | 1 | SEC | |
| 8 | Final | 20 | Dartmouth | 20 | Ind | ||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 7 | 1938-11-28 | 1 | Notre Dame (8-0-0) | 1 | 48 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1938-11-28 | 2 | Texas Christian (10-0-0) | 2 | 23 | SWC | |
| 7 | 1938-11-28 | 3 | Duke (9-0-0) | 3 | 15 | Southern | |
| 7 | 1938-11-28 | 4 | Tennessee (9-0-0) | 4 | 4 | SEC | |
| 7 | 1938-11-28 | 5 | Oklahoma (9-0-0) | 6 | 1 | Big 6 | |
| 7 | 1938-11-28 | 6 | Carnegie Mellon (7-1-0) | 7 | 1 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1938-11-28 | 7 | Pitt (8-2-0) | 4 | 3 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1938-11-28 | 8 | USC (7-2-0) | 14 | 6 | PCC | |
| 7 | 1938-11-28 | 9 | Holy Cross (8-1-0) | 11 | 2 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1938-11-28 | 10 | Minnesota (6-2-0) | 8 | 2 | Western | |
| 7 | 1938-11-28 | 11 | Cornell (5-1-1) | 10 | 1 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1938-11-28 | 12 | California (9-1-0) | 9 | 3 | PCC | |
| 7 | 1938-11-28 | 13 | Fordham (6-1-2) | 18 | 5 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1938-11-28 | 14 | Texas Tech (10-0-0) | 17 | 3 | BIAA | |
| 7 | 1938-11-28 | 15 | Villanova (8-0-1) | 16 | 1 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1938-11-28 | 16 | Michigan (6-1-1) | 12 | 4 | Western | |
| 7 | 1938-11-28 | 17 | Alabama (7-1-1) | SEC | |||
| 7 | 1938-11-28 | 18 | Tulane (7-2-1) | SEC | |||
| 7 | 1938-11-28 | 19 | Northwestern (4-2-2) | 15 | 4 | Western | |
| 7 | 1938-11-28 | 20 | Dartmouth (7-2-0) | 13 | 7 | Ind | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 6 | 1938-11-21 | 1 | Notre Dame (8-0-0) | 1 | 48 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1938-11-21 | 2 | Texas Christian (9-0-0) | 2 | 28 | SWC | |
| 6 | 1938-11-21 | 3 | Duke (8-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 3 | Southern |
| 6 | 1938-11-21 | 4 | Pitt (8-1-0) | 5 | 1 | 2 | Ind |
| 6 | 1938-11-21 | 4 | Tennessee (8-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 3 | SEC |
| 6 | 1938-11-21 | 6 | Oklahoma (8-0-0) | 7 | 1 | Big 6 | |
| 6 | 1938-11-21 | 7 | Carnegie Mellon (6-1-0) | 6 | 1 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1938-11-21 | 8 | Minnesota (6-2-0) | Western | |||
| 6 | 1938-11-21 | 9 | California (9-1-0) | 9 | PCC | ||
| 6 | 1938-11-21 | 10 | Cornell (5-1-0) | 8 | 2 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1938-11-21 | 11 | Holy Cross (7-1-0) | 10 | 1 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1938-11-21 | 12 | Michigan (6-1-1) | 17 | 5 | Western | |
| 6 | 1938-11-21 | 13 | Dartmouth (7-1-0) | 14 | 1 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1938-11-21 | 14 | USC (6-2-0) | 13 | 1 | PCC | |
| 6 | 1938-11-21 | 15 | Northwestern (4-2-2) | 16 | 1 | Western | |
| 6 | 1938-11-21 | 16 | Villanova (7-0-1) | 15 | 1 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1938-11-21 | 17 | Texas Tech (9-0-0) | 19 | 2 | BIAA | |
| 6 | 1938-11-21 | 18 | Fordham (5-1-2) | 18 | Ind | ||
| 6 | 1938-11-21 | 19 | Santa Clara (6-1-0) | 11 | 8 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1938-11-21 | 20 | Georgetown (8-0-0) | Ind | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 5 | 1938-11-14 | 1 | Notre Dame (7-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 60 | Ind |
| 5 | 1938-11-14 | 2 | Texas Christian (8-0-0) | 1 | 1 | 19 | SWC |
| 5 | 1938-11-14 | 3 | Tennessee (8-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 5 | SEC |
| 5 | 1938-11-14 | 4 | Duke (7-0-0) | 7 | 3 | 5 | Southern |
| 5 | 1938-11-14 | 5 | Pitt (7-1-0) | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ind |
| 5 | 1938-11-14 | 6 | Carnegie Mellon (6-1-0) | 6 | Ind | ||
| 5 | 1938-11-14 | 7 | Oklahoma (7-0-0) | 10 | 3 | 1 | Big 6 |
| 5 | 1938-11-14 | 8 | Cornell (5-1-0) | 20 | 12 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1938-11-14 | 9 | California (8-1-0) | 14 | 5 | PCC | |
| 5 | 1938-11-14 | 10 | Holy Cross (7-1-0) | 11 | 1 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1938-11-14 | 11 | Santa Clara (6-1-0) | 8 | 3 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1938-11-14 | 12 | Wisconsin (5-2-0) | 15 | 3 | Western | |
| 5 | 1938-11-14 | 13 | USC (6-2-0) | 9 | 4 | PCC | |
| 5 | 1938-11-14 | 14 | Dartmouth (7-1-0) | 5 | 9 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1938-11-14 | 15 | Villanova (6-0-1) | 19 | 4 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1938-11-14 | 16 | Northwestern (4-1-2) | 17 | 1 | Western | |
| 5 | 1938-11-14 | 17 | Michigan (5-1-1) | 18 | 1 | Western | |
| 5 | 1938-11-14 | 18 | Fordham (4-1-2) | 13 | 5 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1938-11-14 | 19 | Texas Tech (8-0-0) | BIAA | |||
| 5 | 1938-11-14 | 20 | Alabama (6-1-1) | 16 | 4 | SEC | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 4 | 1938-11-07 | 1 | Texas Christian (7-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 48 | SWC |
| 4 | 1938-11-07 | 2 | Notre Dame (6-0-0) | 4 | 2 | 41 | Ind |
| 4 | 1938-11-07 | 3 | Pitt (6-1-0) | 1 | 2 | 14 | Ind |
| 4 | 1938-11-07 | 4 | Tennessee (7-0-0) | 6 | 2 | 6 | SEC |
| 4 | 1938-11-07 | 5 | Dartmouth (7-0-0) | 5 | Ind | ||
| 4 | 1938-11-07 | 6 | Carnegie Mellon (5-1-0) | 19 | 13 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1938-11-07 | 7 | Duke (6-0-0) | 9 | 2 | Southern | |
| 4 | 1938-11-07 | 8 | Santa Clara (6-0-0) | 8 | 1 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1938-11-07 | 9 | USC (6-1-0) | 13 | 4 | 2 | PCC |
| 4 | 1938-11-07 | 10 | Oklahoma (6-0-0) | 11 | 1 | 1 | Big 6 |
| 4 | 1938-11-07 | 11 | Holy Cross (6-1-0) | 13 | 2 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1938-11-07 | 12 | Minnesota (5-1-0) | 12 | Western | ||
| 4 | 1938-11-07 | 13 | Fordham (4-1-1) | 10 | 3 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1938-11-07 | 14 | California (7-1-0) | 3 | 11 | PCC | |
| 4 | 1938-11-07 | 15 | Wisconsin (4-2-0) | Western | |||
| 4 | 1938-11-07 | 16 | Alabama (6-1-0) | 15 | 1 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1938-11-07 | 17 | Northwestern (4-1-1) | 7 | 10 | Western | |
| 4 | 1938-11-07 | 18 | Michigan (5-1-0) | 16 | 2 | 1 | Western |
| 4 | 1938-11-07 | 19 | Villanova (5-0-1) | Ind | |||
| 4 | 1938-11-07 | 20 | Cornell (4-1-0) | 16 | 4 | Ind | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 3 | 1938-10-31 | 1 | Pitt (6-0-0) | 1 | 105 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1938-10-31 | 2 | Texas Christian (6-0-0) | 4 | 2 | 8 | SWC |
| 3 | 1938-10-31 | 3 | California (7-0-0) | 3 | PCC | ||
| 3 | 1938-10-31 | 4 | Notre Dame (5-0-0) | 7 | 3 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1938-10-31 | 5 | Dartmouth (6-0-0) | 6 | 1 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1938-10-31 | 6 | Tennessee (6-0-0) | 8 | 2 | 1 | SEC |
| 3 | 1938-10-31 | 7 | Northwestern (4-0-1) | 12 | 5 | Western | |
| 3 | 1938-10-31 | 8 | Santa Clara (5-0-0) | 5 | 3 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1938-10-31 | 9 | Duke (6-0-0) | 11 | 2 | Southern | |
| 3 | 1938-10-31 | 10 | Fordham (3-1-1) | 9 | 1 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1938-10-31 | 11 | Oklahoma (5-0-0) | 10 | 1 | Big 6 | |
| 3 | 1938-10-31 | 12 | Minnesota (4-1-0) | 2 | 10 | Western | |
| 3 | 1938-10-31 | 13 | Holy Cross (5-1-0) | 14 | 1 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1938-10-31 | 13 | USC (5-1-0) | 19 | 6 | PCC | |
| 3 | 1938-10-31 | 15 | Alabama (5-1-0) | 18 | 3 | SEC | |
| 3 | 1938-10-31 | 16 | Cornell (4-1-0) | 17 | 1 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1938-10-31 | 16 | Michigan (4-1-0) | 13 | 3 | Western | |
| 3 | 1938-10-31 | 18 | Iowa State (6-0-0) | Big 6 | |||
| 3 | 1938-10-31 | 19 | Carnegie Mellon (4-1-0) | 16 | 3 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1938-10-31 | 19 | Texas A&M (3-2-1) | SWC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 2 | 1938-10-24 | 1 | Pitt (5-0-0) | 1 | 90 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1938-10-24 | 2 | Minnesota (4-0-0) | 2 | 1 | Western | |
| 2 | 1938-10-24 | 3 | California (6-0-0) | 3 | 3 | PCC | |
| 2 | 1938-10-24 | 4 | Texas Christian (5-0-0) | 7 | 3 | 3 | SWC |
| 2 | 1938-10-24 | 5 | Santa Clara (4-0-0) | 6 | 1 | 1 | Ind |
| 2 | 1938-10-24 | 6 | Dartmouth (5-0-0) | 4 | 2 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1938-10-24 | 7 | Notre Dame (4-0-0) | 5 | 2 | 1 | Ind |
| 2 | 1938-10-24 | 8 | Tennessee (5-0-0) | 8 | SEC | ||
| 2 | 1938-10-24 | 9 | Fordham (3-0-1) | 11 | 2 | 1 | Ind |
| 2 | 1938-10-24 | 10 | Oklahoma (4-0-0) | 14 | 4 | Big 6 | |
| 2 | 1938-10-24 | 11 | Duke (5-0-0) | 9 | 2 | Southern | |
| 2 | 1938-10-24 | 12 | Northwestern (3-0-1) | 18 | 6 | Western | |
| 2 | 1938-10-24 | 13 | Michigan (3-1-0) | 12 | 1 | Western | |
| 2 | 1938-10-24 | 14 | Holy Cross (3-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 2 | 1938-10-24 | 15 | Villanova (4-0-0) | 20 | 5 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1938-10-24 | 16 | Carnegie Mellon (3-1-0) | 13 | 3 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1938-10-24 | 17 | Cornell (3-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 2 | 1938-10-24 | 18 | Alabama (4-1-0) | 15 | 3 | SEC | |
| 2 | 1938-10-24 | 19 | USC (4-1-0) | PCC | |||
| 2 | 1938-10-24 | 20 | Ohio State (2-1-1) | Western | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 1 | 1938-10-17 | 1 | Pitt (4-0-0) | NA | — | 83 | Ind |
| 1 | 1938-10-17 | 2 | Minnesota (4-0-0) | NA | — | 6 | Western |
| 1 | 1938-10-17 | 3 | California (5-0-0) | NA | — | 1 | PCC |
| 1 | 1938-10-17 | 4 | Dartmouth (4-0-0) | NA | — | 1 | Ind |
| 1 | 1938-10-17 | 5 | Notre Dame (3-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1938-10-17 | 6 | Santa Clara (3-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1938-10-17 | 7 | Texas Christian (4-0-0) | NA | — | 3 | SWC |
| 1 | 1938-10-17 | 8 | Tennessee (4-0-0) | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | 1938-10-17 | 9 | Duke (4-0-0) | NA | — | Southern | |
| 1 | 1938-10-17 | 10 | Syracuse (3-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1938-10-17 | 11 | Fordham (2-0-1) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1938-10-17 | 12 | Michigan (2-1-0) | NA | — | Western | |
| 1 | 1938-10-17 | 13 | Carnegie Mellon (3-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1938-10-17 | 14 | Oklahoma (3-0-0) | NA | — | Big 6 | |
| 1 | 1938-10-17 | 15 | Alabama (3-1-0) | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | 1938-10-17 | 16 | Vanderbilt (4-0-0) | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | 1938-10-17 | 17 | Baylor (3-0-0) | NA | — | SWC | |
| 1 | 1938-10-17 | 18 | Northwestern (2-0-1) | NA | — | Western | |
| 1 | 1938-10-17 | 19 | North Carolina (3-1-0) | NA | — | Southern | |
| 1 | 1938-10-17 | 20 | Villanova (3-0-0) | NA | — | Ind |
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