| 9 | Final | 1 | Army | 1 | | 115 | Ind |
|---|
| 9 | Final | 2 | Alabama | 3 | 1 | 1 | SEC |
|---|
| 9 | Final | 3 | Navy | 2 | 1 | | Ind |
|---|
| 9 | Final | 4 | Indiana | 4 | | | Western |
|---|
| 9 | Final | 5 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 1 | | MVC |
|---|
| 9 | Final | 6 | Michigan | 7 | 1 | | Western |
|---|
| 9 | Final | 7 | Saint Mary's (CA) | 9 | 2 | | Ind |
|---|
| 9 | Final | 8 | Pennsylvania | 8 | | | Ind |
|---|
| 9 | Final | 9 | Notre Dame | 5 | 4 | | Ind |
|---|
| 9 | Final | 10 | Texas | 10 | | | SWC |
|---|
| 9 | Final | 11 | USC | 16 | 5 | | PCC |
|---|
| 9 | Final | 12 | Ohio State | 12 | | | Western |
|---|
| 9 | Final | 13 | Duke | 11 | 2 | | Southern |
|---|
| 9 | Final | 14 | Tennessee | 17 | 3 | | SEC |
|---|
| 9 | Final | 15 | LSU | | | | SEC |
|---|
| 9 | Final | 16 | Holy Cross | 13 | 3 | | Ind |
|---|
| 9 | Final | 17 | Tulsa | 14 | 3 | | MVC |
|---|
| 9 | Final | 18 | Georgia | | | | SEC |
|---|
| 9 | Final | 19 | Wake Forest | | | | Southern |
|---|
| 9 | Final | 20 | Columbia | 19 | 1 | | Ind |
|---|
| Wk |
Date |
Rk |
School |
Prev |
Chng |
1st |
Conf |
| 8 | 1945-11-26 | 1 | Army (8-0-0) | 1 | | 80 | Ind |
|---|
| 8 | 1945-11-26 | 2 | Navy (7-0-1) | 2 | | | Ind |
|---|
| 8 | 1945-11-26 | 3 | Alabama (8-0-0) | 3 | | 1 | SEC |
|---|
| 8 | 1945-11-26 | 4 | Indiana (9-0-1) | 4 | | 1 | Western |
|---|
| 8 | 1945-11-26 | 5 | Notre Dame (7-1-1) | 5 | | | Ind |
|---|
| 8 | 1945-11-26 | 6 | Oklahoma State (8-0-0) | 6 | | | MVC |
|---|
| 8 | 1945-11-26 | 7 | Michigan (7-3-0) | 8 | 1 | | Western |
|---|
| 8 | 1945-11-26 | 8 | Pennsylvania (6-2-0) | 11 | 3 | | Ind |
|---|
| 8 | 1945-11-26 | 9 | Saint Mary's (CA) (6-1-0) | 9 | | | Ind |
|---|
| 8 | 1945-11-26 | 10 | Texas (8-1-0) | 10 | | | SWC |
|---|
| 8 | 1945-11-26 | 11 | Duke (6-2-0) | 15 | 4 | | Southern |
|---|
| 8 | 1945-11-26 | 12 | Ohio State (7-2-0) | 7 | 5 | | Western |
|---|
| 8 | 1945-11-26 | 13 | Holy Cross (8-1-0) | | | | Ind |
|---|
| 8 | 1945-11-26 | 14 | Missouri (6-3-0) | 16 | 2 | | Big 6 |
|---|
| 8 | 1945-11-26 | 14 | Tulsa (7-2-0) | 17 | 3 | | MVC |
|---|
| 8 | 1945-11-26 | 16 | USC (6-3-0) | | | | PCC |
|---|
| 8 | 1945-11-26 | 17 | Tennessee (7-1-0) | 14 | 3 | | SEC |
|---|
| 8 | 1945-11-26 | 18 | Clemson (6-2-1) | | | | Southern |
|---|
| 8 | 1945-11-26 | 19 | Columbia (8-1-0) | | | | Ind |
|---|
| 8 | 1945-11-26 | 20 | Virginia (7-1-0) | 13 | 7 | | Ind |
|---|
| Wk |
Date |
Rk |
School |
Prev |
Chng |
1st |
Conf |
| 7 | 1945-11-19 | 1 | Army (8-0-0) | 1 | | 81 | Ind |
|---|
| 7 | 1945-11-19 | 2 | Navy (7-0-1) | 2 | | | Ind |
|---|
| 7 | 1945-11-19 | 3 | Alabama (7-0-0) | 3 | | 1 | SEC |
|---|
| 7 | 1945-11-19 | 4 | Indiana (8-0-1) | 4 | | | Western |
|---|
| 7 | 1945-11-19 | 5 | Notre Dame (6-1-1) | 7 | 2 | | Ind |
|---|
| 7 | 1945-11-19 | 6 | Oklahoma State (7-0-0) | 8 | 2 | | MVC |
|---|
| 7 | 1945-11-19 | 7 | Ohio State (7-1-0) | 9 | 2 | | Western |
|---|
| 7 | 1945-11-19 | 8 | Michigan (6-3-0) | 14 | 6 | | Western |
|---|
| 7 | 1945-11-19 | 9 | Saint Mary's (CA) (6-1-0) | 5 | 4 | | Ind |
|---|
| 7 | 1945-11-19 | 10 | Texas (8-1-0) | 17 | 7 | | SWC |
|---|
| 7 | 1945-11-19 | 11 | Pennsylvania (5-2-0) | 6 | 5 | | Ind |
|---|
| 7 | 1945-11-19 | 12 | UCLA (5-2-0) | | | 1 | PCC |
|---|
| 7 | 1945-11-19 | 13 | Virginia (7-0-0) | 13 | | | Ind |
|---|
| 7 | 1945-11-19 | 14 | Tennessee (6-1-0) | 18 | 4 | | SEC |
|---|
| 7 | 1945-11-19 | 15 | Duke (5-2-0) | 20 | 5 | | Southern |
|---|
| 7 | 1945-11-19 | 16 | Missouri (5-3-0) | | | | Big 6 |
|---|
| 7 | 1945-11-19 | 17 | Tulsa (6-2-0) | 19 | 2 | | MVC |
|---|
| 7 | 1945-11-19 | 18 | Purdue (7-2-0) | 11 | 7 | | Western |
|---|
| 7 | 1945-11-19 | 19 | LSU (6-2-0) | | | | SEC |
|---|
| 7 | 1945-11-19 | 20 | Mississippi State (6-1-0) | 16 | 4 | | SEC |
|---|
| Wk |
Date |
Rk |
School |
Prev |
Chng |
1st |
Conf |
| 6 | 1945-11-12 | 1 | Army (7-0-0) | 1 | | 91 | Ind |
|---|
| 6 | 1945-11-12 | 2 | Navy (6-0-1) | 4 | 2 | 5 | Ind |
|---|
| 6 | 1945-11-12 | 3 | Alabama (6-0-0) | 3 | | 5 | SEC |
|---|
| 6 | 1945-11-12 | 4 | Indiana (7-0-1) | 6 | 2 | | Western |
|---|
| 6 | 1945-11-12 | 5 | Saint Mary's (CA) (6-0-0) | 5 | | 4 | Ind |
|---|
| 6 | 1945-11-12 | 6 | Pennsylvania (5-1-0) | 9 | 3 | | Ind |
|---|
| 6 | 1945-11-12 | 7 | Notre Dame (5-1-1) | 2 | 5 | | Ind |
|---|
| 6 | 1945-11-12 | 8 | Oklahoma State (6-0-0) | 11 | 3 | | MVC |
|---|
| 6 | 1945-11-12 | 9 | Ohio State (6-1-0) | 8 | 1 | | Western |
|---|
| 6 | 1945-11-12 | 10 | Holy Cross (7-0-0) | 13 | 3 | | Ind |
|---|
| 6 | 1945-11-12 | 11 | Purdue (7-1-0) | 12 | 1 | | Western |
|---|
| 6 | 1945-11-12 | 12 | Penn State (5-1-0) | | | | Ind |
|---|
| 6 | 1945-11-12 | 13 | Virginia (6-0-0) | 15 | 2 | | Ind |
|---|
| 6 | 1945-11-12 | 14 | Michigan (5-3-0) | 7 | 7 | | Western |
|---|
| 6 | 1945-11-12 | 14 | Oklahoma (5-3-0) | | | | Big 6 |
|---|
| 6 | 1945-11-12 | 16 | Mississippi State (5-1-0) | | | | SEC |
|---|
| 6 | 1945-11-12 | 17 | Texas (7-1-0) | 17 | | | SWC |
|---|
| 6 | 1945-11-12 | 18 | Tennessee (6-1-0) | | | | SEC |
|---|
| 6 | 1945-11-12 | 19 | Tulsa (5-2-0) | 19 | | | MVC |
|---|
| 6 | 1945-11-12 | 20 | Duke (5-2-0) | 16 | 4 | | Southern |
|---|
| Wk |
Date |
Rk |
School |
Prev |
Chng |
1st |
Conf |
| 5 | 1945-11-05 | 1 | Army (6-0-0) | 1 | | 86 | Ind |
|---|
| 5 | 1945-11-05 | 2 | Notre Dame (5-0-1) | 2 | | 3 | Ind |
|---|
| 5 | 1945-11-05 | 3 | Alabama (6-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 4 | SEC |
|---|
| 5 | 1945-11-05 | 4 | Navy (5-0-1) | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ind |
|---|
| 5 | 1945-11-05 | 5 | Saint Mary's (CA) (5-0-0) | 8 | 3 | 2 | Ind |
|---|
| 5 | 1945-11-05 | 6 | Indiana (6-0-1) | 5 | 1 | 3 | Western |
|---|
| 5 | 1945-11-05 | 7 | Michigan (5-2-0) | 10 | 3 | | Western |
|---|
| 5 | 1945-11-05 | 8 | Ohio State (5-1-0) | 6 | 2 | | Western |
|---|
| 5 | 1945-11-05 | 9 | Pennsylvania (4-1-0) | 7 | 2 | | Ind |
|---|
| 5 | 1945-11-05 | 10 | Columbia (6-0-0) | 12 | 2 | | Ind |
|---|
| 5 | 1945-11-05 | 11 | Oklahoma State (5-0-0) | 9 | 2 | | MVC |
|---|
| 5 | 1945-11-05 | 12 | Purdue (6-1-0) | 13 | 1 | | Western |
|---|
| 5 | 1945-11-05 | 13 | Holy Cross (6-0-0) | 11 | 2 | | Ind |
|---|
| 5 | 1945-11-05 | 14 | LSU (5-1-0) | 17 | 3 | | SEC |
|---|
| 5 | 1945-11-05 | 15 | Virginia (5-0-0) | | | | Ind |
|---|
| 5 | 1945-11-05 | 16 | Duke (4-2-0) | 18 | 2 | | Southern |
|---|
| 5 | 1945-11-05 | 17 | Texas (6-1-0) | | | | SWC |
|---|
| 5 | 1945-11-05 | 18 | Washington (5-1-0) | 18 | | | PCC |
|---|
| 5 | 1945-11-05 | 19 | Tulsa (5-1-0) | | | | MVC |
|---|
| 5 | 1945-11-05 | 20 | Minnesota (4-2-0) | 16 | 4 | | Western |
|---|
| Wk |
Date |
Rk |
School |
Prev |
Chng |
1st |
Conf |
| 4 | 1945-10-29 | 1 | Army (5-0-0) | 1 | | 91 | Ind |
|---|
| 4 | 1945-10-29 | 2 | Notre Dame (5-0-0) | 2 | | 6 | Ind |
|---|
| 4 | 1945-10-29 | 3 | Navy (5-0-0) | 3 | | 3 | Ind |
|---|
| 4 | 1945-10-29 | 4 | Alabama (5-0-0) | 6 | 2 | 4 | SEC |
|---|
| 4 | 1945-10-29 | 5 | Indiana (5-0-1) | 8 | 3 | | Western |
|---|
| 4 | 1945-10-29 | 6 | Ohio State (4-1-0) | 12 | 6 | | Western |
|---|
| 4 | 1945-10-29 | 7 | Pennsylvania (3-1-0) | 7 | | | Ind |
|---|
| 4 | 1945-10-29 | 8 | Saint Mary's (CA) (4-0-0) | 10 | 2 | 2 | Ind |
|---|
| 4 | 1945-10-29 | 9 | Oklahoma State (5-0-0) | 17 | 8 | | MVC |
|---|
| 4 | 1945-10-29 | 10 | Michigan (4-2-0) | 16 | 6 | | Western |
|---|
| 4 | 1945-10-29 | 11 | Holy Cross (5-0-0) | 15 | 4 | | Ind |
|---|
| 4 | 1945-10-29 | 12 | Columbia (5-0-0) | 11 | 1 | | Ind |
|---|
| 4 | 1945-10-29 | 13 | Purdue (5-1-0) | 4 | 9 | | Western |
|---|
| 4 | 1945-10-29 | 14 | Oklahoma (4-2-0) | | | | Big 6 |
|---|
| 4 | 1945-10-29 | 15 | Mississippi State (4-0-0) | 18 | 3 | | SEC |
|---|
| 4 | 1945-10-29 | 16 | Minnesota (4-1-0) | 5 | 11 | | Western |
|---|
| 4 | 1945-10-29 | 17 | LSU (4-1-0) | 13 | 4 | | SEC |
|---|
| 4 | 1945-10-29 | 18 | Duke (3-2-0) | 19 | 1 | | Southern |
|---|
| 4 | 1945-10-29 | 18 | Washington (4-1-0) | | | | PCC |
|---|
| 4 | 1945-10-29 | 20 | Northwestern (2-2-1) | | | | Western |
|---|
| Wk |
Date |
Rk |
School |
Prev |
Chng |
1st |
Conf |
| 3 | 1945-10-22 | 1 | Army (4-0-0) | 1 | | 101 | Ind |
|---|
| 3 | 1945-10-22 | 2 | Notre Dame (4-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 4 | Ind |
|---|
| 3 | 1945-10-22 | 3 | Navy (4-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 5 | Ind |
|---|
| 3 | 1945-10-22 | 4 | Purdue (5-0-0) | 9 | 5 | | Western |
|---|
| 3 | 1945-10-22 | 5 | Minnesota (4-0-0) | 5 | | 1 | Western |
|---|
| 3 | 1945-10-22 | 6 | Alabama (4-0-0) | 6 | | | SEC |
|---|
| 3 | 1945-10-22 | 7 | Pennsylvania (3-0-0) | 7 | | | Ind |
|---|
| 3 | 1945-10-22 | 8 | Indiana (4-0-1) | 8 | | | Western |
|---|
| 3 | 1945-10-22 | 9 | Texas (5-0-0) | 10 | 1 | | SWC |
|---|
| 3 | 1945-10-22 | 10 | Saint Mary's (CA) (4-0-0) | 11 | 1 | 1 | Ind |
|---|
| 3 | 1945-10-22 | 11 | Columbia (4-0-0) | 17 | 6 | | Ind |
|---|
| 3 | 1945-10-22 | 12 | Ohio State (3-1-0) | 4 | 8 | | Western |
|---|
| 3 | 1945-10-22 | 13 | LSU (3-1-0) | | | | SEC |
|---|
| 3 | 1945-10-22 | 14 | Tulsa (5-0-0) | 18 | 4 | | MVC |
|---|
| 3 | 1945-10-22 | 15 | Holy Cross (4-0-0) | 19 | 4 | | Ind |
|---|
| 3 | 1945-10-22 | 16 | Michigan (3-2-0) | 13 | 3 | | Western |
|---|
| 3 | 1945-10-22 | 17 | Oklahoma State (4-0-0) | 15 | 2 | | MVC |
|---|
| 3 | 1945-10-22 | 18 | Mississippi State (4-0-0) | 20 | 2 | | SEC |
|---|
| 3 | 1945-10-22 | 19 | Duke (3-1-0) | 16 | 3 | | Southern |
|---|
| 3 | 1945-10-22 | 20 | USC (4-1-0) | 14 | 6 | | PCC |
|---|
| Wk |
Date |
Rk |
School |
Prev |
Chng |
1st |
Conf |
| 2 | 1945-10-15 | 1 | Army (3-0-0) | 1 | | 90 | Ind |
|---|
| 2 | 1945-10-15 | 2 | Navy (3-0-0) | 2 | | 14 | Ind |
|---|
| 2 | 1945-10-15 | 3 | Notre Dame (3-0-0) | 3 | | | Ind |
|---|
| 2 | 1945-10-15 | 4 | Ohio State (3-0-0) | 4 | | 1 | Western |
|---|
| 2 | 1945-10-15 | 5 | Minnesota (3-0-0) | 5 | | | Western |
|---|
| 2 | 1945-10-15 | 6 | Alabama (3-0-0) | 7 | 1 | | SEC |
|---|
| 2 | 1945-10-15 | 7 | Pennsylvania (3-0-0) | 11 | 4 | | Ind |
|---|
| 2 | 1945-10-15 | 8 | Indiana (3-0-1) | 8 | | | Western |
|---|
| 2 | 1945-10-15 | 9 | Purdue (4-0-0) | 15 | 6 | | Western |
|---|
| 2 | 1945-10-15 | 10 | Texas (4-0-0) | 10 | | | SWC |
|---|
| 2 | 1945-10-15 | 11 | Saint Mary's (CA) (3-0-0) | 19 | 8 | | Ind |
|---|
| 2 | 1945-10-15 | 12 | Georgia (4-0-0) | | | | SEC |
|---|
| 2 | 1945-10-15 | 13 | Michigan (3-2-0) | 9 | 4 | | Western |
|---|
| 2 | 1945-10-15 | 14 | USC (3-1-0) | 6 | 8 | | PCC |
|---|
| 2 | 1945-10-15 | 15 | Oklahoma State (3-0-0) | 14 | 1 | | MVC |
|---|
| 2 | 1945-10-15 | 16 | Duke (3-1-0) | 13 | 3 | | Southern |
|---|
| 2 | 1945-10-15 | 17 | Columbia (3-0-0) | | | | Ind |
|---|
| 2 | 1945-10-15 | 18 | Tulsa (4-0-0) | 16 | 2 | | MVC |
|---|
| 2 | 1945-10-15 | 19 | Holy Cross (3-0-0) | 12 | 7 | | Ind |
|---|
| 2 | 1945-10-15 | 20 | Mississippi State (3-0-0) | 20 | | | SEC |
|---|
| Wk |
Date |
Rk |
School |
Prev |
Chng |
1st |
Conf |
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 1 | Army (2-0-0) | NA | — | 86 | Ind |
|---|
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 2 | Navy (2-0-0) | NA | — | 14 | Ind |
|---|
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 3 | Notre Dame (2-0-0) | NA | — | 3 | Ind |
|---|
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 4 | Ohio State (2-0-0) | NA | — | 3 | Western |
|---|
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 5 | Minnesota (2-0-0) | NA | — | 2 | Western |
|---|
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 6 | USC (3-0-0) | NA | — | 1 | PCC |
|---|
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 7 | Alabama (2-0-0) | NA | — | | SEC |
|---|
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 8 | Indiana (2-0-1) | NA | — | | Western |
|---|
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 9 | Michigan (3-1-0) | NA | — | 1 | Western |
|---|
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 10 | Texas (3-0-0) | NA | — | | SWC |
|---|
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 11 | Pennsylvania (2-0-0) | NA | — | | Ind |
|---|
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 12 | Holy Cross (2-0-0) | NA | — | | Ind |
|---|
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 13 | Duke (2-1-0) | NA | — | | Southern |
|---|
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 14 | Oklahoma State (2-0-0) | NA | — | | MVC |
|---|
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 15 | Purdue (3-0-0) | NA | — | | Western |
|---|
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 16 | Tulsa (3-0-0) | NA | — | | MVC |
|---|
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 17 | Texas A&M (3-0-0) | NA | — | | SWC |
|---|
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 18 | Tennessee (2-0-0) | NA | — | | SEC |
|---|
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 19 | Saint Mary's (CA) (2-0-0) | NA | — | | Ind |
|---|
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 20 | Mississippi State (2-0-0) | NA | — | | SEC |
|---|
| 1 | 1945-10-08 | 20 | Virginia (3-0-0) | NA | — | | Ind |
|---|
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