AP Polls
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Final | 1 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 104 | Ind |
| 9 | Final | 2 | Army | 1 | 1 | 52 | Ind |
| 9 | Final | 3 | Georgia | 3 | 23 | SEC | |
| 9 | Final | 4 | UCLA | 4 | 2 | PCC | |
| 9 | Final | 5 | Illinois | 5 | Western | ||
| 9 | Final | 6 | Michigan | 6 | Western | ||
| 9 | Final | 7 | Tennessee | 8 | 1 | SEC | |
| 9 | Final | 8 | LSU | 9 | 1 | SEC | |
| 9 | Final | 9 | North Carolina | 11 | 2 | Southern | |
| 9 | Final | 10 | Rice | 13 | 3 | SWC | |
| 9 | Final | 11 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 4 | SEC | |
| 9 | Final | 12 | Yale | 12 | Ind | ||
| 9 | Final | 13 | Pennsylvania | 14 | 1 | Ind | |
| 9 | Final | 14 | Oklahoma | 17 | 3 | Big 6 | |
| 9 | Final | 15 | Texas | 20 | 5 | 1 | SWC |
| 9 | Final | 16 | Arkansas | 10 | 6 | SWC | |
| 9 | Final | 17 | Tulsa | MVC | |||
| 9 | Final | 18 | North Carolina State | Southern | |||
| 9 | Final | 19 | Delaware | 15 | 4 | ||
| 9 | Final | 20 | Indiana | Western | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 8 | 1946-11-25 | 1 | Army (8-0-1) | 1 | 72 | Ind | |
| 8 | 1946-11-25 | 2 | Notre Dame (7-0-1) | 2 | 38 | Ind | |
| 8 | 1946-11-25 | 3 | Georgia (9-0-0) | 3 | 5 | SEC | |
| 8 | 1946-11-25 | 4 | UCLA (9-0-0) | 4 | 5 | PCC | |
| 8 | 1946-11-25 | 5 | Illinois (7-2-0) | 5 | Western | ||
| 8 | 1946-11-25 | 6 | Michigan (6-2-1) | 8 | 2 | Western | |
| 8 | 1946-11-25 | 7 | Georgia Tech (8-1-0) | 6 | 1 | 1 | SEC |
| 8 | 1946-11-25 | 8 | Tennessee (8-1-0) | 7 | 1 | 1 | SEC |
| 8 | 1946-11-25 | 9 | LSU (8-1-0) | 9 | SEC | ||
| 8 | 1946-11-25 | 10 | Arkansas (6-2-1) | 11 | 1 | SWC | |
| 8 | 1946-11-25 | 11 | North Carolina (7-1-1) | 14 | 3 | Southern | |
| 8 | 1946-11-25 | 12 | Yale (7-1-1) | 15 | 3 | Ind | |
| 8 | 1946-11-25 | 13 | Rice (7-2-0) | 12 | 1 | SWC | |
| 8 | 1946-11-25 | 14 | Pennsylvania (5-2-0) | 13 | 1 | Ind | |
| 8 | 1946-11-25 | 15 | Delaware | 16 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | 1946-11-25 | 16 | USC (5-3-0) | 10 | 6 | PCC | |
| 8 | 1946-11-25 | 17 | Boston College (6-2-0) | Ind | |||
| 8 | 1946-11-25 | 17 | Oklahoma (6-3-0) | 18 | 1 | Big 6 | |
| 8 | 1946-11-25 | 19 | Mississippi State (8-1-0) | SEC | |||
| 8 | 1946-11-25 | 20 | Texas (7-2-0) | 17 | 3 | SWC | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 7 | 1946-11-18 | 1 | Army (8-0-1) | 1 | 58 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1946-11-18 | 2 | Notre Dame (6-0-1) | 2 | 16 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1946-11-18 | 3 | Georgia (8-0-0) | 3 | 8 | SEC | |
| 7 | 1946-11-18 | 4 | UCLA (8-0-0) | 4 | 5 | PCC | |
| 7 | 1946-11-18 | 5 | Illinois (6-2-0) | 9 | 4 | Western | |
| 7 | 1946-11-18 | 6 | Georgia Tech (7-1-0) | 7 | 1 | SEC | |
| 7 | 1946-11-18 | 7 | Tennessee (7-1-0) | 8 | 1 | SEC | |
| 7 | 1946-11-18 | 8 | Michigan (5-2-1) | 10 | 2 | Western | |
| 7 | 1946-11-18 | 9 | LSU (7-1-0) | 11 | 2 | SEC | |
| 7 | 1946-11-18 | 10 | USC (5-2-0) | 12 | 2 | PCC | |
| 7 | 1946-11-18 | 11 | Arkansas (6-2-1) | 17 | 6 | SWC | |
| 7 | 1946-11-18 | 12 | Rice (6-2-0) | 14 | 2 | SWC | |
| 7 | 1946-11-18 | 13 | Pennsylvania (5-2-0) | 5 | 8 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1946-11-18 | 14 | North Carolina (6-1-1) | 15 | 1 | Southern | |
| 7 | 1946-11-18 | 15 | Yale (6-1-1) | 18 | 3 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1946-11-18 | 16 | Delaware | ||||
| 7 | 1946-11-18 | 17 | Texas (7-2-0) | 6 | 11 | SWC | |
| 7 | 1946-11-18 | 18 | Oklahoma (5-3-0) | Big 6 | |||
| 7 | 1946-11-18 | 19 | Muhlenberg | ||||
| 7 | 1946-11-18 | 19 | Tulsa (8-1-0) | MVC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 6 | 1946-11-11 | 1 | Army (7-0-1) | 1 | 75 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1946-11-11 | 2 | Notre Dame (5-0-1) | 2 | 49 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1946-11-11 | 3 | Georgia (7-0-0) | 3 | 12 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1946-11-11 | 4 | UCLA (7-0-0) | 4 | 7 | PCC | |
| 6 | 1946-11-11 | 5 | Pennsylvania (5-1-0) | 9 | 4 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1946-11-11 | 6 | Texas (7-1-0) | 6 | SWC | ||
| 6 | 1946-11-11 | 7 | Georgia Tech (6-1-0) | 8 | 1 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1946-11-11 | 8 | Tennessee (6-1-0) | 7 | 1 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1946-11-11 | 9 | Illinois (5-2-0) | 10 | 1 | Western | |
| 6 | 1946-11-11 | 10 | Michigan (4-2-1) | 11 | 1 | Western | |
| 6 | 1946-11-11 | 11 | LSU (6-1-0) | 19 | 8 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1946-11-11 | 12 | USC (5-2-0) | 14 | 2 | PCC | |
| 6 | 1946-11-11 | 13 | Ohio State (4-1-2) | 12 | 1 | Western | |
| 6 | 1946-11-11 | 14 | Rice (5-2-0) | 5 | 9 | SWC | |
| 6 | 1946-11-11 | 15 | North Carolina (5-1-1) | 17 | 2 | Southern | |
| 6 | 1946-11-11 | 16 | Iowa (5-3-0) | Western | |||
| 6 | 1946-11-11 | 17 | Arkansas (5-2-1) | SWC | |||
| 6 | 1946-11-11 | 18 | Yale (5-1-1) | Ind | |||
| 6 | 1946-11-11 | 19 | Holy Cross (3-4-0) | Ind | |||
| 6 | 1946-11-11 | 20 | Duke (3-4-0) | Southern | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 5 | 1946-11-04 | 1 | Army (7-0-0) | 1 | 64 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1946-11-04 | 2 | Notre Dame (5-0-0) | 2 | 51 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1946-11-04 | 3 | Georgia (6-0-0) | 5 | 2 | 6 | SEC |
| 5 | 1946-11-04 | 4 | UCLA (6-0-0) | 4 | 3 | PCC | |
| 5 | 1946-11-04 | 5 | Rice (5-1-0) | 8 | 3 | SWC | |
| 5 | 1946-11-04 | 6 | Texas (6-1-0) | 7 | 1 | SWC | |
| 5 | 1946-11-04 | 7 | Tennessee (5-1-0) | 10 | 3 | SEC | |
| 5 | 1946-11-04 | 8 | Georgia Tech (5-1-0) | 16 | 8 | SEC | |
| 5 | 1946-11-04 | 9 | Pennsylvania (4-1-0) | 3 | 6 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1946-11-04 | 10 | Illinois (5-2-0) | 11 | 1 | Western | |
| 5 | 1946-11-04 | 11 | Michigan (3-2-1) | 13 | 2 | Western | |
| 5 | 1946-11-04 | 12 | Ohio State (3-1-2) | Western | |||
| 5 | 1946-11-04 | 13 | Wake Forest (5-1-0) | 12 | 1 | Southern | |
| 5 | 1946-11-04 | 14 | USC (4-2-0) | PCC | |||
| 5 | 1946-11-04 | 15 | Wisconsin (4-2-0) | 18 | 3 | Western | |
| 5 | 1946-11-04 | 16 | Oklahoma (4-2-0) | 14 | 2 | Big 6 | |
| 5 | 1946-11-04 | 17 | North Carolina (4-1-1) | 9 | 8 | Southern | |
| 5 | 1946-11-04 | 17 | Northwestern (4-1-1) | 6 | 11 | Western | |
| 5 | 1946-11-04 | 19 | LSU (5-1-0) | SEC | |||
| 5 | 1946-11-04 | 20 | North Carolina State (5-1-0) | Southern | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 4 | 1946-10-28 | 1 | Army (6-0-0) | 1 | 104 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1946-10-28 | 2 | Notre Dame (4-0-0) | 2 | 61 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1946-10-28 | 3 | Pennsylvania (4-0-0) | 6 | 3 | 4 | Ind |
| 4 | 1946-10-28 | 4 | UCLA (5-0-0) | 5 | 1 | 1 | PCC |
| 4 | 1946-10-28 | 5 | Georgia (5-0-0) | 7 | 2 | 1 | SEC |
| 4 | 1946-10-28 | 6 | Northwestern (4-0-1) | 8 | 2 | Western | |
| 4 | 1946-10-28 | 7 | Texas (5-1-0) | 3 | 4 | SWC | |
| 4 | 1946-10-28 | 8 | Rice (4-1-0) | 16 | 8 | SWC | |
| 4 | 1946-10-28 | 9 | North Carolina (4-0-1) | 10 | 1 | Southern | |
| 4 | 1946-10-28 | 10 | Tennessee (4-1-0) | 4 | 6 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1946-10-28 | 11 | Illinois (4-2-0) | Western | |||
| 4 | 1946-10-28 | 12 | Wake Forest (4-1-0) | Southern | |||
| 4 | 1946-10-28 | 13 | Michigan (2-2-1) | 8 | 5 | Western | |
| 4 | 1946-10-28 | 14 | Oklahoma (3-2-0) | 14 | Big 6 | ||
| 4 | 1946-10-28 | 15 | Alabama (5-1-0) | 11 | 4 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1946-10-28 | 16 | Georgia Tech (4-1-0) | 15 | 1 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1946-10-28 | 17 | Harvard (5-0-0) | 20 | 3 | 1 | Ind |
| 4 | 1946-10-28 | 18 | Wisconsin (3-2-0) | Western | |||
| 4 | 1946-10-28 | 19 | Duke (2-3-0) | 13 | 6 | Southern | |
| 4 | 1946-10-28 | 20 | Indiana (3-3-0) | Western | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 3 | 1946-10-21 | 1 | Army (5-0-0) | 1 | 112 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1946-10-21 | 2 | Notre Dame (3-0-0) | 2 | 21 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1946-10-21 | 3 | Texas (5-0-0) | 3 | 13 | SWC | |
| 3 | 1946-10-21 | 4 | Tennessee (4-0-0) | 9 | 5 | 6 | SEC |
| 3 | 1946-10-21 | 5 | UCLA (4-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 2 | PCC |
| 3 | 1946-10-21 | 6 | Pennsylvania (3-0-0) | 6 | Ind | ||
| 3 | 1946-10-21 | 7 | Georgia (4-0-0) | 8 | 1 | SEC | |
| 3 | 1946-10-21 | 8 | Michigan (2-1-1) | 5 | 3 | Western | |
| 3 | 1946-10-21 | 8 | Northwestern (3-0-1) | 10 | 2 | Western | |
| 3 | 1946-10-21 | 10 | North Carolina (3-0-1) | 15 | 5 | Southern | |
| 3 | 1946-10-21 | 11 | Alabama (4-1-0) | 7 | 4 | SEC | |
| 3 | 1946-10-21 | 12 | North Carolina State (4-0-0) | Southern | |||
| 3 | 1946-10-21 | 13 | Duke (2-2-0) | 17 | 4 | Southern | |
| 3 | 1946-10-21 | 14 | Oklahoma (2-2-0) | 13 | 1 | Big 6 | |
| 3 | 1946-10-21 | 15 | Georgia Tech (3-1-0) | SEC | |||
| 3 | 1946-10-21 | 16 | Rice (3-1-0) | 16 | SWC | ||
| 3 | 1946-10-21 | 17 | Iowa (4-1-0) | Western | |||
| 3 | 1946-10-21 | 18 | William & Mary (4-1-0) | 19 | 1 | Southern | |
| 3 | 1946-10-21 | 19 | Oregon (3-0-1) | PCC | |||
| 3 | 1946-10-21 | 20 | Harvard (4-0-0) | Ind | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 1 | Army (4-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 63 | Ind |
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 2 | Notre Dame (3-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 31 | Ind |
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 3 | Texas (4-0-0) | 1 | 2 | 38 | SWC |
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 4 | UCLA (3-0-0) | 5 | 1 | 5 | PCC |
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 5 | Michigan (2-1-0) | 4 | 1 | Western | |
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 6 | Pennsylvania (2-0-0) | 7 | 1 | 2 | Ind |
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 7 | Alabama (4-0-0) | 6 | 1 | SEC | |
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 8 | Georgia (3-0-0) | 8 | SEC | ||
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 9 | Tennessee (3-0-0) | 8 | 1 | SEC | |
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 10 | Northwestern (3-0-0) | 10 | Western | ||
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 11 | Columbia (3-0-0) | 11 | Ind | ||
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 12 | LSU (3-0-0) | 13 | 1 | SEC | |
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 13 | Oklahoma (1-2-0) | Big 6 | |||
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 14 | Arkansas (3-0-1) | 18 | 4 | SWC | |
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 15 | North Carolina (2-0-1) | Southern | |||
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 16 | Rice (2-1-0) | SWC | |||
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 17 | Duke (1-2-0) | Southern | |||
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 18 | Indiana (2-2-0) | Western | |||
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 19 | William & Mary (3-1-0) | Southern | |||
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 20 | Tulsa (4-0-0) | MVC | |||
| 2 | 1946-10-14 | 20 | Wisconsin (3-1-0) | Western | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 1 | 1946-10-07 | 1 | Texas (3-0-0) | NA | — | 69 | SWC |
| 1 | 1946-10-07 | 2 | Army (3-0-0) | NA | — | 21 | Ind |
| 1 | 1946-10-07 | 3 | Notre Dame (2-0-0) | NA | — | 15 | Ind |
| 1 | 1946-10-07 | 4 | Michigan (2-0-0) | NA | — | Western | |
| 1 | 1946-10-07 | 5 | UCLA (2-0-0) | NA | — | 1 | PCC |
| 1 | 1946-10-07 | 6 | Alabama (3-0-0) | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | 1946-10-07 | 7 | Pennsylvania (1-0-0) | NA | — | 1 | Ind |
| 1 | 1946-10-07 | 8 | Georgia (2-0-0) | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | 1946-10-07 | 8 | Tennessee (2-0-0) | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | 1946-10-07 | 10 | Northwestern (2-0-0) | NA | — | Western | |
| 1 | 1946-10-07 | 11 | Columbia (2-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1946-10-07 | 12 | Illinois (2-1-0) | NA | — | Western | |
| 1 | 1946-10-07 | 13 | LSU (2-0-0) | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | 1946-10-07 | 14 | Ohio State (1-0-1) | NA | — | Western | |
| 1 | 1946-10-07 | 15 | Yale (2-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1946-10-07 | 16 | Saint Mary's (CA) (2-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1946-10-07 | 17 | Stanford (2-0-0) | NA | — | PCC | |
| 1 | 1946-10-07 | 18 | Arkansas (2-0-1) | NA | — | SWC | |
| 1 | 1946-10-07 | 19 | Kentucky (3-0-0) | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | 1946-10-07 | 19 | North Carolina State (2-0-0) | NA | — | Southern |
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