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1945 college football rankings

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champions[Army](1945-army-cadets-football-team) (AP)
[Oklahoma A&M](1945-oklahoma-a-m-cowboys-football-team) (AFCA)

Oklahoma A&M (AFCA) One human poll comprised the 1945 college football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. The Coaches' Poll began operation in 1950; in addition, the AP Poll did not begin conducting preseason polls until that same year.

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AP Poll

The final AP Poll was released on December 2, at the end of the 1945 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release a post-bowl season final poll regularly until 1968. |Week1-1 = Army (2–0) (86) |Week1-2 = Navy (2–0) (14) |Week1-3 = Notre Dame (2–0) (3) |Week1-4 = Ohio State (2–0) (3) |Week1-5 = Minnesota (2–0) (2) |Week1-6 = USC (3–0) (1) |Week1-7 = Alabama (2–0) |Week1-8 = Indiana (2–0–1) |Week1-9 = Michigan (3–1) (1) |Week1-10 = Texas (3–0) |Week1-11 = Penn (2–0) |Week1-12 = Holy Cross (2–0) |Week1-13 = Duke (2–1) |Week1-14 = Oklahoma A&M (2–0) |Week1-15 = Purdue (3–0) |Week1-16 = Tulsa (3–0) |Week1-17 = Texas A&M (3–0) |Week1-18 = Tennessee (2–0) |Week1-19 = St. Mary's (3–0) |Week1-20 = |Week2-1 = Army (3–0) (90) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = Navy (3–0) (14) |Week2-2-Color = |Week2-3 = Notre Dame (3–0) |Week2-3-Color = |Week2-4 = Ohio State (3–0) (1) |Week2-4-Color = |Week2-5 = Minnesota (3–0) |Week2-5-Color = |Week2-6 = Alabama (3–0) |Week2-6-Color = u |Week2-7 = Penn (3–0) |Week2-7-Color = u |Week2-8 = Indiana (3–0–1) |Week2-8-Color = |Week2-9 = Purdue (4–0) |Week2-9-Color = u |Week2-10 = Texas (4–0) |Week2-10-Color = |Week2-11 = St. Mary's (4–0) |Week2-11-Color = u |Week2-12 = Georgia (4–0) |Week2-12-Color = npr |Week2-13 = Michigan (3–2) |Week2-13-Color = d |Week2-14 = USC (3–1) |Week2-14-Color = d |Week2-15 = Oklahoma A&M (3–0) |Week2-15-Color = d |Week2-16 = Duke (3–1) |Week2-16-Color = d |Week2-17 = Columbia (3–0) |Week2-17-Color = npr |Week2-18 = Tulsa (3–0) |Week2-18-Color = d |Week2-19 = Holy Cross (3–0) |Week2-19-Color = d |Week2-20 = Mississippi State (3–0) |Week2-20-Color = |Week3-1 = Army (4–0) (101) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Notre Dame (4–0) (4) |Week3-2-Color = u |Week3-3 = Navy (4–0) (5) |Week3-3-Color = d |Week3-4 = Purdue (5–0) |Week3-4-Color = u |Week3-5 = Minnesota (4–0) (1) |Week3-5-Color = |Week3-6 = Alabama (4–0) |Week3-6-Color = |Week3-7 = Penn (3–0) |Week3-7-Color = |Week3-8 = Indiana (4–0–1) |Week3-8-Color = |Week3-9 = Texas (5–0) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = St. Mary's (5–0) (1) |Week3-10-Color = u |Week3-11 = Columbia (4–0) |Week3-11-Color = u |Week3-12 = Ohio State (3–1) |Week3-12-Color = d |Week3-13 = LSU (3–1) |Week3-13-Color = npr |Week3-14 = Tulsa (4–0) |Week3-14-Color = u |Week3-15 = Holy Cross (4–0) |Week3-15-Color = u |Week3-16 = Michigan (3–2) |Week3-16-Color = d |Week3-17 = Oklahoma A&M (4–0) |Week3-17-Color = d |Week3-18 = Mississippi State (4–0) |Week3-18-Color = u |Week3-19 = Duke (3–1) |Week3-19-Color = d |Week3-20 = USC (4–1) |Week3-20-Color = d |Week4-1 = Army (5–0) (91) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Notre Dame (5–0) (6) |Week4-2-Color = |Week4-3 = Navy (5–0) (3) |Week4-3-Color = |Week4-4 = Alabama (5–0) (4) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = Indiana (5–0–1) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Ohio State (4–1) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Penn (3–1) |Week4-7-Color = |Week4-8 = St. Mary's (5–0) (2) |Week4-8-Color = u |Week4-9 = Oklahoma A&M (5–0) |Week4-9-Color = u |Week4-10 = Michigan (4–2) |Week4-10-Color = u |Week4-11 = Holy Cross (5–0) |Week4-11-Color = u |Week4-12 = Columbia (5–0) |Week4-12-Color = d |Week4-13 = Purdue (5–1) |Week4-13-Color = d |Week4-14 = Oklahoma (4–2) |Week4-14-Color = npr |Week4-15 = Mississippi State (4–0) |Week4-15-Color = u |Week4-16 = Minnesota (4–1) |Week4-16-Color = d |Week4-17 = LSU (4–1) |Week4-17-Color = d |Week4-18 = Duke (3–2) т |Week4-18-Color = tu |Week4-19 = Washington (4–1) т |Week4-19-Color = npr |Week4-20 = Northwestern (2–2–1) |Week4-20-Color = npr |Week5-1 = Army (6–0) (86) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Notre Dame (5–0–1) (3) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = Alabama (6–0) (4) |Week5-3-Color = u |Week5-4 = Navy (5–0–1) (3) |Week5-4-Color = d |Week5-5 = St. Mary's (6–0) (2) |Week5-5-Color = u |Week5-6 = Indiana (6–0–1) (3) |Week5-6-Color = d |Week5-7 = Michigan (5–2) |Week5-7-Color = u |Week5-8 = Ohio State (5–1) |Week5-8-Color = d |Week5-9 = Penn (4–1) |Week5-9-Color = d |Week5-10 = Columbia (6–0) |Week5-10-Color = u |Week5-11 = Oklahoma A&M (5–0) |Week5-11-Color = d |Week5-12 = Purdue (6–1) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = Holy Cross (6–0) |Week5-13-Color = d |Week5-14 = LSU (5–1) |Week5-14-Color = u |Week5-15 = Virginia (5–0) |Week5-15-Color = npr |Week5-16 = Duke (4–2) |Week5-16-Color = u |Week5-17 = Texas (6–1) |Week5-17-Color = npr |Week5-18 = Washington (5–1) |Week5-18-Color = |Week5-19 = Tulsa (4–1) |Week5-19-Color = npr |Week5-20 = Minnesota (4–2) |Week5-20-Color = d |Week6-1 = Army (7–0) (91) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Navy (6–0–1) (5) |Week6-2-Color = u |Week6-3 = Alabama (6–0) (5) |Week6-3-Color = |Week6-4 = Indiana (7–0–1) |Week6-4-Color = u |Week6-5 = St. Mary's (6–0) (4) |Week6-5-Color = |Week6-6 = Penn (5–1) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = Notre Dame (5–1–1) |Week6-7-Color = d |Week6-8 = Oklahoma A&M (6–0) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = Ohio State (6–1) |Week6-9-Color = d |Week6-10 = Holy Cross (7–0) |Week6-10-Color = u |Week6-11 = Purdue (7–1) |Week6-11-Color = u |Week6-12 = Penn State (5–1) |Week6-12-Color = npr |Week6-13 = Virginia (6–0) |Week6-13-Color = u |Week6-14 = Michigan (5–3) т |Week6-14-Color = td |Week6-15 = Oklahoma (5–3) т |Week6-15-Color = npr |Week6-16 = Mississippi State (5–1) |Week6-16-Color = npr |Week6-17 = Texas (7–1) |Week6-17-Color = |Week6-18 = Tennessee (6–1) |Week6-18-Color = npr |Week6-19 = Tulsa (4–2) |Week6-19-Color = |Week6-20 = Duke (5–2) |Week6-20-Color = d |Week7-1 = Army (8–0) (81) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Navy (7–0–1) |Week7-2-Color = |Week7-3 = Alabama (7–0) (1) |Week7-3-Color = |Week7-4 = Indiana (8–0–1) |Week7-4-Color = |Week7-5 = Notre Dame (6–1–1) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Oklahoma A&M (7–0) |Week7-6-Color = u |Week7-7 = Ohio State (7–1) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = Michigan (6–3) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = St. Mary's (6–1) |Week7-9-Color = d |Week7-10 = Texas (8–1) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Penn (5–2) |Week7-11-Color = d |Week7-12 = UCLA (5–2) (1) |Week7-12-Color = npr |Week7-13 = Virginia (7–0) |Week7-13-Color = |Week7-14 = Tennessee (6–1) |Week7-14-Color = u |Week7-15 = Duke (5–2) |Week7-15-Color = u |Week7-16 = Missouri (5–3) |Week7-16-Color = npr |Week7-17 = Tulsa (5–2) |Week7-17-Color = u |Week7-18 = Purdue (7–2) |Week7-18-Color = d |Week7-19 = LSU (6–2) |Week7-19-Color = npr |Week7-20 = Mississippi State (6–1) |Week7-20-Color = d |Week8-1 = Army (8–0) (80) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Navy (7–0–1) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = Alabama (8–0) (1) |Week8-3-Color = |Week8-4 = Indiana (9–0–1) (1) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = Notre Dame (7–1–1) |Week8-5-Color = |Week8-6 = Oklahoma A&M (8–0) |Week8-6-Color = |Week8-7 = Michigan (7–3) |Week8-7-Color = u |Week8-8 = Penn (6–2) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = St. Mary's (7–1) |Week8-9-Color = |Week8-10 = Texas (8–1) |Week8-10-Color = |Week8-11 = Duke (6–2) |Week8-11-Color = u |Week8-12 = Ohio State (7–2) |Week8-12-Color = d |Week8-13 = Holy Cross (8–1) |Week8-13-Color = npr |Week8-14 = Missouri (6–3) т |Week8-14-Color = tu |Week8-15 = Tulsa (6–2) т |Week8-15-Color = u |Week8-16 = USC (6–3) |Week8-16-Color = npr |Week8-17 = Tennessee (7–1) |Week8-17-Color = d |Week8-18 = Clemson (6–2–1) |Week8-18-Color = npr |Week8-19 = Columbia (8–1) |Week8-19-Color = npr |Week8-20 = Virginia (7–1) |Week8-20-Color = d |Week9-1 = Army (9–0) (116) |Week9-1-Color = nc |Week9-2 = Navy (7–1–1) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = Alabama (9–0) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = Indiana (9–0–1) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 = Oklahoma A&M (8–0) |Week9-5-Color = u |Week9-6 = Michigan (7–3) |Week9-6-Color = u |Week9-7 = St. Mary's (7–1) |Week9-7-Color = u |Week9-8 = Penn (6–2) |Week9-8-Color = |Week9-9 = Notre Dame (7–2–1) |Week9-9-Color = d |Week9-10 = Texas (9–1) |Week9-10-Color = |Week9-11 = USC (7–3) |Week9-11-Color = u |Week9-12 = Ohio State (7–2) |Week9-12-Color = |Week9-13 = Duke (6–2) |Week9-13-Color = d |Week9-14 = Tennessee (8–1) |Week9-14-Color = u |Week9-15 = LSU (7–2) |Week9-15-Color = npr |Week9-16 = Holy Cross (8–1) |Week9-16-Color = d |Week9-17 = Tulsa (7–2) |Week9-17-Color = d |Week9-18 = Georgia (8–2) |Week9-18-Color = npr |Week9-19 = Wake Forest (4–3–1) |Week9-19-Color = npr |Week9-20 = Columbia (8–1) |Week9-20-Color = d

Litkenhous Ratings

The final Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1945 provided numerical rankings to more than 350 college and military football programs. The top 100 ranked teams were:

  1. Army (9–0)

  2. Navy (7–1–1)

  3. Alabama (10–0)

  4. Camp Shoemaker

  5. El Toro Marines (8–2)

  6. Army Air Forces Training Command

  7. Indiana (9–0–1)

  8. Michigan (7–3)

  9. Jacksonville NAS (9–2)

  10. Penn (6–2)

  11. Third Air Force (7–2–1)

  12. Notre Dame (7–2–1)

  13. Ohio State (7–2)

  14. First Air Force (3–2–3)

  15. Fourth Air Force (6–3–1)

  16. San Diego NTS (4–2)

  17. Oklahoma A&M (9–0)

  18. Air Transport Command

  19. Georgia (9–2)

  20. Great Lakes Navy (6–4–1)

  21. Saint Mary's (7–2)

  22. Purdue (7–3)

  23. Duke

  24. Northwestern

  25. LSU

  26. Saint Mary's Pre-Flight

  27. Personnel Distribution Command

  28. Fort Benning

  29. Illinois

  30. Tulsa

  31. Wisconsin

  32. Corpus Christi NAS

  33. Second Air Force

  34. Minnesota

  35. Tennessee

  36. USC

  37. UCLA

  38. Texas

  39. Columbia

  40. Fort Pierce Navy

  41. Mississippi State

  42. Holy Cross

  43. Texas A&M

  44. SMU

  45. Miami (FL)

  46. Little Creek Amphibs

  47. Clemson

  48. Georgia Tech

  49. Keesler Field

  50. Hutchinson NAS

  51. Penn State

  52. Camp Peary

  53. California

  54. Marquette

  55. Temple

  56. Fort Warren

  57. Arizona

  58. Pittsburgh

  59. Wake Forest

  60. Maxwell Field

  61. Miami (OH)

  62. Michigan State

  63. Oklahoma

  64. Rice

  65. Washington State

  66. Missouri

  67. Iowa State

  68. Oberlin

  69. Yale

  70. Washington

  71. Baylor

  72. North Carolina

  73. Virginia

  74. Dartmouth

  75. Cornell

  76. Auburn

  77. Camp Lee

  78. New Mexico

  79. Colgate

  80. Detroit

  81. Drake

  82. Colorado

  83. Villanova

  84. Hondo Field

  85. TCU

  86. Oregon

  87. Bainbridge Navy

  88. Tulane

  89. Fort Bragg

  90. Denver

  91. Texas Tech

  92. Arkansas

  93. Florida

  94. Brown

  95. Syracuse

  96. William & Mary

  97. Pensacola Navy

  98. Princeton

  99. Olatine Navy

  100. NC State

References

References

  1. Litkenhous, E. E.. (December 19, 1945). "Litkenhouse Rates College, Service Teams of Nation". [[Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph]].
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