1945 College Football Final Rankings

In 1945, there were still a number of schools that did not field football teams due to World War II although the war had ended on both fronts by the time the first football games of the season were played. Two of the top three teams were, in fact, the military academies - Army and Navy. Army won the national championship, both from the voters and in our analysis.

1. Army Black Knights (9-0) - 1.1
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (10-0) - 1.9
3. Navy Midshipmen (7-1-1) - 3.4
4. Oklahoma State Cowboys (9-0) - 3.8
5. Indiana Hoosiers (9-0-1) - 4.9
6. Georgia Bulldogs (9-2) - 6.3
7. Pennsylvania Relays (6-2) - 7.2
8. Tennessee Volunteers (8-1) - 7.4
9. LSU Tigers (7-2) - 10.0
10. Michigan Wolverines (7-3) - 10.7
11. Columbia Lions (8-1) - 11.4
12. Holy Cross Crusaders (8-2) - 12.2
(tie) Tulsa Golden Hurricane (8-3) - 12.2
14. Miami Hurricanes (9-1-1) - 13.1
15. Texas Longhorns (10-1) - 15.3
16. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-2-1) - 15.7
17. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-2) - 17.4
18. St. Mary's Gaels (6-2) - 19.4
19. Purdue Boilermakers (7-3) - 19.8
(tie) Virginia Cavaliers (7-2) - 19.8
21. Duke Blue Devils (6-2) - 20.0
22. Temple Owls (7-1) - 22.4
23. Penn State Nittany Lions (5-3) - 24.1
24. Northwestern Wildcats (4-4-1) - 25.2
(tie) Wake Forest Demon Deacons (5-3-1) - 25.2
26. Clemson Tigers (6-3-1) - 25.8
27. Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-3) - 26.3
28. New Mexico Lobos (6-1-1) - 28.7
29. William & Mary Tribe (6-3) - 29.4
30. Maryland Terrapins (6-2-1) - 29.7
31. Villanova Wildcats (4-4) - 32.1
32. North Carolina Tar Heels (5-5) - 33.2
33. Oklahoma Sooners (5-5) - 34.3
34. Yale Bulldogs (6-3) - 34.6
35. Washington State Cougars (6-2-1) - 35.3
36. Texas A&M Aggies (6-4) - 38.6
37. Wisconsin Badgers (3-4-2) - 39.2
38. USC Trojans (7-4) - 40.7
39. Washington Huskies (6-3) - 40.9
40. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-6) - 41.8
41. SMU Mustangs (5-6) - 41.9
42. Missouri Tigers (6-4) - 42.2
43. Michigan State Spartans (5-3-1) - 42.7
44. Marquette Golden Eagles (5-4-1) - 42.9
45. Iowa State Cyclones (4-3-1) - 44.2
46. Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets (6-4-1) - 45.2
47. Detroit Mercy Titans (6-3) - 45.5
48. Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs (5-3) - 47.3
49. Colorado Buffaloes (5-3) - 47.6
50. Brown Bears (3-4-1) - 49.1
51. Baylor Bears (5-5-1) - 49.2
52. Drake Bulldogs (5-4-1) - 50.4
53. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-5) - 50.6
54. South Carolina Gamecocks (2-4-3) - 53.6
55. Illinois Fighting Illini (2-6-1) - 54.2
56. Cornell Big Red (5-4) - 55.3
57. Denver Pioneers (4-5-1) - 55.6
58. UCLA Bruins (5-4) - 57.3
59. California Golden Bears (4-5-1) - 58.5
60. NC State Wolfpack (3-6) - 60.0
61. TCU Horned Frogs (5-5) - 61.0
62. Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-5-2) - 62.4
63. Colorado College Tigers (4-3-1) - 63.2
64. VMI Keydets (5-4) - 64.0
65. Rice Owls (5-6) - 66.2
66. Merchant Marine Mariners (5-3) - 66.6
(tie) Pittsburgh Panthers (3-7) - 66.6
68. Kansas Jayhawks (4-5-1) - 70.1
69. Oregon State Beavers (4-4-1) - 70.7
70. Utah State Aggies (4-3) - 70.9
71. Auburn Tigers (5-5) - 71.1
72. Utah Utes (4-4) - 71.8
73. Oregon Ducks (3-6) - 72.0
74. Colgate Raiders (3-4-1) - 73.5
75. Wichita State Shockers (6-4) - 74.3
76. Dartmouth Big Green (1-6-1) - 76.7
77. Harvard Crimson (5-3) - 77.2
78. Boston College Eagles (3-4) - 77.3
(tie) Princeton Tigers (2-3-2) - 77.3
80. St. Louis Billikens (5-4) - 79.2
81. Tulane Green Wave (2-6-1) - 80.5
82. Virginia Tech Hokies (2-6) - 82.2
83. Ole Miss Rebels (4-5) - 82.6
84. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-7) - 83.0
85. Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-5) - 84.9
86. Florida Gators (4-5-1) - 86.1
87. Vanderbilt Commodores (3-6) - 86.5
88. Syracuse Orange (1-6) - 86.7
89. West Texas A&M Buffaloes (2-6) - 87.7
90. Bucknell Bison (2-5) - 89.0
91. West Virginia Mountaineers (2-6-1) - 91.2
92. New York University Violets (3-4) - 93.1
93. Iowa Hawkeyes (2-7) - 93.7
94. Kentucky Wildcats (2-8) - 94.2
95. Colorado State Rams (2-5-1) - 96.0
96. Richmond Spiders (2-6) - 96.9
97. Idaho Vandals (1-7) - 98.5
98. Kansas State Wildcats (1-7) - 99.0
99. Presbyterian Blue Hose (1-6) - 99.2
100. Lafayette Leopards (1-7-1) - 101.4
101. Coast Guard Bears (0-7-1) - 101.5

Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.