1945 Rankings
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| Rk | Team | W | L | T | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.9563 |
| 2 | Alabama | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.8318 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.7893 |
| 4 | Navy | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.7513 |
| 5 | Michigan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.7203 |
| 6 | Washington State | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.7029 |
| 7 | Washington | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.7006 |
| 8 | Texas | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.6993 |
| 9 | Indiana | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.6677 |
| 10 | Duke | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6352 |
| 11 | Southern California | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6262 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6230 |
| 13 | Louisiana State | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5982 |
| 14 | Oregon State | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.5855 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5805 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.5718 |
| 17 | UCLA | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5563 |
| 18 | Purdue | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5482 |
| 19 | Georgia | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.5479 |
| 20 | New Mexico | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.5353 |
| 21 | Tulsa | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.5282 |
| 22 | St. Mary's | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.5214 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.5180 |
| 24 | Oregon | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.5071 |
| 25 | California | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.5016 |
| 26 | Southern Methodist | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4879 |
| 27 | Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4747 |
| 28 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.4687 |
| 29 | Colorado | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.4625 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.4487 |
| 31 | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4400 |
| 32 | Wake Forest | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.4394 |
| 33 | Texas Christian | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4253 |
| 34 | North Carolina | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.4208 |
| 35 | Rice | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4055 |
| 36 | Baylor | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.3994 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.3980 |
| 38 | Mississippi State | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.3917 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.3650 |
| 40 | Clemson | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.3643 |
| 41 | Missouri | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.3540 |
| 42 | Holy Cross | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.3499 |
| 43 | Arkansas | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.3468 |
| 44 | Utah State | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.3325 |
| 45 | Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.3301 |
| 46 | Illinois | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3240 |
| 47 | Colorado College | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.3226 |
| 48 | Texas Tech | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.3149 |
| 49 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3075 |
| 50 | Virginia | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.3011 |
| 51 | Villanova | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.2964 |
| 52 | Utah | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.2902 |
| 53 | Columbia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.2765 |
| 54 | Denver | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.2639 |
| 55 | Temple | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.2568 |
| 56 | Idaho | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.2540 |
| 57 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.2415 |
| 58 | West Texas A&M | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2317 |
| 59 | Marquette | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.2225 |
| 60 | South Carolina | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.2109 |
| 61 | Iowa | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2033 |
| 62 | William & Mary | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.2009 |
| 63 | Penn State | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.1960 |
| 64 | Mississippi | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.1811 |
| 65 | Auburn | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.1795 |
| 66 | Florida | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.1781 |
| 67 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.1709 |
| 68 | Wichita State | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.1708 |
| 69 | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.1586 |
| 70 | Cornell | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.1573 |
| 71 | Drake | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.1536 |
| 72 | North Carolina State | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.1441 |
| 73 | Tulane | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.1275 |
| 74 | Yale | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.1268 |
| 75 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.1267 |
| 76 | Maryland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.1213 |
| 77 | Detroit Mercy | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.1184 |
| 78 | St. Louis | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.1098 |
| 79 | Nebraska | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.1079 |
| 80 | Harvard | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0914 |
| 81 | Kentucky | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.0197 |
| 82 | Kansas | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.0179 |
| 83 | Merchant Marine | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0065 |
| 84 | Virginia Military Institute | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.0048 |
| 85 | Colorado State | 2 | 5 | 1 | -0.0156 |
| 86 | Brown | 3 | 4 | 1 | -0.0315 |
| 87 | Boston College | 3 | 4 | 0 | -0.0368 |
| 88 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 6 | 0 | -0.0527 |
| 89 | Presbyterian | 1 | 6 | 0 | -0.0636 |
| 90 | Dartmouth | 1 | 6 | 1 | -0.0734 |
| 91 | Colgate | 3 | 4 | 1 | -0.0977 |
| 92 | Syracuse | 1 | 6 | 0 | -0.1501 |
| 93 | Princeton | 2 | 3 | 2 | -0.1709 |
| 94 | Bucknell | 2 | 5 | 0 | -0.1853 |
| 95 | New York University | 3 | 4 | 0 | -0.2068 |
| 96 | Kansas State | 1 | 7 | 0 | -0.2117 |
| 97 | West Virginia | 2 | 6 | 1 | -0.2431 |
| 98 | Richmond | 2 | 6 | 0 | -0.2993 |
| 99 | Lafayette | 1 | 7 | 1 | -0.4274 |
| 100 | Coast Guard | 0 | 7 | 1 | -0.5433 |