Final 1947 College Football Rankings

AP Poll 1947

1. Notre Dame*
2. Michigan
3. SMU
4. Penn State
5. Texas
6. Alabama
7. Pennsylvania
8. USC
9. North Carolina
10. Georgia Tech
11. Army
12. Kansas
13. Mississippi
14. William & Mary
15. California
16. Oklahoma
17. N. C. State
18. Rice
19. Duke
20. Columbia
*On January 6, 1948, in a special post-season poll after the Rose Bowl, the AP voted Michigan No. 1 and Notre Dame No. 2. However, the postseason poll did not supercede the final regular season poll of December 6, 1947.