Rank | Team | Conf | Record | SRS | SOS | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | IND | 8-0 | 4 | 7 | 0.90266 |
| 2 | Second Air Force | IND | 6-0 | 8 | 2 | 0.89217 |
| 3 | Ohio State | Western | 8-0 | 10 | 6 | 0.88546 |
| 4 | Michigan | Western | 8-1 | 1 | 9 | 0.87211 |
| 5 | Iowa Pre-Flight | IND | 9-1 | 5 | 5 | 0.86382 |
| 6 | Norman Naval Air Station | IND | 6-0 | 15 | 1 | 0.86039 |
| 7 | Randolph Field | IND | 9-0 | 19 | 4 | 0.85546 |
| 8 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 7-1 | 6 | 8 | 0.83851 |
| 9 | Great Lakes Navy | IND | 8-1-1 | 9 | 13 | 0.81362 |
| 10 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-0-1 | 12 | 23 | 0.81118 |
| 11 | Yale | IND | 7-0 | 31 | 14 | 0.80797 |
| 12 | Navy | IND | 6-2 | 3 | 3 | 0.80031 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | IND | 6-2 | 2 | 12 | 0.78704 |
| 14 | March Field | IND | 7-1-1 | 18 | 15 | 0.76284 |
| 15 | USC | Pacific | 6-0-2 | 25 | 34 | 0.75149 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-1 | 21 | 27 | 0.75032 |
| 17 | Wake Forest | Southern | 7-1 | 30 | 28 | 0.74574 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | MVC | 6-1 | 41 | 10 | 0.73616 |
| 19 | Alabama | SEC | 5-1-2 | 13 | 29 | 0.72809 |
| 20 | Michigan State | IND | 6-1 | 32 | 53 | 0.71614 |
| 21 | Tulsa | MVC | 5-2 | 17 | 30 | 0.69266 |
| 22 | Georgia | SEC | 6-2 | 26 | 40 | 0.68378 |
| 23 | TCU | Southwest | 6-1-1 | 59 | 17 | 0.67654 |
| 24 | Indiana | Western | 6-3 | 16 | 25 | 0.67588 |
| 25 | NC State | Southern | 7-2 | 46 | 49 | 0.66927 |
| 26 | Penn State | IND | 6-2 | 34 | 52 | 0.66886 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 5-2-1 | 37 | 20 | 0.65593 |
| 28 | Duke | Southern | 4-4 | 7 | 11 | 0.65207 |
| 29 | Purdue | Western | 5-4 | 11 | 16 | 0.64816 |
| 30 | Boston College | IND | 4-2 | 20 | 50 | 0.64717 |
| 31 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 6-1-1 | 69 | 47 | 0.64603 |
| 32 | Virginia | IND | 5-1-1 | 51 | 61 | 0.64428 |
| 33 | Tulane | SEC | 4-2 | 33 | 19 | 0.64426 |
| 34 | Colorado | MSC | 5-2 | 50 | 38 | 0.62718 |
| 35 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-3 | 42 | 35 | 0.62633 |
| 36 | Holy Cross | IND | 4-2-2 | 27 | 37 | 0.62526 |
| 37 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-2-1 | 24 | 71 | 0.61892 |
| 38 | Amarillo Field | IND | 5-3 | 43 | 21 | 0.61266 |
| 39 | Cornell | IND | 5-3 | 35 | 42 | 0.61233 |
| 40 | Minnesota | Western | 4-3-1 | 23 | 24 | 0.61127 |
| 41 | Drake | MVC | 7-1 | 86 | 89 | 0.60450 |
| 42 | Coast Guard | IND | 6-3 | 61 | 32 | 0.59878 |
| 43 | Illinois | Western | 4-4-1 | 22 | 18 | 0.58781 |
| 44 | Washington | Pacific | 5-3 | 48 | 58 | 0.58283 |
| 45 | Bucknell | IND | 6-2-1 | 72 | 79 | 0.57637 |
| 46 | Texas | Southwest | 4-4 | 28 | 26 | 0.56751 |
| 47 | Fort Warren | IND | 5-4 | 49 | 22 | 0.56577 |
| 48 | Alameda Coast Guard | IND | 4-2-2 | 66 | 64 | 0.55417 |
| 49 | West Virginia | IND | 5-3-1 | 77 | 77 | 0.51737 |
| 50 | Utah | MSC | 4-2-1 | 83 | 73 | 0.51380 |
| 51 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-4-1 | 67 | 31 | 0.51116 |
| 52 | Clemson | Southern | 4-4 | 63 | 41 | 0.50738 |
| 53 | Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight | IND | 3-4 | 47 | 36 | 0.50446 |
| 54 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-3-2 | 54 | 68 | 0.50326 |
| 55 | Florida | SEC | 4-3 | 73 | 76 | 0.50326 |
| 56 | Auburn | SEC | 3-4 | 39 | 69 | 0.50194 |
| 57 | Villanova | IND | 4-4 | 52 | 82 | 0.49355 |
| 58 | Denver | MSC | 3-2-2 | 81 | 67 | 0.48967 |
| 59 | UCLA | Pacific | 4-4-1 | 70 | 59 | 0.48830 |
| 60 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-5 | 45 | 33 | 0.48452 |
| 61 | Lubbock Field | IND | 5-4 | 84 | 54 | 0.48123 |
| 62 | Rice | Southwest | 4-5 | 62 | 44 | 0.47941 |
| 63 | West Texas A&M | Border | 4-3 | 87 | 66 | 0.47431 |
| 64 | Colgate | IND | 2-4 | 40 | 72 | 0.45369 |
| 65 | Pittsburgh | IND | 3-5 | 58 | 39 | 0.45283 |
| 66 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-5 | 56 | 62 | 0.44480 |
| 67 | Brown | IND | 2-4-1 | 57 | 55 | 0.43991 |
| 68 | Northwestern | Western | 1-6-1 | 14 | 48 | 0.43620 |
| 69 | Missouri | Big 6 | 2-5-2 | 53 | 43 | 0.43590 |
| 70 | Utah State | MSC | 3-2 | 93 | 88 | 0.43411 |
| 71 | California | Pacific | 3-5-1 | 68 | 74 | 0.42963 |
| 72 | Syracuse | IND | 2-4-1 | 55 | 87 | 0.42212 |
| 73 | Dartmouth | IND | 1-5-1 | 36 | 46 | 0.41626 |
| 74 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-5-1 | 29 | 57 | 0.41598 |
| 75 | LSU | SEC | 1-5-1 | 38 | 45 | 0.41566 |
| 76 | Colorado College | IND | 3-6 | 65 | 65 | 0.41238 |
| 77 | SMU | Southwest | 3-5 | 78 | 60 | 0.41034 |
| 78 | Texas Tech | Border | 3-6 | 71 | 56 | 0.40548 |
| 79 | Temple | IND | 2-4-2 | 74 | 85 | 0.39998 |
| 80 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-5-1 | 82 | 75 | 0.39230 |
| 81 | Miami | IND | 1-4-1 | 60 | 83 | 0.37213 |
| 82 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 2-4-2 | 89 | 78 | 0.36029 |
| 83 | Columbia | IND | 2-5 | 76 | 81 | 0.35784 |
| 84 | Marquette | IND | 1-7 | 44 | 51 | 0.35412 |
| 85 | Richmond | Southern | 2-5 | 79 | 91 | 0.34144 |
| 86 | Iowa | Western | 1-6 | 64 | 63 | 0.32961 |
| 87 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-6 | 75 | 70 | 0.30220 |
| 88 | New York University | IND | 2-5 | 91 | 94 | 0.28054 |
| 89 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 1-5 | 88 | 80 | 0.27015 |
| 90 | VMI | Southern | 1-7 | 85 | 84 | 0.24927 |
| 91 | Maryland | Southern | 0-7-1 | 80 | 86 | 0.23823 |
| 92 | Presbyterian | IND | 1-6 | 90 | 92 | 0.22860 |
| 93 | New Mexico | Border | 1-7 | 92 | 90 | 0.20924 |
| 94 | Idaho State | IND | 2-5 | 94 | 93 | 0.20920 |