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| Rk | Conference | Schs | G | W | L | T | Pct | G | W | L | T | Pct | SRS | SOS | Pre | Champion |
| 1 | Western Conference | 10 | 77 | 46 | 27 | 4 | .623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.46 | 2.02 | Illinois Michigan |
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| 2 | Pacific Coast Conference | 8 | 73 | 46 | 20 | 7 | .678 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 5.16 | -1.86 | California | |
| 3 | Southern Conference | 21 | 195 | 100 | 70 | 25 | .577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.87 | 1.36 | |||
| 4 | Independent | 42 | 371 | 223 | 122 | 26 | .636 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 3.70 | -1.29 | ||
| 5 | Rocky Mountain Conference | 11 | 85 | 46 | 36 | 3 | .559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.13 | 0.11 | Colorado | ||
| 6 | Southwest Conference | 8 | 71 | 42 | 24 | 5 | .627 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.65 | -3.79 | Southern Methodist | ||
| 7 | Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 9 | 71 | 32 | 28 | 11 | .528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.70 | -2.54 | Nebraska | ||
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Red Grange, B, Illinois William Mallory, B, Yale George Pfann, B, Cornell Harry Wilson, B, Penn State Lynn Bomar, E, Vanderbilt Ray Ecklund, E, Minnesota Pete Mcrae, E, Syracuse Marty Below, L, Wisconsin Jack Blott, L, Michigan Charles Hubbard, L, Harvard James Mcmillen, L, Illinois Century Milstead, L, Yale |