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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 | 80 | 44 | 33 | 3 | .569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.15 | 6.22 | Minnesota | ||
| 2 | Southwest Conference | 7 | 76 | 41 | 27 | 8 | .592 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.39 | 4.25 | Rice | ||
| 3 | Southeastern Conference | 13 | 130 | 72 | 54 | 4 | .569 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.18 | 2.88 | Alabama Tulane |
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| 4 | Pacific Coast Conference | 10 | 97 | 50 | 40 | 7 | .552 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 3.75 | 1.08 | Stanford Washington |
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| 5 | Independent | 45 | 403 | 239 | 144 | 20 | .618 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 2.97 | -1.27 | ||
| 6 | Big Six Conference | 6 | 56 | 24 | 24 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.10 | 1.75 | Kansas State | ||
| 7 | Southern Conference | 10 | 93 | 49 | 42 | 2 | .538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 | -0.39 | Washington & Lee | ||
| 8 | Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 6 | 52 | 31 | 14 | 7 | .663 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | -5.47 | |||
| 9 | Rocky Mountain Conference | 12 | 97 | 46 | 46 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4.97 | -4.47 | Colorado Colorado State Northern Colorado |
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| 10 | Missouri Valley Conference | 5 | 48 | 18 | 28 | 2 | .396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7.81 | -5.03 | Washington (MO) | ||
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Fred Borries, B, Navy Bobby Grayson, B, Stanford Dixie Howell, B, Alabama Pug Lund, B, Minnesota Don Hutson, E, Alabama Frank Larson, E, Minnesota Bill Bevan, L, Minnesota Chuck Hartwig, L, Pittsburgh Bill Lee, L, Alabama Darrell Lester, L, Texas Christian Bob Reynolds, L, Stanford Jack Robinson, L, Notre Dame George Shotwell, L, Pittsburgh |