2 ▁games , ▁lost ▁ 4 8 ▁and ▁tied ▁five . ▁Notre ▁D ame ' s ▁advers aries ▁won ▁only ▁ 3 0 , ▁lost ▁ 4 5 , ▁and ▁tied ▁ 6 ." ▁ ▁Special ▁post - bow l ▁AP ▁poll ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁debate ▁over ▁which ▁team ▁des erved ▁to ▁be ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁best , ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁decided ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁post - bow l ▁poll . ▁The ▁AP ▁reported ▁on ▁the ▁r ationale ▁for ▁the ▁special ▁poll ▁this ▁way : ▁" The ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁is ▁pol ling ▁sports ▁edit ors ▁of ▁its ▁member ▁papers ▁throughout ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁help ▁sett le ▁the ▁argument ▁as ▁to ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁better ▁football ▁team ▁– ▁Michigan ▁or ▁Notre ▁D ame . ▁The ▁AP ' s ▁final ▁poll ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁teams , ▁released ▁December ▁ 8 ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁reg ulation ▁season , ▁resulted ▁in ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁winning ▁first ▁place ▁with ▁ 1 , 4 1 0 ▁points . ▁Michigan ▁was ▁second ▁with ▁ 1 , 2 8 9 ... ▁Returns ▁so ▁far ▁received ▁indicate ▁that ▁voting ▁in ▁this ▁latest ▁poll ▁is ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁heav iest ▁ever ▁recorded ." ▁Another ▁AP ▁report ▁indicated ▁the ▁special ▁poll ▁was ▁" con duct ed ▁by ▁popular ▁demand " ▁to ▁answer ▁" the ▁burning ▁sports ▁question ▁of ▁the ▁day " ▁and ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁" at ▁the ▁ball ot ▁box ." ▁ ▁Michigan ▁was ▁voted ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁in ▁the ▁post -