However , they were 9 - 0 - 1 in 1946 , tying # 1 Notre Dame .
I 'm going to call this the best 3 - year run of the AP poll era .
However , they were 9 - 0 - 1 in 1946 , tying # 1 Notre Dame , so I 'm going to call this the best 3 - year run of the AP poll era .