December 2, 1940 Final AP Football Poll
|
 RK
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PVS
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Team (FPV)
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WLT
|
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PTS
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Last Week
|
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1.
|
|
1
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|
Minnesota
(65)
|
|
8-0
|
|
1,244
|
|
|
|
|
2.
|
 |
3
|
|
Stanford
(44)
|
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9-0
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1,125
|
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|
|
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3.
|
|
5
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|
Michigan
(5)
|
|
7-1
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914
|
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|
|
|
4.
|
|
6
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|
Tennessee
(10)
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|
10-0
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|
885
|
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|
|
|
5.
|
 |
4
|
|
Boston
College (7)
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10-0
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|
798
|
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|
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6.
|
|
2
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|
Texas
A&M (1)
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8-1
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|
728
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7.
|
|
8
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Nebraska
|
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8-1
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|
514
|
|
|
|
|
8.
|
|
7
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|
Northwestern
|
|
6-2
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|
323
|
|
|
|
|
9.
|
|
11
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|
Mississippi
State (1)
|
|
8-0-1
|
|
233 1/8
|
|
|
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10.
|
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12
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Washington
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7-2
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|
210 1/8
|
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11.
|
|
15
|
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Santa
Clara
|
|
6-1-1
|
|
198 1/8
|
|
|
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|
12.
|
|
14
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|
Fordham
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|
7-1
|
|
157 1/8
|
|
W 26-0 vs New York
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|
|
13.
|
|
9
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|
Georgetown
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8-1
|
|
133 1/8
|
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DNP
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|
|
14.
|
|
10
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Pennsylvania
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6-1-1
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87 1/8
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DNP
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|
|
15.
|
|
13
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|
Cornell
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6-2
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30 1/8
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DNP
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|
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16.
|
|
16
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|
SMU
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7-1-1
|
|
9 1/8
|
|
|
|
|
17.
|
|
20
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|
Hardin-Simmons
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|
8-0
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|
9
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|
W 27-7 at Howard Payne
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|
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18.
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|
20
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Duke
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7-2
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|
8
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|
|
|
|
19.
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|
18
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Lafayette
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9-0
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|
4
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DNP
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| |
Dropped From Rankings
|
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NR
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|
17
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Alabama
|
|
|
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NR
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18
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Texas
Tech
|
|
|
|
|
November
25, 1940 AP Football Poll
|
RK
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PVS
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Team (FPV)
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WLT
|
|
PTS
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|
Last Week
|
|
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1.
|
|
1
|
|
Minnesota
(88)
|
|
8-0
|
|
1,562
|
|
|
|
|
2.
|
|
2
|
|
Texas
A&M (41)
|
|
8-0
|
|
1,476
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
|
3
|
|
Stanford
(15)
|
|
8-0
|
|
1,264
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
|
4
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|
Boston
College (15)
|
|
9-0
|
|
1,114
|
|
|
|
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5.
|
|
7
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|
Michigan
(3)
|
|
7-1
|
|
1,042
|
|
|
|
|
6.
|
|
6
|
|
Tennessee
(8)
|
|
9-0
|
|
959
|
|
|
|
|
7.
|
|
10
|
|
Northwestern
|
|
6-2
|
|
396
|
|
|
|
|
8.
|
|
8
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|
Nebraska
|
|
7-1
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|
391
|
|
|
|
|
9.
|
|
9
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|
Georgetown
|
|
8-1
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|
229 3/7
|
|
W 8-0 at George Washington
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|
|
10.
|
|
12
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
6-1-1
|
|
227 3/7
|
|
W 22-20 vs
#5 Cornell
|
|
|
11.
|
|
16
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|
Mississippi
State
|
|
8-0-1
|
|
177 13/14
|
|
|
|
|
12.
|
|
13
|
|
Washington
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|
6-2
|
|
135 3/7
|
|
|
|
|
13.
|
|
5
|
|
Cornell
|
|
6-2
|
|
87 3/7
|
|
L 22-20 at #12 Pennsylvania
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|
|
14.
|
|
15
|
|
Fordham
|
|
6-1
|
|
85
|
|
W 27-7 vs Arkansas
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|
|
15.
|
|
19
|
|
Santa
Clara
|
|
5-1-1
|
|
59 3/7
|
|
|
|
|
16.
|
|
18
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|
SMU
|
|
6-1-1
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
|
17.
|
|
17
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|
Alabama
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|
7-1
|
|
16 1/2
|
|
|
|
|
18.
|
|
NR
|
|
Lafayette
|
|
9-0
|
|
7
|
|
W 46-0 vs Lehigh
|
|
|
18.
|
|
20
|
|
Texas
Tech
|
|
8-0-1
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
20.
|
|
NR
|
|
Duke
|
|
6-2
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|
5
|
|
|
|
|
20.
|
|
NR
|
|
Hardin-Simmons
|
|
7-0
|
|
5
|
|
W 28-18 vs San Francisco
|
| |
Dropped From Rankings
|
|
|
NR
|
|
11
|
|
Mississippi
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
14
|
|
Notre
Dame
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
20
|
|
Penn
State
|
|
|
|
|
November
18, 1940 AP Football Poll
|
RK
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PVS
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Team (FPV)
|
|
WLT
|
|
PTS
|
|
Last Week
|
|
|
1.
|
|
1
|
|
Minnesota
(68)
|
|
7-0
|
|
1,544
|
|
|
|
|
2.
|
|
3
|
|
Texas
A&M (59)
|
|
8-0
|
|
1,485
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
|
4
|
|
Stanford
(24)
|
|
8-0
|
|
1,331
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
|
8
|
|
Boston
College (12)
|
|
8-0
|
|
1,043 1/2
|
|
|
|
|
5.
|
|
2
|
|
Cornell (6)
|
|
6-1
|
|
885
|
|
L 3-0 at Dartmouth
|
|
|
6.
|
|
5
|
|
Tennessee
(3)
|
|
8-0
|
|
851
|
|
|
|
|
7.
|
|
6
|
|
Michigan
|
|
6-1
|
|
821
|
|
|
|
|
8.
|
|
11
|
|
Nebraska
|
|
6-1
|
|
329
|
|
|
|
|
9.
|
|
9
|
|
Georgetown
|
|
7-1
|
|
318 1/2
|
|
L 19-18 at Boston College
|
|
|
10.
|
|
10
|
|
Northwestern
|
|
5-2
|
|
105
|
|
|
|
|
11.
|
|
17
|
|
Mississippi
|
|
8-1
|
|
86 1/4
|
|
|
|
|
12.
|
|
NR
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
5-1-1
|
|
84
|
|
W 48-0 vs Army
|
|
|
13.
|
|
17
|
|
Washington
|
|
5-2
|
|
60
|
|
|
|
|
14.
|
|
7
|
|
Notre
Dame
|
|
6-1
|
|
59 1/4
|
|
|
|
|
15.
|
|
13
|
|
Fordham
|
|
5-1
|
|
57 1/4
|
|
DNP
|
|
|
16.
|
|
15
|
|
Mississippi
State
|
|
7-0-1
|
|
47 1/4
|
|
|
|
|
17.
|
|
14
|
|
Alabama
|
|
6-1
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
|
18.
|
|
20
|
|
SMU
|
|
5-1-1
|
|
46
|
|
|
|
|
19.
|
|
16
|
|
Santa
Clara
|
|
4-1-1
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
|
20.
|
|
20
|
|
Penn
State
|
|
6-0-1
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
|
20.
|
|
NR
|
|
Texas
Tech
|
|
7-0-1
|
|
25
|
|
|
| |
Dropped From Rankings
|
|
|
NR
|
|
12
|
|
Duke
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
19
|
|
Oregon
State
|
|
|
|
|
November
11, 1940 AP Football Poll
|
RK
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PVS
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Team (FPV)
|
|
WLT
|
|
PTS
|
|
Last Week
|
|
|
1.
|
|
2
|
|
Minnesota
(55)
|
|
6-0
|
|
1,314
|
|
|
|
|
2.
|
|
1
|
|
Cornell (45)
|
|
6-0
|
|
1,260
|
|
W 21-0 at Yale
|
|
|
3.
|
|
4
|
|
Texas
A&M (31)
|
|
7-0
|
|
1,202
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
|
6
|
|
Stanford
(12)
|
|
7-0
|
|
1,066
|
|
|
|
|
5.
|
|
5
|
|
Tennessee
(2)
|
|
7-0
|
|
698 1/2
|
|
|
|
|
6.
|
|
3
|
|
Michigan
|
|
5-1
|
|
585
|
|
|
|
|
7.
|
|
7
|
|
Notre
Dame
|
|
6-0
|
|
581
|
|
|
|
|
8.
|
|
8
|
|
Boston
College
|
|
7-0
|
|
548 1/2
|
|
|
|
|
9.
|
|
9
|
|
Georgetown
|
|
7-0
|
|
352 1/2
|
|
W 41-0 at Maryland
|
|
|
10.
|
|
10
|
|
Northwestern
|
|
5-1
|
|
276
|
|
|
|
|
11.
|
|
12
|
|
Nebraska
|
|
5-1
|
|
139 1/2
|
|
|
|
|
12.
|
|
12
|
|
Duke
(2)
|
|
5-1
|
|
59
|
|
|
|
|
13.
|
|
17
|
|
Fordham
|
|
5-1
|
|
36
|
|
W 13-7 vs Purdue
|
|
|
14.
|
|
NR
|
|
Alabama
|
|
5-1
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
|
15.
|
|
19
|
|
Mississippi
State
|
|
6-0-1
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
|
16.
|
|
19
|
|
Santa
Clara
|
|
3-1-1
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
17.
|
|
NR
|
|
Mississippi
|
|
7-1
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
17.
|
|
11
|
|
Washington
|
|
4-2
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
19.
|
|
NR
|
|
Oregon
State
|
|
5-1-1
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
20.
|
|
16
|
|
Penn
State
|
|
5-0-1
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
20.
|
|
14
|
|
SMU
|
|
4-1-1
|
|
4
|
|
|
| |
Dropped From Rankings
|
|
|
NR
|
|
15
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
4-1-1
|
|
|
T 10-10 vs
Harvard
|
|
|
NR
|
|
18
|
|
Lafayette
|
|
|
|
|
November
4, 1940 AP Football Poll
|
RK
|
|
PVS
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Team (FPV)
|
|
WLT
|
|
PTS
|
|
Last Week
|
|
|
1.
|
|
1
|
|
Cornell (119)
|
|
5-0
|
|
1,560
|
|
W 27-0 vs Columbia
|
|
|
2.
|
|
4
|
|
Minnesota
(18)
|
|
5-0
|
|
1,420
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
|
3
|
|
Michigan
(11)
|
|
5-0
|
|
1,258
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
|
5
|
|
Texas
A&M (14)
|
|
6-0
|
|
1,185
|
|
|
|
|
5.
|
|
7
|
|
Tennessee
(11)
|
|
6-0
|
|
929
|
|
|
|
|
6.
|
|
6
|
|
Stanford
(3)
|
|
6-0
|
|
906
|
|
|
|
|
7.
|
|
2
|
|
Notre
Dame
|
|
5-0
|
|
769
|
|
|
|
|
8.
|
|
9
|
|
Boston
College (2)
|
|
6-0
|
|
527
|
|
|
|
|
9.
|
|
10
|
|
Georgetown
|
|
6-0
|
|
347
|
|
W 28-6 at Syracuse
|
|
|
10.
|
|
8
|
|
Northwestern
|
|
4-1
|
|
316
|
|
|
|
|
11.
|
|
13
|
|
Washington
|
|
4-1
|
|
87
|
|
|
|
|
12.
|
|
18
|
|
Duke
|
|
4-1
|
|
84
|
|
|
|
|
12.
|
|
12
|
|
Nebraska
|
|
4-1
|
|
84
|
|
|
|
|
14.
|
|
15
|
|
SMU
|
|
4-0-1
|
|
58
|
|
|
|
|
15.
|
|
15
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
4-1
|
|
23
|
|
W 20-0 vs #14
Navy
|
|
|
16.
|
|
18
|
|
Penn
State
|
|
5-0
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
17.
|
|
NR
|
|
Fordham
|
|
4-1
|
|
16
|
|
W 14-0 vs North Carolina
|
|
|
18.
|
|
NR
|
|
Lafayette
|
|
6-0
|
|
10
|
|
W 25-0 vs Washington & Jefferson
|
|
|
19.
|
|
20
|
|
Mississippi
State
|
|
5-0-1
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
19.
|
|
20
|
|
Santa
Clara
|
|
3-1-1
|
|
9
|
|
|
| |
Dropped From Rankings
|
|
|
NR
|
|
10
|
|
Clemson
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
14
|
|
Navy
|
|
|
|
|
L 20-0 at #15 Pennsylvania
|
|
|
NR
|
|
17
|
|
Detroit
|
|
|
|
|
October
28, 1940 AP Football Poll
|
RK
|
|
PVS
|
|
Team (FPV)
|
|
WLT
|
|
PTS
|
|
Last Week
|
|
|
1.
|
|
1
|
|
Cornell (81)
|
|
4-0
|
|
1,461 1/2
|
|
W 21-7 vs Ohio State
|
|
|
2.
|
|
2
|
|
Notre
Dame (40)
|
|
4-0
|
|
1,315 1/2
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
|
3
|
|
Michigan
(16)
|
|
5-0
|
|
1,208
|
|
W 14-0 vs #8 Pennsylvania
|
|
|
4.
|
|
6
|
|
Minnesota
(13)
|
|
4-0
|
|
1,044
|
|
|
|
|
5.
|
|
4
|
|
Texas
A&M (9)
|
|
5-0
|
|
970
|
|
|
|
|
6.
|
|
9
|
|
Stanford
|
|
5-0
|
|
738
|
|
|
|
|
7.
|
|
5
|
|
Tennessee
|
|
5-0
|
|
665
|
|
|
|
|
8.
|
|
7
|
|
Northwestern
(1)
|
|
4-0
|
|
639
|
|
|
|
|
9.
|
|
10
|
|
Boston
College (2)
|
|
5-0
|
|
401
|
|
|
|
|
10.
|
|
13
|
|
Clemson
(2)
|
|
5-0
|
|
132
|
|
|
|
|
10.
|
|
15
|
|
Georgetown (2)
|
|
5-0
|
|
132
|
|
W 26-0 at New York
|
|
|
12.
|
|
18
|
|
Nebraska
|
|
3-1
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
|
13.
|
|
16
|
|
Washington
|
|
4-1
|
|
35
|
|
|
|
|
14.
|
|
NR
|
|
Navy
|
|
5-0
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
15.
|
|
8
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
3-1
|
|
17
|
|
L 14-0 at
#3 Michigan
|
|
|
15.
|
|
19
|
|
SMU
|
|
3-0-1
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
17.
|
|
NR
|
|
Detroit
|
|
5-0
|
|
11
|
|
W 10-0 at Villianova
|
|
|
18.
|
|
NR
|
|
Duke
|
|
3-1
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
18.
|
|
NR
|
|
Penn
State
|
|
4-0
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
20.
|
|
NR
|
|
Mississippi
State
|
|
4-0-1
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
20.
|
|
NR
|
|
Santa
Clara
|
|
2-1-1
|
|
9
|
|
|
| |
Dropped From Rankings
|
|
|
NR
|
|
11
|
|
Fordham
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
12
|
|
Texas
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
14
|
|
Mississippi
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
17
|
|
USC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
20
|
|
Columbia
|
|
|
|
|
October
21, 1940 AP Football Poll
|
RK
|
|
PVS
|
|
Team (FPV)
|
|
WLT
|
|
PTS
|
|
Last Week
|
|
|
1.
|
|
1
|
|
Cornell (83)
|
|
3-0
|
|
1,473
|
|
W 33-6 vs Syracuse
|
|
|
2.
|
|
6
|
|
Notre
Dame (30)
|
|
3-0
|
|
1,152
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
|
3
|
|
Michigan
(18)
|
|
4-0
|
|
1,040
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
|
2
|
|
Texas
A&M (15)
|
|
4-0
|
|
1,037
|
|
|
|
|
5.
|
|
5
|
|
Tennessee
(6)
|
|
4-0
|
|
880
|
|
|
|
|
6.
|
|
7
|
|
Minnesota
(8)
|
|
3-0
|
|
817
|
|
|
|
|
7.
|
|
4
|
|
Northwestern
|
|
3-0
|
|
592
|
|
|
|
|
8.
|
|
9
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
3-0
|
|
539
|
|
W 46-28 vs
Princeton
|
|
|
9.
|
|
10
|
|
Stanford
|
|
4-0
|
|
350
|
|
|
|
|
10.
|
|
8
|
|
Boston
College
|
|
4-0
|
|
334
|
|
|
|
|
11.
|
|
11
|
|
Fordham
|
|
3-0
|
|
304
|
|
W 24-12 at Pittsburgh
|
|
|
12.
|
|
14
|
|
Texas
|
|
4-0
|
|
107
|
|
|
|
|
13.
|
|
12
|
|
Clemson
(1)
|
|
4-0
|
|
86
|
|
|
|
|
14.
|
|
13
|
|
Mississippi
(1)
|
|
5-0
|
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
15.
|
|
NR
|
|
Georgetown
|
|
4-0
|
|
38
|
|
W 46-4 vs Virginia Tech
|
|
|
16.
|
|
16
|
|
Washington
|
|
3-1
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
|
17.
|
|
17
|
|
USC
|
|
2-0-2
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
18.
|
|
NR
|
|
Nebraska
|
|
2-1
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
19.
|
|
NR
|
|
SMU
|
|
3-0-1
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
20.
|
|
NR
|
|
Columbia
|
|
3-0
|
|
8
|
|
W 19-13 vs Georgia
|
| |
Dropped From Rankings
|
|
|
NR
|
|
15
|
|
Ohio
State
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
18
|
|
Oregon
State
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
19
|
|
Washington
State
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
20
|
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
|
October
14, 1940 AP Football Poll
|
RK
|
|
PVS
|
|
Team (FPV)
|
|
WLT
|
|
PTS
|
|
Last Week
|
|
|
1.
|
|
4
|
|
Cornell (90)
|
|
2-0
|
|
1,396
|
|
W 45-0 at Army
|
|
|
2.
|
|
1
|
|
Texas
A&M (25)
|
|
3-0
|
|
1,015
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
|
20
|
|
Michigan
(26)
|
|
3-0
|
|
1,004
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
|
NR
|
|
Northwestern
(1)
|
|
2-0
|
|
898
|
|
|
|
|
5.
|
|
2
|
|
Tennessee
(7)
|
|
3-0
|
|
772
|
|
|
|
|
6.
|
|
13
|
|
Notre
Dame (5)
|
|
2-0
|
|
753
|
|
|
|
|
7.
|
|
NR
|
|
Minnesota
(2)
|
|
2-0
|
|
630
|
|
|
|
|
8.
|
|
11
|
|
Boston
College
|
|
3-0
|
|
449
|
|
|
|
|
9.
|
|
NR
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
2-0
|
|
354
|
|
W 50-7 vs Yale
|
|
|
10.
|
|
NR
|
|
Stanford
|
|
3-0
|
|
267
|
|
|
|
|
11.
|
|
17
|
|
Fordham
|
|
2-0
|
|
195
|
|
W 20-7 vs Tulane
|
|
|
12.
|
|
12
|
|
Clemson
|
|
4-0
|
|
160
|
|
|
|
|
13.
|
|
NR
|
|
Mississippi
|
|
4-0
|
|
134
|
|
|
|
|
14.
|
|
NR
|
|
Texas
|
|
3-0
|
|
99
|
|
|
|
|
15.
|
|
15
|
|
Ohio
State
|
|
2-1
|
|
92
|
|
|
|
|
16.
|
|
NR
|
|
Washington
|
|
2-1
|
|
72
|
|
|
|
|
17.
|
|
3
|
|
USC
|
|
1-0-2
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
|
18.
|
|
NR
|
|
Oregon
State
|
|
2-0-1
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
|
19.
|
|
NR
|
|
Washington
State
|
|
2-0-1
|
|
23
|
|
W 9-6 at California
|
|
|
20.
|
|
9
|
|
Iowa
|
|
2-0
|
|
22
|
|
|
| |
Dropped From Rankings
|
|
|
NR
|
|
5
|
|
Tulane
|
|
|
|
|
L 20-7 at Fordham
|
|
|
NR
|
|
6
|
|
Missouri
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
7
|
|
UCLA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
8
|
|
Duke
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
10
|
|
Duquesne
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
14
|
|
Santa
Clara
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
16
|
|
Georgia
Tech
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
18
|
|
Nebraska
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
19
|
|
Oklahoma
|
|
|
|
|