December 1, 1941 Final AP Football Poll
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 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.
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1
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Minnesota (84)
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8-0-0
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945 1/2
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2.
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3
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Duke (9)
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9-0-0
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725 1/2
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3.
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4
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Notre Dame
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8-0-1
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675
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4.
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10
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Texas (1)
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7-1-1
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494 2/3
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5.
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6
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Michigan
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6-1-1
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455
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6.
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8
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Fordham
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7-1-0
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399 1/3
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W 30-9 vs New York
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7.
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7
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Missouri (1)
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8-1-0
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328
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8.
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5
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Duquesne
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8-0-0
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309 2/3
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DNP
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9.
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2
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Texas A&M
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8-1-0
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229 2/3
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10.
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11
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Navy
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7-1-1
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220 2/3
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11.
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9
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Northwestern
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5-3-0
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167
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12.
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17
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Oregon State
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7-2-0
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132 2/3
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13.
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15
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Ohio State
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6-1-1
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81
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14.
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20
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Georgia
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8-1-1
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62 2/3
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15.
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13
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Pennsylvania
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7-1-0
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61 2/3
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DNP
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16.
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NR
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Mississippi State
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7-1-1
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18 2/3
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17.
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14
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Mississippi
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6-2-1
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10
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18.
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NR
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Tennessee
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8-2-0
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8
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19.
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NR
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Washington State
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6-3-0
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7
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DNP
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20.
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18
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Alabama
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8-2-0
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6
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Dropped From Rankings
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NR
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12
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Vanderbilt
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NR
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16
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Clemson
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NR
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19
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Harvard
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November
24, 1941 AP Football Poll
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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.
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1
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Minnesota (95)
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8-0-0
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1,124
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2.
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2
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Texas A&M (2)
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8-0-0
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922
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3.
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3
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Duke (15)
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9-0-0
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912
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4.
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4
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Notre Dame (2)
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8-0-1
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778
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5.
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6
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Duquesne
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8-0-0
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465 3/4
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DNP
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6.
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5
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Michigan
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6-1-1
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378
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7.
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8
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Missouri (1)
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8-1-0
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349
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8.
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11
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Fordham
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6-1-0
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241 3/4
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W 35-7 vs St. Mary's
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9.
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10
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Northwestern
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5-3-0
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182 3/4
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10.
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9
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Texas
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6-1-1
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157
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11.
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12
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Navy
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6-1-1
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153
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12.
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NR
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Vanderbilt
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8-1-0
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124 3/4
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W 7-0 vs Alabama
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13.
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13
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Pennsylvania
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7-1-0
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103
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W 16-0 vs Cornell
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14.
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15
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Mississippi
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6-1-1
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77
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15.
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14
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Ohio State
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6-1-1
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71
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16.
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18
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Clemson
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7-1-0
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70
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17.
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16
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Oregon State
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6-2-0
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63
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18.
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7
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Alabama
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7-2-0
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37
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19.
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NR
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Harvard
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5-2-1
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28
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W 14-0 vs Yale
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20.
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20
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Georgia
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7-1-1
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27
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Dropped From Rankings
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NR
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17
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Stanford
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NR
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19
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TCU
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NR
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20
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Washington
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November
17, 1941 AP Football Poll
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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.
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1
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Minnesota (112)
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7-0-0
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1,279
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2.
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4
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Texas A&M (5)
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8-0-0
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993
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3.
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3
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Duke (12)
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8-0-0
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941
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4.
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5
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Notre Dame
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7-0-1
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938
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5.
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7
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Michigan
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6-1-0
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682
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6.
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10
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Duquesne
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8-0-0
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580
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W 16-0 vs #13 Mississippi State
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7.
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9
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Alabama
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7-1-0
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415
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8.
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16
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Missouri
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7-1-0
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238
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9.
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2
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Texas
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6-1-1
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228
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L 14-7 vs. TCU
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10.
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8
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Northwestern
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4-3-0
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204
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11.
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11
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Fordham
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5-1-0
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196
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DNP
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12.
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12
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Navy
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5-1-1
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117
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13.
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14
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Pennsylvania
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6-1-0
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83
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W 14-7 vs #19 Army
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14.
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20
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Ohio State
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6-1-0
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48
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15.
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15
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Mississippi
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5-1-1
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46
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16.
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NR
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Oregon State
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5-2-0
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31
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17.
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6
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Stanford
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6-2-0
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28
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18.
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NR
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Clemson
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6-1-0
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18
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19.
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NR
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TCU
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6-2-0
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16
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W 14-7 at #2 Texas
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20.
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NR
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Georgia
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6-1-1
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13
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20.
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NR
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Washington
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5-3-0
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13
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Dropped From Rankings
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NR
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13
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Mississippi State
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5-1-1
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L 16-0 at #10 Duquesne
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NR
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17
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Harvard
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NR
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18
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Boston College
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5-3-0
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L 14-7 vs Tennessee
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NR
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19
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Army
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4-2-1
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L 14-7 at #14 Pennsylvania
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November
10, 1941 AP Football Poll
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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.
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2
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Minnesota (99)
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6-0-0
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1,187
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2.
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1
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Texas (4)
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6-0-1
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881
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3.
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4
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Duke (11)
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7-0-0
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844
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4.
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5
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Texas A&M (6)
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7-0-0
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794
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5.
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7
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Notre Dame
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6-0-1
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751
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6.
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9
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Stanford (1)
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6-1-0
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542
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7.
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8
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Michigan
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5-1-0
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469
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8.
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10
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Northwestern
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4-2-0
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286 2/3
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9.
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13
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Alabama
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6-1-0
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237 2/3
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10.
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12
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Duquesne
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7-0-0
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179
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W 9-0 at St. Mary's
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11.
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3
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Fordham
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5-1-0
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137 2/3
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L 13-0 at Pittsburgh
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12.
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6
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Navy
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5-1-1
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120 2/3
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13.
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15
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Mississippi State
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5-0-1
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111 1/6
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14.
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19
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Pennsylvania
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5-1-0
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34 2/3
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W 19-16 vs
Columbia
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15.
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16
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Mississippi
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5-1-1
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30 1/2
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16.
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17
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Missouri
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6-1-0
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25 2/3
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17.
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NR
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Harvard
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3-2-1
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24
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W 20-6 vs Army
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18.
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NR
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Boston College
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5-2-0
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15
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19.
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11
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Army
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4-1-1
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10
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L 20-6 at
Harvard
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20.
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20
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Ohio State
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5-1-0
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9 2/3
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| |
Dropped From Rankings
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NR
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14
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Tulane
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NR
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18
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Syracuse
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November
3, 1941 AP Football Poll
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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.
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|
1
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Texas (73)
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6-0-0
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1,148
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2.
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|
1
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Minnesota (34)
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5-0-0
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1,111
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3.
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|
3
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Fordham (6)
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5-0-0
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852
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W 17-0 vs Purdue
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4.
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|
4
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Duke (7)
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6-0-0
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740
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5.
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5
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Texas A&M
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6-0-0
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585
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6.
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|
11
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Navy
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5-0-1
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500 1/3
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W 13-6 at Pennsylvania
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7.
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|
6
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Notre Dame
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5-0-1
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378 1/3
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8.
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|
7
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Michigan
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5-1-0
|
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368 1/2
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9.
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|
12
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Stanford
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5-1-0
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353 3/5
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10.
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9
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Northwestern
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3-2-0
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|
196 3/5
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11.
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|
14
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Army
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4-0-1
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158 1/3
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12.
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|
16
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Duquesne
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6-0-0
|
|
89
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|
W 7-0 vs Villanova
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|
13.
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|
15
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Alabama
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5-1-0
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|
70 1/2
|
|
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14.
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NR
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Tulane
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4-2-0
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53
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|
W 34-14 at Vanderbilt
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|
|
15.
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|
17
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Mississippi State
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4-0-1
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|
24
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|
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16.
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|
17
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Mississippi
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4-1-1
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22
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17.
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|
19
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Missouri
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5-1-0
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|
18 3/5
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18.
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NR
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Syracuse
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5-1-0
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11
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19.
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8
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Pennsylvania
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4-1-0
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4 3/5
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L 13-6 vs Navy
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|
20.
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NR
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Ohio State
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4-1-0
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3 3/5
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| |
Dropped From Rankings
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NR
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10
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Vanderbilt
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5-1-0
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L 34-14 vs Tulane
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NR
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13
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Temple
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NR
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20
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SMU
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October
27, 1941 AP Football Poll
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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.
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1
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|
Minnesota (60)
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4-0-0
|
|
1,161
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|
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|
1.
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|
2
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Texas (53)
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5-0-0
|
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1,161
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|
|
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3.
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6
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|
Fordham (NY) (7)
|
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4-0-0
|
|
784
|
|
W 28-14 vs TCU
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4.
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|
4
|
|
Duke (5)
|
|
5-0-0
|
|
702
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|
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5.
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|
9
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Texas A&M
|
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5-0-0
|
|
663
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|
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6.
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7
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Notre Dame
|
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5-0-0
|
|
636
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|
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7.
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3
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Michigan
|
|
4-0-1
|
|
396
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|
|
|
8.
|
|
12
|
|
Pennsylvania (1)
|
|
4-0-0
|
|
315
|
|
W 55-6 vs Maryland
|
|
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9.
|
|
13
|
|
Northwestern
|
|
3-1-0
|
|
231
|
|
|
|
|
10.
|
|
15
|
|
Vanderbilt
|
|
5-0-0
|
|
190
|
|
W 46-7 vs Princeton
|
|
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11.
|
|
5
|
|
Navy
|
|
4-0-1
|
|
163
|
|
|
|
|
12.
|
|
19
|
|
Stanford
|
|
4-1-0
|
|
156
|
|
|
|
|
13.
|
|
17
|
|
Temple
|
|
5-0-0
|
|
107
|
|
W 41-14 vs Bucknell
|
|
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14.
|
|
NR
|
|
Army
|
|
4-0-0
|
|
55
|
|
|
|
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15.
|
|
NR
|
|
Alabama
|
|
4-1-0
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
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16.
|
|
NR
|
|
Duquesne
|
|
5-0-0
|
|
24
|
|
W 31-14 at Marquette
|
|
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17.
|
|
NR
|
|
Mississippi
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|
3-1-1
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
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17.
|
|
NR
|
|
Mississippi State
|
|
3-0-1
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
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19.
|
|
NR
|
|
Missouri
|
|
4-1-0
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
|
20.
|
|
NR
|
|
SMU
|
|
3-1-0
|
|
16
|
|
|
| |
Dropped From Rankings
|
|
|
NR
|
|
8
|
|
Santa Clara
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
10
|
|
Tulane
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
11
|
|
Ohio State
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
14
|
|
Clemson
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
16
|
|
Oregon
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
18
|
|
Oregon State
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
19
|
|
Villanova
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
October
20, 1941 AP Football Poll
|
RK
|
|
PVS
|
|
Team (FPV)
|
|
WLT
|
|
PTS
|
|
Last Week
|
|
|
1.
|
|
1
|
|
Minnesota (69)
|
|
3-0-0
|
|
1,169
|
|
|
|
|
2.
|
|
2
|
|
Texas (33)
|
|
4-0-0
|
|
1,095
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
|
6
|
|
Michigan (7)
|
|
4-0-0
|
|
906
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
|
3
|
|
Duke (7)
|
|
4-0-0
|
|
758
|
|
|
|
|
5.
|
|
7
|
|
Navy (3)
|
|
4-0-0
|
|
614
|
|
|
|
|
6.
|
|
4
|
|
Fordham
|
|
3-0-0
|
|
500
|
|
W 27-0 vs West Virginia
|
|
|
7.
|
|
8
|
|
Notre Dame
|
|
4-0-0
|
|
354
|
|
|
|
|
8.
|
|
9
|
|
Santa Clara
|
|
4-0-0
|
|
252
|
|
|
|
|
9.
|
|
14
|
|
Texas A&M
|
|
4-0-0
|
|
243
|
|
|
|
|
10.
|
|
17
|
|
Tulane (1)
|
|
3-1-0
|
|
220
|
|
W 52-6 vs North Carolina
|
|
|
11.
|
|
10
|
|
Ohio State (1)
|
|
3-0-0
|
|
206
|
|
|
|
|
12.
|
|
11
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
3-0-0
|
|
139
|
|
W 23-0 at
Princeton
|
|
|
13.
|
|
5
|
|
Northwestern
|
|
2-1-0
|
|
96
|
|
|
|
|
14.
|
|
13
|
|
Clemson (3)
|
|
4-0-0
|
|
70
|
|
|
|
|
15.
|
|
18
|
|
Vanderbilt
|
|
4-0-0
|
|
62
|
|
W 14-7 vs Georgia Tech
|
|
|
16.
|
|
NR
|
|
Oregon
|
|
3-1-0
|
|
53
|
|
|
|
|
17.
|
|
NR
|
|
Temple
|
|
4-0-0
|
|
51
|
|
W 14-0 vs Penn State
|
|
|
18.
|
|
16
|
|
Oregon State
|
|
3-1-0
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
|
19.
|
|
NR
|
|
Stanford
|
|
3-1-0
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
|
19.
|
|
NR
|
|
Villanova
|
|
3-0-0
|
|
24
|
|
W 14-6 vs Baylor
|
| |
Dropped From Rankings
|
|
|
NR
|
|
12
|
|
Rice
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
15
|
|
Nebraska
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
19
|
|
Mississippi State
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
20
|
|
Columbia
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
October
13, 1941 AP Football Poll
|
RK
|
|
PVS
|
|
Team (FPV)
|
|
WLT
|
|
PTS
|
|
Last Week
|
|
|
1.
|
|
1
|
|
Minnesota (66)
|
|
2-0-0
|
|
1,081
|
|
|
|
|
2.
|
|
NR
|
|
Texas (30)
|
|
3-0-0
|
|
934
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
|
18
|
|
Duke (14)
|
|
3-0-0
|
|
801 1/2
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
|
12
|
|
Fordham
|
|
2-0-0
|
|
508 1/2
|
|
W 27-14 at North Carolina
|
|
|
5.
|
|
8
|
|
Northwestern (1)
|
|
2-0-0
|
|
496
|
|
|
|
|
6.
|
|
3
|
|
Michigan (1)
|
|
3-0-0
|
|
473
|
|
|
|
|
7.
|
|
NR
|
|
Navy (3)
|
|
3-0-0
|
|
446 1/2
|
|
|
|
|
8.
|
|
NR
|
|
Notre Dame
|
|
3-0-0
|
|
388 1/2
|
|
|
|
|
9.
|
|
11
|
|
Santa Clara (1)
|
|
3-0-0
|
|
240 1/2
|
|
|
|
|
10.
|
|
NR
|
|
Ohio State (1)
|
|
2-0-0
|
|
203
|
|
|
|
|
11.
|
|
14
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
2-0-0
|
|
172 1/2
|
|
W 50-7 vs Yale
|
|
|
12.
|
|
NR
|
|
Rice
|
|
2-0-0
|
|
160
|
|
W 10-9 vs Tulane
|
|
|
13.
|
|
NR
|
|
Clemson (1)
|
|
4-0-0
|
|
108
|
|
|
|
|
14.
|
|
6
|
|
Texas A&M
|
|
3-0-0
|
|
87
|
|
|
|
|
15.
|
|
7
|
|
Nebraska
|
|
2-0-0
|
|
84
|
|
|
|
|
16.
|
|
NR
|
|
Oregon State
|
|
3-0-0
|
|
81
|
|
|
|
|
17.
|
|
NR
|
|
Tulane (1)
|
|
2-1-0
|
|
66
|
|
L 10-9 at Rice
|
|
|
18.
|
|
NR
|
|
Vanderbilt
|
|
3-0-0
|
|
41
|
|
W 39-15 at Kentucky
|
|
|
19.
|
|
9
|
|
Mississippi State
|
|
2-0-1
|
|
28
|
|
|
|
|
20.
|
|
NR
|
|
Columbia
|
|
2-0-0
|
|
20
|
|
W 21-0 at Princeton
|
| |
Dropped From Rankings
|
|
|
NR
|
|
2
|
|
Stanford
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
4
|
|
Tennessee
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
5
|
|
Boston College
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
10
|
|
Washington
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
13
|
|
Georgetown
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
15
|
|
Cornell
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
16
|
|
SMU
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
17
|
|
Hardin-Simmons
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NR
|
|
19
|
|
Lafayette
|
|
|
|
|
|
|