1938 NCAA football rankings
| 1938 NCAA football rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | 1938 |
| Bowl season | 1938–39 bowl games |
| End of season champions | TCU |
One human poll comprised the 1938 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. The Coaches' Poll began operation in 1950; in addition, the AP Poll did not begin conducting preseason polls until that same year.
Legend[]
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| National champion | ||
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Win–loss record | |
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Number of first place votes | |
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP Poll[]
The final AP Poll was released on December 5, at the end of the 1938 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release a post-bowl season final poll regularly until 1968.
| Week 1 Oct 17[1] | Week 2 Oct 24[2] | Week 3 Oct 31[3] | Week 4 Nov 7[4] | Week 5 Nov 14[5] | Week 6 Nov 21[6] | Week 7 Nov 28[7] | Week 8 (Final) Dec 5[8] | ||
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| 1. | Pittsburgh (4–0) (83) | Pittsburgh (5–0) (90) | Pittsburgh (6–0) (105) | TCU (7–0) (48) | Notre Dame (7–0) (60) | Notre Dame (7–0) (48) | Notre Dame (8–0) (48) | TCU (10–0) (55) | 1. |
| 2. | Minnesota (4–0) (6) | Minnesota (4–0) (1) | TCU (6–0) (8) | Notre Dame (6–0) (41) | TCU (8–0) (19) | TCU (9–0) (28) | TCU (10–0) (23) | Tennessee (10–0) (16) | 2. |
| 3. | California (5–0) (1) | California (6–0) (3) | California (7–0) | Pittsburgh (6–1) (14) | Tennessee (8–0) (5) | Duke (8–0) (3) | Duke (9–0) (15) | Duke (9–0) (1) | 3. |
| 4. | Dartmouth (4–0) (1) | TCU (5–0) (3) | Notre Dame (5–0) | Tennessee (7–0) (6) | Duke (7–0) (5) | Pittsburgh (8–1) (2) т | Tennessee (9–0) (4) | Oklahoma (10–0) | 4. |
| 5. | Notre Dame (3–0) | Santa Clara (4–0) (1) | Dartmouth (6–0) | Dartmouth (7–0) | Pittsburgh (7–1) (2) | Tennessee (8–0) (3) т | Oklahoma (9–0) | Notre Dame (8–1) (4) | 5. |
| 6. | Santa Clara (3–0) | Dartmouth (5–0) | Tennessee (6–0) (1) | Carnegie Tech (5–1) | Carnegie Tech (6–1) | Oklahoma (8–0) | Carnegie Tech (7–1) | Carnegie Tech (7–1) | 6. |
| 7. | TCU (4–0) (3) | Notre Dame (4–0) (1) | Northwestern (4–0–1) | Duke (6–0) | Oklahoma (7–0) (1) | Carnegie Tech (6–1) | Pittsburgh (8–2) | USC (8–2) (1) | 7. |
| 8. | Tennessee (4–0) | Tennessee (5–0) | Santa Clara (5–0) | Santa Clara (6–0) (1) | Cornell (5–1) | Minnesota (6–2) | USC (7–2) | Pittsburgh (8–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Duke (4–0) | Fordham (3–0–1) (1) | Duke (6–0) | USC (6–1) (2) | California (8–1) | California (9–1) | Holy Cross (8–1) | Holy Cross (8–1) | 9. |
| 10. | Syracuse (3–0) | Oklahoma (4–0) | Fordham (3–1–1) | Oklahoma (6–0) (1) | Holy Cross (7–1) | Cornell (5–1) | Minnesota (6–2) | Minnesota (6–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Fordham (2–0–1) | Duke (5–0) | Oklahoma (5–0) | Holy Cross (6–1) | Santa Clara (6–1) | Holy Cross (7–1) | Cornell (5–1–1) | Texas Tech (10–0) | 11. |
| 12. | Michigan (2–1) | Northwestern (3–0–1) | Minnesota (4–1) | Minnesota (5–1) | Wisconsin (5–2) | Michigan (6–1–1) | California (9–1) | Cornell (5–1–1) | 12. |
| 13. | Carnegie Tech (3–0) | Michigan (3–1) | Holy Cross (5–1) т | Fordham (4–1–1) | USC (6–2) | Dartmouth (7–1) | Fordham (6–1–2) | Alabama (7–1–1) | 13. |
| 14. | Oklahoma (3–0) | Holy Cross (4–1) | USC (5–1) т | California (7–1) | Dartmouth (7–1) | USC (6–2) | Texas Tech (10–0) | California (10–1) | 14. |
| 15. | Alabama (3–1) | Villanova (4–0) | Alabama (5–1) | Wisconsin (4–2) | Villanova (6–0–1) | Northwestern (4–2–2) | Villanova (8–0–1) | Fordham (6–1–2) | 15. |
| 16. | Vanderbilt (4–0) | Carnegie Tech (3–1) | Cornell (4–1) т | Alabama (6–1) | Northwestern (4–1–2) | Villanova (7–0–1) | Michigan (6–1–1) | Michigan (6–1–1) | 16. |
| 17. | Baylor (4–0) | Cornell (3–1) | Michigan (4–1) т | Northwestern (4–1–1) | Michigan (5–1–1) | Texas Tech (9–0) | Alabama (7–1–1) | Northwestern (4–2–2) | 17. |
| 18. | Northwestern (2–0–1) | Alabama (4–1) | Iowa State (6–0) | Michigan (5–1) (1) | Fordham (4–1–2) | Fordham (5–1–2) | Tulane (7–2–1) | Villanova (8–0–1) | 18. |
| 19. | North Carolina (3–1) | USC (4–1) | Carnegie Tech (4–1) т | Villanova (5–0–1) | Texas Tech (8–0) | Santa Clara (6–1) | Northwestern (4–2–2) | Tulane (7–2–1) | 19. |
| 20. | Villanova (3–0) | Ohio State (2–1–1) | Texas A&M (3–2–1) т | Cornell (4–1) | Alabama (6–1–1) | Georgetown (8–0) | Dartmouth (7–2) | Dartmouth (7–2) | 20. |
| Week 1 Oct 17[1] | Week 2 Oct 24[2] | Week 3 Oct 31[3] | Week 4 Nov 7[4] | Week 5 Nov 14[5] | Week 6 Nov 21[6] | Week 7 Nov 28[7] | Week 8 (Final) Dec 5[8] | ||
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References[]
- ^ "October 17, 1938 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "October 24, 1938 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "October 31, 1938 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "November 7, 1938 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "November 14, 1938 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "November 21, 1938 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "November 28, 1938 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "1938 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
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