1940 NCAA football rankings
| 1940 NCAA football rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | 1940 |
| Bowl season | 1940–41 bowl games |
| End of season champions | Minnesota |
One human poll comprised the 1940 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 2, at the end of the 1940 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release a post-bowl season final poll regularly until 1968.
| Week 1 Oct 14[1] | Week 2 Oct 21[2] | Week 3 Oct 28[3] | Week 4 Nov 4[4] | Week 5 Nov 11[5] | Week 6 Nov 18[6] | Week 7 Nov 25[7] | Week 8 (Final) Dec 2[8]A | ||
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| 1. | Cornell (2–0) (90) | Cornell (3–0) (83) | Cornell (4–0) (81.5) | Cornell (5–0) (119) | Minnesota (6–0) (55.33) | Minnesota (7–0) (68) | Minnesota (8–0) (88) | Minnesota (8–0) (65) | 1. |
| 2. | Texas A&M (3–0) (25) | Notre Dame (3–0) (30) | Notre Dame (4–0) (40.5) | Minnesota (5–0) (18) | Cornell (6–0) (45.33) | Texas A&M (8–0) (59) | Texas A&M (8–0) (41) | Stanford (9–0) (44) | 2. |
| 3. | Michigan (3–0) (26) | Michigan (4–0) (18) | Michigan (5–0) (16) | Michigan (5–0) (11) | Texas A&M (7–0) (31.33) | Stanford (8–0) (24) | Stanford (8–0) (15) | Michigan (7–1) (5) | 3. |
| 4. | Northwestern (2–0) (1) | Texas A&M (4–0) (15) | Minnesota (4–0) (13) | Texas A&M (6–0) (14) | Stanford (7–0) (12) | Boston College (8–0) (12) | Boston College (9–0) (15) | Tennessee (10–0) (10) | 4. |
| 5. | Tennessee (3–0) (7) | Tennessee (4–0) (6) | Texas A&M (5–0) (9) | Tennessee (6–0) (11) | Tennessee (7–0) (2) | Cornell (6–1) (6) | Michigan (7–1) (3) | Boston College (10–0) (7) | 5. |
| 6. | Notre Dame (2–0) (5) | Minnesota (3–0) (8) | Stanford (5–0) | Stanford (6–0) (3) | Michigan (5–1) | Tennessee (8–0) (3) | Tennessee (9–0) (8) | Texas A&M (8–1) (1) | 6. |
| 7. | Minnesota (2–0) (2) | Northwestern (3–0) | Tennessee (5–0) | Notre Dame (5–0) | Notre Dame (6–0) | Michigan (6–1) | Northwestern (6–2) | Nebraska (8–1) | 7. |
| 8. | Boston College (3–0) | Penn (3–0) | Northwestern (4–0) (1) | Boston College (6–0) (2) | Boston College (7–0) | Nebraska (6–1) | Nebraska (7–1) | Northwestern (6–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Penn (2–0) | Stanford (4–0) | Boston College (5–0) (2) | Georgetown (6–0) | Georgetown (7–0) | Georgetown (7–1) | Georgetown (8–1) | Mississippi State (8–0–1) (1) | 9. |
| 10. | Stanford (3–0) | Boston College (4–0) | Clemson (5–0) (2) т | Northwestern (4–1) | Northwestern (5–1) | Northwestern (5–2) | Penn (6–1–1) | Washington (7–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Fordham (2–0) | Fordham (3–0) | Georgetown (5–0) (2) т | Washington (4–1) | Nebraska (5–1) | Ole Miss (8–1) | Mississippi State (8–0–1) | Santa Clara (6–1–1) | 11. |
| 12. | Clemson (4–0) | Texas (4–0) | Nebraska (3–1) | Duke (4–1) т | Duke (5–1) (2) | Penn (5–1–1) | Washington (6–2) | Fordham (7–1) | 12. |
| 13. | Ole Miss (4–0) | Clemson (4–0) (1) | Washington (4–1) | Nebraska (4–1) т | Fordham (5–1) | Washington (5–2) | Cornell (6–2) | Georgetown (8–1) | 13. |
| 14. | Texas (3–0) | Ole Miss (5–0) (1) | Navy (5–0) | SMU (4–0–1) | Alabama (5–1) | Notre Dame (6–1) | Fordham (6–1) | Penn (6–1–1) | 14. |
| 15. | Ohio State (2–1) | Georgetown (4–0) | Penn (3–1) т | Penn (4–1) | Mississippi State (6–0–1) | Fordham (5–1) | Santa Clara (5–1–1) | Cornell (6–2) | 15. |
| 16. | Washington (2–1) | Washington (3–1) | SMU (3–0–1) т | Penn State (5–0) | Santa Clara (3–1–1) | Mississippi State (7–0–1) | SMU (6–1–1) | SMU (7–1–1) | 16. |
| 17. | USC (1–0–2) | USC (2–0–2) | Detroit (5–0) | Fordham (4–1) | Ole Miss (7–1) т | Alabama (6–1) | Alabama (7–1) | Hardin-Simmons (8–0) | 17. |
| 18. | Oregon State (2–0–1) | Nebraska (2–1) | Duke (3–1) т | Lafayette (6–0) | Washington (4–2) т | SMU (5–1–1) | Lafayette (9–0) т | Duke (7–2) | 18. |
| 19. | Washington State (2–0–1) | SMU (3–0–1) | Penn State (4–0) т | Mississippi State (5–0–1) т | Oregon State (5–1–1) | Santa Clara (4–1–1) | Texas Tech (8–0–1) т | Lafayette (9–0) | 19. |
| 20. | Iowa (2–0) | Columbia (3–0) |
| Santa Clara (3–1–1) т |
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| Week 1 Oct 14[1] | Week 2 Oct 21[2] | Week 3 Oct 28[3] | Week 4 Nov 4[4] | Week 5 Nov 11[5] | Week 6 Nov 18[6] | Week 7 Nov 25[7] | Week 8 (Final) Dec 2[8]A | ||
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- A. ^ Only 19 teams received votes in the final poll.
References[]
- ^ "October 14, 1940 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "October 21, 1940 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "October 28, 1940 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "November 4, 1940 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "November 11, 1940 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "November 18, 1940 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "November 25, 1940 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "1940 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
Categories:
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