1943 NCAA football rankings
| 1943 NCAA football rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | 1943 |
| Bowl season | |
| End of season champions | Notre Dame |
One human poll comprised the 1943 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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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP Poll[]
The final AP Poll was released on November 29, at the end of the 1943 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release a post-bowl season final poll regularly until 1968.
| Week 1 Oct 4[1] | Week 2 Oct 11[2] | Week 3 Oct 18[3] | Week 4 Oct 25[4] | Week 5 Nov 1[5] | Week 6 Nov 8[6] | Week 7 Nov 15[7] | Week 8 Nov 22[8] | Week 9 (Final) Nov 29[9] | ||
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| 1. | Notre Dame (2–0) (53) | Notre Dame (3–0) (86) | Notre Dame (4–0) (98) | Notre Dame (5–0) (97) | Notre Dame (6–0) (97) | Notre Dame (7–0) (91) | Notre Dame (8–0) (87) | Notre Dame (9–0) (97) | Notre Dame (9–1) (86) | 1. |
| 2. | Michigan (3–0) (36) | Army (3–0) (1) | Army (4–0) (5) | Army (5–0) (5) | Purdue (7–0) | Purdue (8–0) | Iowa Pre-Flight (8–0) | Iowa Pre-Flight (8–1) (1) | Iowa Pre-Flight (9–1) (12) | 2. |
| 3. | Army (2–0) (4) | Navy (3–0) (1) | Navy (4–0) | Navy (5–0) | Army (5–0–1) | Navy (6–1) | Purdue (8–0) | Michigan (8–1) | Michigan (8–1) (1) | 3. |
| 4. | Navy (2–0) (3) | Penn (3–0) (1) | Purdue (5–0) (1) | Purdue (6–0) (1) | USC (6–0) (2) | Michigan (6–1) | Michigan (7–1) | Purdue (9–0) | Navy (8–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Duke (3–0) (4) | Purdue (4–0) | Penn (4–0) (4) | USC (5–0) | Penn (5–0–1) (2) | Iowa Pre-Flight (7–0) | Navy (7–1) | Duke (8–1) (2) | Purdue (9–0) (12) | 5. |
| 6. | Penn (2–0) (1) | Duke (3–1) | Pacific (CA) (5–0) (4) | Penn (5–0) | Michigan (5–1) | Army (5–1–1) | Duke (7–1) (1) | Navy (7–1) | Great Lakes Navy (8–2) (1) | 6. |
| 7. | Purdue (3–0) (2) | Iowa Pre-Flight (4–0) | USC (4–0) (2) | Michigan (4–1) | Navy (5–1) | Duke (6–1) | Army (6–1–1) | Army (7–1–1) | Duke (8–1) (7) | 7. |
| 8. | Iowa Pre-Flight (3–0) (2) | USC (3–0) | Iowa Pre-Flight (5–0) | Duke (4–1) | Iowa Pre-Flight (6–0) | Northwestern (5–1) | March Field (6–1) | Northwestern (6–2) | Del Monte Pre-Flight (7–1) (9) | 8. |
| 9. | Minnesota (2–0) (1) | Michigan (3–1) | Duke (4–1) | Iowa Pre-Flight (6–0) | Duke (5–1) | USC (6–1) | Northwestern (5–2) | March Field (6–1) | Northwestern (6–2) | 9. |
| 10. | USC (2–0) | Pacific (CA) (4–0) | Michigan (3–1) | Pacific (CA) (5–1) | Pacific (CA) (5–1) | Penn (5–1–1) | Texas (6–1) | Del Monte Pre-Flight (6–1) | March Field (6–1) | 10. |
| 11. | Southwestern (3–0) | Del Monte Pre-Flight (3–0) (6) | Minnesota (3–0) | Washington (4–0) | Washington (4–0) | Pacific (CA) (6–1) | Washington (4–0) | Washington (4–0) | Army (7–2–1) | 11. |
| 12. | Great Lakes Navy (2–1) | March Field (3–0) (4) | Southwestern (TX) (5–0) | Texas (4–1) | Northwestern (4–1) | Washington (4–0) | Texas A&M (7–0–1) | Texas (6–1) | Washington (4–0) (1) | 12. |
| 13. | Memphis NAS (2–0) | Minnesota (2–0) | Texas A&M (4–0) | Tulsa (4–0) | Texas (5–1) | Del Monte Pre-Flight (5–1) | Pacific (CA) (7–1) | Dartmouth (6–1) | Georgia Tech (7–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Dartmouth (2–0) | Great Lakes Navy (3–1) | March Field (4–0) | Southwestern Louisiana (2–0) | Del Monte Pre-Flight (4–1) | Texas A&M (6–0–1) | Del Monte Pre-Flight (5–1) | Georgia Tech (6–3) | Texas (7–1) | 14. |
| 15. | Del Monte Pre-Flight (2–0) | Memphis NAS (3–0) | Del Monte Pre-Flight (3–1) | Northwestern (3–1) | Southwestern Louisiana (2–0) | March Field (5–1) | Georgia Tech (5–3) | Bainbridge (7–0) | Tulsa (6–0–1) | 15. |
| 16. | March Field (2–0) | Dartmouth (2–1) | Texas (3–1) | Colorado College (5–0) | Texas A&M (6–0) | Texas (5–1) | Tulsa (5–0–1) | Texas A&M (7–0–1) | Dartmouth (6–1) | 16. |
| 17. | LSU (2–0) | Southwestern (TX) (4–0) | Northwestern (2–1) | Del Monte Pre-Flight (4–1) | Arkansas A&M (5–0) т | Tulsa (5–0–1) | Bainbridge (7–0) т | Colorado College (7–0) (2) | Bainbridge (7–0) | 17. |
| 18. | Ohio State (2–0) | Texas A&M (3–0) | Colorado College (4–0) | Great Lakes Navy (4–2) | Colorado College (5–0) т | Dartmouth (4–1) | San Diego Naval (5–1) т | Penn (5–2–1) т | Colorado College (7–0) (2) | 18. |
| 19. | Northwestern (1–1) | Washington (2–0) | Memphis NAS (3–0) | Texas A&M (5–0) | Tulsa (4–0–1) | Georgia Tech (4–3) | Penn (5–2–1) | Randolph Field (9–0) т | Pacific (CA) (7–1) | 19. |
| 20. | Pacific (CA) (3–0) | Georgia (3–1) | Camp Grant (2–3–1) | California (2–3) | LSU (5–1) | San Diego NAS (4–1) | Dartmouth (5–1) | Tulsa (5–0–1) | Penn (6–2–1) | 20. |
| Week 1 Oct 4[1] | Week 2 Oct 11[2] | Week 3 Oct 18[3] | Week 4 Oct 25[4] | Week 5 Nov 1[5] | Week 6 Nov 8[6] | Week 7 Nov 15[7] | Week 8 Nov 22[8] | Week 9 (Final) Nov 29[9] | ||
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References[]
- ^ "October 4, 1943 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "October 11, 1943 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "October 18, 1943 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "October 25, 1943 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "November 1, 1943 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "November 8, 1943 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "November 15, 1943 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "November 22, 1943 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "1943 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
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