1940 AP Rankings
Final Poll For 1940 Season |
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
1940 AP |
1 | Minnesota | 8-0-0 | | 2 | Stanford | 9-0-0 | |
3 | Michigan | 7-1-0 | | 4 | Tennessee | 10-0-0 | |
5 | Boston College | 10-0-0 | | 6 | Texas A&M | 8-1-0 | |
7 | Nebraska | 8-1-0 | | 8 | Northwestern | 6-2-0 | |
9 | Mississippi State | 9-0-1 | | 10 | Washington | 7-2-0 | |
11 | Santa Clara | 6-1-1 | | 12 | Fordham | 7-1-0 | |
13 | Georgetown | 8-1-0 | | 14 | Pennsylvania | 6-1-1 | |
15 | Cornell | 6-2-0 | | 16 | Southern Methodist | 7-1-1 | |
17 | Hardin-Simmons | 9-0-0 | | 18 | Duke | 7-2-0 | |
19 | Lafayette | 9-0-0 | |
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