1942 AP Rankings
| Final Poll For 1942 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1942 AP |
| 1 | Ohio State | 9-1-0 | | | 2 | Georgia | 10-1-0 | |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 8-1-1 | | | 4 | Tulsa | 10-0-0 | |
| 5 | Georgia Tech | 9-1-0 | | | 6 | Notre Dame | 7-2-1 | |
| 7 | Tennessee | 8-1-1 | | | 8 | Boston College | 8-1-0 | |
| 9 | Michigan | 7-3-0 | | | 10 | Alabama | 7-3-0 | |
| 11 | Texas | 8-2-0 | | | 12 | Stanford | 6-4-0 | |
| 13 | UCLA | 5-3-0 | | | 14 | William & Mary | 8-1-1 | |
| 15 | Santa Clara | 7-2-0 | | | 16 | Auburn | 6-4-1 | |
| 17 | Washington State | 6-1-2 | | | 18 | Mississippi State | 7-2-0 | |
| 19 | Penn State | 6-1-1 | | | 19 | Holy Cross | 5-4-1 | |
| 19 | Minnesota | 5-4-0 | |
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