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October 16, 1939 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < N/A Pittsburgh (25) Ind 3-0 793 W 14-13 H Duke
2 < N/A Notre Dame (16) Ind 3-0 694  
3 < N/A Oklahoma (10) Big 6 2-0-1 607 W 24-12 N Texas
4 < N/A Tulane (14) SEC 3-0 560 W 7-0 H Fordham
5 < N/A Tennessee (26.5) SEC 3-0 556  
6 < N/A Michigan (10) Big Ten 2-0 512  
7 < N/A USC PCC 2-0-1 442.14  
8 < N/A Alabama (2.5) SEC 3-0 402.64  
9 < N/A Texas A&M (5) Southwest 4-0 383.14 W 33-7 N Villanova
10 < N/A Ohio State (11) Big Ten 2-0 352  
11 < N/A Oregon (2) PCC 2-0-1 209.14  
12 < N/A Cornell (1) Ind 2-0 186 W 20-7 A Princeton
13 < N/A Duke Southern 2-1 131.14  
14 < N/A North Carolina Southern 4-0 92  
15 < N/A Carnegie Mellon Ind 3-0 79  
16 < N/A Nebraska Big 6 2-0-1 65  
17 < N/A Mississippi SEC 3-0 36  
18 < N/A SMU Southwest 1-1-1 33  
19 < N/A Baylor Southwest 3-0 30  
20 < N/A St. Mary's Ind 2-0 29  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 5 10.0 1781
SEC 4 8.5 1554.64
Southwest 3 15.3 446.14
Big Ten 2 8.0 864
PCC 2 9.0 651.28
Big 6 2 9.5 672
Southern 2 13.5 223.14

Notes

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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.