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November 18, 1940 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Minnesota (68) Big Ten 7-0 1544 W 33-6 H Purdue
2 < 3 Texas A&M (59) Southwest 8-0 1485  
3 < 4 Stanford (24) PCC 8-0 1331  
4 < 8 Boston College (12) Ind 8-0 1043.5  
5 < 2 Cornell (6) Ind 6-1 885 L 3-0 A Dartmouth
6 < 5 Tennessee (3) SEC 8-0 851  
7 < 6 Michigan Big Ten 6-1 821  
8 < 11 Nebraska Big 6 6-1 329  
9 < 9 Georgetown Ind 7-1 318.5 L 19-18 A Boston College
10 < 10 Northwestern Big Ten 5-2 105  
11 < 17 Mississippi SEC 8-1 86.25  
12 < NR Penn Ind 5-1-1 84  
13 < 17 Washington PCC 5-2 60  
14 < 7 Notre Dame Ind 6-1 59.25  
15 < 13 Fordham Ind 5-1 57.25 DNP
16 < 15 Mississippi State SEC 7-0-1 47.25  
17 < 14 Alabama SEC 6-1 47  
18 < 20 SMU Southwest 5-1-1 46  
19 < 16 Santa Clara Ind 4-1-1 33  
20 < 20 Penn State Ind 6-0-1 25  
20 < NR Texas Tech BIAA 7-0-1 25  
NR < 12 Duke Southern 0  
NR < 19 Oregon State PCC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 8 12.3 2505.5
SEC 4 12.5 1031.5
Big Ten 3 6.0 2470
PCC 2 8.0 1391
Southwest 2 10.0 1531
Big 6 1 8.0 329
BIAA 1 20.0 25

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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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.