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October 19, 1942 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Ohio State (58) Big Ten 4-0 1030 W 26-0 H Purdue
2 < 2 Georgia (38) SEC 5-0 973  
3 < 4 Alabama (8) SEC 4-0 822  
4 < 3 Michigan (2) Big Ten 3-1 606  
5 < 5 Illinois (1) Big Ten 4-0 516  
6 < 6 Georgia Tech (1) SEC 4-0 487  
7 < 7 Wisconsin (2) Big Ten 4-0-1 430  
8 < NR Notre Dame (3) Ind 2-1-1 387  
9 < 15 Santa Clara (2) Ind 4-0 282  
10 < 11 Boston College (4) Ind 3-0 248  
11 < 18 Army Ind 3-0 227  
12 < 17 TCU Southwest 4-0 225 W 7-2 A Texas A&M
13 < 14 Minnesota Big Ten 2-2 55 W 15-2 A Nebraska
14 < NR UCLA PCC 2-2 50  
15 < 20 Texas Southwest 4-1 45  
16 < NR Mississippi State SEC 2-2 31  
17 < 8 Penn Ind 2-1-1 26  
17 < 15 Tennessee SEC 2-1-1 26  
19 < NR North Carolina Southern 3-0-1 13  
20 < NR Syracuse Ind 4-0 12  
NR < 9 Colgate Ind 0  
NR < 10 Washington State PCC 0  
NR < 12 Vanderbilt SEC 0  
NR < 13 Duquesne Ind 0  
NR < 19 Iowa Big Ten 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 6 12.5 1182
Big Ten 5 6.0 2637
SEC 5 8.8 2339
Southwest 2 13.5 270
PCC 1 14.0 50
Southern 1 19.0 13

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.