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October 16, 1944 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Notre Dame (59.67) Ind 3-0 973 W 64-0 N Dartmouth
2 < 3 Army (11.67) Ind 3-0 862  
3 < 4 Randolph Field (21.92) Ind 3-0 681.5  
4 < 8 Ohio State (4) Big Ten 3-0 631  
5 < 11 Iowa Pre-Flight (0.25) Ind 4-1 399.5  
6 < 5 Great Lakes Naval (1) Ind 3-0 386  
7 < 9 Penn (3) Ind 3-0 328  
8 < 10 Georgia Tech SEC 3-0 313  
9 < 6 Navy Ind 2-1 308  
10 < 2 North Carolina Pre-Flight Ind 3-0-1 216  
11 < 7 Purdue Big Ten 2-2 128  
12 < NR California (1) PCC 3-0-1 80  
13 < 13 Tulsa MVC 3-0 79 W 34-7 H Texas Tech
14 < NR March Field/4th AF (1) Ind 2-0-1 75  
15 < 12 Michigan Big Ten 4-1 59  
15 < NR USC PCC 2-0-2 59  
17 < 15 Tennessee SEC 3-0 52  
18 < 18 Bainbridge Naval (2) Ind 3-0 50  
19 < 15 2nd Air Force (0.25) Ind 4-1 48.5  
20 < 19 Indiana Big Ten 3-1 47 W 54-0 H Nebraska
NR < 14 Illinois Big Ten 0  
NR < 17 Wake Forest Southern 0  
NR < 19 Wisconsin Big Ten 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 11 8.5 4327.5
Big Ten 4 12.5 865
SEC 2 12.5 365
PCC 2 13.5 139
MVC 1 13.0 79

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.