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October 30, 1939 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Tennessee (67) SEC 5-0 1120 W 17-0 H Mercer
2 < 3 Michigan (20) Big Ten 4-0 1005  
3 < 7 Cornell (18) Ind 4-0 933 W 23-14 A Ohio State
4 < 2 Notre Dame (12) Ind 5-0 858  
5 < 5 Texas A&M (6) Southwest 6-0 714 W 20-0 H Baylor
6 < 6 Oklahoma (2) Big 6 4-0-1 605.5 W 41-0 H Oklahoma State
7 < 8 USC (1) PCC 3-0-1 598  
8 < 9 Tulane (1) SEC 4-0-1 419 W 18-6 H Mississippi
9 < 13 North Carolina (1) Southern 5-0-1 314  
10 < 10 Nebraska Big 6 4-0-1 180.5  
11 < 15 Oregon State PCC 5-0 76  
12 < 12 Duke Southern 4-1 46  
13 < 11 Duquesne Ind 5-0 44 W 13-0 H Texas Tech
14 < 4 Ohio State Big Ten 3-1 25  
15 < NR Kentucky SEC 5-0 22  
16 < 17 SMU Southwest 2-1-1 21  
17 < 19 New York Ind 4-1 20 W 14-13 H Georgia
18 < NR LSU SEC 4-1 17  
19 < 20 Alabama SEC 4-1 14  
19 < NR UCLA PCC 4-0-1 14  
NR < 14 Mississippi SEC 0  
NR < 16 Penn Ind 0  
NR < 18 Pittsburgh Ind 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 12.2 1592
Ind 4 9.3 1855
PCC 3 12.3 688
Big 6 2 8.0 786
Big Ten 2 8.0 1030
Southern 2 10.5 360
Southwest 2 10.5 735

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.