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1939 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Texas A&M (55) Southwest 10-0 1091 DNP
2 < 2 Tennessee (26) SEC 10-0 970  
3 < 3 USC (9) PCC 7-0-2 891  
4 < 4 Cornell (16) Ind 8-0 889 DNP
5 < 5 Tulane SEC 8-0-1 804 DNP
6 < 7 Missouri Big 6 8-1 318.33  
7 < 9 UCLA PCC 6-0-4 289.83  
8 < 6 Duke (2) Southern 8-1 232  
9 < 8 Iowa Big Ten 6-1-1 220.83  
10 < 10 Duquesne Ind 8-0-1 130 DNP
11 < 14 Boston College Ind 9-1 120.5  
12 < 15 Clemson Southern 8-1 112  
13 < 11 Notre Dame Ind 7-2 92  
14 < 16 Santa Clara Ind 5-1-3 87  
15 < 12 Ohio State Big Ten 6-2 70  
16 < 13 Georgia Tech SEC 8-2 59  
17 < 18 Fordham Ind 6-2 26 DNP
18 < 17 Nebraska Big 6 7-1-1 22  
19 < NR Oklahoma Big 6 6-2-1 20 L 13-7 A Nebraska
20 < NR Michigan Big Ten 6-2 18  
NR < 18 San Jose State CCAA 0  
NR < 20 Georgetown Ind 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Ind 6 11.5 1344.5
SEC 3 7.7 1833
Big 6 3 14.3 360.33
Big Ten 3 14.7 308.83
PCC 2 5.0 1180.83
Southern 2 10.0 344
Southwest 1 1.0 1091

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.