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October 26, 1942 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Ohio State (80) Big Ten 5-0 1150 W 20-6 A Northwestern
2 < 2 Georgia (25) SEC 6-0 1029.5  
3 < 3 Alabama (6) SEC 5-0 951.5  
4 < 8 Notre Dame (3) Ind 3-1-1 704.5  
5 < 6 Georgia Tech (3) SEC 5-0 668  
6 < 7 Wisconsin (1) Big Ten 5-0-1 574.5  
7 < 10 Boston College (4) Ind 4-0 418  
8 < 11 Army (1) Ind 4-0 295  
9 < 12 TCU Southwest 5-0 254 W 21-0 A Pensacola NAS
10 < 13 Minnesota Big Ten 3-2 232 W 16-14 H #4 Michigan
11 < 14 UCLA PCC 3-2 170  
12 < 5 Illinois Big Ten 4-1 100  
13 < 4 Michigan Big Ten 4-1 90  
14 < 17 Penn Ind 3-1-1 68  
15 < 20 Syracuse Ind 5-0 33  
15 < NR Tulsa MVC 5-0 33 W 41-0 A St. Louis
17 < 15 Texas Southwest 5-1 23  
18 < NR William & Mary Southern 4-0-1 18 W 61-0 H George Washington
19 < NR LSU SEC 5-1 15  
20 < 17 Tennessee SEC 3-1-1 14  
NR < 9 Santa Clara Ind 0  
NR < 16 Mississippi State SEC 0  
NR < 19 North Carolina Southern 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 5 8.4 2146.5
Ind 5 9.6 1518.5
SEC 5 9.8 2678
Southwest 2 13.0 277
PCC 1 11.0 170
MVC 1 15.0 33
Southern 1 18.0 18

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.