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1940 Polls

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National Champion: Minnesota (AP)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Tom Harmon (Michigan)

AP First #1: Cornell ▪ AP Final #1: Minnesota

AP Polls

Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
1 1940-10-14 1 Cornell NA — Ind
1 1940-10-14 2 Texas A&M NA — SWC
1 1940-10-14 3 Michigan NA — Western
1 1940-10-14 4 Northwestern NA — Western
1 1940-10-14 5 Tennessee NA — SEC
1 1940-10-14 6 Notre Dame NA — Ind
1 1940-10-14 7 Minnesota NA — Western
1 1940-10-14 8 Boston College NA — Ind
1 1940-10-14 9 Pennsylvania NA — Ind
1 1940-10-14 10 Stanford NA — PCC
1 1940-10-14 11 Fordham NA — Ind
1 1940-10-14 12 Clemson NA — Southern
1 1940-10-14 13 Mississippi NA — SEC
1 1940-10-14 14 Texas NA — SWC
1 1940-10-14 15 Ohio State NA — Western
1 1940-10-14 16 Washington NA — PCC
1 1940-10-14 17 Southern California NA — PCC
1 1940-10-14 18 Oregon State NA — PCC
1 1940-10-14 19 Washington State NA — PCC
1 1940-10-14 20 Iowa NA — Western
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
2 1940-10-21 1 Cornell 1 NC Ind
2 1940-10-21 2 Notre Dame 6 Up 4 Ind
2 1940-10-21 3 Michigan 3 NC Western
2 1940-10-21 4 Texas A&M 2 Down 2 SWC
2 1940-10-21 5 Tennessee 5 NC SEC
2 1940-10-21 6 Minnesota 7 Up 1 Western
2 1940-10-21 7 Northwestern 4 Down 3 Western
2 1940-10-21 8 Pennsylvania 9 Up 1 Ind
2 1940-10-21 9 Stanford 10 Up 1 PCC
2 1940-10-21 10 Boston College 8 Down 2 Ind
2 1940-10-21 11 Fordham 11 NC Ind
2 1940-10-21 12 Texas 14 Up 2 SWC
2 1940-10-21 13 Clemson 12 Down 1 Southern
2 1940-10-21 14 Mississippi 13 Down 1 SEC
2 1940-10-21 15 Georgetown Up  Ind
2 1940-10-21 16 Washington 16 NC PCC
2 1940-10-21 17 Southern California 17 NC PCC
2 1940-10-21 18 Nebraska Up  Big 6
2 1940-10-21 19 Southern Methodist Up  SWC
2 1940-10-21 20 Columbia Up  Ind
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
3 1940-10-28 1 Cornell 1 NC Ind
3 1940-10-28 2 Notre Dame 2 NC Ind
3 1940-10-28 3 Michigan 3 NC Western
3 1940-10-28 4 Minnesota 6 Up 2 Western
3 1940-10-28 5 Texas A&M 4 Down 1 SWC
3 1940-10-28 6 Stanford 9 Up 3 PCC
3 1940-10-28 7 Tennessee 5 Down 2 SEC
3 1940-10-28 8 Northwestern 7 Down 1 Western
3 1940-10-28 9 Boston College 10 Up 1 Ind
3 1940-10-28 10 Clemson 13 Up 3 Southern
3 1940-10-28 10 Georgetown 15 Up 5 Ind
3 1940-10-28 12 Nebraska 18 Up 6 Big 6
3 1940-10-28 13 Washington 16 Up 3 PCC
3 1940-10-28 14 Navy Up  Ind
3 1940-10-28 15 Pennsylvania 8 Down 7 Ind
3 1940-10-28 15 Southern Methodist 19 Up 4 SWC
3 1940-10-28 17 Detroit Mercy Up  Ind
3 1940-10-28 18 Duke Up  Southern
3 1940-10-28 18 Penn State Up  Ind
3 1940-10-28 20 Mississippi State Up  SEC
3 1940-10-28 20 Santa Clara Up  Ind
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
4 1940-11-04 1 Cornell 1 NC Ind
4 1940-11-04 2 Minnesota 4 Up 2 Western
4 1940-11-04 3 Michigan 3 NC Western
4 1940-11-04 4 Texas A&M 5 Up 1 SWC
4 1940-11-04 5 Tennessee 7 Up 2 SEC
4 1940-11-04 6 Stanford 6 NC PCC
4 1940-11-04 7 Notre Dame 2 Down 5 Ind
4 1940-11-04 8 Boston College 9 Up 1 Ind
4 1940-11-04 9 Georgetown 10 Up 1 Ind
4 1940-11-04 10 Northwestern 8 Down 2 Western
4 1940-11-04 11 Washington 13 Up 2 PCC
4 1940-11-04 12 Duke 18 Up 6 Southern
4 1940-11-04 12 Nebraska 12 NC Big 6
4 1940-11-04 14 Southern Methodist 15 Up 1 SWC
4 1940-11-04 15 Pennsylvania 15 NC Ind
4 1940-11-04 16 Penn State 18 Up 2 Ind
4 1940-11-04 17 Fordham Up  Ind
4 1940-11-04 18 Lafayette Up 
4 1940-11-04 19 Mississippi State 20 Up 1 SEC
4 1940-11-04 19 Santa Clara 20 Up 1 Ind
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
5 1940-11-11 1 Minnesota 2 Up 1 Western
5 1940-11-11 2 Cornell 1 Down 1 Ind
5 1940-11-11 3 Texas A&M 4 Up 1 SWC
5 1940-11-11 4 Stanford 6 Up 2 PCC
5 1940-11-11 5 Tennessee 5 NC SEC
5 1940-11-11 6 Michigan 3 Down 3 Western
5 1940-11-11 7 Notre Dame 7 NC Ind
5 1940-11-11 8 Boston College 8 NC Ind
5 1940-11-11 9 Georgetown 9 NC Ind
5 1940-11-11 10 Northwestern 10 NC Western
5 1940-11-11 11 Nebraska 12 Up 1 Big 6
5 1940-11-11 12 Duke 12 NC Southern
5 1940-11-11 13 Fordham 17 Up 4 Ind
5 1940-11-11 14 Alabama Up  SEC
5 1940-11-11 15 Mississippi State 19 Up 4 SEC
5 1940-11-11 16 Santa Clara 19 Up 3 Ind
5 1940-11-11 17 Mississippi Up  SEC
5 1940-11-11 17 Washington 11 Down 6 PCC
5 1940-11-11 19 Oregon State Up  PCC
5 1940-11-11 20 Penn State 16 Down 4 Ind
5 1940-11-11 20 Southern Methodist 14 Down 6 SWC
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
6 1940-11-18 1 Minnesota 1 NC Western
6 1940-11-18 2 Texas A&M 3 Up 1 SWC
6 1940-11-18 3 Stanford 4 Up 1 PCC
6 1940-11-18 4 Boston College 8 Up 4 Ind
6 1940-11-18 5 Cornell 2 Down 3 Ind
6 1940-11-18 6 Tennessee 5 Down 1 SEC
6 1940-11-18 7 Michigan 6 Down 1 Western
6 1940-11-18 8 Nebraska 11 Up 3 Big 6
6 1940-11-18 9 Georgetown 9 NC Ind
6 1940-11-18 10 Northwestern 10 NC Western
6 1940-11-18 11 Mississippi 17 Up 6 SEC
6 1940-11-18 12 Pennsylvania Up  Ind
6 1940-11-18 13 Washington 17 Up 4 PCC
6 1940-11-18 14 Notre Dame 7 Down 7 Ind
6 1940-11-18 15 Fordham 13 Down 2 Ind
6 1940-11-18 16 Mississippi State 15 Down 1 SEC
6 1940-11-18 17 Alabama 14 Down 3 SEC
6 1940-11-18 18 Southern Methodist 20 Up 2 SWC
6 1940-11-18 19 Santa Clara 16 Down 3 Ind
6 1940-11-18 20 Texas Tech Up  BIAA
6 1940-11-18 20 Penn State 20 NC Ind
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
7 1940-11-25 1 Minnesota 1 NC Western
7 1940-11-25 2 Texas A&M 2 NC SWC
7 1940-11-25 3 Stanford 3 NC PCC
7 1940-11-25 4 Boston College 4 NC Ind
7 1940-11-25 5 Michigan 7 Up 2 Western
7 1940-11-25 6 Tennessee 6 NC SEC
7 1940-11-25 7 Northwestern 10 Up 3 Western
7 1940-11-25 8 Nebraska 8 NC Big 6
7 1940-11-25 9 Georgetown 9 NC Ind
7 1940-11-25 10 Pennsylvania 12 Up 2 Ind
7 1940-11-25 11 Mississippi State 16 Up 5 SEC
7 1940-11-25 12 Washington 13 Up 1 PCC
7 1940-11-25 13 Cornell 5 Down 8 Ind
7 1940-11-25 14 Fordham 15 Up 1 Ind
7 1940-11-25 15 Santa Clara 19 Up 4 Ind
7 1940-11-25 16 Southern Methodist 18 Up 2 SWC
7 1940-11-25 17 Alabama 17 NC SEC
7 1940-11-25 18 Lafayette Up 
7 1940-11-25 18 Texas Tech 20 Up 2 BIAA
7 1940-11-25 20 Hardin-Simmons Up  Ind
7 1940-11-25 20 Duke Up  Southern
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
8 Final 1 Minnesota 1 NC Western
8 Final 2 Stanford 3 Up 1 PCC
8 Final 3 Michigan 5 Up 2 Western
8 Final 4 Tennessee 6 Up 2 SEC
8 Final 5 Boston College 4 Down 1 Ind
8 Final 6 Texas A&M 2 Down 4 SWC
8 Final 7 Nebraska 8 Up 1 Big 6
8 Final 8 Northwestern 7 Down 1 Western
8 Final 9 Mississippi State 11 Up 2 SEC
8 Final 10 Washington 12 Up 2 PCC
8 Final 11 Santa Clara 15 Up 4 Ind
8 Final 12 Fordham 14 Up 2 Ind
8 Final 13 Georgetown 9 Down 4 Ind
8 Final 14 Pennsylvania 10 Down 4 Ind
8 Final 15 Cornell 13 Down 2 Ind
8 Final 16 Southern Methodist 16 NC SWC
8 Final 17 Hardin-Simmons 20 Up 3 Ind
8 Final 18 Duke 20 Up 2 Southern
8 Final 19 Lafayette 18 Down 1