1939 NCAA football rankings

One human poll comprised the 1939 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. The Coaches' Poll began operation in 1950; in addition, the AP Poll did not begin conducting preseason polls until that same year.

Legend

  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  National champion
(#–#)
  Win–loss record
(Italics)
  Number of first place votes
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

The final AP Poll was released on December 11, at the end of the 1939 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release a post-bowl season final poll regularly until 1968.

Week 1
Oct 16[1]
Week 2
Oct 23[2]
Week 3
Oct 30[3]
Week 4
Nov 6[4]
Week 5
Nov 13[5]
Week 6
Nov 20[6]
Week 7
Nov 27[7]
Week 8
Dec 4[8]
Week 9 (Final)
Dec 11[9]
1.Pittsburgh (3–0) (25)Tennessee (4–0) (83)Tennessee (5–0) (67)Tennessee (6–0) (81)Tennessee (7–0) (66)Texas A&M (9–0) (38)Texas A&M (9–0) (27) тTennessee (9–0) (19)Texas A&M (10–0) (55)1.
2.Notre Dame (3–0) (16)Notre Dame (4–0) (12)Michigan (4–0) (20)Texas A&M (7–0) (6)Texas A&M (8–0)Tennessee (8–0) (33)USC (6–0–1) (25) тTexas A&M (10–0) (28)Tennessee (10–0) (26)2.
3.Oklahoma (2–0–1) (10)Michigan (3–0) (8)Cornell (4–0) (18)Notre Dame (6–0) (11)USC (5–0–1) (10)Cornell (7–0) (20)Cornell (8–0) (34)USC (7–0–1) (18)USC (7–0–2) (9)3.
4.Tulane (3–0) (14)Ohio State (3–0) (5)Notre Dame (5–0) (12)USC (4–0–1) (5)Cornell (6–0) (3)USC (5–0–1) (11)Tennessee (8–0) (18)Cornell (8–0) (15)Cornell (8–0) (16)4.
5.Tennessee (3–0) (26.5)Texas A&M (5–0) (6)Texas A&M (6–0) (6)Cornell (5–0) (1)Oklahoma (6–0–1) (2)Tulane (6–0–1) (3)Tulane (7–0–1) (4)Tulane (8–0–1) (5)Tulane (8–0–1)5.
6.Michigan (2–0) (10)Oklahoma (3–0–1) (2)Oklahoma (4–0–1) (2)Oklahoma (5–0–1) (3)Tulane (5–0–1) (2)Ohio State (6–1) (1)Duquesne (8–0)Duke (8–1) (1)Missouri (8–1)6.
7.USC (2–0–1)Cornell (3–0) (1)USC (3–0–1) (1)Tulane (4–0–1)North Carolina (7–0–1) (1)Notre Dame (7–1)Duke (8–1) (2)Missouri (8–1)UCLA (6–0–4)7.
8.Alabama (3–0) (2.5)USC (2–0–1)Tulane (4–0–1) (1)North Carolina (6–0–1) (1)Ohio State (5–1)Duke (7–1) (2)Missouri (8–1)Iowa (6–1–1)Duke (8–1) (2)8.
9.Texas A&M (4–0) (5)Tulane (3–0–1) (1)North Carolina (5–0–1) (1)Ohio State (4–1)Notre Dame (6–1)Iowa (6–1) (1)Iowa (6–1–1)UCLA (6–0–3)Iowa (6–1–1)9.
10.Ohio State (2–0) (11)Nebraska (3–0–1)Nebraska (4–0–1)Michigan (4–1)Duquesne (7–0)Missouri (7–1)Holy Cross (7–1)Duquesne (8–0–1)Duquesne (8–0–1)10.
11.Oregon (2–0–1) (2)Duquesne (4–0)Oregon State (5–0)UCLA (5–0–1)UCLA (5–0–1)Holy Cross (7–1)Notre Dame (7–2)Notre Dame (7–2)Boston College (9–1)11.
12.Cornell (2–0) (1)Duke (3–1)Duke (4–1)Duquesne (6–0)Missouri (6–1)Duquesne (7–0)Ohio State (6–2)Ohio State (6–2)Clemson (8–1)12.
13.Duke (2–1)North Carolina (4–0–1)Duquesne (5–0)SMU (3–1–1)Duke (6–1)UCLA (5–0–2)UCLA (5–0–3)Georgia Tech (7–2)Notre Dame (7–2)13.
14.North Carolina (4–0)Ole Miss (4–0)Ohio State (3–1)Dartmouth (5–0–1)Santa Clara (4–1–2)Oklahoma (6–1–1)Clemson (8–1) (1)Boston College (9–1)Santa Clara (5–1–3)14.
15.Carnegie Tech (3–0)Oregon State (4–0)Kentucky (5–0)Duke (5–1)Iowa (5–1)Clemson (7–1) (1)Michigan (6–2)Clemson (8–1) (1)Ohio State (6–2)15.
16.Nebraska (2–0–1)Penn (3–0)SMU (2–1–1)Santa Clara (3–1–2)Clemson (6–1) (1)Georgetown (7–0–1)North Carolina (7–1–1)Santa Clara (5–1–3)Georgia Tech (8–2)16.
17.Ole Miss (3–0)SMU (2–1–1)NYU (4–1)NYU (5–1)SMU (3–2–1)North Carolina (7–1–1) тGeorgetown (7–0–1)Nebraska (7–1–1)Fordham (6–2)17.
18.SMU (1–1–1)Pittsburgh (3–1)LSU (4–1)Kentucky (5–0–1)Holy Cross (6–1)Santa Clara (4–1–3) тNebraska (7–1–1)Fordham (6–2) тNebraska (7–1–1)18.
19.Baylor (3–0)NYU (3–1)Alabama (4–1) тOle Miss (5–1)Oregon State (6–1)Georgia Tech (5–2) тSan Jose State (12–0)San Jose State (13–0) тOklahoma (6–2–1)19.
20.St. Mary's (2–0)Alabama (3–1)UCLA (4–0–1) тAlabama (4–1–1)
  • Dartmouth (5–1–1) т
  • Minnesota (2–3–1) т
Princeton (6–1) тSanta Clara (5–1–3)Georgetown (7–0–1)Michigan (6–2)20.
Week 1
Oct 16[10]
Week 2
Oct 23[11]
Week 3
Oct 30[12]
Week 4
Nov 6[13]
Week 5
Nov 13[14]
Week 6
Nov 20[15]
Week 7
Nov 27[16]
Week 8
Dec 4[17]
Week 9 (Final)
Dec 11[18]
Dropped:
  • Baylor
  • Carnegie Tech
  • Oregon
  • St. Mary's
Dropped:
  • Ole Miss
  • Penn
  • Pittsburgh
Dropped:
  • LSU
  • Nebraska
  • Oregon State
Dropped:
  • Alabama
  • Kentucky
  • Michigan
  • Ole Miss
  • NYU
Dropped:
  • Dartmouth
  • Minnesota
  • Oregon State
  • SMU
Dropped:
  • Georgia Tech
  • Oklahoma
  • Princeton
Dropped:
  • Holy Cross
  • Michigan
  • North Carolina
Dropped:
  • Georgetown
  • San Jose State

Boand System

The Boand System rankings (also known as "Azzi Ratem") were the only ratings released after the bowl games. Released in early January 1940, Boand's final rankings were as follows:[19]

Dickinson System

The Dickinson System rankings released in December 1939 were as follows:[20][21]

1. USC (25.73)
2. Texas A&M (25.43)
3. Cornell (25.26)
4. Tulane (23.61)
5. Tennessee (22.61)
6. Notre Dame (22.59)
7. Michigan (22.50)
8. Duke (22.34)
9. Missouri (22.29)
10. UCLA (21.91)
11. Iowa (21.02)
. Duquesne
. Georgia Tech
. Ohio State
. Princeton
. Santa Clara

Litkenhous Ratings

The final Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1939 provided numerical rankings to more than 600 college football programs. The top 100 ranked teams were:[22]

Williamson System

The Williamson System rankings released in December 1939 were as follows:[23]

1. Texas A&M
2. Tulane
3. Cornell
4. Tennessee
5. USC
6. Clemson
7. Duke
8. Missouri
9. Nebraska
10. Iowa
11. Boston College
12. Notre Dame
13. Georgia Tech
14. Princeton
15. UCLA
16. Oregon State
17. Alabama
18. Duquesne
19. Fordham
20. Penn
21. Oklahoma
22. SMU
23. Ohio State
24. Pittsburgh
25. Santa Clara
26. North Carolina
27. Purdue
28. Kentucky
29. Northwestern
30. Auburn
31. Mississippi State
32. Minnesota
33. Baylor
34. Villanova
35. Ole Miss
36. Michigan
37. St. Anselm
38. LSU
39. Catholic Univ.
40. Georgetown
41. Detroit
42. Holy Cross
43. San Jose State
44. Washington Univ.
45. Manhattan
46. Arkansas
47. Wake Forest
48. Texas
49. Oregon
50. Indiana

References

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  2. "October 23, 1939 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  3. "October 30, 1939 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  4. "November 6, 1939 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  5. "November 13, 1939 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  6. "November 20, 1939 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  7. "November 27, 1939 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  8. "December 4, 1939 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  9. "1939 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  10. "October 16, 1939 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  11. "October 23, 1939 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  12. "October 30, 1939 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  13. "November 6, 1939 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  14. "November 13, 1939 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  15. "November 20, 1939 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  16. "November 27, 1939 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  17. "December 4, 1939 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  18. "1939 Final AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  19. "Azzi Ratem Calls Aggies No. 1 Team". Lexington Herald-Leader. January 2, 1940. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  20. "Dickinson Rates Southern Cal Tops: Orange Fifth Behind Aggies, Cornell, Wave". The Nashville Tennessean. December 12, 1939. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  21. "To Dickinson, Trojans Best: Strength of Rivals Decides Ratings". Evening World-Herald. December 12, 1939. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  22. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  23. Paul Williamson (December 8, 1941). "Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 26 via Newspapers.com.
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