1940 College Football AP Poll

Name the teams that cracked the AP Top 20 during the 1940 NCAA football season
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Week 1 (10/14)
1
Cornell
2
0
 
Independent
2
Texas A&M
3
0
Southwest
3
Michigan
3
0
Big Ten
4
Northwestern
2
0
Big Ten
5
Tennessee
3
0
SEC
6
Notre Dame
2
0
Independent
7
Minnesota
2
0
Big Ten
8
Boston College
3
0
Independent
9
Penn
2
0
Independent
10
Stanford
3
0
Pacific Coast
11
Fordham
2
0
Independent
12
Clemson
4
0
SoCon
13
Ole Miss
4
0
SEC
14
Texas
3
0
Southwest
15
Ohio State
2
1
Big Ten
16
Washington
2
1
Pacific Coast
17
USC
1
0
2
Pacific Coast
18
Oregon State
2
0
1
Pacific Coast
19
Washington State
2
0
1
Pacific Coast
20
Iowa
2
0
 
Big Ten
 
 
 
 
 
 
Week 2 (10/21)
1
Cornell
3
0
 
Independent
2
Notre Dame
3
0
Independent
3
Michigan
4
0
Big Ten
4
Texas A&M
4
0
Southwest
5
Tennessee
4
0
SEC
6
Minnesota
3
0
Big Ten
7
Northwestern
3
0
Big Ten
8
Penn
3
0
Independent
9
Stanford
4
0
Pacific Coast
10
Boston College
4
0
Independent
11
Fordham
3
0
Independent
12
Texas
4
0
Southwest
13
Clemson
4
0
SoCon
14
Ole Miss
5
0
SEC
15
Georgetown
4
0
Independent
16
Washington
3
1
Pacific Coast
17
USC
2
0
2
Pacific Coast
18
Nebraska
2
1
 
Big Six
19
SMU
3
0
1
Southwest
20
Columbia
3
0
 
Independent
 
 
 
 
 
 
Week 3 (10/28)
1
Cornell
4
0
 
Independent
2
Notre Dame
4
0
Independent
3
Michigan
5
0
Big Ten
4
Minnesota
4
0
Big Ten
5
Texas A&M
5
0
Southwest
6
Stanford
5
0
Pacific Coast
7
Tennessee
5
0
SEC
8
Northwestern
4
0
Big Ten
9
Boston College
5
0
Independent
10
Clemson
5
0
SoCon
Georgetown
5
0
Independent
12
Nebraska
3
1
Big Six
13
Washington
4
1
Pacific Coast
14
Navy
5
0
Independent
15
Penn
3
1
Independent
SMU
3
0
1
Southwest
17
Detroit
5
0
 
Independent
18
Duke
3
1
SoCon
Penn State
4
0
Independent
20
Mississippi State
4
0
1
SEC
Santa Clara
2
1
1
Independent
 
 
 
 
 
 
Week 4 (11/4)
1
Cornell
5
0
 
Independent
2
Minnesota
5
0
Big Ten
3
Michigan
5
0
Big Ten
4
Texas A&M
6
0
Southwest
5
Tennessee
6
0
SEC
6
Stanford
6
0
Pacific Coast
7
Notre Dame
5
0
Independent
8
Boston College
6
0
Independent
9
Georgetown
6
0
Independent
10
Northwestern
4
1
Big Ten
11
Washington
4
1
Pacific Coast
12
Duke
4
1
SoCon
Nebraska
4
1
Big Six
14
SMU
4
0
1
Southwest
15
Penn
4
1
 
Independent
16
Penn State
5
0
Independent
17
Fordham
4
1
Independent
18
Lafayette
6
0
Middle Three
19
Mississippi State
5
0
1
SEC
Santa Clara
3
1
1
Independent
 
 
 
 
 
 
Week 5 (11/11)
1
Minnesota
6
0
 
Big Ten
2
Cornell
6
0
Independent
3
Texas A&M
7
0
Southwest
4
Stanford
7
0
Pacific Coast
5
Tennessee
7
0
SEC
6
Michigan
5
1
Big Ten
7
Notre Dame
6
0
Independent
8
Boston College
7
0
Independent
9
Georgetown
7
0
Independent
10
Northwestern
5
1
Big Ten
11
Nebraska
5
1
Big Six
12
Duke
5
1
SoCon
13
Fordham
5
1
Independent
14
Alabama
5
1
SEC
15
Mississippi State
6
0
1
SEC
16
Santa Clara
3
1
1
Independent
17
Ole Miss
7
1
 
SEC
Washington
4
2
Pacific Coast
19
Oregon State
5
1
1
Pacific Coast
20
Penn State
5
0
1
Independent
SMU
4
1
1
Southwest
Week 6 (11/18)
1
Minnesota
7
0
 
Big Ten
2
Texas A&M
8
0
Independent
3
Stanford
8
0
Pacific Coast
4
Boston College
8
0
Independent
5
Cornell
6
1
Independent
6
Tennessee
8
0
SEC
7
Michigan
6
1
Big Ten
8
Nebraska
6
1
Big Six
9
Georgetown
7
1
Independent
10
Northwestern
5
2
Big Ten
11
Ole Miss
8
1
SEC
12
Penn
5
1
1
Independent
13
Washington
5
2
 
Pacific Coast
14
Notre Dame
6
1
Independent
15
Fordham
5
1
Independent
16
Mississippi State
7
0
1
SEC
17
Alabama
6
1
 
SEC
18
SMU
5
1
1
Southwest
19
Santa Clara
4
1
1
Independent
20
Penn State
6
0
1
Independent
Texas Tech
7
0
1
Border Conference
 
 
 
 
 
 
Week 7 (11/25)
1
Minnesota
8
0
 
Big Ten
2
Texas A&M
8
0
Southwest
3
Stanford
8
0
Pacific Coast
4
Boston College
9
0
Independent
5
Michigan
7
1
Big Ten
6
Tennessee
9
0
SEC
7
Northwestern
6
2
Big Ten
8
Nebraska
7
1
Big Six
9
Georgetown
8
1
Independent
10
Penn
6
1
1
Independent
11
Mississippi State
8
0
1
SEC
12
Washington
6
2
 
Pacific Coast
13
Cornell
6
2
Independent
14
Fordham
6
1
Independent
15
Santa Clara
5
1
1
Independent
16
SMU
6
1
1
Southwest
17
Alabama
7
1
 
SEC
18
Lafayette
9
0
Middle Three
Texas Tech
8
0
1
Border Conference
20
Duke
6
2
 
SoCon
Hardin-Simmons
7
0
Independent
 
 
 
 
 
 
Week 8 (12/2)
1
Minnesota
8
0
 
Big Ten
2
Stanford
9
0
Pacific Coast
3
Michigan
7
1
Big Ten
4
Tennessee
10
0
SEC
5
Boston College
10
0
Independent
6
Texas A&M
8
1
Southwest
7
Nebraska
8
1
Big Six
8
Northwestern
6
2
Big Ten
9
Mississippi State
8
0
1
SEC
10
Washington
7
2
 
Pacific Coast
11
Santa Clara
6
1
1
Independent
12
Fordham
7
1
 
Independent
13
Georgetown
8
1
Independent
14
Penn
6
1
1
Independent
15
Cornell
6
2
 
Independent
16
SMU
7
1
1
Southwest
17
Hardin-Simmons
8
0
 
Independent
18
Duke
7
2
SoCon
19
Lafayette
9
0
Middle Three
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