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1940 AP Rankings



 Final Poll For 1940 Season 
 Rank   Team   Record   Votes 
1940   AP
1Minnesota8-0-0
2Stanford9-0-0
3Michigan 7-1-0
4Tennessee10-0-0
5Boston College10-0-0
6Texas A&M 8-1-0
7Nebraska 8-1-0
8Northwestern 6-2-0
9Mississippi State9-0-1
10Washington 7-2-0
11Santa Clara 6-1-1
12Fordham 7-1-0
13Georgetown 8-1-0
14Pennsylvania 6-1-1
15Cornell 6-2-0
16Southern Methodist 7-1-1
17Hardin-Simmons9-0-0
18Duke 7-2-0
19Lafayette9-0-0


















Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.