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1940 AP Rankings

Final Poll For 1940 Season
Rank	Team	Record	Votes
1940 AP
1	Minnesota	8-0-0
2	Stanford	9-0-0
3	Michigan	7-1-0
4	Tennessee	10-0-0
5	Boston College	10-0-0
6	Texas A&M	8-1-0
7	Nebraska	8-1-0
8	Northwestern	6-2-0
9	Mississippi State	9-0-1
10	Washington	7-2-0
11	Santa Clara	6-1-1
12	Fordham	7-1-0
13	Georgetown	8-1-0
14	Pennsylvania	6-1-1
15	Cornell	6-2-0
16	Southern Methodist	7-1-1
17	Hardin-Simmons	9-0-0
18	Duke	7-2-0
19	Lafayette	9-0-0

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