One human poll comprised the 1943 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.
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AP Poll
The final AP Poll was released on November 29, at the end of the 1943 regular season , weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release a post-bowl season final poll regularly until 1968 .
Week 1 Oct 4[ 1] Week 2 Oct 11[ 2] Week 3 Oct 18[ 3] Week 4 Oct 25[ 4] Week 5 Nov 1[ 5] Week 6 Nov 8[ 6] Week 7 Nov 15[ 7] Week 8 Nov 22[ 8] Week 9 (Final) Nov 29[ 9] 1. Notre Dame (2–0) (53) Notre Dame (3–0) (86) Notre Dame (4–0) (98) Notre Dame (5–0) (97) Notre Dame (6–0) (97) Notre Dame (7–0) (91) Notre Dame (8–0) (87) Notre Dame (9–0) (97) Notre Dame (9–1) (86) 1. 2. Michigan (3–0) (36) Army (3–0) (1) Army (4–0) (5) Army (5–0) (5) Purdue (7–0) Purdue (8–0) Iowa Pre-Flight (8–0) Iowa Pre-Flight (8–1) (1) Iowa Pre-Flight (9–1) (12) 2. 3. Army (2–0) (4) Navy (3–0) (1) Navy (4–0) Navy (5–0) Army (5–0–1) Navy (6–1) Purdue (8–0) Michigan (8–1) Michigan (8–1) (1) 3. 4. Navy (2–0) (3) Penn (3–0) (1) Purdue (5–0) (1) Purdue (6–0) (1) USC (6–0) (2) Michigan (6–1) Michigan (7–1) Purdue (9–0) Navy (8–1) 4. 5. Duke (3–0) (4) Purdue (4–0) Penn (4–0) (4) USC (5–0) Penn (5–0–1) (2) Iowa Pre-Flight (7–0) Navy (7–1) Duke (8–1) (2) Purdue (9–0) (12) 5. 6. Penn (2–0) (1) Duke (3–1) Pacific (CA) (5–0) (4) Penn (5–0) Michigan (5–1) Army (5–1–1) Duke (7–1) (1) Navy (7–1) Great Lakes Navy (8–2) (1) 6. 7. Purdue (3–0) (2) Iowa Pre-Flight (4–0) USC (4–0) (2) Michigan (4–1) Navy (5–1) Duke (6–1) Army (6–1–1) Army (7–1–1) Duke (8–1) (7) 7. 8. Iowa Pre-Flight (3–0) (2) USC (3–0) Iowa Pre-Flight (5–0) Duke (4–1) Iowa Pre-Flight (6–0) Northwestern (5–1) March Field (6–1) Northwestern (6–2) Del Monte Pre-Flight (7–1) (9) 8. 9. Minnesota (2–0) (1) Michigan (3–1) Duke (4–1) Iowa Pre-Flight (6–0) Duke (5–1) USC (6–1) Northwestern (5–2) March Field (6–1) Northwestern (6–2) 9. 10. USC (2–0)Pacific (CA) (4–0) Michigan (3–1) Pacific (CA) (5–1) Pacific (CA) (5–1) Penn (5–1–1) Texas (6–1) Del Monte Pre-Flight (6–1) March Field (6–1) 10. 11. Southwestern (3–0)Del Monte Pre-Flight (3–0) (6) Minnesota (3–0) Washington (4–0) Washington (4–0) Pacific (CA) (6–1) Washington (4–0) Washington (4–0) Army (7–2–1) 11. 12. Great Lakes Navy (2–1)March Field (3–0) (4) Southwestern (TX) (5–0) Texas (4–1) Northwestern (4–1) Washington (4–0) Texas A&M (7–0–1) Texas (6–1) Washington (4–0) (1) 12. 13. Memphis NAS (2–0)Minnesota (2–0) Texas A&M (4–0) Tulsa (4–0)Texas (5–1) Del Monte Pre-Flight (5–1) Pacific (CA) (7–1) Dartmouth (6–1) Georgia Tech (7–3) 13. 14. Dartmouth (2–0)Great Lakes Navy (3–1) March Field (4–0) Southwestern Louisiana (2–0)Del Monte Pre-Flight (4–1) Texas A&M (6–0–1) Del Monte Pre-Flight (5–1) Georgia Tech (6–3) Texas (7–1) 14. 15. Del Monte Pre-Flight (2–0)Memphis NAS (3–0) Del Monte Pre-Flight (3–1) Northwestern (3–1) Southwestern Louisiana (2–0) March Field (5–1) Georgia Tech (5–3) Bainbridge (7–0) Tulsa (6–0–1) 15. 16. March Field (2–0)Dartmouth (2–1) Texas (3–1)Colorado College (5–0) Texas A&M (6–0) Texas (5–1) Tulsa (5–0–1) Texas A&M (7–0–1) Dartmouth (6–1) 16. 17. LSU (2–0)Southwestern (TX) (4–0) Northwestern (2–1) Del Monte Pre-Flight (4–1) Arkansas A&M (5–0) тTulsa (5–0–1) Bainbridge (7–0) тColorado College (7–0) (2) Bainbridge (7–0) 17. 18. Ohio State (2–0)Texas A&M (3–0)Colorado College (4–0)Great Lakes Navy (4–2) Colorado College (5–0) т Dartmouth (4–1) San Diego Naval (5–1) т Penn (5–2–1) т Colorado College (7–0) (2) 18. 19. Northwestern (1–1)Washington (2–0)Memphis NAS (3–0) Texas A&M (5–0) Tulsa (4–0–1) Georgia Tech (4–3)Penn (5–2–1) Randolph Field (9–0) тPacific (CA) (7–1) 19. 20. Pacific (CA) (3–0)Georgia (3–1)Camp Grant (2–3–1)California (2–3)LSU (5–1) San Diego NAS (4–1)Dartmouth (5–1) Tulsa (5–0–1) Penn (6–2–1) 20. Week 1 Oct 4[ 1] Week 2 Oct 11[ 2] Week 3 Oct 18[ 3] Week 4 Oct 25[ 4] Week 5 Nov 1[ 5] Week 6 Nov 8[ 6] Week 7 Nov 15[ 7] Week 8 Nov 22[ 8] Week 9 (Final) Nov 29[ 9] Dropped: LSU Northwestern Ohio State Dropped: Dartmouth Georgia Great Lakes Navy Washington Dropped: Camp Grant March Field Memphis NAS Minnesota Southwestern Dropped: California Great Lakes Navy Dropped: Arkansas A&M Colorado College Southwestern Louisiana LSU Dropped: Dropped: Pacific (CA) San Diego Naval Dropped:
Litkenhous Ratings
The final Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1943 provided numerical rankings for 253 college and military service football programs. The top 100 ranked teams were:[ 10]
See also
References
^ "October 4, 1943 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "October 11, 1943 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "October 18, 1943 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "October 25, 1943 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "November 1, 1943 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "November 8, 1943 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "November 15, 1943 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "November 22, 1943 AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ "1943 Final AP Football Poll" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved March 26, 2017 .
^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U.S. Grid Leaders: Notre Dame Named Top Team for 1943; Minnesota Does Fadeout" . The Salt Lake Tribune . p. 18 – via Newspapers.com .
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