AP Polls
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Final | 1 | Texas A&M | 1 | 55 | SWC | |
| 9 | Final | 2 | Tennessee | 2 | 26 | SEC | |
| 9 | Final | 3 | USC | 3 | 9 | PCC | |
| 9 | Final | 4 | Cornell | 4 | 16 | Ind | |
| 9 | Final | 5 | Tulane | 5 | SEC | ||
| 9 | Final | 6 | Missouri | 7 | 1 | Big 6 | |
| 9 | Final | 7 | UCLA | 9 | 2 | PCC | |
| 9 | Final | 8 | Duke | 6 | 2 | 2 | Southern |
| 9 | Final | 9 | Iowa | 8 | 1 | Western | |
| 9 | Final | 10 | Duquesne | 10 | Ind | ||
| 9 | Final | 11 | Boston College | 14 | 3 | Ind | |
| 9 | Final | 12 | Clemson | 15 | 3 | Southern | |
| 9 | Final | 13 | Notre Dame | 11 | 2 | Ind | |
| 9 | Final | 14 | Santa Clara | 16 | 2 | Ind | |
| 9 | Final | 15 | Ohio State | 12 | 3 | Western | |
| 9 | Final | 16 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 3 | SEC | |
| 9 | Final | 17 | Fordham | 18 | 1 | Ind | |
| 9 | Final | 18 | Nebraska | 17 | 1 | Big 6 | |
| 9 | Final | 19 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | |||
| 9 | Final | 20 | Michigan | Western | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 8 | 1939-12-04 | 1 | Texas A&M (10-0-0) | 1 | 28 | SWC | |
| 8 | 1939-12-04 | 2 | Tennessee (9-0-0) | 4 | 2 | 19 | SEC |
| 8 | 1939-12-04 | 3 | USC (7-0-1) | 1 | 2 | 18 | PCC |
| 8 | 1939-12-04 | 4 | Cornell (8-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 15 | Ind |
| 8 | 1939-12-04 | 5 | Tulane (8-0-1) | 5 | 5 | SEC | |
| 8 | 1939-12-04 | 6 | Duke (8-1-0) | 7 | 1 | 1 | Southern |
| 8 | 1939-12-04 | 7 | Missouri (8-1-0) | 8 | 1 | Big 6 | |
| 8 | 1939-12-04 | 8 | Iowa (6-1-1) | 9 | 1 | Western | |
| 8 | 1939-12-04 | 9 | UCLA (6-0-3) | 13 | 4 | PCC | |
| 8 | 1939-12-04 | 10 | Duquesne (8-0-1) | 6 | 4 | Ind | |
| 8 | 1939-12-04 | 11 | Notre Dame (7-2-0) | 11 | Ind | ||
| 8 | 1939-12-04 | 12 | Ohio State (6-2-0) | 12 | Western | ||
| 8 | 1939-12-04 | 13 | Georgia Tech (7-2-0) | SEC | |||
| 8 | 1939-12-04 | 14 | Boston College (9-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 8 | 1939-12-04 | 15 | Clemson (8-1-0) | 14 | 1 | 1 | Southern |
| 8 | 1939-12-04 | 16 | Santa Clara (5-1-3) | 20 | 4 | Ind | |
| 8 | 1939-12-04 | 17 | Nebraska (7-1-1) | 18 | 1 | Big 6 | |
| 8 | 1939-12-04 | 18 | Fordham (6-2-0) | Ind | |||
| 8 | 1939-12-04 | 18 | San Jose State | 19 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 1939-12-04 | 20 | Georgetown (7-0-1) | 17 | 3 | Ind | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 7 | 1939-11-27 | 1 | USC (6-0-1) | 4 | 3 | 25 | PCC |
| 7 | 1939-11-27 | 1 | Texas A&M (9-0-0) | 1 | 27 | SWC | |
| 7 | 1939-11-27 | 3 | Cornell (8-0-0) | 3 | 34 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1939-11-27 | 4 | Tennessee (8-0-0) | 2 | 2 | 18 | SEC |
| 7 | 1939-11-27 | 5 | Tulane (7-0-1) | 5 | 4 | SEC | |
| 7 | 1939-11-27 | 6 | Duquesne (8-0-0) | 12 | 6 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1939-11-27 | 7 | Duke (8-1-0) | 8 | 1 | 2 | Southern |
| 7 | 1939-11-27 | 8 | Missouri (8-1-0) | 10 | 2 | Big 6 | |
| 7 | 1939-11-27 | 9 | Iowa (6-1-1) | 9 | Western | ||
| 7 | 1939-11-27 | 10 | Holy Cross (7-1-0) | 11 | 1 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1939-11-27 | 11 | Notre Dame (7-2-0) | 7 | 4 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1939-11-27 | 12 | Ohio State (6-2-0) | 6 | 6 | Western | |
| 7 | 1939-11-27 | 13 | UCLA (5-0-3) | 13 | PCC | ||
| 7 | 1939-11-27 | 14 | Clemson (8-1-0) | 15 | 1 | 1 | Southern |
| 7 | 1939-11-27 | 15 | Michigan (6-2-0) | Western | |||
| 7 | 1939-11-27 | 16 | North Carolina (7-1-1) | 17 | 1 | Southern | |
| 7 | 1939-11-27 | 17 | Georgetown (7-0-1) | 16 | 1 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1939-11-27 | 18 | Nebraska (7-1-1) | Big 6 | |||
| 7 | 1939-11-27 | 19 | San Jose State | ||||
| 7 | 1939-11-27 | 20 | Santa Clara (5-1-3) | 17 | 3 | Ind | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 6 | 1939-11-20 | 1 | Texas A&M (9-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 38 | SWC |
| 6 | 1939-11-20 | 2 | Tennessee (8-0-0) | 1 | 1 | 33 | SEC |
| 6 | 1939-11-20 | 3 | Cornell (7-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 20 | Ind |
| 6 | 1939-11-20 | 4 | USC (5-0-1) | 3 | 1 | 11 | PCC |
| 6 | 1939-11-20 | 5 | Tulane (6-0-1) | 6 | 1 | 3 | SEC |
| 6 | 1939-11-20 | 6 | Ohio State (6-1-0) | 8 | 2 | 1 | Western |
| 6 | 1939-11-20 | 7 | Notre Dame (7-1-0) | 9 | 2 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1939-11-20 | 8 | Duke (7-1-0) | 13 | 5 | 2 | Southern |
| 6 | 1939-11-20 | 9 | Iowa (6-1-0) | 15 | 6 | 1 | Western |
| 6 | 1939-11-20 | 10 | Missouri (7-1-0) | 12 | 2 | Big 6 | |
| 6 | 1939-11-20 | 11 | Holy Cross (7-1-0) | 18 | 7 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1939-11-20 | 12 | Duquesne (7-0-0) | 10 | 2 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1939-11-20 | 13 | UCLA (5-0-2) | 11 | 2 | PCC | |
| 6 | 1939-11-20 | 14 | Oklahoma (6-1-1) | 5 | 9 | Big 6 | |
| 6 | 1939-11-20 | 15 | Clemson (7-1-0) | 16 | 1 | 1 | Southern |
| 6 | 1939-11-20 | 16 | Georgetown (7-0-1) | Ind | |||
| 6 | 1939-11-20 | 17 | North Carolina (7-1-1) | 7 | 10 | Southern | |
| 6 | 1939-11-20 | 17 | Santa Clara (4-1-3) | 14 | 3 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1939-11-20 | 19 | Georgia Tech (5-2-0) | SEC | |||
| 6 | 1939-11-20 | 19 | Princeton (6-1-0) | Ind | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 1 | Tennessee (7-0-0) | 1 | 66 | SEC | |
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 2 | Texas A&M (8-0-0) | 2 | SWC | ||
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 3 | USC (5-0-1) | 4 | 1 | 10 | PCC |
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 4 | Cornell (6-0-0) | 5 | 1 | 3 | Ind |
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 5 | Oklahoma (6-0-1) | 6 | 1 | 2 | Big 6 |
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 6 | Tulane (5-0-1) | 7 | 1 | 2 | SEC |
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 7 | North Carolina (7-0-1) | 8 | 1 | 1 | Southern |
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 8 | Ohio State (5-1-0) | 9 | 1 | Western | |
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 9 | Notre Dame (6-1-0) | 3 | 6 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 10 | Duquesne (7-0-0) | 12 | 2 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 11 | UCLA (5-0-1) | 11 | PCC | ||
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 12 | Missouri (6-1-0) | Big 6 | |||
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 13 | Duke (6-1-0) | 15 | 2 | Southern | |
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 14 | Santa Clara (4-1-2) | 16 | 2 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 15 | Iowa (5-1-0) | Western | |||
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 16 | Clemson (6-1-0) | 1 | Southern | ||
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 17 | SMU (3-2-1) | 13 | 4 | SWC | |
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 18 | Holy Cross (6-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 19 | Oregon State (6-1-0) | PCC | |||
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 20 | Dartmouth (5-1-1) | 14 | 6 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1939-11-13 | 20 | Minnesota (2-3-1) | Western | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 4 | 1939-11-06 | 1 | Tennessee (6-0-0) | 1 | 81 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1939-11-06 | 2 | Texas A&M (7-0-0) | 5 | 3 | 6 | SWC |
| 4 | 1939-11-06 | 3 | Notre Dame (6-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 11 | Ind |
| 4 | 1939-11-06 | 4 | USC (4-0-1) | 7 | 3 | 5 | PCC |
| 4 | 1939-11-06 | 5 | Cornell (5-0-0) | 3 | 2 | 1 | Ind |
| 4 | 1939-11-06 | 6 | Oklahoma (5-0-1) | 6 | 3 | Big 6 | |
| 4 | 1939-11-06 | 7 | Tulane (4-0-1) | 8 | 1 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1939-11-06 | 8 | North Carolina (6-0-1) | 9 | 1 | 1 | Southern |
| 4 | 1939-11-06 | 9 | Ohio State (4-1-0) | 14 | 5 | Western | |
| 4 | 1939-11-06 | 10 | Michigan (4-1-0) | 2 | 8 | Western | |
| 4 | 1939-11-06 | 11 | UCLA (5-0-1) | 19 | 8 | PCC | |
| 4 | 1939-11-06 | 12 | Duquesne (6-0-0) | 13 | 1 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1939-11-06 | 13 | SMU (3-1-1) | 16 | 3 | SWC | |
| 4 | 1939-11-06 | 14 | Dartmouth (5-0-1) | Ind | |||
| 4 | 1939-11-06 | 15 | Duke (5-1-0) | 12 | 3 | Southern | |
| 4 | 1939-11-06 | 16 | Santa Clara (3-1-2) | Ind | |||
| 4 | 1939-11-06 | 17 | New York University (5-1-0) | 17 | Ind | ||
| 4 | 1939-11-06 | 18 | Kentucky (5-0-1) | 15 | 3 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1939-11-06 | 19 | Ole Miss (5-1-0) | SEC | |||
| 4 | 1939-11-06 | 20 | Alabama (4-1-1) | 19 | 1 | SEC | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 3 | 1939-10-30 | 1 | Tennessee (5-0-0) | 1 | 67 | SEC | |
| 3 | 1939-10-30 | 2 | Michigan (4-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 20 | Western |
| 3 | 1939-10-30 | 3 | Cornell (4-0-0) | 7 | 4 | 18 | Ind |
| 3 | 1939-10-30 | 4 | Notre Dame (5-0-0) | 2 | 2 | 12 | Ind |
| 3 | 1939-10-30 | 5 | Texas A&M (6-0-0) | 5 | 6 | SWC | |
| 3 | 1939-10-30 | 6 | Oklahoma (4-0-1) | 6 | 2 | Big 6 | |
| 3 | 1939-10-30 | 7 | USC (3-0-1) | 8 | 1 | 1 | PCC |
| 3 | 1939-10-30 | 8 | Tulane (4-0-1) | 9 | 1 | 1 | SEC |
| 3 | 1939-10-30 | 9 | North Carolina (5-0-1) | 13 | 4 | 1 | Southern |
| 3 | 1939-10-30 | 10 | Nebraska (4-0-1) | 10 | Big 6 | ||
| 3 | 1939-10-30 | 11 | Oregon State (5-0-0) | 15 | 4 | PCC | |
| 3 | 1939-10-30 | 12 | Duke (4-1-0) | 12 | Southern | ||
| 3 | 1939-10-30 | 13 | Duquesne (5-0-0) | 11 | 2 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1939-10-30 | 14 | Ohio State (3-1-0) | 4 | 10 | Western | |
| 3 | 1939-10-30 | 15 | Kentucky (5-0-0) | SEC | |||
| 3 | 1939-10-30 | 16 | SMU (2-1-1) | 17 | 1 | SWC | |
| 3 | 1939-10-30 | 17 | New York University (4-1-0) | 19 | 2 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1939-10-30 | 18 | LSU (4-1-0) | SEC | |||
| 3 | 1939-10-30 | 19 | Alabama (4-1-0) | 20 | 1 | SEC | |
| 3 | 1939-10-30 | 19 | UCLA (4-0-1) | PCC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 2 | 1939-10-23 | 1 | Tennessee (4-0-0) | 5 | 4 | 83 | SEC |
| 2 | 1939-10-23 | 2 | Notre Dame (4-0-0) | 2 | 12 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1939-10-23 | 3 | Michigan (3-0-0) | 6 | 3 | 8 | Western |
| 2 | 1939-10-23 | 4 | Ohio State (3-0-0) | 10 | 6 | 5 | Western |
| 2 | 1939-10-23 | 5 | Texas A&M (5-0-0) | 9 | 4 | 6 | SWC |
| 2 | 1939-10-23 | 6 | Oklahoma (3-0-1) | 3 | 3 | 2 | Big 6 |
| 2 | 1939-10-23 | 7 | Cornell (3-0-0) | 12 | 5 | 1 | Ind |
| 2 | 1939-10-23 | 8 | USC (2-0-1) | 7 | 1 | PCC | |
| 2 | 1939-10-23 | 9 | Tulane (3-0-1) | 4 | 5 | 1 | SEC |
| 2 | 1939-10-23 | 10 | Nebraska (3-0-1) | 16 | 6 | Big 6 | |
| 2 | 1939-10-23 | 11 | Duquesne (4-0-0) | Ind | |||
| 2 | 1939-10-23 | 12 | Duke (3-1-0) | 13 | 1 | Southern | |
| 2 | 1939-10-23 | 13 | North Carolina (4-0-1) | 14 | 1 | Southern | |
| 2 | 1939-10-23 | 14 | Ole Miss (4-0-0) | 17 | 3 | SEC | |
| 2 | 1939-10-23 | 15 | Oregon State (4-0-0) | PCC | |||
| 2 | 1939-10-23 | 16 | Pennsylvania (3-0-0) | Ind | |||
| 2 | 1939-10-23 | 17 | SMU (2-1-1) | 18 | 1 | SWC | |
| 2 | 1939-10-23 | 18 | Pitt (3-1-0) | 1 | 17 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1939-10-23 | 19 | New York University (3-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 2 | 1939-10-23 | 20 | Alabama (3-1-0) | 8 | 12 | SEC | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 1 | 1939-10-16 | 1 | Pitt (3-0-0) | NA | — | 25 | Ind |
| 1 | 1939-10-16 | 2 | Notre Dame (3-0-0) | NA | — | 16 | Ind |
| 1 | 1939-10-16 | 3 | Oklahoma (2-0-1) | NA | — | 10 | Big 6 |
| 1 | 1939-10-16 | 4 | Tulane (3-0-0) | NA | — | 14 | SEC |
| 1 | 1939-10-16 | 5 | Tennessee (3-0-0) | NA | — | 26 | SEC |
| 1 | 1939-10-16 | 6 | Michigan (2-0-0) | NA | — | 10 | Western |
| 1 | 1939-10-16 | 7 | USC (2-0-1) | NA | — | PCC | |
| 1 | 1939-10-16 | 8 | Alabama (3-0-0) | NA | — | 2 | SEC |
| 1 | 1939-10-16 | 9 | Texas A&M (4-0-0) | NA | — | 5 | SWC |
| 1 | 1939-10-16 | 10 | Ohio State (2-0-0) | NA | — | 11 | Western |
| 1 | 1939-10-16 | 11 | Oregon (2-0-1) | NA | — | 2 | PCC |
| 1 | 1939-10-16 | 12 | Cornell (2-0-0) | NA | — | 1 | Ind |
| 1 | 1939-10-16 | 13 | Duke (2-1-0) | NA | — | Southern | |
| 1 | 1939-10-16 | 14 | North Carolina (4-0-0) | NA | — | Southern | |
| 1 | 1939-10-16 | 15 | Carnegie Mellon (3-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1939-10-16 | 16 | Nebraska (2-0-1) | NA | — | Big 6 | |
| 1 | 1939-10-16 | 17 | Ole Miss (3-0-0) | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | 1939-10-16 | 18 | SMU (1-1-1) | NA | — | SWC | |
| 1 | 1939-10-16 | 19 | Baylor (3-0-0) | NA | — | SWC | |
| 1 | 1939-10-16 | 20 | Saint Mary's (CA) (2-0-1) | NA | — | Ind |
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