AP Polls
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Final | 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 65 | Western | |
| 8 | Final | 2 | Stanford | 3 | 1 | 44 | PCC |
| 8 | Final | 3 | Michigan | 5 | 2 | 5 | Western |
| 8 | Final | 4 | Tennessee | 6 | 2 | 10 | SEC |
| 8 | Final | 5 | Boston College | 4 | 1 | 7 | Ind |
| 8 | Final | 6 | Texas A&M | 2 | 4 | 1 | SWC |
| 8 | Final | 7 | Nebraska | 8 | 1 | Big 6 | |
| 8 | Final | 8 | Northwestern | 7 | 1 | Western | |
| 8 | Final | 9 | Mississippi State | 11 | 2 | 1 | SEC |
| 8 | Final | 10 | Washington | 12 | 2 | PCC | |
| 8 | Final | 11 | Santa Clara | 15 | 4 | Ind | |
| 8 | Final | 12 | Fordham | 14 | 2 | Ind | |
| 8 | Final | 13 | Georgetown | 9 | 4 | Ind | |
| 8 | Final | 14 | Pennsylvania | 10 | 4 | Ind | |
| 8 | Final | 15 | Cornell | 13 | 2 | Ind | |
| 8 | Final | 16 | SMU | 16 | SWC | ||
| 8 | Final | 17 | Hardin-Simmons | 20 | 3 | Ind | |
| 8 | Final | 18 | Duke | 20 | 2 | Southern | |
| 8 | Final | 19 | Lafayette | 18 | 1 | ||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 1 | Minnesota (8-0-0) | 1 | 88 | Western | |
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 2 | Texas A&M (8-0-0) | 2 | 41 | SWC | |
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 3 | Stanford (8-0-0) | 3 | 15 | PCC | |
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 4 | Boston College (9-0-0) | 4 | 15 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 5 | Michigan (7-1-0) | 7 | 2 | 3 | Western |
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 6 | Tennessee (9-0-0) | 6 | 8 | SEC | |
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 7 | Northwestern (6-2-0) | 10 | 3 | Western | |
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 8 | Nebraska (7-1-0) | 8 | Big 6 | ||
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 9 | Georgetown (8-1-0) | 9 | Ind | ||
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 10 | Pennsylvania (6-1-1) | 12 | 2 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 11 | Mississippi State (8-0-1) | 16 | 5 | SEC | |
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 12 | Washington (6-2-0) | 13 | 1 | PCC | |
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 13 | Cornell (6-2-0) | 5 | 8 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 14 | Fordham (6-1-0) | 15 | 1 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 15 | Santa Clara (5-1-1) | 19 | 4 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 16 | SMU (6-1-1) | 18 | 2 | SWC | |
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 17 | Alabama (7-1-0) | 17 | SEC | ||
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 18 | Lafayette | ||||
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 18 | Texas Tech (8-0-1) | 20 | 2 | BIAA | |
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 20 | Duke (6-2-0) | Southern | |||
| 7 | 1940-11-25 | 20 | Hardin-Simmons (9-0-0) | Ind | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 1 | Minnesota (7-0-0) | 1 | 68 | Western | |
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 2 | Texas A&M (8-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 59 | SWC |
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 3 | Stanford (8-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 24 | PCC |
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 4 | Boston College (8-0-0) | 8 | 4 | 12 | Ind |
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 5 | Cornell (6-1-0) | 2 | 3 | 6 | Ind |
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 6 | Tennessee (8-0-0) | 5 | 1 | 3 | SEC |
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 7 | Michigan (6-1-0) | 6 | 1 | Western | |
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 8 | Nebraska (6-1-0) | 11 | 3 | Big 6 | |
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 9 | Georgetown (7-1-0) | 9 | Ind | ||
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 10 | Northwestern (5-2-0) | 10 | Western | ||
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 11 | Ole Miss (8-1-0) | 17 | 6 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 12 | Pennsylvania (5-1-1) | Ind | |||
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 13 | Washington (5-2-0) | 17 | 4 | PCC | |
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 14 | Notre Dame (6-1-0) | 7 | 7 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 15 | Fordham (5-1-0) | 13 | 2 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 16 | Mississippi State (7-0-1) | 15 | 1 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 17 | Alabama (6-1-0) | 14 | 3 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 18 | SMU (5-1-1) | 20 | 2 | SWC | |
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 19 | Santa Clara (4-1-1) | 16 | 3 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 20 | Penn State (6-0-1) | 20 | Ind | ||
| 6 | 1940-11-18 | 20 | Texas Tech (7-0-1) | BIAA | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 1 | Minnesota (6-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 55 | Western |
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 2 | Cornell (6-0-0) | 1 | 1 | 45 | Ind |
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 3 | Texas A&M (7-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 31 | SWC |
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 4 | Stanford (7-0-0) | 6 | 2 | 12 | PCC |
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 5 | Tennessee (7-0-0) | 5 | 2 | SEC | |
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 6 | Michigan (5-1-0) | 3 | 3 | Western | |
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 7 | Notre Dame (6-0-0) | 7 | Ind | ||
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 8 | Boston College (7-0-0) | 8 | Ind | ||
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 9 | Georgetown (7-0-0) | 9 | Ind | ||
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 10 | Northwestern (5-1-0) | 10 | Western | ||
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 11 | Nebraska (5-1-0) | 12 | 1 | Big 6 | |
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 12 | Duke (5-1-0) | 12 | 2 | Southern | |
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 13 | Fordham (5-1-0) | 17 | 4 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 14 | Alabama (5-1-0) | SEC | |||
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 15 | Mississippi State (6-0-1) | 19 | 4 | SEC | |
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 16 | Santa Clara (3-1-1) | 19 | 3 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 17 | Ole Miss (7-1-0) | SEC | |||
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 17 | Washington (4-2-0) | 11 | 6 | PCC | |
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 19 | Oregon State (5-1-1) | PCC | |||
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 20 | Penn State (5-0-1) | 16 | 4 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1940-11-11 | 20 | SMU (4-1-1) | 14 | 6 | SWC | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 4 | 1940-11-04 | 1 | Cornell (5-0-0) | 1 | 119 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1940-11-04 | 2 | Minnesota (5-0-0) | 4 | 2 | 18 | Western |
| 4 | 1940-11-04 | 3 | Michigan (5-0-0) | 3 | 11 | Western | |
| 4 | 1940-11-04 | 4 | Texas A&M (6-0-0) | 5 | 1 | 14 | SWC |
| 4 | 1940-11-04 | 5 | Tennessee (6-0-0) | 7 | 2 | 11 | SEC |
| 4 | 1940-11-04 | 6 | Stanford (6-0-0) | 6 | 3 | PCC | |
| 4 | 1940-11-04 | 7 | Notre Dame (5-0-0) | 2 | 5 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1940-11-04 | 8 | Boston College (6-0-0) | 9 | 1 | 2 | Ind |
| 4 | 1940-11-04 | 9 | Georgetown (6-0-0) | 10 | 1 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1940-11-04 | 10 | Northwestern (4-1-0) | 8 | 2 | Western | |
| 4 | 1940-11-04 | 11 | Washington (4-1-0) | 13 | 2 | PCC | |
| 4 | 1940-11-04 | 12 | Duke (4-1-0) | 18 | 6 | Southern | |
| 4 | 1940-11-04 | 12 | Nebraska (4-1-0) | 12 | Big 6 | ||
| 4 | 1940-11-04 | 14 | SMU (4-0-1) | 15 | 1 | SWC | |
| 4 | 1940-11-04 | 15 | Pennsylvania (4-1-0) | 15 | Ind | ||
| 4 | 1940-11-04 | 16 | Penn State (5-0-0) | 18 | 2 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1940-11-04 | 17 | Fordham (4-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 4 | 1940-11-04 | 18 | Lafayette | ||||
| 4 | 1940-11-04 | 19 | Mississippi State (5-0-1) | 20 | 1 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1940-11-04 | 19 | Santa Clara (2-1-1) | 20 | 1 | Ind | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 1 | Cornell (4-0-0) | 1 | 81 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 2 | Notre Dame (4-0-0) | 2 | 40 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 3 | Michigan (5-0-0) | 3 | 16 | Western | |
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 4 | Minnesota (4-0-0) | 6 | 2 | 13 | Western |
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 5 | Texas A&M (5-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 9 | SWC |
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 6 | Stanford (5-0-0) | 9 | 3 | PCC | |
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 7 | Tennessee (5-0-0) | 5 | 2 | SEC | |
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 8 | Northwestern (4-0-0) | 7 | 1 | 1 | Western |
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 9 | Boston College (5-0-0) | 10 | 1 | 2 | Ind |
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 10 | Clemson (5-0-0) | 13 | 3 | 2 | Southern |
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 10 | Georgetown (5-0-0) | 15 | 5 | 2 | Ind |
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 12 | Nebraska (3-1-0) | 18 | 6 | Big 6 | |
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 13 | Washington (4-1-0) | 16 | 3 | PCC | |
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 14 | Navy (5-0-0) | Ind | |||
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 15 | Pennsylvania (3-1-0) | 8 | 7 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 15 | SMU (3-0-1) | 19 | 4 | SWC | |
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 17 | Detroit Mercy (5-0-0) | Ind | |||
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 18 | Duke (3-1-0) | Southern | |||
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 18 | Penn State (4-0-0) | Ind | |||
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 20 | Mississippi State (4-0-1) | SEC | |||
| 3 | 1940-10-28 | 20 | Santa Clara (2-1-1) | Ind | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 2 | 1940-10-21 | 1 | Cornell (3-0-0) | 1 | 83 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1940-10-21 | 2 | Notre Dame (3-0-0) | 6 | 4 | 30 | Ind |
| 2 | 1940-10-21 | 3 | Michigan (4-0-0) | 3 | 18 | Western | |
| 2 | 1940-10-21 | 4 | Texas A&M (4-0-0) | 2 | 2 | 15 | SWC |
| 2 | 1940-10-21 | 5 | Tennessee (4-0-0) | 5 | 6 | SEC | |
| 2 | 1940-10-21 | 6 | Minnesota (3-0-0) | 7 | 1 | 8 | Western |
| 2 | 1940-10-21 | 7 | Northwestern (3-0-0) | 4 | 3 | Western | |
| 2 | 1940-10-21 | 8 | Pennsylvania (3-0-0) | 9 | 1 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1940-10-21 | 9 | Stanford (4-0-0) | 10 | 1 | PCC | |
| 2 | 1940-10-21 | 10 | Boston College (4-0-0) | 8 | 2 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1940-10-21 | 11 | Fordham (3-0-0) | 11 | Ind | ||
| 2 | 1940-10-21 | 12 | Texas (4-0-0) | 14 | 2 | SWC | |
| 2 | 1940-10-21 | 13 | Clemson (4-0-0) | 12 | 1 | 1 | Southern |
| 2 | 1940-10-21 | 14 | Ole Miss (5-0-0) | 13 | 1 | 1 | SEC |
| 2 | 1940-10-21 | 15 | Georgetown (4-0-0) | Ind | |||
| 2 | 1940-10-21 | 16 | Washington (3-1-0) | 16 | PCC | ||
| 2 | 1940-10-21 | 17 | USC (2-0-2) | 17 | PCC | ||
| 2 | 1940-10-21 | 18 | Nebraska (2-1-0) | Big 6 | |||
| 2 | 1940-10-21 | 19 | SMU (3-0-1) | SWC | |||
| 2 | 1940-10-21 | 20 | Columbia (3-0-0) | Ind | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 1 | 1940-10-14 | 1 | Cornell (2-0-0) | NA | — | 90 | Ind |
| 1 | 1940-10-14 | 2 | Texas A&M (3-0-0) | NA | — | 25 | SWC |
| 1 | 1940-10-14 | 3 | Michigan (3-0-0) | NA | — | 26 | Western |
| 1 | 1940-10-14 | 4 | Northwestern (2-0-0) | NA | — | 1 | Western |
| 1 | 1940-10-14 | 5 | Tennessee (3-0-0) | NA | — | 7 | SEC |
| 1 | 1940-10-14 | 6 | Notre Dame (2-0-0) | NA | — | 5 | Ind |
| 1 | 1940-10-14 | 7 | Minnesota (2-0-0) | NA | — | 2 | Western |
| 1 | 1940-10-14 | 8 | Boston College (3-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1940-10-14 | 9 | Pennsylvania (2-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1940-10-14 | 10 | Stanford (3-0-0) | NA | — | PCC | |
| 1 | 1940-10-14 | 11 | Fordham (2-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1940-10-14 | 12 | Clemson (4-0-0) | NA | — | Southern | |
| 1 | 1940-10-14 | 13 | Ole Miss (4-0-0) | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | 1940-10-14 | 14 | Texas (3-0-0) | NA | — | SWC | |
| 1 | 1940-10-14 | 15 | Ohio State (2-1-0) | NA | — | Western | |
| 1 | 1940-10-14 | 16 | Washington (2-1-0) | NA | — | PCC | |
| 1 | 1940-10-14 | 17 | USC (1-0-2) | NA | — | PCC | |
| 1 | 1940-10-14 | 18 | Oregon State (2-0-1) | NA | — | PCC | |
| 1 | 1940-10-14 | 19 | Washington State (2-0-1) | NA | — | PCC | |
| 1 | 1940-10-14 | 20 | Iowa (2-0-0) | NA | — | Western |
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