AP Polls
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Final | 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 84 | Western | |
| 8 | Final | 2 | Duke | 3 | 1 | 9 | Southern |
| 8 | Final | 3 | Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | Ind | |
| 8 | Final | 4 | Texas | 10 | 6 | 1 | SWC |
| 8 | Final | 5 | Michigan | 6 | 1 | Western | |
| 8 | Final | 6 | Fordham | 8 | 2 | Ind | |
| 8 | Final | 7 | Missouri | 7 | 1 | Big 6 | |
| 8 | Final | 8 | Duquesne | 5 | 3 | Ind | |
| 8 | Final | 9 | Texas A&M | 2 | 7 | SWC | |
| 8 | Final | 10 | Navy | 11 | 1 | Ind | |
| 8 | Final | 11 | Northwestern | 9 | 2 | Western | |
| 8 | Final | 12 | Oregon State | 17 | 5 | PCC | |
| 8 | Final | 13 | Ohio State | 15 | 2 | Western | |
| 8 | Final | 14 | Georgia | 20 | 6 | SEC | |
| 8 | Final | 15 | Pennsylvania | 13 | 2 | Ind | |
| 8 | Final | 16 | Mississippi State | SEC | |||
| 8 | Final | 17 | Ole Miss | 14 | 3 | SEC | |
| 8 | Final | 18 | Tennessee | SEC | |||
| 8 | Final | 19 | Washington State | PCC | |||
| 8 | Final | 20 | Alabama | 18 | 2 | SEC | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 7 | 1941-11-24 | 1 | Minnesota (8-0-0) | 1 | 95 | Western | |
| 7 | 1941-11-24 | 2 | Texas A&M (8-0-0) | 2 | 2 | SWC | |
| 7 | 1941-11-24 | 3 | Duke (9-0-0) | 3 | 15 | Southern | |
| 7 | 1941-11-24 | 4 | Notre Dame (8-0-1) | 4 | 2 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1941-11-24 | 5 | Duquesne (8-0-0) | 6 | 1 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1941-11-24 | 6 | Michigan (6-1-1) | 5 | 1 | Western | |
| 7 | 1941-11-24 | 7 | Missouri (8-1-0) | 8 | 1 | 1 | Big 6 |
| 7 | 1941-11-24 | 8 | Fordham (6-1-0) | 11 | 3 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1941-11-24 | 9 | Northwestern (5-3-0) | 10 | 1 | Western | |
| 7 | 1941-11-24 | 10 | Texas (6-1-1) | 9 | 1 | SWC | |
| 7 | 1941-11-24 | 11 | Navy (6-1-1) | 12 | 1 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1941-11-24 | 12 | Vanderbilt (8-1-0) | SEC | |||
| 7 | 1941-11-24 | 13 | Pennsylvania (7-1-0) | 13 | Ind | ||
| 7 | 1941-11-24 | 14 | Ole Miss (6-1-1) | 15 | 1 | SEC | |
| 7 | 1941-11-24 | 15 | Ohio State (6-1-1) | 14 | 1 | Western | |
| 7 | 1941-11-24 | 16 | Clemson (7-1-0) | 18 | 2 | Southern | |
| 7 | 1941-11-24 | 17 | Oregon State (6-2-0) | 16 | 1 | PCC | |
| 7 | 1941-11-24 | 18 | Alabama (7-2-0) | 7 | 11 | SEC | |
| 7 | 1941-11-24 | 19 | Harvard (5-2-1) | Ind | |||
| 7 | 1941-11-24 | 20 | Georgia (7-1-1) | 20 | SEC | ||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 1 | Minnesota (7-0-0) | 1 | 112 | Western | |
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 2 | Texas A&M (8-0-0) | 4 | 2 | 5 | SWC |
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 3 | Duke (8-0-0) | 3 | 12 | Southern | |
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 4 | Notre Dame (7-0-1) | 5 | 1 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 5 | Michigan (6-1-0) | 7 | 2 | Western | |
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 6 | Duquesne (8-0-0) | 10 | 4 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 7 | Alabama (7-1-0) | 9 | 2 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 8 | Missouri (7-1-0) | 16 | 8 | Big 6 | |
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 9 | Texas (6-1-1) | 2 | 7 | SWC | |
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 10 | Northwestern (4-3-0) | 8 | 2 | Western | |
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 11 | Fordham (5-1-0) | 11 | Ind | ||
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 12 | Navy (5-1-1) | 12 | Ind | ||
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 13 | Pennsylvania (6-1-0) | 14 | 1 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 14 | Ohio State (6-1-0) | 20 | 6 | Western | |
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 15 | Ole Miss (5-1-1) | 15 | SEC | ||
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 16 | Oregon State (5-2-0) | PCC | |||
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 17 | Stanford (6-2-0) | 6 | 11 | PCC | |
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 18 | Clemson (6-1-0) | Southern | |||
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 19 | Texas Christian (6-2-0) | SWC | |||
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 20 | Georgia (6-1-1) | SEC | |||
| 6 | 1941-11-17 | 20 | Washington (4-3-0) | PCC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 5 | 1941-11-10 | 1 | Minnesota (6-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 99 | Western |
| 5 | 1941-11-10 | 2 | Texas (6-0-1) | 1 | 1 | 4 | SWC |
| 5 | 1941-11-10 | 3 | Duke (7-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 11 | Southern |
| 5 | 1941-11-10 | 4 | Texas A&M (7-0-0) | 5 | 1 | 6 | SWC |
| 5 | 1941-11-10 | 5 | Notre Dame (6-0-1) | 7 | 2 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1941-11-10 | 6 | Stanford (6-1-0) | 9 | 3 | 1 | PCC |
| 5 | 1941-11-10 | 7 | Michigan (5-1-0) | 8 | 1 | Western | |
| 5 | 1941-11-10 | 8 | Northwestern (4-2-0) | 10 | 2 | Western | |
| 5 | 1941-11-10 | 9 | Alabama (6-1-0) | 13 | 4 | SEC | |
| 5 | 1941-11-10 | 10 | Duquesne (7-0-0) | 12 | 2 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1941-11-10 | 11 | Fordham (5-1-0) | 3 | 8 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1941-11-10 | 12 | Navy (5-1-1) | 6 | 6 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1941-11-10 | 13 | Mississippi State (5-0-1) | 15 | 2 | SEC | |
| 5 | 1941-11-10 | 14 | Pennsylvania (5-1-0) | 19 | 5 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1941-11-10 | 15 | Ole Miss (5-1-1) | 16 | 1 | SEC | |
| 5 | 1941-11-10 | 16 | Missouri (6-1-0) | 17 | 1 | Big 6 | |
| 5 | 1941-11-10 | 17 | Harvard (3-2-1) | Ind | |||
| 5 | 1941-11-10 | 18 | Boston College (5-2-0) | Ind | |||
| 5 | 1941-11-10 | 19 | Army (4-1-1) | 11 | 8 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1941-11-10 | 20 | Ohio State (5-1-0) | 20 | Western | ||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 4 | 1941-11-03 | 1 | Texas (6-0-0) | 1 | 73 | SWC | |
| 4 | 1941-11-03 | 2 | Minnesota (5-0-0) | 1 | 1 | 34 | Western |
| 4 | 1941-11-03 | 3 | Fordham (5-0-0) | 3 | 6 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1941-11-03 | 4 | Duke (6-0-0) | 4 | 7 | Southern | |
| 4 | 1941-11-03 | 5 | Texas A&M (6-0-0) | 5 | SWC | ||
| 4 | 1941-11-03 | 6 | Navy (5-0-1) | 11 | 5 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1941-11-03 | 7 | Notre Dame (5-0-1) | 6 | 1 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1941-11-03 | 8 | Michigan (5-1-0) | 7 | 1 | Western | |
| 4 | 1941-11-03 | 9 | Stanford (5-1-0) | 12 | 3 | PCC | |
| 4 | 1941-11-03 | 10 | Northwestern (3-2-0) | 9 | 1 | Western | |
| 4 | 1941-11-03 | 11 | Army (4-0-1) | 14 | 3 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1941-11-03 | 12 | Duquesne (6-0-0) | 16 | 4 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1941-11-03 | 13 | Alabama (5-1-0) | 15 | 2 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1941-11-03 | 14 | Tulane (4-2-0) | SEC | |||
| 4 | 1941-11-03 | 15 | Mississippi State (4-0-1) | 17 | 2 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1941-11-03 | 16 | Ole Miss (4-1-1) | 17 | 1 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1941-11-03 | 17 | Missouri (5-1-0) | 19 | 2 | Big 6 | |
| 4 | 1941-11-03 | 18 | Syracuse (5-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 4 | 1941-11-03 | 19 | Pennsylvania (4-1-0) | 8 | 11 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1941-11-03 | 20 | Ohio State (4-1-0) | Western | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 3 | 1941-10-27 | 1 | Minnesota (4-0-0) | 1 | 60 | Western | |
| 3 | 1941-10-27 | 1 | Texas (5-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 53 | SWC |
| 3 | 1941-10-27 | 3 | Fordham (4-0-0) | 6 | 3 | 7 | Ind |
| 3 | 1941-10-27 | 4 | Duke (5-0-0) | 4 | 5 | Southern | |
| 3 | 1941-10-27 | 5 | Texas A&M (5-0-0) | 9 | 4 | SWC | |
| 3 | 1941-10-27 | 6 | Notre Dame (5-0-0) | 7 | 1 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1941-10-27 | 7 | Michigan (4-1-0) | 3 | 4 | Western | |
| 3 | 1941-10-27 | 8 | Pennsylvania (4-0-0) | 12 | 4 | 1 | Ind |
| 3 | 1941-10-27 | 9 | Northwestern (3-1-0) | 13 | 4 | Western | |
| 3 | 1941-10-27 | 10 | Vanderbilt (5-0-0) | 15 | 5 | SEC | |
| 3 | 1941-10-27 | 11 | Navy (4-0-1) | 5 | 6 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1941-10-27 | 12 | Stanford (4-1-0) | 19 | 7 | PCC | |
| 3 | 1941-10-27 | 13 | Temple (5-0-0) | 17 | 4 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1941-10-27 | 14 | Army (4-0-0) | Ind | |||
| 3 | 1941-10-27 | 15 | Alabama (4-1-0) | SEC | |||
| 3 | 1941-10-27 | 16 | Duquesne (5-0-0) | Ind | |||
| 3 | 1941-10-27 | 17 | Ole Miss (3-1-1) | SEC | |||
| 3 | 1941-10-27 | 17 | Mississippi State (3-0-1) | SEC | |||
| 3 | 1941-10-27 | 19 | Missouri (4-1-0) | Big 6 | |||
| 3 | 1941-10-27 | 20 | SMU (3-1-0) | SWC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 2 | 1941-10-20 | 1 | Minnesota (3-0-0) | 1 | 69 | Western | |
| 2 | 1941-10-20 | 2 | Texas (4-0-0) | 2 | 33 | SWC | |
| 2 | 1941-10-20 | 3 | Michigan (4-0-0) | 6 | 3 | 7 | Western |
| 2 | 1941-10-20 | 4 | Duke (4-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 7 | Southern |
| 2 | 1941-10-20 | 5 | Navy (4-0-0) | 7 | 2 | 3 | Ind |
| 2 | 1941-10-20 | 6 | Fordham (3-0-0) | 4 | 2 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1941-10-20 | 7 | Notre Dame (4-0-0) | 8 | 1 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1941-10-20 | 8 | Santa Clara (4-0-0) | 9 | 1 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1941-10-20 | 9 | Texas A&M (4-0-0) | 14 | 5 | SWC | |
| 2 | 1941-10-20 | 10 | Tulane (3-1-0) | 17 | 7 | 1 | SEC |
| 2 | 1941-10-20 | 11 | Ohio State (3-0-0) | 10 | 1 | 1 | Western |
| 2 | 1941-10-20 | 12 | Pennsylvania (3-0-0) | 11 | 1 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1941-10-20 | 13 | Northwestern (2-1-0) | 5 | 8 | Western | |
| 2 | 1941-10-20 | 14 | Clemson (4-0-0) | 13 | 1 | 3 | Southern |
| 2 | 1941-10-20 | 15 | Vanderbilt (4-0-0) | 18 | 3 | SEC | |
| 2 | 1941-10-20 | 16 | Oregon (3-1-0) | PCC | |||
| 2 | 1941-10-20 | 17 | Temple (4-0-0) | Ind | |||
| 2 | 1941-10-20 | 18 | Oregon State (2-1-0) | 16 | 2 | PCC | |
| 2 | 1941-10-20 | 19 | Stanford (3-1-0) | PCC | |||
| 2 | 1941-10-20 | 19 | Villanova (3-0-0) | Ind | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 1 | 1941-10-13 | 1 | Minnesota (2-0-0) | NA | — | 66 | Western |
| 1 | 1941-10-13 | 2 | Texas (3-0-0) | NA | — | 30 | SWC |
| 1 | 1941-10-13 | 3 | Duke (3-0-0) | NA | — | 14 | Southern |
| 1 | 1941-10-13 | 4 | Fordham (2-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1941-10-13 | 5 | Northwestern (2-0-0) | NA | — | 1 | Western |
| 1 | 1941-10-13 | 6 | Michigan (3-0-0) | NA | — | 1 | Western |
| 1 | 1941-10-13 | 7 | Navy (3-0-0) | NA | — | 3 | Ind |
| 1 | 1941-10-13 | 8 | Notre Dame (3-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1941-10-13 | 9 | Santa Clara (3-0-0) | NA | — | 1 | Ind |
| 1 | 1941-10-13 | 10 | Ohio State (2-0-0) | NA | — | 1 | Western |
| 1 | 1941-10-13 | 11 | Pennsylvania (2-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1941-10-13 | 12 | Rice (2-0-0) | NA | — | SWC | |
| 1 | 1941-10-13 | 13 | Clemson (4-0-0) | NA | — | 1 | Southern |
| 1 | 1941-10-13 | 14 | Texas A&M (3-0-0) | NA | — | SWC | |
| 1 | 1941-10-13 | 15 | Nebraska (2-0-0) | NA | — | Big 6 | |
| 1 | 1941-10-13 | 16 | Oregon State (2-1-0) | NA | — | PCC | |
| 1 | 1941-10-13 | 17 | Tulane (2-1-0) | NA | — | 1 | SEC |
| 1 | 1941-10-13 | 18 | Vanderbilt (3-0-0) | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | 1941-10-13 | 19 | Mississippi State (2-0-1) | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | 1941-10-13 | 20 | Columbia (2-0-0) | NA | — | Ind |
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