AP Polls
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Final | 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 84 | Western |
| 8 | Final | 2 | Georgia | 5 | 3 | 62 | SEC |
| 8 | Final | 3 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 4 | Western |
| 8 | Final | 4 | Tulsa | 6 | 2 | 4 | MVC |
| 8 | Final | 5 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 3 | SEC | |
| 8 | Final | 6 | Notre Dame | 8 | 2 | Ind | |
| 8 | Final | 7 | Tennessee | 10 | 3 | SEC | |
| 8 | Final | 8 | Boston College | 1 | 7 | Ind | |
| 8 | Final | 9 | Michigan | 9 | Western | ||
| 8 | Final | 10 | Alabama | 7 | 3 | SEC | |
| 8 | Final | 11 | Texas | 18 | 7 | SWC | |
| 8 | Final | 12 | Stanford | 12 | PCC | ||
| 8 | Final | 13 | UCLA | 11 | 2 | PCC | |
| 8 | Final | 14 | William & Mary | 19 | 5 | 1 | Southern |
| 8 | Final | 15 | Santa Clara | 12 | 3 | Ind | |
| 8 | Final | 16 | Auburn | 16 | SEC | ||
| 8 | Final | 17 | Washington State | 15 | 2 | PCC | |
| 8 | Final | 18 | Mississippi State | 16 | 2 | SEC | |
| 8 | Final | 19 | Holy Cross | 1 | Ind | ||
| 8 | Final | 19 | Minnesota | 20 | 1 | Western | |
| 8 | Final | 19 | Penn State | Ind | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 7 | 1942-11-23 | 1 | Boston College (8-0-0) | 3 | 2 | 47 | Ind |
| 7 | 1942-11-23 | 2 | Georgia Tech (9-0-0) | 2 | 50 | SEC | |
| 7 | 1942-11-23 | 3 | Ohio State (8-1-0) | 5 | 2 | 16 | Western |
| 7 | 1942-11-23 | 4 | Wisconsin (8-1-1) | 7 | 3 | 2 | Western |
| 7 | 1942-11-23 | 5 | Georgia (9-1-0) | 1 | 4 | 1 | SEC |
| 7 | 1942-11-23 | 6 | Tulsa (9-0-0) | 6 | 1 | MVC | |
| 7 | 1942-11-23 | 7 | Alabama (7-2-0) | 9 | 2 | SEC | |
| 7 | 1942-11-23 | 8 | Notre Dame (6-2-1) | 8 | Ind | ||
| 7 | 1942-11-23 | 9 | Michigan (6-3-0) | 4 | 5 | Western | |
| 7 | 1942-11-23 | 10 | Tennessee (7-1-1) | 11 | 1 | SEC | |
| 7 | 1942-11-23 | 11 | UCLA (5-3-0) | 18 | 7 | PCC | |
| 7 | 1942-11-23 | 12 | Santa Clara (6-2-0) | 14 | 2 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1942-11-23 | 12 | Stanford (5-4-0) | PCC | |||
| 7 | 1942-11-23 | 14 | USC (3-3-1) | 16 | 2 | PCC | |
| 7 | 1942-11-23 | 15 | Washington State (6-1-1) | 12 | 3 | 1 | PCC |
| 7 | 1942-11-23 | 16 | Auburn (5-4-1) | SEC | |||
| 7 | 1942-11-23 | 16 | Mississippi State (6-2-0) | SEC | |||
| 7 | 1942-11-23 | 18 | Texas (7-2-0) | 14 | 4 | SWC | |
| 7 | 1942-11-23 | 19 | William & Mary (7-1-1) | 13 | 6 | Southern | |
| 7 | 1942-11-23 | 20 | Minnesota (5-4-0) | 10 | 10 | Western | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 6 | 1942-11-16 | 1 | Georgia (9-0-0) | 1 | 69 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1942-11-16 | 2 | Georgia Tech (8-0-0) | 2 | 13 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1942-11-16 | 3 | Boston College (7-0-0) | 3 | 37 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1942-11-16 | 4 | Michigan (6-2-0) | 6 | 2 | 3 | Western |
| 6 | 1942-11-16 | 5 | Ohio State (7-1-0) | 10 | 5 | 1 | Western |
| 6 | 1942-11-16 | 6 | Tulsa (8-0-0) | 9 | 3 | 2 | MVC |
| 6 | 1942-11-16 | 7 | Wisconsin (7-1-1) | 7 | Western | ||
| 6 | 1942-11-16 | 8 | Notre Dame (5-2-1) | 4 | 4 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1942-11-16 | 9 | Alabama (6-2-0) | 5 | 4 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1942-11-16 | 10 | Minnesota (5-3-0) | 16 | 6 | Western | |
| 6 | 1942-11-16 | 11 | Tennessee (6-1-1) | 11 | SEC | ||
| 6 | 1942-11-16 | 12 | Washington State (6-1-0) | 14 | 2 | 1 | PCC |
| 6 | 1942-11-16 | 13 | William & Mary (7-0-1) | 15 | 2 | Southern | |
| 6 | 1942-11-16 | 14 | Santa Clara (6-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 6 | 1942-11-16 | 14 | Texas (7-2-0) | 8 | 6 | SWC | |
| 6 | 1942-11-16 | 16 | USC (3-3-1) | PCC | |||
| 6 | 1942-11-16 | 17 | Hardin-Simmons (9-0-0) | 19 | 2 | BIAA | |
| 6 | 1942-11-16 | 18 | Indiana (5-3-0) | Western | |||
| 6 | 1942-11-16 | 18 | Texas Christian (6-2-0) | SWC | |||
| 6 | 1942-11-16 | 18 | UCLA (4-3-0) | 18 | PCC | ||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 5 | 1942-11-09 | 1 | Georgia (8-0-0) | 1 | 85 | SEC | |
| 5 | 1942-11-09 | 2 | Georgia Tech (7-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 14 | SEC |
| 5 | 1942-11-09 | 3 | Boston College (6-0-0) | 5 | 2 | 10 | Ind |
| 5 | 1942-11-09 | 4 | Notre Dame (5-1-1) | 4 | 1 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1942-11-09 | 5 | Alabama (6-1-0) | 8 | 3 | SEC | |
| 5 | 1942-11-09 | 6 | Michigan (5-2-0) | 11 | 5 | Western | |
| 5 | 1942-11-09 | 7 | Wisconsin (6-1-1) | 2 | 5 | Western | |
| 5 | 1942-11-09 | 8 | Texas (7-1-0) | 14 | 6 | SWC | |
| 5 | 1942-11-09 | 9 | Tulsa (7-0-0) | 12 | 3 | 1 | MVC |
| 5 | 1942-11-09 | 10 | Ohio State (6-1-0) | 6 | 4 | 1 | Western |
| 5 | 1942-11-09 | 11 | Tennessee (5-1-1) | 13 | 2 | SEC | |
| 5 | 1942-11-09 | 12 | Iowa (6-2-0) | Western | |||
| 5 | 1942-11-09 | 13 | Illinois (5-2-0) | 20 | 7 | Western | |
| 5 | 1942-11-09 | 14 | Washington State (5-1-0) | PCC | |||
| 5 | 1942-11-09 | 15 | William & Mary (6-0-1) | 17 | 2 | Southern | |
| 5 | 1942-11-09 | 16 | Minnesota (4-3-0) | 7 | 9 | Western | |
| 5 | 1942-11-09 | 17 | Pennsylvania (4-2-1) | 9 | 8 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1942-11-09 | 18 | UCLA (4-3-0) | 10 | 8 | PCC | |
| 5 | 1942-11-09 | 19 | Hardin-Simmons (8-0-0) | BIAA | |||
| 5 | 1942-11-09 | 20 | Williams | ||||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 4 | 1942-11-02 | 1 | Georgia (7-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 84 | SEC |
| 4 | 1942-11-02 | 2 | Wisconsin (6-0-1) | 6 | 4 | 20 | Western |
| 4 | 1942-11-02 | 3 | Georgia Tech (6-0-0) | 5 | 2 | 3 | SEC |
| 4 | 1942-11-02 | 4 | Notre Dame (4-1-1) | 4 | 1 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1942-11-02 | 5 | Boston College (5-0-0) | 7 | 2 | 13 | Ind |
| 4 | 1942-11-02 | 6 | Ohio State (5-1-0) | 1 | 5 | Western | |
| 4 | 1942-11-02 | 7 | Minnesota (4-2-0) | 10 | 3 | 1 | Western |
| 4 | 1942-11-02 | 8 | Alabama (5-1-0) | 3 | 5 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1942-11-02 | 9 | Pennsylvania (4-1-1) | 14 | 5 | 1 | Ind |
| 4 | 1942-11-02 | 10 | UCLA (4-2-0) | 11 | 1 | 1 | PCC |
| 4 | 1942-11-02 | 11 | Michigan (4-2-0) | 13 | 2 | Western | |
| 4 | 1942-11-02 | 12 | Tulsa (6-0-0) | 15 | 3 | MVC | |
| 4 | 1942-11-02 | 13 | Tennessee (4-1-1) | 20 | 7 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1942-11-02 | 14 | Texas (6-1-0) | 17 | 3 | SWC | |
| 4 | 1942-11-02 | 15 | Santa Clara (5-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 4 | 1942-11-02 | 16 | Baylor (6-1-0) | SWC | |||
| 4 | 1942-11-02 | 17 | William & Mary (5-0-1) | 18 | 1 | Southern | |
| 4 | 1942-11-02 | 18 | Fresno State | 1 | |||
| 4 | 1942-11-02 | 19 | Army (4-1-0) | 8 | 11 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1942-11-02 | 20 | Illinois (4-2-0) | 12 | 8 | Western | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 3 | 1942-10-26 | 1 | Ohio State (5-0-0) | 1 | 80 | Western | |
| 3 | 1942-10-26 | 2 | Georgia (6-0-0) | 2 | 25 | SEC | |
| 3 | 1942-10-26 | 3 | Alabama (5-0-0) | 3 | 6 | SEC | |
| 3 | 1942-10-26 | 4 | Notre Dame (3-1-1) | 8 | 4 | 3 | Ind |
| 3 | 1942-10-26 | 5 | Georgia Tech (5-0-0) | 6 | 1 | 3 | SEC |
| 3 | 1942-10-26 | 6 | Wisconsin (5-0-1) | 7 | 1 | 1 | Western |
| 3 | 1942-10-26 | 7 | Boston College (4-0-0) | 10 | 3 | 4 | Ind |
| 3 | 1942-10-26 | 8 | Army (4-0-0) | 11 | 3 | 1 | Ind |
| 3 | 1942-10-26 | 9 | Texas Christian (5-0-0) | 12 | 3 | SWC | |
| 3 | 1942-10-26 | 10 | Minnesota (3-2-0) | 13 | 3 | Western | |
| 3 | 1942-10-26 | 11 | UCLA (3-2-0) | 14 | 3 | PCC | |
| 3 | 1942-10-26 | 12 | Illinois (4-1-0) | 5 | 7 | Western | |
| 3 | 1942-10-26 | 13 | Michigan (3-2-0) | 4 | 9 | Western | |
| 3 | 1942-10-26 | 14 | Pennsylvania (3-1-1) | 17 | 3 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1942-10-26 | 15 | Syracuse (5-0-0) | 20 | 5 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1942-10-26 | 15 | Tulsa (5-0-0) | MVC | |||
| 3 | 1942-10-26 | 17 | Texas (5-1-0) | 15 | 2 | SWC | |
| 3 | 1942-10-26 | 18 | William & Mary (4-0-1) | Southern | |||
| 3 | 1942-10-26 | 19 | LSU (5-1-0) | SEC | |||
| 3 | 1942-10-26 | 20 | Tennessee (3-1-1) | 17 | 3 | SEC | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 2 | 1942-10-19 | 1 | Ohio State (4-0-0) | 1 | 58 | Western | |
| 2 | 1942-10-19 | 2 | Georgia (5-0-0) | 2 | 38 | SEC | |
| 2 | 1942-10-19 | 3 | Alabama (4-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 8 | SEC |
| 2 | 1942-10-19 | 4 | Michigan (3-1-0) | 3 | 1 | 2 | Western |
| 2 | 1942-10-19 | 5 | Illinois (4-0-0) | 5 | 1 | Western | |
| 2 | 1942-10-19 | 6 | Georgia Tech (4-0-0) | 6 | 1 | SEC | |
| 2 | 1942-10-19 | 7 | Wisconsin (4-0-1) | 7 | 2 | Western | |
| 2 | 1942-10-19 | 8 | Notre Dame (2-1-1) | 3 | Ind | ||
| 2 | 1942-10-19 | 9 | Santa Clara (4-0-0) | 15 | 6 | 2 | Ind |
| 2 | 1942-10-19 | 10 | Boston College (3-0-0) | 11 | 1 | 4 | Ind |
| 2 | 1942-10-19 | 11 | Army (3-0-0) | 18 | 7 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1942-10-19 | 12 | Texas Christian (4-0-0) | 17 | 5 | SWC | |
| 2 | 1942-10-19 | 13 | Minnesota (2-2-0) | 14 | 1 | Western | |
| 2 | 1942-10-19 | 14 | UCLA (2-2-0) | PCC | |||
| 2 | 1942-10-19 | 15 | Texas (4-1-0) | 20 | 5 | SWC | |
| 2 | 1942-10-19 | 16 | Mississippi State (2-2-0) | SEC | |||
| 2 | 1942-10-19 | 17 | Pennsylvania (2-1-1) | 8 | 9 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1942-10-19 | 17 | Tennessee (2-1-1) | 15 | 2 | SEC | |
| 2 | 1942-10-19 | 19 | North Carolina (3-0-1) | Southern | |||
| 2 | 1942-10-19 | 20 | Syracuse (4-0-0) | Ind | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 1 | 1942-10-12 | 1 | Ohio State (3-0-0) | NA | — | 25 | Western |
| 1 | 1942-10-12 | 2 | Georgia (4-0-0) | NA | — | 12 | SEC |
| 1 | 1942-10-12 | 3 | Michigan (2-1-0) | NA | — | 12 | Western |
| 1 | 1942-10-12 | 4 | Alabama (3-0-0) | NA | — | 10 | SEC |
| 1 | 1942-10-12 | 5 | Illinois (3-0-0) | NA | — | 18 | Western |
| 1 | 1942-10-12 | 6 | Georgia Tech (3-0-0) | NA | — | 5 | SEC |
| 1 | 1942-10-12 | 7 | Wisconsin (3-0-1) | NA | — | Western | |
| 1 | 1942-10-12 | 8 | Pennsylvania (2-1-0) | NA | — | 5 | Ind |
| 1 | 1942-10-12 | 9 | Colgate (3-0-0) | NA | — | 2 | Ind |
| 1 | 1942-10-12 | 10 | Washington State (3-0-0) | NA | — | 3 | PCC |
| 1 | 1942-10-12 | 11 | Boston College (2-0-0) | NA | — | 1 | Ind |
| 1 | 1942-10-12 | 12 | Vanderbilt (3-0-0) | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | 1942-10-12 | 13 | Duquesne (3-0-0) | NA | — | 2 | Ind |
| 1 | 1942-10-12 | 14 | Minnesota (1-2-0) | NA | — | 1 | Western |
| 1 | 1942-10-12 | 15 | Santa Clara (3-0-0) | NA | — | 1 | Ind |
| 1 | 1942-10-12 | 15 | Tennessee (2-0-1) | NA | — | 1 | SEC |
| 1 | 1942-10-12 | 17 | Texas Christian (3-0-0) | NA | — | SWC | |
| 1 | 1942-10-12 | 18 | Army (2-0-0) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | 1942-10-12 | 19 | Iowa (3-1-0) | NA | — | Western | |
| 1 | 1942-10-12 | 20 | Texas (3-1-0) | NA | — | SWC |
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