Weekly Rankings · Rankings Only
1940 AP Football Polls
Follow the available weekly polls through the final rankings.
8Polls34Teams Ranked
Mississippi State
Season Best: No. 9 · Ranked in 6 of 8 Polls · Final: No. 9
NR means outside the published Top 20. It does not mean the team received no votes.
1940 Season · Week 5
Week 5 AP Top 20
Source label: November 11 · Publication date unverified · 21 Ranked Teams
No. 1Minnesota
| Rank | Team | Movement | Points | First Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 2 | — | 55.33 | |
| 2 | ↓ 1 Previously No. 1 | — | 45.33 | |
| 3 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 4 | — | 31.33 | |
| 4 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 6 | — | 12 | |
| 5 | — Previously No. 5 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | ↓ 3 Previously No. 3 | — | — | |
| 7 | — Previously No. 7 | — | — | |
| 8 | — Previously No. 8 | — | — | |
| 9 | — Previously No. 9 | — | — | |
| 10 | — Previously No. 10 | — | — | |
| 11 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 12 | — | — | |
| 12 | — Previously No. 12 | — | 2 | |
| 13 | ↑ 4 Previously No. 17 | — | — | |
| 14 | New New to the Rankings | — | — | |
| 15 | ↑ 4 Previously No. 19 | — | — | |
| 16 | ↑ 3 Previously No. 19 | — | — | |
| T17 | New New to the Rankings | — | — | |
| T17 | ↓ 6 Previously No. 11 | — | — | |
| 19 | New New to the Rankings | — | — | |
| T20 | ↓ 4 Previously No. 16 | — | — | |
| T20 | ↓ 6 Previously No. 14 | — | — |