Weekly Rankings · Rankings Only
1942 AP Football Polls
Follow the available weekly polls through the final rankings.
8Polls38Teams Ranked
Mississippi State
Season Best: No. 16 · Ranked in 3 of 8 Polls · Final: No. 18
NR means outside the published Top 20. It does not mean the team received no votes.
1942 Season · Final Poll
Final AP Top 20
Source label: Final · Publication date unverified · 21 Ranked Teams
No. 1Ohio State
| Rank | Team | Movement | Points | First Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 3 | — | 84 | |
| 2 | ↑ 3 Previously No. 5 | — | 62 | |
| 3 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 4 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 6 | — | 4 | |
| 5 | ↓ 3 Previously No. 2 | — | — | |
| 6 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 8 | — | — | |
| 7 | ↑ 3 Previously No. 10 | — | — | |
| 8 | ↓ 7 Previously No. 1 | — | — | |
| 9 | — Previously No. 9 | — | — | |
| 10 | ↓ 3 Previously No. 7 | — | — | |
| 11 | ↑ 7 Previously No. 18 | — | — | |
| 12 | — Previously No. 12 | — | — | |
| 13 | ↓ 2 Previously No. 11 | — | — | |
| 14 | ↑ 5 Previously No. 19 | — | 1 | |
| 15 | ↓ 3 Previously No. 12 | — | — | |
| 16 | — Previously No. 16 | — | — | |
| 17 | ↓ 2 Previously No. 15 | — | — | |
| 18 | ↓ 2 Previously No. 16 | — | — | |
| T19 | New New to the Rankings | — | 1 | |
| T19 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 20 | — | — | |
| T19 | New New to the Rankings | — | — |