Weekly Rankings · Rankings Only
1942 AP Football Polls
Follow the available weekly polls through the final rankings.
8Polls38Teams Ranked
1942 Season · Week 1
Week 1 AP Top 20
Source label: October 12 · Publication date unverified · 20 Ranked Teams
No. 1Ohio State
| Rank | Team | Movement | Points | First Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Source reported | — Rank comparison unresolved | — | — |
| 2 | Source reported | — Rank comparison unresolved | — | — |
| 3 | — No Previous Poll | — | 12 | |
| 4 | — No Previous Poll | — | 10 | |
| 5 | — No Previous Poll | — | 18 | |
| 6 | — No Previous Poll | — | 5 | |
| 7 | — No Previous Poll | — | — | |
| 8 | — No Previous Poll | — | 5 | |
| 9 | — No Previous Poll | — | 2 | |
| 10 | — No Previous Poll | — | 3 | |
| 11 | — No Previous Poll | — | 1 | |
| 12 | — No Previous Poll | — | — | |
| 13 | — No Previous Poll | — | 2 | |
| 14 | — No Previous Poll | — | 1 | |
| T15 | — No Previous Poll | — | 1 | |
| T15 | — No Previous Poll | — | 1 | |
| 17 | — No Previous Poll | — | — | |
| 18 | — No Previous Poll | — | — | |
| 19 | — No Previous Poll | — | — | |
| 20 | — No Previous Poll | — | — |