1942 season · final
Polls
AP Top 25
21 ranked
- SEC6
- FBS Independents5
- Western4
- Other6
- 1▲2Ohio StateWestern—
- 2▲3GeorgiaSEC—
- 3▲1WisconsinWestern—
- 4▲2TulsaMissouri Valley—
- 5▼3Georgia TechSEC—
- 6▲2Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 7▲3TennesseeSEC—
- 8▼7Boston CollegeFBS Independents—
- 9–MichiganWestern—
- 10▼3AlabamaSEC—
- 11▲7TexasSouthwest—
- 12–StanfordPacific—
- 13▼2UCLAPacific—
- 14▲5William & MarySouthern—
- 15▼3Santa ClaraFBS Independents—
- 16–AuburnSEC—
- 17▼2Washington StatePacific—
- 18▼2Mississippi StateSEC—
- 19NewHoly CrossFBS Independents—
- 19▲1MinnesotaWestern—
- 19NewPenn StateFBS Independents—