1942 season · week 5
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- Western6
- SEC4
- FBS Independents3
- Other7
- 1–GeorgiaSEC—
- 2▲1Georgia TechSEC—
- 3▲2Boston CollegeFBS Independents—
- 4–Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 5▲3AlabamaSEC—
- 6▲5MichiganWestern—
- 7▼5WisconsinWestern—
- 8▲6TexasSouthwest—
- 9▲3TulsaMissouri Valley—
- 10▼4Ohio StateWestern—
- 11▲2TennesseeSEC—
- 12NewIowaWestern—
- 13▲7IllinoisWestern—
- 14NewWashington StatePacific—
- 15▲2William & MarySouthern—
- 16▼9MinnesotaWestern—
- 17▼8PennsylvaniaFBS Independents—
- 18▼8UCLAPacific—
- 19NewHardin SimmonsBorder—
- 20NewWilliams—