The 1940 college football season ended with the Gophers of the University of Minnesota being named the nation’s #1 team and national champion, and the Stanford University Indians (later to be renamed the Cardinal) in second, with the two teams receiving 65 and 44 first place votes respectively. Each writer listed his choice for the top ten teams, and points were tallied based on 10 for first place, 9 for second, etc., and the AP then ranked the twenty teams with the highest number of points.
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| - The 1940 college football season ended with the Gophers of the University of Minnesota being named the nation’s #1 team and national champion, and the Stanford University Indians (later to be renamed the Cardinal) in second, with the two teams receiving 65 and 44 first place votes respectively. Each writer listed his choice for the top ten teams, and points were tallied based on 10 for first place, 9 for second, etc., and the AP then ranked the twenty teams with the highest number of points.
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| - Cornell Big Red
- Boston College Eagles
- Mississippi State Bulldogs
- Northwestern Wildcats
- Tennessee Volunteers
- SMU Mustangs
- Duke Blue Devils
- Santa Clara Broncos
- Lafayette Leopards
- Georgetown Hoyas
- Hardin–Simmons Cowboys
- Pennsylvania Quakers
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| - Cornell Big Red
- Boston College Eagles
- Mississippi State Bulldogs
- Northwestern Wildcats
- Tennessee Volunteers
- SMU Mustangs
- Duke Blue Devils
- Santa Clara Broncos
- Lafayette Leopards
- Georgetown Hoyas
- Hardin–Simmons Cowboys
- Pennsylvania Quakers
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| - The 1940 college football season ended with the Gophers of the University of Minnesota being named the nation’s #1 team and national champion, and the Stanford University Indians (later to be renamed the Cardinal) in second, with the two teams receiving 65 and 44 first place votes respectively. Each writer listed his choice for the top ten teams, and points were tallied based on 10 for first place, 9 for second, etc., and the AP then ranked the twenty teams with the highest number of points.
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