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1943 college football rankings

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One human poll comprised the 1943 college football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. The Coaches' Poll began operation in 1950; in addition, the AP Poll did not begin conducting preseason polls until that same year.

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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

The final AP Poll was released on November 29, at the end of the 1943 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release a post-bowl season final poll regularly until 1968. |Week1-1 = Notre Dame (2–0) (53) |Week1-2 = Michigan (3–0) (36) |Week1-3 = Army (2–0) (4) |Week1-4 = Navy (2–0) (3) |Week1-5 = Duke (3–0) (4) |Week1-6 = Penn (2–0) (1) |Week1-7 = Purdue (3–0) (2) |Week1-8 = Iowa Pre-Flight (3–0) (2) |Week1-9 = Minnesota (2–0) (1) |Week1-10 = USC (2–0) |Week1-11 = Southwestern (3–0) |Week1-12 = Great Lakes Navy (2–1) |Week1-13 = Memphis NAS (2–0) |Week1-14 = Dartmouth (2–0) |Week1-15 = Del Monte Pre-Flight (2–0) |Week1-16 = March Field (2–0) |Week1-17 = LSU (2–0) |Week1-18 = Ohio State (2–0) |Week1-19 = Northwestern (1–1) |Week1-20 = Pacific (CA) (3–0) |Week2-1 = Notre Dame (3–0) (86) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = Army (3–0) (1) |Week2-2-Color = u |Week2-3 = Navy (3–0) (1) |Week2-3-Color = u |Week2-4 = Penn (3–0) (1) |Week2-4-Color = u |Week2-5 = Purdue (4–0) |Week2-5-Color = u |Week2-6 = Duke (3–1) |Week2-6-Color = d |Week2-7 = Iowa Pre-Flight (4–0) |Week2-7-Color = u |Week2-8 = USC (3–0) |Week2-8-Color = u |Week2-9 = Michigan (3–1) |Week2-9-Color = d |Week2-10 = Pacific (CA) (4–0) |Week2-10-Color = u |Week2-11 = Del Monte Pre-Flight (3–0) (6) |Week2-11-Color = u |Week2-12 = March Field (3–0) (4) |Week2-12-Color = u |Week2-13 = Minnesota (2–0) |Week2-13-Color = d |Week2-14 = Great Lakes Navy (3–1) |Week2-14-Color = d |Week2-15 = Memphis NAS (3–0) |Week2-15-Color = d |Week2-16 = Dartmouth (2–1) |Week2-16-Color = d |Week2-17 = Southwestern (TX) (4–0) |Week2-17-Color = d |Week2-18 = Texas A&M (3–0) |Week2-18-Color = npr |Week2-19 = Washington (2–0) |Week2-19-Color = npr |Week2-20 = Georgia (3–1) |Week2-20-Color = npr |Week3-1 = Notre Dame (4–0) (98) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Army (4–0) (5) |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 = Navy (4–0) |Week3-3-Color = |Week3-4 = Purdue (5–0) (1) |Week3-4-Color = u |Week3-5 = Penn (4–0) (4) |Week3-5-Color = d |Week3-6 = Pacific (CA) (5–0) (4) |Week3-6-Color = u |Week3-7 = USC (4–0) (2) |Week3-7-Color = u |Week3-8 = Iowa Pre-Flight (5–0) |Week3-8-Color = d |Week3-9 = Duke (4–1) |Week3-9-Color = d |Week3-10 = Michigan (3–1) |Week3-10-Color = d |Week3-11 = Minnesota (3–0) |Week3-11-Color = u |Week3-12 = Southwestern (TX) (5–0) |Week3-12-Color = u |Week3-13 = Texas A&M (4–0) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = March Field (4–0) |Week3-14-Color = d |Week3-15 = Del Monte Pre-Flight (3–1) |Week3-15-Color = d |Week3-16 = Texas (3–1) |Week3-16-Color = npr |Week3-17 = Northwestern (2–1) |Week3-17-Color = npr |Week3-18 = Colorado College (4–0) |Week3-18-Color = npr |Week3-19 = Memphis NAS (3–0) |Week3-19-Color = d |Week3-20 = Camp Grant (2–3–1) |Week3-20-Color = npr |Week4-1 = Notre Dame (5–0) (97) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Army (5–0) (5) |Week4-2-Color = |Week4-3 = Navy (5–0) |Week4-3-Color = |Week4-4 = Purdue (6–0) (1) |Week4-4-Color = |Week4-5 = USC (5–0) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Penn (5–0) |Week4-6-Color = d |Week4-7 = Michigan (4–1) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = Duke (4–1) |Week4-8-Color = u |Week4-9 = Iowa Pre-Flight (6–0) |Week4-9-Color = d |Week4-10 = Pacific (CA) (5–1) |Week4-10-Color = d |Week4-11 = Washington (4–0) |Week4-11-Color = npr |Week4-12 = Texas (4–1) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = Tulsa (4–0) |Week4-13-Color = npr |Week4-14 = Southwestern Louisiana (2–0) |Week4-14-Color = npr |Week4-15 = Northwestern (3–1) |Week4-15-Color = u |Week4-16 = Colorado College (5–0) |Week4-16-Color = u |Week4-17 = Del Monte Pre-Flight (4–1) |Week4-17-Color = d |Week4-18 = Great Lakes Navy (4–2) |Week4-18-Color = npr |Week4-19 = Texas A&M (5–0) |Week4-19-Color = d |Week4-20 = California (2–3) |Week4-20-Color = npr |Week5-1 = Notre Dame (6–0) (97) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Purdue (7–0) |Week5-2-Color = u |Week5-3 = Army (5–0–1) |Week5-3-Color = d |Week5-4 = USC (6–0) (2) |Week5-4-Color = u |Week5-5 = Penn (5–0–1) (2) |Week5-5-Color = u |Week5-6 = Michigan (5–1) |Week5-6-Color = u |Week5-7 = Navy (5–1) |Week5-7-Color = d |Week5-8 = Iowa Pre-Flight (6–0) |Week5-8-Color = u |Week5-9 = Duke (5–1) |Week5-9-Color = d |Week5-10 = Pacific (CA) (5–1) |Week5-10-Color = |Week5-11 = Washington (4–0) |Week5-11-Color = |Week5-12 = Northwestern (4–1) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = Texas (5–1) |Week5-13-Color = d |Week5-14 = Del Monte Pre-Flight (4–1) |Week5-14-Color = u |Week5-15 = Southwestern Louisiana (2–0) |Week5-15-Color = d |Week5-16 = Texas A&M (6–0) |Week5-16-Color = u |Week5-17 = Arkansas A&M (5–0) т |Week5-17-Color = tnpr |Week5-18 = Colorado College (5–0) т |Week5-18-Color = d |Week5-19 = Tulsa (4–0–1) |Week5-19-Color = d |Week5-20 = LSU (5–1) |Week5-20-Color = npr |Week6-1 = Notre Dame (7–0) (91) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Purdue (8–0) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Navy (6–1) |Week6-3-Color = u |Week6-4 = Michigan (6–1) |Week6-4-Color = u |Week6-5 = Iowa Pre-Flight (7–0) |Week6-5-Color = u |Week6-6 = Army (5–1–1) |Week6-6-Color = d |Week6-7 = Duke (6–1) |Week6-7-Color = u |Week6-8 = Northwestern (5–1) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = USC (6–1) |Week6-9-Color = d |Week6-10 = Penn (5–1–1) |Week6-10-Color = d |Week6-11 = Pacific (CA) (6–1) |Week6-11-Color = d |Week6-12 = Washington (4–0) |Week6-12-Color = d |Week6-13 = Del Monte Pre-Flight (5–1) |Week6-13-Color = u |Week6-14 = Texas A&M (6–0–1) |Week6-14-Color = u |Week6-15 = March Field (5–1) |Week6-15-Color = npr |Week6-16 = Texas (5–1) |Week6-16-Color = d |Week6-17 = Tulsa (5–0–1) |Week6-17-Color = u |Week6-18 = Dartmouth (4–1) |Week6-18-Color = npr |Week6-19 = Georgia Tech (4–3) |Week6-19-Color = npr |Week6-20 = San Diego NAS (4–1) |Week6-20-Color = npr |Week7-1 = Notre Dame (8–0) (87) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Iowa Pre-Flight (8–0) |Week7-2-Color = u |Week7-3 = Purdue (8–0) |Week7-3-Color = d |Week7-4 = Michigan (7–1) |Week7-4-Color = |Week7-5 = Navy (7–1) |Week7-5-Color = d |Week7-6 = Duke (7–1) (1) |Week7-6-Color = u |Week7-7 = Army (6–1–1) |Week7-7-Color = d |Week7-8 = March Field (6–1) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = Northwestern (5–2) |Week7-9-Color = d |Week7-10 = Texas (6–1) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Washington (4–0) |Week7-11-Color = u |Week7-12 = Texas A&M (7–0–1) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = Pacific (CA) (7–1) |Week7-13-Color = d |Week7-14 = Del Monte Pre-Flight (5–1) |Week7-14-Color = d |Week7-15 = Georgia Tech (5–3) |Week7-15-Color = u |Week7-16 = Tulsa (5–0–1) |Week7-16-Color = u |Week7-17 = Bainbridge (7–0) т |Week7-17-Color = tnpr |Week7-18 = San Diego Naval (5–1) т |Week7-18-Color = u |Week7-19 = Penn (5–2–1) |Week7-19-Color = d |Week7-20 = Dartmouth (5–1) |Week7-20-Color = d |Week8-1 = Notre Dame (9–0) (97) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Iowa Pre-Flight (8–1) (1) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = Michigan (8–1) |Week8-3-Color = u |Week8-4 = Purdue (9–0) |Week8-4-Color = d |Week8-5 = Duke (8–1) (2) |Week8-5-Color = u |Week8-6 = Navy (7–1) |Week8-6-Color = d |Week8-7 = Army (7–1–1) |Week8-7-Color = |Week8-8 = Northwestern (6–2) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = March Field (6–1) |Week8-9-Color = d |Week8-10 = Del Monte Pre-Flight (6–1) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = Washington (4–0) |Week8-11-Color = |Week8-12 = Texas (6–1) |Week8-12-Color = d |Week8-13 = Dartmouth (6–1) |Week8-13-Color = u |Week8-14 = Georgia Tech (6–3) |Week8-14-Color = u |Week8-15 = Bainbridge (7–0) |Week8-15-Color = u |Week8-16 = Texas A&M (7–0–1) |Week8-16-Color = d |Week8-17 = Colorado College (7–0) (2) |Week8-17-Color = npr |Week8-18 = Penn (5–2–1) т |Week8-18-Color = tu |Week8-19 = Randolph Field (9–0) т |Week8-19-Color = npr |Week8-20 = Tulsa (5–0–1) |Week8-20-Color = d |Week9-1 = Notre Dame (9–1) (86) |Week9-1-Color = nc |Week9-2 = Iowa Pre-Flight (9–1) (12) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = Michigan (8–1) (1) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = Navy (8–1) |Week9-4-Color = u |Week9-5 = Purdue (9–0) (12) |Week9-5-Color = d |Week9-6 = Great Lakes Navy (8–2) (1) |Week9-6-Color = npr |Week9-7 = Duke (8–1) (7) |Week9-7-Color = d |Week9-8 = Del Monte Pre-Flight (7–1) (9) |Week9-8-Color = u |Week9-9 = Northwestern (6–2) |Week9-9-Color = d |Week9-10 = March Field (6–1) |Week9-10-Color = d |Week9-11 = Army (7–2–1) |Week9-11-Color = d |Week9-12 = Washington (4–0) (1) |Week9-12-Color = d |Week9-13 = Georgia Tech (7–3) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = Texas (7–1) |Week9-14-Color = d |Week9-15 = Tulsa (6–0–1) |Week9-15-Color = u |Week9-16 = Dartmouth (6–1) |Week9-16-Color = d |Week9-17 = Bainbridge (7–0) |Week9-17-Color = d |Week9-18 = Colorado College (7–0) (2) |Week9-18-Color = d |Week9-19 = Pacific (CA) (7–1) |Week9-19-Color = npr |Week9-20 = Penn (6–2–1) |Week9-20-Color = d

Litkenhous Ratings

The final Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1943 provided numerical rankings for 253 college and military service football programs. The top 100 ranked teams were:

  1. Notre Dame (131.9)

  2. Michigan (127.6)

  3. Northwestern (120.9)

  4. Duke (118.3)

  5. Iowa Pre-Flight (113.5)

  6. Navy (112.8)

  7. Great Lakes Navy (112.3)

  8. Purdue (112.1)

  9. Georgia Tech (108.8)

  10. Memphis NATTC (108.3)

  11. Army (104.9)

  12. SW Louisiana (104.3)

  13. Texas (103.9)

  14. 176th Infantry (103.6)

  15. Fort Riley (100.7)

  16. Indiana (100.7)

  17. Ohio State (99.3)

  18. North Carolina (97.0)

  19. Penn (97.0)

  20. Del Monte Pre-Flight (96.8)

  21. Minnesota (96.4)

  22. Camp Grant (95.6)

  23. Marquette (94.9)

  24. Bainbridge NTS (94.7)

  25. March Field (94.6)

  26. Arkansas A&M (93.6)

  27. Dartmouth (92.9)

  28. Southwestern (TX) (92.0)

  29. Tulsa (91.7)

  30. 300th Infantry (91.6)

  31. Pacific (91.6)

  32. Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (90.5)

  33. Colorado College (90.2)

  34. Iowa (90.2)

  35. Illinois (89.6)

  36. Texas A&M (88.6)

  37. Tulane

  38. Camp Lejeune

  39. Oberlin

  40. Georgia Pre-Flight

  41. Oklahoma

  42. Washington

  43. Holy Cross

  44. Emory and Henry

  45. USC

  46. Wisconsin

  47. Fourth Air Force

  48. Randolph Field

  49. Bunker Hill NAS

  50. Miami (OH)

  51. DePauw

  52. Jacksonville NATTC

  53. San Diego NTS

  54. LSU

  55. Alameda Coast Guard

  56. Missouri

  57. Cornell

  58. Penn State

  59. Western Michigan

  60. Colgate

  61. Kessler Field

  62. Colorado

  63. Camp Davis

  64. Miami (FL)

  65. Pittsburgh

  66. South Carolina

  67. LSU ASTU

  68. Fort Warren

  69. North Texas

  70. Iowa State

  71. SMU

  72. Georgia

  73. Pittsburg State

  74. Ottumwa NAS

  75. Rochester

  76. California

  77. Richmond

  78. Villanova

  79. North Carolina Pre-Flight

  80. Wake Forest

  81. 124th Infantry

  82. New Mexico

  83. Franklin & Marshall

  84. Sampson NTS

  85. Norman NAS

  86. Yale

  87. Kenyon

  88. Lowry Field

  89. Bucknell

  90. Rice

  91. Arkansas

  92. UCLA

  93. TCU

  94. Texas Tech

  95. Swarthmore

  96. Brown

  97. Saint Mary's

  98. Lubbock AAF

  99. Kirtland Field

  100. St. Joseph ATC

References

References

  1. E. E. Litkenhous. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U.S. Grid Leaders: Notre Dame Named Top Team for 1943; Minnesota Does Fadeout". The Salt Lake Tribune.
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