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1944 college football rankings

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One human poll comprised the 1944 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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AP Poll

The final AP Poll was released on December 4, at the end of the 1944 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) (34) |Week1-2 = North Carolina Pre-Flight (3–0) (24) |Week1-3 = Army (2–0) (3) |Week1-4 = Randolph Field (2–0) (22) |Week1-5 = Great Lakes Navy (2–0) (3) |Week1-6 = Navy (2–0) |Week1-7 = Purdue (2–1) (2) |Week1-8 = Ohio State (2–0) (2) |Week1-9 = Penn (2–0) |Week1-10 = Georgia Tech (2–0) |Week1-11 = Iowa Pre-Flight (3–1) (1) |Week1-12 = Michigan (3–1) |Week1-13 = Tulsa (2–0) |Week1-14 = Illinois (2–0) |Week1-15 = Second Air Force (3–1) т |Week1-15-Color = tw |Week1-16 = Tennessee (2–0) (1) т |Week1-17 = Wake Forest (3–0) |Week1-18 = Bainbridge NTS (2–0) |Week1-19 = Indiana (2–1) т |Week1-19-Color = tw |Week1-20 = Wisconsin (2–0) т |Week2-1 = Notre Dame (3–0) (59.67) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = Army (3–0) (11.67) |Week2-2-Color = u |Week2-3 = Randolph Field (3–0) (21.58) |Week2-3-Color = u |Week2-4 = Ohio State (3–0) (4) |Week2-4-Color = u |Week2-5 = Iowa Pre-Flight (4–1) (0.25) |Week2-5-Color = u |Week2-6 = Great Lakes Navy (3–0) (1) |Week2-6-Color = d |Week2-7 = Penn (3–0) (3) |Week2-7-Color = u |Week2-8 = Georgia Tech (3–0) |Week2-8-Color = u |Week2-9 = Navy (2–1) |Week2-9-Color = d |Week2-10 = North Carolina Pre-Flight (3–0–1) |Week2-10-Color = d |Week2-11 = Purdue (2–2) |Week2-11-Color = d |Week2-12 = California (3–0–1) (1) |Week2-12-Color = npr |Week2-13 = Tulsa (3–0) |Week2-13-Color = |Week2-14 = March Field (2–0–1) (1) |Week2-14-Color = npr |Week2-15 = Michigan (4–1) т |Week2-15-Color = td |Week2-16 = USC (2–0–2) т |Week2-16-Color = npr |Week2-17 = Tennessee (3–0) |Week2-17-Color = d |Week2-18 = Bainbridge NTS (3–0) (2) |Week2-18-Color = |Week2-19 = Second Air Force (4–1) (0.25) |Week2-19-Color = d |Week2-20 = Indiana (3–1) |Week2-20-Color = d |Week3-1 = Notre Dame (4–0) (40) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Army (4–0) (30) |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 = Randolph Field (4–0) (23) |Week3-3-Color = |Week3-4 = Ohio State (4–0) (14) |Week3-4-Color = |Week3-5 = Georgia Tech (4–0) |Week3-5-Color = u |Week3-6 = Iowa Pre-Flight (5–1) |Week3-6-Color = d |Week3-7 = Penn (3–0) т |Week3-7-Color = tw |Week3-8 = Tulsa (4–0) т |Week3-8-Color = u |Week3-9 = North Carolina Pre-Flight (4–0–1) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Purdue (3–2) |Week3-10-Color = u |Week3-11 = March Field (3–0–1) |Week3-11-Color = u |Week3-12 = Navy (2–2) |Week3-12-Color = d |Week3-13 = Bainbridge NTS (4–0) (2) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = Illinois (4–1–1) |Week3-14-Color = npr |Week3-15 = Second Air Force (5–1) |Week3-15-Color = u |Week3-16 = Great Lakes Navy (3–1) |Week3-16-Color = d |Week3-17 = Indiana (4–1) |Week3-17-Color = u |Week3-18 = Wake Forest (5–0) |Week3-18-Color = npr |Week3-19 = 3rd Air Force (4–0) т |Week3-19-Color = tnpr |Week3-20 = |Week3-20-Color = d |Week4-1 = Army (5–0) (41) |Week4-1-Color = u |Week4-2 = Notre Dame (5–0) (15) |Week4-2-Color = d |Week4-3 = Ohio State (5–0) (17) |Week4-3-Color = u |Week4-4 = Randolph Field (5–0) (18) |Week4-4-Color = d |Week4-5 = Georgia Tech (5–0) (1) |Week4-5-Color = |Week4-6 = Navy (3–2) (1) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Iowa Pre-Flight (6–1) |Week4-7-Color = d |Week4-8 = North Carolina Pre-Flight (5–0–1) |Week4-8-Color = u |Week4-9 = Illinois (4–2–1) |Week4-9-Color = u |Week4-10 = Michigan (5–1) |Week4-10-Color = npr |Week4-11 = March Field (4–0–1) (6) |Week4-11-Color = |Week4-12 = Bainbridge NTS (5–0) (2) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = USC (4–0–2) |Week4-13-Color = npr |Week4-14 = Great Lakes Navy (4–1) |Week4-14-Color = u |Week4-15 = Indiana (5–1) |Week4-15-Color = u |Week4-16 = Tennessee (4–0–1) |Week4-16-Color = u |Week4-17 = Wake Forest (6–0) |Week4-17-Color = u |Week4-18 = Mississippi State (4–0) |Week4-18-Color = u |Week4-19 = Alabama (3–0–2) т |Week4-19-Color = tnpr |Week4-20 = Oklahoma A&M (5–0) т |Week4-20-Color = npr |Week5-1 = Army (6–0) (58) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Ohio State (6–0) (18) |Week5-2-Color = u |Week5-3 = Navy (4–2) (1) |Week5-3-Color = u |Week5-4 = Randolph Field (6–0) (18) |Week5-4-Color = |Week5-5 = Notre Dame (5–1) |Week5-5-Color = d |Week5-6 = Bainbridge NTS (6–0) (6) |Week5-6-Color = u |Week5-7 = Iowa Pre-Flight (7–1) |Week5-7-Color = |Week5-8 = Michigan (6–1) |Week5-8-Color = u |Week5-9 = March Field (5–0–1) (3) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Illinois (4–2–1) |Week5-10-Color = d |Week5-11 = USC (5–0–2) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = Wake Forest (7–0) (1) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = Georgia Tech (5–1) |Week5-13-Color = d |Week5-14 = Great Lakes Navy (5–1) |Week5-14-Color = |Week5-15 = Norman NAS (5–0) |Week5-15-Color = npr |Week5-16 = North Carolina Pre-Flight (5–1–1) |Week5-16-Color = d |Week5-17 = El Toro Marines (4–1) |Week5-17-Color = npr |Week5-18 = Tennessee (5–0–1) |Week5-18-Color = d |Week5-19 = Mississippi State (5–0) |Week5-19-Color = d |Week5-20 = Duke (2–4) |Week5-20-Color = npr |Week6-1 = Army (7–0) (77) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Randolph Field (7–0) (15) |Week6-2-Color = u |Week6-3 = Navy (5–2) (5) |Week6-3-Color = |Week6-4 = Ohio State (7–0) (3) |Week6-4-Color = d |Week6-5 = Michigan (7–1) |Week6-5-Color = u |Week6-6 = Bainbridge NTS (7–0) (4) |Week6-6-Color = |Week6-7 = Iowa Pre-Flight (8–1) |Week6-7-Color = |Week6-8 = March Field (6–0–1) (2) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = Georgia Tech (6–1) |Week6-9-Color = u |Week6-10 = Duke (3–4) |Week6-10-Color = u |Week6-11 = Notre Dame (5–2) |Week6-11-Color = d |Week6-12 = USC (5–0–2) |Week6-12-Color = d |Week6-13 = Great Lakes Navy (6–1) |Week6-13-Color = u |Week6-14 = Purdue (5–3) |Week6-14-Color = npr |Week6-15 = El Toro Marines (5–1) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = Mississippi State (6–0) |Week6-16-Color = u |Week6-17 = Tennessee (5–0–1) |Week6-17-Color = u |Week6-18 = Norman NAS (6–0) т |Week6-18-Color = td |Week6-19 = North Carolina Pre-Flight (6–1–1) т |Week6-19-Color = d |Week6-20 = Yale (6–0) |Week6-20-Color = npr |Week7-1 = Army (8–0) (65.33) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Navy (6–2) (5) |Week7-2-Color = u |Week7-3 = Ohio State (8–0) (5) |Week7-3-Color = u |Week7-4 = Randolph Field (8–0) (11.33) |Week7-4-Color = d |Week7-5 = Bainbridge NTS (8–0) (4.33) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Michigan (8–1) |Week7-6-Color = d |Week7-7 = Iowa Pre-Flight (9–1) (2) |Week7-7-Color = |Week7-8 = USC (6–0–2) (1) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = March Field (7–0–1) (3) |Week7-9-Color = d |Week7-10 = Georgia Tech (7–1) |Week7-10-Color = d |Week7-11 = Duke (4–4) (1) |Week7-11-Color = d |Week7-12 = Great Lakes Navy (7–1) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = Alabama (4–1–2) |Week7-13-Color = npr |Week7-14 = Camp Peary (6–1) |Week7-14-Color = npr |Week7-15 = Tennessee (6–0–1) |Week7-15-Color = u |Week7-16 = El Toro Marines (6–1) |Week7-16-Color = d |Week7-17 = Norman NAS (6–0) |Week7-17-Color = u |Week7-18 = Notre Dame (6–2) |Week7-18-Color = d |Week7-19 = Second Air Force (8–2) |Week7-19-Color = npr |Week7-20 = North Carolina Pre-Flight (6–2–1) |Week7-20-Color = d |Week8-1 = Army (8–0) (55.33) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Navy (6–2) (1) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = Ohio State (9–0) (18) т |Week8-3-Color = tw |Week8-4 = Randolph Field (9–0) (5.33) т |Week8-4-Color = u |Week8-5 = Bainbridge NTS (9–0) (11.33) |Week8-5-Color = |Week8-6 = Iowa Pre-Flight (10–1) (1) |Week8-6-Color = u |Week8-7 = USC (7–0–2) |Week8-7-Color = u |Week8-8 = Michigan (8–2) |Week8-8-Color = d |Week8-9 = Notre Dame (7–2) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = Tennessee (7–0–1) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = Duke (5–4) |Week8-11-Color = |Week8-12 = Great Lakes Navy (8–1) |Week8-12-Color = |Week8-13 = Norman NAS (6–0) |Week8-13-Color = u |Week8-14 = March Field (7–0–2) |Week8-14-Color = d |Week8-15 = Oklahoma A&M (7–1) |Week8-15-Color = npr |Week8-16 = Alabama (5–1–2) |Week8-16-Color = d |Week8-17 = Camp Peary (6–2) |Week8-17-Color = d |Week8-18 = El Toro Marines (7–1) т |Week8-18-Color = td |Week8-19 = Yale (7–0–1) т |Week8-19-Color = npr |Week8-20 = Second Air Force (8–2–1) |Week8-20-Color = d |Week9-1 = Army (9–0) (95) |Week9-1-Color = nc |Week9-2 = Ohio State (9–0) (5) |Week9-2-Color = u |Week9-3 = Randolph Field (9–0) (17) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = Navy (6–3) |Week9-4-Color = d |Week9-5 = Bainbridge NTS (10–0) (3) |Week9-5-Color = |Week9-6 = Iowa Pre-Flight (10–1) (1) |Week9-6-Color = |Week9-7 = USC (7–0–2) |Week9-7-Color = |Week9-8 = Michigan (8–2) |Week9-8-Color = |Week9-9 = Notre Dame (8–2) |Week9-9-Color = |Week9-10 = March Field (7–0–2) |Week9-10-Color = u |Week9-11 = Duke (6–4) |Week9-11-Color = |Week9-12 = Tennessee (7–0–1) |Week9-12-Color = d |Week9-13 = Georgia Tech (8–2) т |Week9-13-Color = tnpr |Week9-14 = Norman NAS (6–0) т |Week9-14-Color = |Week9-15 = Illinois (5–4–1) |Week9-15-Color = npr |Week9-16 = El Toro Marines (7–1) |Week9-16-Color = u |Week9-17 = Great Lakes Navy (8–2) |Week9-17-Color = d |Week9-18 = Fort Pierce (8–0) |Week9-18-Color = npr |Week9-19 = Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (4–4) |Week9-19-Color = npr |Week9-20 = Second Air Force (8–2–1) |Week9-20-Color =

Litkenhous Ratings

The final Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1944 provided numerical rankings to more than 300 college and military football programs. The top 100 ranked teams were:

  1. Army (9–0)

  2. Randolph Field (11–0)

  3. Ohio State (9–0)

  4. Navy (6–3)

  5. Notre Dame (8–2)

  6. Second Air Force (10–4–1)

  7. Michigan (8–2)

  8. Iowa Pre-Flight (10–1)

  9. Georgia Tech (8–3)

  10. Indiana (7–3)

  11. Great Lakes Navy (9–2–1)

  12. Purdue (5–5)

  13. Illinois (5–4–1)

  14. Duke (6–4)

  15. Minnesota (5–3–1)

  16. Fourth Air Force (7–2–2)

  17. Lincoln Army Air Field (6–1)

  18. Tulsa (8–2)

  19. Alabama (5–2–2)

  20. Fort Warren (5–4–1)

  21. Colorado (6–2)

  22. Norman NAS (6–0)

  23. El Toro Marines (8–1)

  24. Penn (5–3)

  25. USC (8–0–2)

  26. Fort Pierce Amphibs (9–0)

  27. Third Air Force (8–3)

  28. Bainbridge NTS (10–0)

  29. Tennessee (7–1–1)

  30. Wisconsin (3–6)

  31. Mississippi State (6–2)

  32. Oklahoma A&M (8–1)

  33. LSU (2–5–1)

  34. Northwestern (1–7–1)

  35. Georgia (7–3)

  36. Bunker Hill NAS (6–1)

  37. Amarillo AAF (5–3)

  38. Texas (5–4)

  39. Camp Peary (5–2)

  40. North Carolina Pre-Flight (6–2–1)

  41. Tulane (4–3)

  42. Texas A&M (7–4)

  43. Saint Mary's Pre-Flight (4–4)

  44. Wake Forest (8–1)

  45. Washington (5–3)

  46. Georgia Pre-Flight (4–5)

  47. UCLA (4–5–1)

  48. Oklahoma (6–3–1)

  49. San Diego NTS

  50. Ottumwa NAS

  51. Berkeley CGS

  52. Marquette

  53. Camp Shoemaker

  54. Fleet City

  55. Auburn

  56. Alameda Coast Guard

  57. Jacksonville NAS

  58. Virginia

  59. Utah

  60. Arkansas

  61. Denver

  62. Kentucky

  63. Rice

  64. Yale

  65. TCU

  66. NC State

  67. Kessler Field

  68. Colorado College

  69. Clemson

  70. Fort Benning Fourth

  71. Missouri

  72. Iowa

  73. Michigan State

  74. Coast Guard Academy

  75. Iowa State

  76. California

  77. SMU

  78. North Carolina

  79. Maxwell Field

  80. Pittsburgh

  81. Brown

  82. Southwestern (TX)

  83. Cornell

  84. Lubbock American Air Force

  85. Ole Miss

  86. Maryville

  87. Penn State

  88. Denison

  89. William & Mary

  90. Navy PT School

  91. Western Michigan

  92. Colorado Amphibs

  93. South Carolina

  94. Arkansas Aggies

  95. San Francisco Coast Guard

  96. Texas Tech

  97. Peru Navy

  98. Dartmouth

  99. Holy Cross

  100. Fort Benning Third

References

References

  1. Litkenhous, E. E.. (December 10, 1944). "Big Ten Circuit Repeats As King of College Leagues". [[The Salt Lake Tribune]].
  2. Litkenhous, E. E.. (December 17, 1944). "Army, Randolph Field One-Two in Final Litkenhouse Ratings". [[Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph]].
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