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1949 college football rankings

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One human poll comprised the 1949 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.

Legend

Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

The final AP Poll was released on November 28, at the end of the 1949 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release a post-bowl season final poll regularly until 1968. |Week1-1 = Michigan (2–0) (34) |Week1-2 = Notre Dame (2–0) (15) |Week1-3 = Oklahoma (2–0) (17) |Week1-4 = Tulane (2–0) (4) |Week1-5 = Minnesota (2–0) (2) |Week1-6 = North Carolina (2–0) (3) |Week1-7 = Army (2–0) (1) |Week1-8 = USC (2–0) |Week1-9 = SMU (2–0) |Week1-10 = California (3–0) |Week1-11 = Ohio State (2–0) |Week1-12 = Texas (3–0) |Week1-13 = Michigan State (2–0) |Week1-14 = Duke (2–0) (3) |Week1-15 = Kentucky (3–0) (1) |Week1-16 = Villanova (3–0) |Week1-17 = Cornell (2–0) |Week1-18 = UCLA (3–0) |Week1-19 = Pittsburgh (2–0) |Week1-20 = |Week2-1 = Notre Dame (3–0) (67) |Week2-1-Color = u |Week2-2 = Army (3–0) (58) |Week2-2-Color = u |Week2-3 = Oklahoma (3–0) (28) |Week2-3-Color = |Week2-4 = Tulane (3–0) (1) |Week2-4-Color = |Week2-5 = Minnesota (3–0) (6) |Week2-5-Color = |Week2-6 = North Carolina (3–0) (3) |Week2-6-Color = |Week2-7 = Michigan (2–1) |Week2-7-Color = d |Week2-8 = Kentucky (4–0) (8) |Week2-8-Color = u |Week2-9 = California (4–0) |Week2-9-Color = u |Week2-10 = SMU (2–0) (1) |Week2-10-Color = d |Week2-11 = Ohio State (2–0–1) |Week2-11-Color = |Week2-12 = USC (2–0–1) |Week2-12-Color = d |Week2-13 = UCLA (4–0) |Week2-13-Color = u |Week2-14 = Cornell (3–0) |Week2-14-Color = u |Week2-15 = Pittsburgh (3–0) |Week2-15-Color = u |Week2-16 = Texas (3–1) |Week2-16-Color = d |Week2-17 = Villanova (4–0) |Week2-17-Color = d |Week2-18 = Navy (2–1) |Week2-18-Color = npr |Week2-19 = Michigan State (2–1) |Week2-19-Color = d |Week2-20 = Baylor (3–0) |Week2-20-Color = npr |Week3-1 = Notre Dame (4–0) (146) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Army (4–0) (10) |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 = Minnesota (4–0) (8) |Week3-3-Color = u |Week3-4 = Oklahoma (4–0) (6) |Week3-4-Color = d |Week3-5 = California (5–0) |Week3-5-Color = u |Week3-6 = North Carolina (4–0) (6) |Week3-6-Color = |Week3-7 = Kentucky (5–0) (3) |Week3-7-Color = u |Week3-8 = Cornell (4–0) |Week3-8-Color = u |Week3-9 = Rice (3–1) |Week3-9-Color = npr |Week3-10 = Texas (4–1) |Week3-10-Color = u |Week3-11 = Baylor (4–0) |Week3-11-Color = u |Week3-12 = Michigan (2–2) |Week3-12-Color = d |Week3-13 = Northwestern (2–2) |Week3-13-Color = npr |Week3-14 = Penn (3–0) |Week3-14-Color = npr |Week3-15 = Michigan State (3–1) |Week3-15-Color = u |Week3-16 = Pittsburgh (4–0) |Week3-16-Color = d |Week3-17 = SMU (2–1) |Week3-17-Color = d |Week3-18 = Missouri (2–2) |Week3-18-Color = npr |Week3-19 = USC (2–1–1) |Week3-19-Color = d |Week3-20 = Tulane (3–1) |Week3-20-Color = d |Week4-1 = Notre Dame (4–0) (120) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Army (5–0) (12) |Week4-2-Color = |Week4-3 = Oklahoma (5–0) (10) |Week4-3-Color = u |Week4-4 = California (6–0) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = Rice (4–1) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Michigan (3–2) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Minnesota (4–1) |Week4-7-Color = d |Week4-8 = Cornell (5–0) |Week4-8-Color = |Week4-9 = Penn (4–0) |Week4-9-Color = u |Week4-10 = Baylor (5–0) |Week4-10-Color = u |Week4-11 = SMU (3–1) |Week4-11-Color = u |Week4-12 = Michigan State (4–1) (1) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = North Carolina (4–1) |Week4-13-Color = d |Week4-14 = Kentucky (5–1) |Week4-14-Color = d |Week4-15 = USC (3–1–1) |Week4-15-Color = u |Week4-16 = Missouri (3–2) |Week4-16-Color = u |Week4-17 = LSU (3–2) |Week4-17-Color = npr |Week4-18 = Ohio State (3–1–1) |Week4-18-Color = npr |Week4-19 = Texas (4–2) |Week4-19-Color = d |Week4-20 = UCLA (5–1) |Week4-20-Color = npr |Week5-1 = Notre Dame (5–0) (133) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Army (6–0) (10) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = Oklahoma (6–0) (11) |Week5-3-Color = |Week5-4 = California (7–0) (4) |Week5-4-Color = |Week5-5 = Michigan (4–2) |Week5-5-Color = u |Week5-6 = Baylor (6–0) |Week5-6-Color = u |Week5-7 = Cornell (6–0) (1) |Week5-7-Color = u |Week5-8 = Rice (5–1) |Week5-8-Color = d |Week5-9 = SMU (4–1) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Michigan State (5–1) (2) |Week5-10-Color = u |Week5-11 = Ohio State (4–1–1) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = USC (4–1–1) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = Kentucky (6–1) |Week5-13-Color = u |Week5-14 = Tennessee (4–1–1) |Week5-14-Color = npr |Week5-15 = Iowa (4–2) |Week5-15-Color = npr |Week5-16 = Duke (5–1) |Week5-16-Color = npr |Week5-17 = LSU (4–2) |Week5-17-Color = |Week5-18 = Boston University (5–0) |Week5-18-Color = npr |Week5-19 = Virginia (6–0) |Week5-19-Color = npr |Week5-20 = |Week5-20-Color = d |Week6-1 = Notre Dame (6–0) (137) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Army (7–0) (13) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Oklahoma (7–0) (9) |Week6-3-Color = |Week6-4 = California (8–0) (3) |Week6-4-Color = |Week6-5 = Michigan (5–2) |Week6-5-Color = |Week6-6 = Cornell (7–0) (1) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = Rice (6–1) |Week6-7-Color = u |Week6-8 = Michigan State (5–2) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = Minnesota (5–2) |Week6-9-Color = npr |Week6-10 = Virginia (7–0) |Week6-10-Color = u |Week6-11 = Ohio State (5–1–1) |Week6-11-Color = |Week6-12 = SMU (4–1–1) |Week6-12-Color = d |Week6-13 = Texas (5–3) |Week6-13-Color = npr |Week6-14 = Kentucky (7–1) |Week6-14-Color = d |Week6-15 = Boston (6–0) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = LSU (5–2) |Week6-16-Color = u |Week6-17 = Stanford (5–2–1) |Week6-17-Color = npr |Week6-18 = Wake Forest (4–4) |Week6-18-Color = npr |Week6-19 = Pacific (7–0) |Week6-19-Color = npr |Week6-20 = Santa Clara (6–1–1) |Week6-20-Color = npr |Week7-1 = Notre Dame (7–0) (140) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Oklahoma (8–0) (15) |Week7-2-Color = u |Week7-3 = California (9–0) (5) |Week7-3-Color = u |Week7-4 = Army (8–0) (1) |Week7-4-Color = d |Week7-5 = Michigan (6–2) |Week7-5-Color = |Week7-6 = Rice (7–1) |Week7-6-Color = u |Week7-7 = Ohio State (6–1–1) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = Minnesota (6–2) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = Virginia (7–0) (1) |Week7-9-Color = u |Week7-10 = SMU (5–1–1) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Kentucky (8–1) |Week7-11-Color = u |Week7-12 = Stanford (6–2–1) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = LSU (6–2) |Week7-13-Color = u |Week7-14 = Dartmouth (6–1) |Week7-14-Color = npr |Week7-15 = Baylor (7–1) |Week7-15-Color = npr |Week7-16 = Maryland (6–1) |Week7-16-Color = npr |Week7-17 = Cornell (7–1) |Week7-17-Color = d |Week7-18 = Michigan State (5–3) |Week7-18-Color = d |Week7-19 = Santa Clara (7–1–1) т |Week7-19-Color = tu |Week7-20 = Tulane (6–1–1) т |Week7-20-Color = npr |Week8-1 = Notre Dame (8–0) (113) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = California (10–0) (24) |Week8-2-Color = u |Week8-3 = Oklahoma (9–0) (11) |Week8-3-Color = d |Week8-4 = Army (8–0) (1) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = Ohio State (6–1–2) |Week8-5-Color = u |Week8-6 = Michigan (6–2–1) |Week8-6-Color = d |Week8-7 = Rice (8–1) |Week8-7-Color = d |Week8-8 = Minnesota (7–2) |Week8-8-Color = |Week8-9 = Baylor (8–1) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = Tulane (7–1–1) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = Pacific (9–0) (2) |Week8-11-Color = npr |Week8-12 = Stanford (6–3–1) |Week8-12-Color = |Week8-13 = LSU (7–2) |Week8-13-Color = |Week8-14 = Santa Clara (7–2–1) |Week8-14-Color = u |Week8-15 = Maryland (6–1) |Week8-15-Color = u |Week8-16 = Villanova (8–1) |Week8-16-Color = npr |Week8-17 = USC (5–2–1) |Week8-17-Color = npr |Week8-18 = Tennessee (6–2–1) |Week8-18-Color = npr |Week8-19 = North Carolina (6–3) |Week8-19-Color = npr |Week8-20 = |Week8-20-Color = d |Week9-1 = Notre Dame (9–0) (172) |Week9-1-Color = nc |Week9-2 = Oklahoma (10–0) (18) |Week9-2-Color = u |Week9-3 = California (10–0) |Week9-3-Color = d |Week9-4 = Army (9–0) (12) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 = Rice (9–1) |Week9-5-Color = u |Week9-6 = Ohio State (6–1–2) |Week9-6-Color = d |Week9-7 = Michigan (6–2–1) |Week9-7-Color = d |Week9-8 = Minnesota (7–2) |Week9-8-Color = |Week9-9 = LSU (8–2) |Week9-9-Color = u |Week9-10 = Pacific (10–0) (4) |Week9-10-Color = u |Week9-11 = Kentucky (9–2) |Week9-11-Color = u |Week9-12 = Cornell (8–1) |Week9-12-Color = u |Week9-13 = Villanova (8–1) (2) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = Maryland (7–1) |Week9-14-Color = u |Week9-15 = Santa Clara (7–2–1) |Week9-15-Color = d |Week9-16 = North Carolina (7–3) |Week9-16-Color = u |Week9-17 = Tennessee (7–2–1) |Week9-17-Color = u |Week9-18 = Princeton (6–3) |Week9-18-Color = npr |Week9-19 = Michigan State (6–3) |Week9-19-Color = npr |Week9-20 = |Week9-20-Color = npr

Litkenhous Ratings

The final Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1949 ranked the following as the top 100 teams:

  1. Notre Dame (10–0)

  2. California (10–1)

  3. Oklahoma (11–0)

  4. Minnesota (7–2)

  5. Stanford (7–3–1)

  6. Army (9–0)

  7. Michigan (6–2–1)

  8. Ohio State (7–1–2)

  9. Michigan State

  10. USC (5–3–1)

  11. Wisconsin (5–3–1)

  12. Rice (10–1)

  13. Kentucky (9–3)

  14. LSU (8–3)

  15. Texas (6–4)

  16. UCLA (6–3)

  17. SMU (5–4–1)

  18. Baylor (8–2)

  19. Tulane (7–2–1)

  20. Illinois (3–4–2)

  21. Maryland (9–1)

  22. Purdue (4–5)

  23. Missouri (7–4)

  24. Northwestern (4–5)

  25. Pacific (11–0)

  26. Oregon State (7–3)

  27. Tennessee (7–2–1)

  28. Villanova (8–1)

  29. Iowa (4–5)

  30. Santa Clara (8–2–1)

  31. Duke (6–3)

  32. San Francisco (7–3)

  33. TCU (6–3–1)

  34. Oregon (4–6)

  35. Georgia Tech (7–3)

  36. Alabama (6–3–1)

  37. Pittsburgh (6–3)

  38. Arkansas (5–5)

  39. North Carolina (7–4)

  40. Miami (FL) (6–3)

  41. Kansas (5–5)

  42. Xavier (10–1)

  43. Miami (OH) (5–4)

  44. Penn (4–4)

  45. Georgia (4–6–1)

  46. Vanderbilt (5–5)

  47. Boston University (6–2)

  48. Washington (3–7)

  49. Iowa State (5–3–1)

  50. William & Mary (6–4)

  51. Virginia (7–2)

  52. Dayton (6–3)

  53. Cincinnati (7–4)

  54. Cornell (8–1)

  55. Indiana (1–8)

  56. Ole Miss (4–5–1)

  57. Navy (3–5–1)

  58. Wyoming (9–1)

  59. Boston College (4–4–1)

  60. Penn State (5–4)

  61. Wake Forest (4–6)

  62. St. Bonaventure (6–3)

  63. Princeton (6–3)

  64. San Jose State (9–4)

  65. Washington State (3–6)

  66. Nebraska (4–5)

  67. Nevada (5–5)

  68. Oklahoma A&M (4–4–2)

  69. Texas A&M (1–8–1)

  70. Auburn (2–4–3)

  71. Florida (4–5–1)

  72. Texas Tech (7–5)

  73. Hardin Simmons (6–4–1)

  74. Brown (8–1)

  75. South Carolina (4–6)

  76. Rutgers (6–3)

  77. Texas Western (8–2–1)

  78. Dartmouth (6–2)

  79. McMurry

  80. Louisville (8–3)

  81. Hardin (10–1)

  82. North Texas (8–4)

  83. Saint Mary's (3–6–1)

  84. Detroit (5–4)

  85. Houston (5–4–1)

  86. Fordham (5–3)

  87. Tulsa (5–5–1)

  88. Marquette (4–5)

  89. Memphis State (9–1)

  90. [Loyola Los Angeles] (6–4)

  91. Tyler (10–1)

  92. John Carroll (6–3)

  93. Kansas State (2–8)

  94. West Texas (5–4)

  95. Clemson (4–4–2)

  96. Syracuse (4–5)

  97. Mississippi Southern (0–8–1)

  98. Bucknell (6–2)

  99. Idaho (3–5)

  100. Delaware (8–1)

''Pittsburgh Courier''

The Pittsburgh Courier, a leading African American newspaper, ranked the top 1949 teams from historically black colleges and universities using the Dickinson System in an era when college football was largely segregated. The rankings were published on December 10.

References

References

  1. E. E. Litkenhous. (December 14, 1949). "Irish Eleven Officially Named Litkenhous Champ". Wilmington Morning News.
  2. Lucius Jones. (December 10, 1949). "Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier.
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