1938 college football rankings

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One human poll and several ranking methods determined the 1938 college football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, did not itself bestow a national championship.

Season1938
Bowl season1938–39 bowl games
End of season championsTCU[a]
Tennessee[b]
Notre Dame[c] (not claimed)
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1938 college football rankings
Season1938
Bowl season1938–39 bowl games
End of season championsTCU[a]
Tennessee[b]
Notre Dame[c] (not claimed)
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Champions (by ranking)

The AP Poll and three other major rankings consider TCU as the season's champion. Eight major rankings consider Tennessee the season's champion. The Dickinson System considers Notre Dame the season's champion:[1]

Note: AP poll, Boand System, Dickinson System, Dunkel System, Houlgate System, Litkenhous Ratings, Poling System, and Williamson System were given contemporarily. All other methods were given retroactively.

AP Poll

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  Not ranked previous week
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 Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

The scheduled final AP Poll was released on November 29, with Notre Dame No. 1, prior to their season-end game against Southern California.[2]

The poll was extended for one week due to the "select quality of last Saturday's games, three of which had a direct bearing on the ranking".[3]

The revised final AP Poll was released on December 6,[3] at the end of the regular season, still weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release a post-bowl season final poll regularly until 1968.

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Week 1
Oct 17		Week 2
Oct 24		Week 3
Oct 31		Week 4
Nov 7		Week 5
Nov 14		Week 6
Nov 21		Week 7 (Scheduled final)
Nov 28		Week 8 (Extended final)
Dec 6[3]
1.Pittsburgh (4–0) (83)Pittsburgh (5–0) (90)Pittsburgh (6–0) (105)TCU (7–0) (48)Notre Dame (7–0) (60)Notre Dame (7–0) (48)Notre Dame (8–0) (48)TCU (10–0) (55)1.
2.Minnesota (4–0) (6)Minnesota (4–0) (1)TCU (6–0) (8)Notre Dame (6–0) (41)TCU (8–0) (19)TCU (9–0) (28)TCU (10–0) (23)Tennessee (10–0) (16)2.
3.California (5–0) (1)California (6–0) (3)California (7–0)Pittsburgh (6–1) (14)Tennessee (8–0) (5)Duke (8–0) (3)Duke (9–0) (15)Duke (9–0) (11)3.
4.Dartmouth (4–0) (1)TCU (5–0) (3)Notre Dame (5–0)Tennessee (7–0) (6)Duke (7–0) (5)Pittsburgh (8–1) (2) тTennessee (9–0) (4)Oklahoma (10–0)4.
5.Notre Dame (3–0)Santa Clara (4–0) (1)Dartmouth (6–0)Dartmouth (7–0)Pittsburgh (7–1) (2)Tennessee (8–0) (3) тOklahoma (9–0)Notre Dame (8–1) (4)5.
6.Santa Clara (3–0)Dartmouth (5–0)Tennessee (6–0) (1)Carnegie Tech (5–1)Carnegie Tech (6–1)Oklahoma (8–0)Carnegie Tech (7–1)Carnegie Tech (7–1)6.
7.TCU (4–0) (3)Notre Dame (4–0) (1)Northwestern (4–0–1)Duke (6–0)Oklahoma (7–0) (1)Carnegie Tech (6–1)Pittsburgh (8–2)USC (8–2) (1)7.
8.Tennessee (4–0)Tennessee (5–0)Santa Clara (5–0)Santa Clara (6–0) (1)Cornell (5–1)Minnesota (6–2)USC (7–2)Pittsburgh (8–2)8.
9.Duke (4–0)Fordham (3–0–1) (1)Duke (6–0)USC (6–1) (2)California (8–1)California (9–1)Holy Cross (8–1)Holy Cross (8–1)9.
10.Syracuse (3–0)Oklahoma (4–0)Fordham (3–1–1)Oklahoma (6–0) (1)Holy Cross (7–1)Cornell (5–1)Minnesota (6–2)Minnesota (6–2)10.
11.Fordham (2–0–1)Duke (5–0)Oklahoma (5–0)Holy Cross (6–1)Santa Clara (6–1)Holy Cross (7–1)Cornell (5–1–1)Texas Tech (10–0)11.
12.Michigan (2–1)Northwestern (3–0–1)Minnesota (4–1)Minnesota (5–1)Wisconsin (5–2)Michigan (6–1–1)California (9–1)Cornell (5–1–1)12.
13.Carnegie Tech (3–0)Michigan (3–1)Holy Cross (5–1) тFordham (4–1–1)USC (6–2)Dartmouth (7–1)Fordham (6–1–2)Alabama (7–1–1)13.
14.Oklahoma (3–0)Holy Cross (4–1)USC (5–1) тCalifornia (7–1)Dartmouth (7–1)USC (6–2)Texas Tech (10–0)California (10–1)14.
15.Alabama (3–1)Villanova (4–0)Alabama (5–1)Wisconsin (4–2)Villanova (6–0–1)Northwestern (4–2–2)Villanova (8–0–1)Fordham (6–1–2)15.
16.Vanderbilt (4–0)Carnegie Tech (3–1)Cornell (4–1) тAlabama (6–1)Northwestern (4–1–2)Villanova (7–0–1)Michigan (6–1–1)Michigan (6–1–1)16.
17.Baylor (4–0)Cornell (3–1)Michigan (4–1) тNorthwestern (4–1–1)Michigan (5–1–1)Texas Tech (9–0)Alabama (7–1–1)Northwestern (4–2–2)17.
18.Northwestern (2–0–1)Alabama (4–1)Iowa State (6–0)Michigan (5–1) (1)Fordham (4–1–2)Fordham (5–1–2)Tulane (7–2–1)Villanova (8–0–1)18.
19.North Carolina (3–1)USC (4–1)Carnegie Tech (4–1) тVillanova (5–0–1)Texas Tech (8–0)Santa Clara (6–1)Northwestern (4–2–2)Tulane (7–2–1)19.
20.Villanova (3–0)Ohio State (2–1–1)Texas A&M (3–2–1) тCornell (4–1)Alabama (6–1–1)Georgetown (8–0)Dartmouth (7–2)Dartmouth (7–2)20.
Week 1
Oct 17		Week 2
Oct 24		Week 3
Oct 31		Week 4
Nov 7		Week 5
Nov 14		Week 6
Nov 21		Week 7 (Scheduled final)
Nov 28		Week 8 (Extended final)
Dec 6[3]
Dropped:
  • Baylor
  • North Carolina
  • Syracuse
  • Vanderbilt
Dropped:
  • Ohio State
  • Villanova
Dropped:
  • Iowa State
  • Texas A&M
Dropped:
  • Minnesota
Dropped:
  • Alabama
  • Wisconsin
Dropped:
  • Georgetown
  • Santa Clara
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Houlgate System

More information Week Final December 6, 1. ...
Week Final[4]
December 6
1.Tennessee (A 35)1.
2.Notre Dame (B 30)2.
3.Duke (A 27)3.
4.Oklahoma (A 25)4.
5.Texas Christian (A 24)5.
6.Southern California (C 23)6.
7.California (B 22)7.
8.Pittsburgh (C 22)8.
9.Holy Cross (B 21)9.
10.Alabama (C 20)10.
Week Final[4]
December 6
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Litkenhous Ratings

The top teams in the Litkenhous Ratings for 1938 were as follows:

1. Tennessee
2. TCU
3. USC
4. Notre Dame
5. Holy Cross
6. Pittsburgh
7. Cornell
8. Fordham
9. Minnesota
10. Michigan
11. Northwestern
12. California

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Boand/Azzi Ratem

1. Tennessee
2. Notre Dame
3. TCU
4. USC
5. California
6. Oklahoma
7. Duke
8. Pittsburgh
9. Holy Cross
10. Minnesota
11. Villanova
12. Michigan

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Poling

1. Tennessee
2. TCU
3. USC
4. Notre Dame
5. California
6. Oklahoma
7. Duke
8. Holy Cross
9. Pittsburgh
10. Minnesota
11. Alabama
12. Carnegie Tech

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Williamson

1-2. Tennessee
1-2. TCU
3. Notre Dame
4. Carnegie Tech
5. Holy Cross
6. Alabama
7. USC
8. Duke
9. Oklahoma
10. Pittsburgh
11. Minnesota
12. Villanova

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