1943 college football rankings#Litkenhous Ratings
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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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| | National champion |
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| | Win–loss record |
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| | Number of first place votes |
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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.
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{{ColPollTable
|Week1 = 1
|Week2 = 2
|Week3 = 3
|Week4 = 4
|Week5 = 5
|Week6 = 6
|Week7 = 7
|Week8 = 8
|Week9 = 9 (Final)
|Week1Date = Oct 4{{cite web |title=October 4, 1943 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=56
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 26, 2017 }}
|Week2Date = Oct 11{{cite web |title=October 11, 1943 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=57
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 26, 2017 }}
|Week3Date = Oct 18{{cite web |title=October 18, 1943 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=58
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 26, 2017 }}
|Week4Date = Oct 25{{cite web |title=October 25, 1943 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=59
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 26, 2017 }}
|Week5Date = Nov 1{{cite web |title=November 1, 1943 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=60
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 26, 2017 }}
|Week6Date = Nov 8{{cite web |title=November 8, 1943 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=61
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 26, 2017 }}
|Week7Date = Nov 15{{cite web |title=November 15, 1943 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=62
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 26, 2017 }}
|Week8Date = Nov 22{{cite web |title=November 22, 1943 AP Football Poll |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=63
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 26, 2017 }}
|Week9Date = Nov 29{{cite web |title=1943 Final AP Football Poll|url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=64
|work=College Poll Archive |access-date=March 26, 2017 }}
|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
|Week2Dropped = {{ubl|LSU|Northwestern|Ohio State}}
|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
|Week3Dropped = {{ubl|Dartmouth|Georgia|Great Lakes Navy|Washington}}
|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
|Week4Dropped = {{ubl|Camp Grant|March Field|Memphis NAS|Minnesota|Southwestern}}
|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
|Week5Dropped = {{ubl|California|Great Lakes Navy}}
|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
|Week6Dropped = {{ubl|Arkansas A&M|Colorado College|Southwestern Louisiana|LSU}}
|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
|Week7Dropped = {{ubl|USC}}
|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
|Week8Dropped = {{ubl|Pacific (CA)|San Diego Naval}}
|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
|Week9Dropped = {{ubl|Randolph Field|Texas A&M}}
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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:{{cite news|title=Litkenhouse Selects U.S. Grid Leaders: Notre Dame Named Top Team for 1943; Minnesota Does Fadeout|author=E. E. Litkenhous|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=December 17, 1943 |page=18 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/122968858/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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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
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
53. San Diego NTS
54. LSU
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
80. Wake Forest
81. 124th Infantry
82. New Mexico
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
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See also
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