| 1940 |
| |
| 1. Minnesota |
| 2. Stanford |
| 3. Michigan |
| 4. Tennessee |
| 5. Boston College |
| 6. Texas A&M |
| 7. Nebraska |
| 8. Norhwestern |
| 9. Mississippi St |
| 10. Washington |
| 11. Santa Clara |
| 12. Fordham |
| 13. Georgetown |
| 14. Pennsylvania |
| 15. Cornell |
| 16. SMU |
| 17. Hardin-Simmons |
| 18. Duke |
| 19. Lafayette |
| 20. Penn St |
|
| 1941 |
|
| 1. Minnesota |
| 2. Duke |
| 3. Notre Dame |
| 4. Texas |
| 5. Michigan |
| 6. Fordham |
| 7. Missouri |
| 8. Duquesne |
| 9. Texas A&M |
| 10. Navy |
| 11. Northwestern |
| 12. Oregon St |
| 13. Ohio St |
| 14. Georgia |
| 15. Pennsylvania |
| 16. Mississippi St |
| 17. Mississippi |
| 18. Tennessee |
| 19. Washington St |
| 20. Alabama |
|
| 1942 |
|
| 1. Ohio St |
| 2. Georgia |
| 3. Wisconsin |
| 4. Tulsa |
| 5. Georgia Tech |
| 6. Notre Dame |
| 7. Tennessee |
| 8. Boston College |
| 9. Michigan |
| 10. Alabama |
| 11. Texas |
| 12. Stanford |
| 13. UCLA |
| 14. William & Mary |
| 15. Santa Clara |
| 16. Auburn |
| 17. Washington St |
| 18. Mississippi St |
| 19. Minnesota |
| Holy Cross |
|
| 1943 |
|
| 1. Notre Dame |
| 2. Iowa Preflight |
| 3. Michigan |
| 4. Navy |
| 5. Purdue |
| 6. Great Lakes NTS |
| 7. Duke |
| 8. Del Monte Prflt |
| 9. Northwestern |
| 10. March Field |
| 11. Army |
| 12. Washington |
| 13. Georgia Tech |
| 14. Texas |
| 15. Tulsa |
| 16. Dartmouth |
| 17. Bainbridge NTS |
| 18. Colorado Coll |
| 19. Pacific (Cal) |
| 20. Pennsylvania |
|
| 1944 |
| |
| 1. Army |
| 2. Ohio St |
| 3. Randolph Field |
| 4. Navy |
| 5. Bainbridge NTS |
| 6. Iowa Preflight |
| 7. USC |
| 8. Michigan |
| 9. Notre Dame |
| 10. March Field |
| 11. Duke |
| 12. Tennessee |
| 13. Georgia Tech |
| Norman Preflight |
| 15. Illinois |
| 16. El Toro Marines |
| 17. Great Lakes NTS |
| 18. Fort Pierce |
| 19. St Mary's PF |
| 20. 2nd Air Force |
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