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AP Top 25 Rankings Intelligence

Explore the canonical weekly archive for AP Top 25, including movement, chaos, leaders, and rankings context.

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1939

Texas A&M

Postseason

Points

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1st Place Votes

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Top Team

Texas A&M

AP Top 25 • Postseason • Southwest

Ranked Teams

20

Teams currently listed after any conference filtering.

Avg Points

0.0

Average poll points for teams in the current view.

First-Place Votes

0

Combined first-place votes in the selected week.

Biggest Riser

Boston College ▲3

Boston College moved from No. 14 to No. 11.

Biggest Faller

Ohio State ▼3

Ohio State moved from No. 12 to No. 15.

Most Consistent

Tennessee

Lowest rank variance across 8 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Michigan

Range of 18 ranking spots across 5 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

55

Wild

AP Top 25 — 1939 (Postseason)

Hover rows to compare the current ranking, previous spot, and movement context.

RankChangeLogoSchoolConferencePoints1st PlaceStatus
1—Texas A&MSouthwest——Steady
2—TennesseeSEC——Steady
3—USCPacific——Steady
4—CornellFBS Independents——Steady
5—TulaneSEC——Steady
6▲1MissouriBig 6——Rising
7▲2UCLAPacific——Rising
8▼2DukeSouthern——Falling
9▼1IowaWestern——Falling
10—DuquesneFBS Independents——Steady
11▲3Boston CollegeFBS Independents——Rising
12▲3ClemsonSouthern——Rising
13▼2Notre DameFBS Independents——Falling
14▲2Santa ClaraFBS Independents——Rising
15▼3Ohio StateWestern——Falling
16▼3Georgia TechSEC——Falling
17▲1FordhamFBS Independents——Rising
18▼1NebraskaBig 6——Falling
19NEWOklahomaBig 6——New
20NEWMichiganWestern——New

Dropped Out

  • San José State (was No. 18)
  • Georgetown (was No. 20)

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

FBS Independents6 • Avg rank 11.5

Average points —

Big 63 • Avg rank 14.3

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SEC3 • Avg rank 7.7

Average points —

Western3 • Avg rank 14.7

Average points —

Pacific2 • Avg rank 5.0

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Southern2 • Avg rank 10.0

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Southwest1 • Avg rank 1.0

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Stability & Volatility

Identify which teams stayed steady and which teams had the wildest ranking swings.

Most Consistent

Tennessee

Lowest rank variance across 8 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Michigan

Range of 18 ranking spots across 5 ranked weeks.

Season Ranking Movement

Compare how teams climbed, fell, or stayed steady week by week.

#1#5#10#15#20#25Texas A&M • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedTexas A&M • Regular • Week 2 • No. 5Texas A&M • Regular • Week 3 • No. 5Texas A&M • Regular • Week 4 • No. 2Texas A&M • Regular • Week 5 • No. 2Texas A&M • Regular • Week 6 • No. 1Texas A&M • Regular • Week 7 • No. 1Texas A&M • Regular • Week 8 • No. 1Texas A&M • Postseason • No. 1Tennessee • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedTennessee • Regular • Week 2 • No. 1Tennessee • Regular • Week 3 • No. 1Tennessee • Regular • Week 4 • No. 1Tennessee • Regular • Week 5 • No. 1Tennessee • Regular • Week 6 • No. 2Tennessee • Regular • Week 7 • No. 4Tennessee • Regular • Week 8 • No. 2Tennessee • Postseason • No. 2USC • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedUSC • Regular • Week 2 • No. 8USC • Regular • Week 3 • No. 7USC • Regular • Week 4 • No. 4USC • Regular • Week 5 • No. 3USC • Regular • Week 6 • No. 4USC • Regular • Week 7 • No. 1USC • Regular • Week 8 • No. 3USC • Postseason • No. 3Cornell • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedCornell • Regular • Week 2 • No. 7Cornell • Regular • Week 3 • No. 3Cornell • Regular • Week 4 • No. 5Cornell • Regular • Week 5 • No. 4Cornell • Regular • Week 6 • No. 3Cornell • Regular • Week 7 • No. 3Cornell • Regular • Week 8 • No. 4Cornell • Postseason • No. 4Tulane • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedTulane • Regular • Week 2 • No. 9Tulane • Regular • Week 3 • No. 8Tulane • Regular • Week 4 • No. 7Tulane • Regular • Week 5 • No. 6Tulane • Regular • Week 6 • No. 5Tulane • Regular • Week 7 • No. 5Tulane • Regular • Week 8 • No. 5Tulane • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

This score estimates how turbulent each week was across the rankings.

Peak Chaos Week

Regular • Week 2

64 points (Wild)

Season Chaos Average

44.7

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 10 • Calm

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 0 • Movement 0

Regular • Week 264 • Wild

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 15 • Movement 34

Regular • Week 342 • Shaky

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 3 • Movement 33

Regular • Week 452 • Wild

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 3 • Movement 43

Regular • Week 549 • Shaky

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 6 • Movement 28

Regular • Week 662 • Wild

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 3 • Movement 56

Regular • Week 740 • Shaky

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 3 • Movement 31

Regular • Week 838 • Shaky

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 3 • Movement 26

Postseason55 • Wild

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 2 • Movement 24

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 1939.

Weekly Leaders

Track which program held the top spot throughout the selected season.

Most Weeks at No. 1

Tennessee

4 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1PittsburghFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 2TennesseeSEC——
Regular • Week 3Streak 2TennesseeSEC——
Regular • Week 4Streak 3TennesseeSEC——
Regular • Week 5Streak 4TennesseeSEC——
Regular • Week 6Texas A&MSouthwest——
Regular • Week 7Streak 2Texas A&MSouthwest——
Regular • Week 8Streak 3Texas A&MSouthwest——
PostseasonStreak 4Texas A&MSouthwest——

Poll Dominance

Show which teams controlled the No. 1 ranking the most.

Tennessee4 weeks • streak 4

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1939

Texas A&M4 weeks • streak 3

Multiple No. 1 runs • Most recent season 1939

Pittsburgh1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1939

Entries & Exits

Show when teams entered the rankings, dropped out, and returned.

WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2TennesseeEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2Notre DameEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 2MichiganEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateEntered rankings4
Regular • Week 2Texas A&MEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2OklahomaEntered rankings6
Regular • Week 2CornellEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 2USCEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 2TulaneEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 2NebraskaEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 2DuquesneEntered rankings11
Regular • Week 2DukeEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 2Oregon StateEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 2PennsylvaniaEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 2New York UniversityEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 2OregonDropped out11
Regular • Week 2Carnegie MellonDropped out15
Regular • Week 2BaylorDropped out19
Regular • Week 2Saint Mary's (CA)Dropped out20
Regular • Week 3KentuckyEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 3LSUEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 3UCLAEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 3Ole MissDropped out14
Regular • Week 3PennsylvaniaDropped out16
Regular • Week 3PittsburghDropped out18
Regular • Week 4DartmouthEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 4Santa ClaraEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 4Ole MissEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 4NebraskaDropped out10
Regular • Week 4Oregon StateDropped out11
Regular • Week 4LSUDropped out18
Regular • Week 5MissouriEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 5IowaEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 5ClemsonEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 5Holy CrossEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 5Oregon StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 5MinnesotaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 5MichiganDropped out10
Regular • Week 5New York UniversityDropped out17
Regular • Week 5KentuckyDropped out18
Regular • Week 5Ole MissDropped out19
Regular • Week 5AlabamaDropped out20
Regular • Week 6GeorgetownEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 6PrincetonEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 6Georgia TechEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 6SMUDropped out17
Regular • Week 6Oregon StateDropped out19
Regular • Week 6MinnesotaDropped out20
Regular • Week 6DartmouthDropped out20
Regular • Week 7MichiganEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 7NebraskaEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 7San José StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 7OklahomaDropped out14
Regular • Week 7PrincetonDropped out19
Regular • Week 7Georgia TechDropped out19
Regular • Week 8Georgia TechEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 8Boston CollegeEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 8FordhamEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 8Holy CrossDropped out10
Regular • Week 8MichiganDropped out15
Regular • Week 8North CarolinaDropped out16
PostseasonOklahomaEntered rankings19
PostseasonMichiganEntered rankings20
PostseasonSan José StateDropped out18
PostseasonGeorgetownDropped out20