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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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1941

Minnesota

Postseason

Points

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1st Place Votes

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Top Team

Minnesota

AP Top 25 • Postseason • Western

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

Texas ▲6

Texas moved from No. 10 to No. 4.

Biggest Faller

Texas A&M ▼7

Texas A&M moved from No. 2 to No. 9.

Most Consistent

Minnesota

Lowest rank variance across 7 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Stanford

Range of 13 ranking spots across 5 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

74

Wild

AP Top 25 — 1941 (Postseason)

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

RankChangeLogoSchoolConferencePoints1st PlaceStatus
1—MinnesotaWestern——Steady
2▲1DukeSouthern——Rising
3▲1Notre DameFBS Independents——Rising
4▲6TexasSouthwest——Rising
5▲1MichiganWestern——Rising
6▲2FordhamFBS Independents——Rising
7—MissouriBig 6——Steady
8▼3DuquesneFBS Independents——Falling
9▼7Texas A&MSouthwest——Falling
10▲1NavyFBS Independents——Rising
11▼2NorthwesternWestern——Falling
12▲5Oregon StatePacific——Rising
13▲2Ohio StateWestern——Rising
14▲6GeorgiaSEC——Rising
15▼2PennsylvaniaFBS Independents——Falling
16NEWMississippi StateSEC——New
17▼3Ole MissSEC——Falling
18NEWTennesseeSEC——New
19NEWWashington StatePacific——New
20▼2AlabamaSEC——Falling

Dropped Out

  • Vanderbilt (was No. 12)
  • Clemson (was No. 16)
  • Harvard (was No. 19)

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

FBS Independents5 • Avg rank 8.4

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SEC5 • Avg rank 17.0

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Western4 • Avg rank 7.5

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Pacific2 • Avg rank 15.5

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Southwest2 • Avg rank 6.5

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Big 61 • Avg rank 7.0

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Southern1 • Avg rank 2.0

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Stability & Volatility

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

Most Consistent

Minnesota

Lowest rank variance across 7 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Stanford

Range of 13 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#25Minnesota • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedMinnesota • Regular • Week 2 • No. 1Minnesota • Regular • Week 3 • No. 1Minnesota • Regular • Week 4 • No. 2Minnesota • Regular • Week 5 • No. 1Minnesota • Regular • Week 6 • No. 1Minnesota • Regular • Week 7 • No. 1Minnesota • Postseason • No. 1Duke • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedDuke • Regular • Week 2 • No. 4Duke • Regular • Week 3 • No. 4Duke • Regular • Week 4 • No. 4Duke • Regular • Week 5 • No. 3Duke • Regular • Week 6 • No. 3Duke • Regular • Week 7 • No. 3Duke • Postseason • No. 2Notre Dame • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedNotre Dame • Regular • Week 2 • No. 7Notre Dame • Regular • Week 3 • No. 6Notre Dame • Regular • Week 4 • No. 7Notre Dame • Regular • Week 5 • No. 5Notre Dame • Regular • Week 6 • No. 4Notre Dame • Regular • Week 7 • No. 4Notre Dame • Postseason • No. 3Texas • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedTexas • Regular • Week 2 • No. 2Texas • Regular • Week 3 • No. 1Texas • Regular • Week 4 • No. 1Texas • Regular • Week 5 • No. 2Texas • Regular • Week 6 • No. 9Texas • Regular • Week 7 • No. 10Texas • Postseason • No. 4Michigan • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedMichigan • Regular • Week 2 • No. 3Michigan • Regular • Week 3 • No. 7Michigan • Regular • Week 4 • No. 8Michigan • Regular • Week 5 • No. 7Michigan • Regular • Week 6 • No. 5Michigan • Regular • Week 7 • No. 6Michigan • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Regular • Week 6

82 points (Chaos)

Season Chaos Average

53.4

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 10 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 250 • Shaky

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 16 • Movement 12

Regular • Week 363 • Wild

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 7 • Movement 43

Regular • Week 454 • Wild

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 37

Regular • Week 561 • Wild

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 2 • Movement 49

Regular • Week 682 • Chaos

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 5 • Movement 46

Regular • Week 743 • Shaky

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 2 • Movement 25

Postseason74 • Wild

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 3 • Movement 44

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 1941.

Weekly Leaders

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

Most Weeks at No. 1

Minnesota

6 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1Santa ClaraFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 2MinnesotaWestern——
Regular • Week 3Streak 2MinnesotaWestern——
Regular • Week 4TexasSouthwest——
Regular • Week 5MinnesotaWestern——
Regular • Week 6Streak 2MinnesotaWestern——
Regular • Week 7Streak 3MinnesotaWestern——
PostseasonStreak 4MinnesotaWestern——

Poll Dominance

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

Minnesota6 weeks • streak 3

Multiple No. 1 runs • Most recent season 1941

Texas1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1941

Entries & Exits

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

WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2MinnesotaEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2TexasEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 2MichiganEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 2DukeEntered rankings4
Regular • Week 2NavyEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2FordhamEntered rankings6
Regular • Week 2Notre DameEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 2Texas A&MEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateEntered rankings11
Regular • Week 2PennsylvaniaEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 2NorthwesternEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 2OregonEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 2TempleEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 2Oregon StateEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 2StanfordEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 2VillanovaEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 2RiceDropped out12
Regular • Week 2NebraskaDropped out15
Regular • Week 2ColumbiaDropped out20
Regular • Week 3ArmyEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 3AlabamaEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 3DuquesneEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 3Ole MissEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 3Mississippi StateEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 3MissouriEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 3SMUEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 3Santa ClaraDropped out8
Regular • Week 3TulaneDropped out10
Regular • Week 3Ohio StateDropped out11
Regular • Week 3ClemsonDropped out14
Regular • Week 3OregonDropped out16
Regular • Week 3Oregon StateDropped out18
Regular • Week 3VillanovaDropped out19
Regular • Week 4TulaneEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 4SyracuseEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 4Ohio StateEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 4VanderbiltDropped out10
Regular • Week 4TempleDropped out13
Regular • Week 4SMUDropped out20
Regular • Week 5HarvardEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 5Boston CollegeEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 5TulaneDropped out14
Regular • Week 5SyracuseDropped out18
Regular • Week 6Oregon StateEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 6ClemsonEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 6TCUEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 6WashingtonEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 6GeorgiaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 6Mississippi StateDropped out13
Regular • Week 6HarvardDropped out17
Regular • Week 6Boston CollegeDropped out18
Regular • Week 6ArmyDropped out19
Regular • Week 7VanderbiltEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 7HarvardEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 7StanfordDropped out17
Regular • Week 7TCUDropped out19
Regular • Week 7WashingtonDropped out20
PostseasonMississippi StateEntered rankings16
PostseasonTennesseeEntered rankings18
PostseasonWashington StateEntered rankings19
PostseasonVanderbiltDropped out12
PostseasonClemsonDropped out16
PostseasonHarvardDropped out19