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AP Top 25 1945 Postseason Rankings

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

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1945

Army

Postseason

Points

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1st Place Votes

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Top Team

Army

AP Top 25 • Postseason • FBS Independents

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

USC ▲5

USC moved from No. 16 to No. 11.

Biggest Faller

Notre Dame ▼4

Notre Dame moved from No. 5 to No. 9.

Most Consistent

Army

Lowest rank variance across 8 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Minnesota

Range of 15 ranking spots across 5 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

53

Wild

What changed this week?

This week's ranking story

AP Top 25 1945 Postseason: Army is No. 1, USC ▲5 is the biggest riser, Notre Dame ▼4 is the biggest faller, Missouri, Clemson, and Virginia dropped out, and FBS Independents leads with 7 ranked teams.

Dropped out: Missouri, Clemson, and Virginia.

AP Top 25 — 1945 (Postseason)

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

RankSchoolRecordPrevChangePoints1st PlaceConferenceWhy moved
1
Army
9-0No. 1———FBS IndependentsHeld position after W 32-13 vs Navy.W 32-13 vs Navy
2
Alabama
10-0No. 3▲1——SECMoved up 1 spot after W 34-14 vs USC.W 34-14 vs USC
3
Navy
7-1-1No. 2▼1——FBS IndependentsFell 1 spot after L 13-32 at Army.L 13-32 at Army
4
Indiana
9-0-1No. 4———WesternHeld position after W 26-0 vs Purdue.W 26-0 vs Purdue
5
Oklahoma State
9-0No. 6▲1——Missouri ValleyMoved up 1 spot after W 33-13 vs Saint Mary's (CA).W 33-13 vs Saint Mary's (CA)
6
Michigan
7-3No. 7▲1——WesternMoved up 1 spot after W 7-3 vs Ohio State.W 7-3 vs Ohio State
7
Saint Mary's (CA)
6-2No. 9▲2——FBS IndependentsMoved up 2 spots after L 13-33 vs Oklahoma State.L 13-33 vs Oklahoma State
8
Pennsylvania
6-2No. 8———FBS IndependentsHeld position after W 59-6 vs Cornell.W 59-6 vs Cornell
9
Notre Dame
7-2-1No. 5▼4——FBS IndependentsFell 4 spots after L 7-39 at Great Lakes Navy.L 7-39 at Great Lakes Navy
10
Texas
10-1No. 10———SouthwestHeld position after W 40-27 vs Missouri.W 40-27 vs Missouri
11
USC
7-4No. 16▲5——PacificMoved up 5 spots after L 14-34 vs Alabama.L 14-34 vs Alabama
12
Ohio State
7-2No. 12———WesternHeld position after L 3-7 at Michigan.L 3-7 at Michigan
13
Duke
6-2No. 11▼2——SouthernFell 2 spots after W 14-7 vs North Carolina.W 14-7 vs North Carolina
14
Tennessee
8-1No. 17▲3——SECMoved up 3 spots after W 45-0 vs Vanderbilt.W 45-0 vs Vanderbilt
15
LSU
7-2URNEW——SECEntered the poll after W 33-0 at Tulane.W 33-0 at Tulane
16
Holy Cross
8-2No. 13▼3——FBS IndependentsFell 3 spots after L 6-13 vs Miami.L 6-13 vs Miami
17
Tulsa
8-3No. 14▼3——Missouri ValleyFell 3 spots after L 6-20 vs Georgia.L 6-20 vs Georgia
18
Georgia
9-2URNEW——SECEntered the poll after W 20-6 vs Tulsa.W 20-6 vs Tulsa
19
Wake Forest
5-3-1URNEW——SouthernEntered the poll after W 26-14 vs South Carolina.W 26-14 vs South Carolina
20
Columbia
8-1No. 19▼1——FBS IndependentsFell 1 spot after W 21-0 vs Dartmouth.W 21-0 vs Dartmouth

Dropped Out

  • Missouri (was No. 14)
  • Clemson (was No. 18)
  • Virginia (was No. 20)

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

FBS Independents7 • Avg rank 9.1

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SEC4 • Avg rank 12.3

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Western3 • Avg rank 7.3

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Missouri Valley2 • Avg rank 11.0

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Southern2 • Avg rank 16.0

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Southwest1 • Avg rank 10.0

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Pacific1 • Avg rank 11.0

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Stability & Volatility

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Most Consistent

Army

Lowest rank variance across 8 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Minnesota

Range of 15 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#25Army • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedArmy • Regular • Week 2 • No. 1Army • Regular • Week 3 • No. 1Army • Regular • Week 4 • No. 1Army • Regular • Week 5 • No. 1Army • Regular • Week 6 • No. 1Army • Regular • Week 7 • No. 1Army • Regular • Week 8 • No. 1Army • Postseason • No. 1Alabama • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedAlabama • Regular • Week 2 • No. 6Alabama • Regular • Week 3 • No. 6Alabama • Regular • Week 4 • No. 4Alabama • Regular • Week 5 • No. 3Alabama • Regular • Week 6 • No. 3Alabama • Regular • Week 7 • No. 3Alabama • Regular • Week 8 • No. 3Alabama • Postseason • No. 2Navy • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedNavy • Regular • Week 2 • No. 2Navy • Regular • Week 3 • No. 3Navy • Regular • Week 4 • No. 3Navy • Regular • Week 5 • No. 4Navy • Regular • Week 6 • No. 2Navy • Regular • Week 7 • No. 2Navy • Regular • Week 8 • No. 2Navy • Postseason • No. 3Indiana • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedIndiana • Regular • Week 2 • No. 8Indiana • Regular • Week 3 • No. 8Indiana • Regular • Week 4 • No. 5Indiana • Regular • Week 5 • No. 6Indiana • Regular • Week 6 • No. 4Indiana • Regular • Week 7 • No. 4Indiana • Regular • Week 8 • No. 4Indiana • Postseason • No. 4Oklahoma State • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedOklahoma State • Regular • Week 2 • No. 15Oklahoma State • Regular • Week 3 • No. 17Oklahoma State • Regular • Week 4 • No. 9Oklahoma State • Regular • Week 5 • No. 11Oklahoma State • Regular • Week 6 • No. 8Oklahoma State • Regular • Week 7 • No. 6Oklahoma State • Regular • Week 8 • No. 6Oklahoma State • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Regular • Week 7

67 points (Wild)

Season Chaos Average

48.1

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 10 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 240 • Shaky

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 17 • Movement 6

Regular • Week 352 • Wild

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 1 • Movement 47

Regular • Week 466 • Wild

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 3 • Movement 60

Regular • Week 550 • Shaky

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 3 • Movement 29

Regular • Week 649 • Shaky

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 4 • Movement 33

Regular • Week 767 • Wild

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 50

Regular • Week 856 • Wild

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 4 • Movement 28

Postseason53 • Wild

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 27

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 1945.

Weekly Leaders

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Most Weeks at No. 1

Army

8 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1MinnesotaWestern——
Regular • Week 2ArmyFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 3Streak 2ArmyFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 4Streak 3ArmyFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 5Streak 4ArmyFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 6Streak 5ArmyFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 7Streak 6ArmyFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 8Streak 7ArmyFBS Independents——
PostseasonStreak 8ArmyFBS Independents——

Poll Dominance

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Army8 weeks • streak 8

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1945

Entries & Exits

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

WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2ArmyEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2NavyEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 2Notre DameEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateEntered rankings4
Regular • Week 2AlabamaEntered rankings6
Regular • Week 2PennsylvaniaEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 2IndianaEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 2TexasEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 2Saint Mary's (CA)Entered rankings11
Regular • Week 2GeorgiaEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 2MichiganEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 2USCEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 2Oklahoma StateEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 2DukeEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 2ColumbiaEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 2TulsaEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 2Holy CrossEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 2Texas A&MDropped out17
Regular • Week 2VirginiaDropped out20
Regular • Week 3LSUEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 3GeorgiaDropped out12
Regular • Week 4OklahomaEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 4WashingtonEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 4NorthwesternEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 4TexasDropped out9
Regular • Week 4TulsaDropped out14
Regular • Week 4USCDropped out20
Regular • Week 5VirginiaEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 5TexasEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 5TulsaEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 5OklahomaDropped out14
Regular • Week 5Mississippi StateDropped out15
Regular • Week 5NorthwesternDropped out20
Regular • Week 6Penn StateEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 6OklahomaEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 6Mississippi StateEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 6TennesseeEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 6ColumbiaDropped out10
Regular • Week 6LSUDropped out14
Regular • Week 6WashingtonDropped out18
Regular • Week 6MinnesotaDropped out20
Regular • Week 7UCLAEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 7MissouriEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 7LSUEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 7Holy CrossDropped out10
Regular • Week 7Penn StateDropped out12
Regular • Week 7OklahomaDropped out14
Regular • Week 8Holy CrossEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 8USCEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 8ClemsonEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 8ColumbiaEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 8UCLADropped out12
Regular • Week 8PurdueDropped out18
Regular • Week 8LSUDropped out19
Regular • Week 8Mississippi StateDropped out20
PostseasonLSUEntered rankings15
PostseasonGeorgiaEntered rankings18
PostseasonWake ForestEntered rankings19
PostseasonMissouriDropped out14
PostseasonClemsonDropped out18
PostseasonVirginiaDropped out20