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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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1948

Michigan

Postseason

Points

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1st Place Votes

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Top Team

Michigan

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

Georgia ▲4

Georgia moved from No. 12 to No. 8.

Biggest Faller

Army ▼3

Army moved from No. 3 to No. 6.

Most Consistent

Notre Dame

Lowest rank variance across 8 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Oklahoma

Range of 15 ranking spots across 8 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

68

Wild

AP Top 25 — 1948 (Postseason)

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

RankChangeLogoSchoolConferencePoints1st PlaceStatus
1—MichiganWestern——Steady
2—Notre DameFBS Independents——Steady
3▲1North CarolinaSouthern——Rising
4▲1CaliforniaPacific——Rising
5▲1OklahomaBig 7——Rising
6▼3ArmyFBS Independents——Falling
7—NorthwesternWestern——Steady
8▲4GeorgiaSEC——Rising
9▲1OregonPacific——Rising
10▼2SMUSouthwest——Falling
11▼2ClemsonSouthern——Falling
12▲3VanderbiltSEC——Rising
13▲1TulaneSEC——Rising
14▼3Michigan StateFBS Independents——Falling
15▲1Ole MissSEC——Rising
16▼3MinnesotaWestern——Falling
17▲3William & MarySouthern——Rising
18—Penn StateFBS Independents——Steady
19NEWCornellFBS Independents——New
20NEWWake ForestSouthern——New

Dropped Out

  • Ohio State (was No. 17)
  • Pennsylvania (was No. 19)

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

FBS Independents5 • Avg rank 11.8

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SEC4 • Avg rank 12.0

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Southern4 • Avg rank 12.8

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Western3 • Avg rank 8.0

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Pacific2 • Avg rank 6.5

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Big 71 • Avg rank 5.0

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Southwest1 • Avg rank 10.0

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Stability & Volatility

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

Most Consistent

Notre Dame

Lowest rank variance across 8 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Oklahoma

Range of 15 ranking spots across 8 ranked weeks.

Season Ranking Movement

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

#1#5#10#15#20#25Michigan • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedMichigan • Regular • Week 2 • No. 4Michigan • Regular • Week 3 • No. 1Michigan • Regular • Week 4 • No. 1Michigan • Regular • Week 5 • No. 2Michigan • Regular • Week 6 • No. 1Michigan • Regular • Week 7 • No. 1Michigan • Regular • Week 8 • No. 1Michigan • Postseason • No. 1Notre Dame • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedNotre Dame • Regular • Week 2 • No. 2Notre Dame • Regular • Week 3 • No. 2Notre Dame • Regular • Week 4 • No. 2Notre Dame • Regular • Week 5 • No. 1Notre Dame • Regular • Week 6 • No. 2Notre Dame • Regular • Week 7 • No. 2Notre Dame • Regular • Week 8 • No. 2Notre Dame • Postseason • No. 2North Carolina • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedNorth Carolina • Regular • Week 2 • No. 1North Carolina • Regular • Week 3 • No. 3North Carolina • Regular • Week 4 • No. 3North Carolina • Regular • Week 5 • No. 3North Carolina • Regular • Week 6 • No. 6North Carolina • Regular • Week 7 • No. 5North Carolina • Regular • Week 8 • No. 4North Carolina • Postseason • No. 3California • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedCalifornia • Regular • Week 2 • No. 6California • Regular • Week 3 • No. 4California • Regular • Week 4 • No. 4California • Regular • Week 5 • No. 5California • Regular • Week 6 • No. 4California • Regular • Week 7 • No. 4California • Regular • Week 8 • No. 5California • Postseason • No. 4Oklahoma • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedOklahoma • Regular • Week 2 • No. 20Oklahoma • Regular • Week 3 • No. 18Oklahoma • Regular • Week 4 • No. 16Oklahoma • Regular • Week 5 • No. 15Oklahoma • Regular • Week 6 • No. 9Oklahoma • Regular • Week 7 • No. 8Oklahoma • Regular • Week 8 • No. 6Oklahoma • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Regular • Week 6

80 points (Chaos)

Season Chaos Average

45.2

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 10 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 241 • Shaky

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 17 • Movement 7

Regular • Week 362 • Wild

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 2 • Movement 44

Regular • Week 437 • Shaky

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 4 • Movement 20

Regular • Week 545 • Shaky

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 1 • Movement 26

Regular • Week 680 • Chaos

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 1 • Movement 70

Regular • Week 737 • Shaky

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 4 • Movement 23

Regular • Week 837 • Shaky

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 2 • Movement 30

Postseason68 • Wild

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 4 • New teams 2 • Movement 29

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 1948.

Weekly Leaders

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

Most Weeks at No. 1

Michigan

6 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1Georgia TechSEC——
Regular • Week 2North CarolinaSouthern——
Regular • Week 3MichiganWestern——
Regular • Week 4Streak 2MichiganWestern——
Regular • Week 5Notre DameFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 6MichiganWestern——
Regular • Week 7Streak 2MichiganWestern——
Regular • Week 8Streak 3MichiganWestern——
PostseasonStreak 4MichiganWestern——

Poll Dominance

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

Michigan6 weeks • streak 3

Multiple No. 1 runs • Most recent season 1948

North Carolina1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1948

Notre Dame1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1948

Entries & Exits

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

WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2North CarolinaEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2Notre DameEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 2NorthwesternEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 2MichiganEntered rankings4
Regular • Week 2ArmyEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2CaliforniaEntered rankings6
Regular • Week 2Penn StateEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 2Ole MissEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 2MinnesotaEntered rankings11
Regular • Week 2MissouriEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 2CornellEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 2SMUEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 2ClemsonEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 2GeorgiaEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 2DukeEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 2BaylorEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 2OklahomaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateDropped out11
Regular • Week 2ArkansasDropped out13
Regular • Week 2PurdueDropped out15
Regular • Week 2TexasDropped out16
Regular • Week 2IndianaDropped out17
Regular • Week 2HarvardDropped out18
Regular • Week 2TennesseeDropped out20
Regular • Week 3TulaneEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 3Michigan StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 3GeorgiaDropped out16
Regular • Week 3BaylorDropped out19
Regular • Week 4OregonEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 4GeorgiaEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 4TexasEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 4BaylorEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 4CornellDropped out12
Regular • Week 4DukeDropped out15
Regular • Week 4Ole MissDropped out20
Regular • Week 5Wake ForestEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 5TexasDropped out20
Regular • Week 5BaylorDropped out20
Regular • Week 6TennesseeEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 6TulaneDropped out20
Regular • Week 7TulaneEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 7Ole MissEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 7Ohio StateEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 7CornellEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 7NevadaDropped out16
Regular • Week 7TennesseeDropped out18
Regular • Week 7Wake ForestDropped out19
Regular • Week 7MissouriDropped out20
Regular • Week 8VanderbiltEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 8William & MaryEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 8CornellDropped out19
Regular • Week 8Georgia TechDropped out20
PostseasonCornellEntered rankings19
PostseasonWake ForestEntered rankings20
PostseasonOhio StateDropped out17
PostseasonPennsylvaniaDropped out19