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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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1956

Oklahoma

Postseason

Points

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1st Place Votes

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Top Team

Oklahoma

AP Top 25 • Postseason • Big 7

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

Ohio State ▲5

Ohio State moved from No. 20 to No. 15.

Biggest Faller

Navy ▼3

Navy moved from No. 13 to No. 16.

Most Consistent

Oklahoma

Lowest rank variance across 11 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Iowa

Range of 17 ranking spots across 9 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

51

Wild

AP Top 25 — 1956 (Postseason)

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

RankChangeLogoSchoolConferencePoints1st PlaceStatus
1—OklahomaBig 7——Steady
2—TennesseeSEC——Steady
3—IowaBig Ten——Steady
4—Georgia TechSEC——Steady
5—Texas A&MSouthwest——Steady
6—MiamiFBS Independents——Steady
7—MichiganBig Ten——Steady
8—SyracuseFBS Independents——Steady
9—Michigan StateBig Ten——Steady
10▲1Oregon StatePacific——Rising
11▲4BaylorSouthwest——Rising
12▼2MinnesotaBig Ten——Falling
13▼1PittsburghFBS Independents——Falling
14—TCUSouthwest——Steady
15▲5Ohio StateBig Ten——Rising
16▼3NavyFBS Independents——Falling
17▼1George WashingtonSouthern——Falling
18▼1USCPacific——Falling
19NEWClemsonACC——New
20▼1ColoradoBig 7——Falling

Dropped Out

  • Florida (was No. 18)

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

Big Ten5 • Avg rank 9.2

Average points —

FBS Independents4 • Avg rank 10.8

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Southwest3 • Avg rank 10.0

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Big 72 • Avg rank 10.5

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Pacific2 • Avg rank 14.0

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SEC2 • Avg rank 3.0

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ACC1 • Avg rank 19.0

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Southern1 • Avg rank 17.0

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Stability & Volatility

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

Most Consistent

Oklahoma

Lowest rank variance across 11 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Iowa

Range of 17 ranking spots across 9 ranked weeks.

Season Ranking Movement

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

#1#5#10#15#20#25Oklahoma • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedOklahoma • Regular • Week 2 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 3 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 4 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 5 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 6 • No. 2Oklahoma • Regular • Week 7 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 8 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 9 • No. 2Oklahoma • Regular • Week 10 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 11 • No. 1Oklahoma • Postseason • No. 1Tennessee • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedTennessee • Regular • Week 2 • UnrankedTennessee • Regular • Week 3 • No. 9Tennessee • Regular • Week 4 • No. 6Tennessee • Regular • Week 5 • No. 7Tennessee • Regular • Week 6 • No. 4Tennessee • Regular • Week 7 • No. 3Tennessee • Regular • Week 8 • No. 3Tennessee • Regular • Week 9 • No. 1Tennessee • Regular • Week 10 • No. 2Tennessee • Regular • Week 11 • No. 2Tennessee • Postseason • No. 2Iowa • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedIowa • Regular • Week 2 • UnrankedIowa • Regular • Week 3 • No. 20Iowa • Regular • Week 4 • UnrankedIowa • Regular • Week 5 • No. 12Iowa • Regular • Week 6 • No. 12Iowa • Regular • Week 7 • No. 7Iowa • Regular • Week 8 • No. 15Iowa • Regular • Week 9 • No. 7Iowa • Regular • Week 10 • No. 3Iowa • Regular • Week 11 • No. 3Iowa • Postseason • No. 3Georgia Tech • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedGeorgia Tech • Regular • Week 2 • No. 2Georgia Tech • Regular • Week 3 • No. 3Georgia Tech • Regular • Week 4 • No. 3Georgia Tech • Regular • Week 5 • No. 3Georgia Tech • Regular • Week 6 • No. 3Georgia Tech • Regular • Week 7 • No. 2Georgia Tech • Regular • Week 8 • No. 2Georgia Tech • Regular • Week 9 • No. 4Georgia Tech • Regular • Week 10 • No. 5Georgia Tech • Regular • Week 11 • No. 4Georgia Tech • Postseason • No. 4Texas A&M • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedTexas A&M • Regular • Week 2 • No. 11Texas A&M • Regular • Week 3 • No. 11Texas A&M • Regular • Week 4 • No. 9Texas A&M • Regular • Week 5 • No. 14Texas A&M • Regular • Week 6 • No. 7Texas A&M • Regular • Week 7 • No. 5Texas A&M • Regular • Week 8 • No. 5Texas A&M • Regular • Week 9 • No. 5Texas A&M • Regular • Week 10 • No. 4Texas A&M • Regular • Week 11 • No. 5Texas A&M • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Regular • Week 7

100 points (Chaos)

Season Chaos Average

56.3

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 10 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 257 • Wild

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 16 • Movement 22

Regular • Week 369 • Wild

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 5 • Movement 53

Regular • Week 454 • Wild

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 5 • Movement 41

Regular • Week 526 • Shaky

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 7 • Movement 12

Regular • Week 685 • Chaos

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 2 • Movement 57

Regular • Week 7100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 81

Regular • Week 877 • Chaos

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 5 • Movement 55

Regular • Week 958 • Wild

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 41

Regular • Week 1058 • Wild

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 4 • Movement 39

Regular • Week 1140 • Shaky

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 1 • Movement 32

Postseason51 • Wild

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 1 • Movement 19

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 1956.

Weekly Leaders

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

Most Weeks at No. 1

Oklahoma

9 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1Notre DameFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 2OklahomaBig 7——
Regular • Week 3Streak 2OklahomaBig 7——
Regular • Week 4Streak 3OklahomaBig 7——
Regular • Week 5Streak 4OklahomaBig 7——
Regular • Week 6Michigan StateBig Ten——
Regular • Week 7OklahomaBig 7——
Regular • Week 8Streak 2OklahomaBig 7——
Regular • Week 9TennesseeSEC——
Regular • Week 10OklahomaBig 7——
Regular • Week 11Streak 2OklahomaBig 7——
PostseasonStreak 3OklahomaBig 7——

Poll Dominance

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

Oklahoma9 weeks • streak 5

Multiple No. 1 runs • Most recent season 1956

Michigan State1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1956

Tennessee1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1956

Entries & Exits

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

WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2OklahomaEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2Georgia TechEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 2Michigan StateEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 2TCUEntered rankings4
Regular • Week 2SMUEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2USCEntered rankings6
Regular • Week 2SyracuseEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 2PittsburghEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 2Texas A&MEntered rankings11
Regular • Week 2MichiganEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 2VanderbiltEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 2South CarolinaEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 2OregonEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 2FloridaEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 2NC StateEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 2MarylandDropped out6
Regular • Week 2DukeDropped out16
Regular • Week 2UCLADropped out17
Regular • Week 2YaleDropped out19
Regular • Week 2IllinoisDropped out20
Regular • Week 3TennesseeEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 3MiamiEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 3IllinoisEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 3BaylorEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 3IowaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 3StanfordDropped out12
Regular • Week 3South CarolinaDropped out17
Regular • Week 3OregonDropped out18
Regular • Week 3FloridaDropped out19
Regular • Week 3NC StateDropped out20
Regular • Week 4NavyEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 4George WashingtonEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 4MinnesotaEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 4West VirginiaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 4South CarolinaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 4PittsburghDropped out7
Regular • Week 4IllinoisDropped out13
Regular • Week 4SyracuseDropped out18
Regular • Week 4IowaDropped out20
Regular • Week 5IowaEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 5SyracuseEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 5ClemsonEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 5PittsburghEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 5PurdueEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 5Virginia TechEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 5TulaneEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 5VanderbiltDropped out13
Regular • Week 5NavyDropped out14
Regular • Week 5ArmyDropped out15
Regular • Week 5George WashingtonDropped out16
Regular • Week 5MinnesotaDropped out17
Regular • Week 5Notre DameDropped out18
Regular • Week 5SMUDropped out19
Regular • Week 5West VirginiaDropped out20
Regular • Week 6George WashingtonEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 6Penn StateEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 6PurdueDropped out17
Regular • Week 6South CarolinaDropped out20
Regular • Week 7MinnesotaEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 7StanfordEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 7Oregon StateEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 7TCUDropped out10
Regular • Week 7Ole MissDropped out10
Regular • Week 7TulaneDropped out15
Regular • Week 8NavyEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 8FloridaEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 8TCUEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 8ColoradoEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 8UCLAEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 8Penn StateDropped out12
Regular • Week 8George WashingtonDropped out14
Regular • Week 8Virginia TechDropped out15
Regular • Week 8BaylorDropped out15
Regular • Week 9George WashingtonEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 9Ole MissEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 9PrincetonEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 9TCUDropped out17
Regular • Week 9ColoradoDropped out18
Regular • Week 9UCLADropped out19
Regular • Week 9StanfordDropped out20
Regular • Week 10BaylorEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 10TCUEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 10WyomingEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 10ColoradoEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 10ClemsonDropped out13
Regular • Week 10USCDropped out14
Regular • Week 10Ole MissDropped out19
Regular • Week 10PrincetonDropped out20
Regular • Week 11USCEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 11WyomingDropped out19
PostseasonClemsonEntered rankings19
PostseasonFloridaDropped out18