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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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1961

Alabama

Postseason

Points

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1st Place Votes

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Top Team

Alabama

AP Top 25 • Postseason • SEC

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 ▲1

Texas moved from No. 4 to No. 3.

Biggest Faller

LSU ▼1

LSU moved from No. 3 to No. 4.

Most Consistent

Arkansas

Lowest rank variance across 4 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Georgia Tech

Range of 10 ranking spots across 6 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

66

Wild

AP Top 25 — 1961 (Postseason)

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

RankChangeLogoSchoolConferencePoints1st PlaceStatus
1—AlabamaSEC——Steady
2—Ohio StateBig Ten——Steady
3▲1TexasSouthwest——Rising
4▼1LSUSEC——Falling
5—Ole MissSEC——Steady
6▲1MinnesotaBig Ten——Rising
7▼1ColoradoBig 8——Falling
8—Michigan StateBig Ten——Steady
9—ArkansasSouthwest——Steady
10NEWUtah StateSkyline——New
11▼1MissouriBig 8——Falling
12NEWPurdueBig Ten——New
13NEWGeorgia TechSEC——New
14NEWSyracuseFBS Independents——New
15NEWRutgersFBS Independents——New
16NEWUCLAAAWU——New
17NEWArizonaFBS Independents——New
17NEWPenn StateFBS Independents——New
17NEWRiceSouthwest——New
20NEWDukeACC——New

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

Big Ten4 • Avg rank 7.0

Average points —

FBS Independents4 • Avg rank 15.8

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SEC4 • Avg rank 5.8

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Southwest3 • Avg rank 9.7

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Big 82 • Avg rank 9.0

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AAWU1 • Avg rank 16.0

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ACC1 • Avg rank 20.0

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Skyline1 • 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

Arkansas

Lowest rank variance across 4 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Georgia Tech

Range of 10 ranking spots across 6 ranked weeks.

Season Ranking Movement

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

#1#5#10#15#20#25Alabama • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedAlabama • Regular • Week 2 • No. 4Alabama • Regular • Week 3 • No. 4Alabama • Regular • Week 4 • No. 3Alabama • Regular • Week 5 • No. 5Alabama • Regular • Week 6 • No. 4Alabama • Regular • Week 7 • No. 4Alabama • Regular • Week 8 • No. 2Alabama • Regular • Week 9 • No. 2Alabama • Regular • Week 10 • No. 1Alabama • Regular • Week 11 • No. 1Alabama • Postseason • No. 1Ohio State • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedOhio State • Regular • Week 2 • No. 3Ohio State • Regular • Week 3 • No. 8Ohio State • Regular • Week 4 • No. 7Ohio State • Regular • Week 5 • No. 7Ohio State • Regular • Week 6 • No. 6Ohio State • Regular • Week 7 • No. 5Ohio State • Regular • Week 8 • No. 3Ohio State • Regular • Week 9 • No. 3Ohio State • Regular • Week 10 • No. 2Ohio State • Regular • Week 11 • No. 2Ohio State • Postseason • No. 2Texas • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedTexas • Regular • Week 2 • No. 6Texas • Regular • Week 3 • No. 5Texas • Regular • Week 4 • No. 4Texas • Regular • Week 5 • No. 3Texas • Regular • Week 6 • No. 3Texas • Regular • Week 7 • No. 3Texas • Regular • Week 8 • No. 1Texas • Regular • Week 9 • No. 1Texas • Regular • Week 10 • No. 5Texas • Regular • Week 11 • No. 4Texas • Postseason • No. 3LSU • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedLSU • Regular • Week 2 • UnrankedLSU • Regular • Week 3 • UnrankedLSU • Regular • Week 4 • UnrankedLSU • Regular • Week 5 • No. 10LSU • Regular • Week 6 • No. 7LSU • Regular • Week 7 • No. 6LSU • Regular • Week 8 • No. 4LSU • Regular • Week 9 • No. 4LSU • Regular • Week 10 • No. 4LSU • Regular • Week 11 • No. 3LSU • Postseason • No. 4Ole Miss • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedOle Miss • Regular • Week 2 • No. 2Ole Miss • Regular • Week 3 • No. 2Ole Miss • Regular • Week 4 • No. 1Ole Miss • Regular • Week 5 • No. 2Ole Miss • Regular • Week 6 • No. 2Ole Miss • Regular • Week 7 • No. 2Ole Miss • Regular • Week 8 • No. 7Ole Miss • Regular • Week 9 • No. 6Ole Miss • Regular • Week 10 • No. 6Ole Miss • Regular • Week 11 • No. 5Ole Miss • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Postseason

66 points (Wild)

Season Chaos Average

23.7

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 10 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 218 • Calm

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 9 • Movement 0

Regular • Week 318 • Calm

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 3 • Movement 12

Regular • Week 414 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 520 • Calm

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 4 • Movement 12

Regular • Week 618 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 720 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 846 • Shaky

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 1 • Movement 20

Regular • Week 924 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 1022 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 1118 • Calm

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 1 • Movement 8

Postseason66 • Wild

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 4 • New teams 10 • Movement 5

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 1961.

Weekly Leaders

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

Most Weeks at No. 1

Michigan State

3 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1IowaBig Ten——
Regular • Week 2Streak 2IowaBig Ten——
Regular • Week 3Streak 3IowaBig Ten——
Regular • Week 4Ole MissSEC——
Regular • Week 5Michigan StateBig Ten——
Regular • Week 6Streak 2Michigan StateBig Ten——
Regular • Week 7Streak 3Michigan StateBig Ten——
Regular • Week 8TexasSouthwest——
Regular • Week 9Streak 2TexasSouthwest——
Regular • Week 10AlabamaSEC——
Regular • Week 11Streak 2AlabamaSEC——
PostseasonStreak 3AlabamaSEC——

Poll Dominance

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

Michigan State3 weeks • streak 3

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1961

Alabama3 weeks • streak 2

Multiple No. 1 runs • Most recent season 1961

Iowa3 weeks • streak 2

Multiple No. 1 runs • Most recent season 1961

Texas2 weeks • streak 2

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1961

Ole Miss1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1961

Entries & Exits

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

WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2Ole MissEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 2AlabamaEntered rankings4
Regular • Week 2SyracuseEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2TexasEntered rankings6
Regular • Week 2RiceEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 2Penn StateEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 2UCLAEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 2Michigan StateEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 2KansasDropped out8
Regular • Week 3Georgia TechEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 3MichiganEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 3BaylorEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 3RiceDropped out7
Regular • Week 3Penn StateDropped out8
Regular • Week 3UCLADropped out9
Regular • Week 4Notre DameEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 4MarylandEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 4Georgia TechDropped out3
Regular • Week 4SyracuseDropped out7
Regular • Week 5Georgia TechEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 5ColoradoEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 5ArkansasEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 5LSUEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 5MichiganDropped out6
Regular • Week 5BaylorDropped out9
Regular • Week 5MarylandDropped out10
Regular • Week 6ArkansasDropped out10
Regular • Week 7MissouriEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 7Notre DameDropped out8
Regular • Week 8MinnesotaEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 8IowaDropped out9
Regular • Week 9PurdueEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 9SyracuseEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 9Georgia TechDropped out9
Regular • Week 9MissouriDropped out10
Regular • Week 10ArkansasEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 10KansasEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 10PurdueDropped out7
Regular • Week 10SyracuseDropped out10
Regular • Week 11MissouriEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 11KansasDropped out10
PostseasonUtah StateEntered rankings10
PostseasonPurdueEntered rankings12
PostseasonGeorgia TechEntered rankings13
PostseasonSyracuseEntered rankings14
PostseasonRutgersEntered rankings15
PostseasonUCLAEntered rankings16
PostseasonPenn StateEntered rankings17
PostseasonRiceEntered rankings17
PostseasonArizonaEntered rankings17
PostseasonDukeEntered rankings20