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AP Top 25 1984 Postseason Rankings

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

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1984

BYU

Postseason

Points

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1st Place Votes

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Top Team

BYU

AP Top 25 • Postseason • Western Athletic

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 ▲8

USC moved from No. 18 to No. 10.

Biggest Faller

Ohio State ▼7

Ohio State moved from No. 6 to No. 13.

Most Consistent

Nebraska

Lowest rank variance across 15 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Clemson

Range of 18 ranking spots across 6 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

96

Chaos

What changed this week?

This week's ranking story

AP Top 25 1984 Postseason: BYU is No. 1, USC ▲8 is the biggest riser, Ohio State ▼7 is the biggest faller, Notre Dame, Texas, and Wisconsin dropped out, and FBS Independents leads with 4 ranked teams.

Dropped out: Notre Dame, Texas, and Wisconsin.

AP Top 25 — 1984 (Postseason)

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

RankSchoolRecordPrevChangePoints1st PlaceConferenceWhy moved
1
BYU
13-0No. 1———Western AthleticHeld position after W 24-17 vs Michigan.W 24-17 vs Michigan
2
Washington
11-1No. 4▲2——Pac-10Moved up 2 spots after W 28-17 vs Oklahoma.W 28-17 vs Oklahoma
3
Florida
9-1-1No. 3———SECHeld position after W 27-17 at Florida State.W 27-17 at Florida State
4
Nebraska
10-2No. 5▲1——Big 8Moved up 1 spot after W 28-10 vs LSU.W 28-10 vs LSU
5
Boston College
10-2No. 8▲3——FBS IndependentsMoved up 3 spots after W 45-28 vs Houston.W 45-28 vs Houston
6
Oklahoma
9-2-1No. 2▼4——Big 8Fell 4 spots after L 17-28 vs Washington.L 17-28 vs Washington
7
Oklahoma State
10-2No. 9▲2——Big 8Moved up 2 spots after W 21-14 vs South Carolina.W 21-14 vs South Carolina
8
SMU
10-2No. 10▲2——SouthwestMoved up 2 spots after W 27-20 vs Notre Dame.W 27-20 vs Notre Dame
9
UCLA
9-3No. 14▲5——Pac-10Moved up 5 spots after W 39-37 vs Miami.W 39-37 vs Miami
10
USC
9-3No. 18▲8——Pac-10Moved up 8 spots after W 20-17 vs Ohio State.W 20-17 vs Ohio State
11
South Carolina
10-2No. 7▼4——FBS IndependentsFell 4 spots after L 14-21 vs Oklahoma State.L 14-21 vs Oklahoma State
12
Maryland
9-3No. 12———ACCHeld position after W 28-27 vs Tennessee.W 28-27 vs Tennessee
13
Ohio State
9-3No. 6▼7——Big TenFell 7 spots after L 17-20 vs USC.L 17-20 vs USC
14
Auburn
9-4No. 16▲2——SECMoved up 2 spots after W 21-15 vs Arkansas.W 21-15 vs Arkansas
15
LSU
8-3-1No. 11▼4——SECFell 4 spots after L 10-28 vs Nebraska.L 10-28 vs Nebraska
16
Iowa
8-4-1URNEW——Big TenEntered the poll after W 55-17 vs Texas.W 55-17 vs Texas
17
Florida State
7-3-2No. 15▼2——FBS IndependentsFell 2 spots after T 17-17 vs Georgia.T 17-17 vs Georgia
18
Miami
8-5No. 13▼5——FBS IndependentsFell 5 spots after L 37-39 vs UCLA.L 37-39 vs UCLA
19
Kentucky
9-3URNEW——SECEntered the poll after W 20-19 vs Wisconsin.W 20-19 vs Wisconsin
20
Virginia
8-2-2URNEW——ACCEntered the poll after W 27-24 vs Purdue.W 27-24 vs Purdue

Dropped Out

  • Notre Dame (was No. 17)
  • Texas (was No. 19)
  • Wisconsin (was No. 20)

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

FBS Independents4 • Avg rank 12.8

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SEC4 • Avg rank 12.8

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Big 83 • Avg rank 5.7

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Pac-103 • Avg rank 7.0

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Big Ten2 • Avg rank 14.5

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ACC2 • Avg rank 16.0

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Western Athletic1 • Avg rank 1.0

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Southwest1 • Avg rank 8.0

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Stability & Volatility

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

Most Consistent

Nebraska

Lowest rank variance across 15 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Clemson

Range of 18 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#25BYU • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedBYU • Regular • Week 2 • No. 13BYU • Regular • Week 3 • No. 8BYU • Regular • Week 4 • No. 6BYU • Regular • Week 5 • No. 8BYU • Regular • Week 6 • No. 7BYU • Regular • Week 7 • No. 5BYU • Regular • Week 8 • No. 7BYU • Regular • Week 9 • No. 5BYU • Regular • Week 10 • No. 4BYU • Regular • Week 11 • No. 4BYU • Regular • Week 12 • No. 3BYU • Regular • Week 13 • No. 1BYU • Regular • Week 14 • No. 1BYU • Regular • Week 15 • No. 1BYU • Postseason • No. 1Washington • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedWashington • Regular • Week 2 • No. 19Washington • Regular • Week 3 • No. 16Washington • Regular • Week 4 • No. 9Washington • Regular • Week 5 • No. 6Washington • Regular • Week 6 • No. 3Washington • Regular • Week 7 • No. 2Washington • Regular • Week 8 • No. 1Washington • Regular • Week 9 • No. 1Washington • Regular • Week 10 • No. 1Washington • Regular • Week 11 • No. 1Washington • Regular • Week 12 • No. 8Washington • Regular • Week 13 • No. 5Washington • Regular • Week 14 • No. 4Washington • Regular • Week 15 • No. 4Washington • Postseason • No. 2Florida • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedFlorida • Regular • Week 2 • UnrankedFlorida • Regular • Week 3 • UnrankedFlorida • Regular • Week 4 • UnrankedFlorida • Regular • Week 5 • UnrankedFlorida • Regular • Week 6 • UnrankedFlorida • Regular • Week 7 • No. 18Florida • Regular • Week 8 • No. 17Florida • Regular • Week 9 • No. 16Florida • Regular • Week 10 • No. 13Florida • Regular • Week 11 • No. 10Florida • Regular • Week 12 • No. 5Florida • Regular • Week 13 • No. 4Florida • Regular • Week 14 • No. 3Florida • Regular • Week 15 • No. 3Florida • Postseason • No. 3Nebraska • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedNebraska • Regular • Week 2 • No. 2Nebraska • Regular • Week 3 • No. 1Nebraska • Regular • Week 4 • No. 1Nebraska • Regular • Week 5 • No. 1Nebraska • Regular • Week 6 • No. 8Nebraska • Regular • Week 7 • No. 6Nebraska • Regular • Week 8 • No. 5Nebraska • Regular • Week 9 • No. 4Nebraska • Regular • Week 10 • No. 3Nebraska • Regular • Week 11 • No. 2Nebraska • Regular • Week 12 • No. 1Nebraska • Regular • Week 13 • No. 7Nebraska • Regular • Week 14 • No. 5Nebraska • Regular • Week 15 • No. 5Nebraska • Postseason • No. 4Boston College • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedBoston College • Regular • Week 2 • No. 18Boston College • Regular • Week 3 • No. 10Boston College • Regular • Week 4 • No. 10Boston College • Regular • Week 5 • No. 5Boston College • Regular • Week 6 • No. 4Boston College • Regular • Week 7 • No. 4Boston College • Regular • Week 8 • No. 4Boston College • Regular • Week 9 • No. 11Boston College • Regular • Week 10 • No. 9Boston College • Regular • Week 11 • No. 16Boston College • Regular • Week 12 • No. 13Boston College • Regular • Week 13 • No. 10Boston College • Regular • Week 14 • No. 8Boston College • Regular • Week 15 • No. 8Boston College • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Regular • Week 5

100 points (Chaos)

Season Chaos Average

74.1

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 10 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 250 • Shaky

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 12 • Movement 18

Regular • Week 394 • Chaos

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 2 • Movement 63

Regular • Week 492 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 2 • Movement 63

Regular • Week 5100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 2 • Movement 75

Regular • Week 679 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 2 • Movement 50

Regular • Week 784 • Chaos

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 4 • Movement 45

Regular • Week 858 • Wild

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 2 • Movement 40

Regular • Week 955 • Wild

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 1 • Movement 34

Regular • Week 1095 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 1 • Movement 63

Regular • Week 1164 • Wild

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 0 • Movement 50

Regular • Week 12100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 4 • New teams 2 • Movement 72

Regular • Week 13100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 4 • New teams 2 • Movement 72

Regular • Week 1475 • Wild

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 1 • Movement 48

Regular • Week 1544 • Shaky

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 1 • Movement 30

Postseason96 • Chaos

Ranked losses 8 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 3 • Movement 51

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 1984.

Weekly Leaders

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

Most Weeks at No. 1

Washington

4 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1PittsburghFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 2MiamiFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 3NebraskaBig 8——
Regular • Week 4Streak 2NebraskaBig 8——
Regular • Week 5Streak 3NebraskaBig 8——
Regular • Week 6TexasSouthwest——
Regular • Week 7Streak 2TexasSouthwest——
Regular • Week 8WashingtonPac-10——
Regular • Week 9Streak 2WashingtonPac-10——
Regular • Week 10Streak 3WashingtonPac-10——
Regular • Week 11Streak 4WashingtonPac-10——
Regular • Week 12NebraskaBig 8——
Regular • Week 13BYUWestern Athletic——
Regular • Week 14Streak 2BYUWestern Athletic——
Regular • Week 15Streak 3BYUWestern Athletic——
PostseasonStreak 4BYUWestern Athletic——

Poll Dominance

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

Washington4 weeks • streak 4

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1984

BYU4 weeks • streak 3

Multiple No. 1 runs • Most recent season 1984

Nebraska4 weeks • streak 3

Multiple No. 1 runs • Most recent season 1984

Texas2 weeks • streak 2

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1984

Miami1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1984

Entries & Exits

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

WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2MiamiEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2NebraskaEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 2UCLAEntered rankings4
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateEntered rankings6
Regular • Week 2AuburnEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 2IowaEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 2BYUEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 2SMUEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 2OklahomaEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 2Boston CollegeEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 2WashingtonEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 2Florida StateEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 3Oklahoma StateEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 3USCEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 3Notre DameDropped out7
Regular • Week 3Arizona StateDropped out12
Regular • Week 4West VirginiaEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 4GeorgiaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 4PittsburghDropped out17
Regular • Week 4AlabamaDropped out19
Regular • Week 5Georgia TechEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 5Notre DameEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 5IowaDropped out14
Regular • Week 5West VirginiaDropped out18
Regular • Week 6LSUEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 6VanderbiltEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 6ClemsonDropped out13
Regular • Week 6USCDropped out15
Regular • Week 7PurdueEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 7South CarolinaEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 7FloridaEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 7KentuckyEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 7MichiganDropped out13
Regular • Week 7Notre DameDropped out16
Regular • Week 7UCLADropped out17
Regular • Week 7VanderbiltDropped out19
Regular • Week 8IowaEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 8West VirginiaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 8PurdueDropped out14
Regular • Week 8Georgia TechDropped out20
Regular • Week 9USCEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 9KentuckyDropped out16
Regular • Week 10TCUEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 10Penn StateDropped out19
Regular • Week 12VirginiaEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 12ClemsonEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 12IowaDropped out18
Regular • Week 12West VirginiaDropped out19
Regular • Week 13MarylandEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 13UCLAEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 13VirginiaDropped out19
Regular • Week 13ClemsonDropped out20
Regular • Week 14Notre DameEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 14TCUDropped out17
Regular • Week 15WisconsinEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 15GeorgiaDropped out18
PostseasonIowaEntered rankings16
PostseasonKentuckyEntered rankings19
PostseasonVirginiaEntered rankings20
PostseasonNotre DameDropped out17
PostseasonTexasDropped out19
PostseasonWisconsinDropped out20