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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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1990

Colorado

Postseason

Points

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1st Place Votes

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Top Team

Colorado

AP Top 25 • Postseason • Big 8

Ranked Teams

25

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

Michigan State ▲6

Michigan State moved from No. 22 to No. 16.

Biggest Faller

Texas ▼9

Texas moved from No. 3 to No. 12.

Most Consistent

Southern Miss

Lowest rank variance across 4 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Auburn

Range of 22 ranking spots across 14 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

100

Chaos

AP Top 25 — 1990 (Postseason)

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

RankChangeLogoSchoolConferencePoints1st PlaceStatus
1—ColoradoBig 8——Steady
2—Georgia TechACC——Steady
3▲1MiamiFBS Independents——Rising
4▲2Florida StateFBS Independents——Rising
5▲3WashingtonPac-10——Rising
6▼1Notre DameFBS Independents——Falling
7▲5MichiganBig Ten——Rising
8▲2TennesseeSEC——Rising
9▲5ClemsonACC——Rising
10▼1HoustonSouthwest——Falling
11▼4Penn StateFBS Independents——Falling
12▼9TexasSouthwest——Falling
13▼2FloridaSEC——Falling
14▲4LouisvilleFBS Independents——Rising
15NEWTexas A&MSouthwest——New
16▲6Michigan StateBig Ten——Rising
17▲3OklahomaBig 8——Rising
18▼1IowaBig Ten——Falling
19NEWAuburnSEC——New
20▲1USCPac-10——Rising
21▼6Ole MissSEC——Falling
22▼9BYUWestern Athletic——Falling
23NEWVirginiaACC——New
24▼5NebraskaBig 8——Falling
25▼9IllinoisBig Ten——Falling

Dropped Out

  • Southern Miss (was No. 23)
  • Ohio State (was No. 24)
  • Alabama (was No. 25)

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

FBS Independents5 • Avg rank 7.6

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Big Ten4 • Avg rank 16.5

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SEC4 • Avg rank 15.3

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ACC3 • Avg rank 11.3

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Big 83 • Avg rank 14.0

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Southwest3 • Avg rank 12.3

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Pac-102 • Avg rank 12.5

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Western Athletic1 • Avg rank 22.0

Average points —

Stability & Volatility

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

Most Consistent

Southern Miss

Lowest rank variance across 4 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Auburn

Range of 22 ranking spots across 14 ranked weeks.

Season Ranking Movement

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

#1#5#10#15#20#25Colorado • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedColorado • Regular • Week 2 • No. 6Colorado • Regular • Week 3 • No. 9Colorado • Regular • Week 4 • No. 20Colorado • Regular • Week 5 • No. 20Colorado • Regular • Week 6 • No. 12Colorado • Regular • Week 7 • No. 14Colorado • Regular • Week 8 • No. 14Colorado • Regular • Week 9 • No. 10Colorado • Regular • Week 10 • No. 9Colorado • Regular • Week 11 • No. 4Colorado • Regular • Week 12 • No. 2Colorado • Regular • Week 13 • No. 1Colorado • Regular • Week 14 • No. 1Colorado • Regular • Week 15 • No. 1Colorado • Postseason • No. 1Georgia Tech • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedGeorgia Tech • Regular • Week 2 • UnrankedGeorgia Tech • Regular • Week 3 • UnrankedGeorgia Tech • Regular • Week 4 • UnrankedGeorgia Tech • Regular • Week 5 • UnrankedGeorgia Tech • Regular • Week 6 • No. 23Georgia Tech • Regular • Week 7 • No. 18Georgia Tech • Regular • Week 8 • No. 11Georgia Tech • Regular • Week 9 • No. 16Georgia Tech • Regular • Week 10 • No. 16Georgia Tech • Regular • Week 11 • No. 7Georgia Tech • Regular • Week 12 • No. 4Georgia Tech • Regular • Week 13 • No. 3Georgia Tech • Regular • Week 14 • No. 2Georgia Tech • Regular • Week 15 • No. 2Georgia Tech • Postseason • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedMiami • Regular • Week 2 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 3 • No. 10Miami • Regular • Week 4 • No. 9Miami • Regular • Week 5 • No. 10Miami • Regular • Week 6 • No. 9Miami • Regular • Week 7 • No. 3Miami • Regular • Week 8 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 9 • No. 8Miami • Regular • Week 10 • No. 8Miami • Regular • Week 11 • No. 5Miami • Regular • Week 12 • No. 3Miami • Regular • Week 13 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 14 • No. 3Miami • Regular • Week 15 • No. 4Miami • Postseason • No. 3Florida State • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedFlorida State • Regular • Week 2 • No. 3Florida State • Regular • Week 3 • No. 3Florida State • Regular • Week 4 • No. 2Florida State • Regular • Week 5 • No. 2Florida State • Regular • Week 6 • No. 2Florida State • Regular • Week 7 • No. 10Florida State • Regular • Week 8 • No. 7Florida State • Regular • Week 9 • No. 12Florida State • Regular • Week 10 • No. 12Florida State • Regular • Week 11 • No. 12Florida State • Regular • Week 12 • No. 9Florida State • Regular • Week 13 • No. 8Florida State • Regular • Week 14 • No. 8Florida State • Regular • Week 15 • No. 6Florida State • Postseason • No. 4Washington • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedWashington • Regular • Week 2 • No. 20Washington • Regular • Week 3 • No. 22Washington • Regular • Week 4 • No. 21Washington • Regular • Week 5 • No. 12Washington • Regular • Week 6 • No. 17Washington • Regular • Week 7 • No. 17Washington • Regular • Week 8 • No. 13Washington • Regular • Week 9 • No. 7Washington • Regular • Week 10 • No. 7Washington • Regular • Week 11 • No. 2Washington • Regular • Week 12 • No. 10Washington • Regular • Week 13 • No. 9Washington • Regular • Week 14 • No. 9Washington • Regular • Week 15 • No. 8Washington • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Regular • Week 8

100 points (Chaos)

Season Chaos Average

71.8

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 10 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 242 • Shaky

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 19 • Movement 4

Regular • Week 397 • Chaos

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 4 • Movement 75

Regular • Week 480 • Chaos

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 0 • Movement 66

Regular • Week 567 • Wild

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 2 • Movement 54

Regular • Week 693 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 2 • Movement 74

Regular • Week 778 • Chaos

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 4 • Movement 54

Regular • Week 8100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 2 • Movement 86

Regular • Week 9100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 94

Regular • Week 1019 • Calm

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 2 • Movement 15

Regular • Week 11100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 1 • Movement 103

Regular • Week 12100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 2 • Movement 87

Regular • Week 1358 • Wild

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 0 • Movement 44

Regular • Week 1469 • Wild

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 1 • Movement 55

Regular • Week 1545 • Shaky

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 1 • Movement 37

Postseason100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 10 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 79

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 1990.

Weekly Leaders

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

Most Weeks at No. 1

Notre Dame

6 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1AlabamaSEC——
Regular • Week 2MiamiFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 3Notre DameFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 4Streak 2Notre DameFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 5Streak 3Notre DameFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 6Streak 4Notre DameFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 7MichiganBig Ten——
Regular • Week 8VirginiaACC——
Regular • Week 9Streak 2VirginiaACC——
Regular • Week 10Streak 3VirginiaACC——
Regular • Week 11Notre DameFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 12Streak 2Notre DameFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 13ColoradoBig 8——
Regular • Week 14Streak 2ColoradoBig 8——
Regular • Week 15Streak 3ColoradoBig 8——
PostseasonStreak 4ColoradoBig 8——

Poll Dominance

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

Notre Dame6 weeks • streak 4

Multiple No. 1 runs • Most recent season 1990

Colorado4 weeks • streak 3

Multiple No. 1 runs • Most recent season 1990

Virginia3 weeks • streak 3

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1990

Miami1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1990

Michigan1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1990

Entries & Exits

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

WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2MiamiEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2Notre DameEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 2AuburnEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 2Florida StateEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 2MichiganEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2ColoradoEntered rankings6
Regular • Week 2USCEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 2TennesseeEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 2ClemsonEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 2NebraskaEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 2IllinoisEntered rankings11
Regular • Week 2Texas A&MEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 2VirginiaEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 2BYUEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 2WashingtonEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 2Penn StateEntered rankings21
Regular • Week 2Michigan StateEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 2OklahomaEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 2HoustonEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 3ArizonaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 3TexasEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 3FloridaEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 3Arizona StateEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 3AlabamaDropped out13
Regular • Week 3UCLADropped out19
Regular • Week 3Penn StateDropped out21
Regular • Week 3West VirginiaDropped out25
Regular • Week 5Fresno StateEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 5South CarolinaEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 5TexasDropped out22
Regular • Week 5PittsburghDropped out25
Regular • Week 6OregonEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 6Georgia TechEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 6Arizona StateDropped out21
Regular • Week 6South CarolinaDropped out25
Regular • Week 7IndianaEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 7WyomingEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 7Ole MissEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 7IowaEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 7Michigan StateDropped out18
Regular • Week 7Ohio StateDropped out20
Regular • Week 7ArkansasDropped out21
Regular • Week 7Fresno StateDropped out24
Regular • Week 8TexasEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 8Michigan StateEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 8OregonDropped out19
Regular • Week 8ArizonaDropped out21
Regular • Week 9ArizonaEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 9TCUEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 9OregonEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 9IndianaDropped out20
Regular • Week 9Michigan StateDropped out24
Regular • Week 9Texas A&MDropped out25
Regular • Week 10Penn StateEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 10LouisvilleEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 10OklahomaDropped out22
Regular • Week 10TCUDropped out24
Regular • Week 11Michigan StateEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 11ArizonaDropped out23
Regular • Week 12Ohio StateEntered rankings21
Regular • Week 12Southern MissEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 12OregonDropped out20
Regular • Week 12WyomingDropped out25
Regular • Week 14OklahomaEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 14VirginiaDropped out17
Regular • Week 15AlabamaEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 15AuburnDropped out20
PostseasonTexas A&MEntered rankings15
PostseasonAuburnEntered rankings19
PostseasonVirginiaEntered rankings23
PostseasonSouthern MissDropped out23
PostseasonOhio StateDropped out24
PostseasonAlabamaDropped out25