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AP Top 25 1996 Postseason Rankings

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

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1996

Florida

Postseason

Points

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1st Place Votes

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Top Team

Florida

AP Top 25 • Postseason • SEC

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

Alabama ▲5

Alabama moved from No. 16 to No. 11.

Biggest Faller

Michigan ▼5

Michigan moved from No. 15 to No. 20.

Most Consistent

Florida State

Lowest rank variance across 17 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Texas

Range of 19 ranking spots across 9 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

100

Chaos

What changed this week?

This week's ranking story

AP Top 25 1996 Postseason: Florida is No. 1, Alabama ▲5 is the biggest riser, Michigan ▼5 is the biggest faller, West Virginia dropped out, and SEC leads with 5 ranked teams.

Dropped out: West Virginia.

AP Top 25 — 1996 (Postseason)

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

RankSchoolRecordPrevChangePoints1st PlaceConferenceWhy moved
1
Florida
12-1No. 3▲2——SECMoved up 2 spots after W 52-20 vs Florida State.W 52-20 vs Florida State
2
Ohio State
11-1No. 4▲2——Big TenMoved up 2 spots after W 20-17 vs Arizona State.W 20-17 vs Arizona State
3
Florida State
11-1No. 1▼2——ACCFell 2 spots after L 20-52 vs Florida.L 20-52 vs Florida
4
Arizona State
11-1No. 2▼2——Pac-10Fell 2 spots after L 17-20 vs Ohio State.L 17-20 vs Ohio State
5
BYU
14-1No. 5———Western AthleticHeld position after W 19-15 vs Kansas State.W 19-15 vs Kansas State
6
Nebraska
11-2No. 6———Big 12Held position after W 41-21 vs Virginia Tech.W 41-21 vs Virginia Tech
7
Penn State
11-2No. 7———Big TenHeld position after W 38-15 vs Texas.W 38-15 vs Texas
8
Colorado
10-2No. 8———Big 12Held position after W 33-21 vs Washington.W 33-21 vs Washington
9
Tennessee
10-2No. 9———SECHeld position after W 48-28 vs Northwestern.W 48-28 vs Northwestern
10
North Carolina
10-2No. 12▲2——ACCMoved up 2 spots after W 20-13 vs West Virginia.W 20-13 vs West Virginia
11
Alabama
10-3No. 16▲5——SECMoved up 5 spots after W 17-14 vs Michigan.W 17-14 vs Michigan
12
LSU
10-2No. 17▲5——SECMoved up 5 spots after W 10-7 vs Clemson.W 10-7 vs Clemson
13
Virginia Tech
10-2No. 10▼3——Big EastFell 3 spots after L 21-41 vs Nebraska.L 21-41 vs Nebraska
14
Miami
9-3No. 19▲5——Big EastMoved up 5 spots after W 31-21 vs Virginia.W 31-21 vs Virginia
15
Northwestern
9-3No. 11▼4——Big TenFell 4 spots after L 28-48 vs Tennessee.L 28-48 vs Tennessee
16
Washington
9-3No. 13▼3——Pac-10Fell 3 spots after L 21-33 vs Colorado.L 21-33 vs Colorado
17
Kansas State
9-3No. 14▼3——Big 12Fell 3 spots after L 15-19 vs BYU.L 15-19 vs BYU
18
Iowa
9-3No. 21▲3——Big TenMoved up 3 spots after W 27-0 vs Texas Tech.W 27-0 vs Texas Tech
19
Notre Dame
8-3No. 18▼1——FBS IndependentsFell 1 spot after L 20-27 at USC.L 20-27 at USC
20
Michigan
8-4No. 15▼5——Big TenFell 5 spots after L 14-17 vs Alabama.L 14-17 vs Alabama
21
Syracuse
9-3No. 23▲2——Big EastMoved up 2 spots after W 30-17 vs Houston.W 30-17 vs Houston
22
Wyoming
10-2No. 22———Western AthleticHeld position after L 25-28 vs BYU.L 25-28 vs BYU
23
Texas
8-5No. 20▼3——Big 12Fell 3 spots after L 15-38 vs Penn State.L 15-38 vs Penn State
24
Auburn
8-4URNEW——SECEntered the poll after W 32-29 vs Army.W 32-29 vs Army
25
Army
10-2No. 24▼1——FBS IndependentsFell 1 spot after L 29-32 vs Auburn.L 29-32 vs Auburn

Dropped Out

  • West Virginia (was No. 25)

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

SEC5 • Avg rank 11.4

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Big Ten5 • Avg rank 12.4

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Big 124 • Avg rank 13.5

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Big East3 • Avg rank 16.0

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ACC2 • Avg rank 6.5

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Pac-102 • Avg rank 10.0

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Western Athletic2 • Avg rank 13.5

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FBS Independents2 • Avg rank 22.0

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Stability & Volatility

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

Most Consistent

Florida State

Lowest rank variance across 17 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Texas

Range of 19 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#25Florida • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedFlorida • Regular • Week 2 • No. 4Florida • Regular • Week 3 • No. 4Florida • Regular • Week 4 • No. 4Florida • Regular • Week 5 • No. 4Florida • Regular • Week 6 • No. 1Florida • Regular • Week 7 • No. 1Florida • Regular • Week 8 • No. 1Florida • Regular • Week 9 • No. 1Florida • Regular • Week 10 • No. 1Florida • Regular • Week 11 • No. 1Florida • Regular • Week 12 • No. 1Florida • Regular • Week 13 • No. 1Florida • Regular • Week 14 • No. 1Florida • Regular • Week 15 • No. 1Florida • Regular • Week 16 • No. 4Florida • Regular • Week 17 • No. 3Florida • Postseason • No. 1Ohio State • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedOhio State • Regular • Week 2 • No. 9Ohio State • Regular • Week 3 • No. 10Ohio State • Regular • Week 4 • No. 8Ohio State • Regular • Week 5 • No. 7Ohio State • Regular • Week 6 • No. 4Ohio State • Regular • Week 7 • No. 3Ohio State • Regular • Week 8 • No. 2Ohio State • Regular • Week 9 • No. 2Ohio State • Regular • Week 10 • No. 2Ohio State • Regular • Week 11 • No. 2Ohio State • Regular • Week 12 • No. 2Ohio State • Regular • Week 13 • No. 2Ohio State • Regular • Week 14 • No. 2Ohio State • Regular • Week 15 • No. 6Ohio State • Regular • Week 16 • No. 5Ohio State • Regular • Week 17 • No. 4Ohio State • Postseason • No. 2Florida State • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedFlorida State • Regular • Week 2 • No. 3Florida State • Regular • Week 3 • No. 3Florida State • Regular • Week 4 • No. 3Florida State • Regular • Week 5 • No. 3Florida State • Regular • Week 6 • No. 2Florida State • Regular • Week 7 • No. 2Florida State • Regular • Week 8 • No. 3Florida State • Regular • Week 9 • No. 3Florida State • Regular • Week 10 • No. 3Florida State • Regular • Week 11 • No. 3Florida State • Regular • Week 12 • No. 3Florida State • Regular • Week 13 • No. 3Florida State • Regular • Week 14 • No. 3Florida State • Regular • Week 15 • No. 2Florida State • Regular • Week 16 • No. 1Florida State • Regular • Week 17 • No. 1Florida State • Postseason • No. 3Arizona State • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedArizona State • Regular • Week 2 • No. 20Arizona State • Regular • Week 3 • No. 20Arizona State • Regular • Week 4 • No. 18Arizona State • Regular • Week 5 • No. 17Arizona State • Regular • Week 6 • No. 6Arizona State • Regular • Week 7 • No. 5Arizona State • Regular • Week 8 • No. 4Arizona State • Regular • Week 9 • No. 4Arizona State • Regular • Week 10 • No. 4Arizona State • Regular • Week 11 • No. 4Arizona State • Regular • Week 12 • No. 4Arizona State • Regular • Week 13 • No. 4Arizona State • Regular • Week 14 • No. 4Arizona State • Regular • Week 15 • No. 3Arizona State • Regular • Week 16 • No. 2Arizona State • Regular • Week 17 • No. 2Arizona State • Postseason • No. 4BYU • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedBYU • Regular • Week 2 • No. 19BYU • Regular • Week 3 • No. 16BYU • Regular • Week 4 • No. 14BYU • Regular • Week 5 • UnrankedBYU • Regular • Week 6 • No. 24BYU • Regular • Week 7 • No. 21BYU • Regular • Week 8 • No. 19BYU • Regular • Week 9 • No. 18BYU • Regular • Week 10 • No. 15BYU • Regular • Week 11 • No. 13BYU • Regular • Week 12 • No. 12BYU • Regular • Week 13 • No. 10BYU • Regular • Week 14 • No. 8BYU • Regular • Week 15 • No. 7BYU • Regular • Week 16 • No. 6BYU • Regular • Week 17 • No. 5BYU • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Regular • Week 6

100 points (Chaos)

Season Chaos Average

66.9

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 111 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 267 • Wild

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 21 • Movement 22

Regular • Week 330 • Shaky

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 1 • Movement 17

Regular • Week 475 • Wild

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 1 • Movement 59

Regular • Week 564 • Wild

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 2 • Movement 27

Regular • Week 6100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 3 • Movement 66

Regular • Week 786 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 2 • Movement 57

Regular • Week 886 • Chaos

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 2 • Movement 65

Regular • Week 969 • Wild

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 1 • Movement 39

Regular • Week 1098 • Chaos

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 2 • Movement 77

Regular • Week 1145 • Shaky

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 0 • Movement 36

Regular • Week 1260 • Wild

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 2 • Movement 25

Regular • Week 13100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 1 • Movement 80

Regular • Week 1482 • Chaos

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 65

Regular • Week 1554 • Wild

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 1 • Movement 22

Regular • Week 1648 • Shaky

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 0 • Movement 48

Regular • Week 1729 • Shaky

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 1 • Movement 27

Postseason100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 13 • Top-10 losses 4 • New teams 1 • Movement 53

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 1996.

Weekly Leaders

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

Most Weeks at No. 1

Florida

11 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1USCPac-10——
Regular • Week 2NebraskaBig 12——
Regular • Week 3Streak 2NebraskaBig 12——
Regular • Week 4Streak 3NebraskaBig 12——
Regular • Week 5Streak 4NebraskaBig 12——
Regular • Week 6FloridaSEC——
Regular • Week 7Streak 2FloridaSEC——
Regular • Week 8Streak 3FloridaSEC——
Regular • Week 9Streak 4FloridaSEC——
Regular • Week 10Streak 5FloridaSEC——
Regular • Week 11Streak 6FloridaSEC——
Regular • Week 12Streak 7FloridaSEC——
Regular • Week 13Streak 8FloridaSEC——
Regular • Week 14Streak 9FloridaSEC——
Regular • Week 15Streak 10FloridaSEC——
Regular • Week 16Florida StateACC——
Regular • Week 17Streak 2Florida StateACC——
PostseasonFloridaSEC——

Poll Dominance

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

Florida11 weeks • streak 10

Multiple No. 1 runs • Most recent season 1996

Nebraska4 weeks • streak 4

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1996

Florida State2 weeks • streak 2

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1996

Entries & Exits

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

WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2NebraskaEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2TennesseeEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 2Florida StateEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 2FloridaEntered rankings4
Regular • Week 2ColoradoEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2Notre DameEntered rankings6
Regular • Week 2Penn StateEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 2TexasEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 2SyracuseEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 2MiamiEntered rankings11
Regular • Week 2MichiganEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 2AlabamaEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 2Virginia TechEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 2NorthwesternEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 2AuburnEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 2LSUEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 2BYUEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 2Arizona StateEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 2Kansas StateEntered rankings21
Regular • Week 2IowaEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 2ClemsonDropped out25
Regular • Week 3North CarolinaEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 3KansasDropped out25
Regular • Week 4KansasEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 4NorthwesternDropped out13
Regular • Week 5WashingtonEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 5OregonEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 5BYUDropped out14
Regular • Week 5Texas A&MDropped out25
Regular • Week 6West VirginiaEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 6BYUEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 6NorthwesternEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 6IowaDropped out19
Regular • Week 6SyracuseDropped out23
Regular • Week 6OregonDropped out25
Regular • Week 7UtahEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 7WyomingEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 7Virginia TechDropped out18
Regular • Week 7KansasDropped out20
Regular • Week 8CaliforniaEntered rankings21
Regular • Week 8Georgia TechEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 8USCDropped out17
Regular • Week 8UtahDropped out24
Regular • Week 9UtahEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 9TexasDropped out25
Regular • Week 10IowaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 10Southern MissEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 10CaliforniaDropped out19
Regular • Week 10Georgia TechDropped out22
Regular • Week 12SyracuseEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 12Virginia TechEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 12West VirginiaDropped out18
Regular • Week 12UtahDropped out20
Regular • Week 13ArmyEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 13IowaDropped out23
Regular • Week 14ClemsonEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 14West VirginiaEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 14IowaEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 14AuburnDropped out20
Regular • Week 14ArmyDropped out22
Regular • Week 14Southern MissDropped out25
Regular • Week 15ArmyEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 15ClemsonDropped out22
Regular • Week 17TexasEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 17VirginiaDropped out25
PostseasonAuburnEntered rankings24
PostseasonWest VirginiaDropped out25