Rankings Command Center

College Football Rankings Intelligence

Track how every No. 1 shifts across the archive, then drop into the exact week, poll, and conference slice you need.

Seasons Archived
90

1936 – 2025

Polls Tracked
1

AP, Coaches & more

Weeks Available
1256

Postseason

Active Board

AP Top 25

1937 • Postseason

Current No. 1

1

Pittsburgh

FBS Independents

Points

1st Place Votes

Top Five Snapshot

  1. Pittsburgh

    FBS Independents

    1
  2. California

    Pacific

    2
  3. Fordham

    FBS Independents

    3
  4. Alabama

    SEC

    4
  5. Minnesota

    Western

    5

Selection

1937 • AP Top 25

Postseason

Archive Scope

1936 to 2025

Poll coverage varies by season and source.

View State

All conferences

Week-over-week movement enabled. Entries and exits visible.

Filters

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Change season, poll, and conference context without losing the current route or shareable state.

Top Team

Pittsburgh

AP Top 25 • Postseason • FBS Independents

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

Holy Cross ▲3

Holy Cross moved from No. 17 to No. 14.

Biggest Faller

TCU ▼2

TCU moved from No. 14 to No. 16.

Most Consistent

Colorado

Lowest rank variance across 4 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Vanderbilt

Range of 13 ranking spots across 4 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

41

Shaky

AP Top 251937 (Postseason)

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

RankChangeLogoSchoolConferencePoints1st PlaceStatus
1PittsburghFBS IndependentsSteady
2CaliforniaPacificSteady
3FordhamFBS IndependentsSteady
4AlabamaSECSteady
5MinnesotaWesternSteady
6▲1VillanovaFBS IndependentsRising
7▼1DartmouthFBS IndependentsFalling
8▲2LSUSECRising
9Notre DameFBS IndependentsSteady
9▼1Santa ClaraFBS IndependentsFalling
11NebraskaBig 6Steady
12▲2YaleFBS IndependentsRising
13NEWOhio StateWesternNew
14NEWArkansasSouthwestNew
14▲3Holy CrossFBS IndependentsRising
16▼2TCUSouthwestFalling
17▼1ColoradoRocky MountainFalling
18NEWRiceSouthwestNew
19▼1North CarolinaSouthernFalling
20▼2DukeSouthernFalling

Dropped Out

  • Vanderbilt (was No. 12)
  • Washington (was No. 13)
  • Tulsa (was No. 20)

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

FBS Independents8 • Avg rank 7.6

Average points

Southwest3 • Avg rank 16.0

Average points

SEC2 • Avg rank 6.0

Average points

Southern2 • Avg rank 19.5

Average points

Western2 • Avg rank 9.0

Average points

Big 61 • Avg rank 11.0

Average points

Pacific1 • Avg rank 2.0

Average points

Rocky Mountain1 • Avg rank 17.0

Average points

Stability & Volatility

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

Most Consistent

Colorado

Lowest rank variance across 4 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Vanderbilt

Range of 13 ranking spots across 4 ranked weeks.

Season Ranking Movement

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

#1#5#10#15#20#25Pittsburgh • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedPittsburgh • Regular • Week 2 • No. 2Pittsburgh • Regular • Week 3 • No. 3Pittsburgh • Regular • Week 4 • No. 1Pittsburgh • Regular • Week 5 • No. 1Pittsburgh • Regular • Week 6 • No. 1Pittsburgh • Postseason • No. 1California • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedCalifornia • Regular • Week 2 • No. 1California • Regular • Week 3 • No. 1California • Regular • Week 4 • No. 2California • Regular • Week 5 • No. 2California • Regular • Week 6 • No. 2California • Postseason • No. 2Fordham • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedFordham • Regular • Week 2 • No. 10Fordham • Regular • Week 3 • No. 5Fordham • Regular • Week 4 • No. 4Fordham • Regular • Week 5 • No. 4Fordham • Regular • Week 6 • No. 3Fordham • Postseason • No. 3Alabama • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedAlabama • Regular • Week 2 • No. 3Alabama • Regular • Week 3 • No. 2Alabama • Regular • Week 4 • No. 3Alabama • Regular • Week 5 • No. 3Alabama • Regular • Week 6 • No. 4Alabama • Postseason • No. 4Minnesota • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedMinnesota • Regular • Week 2 • No. 4Minnesota • Regular • Week 3 • No. 14Minnesota • Regular • Week 4 • No. 10Minnesota • Regular • Week 5 • No. 7Minnesota • Regular • Week 6 • No. 5Minnesota • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Regular • Week 4

73 points (Wild)

Season Chaos Average

46.9

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 10Calm

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

Regular • Week 264Wild

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 17 • Movement 30

Regular • Week 353Wild

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 5 • Movement 40

Regular • Week 473Wild

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 5 • Movement 54

Regular • Week 539Shaky

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 4 • Movement 28

Regular • Week 658Wild

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 4 • Movement 36

Postseason41Shaky

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 3 • Movement 16

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 1937.

Weekly Leaders

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

Most Weeks at No. 1

Pittsburgh

4 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1NorthwesternWestern
Regular • Week 2CaliforniaPacific
Regular • Week 3Streak 2CaliforniaPacific
Regular • Week 4PittsburghFBS Independents
Regular • Week 5Streak 2PittsburghFBS Independents
Regular • Week 6Streak 3PittsburghFBS Independents
PostseasonStreak 4PittsburghFBS Independents

Poll Dominance

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

Pittsburgh4 weeks • streak 3

Multiple No. 1 runs • Most recent season 1937

California2 weeks • streak 2

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1937

Entries & Exits

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

WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2CaliforniaEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2PittsburghEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 2AlabamaEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 2MinnesotaEntered rankings4
Regular • Week 2YaleEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 2DartmouthEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 2FordhamEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 2NebraskaEntered rankings11
Regular • Week 2DukeEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 2Santa ClaraEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 2North CarolinaEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 2VillanovaEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 2LSUEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 2Detroit MercyEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 2Holy CrossEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 2ArkansasEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 2NorthwesternDropped out7
Regular • Week 2USCDropped out11
Regular • Week 2Texas A&MDropped out13
Regular • Week 2WisconsinDropped out16
Regular • Week 2SyracuseDropped out17
Regular • Week 2CornellDropped out19
Regular • Week 3Notre DameEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 3TennesseeEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 3DuquesneEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 3NorthwesternEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 3TulaneEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 3VanderbiltDropped out7
Regular • Week 3AuburnDropped out12
Regular • Week 3North CarolinaDropped out15
Regular • Week 3Detroit MercyDropped out18
Regular • Week 3Holy CrossDropped out18
Regular • Week 4AuburnEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 4RiceEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 4ColoradoEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 4IndianaEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 4Holy CrossEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 4Ohio StateDropped out8
Regular • Week 4TennesseeDropped out15
Regular • Week 4DuquesneDropped out16
Regular • Week 4NorthwesternDropped out19
Regular • Week 4TulaneDropped out19
Regular • Week 5StanfordEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 5North CarolinaEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 5VanderbiltEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 5Ohio StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 5DukeDropped out8
Regular • Week 5BaylorDropped out13
Regular • Week 5AuburnDropped out14
Regular • Week 5ArkansasDropped out20
Regular • Week 6WashingtonEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 6TCUEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 6DukeEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 6TulsaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 6StanfordDropped out13
Regular • Week 6RiceDropped out15
Regular • Week 6Ohio StateDropped out19
Regular • Week 6IndianaDropped out20
PostseasonOhio StateEntered rankings13
PostseasonArkansasEntered rankings14
PostseasonRiceEntered rankings18
PostseasonVanderbiltDropped out12
PostseasonWashingtonDropped out13
PostseasonTulsaDropped out20