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Notre Dame
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AP Top 25

1949 • Postseason

Current No. 1

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Notre Dame

FBS Independents

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1st Place Votes

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Top Five Snapshot

  1. Notre Dame

    FBS Independents

    1

  2. Oklahoma

    Big 7

    2

  3. California

    Pacific

    3

  4. Army

    FBS Independents

    4

  5. Rice

    Southwest

    5

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1949 • AP Top 25

Postseason

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Top Team

Notre Dame

AP Top 25 • Postseason • FBS Independents

Ranked Teams

21

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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

Kentucky ▲9

Kentucky moved from No. 20 to No. 11.

Biggest Faller

Baylor ▼11

Baylor moved from No. 9 to No. 20.

Most Consistent

Notre Dame

Lowest rank variance across 8 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Tulane

Range of 16 ranking spots across 5 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

71

Wild

What changed this week?

This week's ranking story

AP Top 25 1949 Postseason: Notre Dame is No. 1, Kentucky ▲9 is the biggest riser, Baylor ▼11 is the biggest faller, Tulane, Stanford, and USC dropped out, and FBS Independents leads with 7 ranked teams.

Dropped out: Tulane, Stanford, and USC.

AP Top 25 — 1949 (Postseason)

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RankSchoolRecordPrevChangePoints1st PlaceConferenceWhy moved
1
Notre Dame
10-0No. 1———FBS IndependentsHeld position after W 27-20 at SMU.W 27-20 at SMU
2
Oklahoma
11-0No. 3▲1——Big 7Moved up 1 spot after W 35-0 vs LSU.W 35-0 vs LSU
3
California
10-1No. 2▼1——PacificFell 1 spot after L 14-17 vs Ohio State.L 14-17 vs Ohio State
4
Army
9-0No. 4———FBS IndependentsHeld position after W 38-0 vs Navy.W 38-0 vs Navy
5
Rice
10-1No. 7▲2——SouthwestMoved up 2 spots after W 27-13 vs North Carolina.W 27-13 vs North Carolina
6
Ohio State
7-1-2No. 5▼1——WesternFell 1 spot after W 17-14 vs California.W 17-14 vs California
7
Michigan
6-2-1No. 6▼1——WesternFell 1 spot after T 7-7 at Ohio State.T 7-7 at Ohio State
8
Minnesota
7-2No. 8———WesternHeld position after W 14-6 vs Wisconsin.W 14-6 vs Wisconsin
9
LSU
8-3No. 13▲4——SECMoved up 4 spots after L 0-35 vs Oklahoma.L 0-35 vs Oklahoma
10
Pacific
4-0No. 11▲1———Moved up 1 spot after W 45-6 vs Utah.W 45-6 vs Utah
11
Kentucky
9-3No. 20▲9——SECMoved up 9 spots after L 13-21 vs Santa Clara.L 13-21 vs Santa Clara
12
Cornell
8-1No. 20▲8——FBS IndependentsMoved up 8 spots after W 29-21 at Pennsylvania.W 29-21 at Pennsylvania
13
Villanova
8-1No. 16▲3——FBS IndependentsMoved up 3 spots after W 45-21 vs NC State.W 45-21 vs NC State
14
Maryland
9-1No. 15▲1——SouthernMoved up 1 spot after W 20-7 vs Missouri.W 20-7 vs Missouri
15
Santa Clara
8-2-1No. 14▼1——FBS IndependentsFell 1 spot after W 21-13 vs Kentucky.W 21-13 vs Kentucky
16
North Carolina
7-4No. 19▲3——SouthernMoved up 3 spots after L 13-27 vs Rice.L 13-27 vs Rice
17
Tennessee
7-2-1No. 18▲1——SECMoved up 1 spot after W 26-20 vs Vanderbilt.W 26-20 vs Vanderbilt
18
Princeton
6-3URNEW——FBS IndependentsEntered the poll after W 19-13 vs Dartmouth.W 19-13 vs Dartmouth
19
Michigan State
6-3URNEW——FBS IndependentsEntered the poll after W 75-0 at Arizona.W 75-0 at Arizona
20
Baylor
8-2No. 9▼11——SouthwestFell 11 spots after L 7-21 at Rice.L 7-21 at Rice
20
Missouri
7-4URNEW——Big 7Entered the poll after L 7-20 vs Maryland.L 7-20 vs Maryland

Dropped Out

  • Tulane (was No. 10)
  • Stanford (was No. 12)
  • USC (was No. 17)

Conference Snapshot

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FBS Independents7 • Avg rank 11.7

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Western3 • Avg rank 7.0

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SEC3 • Avg rank 12.3

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Big 72 • Avg rank 11.0

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Southwest2 • Avg rank 12.5

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Southern2 • Avg rank 15.0

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Pacific1 • Avg rank 3.0

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Independent / Other1 • Avg rank 10.0

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Stability & Volatility

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Most Consistent

Notre Dame

Lowest rank variance across 8 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Tulane

Range of 16 ranking spots across 5 ranked weeks.

Season Ranking Movement

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#1#5#10#15#20#25Notre Dame • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedNotre Dame • Regular • Week 2 • No. 1Notre Dame • Regular • Week 3 • No. 1Notre Dame • Regular • Week 4 • No. 1Notre Dame • Regular • Week 5 • No. 1Notre Dame • Regular • Week 6 • No. 1Notre Dame • Regular • Week 7 • No. 1Notre Dame • Regular • Week 8 • No. 1Notre Dame • Postseason • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedOklahoma • Regular • Week 2 • No. 3Oklahoma • Regular • Week 3 • No. 4Oklahoma • Regular • Week 4 • No. 3Oklahoma • Regular • Week 5 • No. 3Oklahoma • Regular • Week 6 • No. 3Oklahoma • Regular • Week 7 • No. 2Oklahoma • Regular • Week 8 • No. 3Oklahoma • Postseason • No. 2California • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedCalifornia • Regular • Week 2 • No. 9California • Regular • Week 3 • No. 5California • Regular • Week 4 • No. 4California • Regular • Week 5 • No. 4California • Regular • Week 6 • No. 4California • Regular • Week 7 • No. 3California • Regular • Week 8 • No. 2California • Postseason • No. 3Army • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedArmy • Regular • Week 2 • No. 2Army • Regular • Week 3 • No. 2Army • Regular • Week 4 • No. 2Army • Regular • Week 5 • No. 2Army • Regular • Week 6 • No. 2Army • Regular • Week 7 • No. 4Army • Regular • Week 8 • No. 4Army • Postseason • No. 4Rice • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedRice • Regular • Week 2 • UnrankedRice • Regular • Week 3 • No. 9Rice • Regular • Week 4 • No. 5Rice • Regular • Week 5 • No. 8Rice • Regular • Week 6 • No. 7Rice • Regular • Week 7 • No. 6Rice • Regular • Week 8 • No. 7Rice • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Regular • Week 3

83 points (Chaos)

Season Chaos Average

57.9

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 10 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 246 • Shaky

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 14 • Movement 18

Regular • Week 383 • Chaos

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 4 • Movement 69

Regular • Week 480 • Chaos

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 60

Regular • Week 558 • Wild

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 6 • Movement 35

Regular • Week 658 • Wild

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 6 • Movement 21

Regular • Week 768 • Wild

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 4 • Movement 46

Regular • Week 857 • Wild

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 5 • Movement 39

Postseason71 • Wild

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 48

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 1949.

Weekly Leaders

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Most Weeks at No. 1

Notre Dame

8 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1TulaneSEC——
Regular • Week 2Notre DameFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 3Streak 2Notre DameFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 4Streak 3Notre DameFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 5Streak 4Notre DameFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 6Streak 5Notre DameFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 7Streak 6Notre DameFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 8Streak 7Notre DameFBS Independents——
PostseasonStreak 8Notre DameFBS Independents——

Poll Dominance

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Notre Dame8 weeks • streak 8

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1949

Entries & Exits

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WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2Notre DameEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2ArmyEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 2OklahomaEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 2MinnesotaEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2North CarolinaEntered rankings6
Regular • Week 2MichiganEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 2KentuckyEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 2CaliforniaEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateEntered rankings11
Regular • Week 2CornellEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 2VillanovaEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 2NavyEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 2Michigan StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 2BaylorEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 2DukeDropped out14
Regular • Week 2NorthwesternDropped out20
Regular • Week 2PennsylvaniaDropped out20
Regular • Week 3RiceEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 3NorthwesternEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 3PennsylvaniaEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 3MissouriEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 3Ohio StateDropped out11
Regular • Week 3UCLADropped out13
Regular • Week 3VillanovaDropped out17
Regular • Week 3NavyDropped out18
Regular • Week 4LSUEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 4Ohio StateEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 4UCLAEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 4NorthwesternDropped out13
Regular • Week 4PittsburghDropped out16
Regular • Week 4TulaneDropped out20
Regular • Week 5TennesseeEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 5IowaEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 5DukeEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 5Boston UniversityEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 5VirginiaEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 5FordhamEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 5MinnesotaDropped out7
Regular • Week 5North CarolinaDropped out13
Regular • Week 5MissouriDropped out16
Regular • Week 5TexasDropped out19
Regular • Week 5UCLADropped out20
Regular • Week 6MinnesotaEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 6TexasEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 6StanfordEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 6Wake ForestEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 6PacificEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 6Santa ClaraEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 6BaylorDropped out6
Regular • Week 6USCDropped out12
Regular • Week 6TennesseeDropped out14
Regular • Week 6IowaDropped out15
Regular • Week 6DukeDropped out16
Regular • Week 6FordhamDropped out20
Regular • Week 6PennsylvaniaDropped out20
Regular • Week 7DartmouthEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 7BaylorEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 7MarylandEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 7TulaneEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 7TexasDropped out13
Regular • Week 7Boston UniversityDropped out15
Regular • Week 7Wake ForestDropped out18
Regular • Week 7PacificDropped out19
Regular • Week 8PacificEntered rankings11
Regular • Week 8VillanovaEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 8USCEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 8TennesseeEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 8North CarolinaEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 8VirginiaDropped out9
Regular • Week 8SMUDropped out10
Regular • Week 8DartmouthDropped out14
Regular • Week 8Michigan StateDropped out18
PostseasonPrincetonEntered rankings18
PostseasonMichigan StateEntered rankings19
PostseasonMissouriEntered rankings20
PostseasonTulaneDropped out10
PostseasonStanfordDropped out12
PostseasonUSCDropped out17