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1936 – 2025

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AP Top 25

1989 • Postseason

Current No. 1

1

Miami

FBS Independents

Points

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1st Place Votes

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Top Five Snapshot

  1. Miami

    FBS Independents

    1

  2. Notre Dame

    FBS Independents

    2

  3. Florida State

    FBS Independents

    3

  4. Colorado

    Big 8

    4

  5. Tennessee

    SEC

    5

Selection

1989 • AP Top 25

Postseason

Archive Scope

1936 to 2025

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Top Team

Miami

AP Top 25 • Postseason • FBS Independents

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

Nebraska ▼5

Nebraska moved from No. 6 to No. 11.

Most Consistent

Hawai'i

Lowest rank variance across 5 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Florida State

Range of 22 ranking spots across 14 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

100

Chaos

AP Top 25 — 1989 (Postseason)

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

RankChangeLogoSchoolConferencePoints1st PlaceStatus
1▲1MiamiFBS Independents——Rising
2▲2Notre DameFBS Independents——Rising
3▲2Florida StateFBS Independents——Rising
4▼3ColoradoBig 8——Falling
5▲3TennesseeSEC——Rising
6▲3AuburnSEC——Rising
7▼4MichiganBig Ten——Falling
8▲4USCPac-10——Rising
9▼2AlabamaSEC——Falling
10▲1IllinoisBig Ten——Rising
11▼5NebraskaBig 8——Falling
12▲2ClemsonACC——Rising
13▼3ArkansasSouthwest——Falling
14▼1HoustonSouthwest——Falling
15▲3Penn StateFBS Independents——Rising
16▲6Michigan StateBig Ten——Rising
17▲6PittsburghFBS Independents——Rising
18▼3VirginiaACC——Falling
19▲5Texas TechSouthwest——Rising
20▼4Texas A&MSouthwest——Falling
21▼4West VirginiaFBS Independents——Falling
22▼3BYUWestern Athletic——Falling
23NEWWashingtonPac-10——New
24▼3Ohio StateBig Ten——Falling
25NEWArizonaPac-10——New

Dropped Out

  • Duke (was No. 20)
  • Hawai'i (was No. 25)

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

FBS Independents6 • Avg rank 9.8

Average points —

Big Ten4 • Avg rank 14.3

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Southwest4 • Avg rank 16.5

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Pac-103 • Avg rank 18.7

Average points —

SEC3 • Avg rank 6.7

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ACC2 • Avg rank 15.0

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Big 82 • Avg rank 7.5

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Western Athletic1 • 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

Hawai'i

Lowest rank variance across 5 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Florida State

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#25Miami • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedMiami • Regular • Week 2 • No. 3Miami • Regular • Week 3 • No. 3Miami • Regular • Week 4 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 5 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 6 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 7 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 8 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 9 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 10 • No. 7Miami • Regular • Week 11 • No. 7Miami • Regular • Week 12 • No. 7Miami • Regular • Week 13 • No. 7Miami • Regular • Week 14 • No. 4Miami • Regular • Week 15 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 16 • No. 2Miami • Postseason • No. 1Notre 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 • Regular • Week 9 • No. 1Notre Dame • Regular • Week 10 • No. 1Notre Dame • Regular • Week 11 • No. 1Notre Dame • Regular • Week 12 • No. 1Notre Dame • Regular • Week 13 • No. 1Notre Dame • Regular • Week 14 • No. 5Notre Dame • Regular • Week 15 • No. 4Notre Dame • Regular • Week 16 • No. 4Notre Dame • Postseason • No. 2Florida State • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedFlorida State • Regular • Week 2 • No. 16Florida State • Regular • Week 3 • UnrankedFlorida State • Regular • Week 4 • UnrankedFlorida State • Regular • Week 5 • No. 25Florida State • Regular • Week 6 • No. 22Florida State • Regular • Week 7 • No. 19Florida State • Regular • Week 8 • No. 14Florida State • Regular • Week 9 • No. 9Florida State • Regular • Week 10 • No. 6Florida State • Regular • Week 11 • No. 5Florida State • Regular • Week 12 • No. 5Florida State • Regular • Week 13 • No. 5Florida State • Regular • Week 14 • No. 6Florida State • Regular • Week 15 • No. 5Florida State • Regular • Week 16 • No. 5Florida State • Postseason • No. 3Colorado • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedColorado • Regular • Week 2 • No. 9Colorado • Regular • Week 3 • No. 8Colorado • Regular • Week 4 • No. 6Colorado • Regular • Week 5 • No. 5Colorado • Regular • Week 6 • No. 3Colorado • Regular • Week 7 • No. 3Colorado • Regular • Week 8 • No. 3Colorado • Regular • Week 9 • No. 3Colorado • Regular • Week 10 • No. 2Colorado • Regular • Week 11 • No. 2Colorado • Regular • Week 12 • No. 2Colorado • Regular • Week 13 • No. 2Colorado • Regular • Week 14 • No. 1Colorado • Regular • Week 15 • No. 1Colorado • Regular • Week 16 • No. 1Colorado • Postseason • No. 4Tennessee • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedTennessee • Regular • Week 2 • UnrankedTennessee • Regular • Week 3 • No. 17Tennessee • Regular • Week 4 • No. 14Tennessee • Regular • Week 5 • No. 12Tennessee • Regular • Week 6 • No. 6Tennessee • Regular • Week 7 • No. 6Tennessee • Regular • Week 8 • No. 6Tennessee • Regular • Week 9 • No. 11Tennessee • Regular • Week 10 • No. 10Tennessee • Regular • Week 11 • No. 11Tennessee • Regular • Week 12 • No. 9Tennessee • Regular • Week 13 • No. 8Tennessee • Regular • Week 14 • No. 8Tennessee • Regular • Week 15 • No. 8Tennessee • Regular • Week 16 • No. 8Tennessee • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Regular • Week 3

100 points (Chaos)

Season Chaos Average

64.3

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 18 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 292 • Chaos

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 20 • Movement 26

Regular • Week 3100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 5 • Movement 60

Regular • Week 480 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 54

Regular • Week 575 • Wild

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 3 • Movement 41

Regular • Week 671 • Wild

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

Regular • Week 772 • Wild

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 4 • Movement 41

Regular • Week 892 • Chaos

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 2 • Movement 52

Regular • Week 9100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 2 • Movement 70

Regular • Week 1076 • Chaos

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 2 • Movement 49

Regular • Week 1173 • Wild

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 1 • Movement 51

Regular • Week 1242 • Shaky

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 3 • Movement 30

Regular • Week 1342 • Shaky

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 1 • Movement 20

Regular • Week 1452 • Wild

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

Regular • Week 1514 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 164 • Calm

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

Postseason100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 10 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 2 • Movement 73

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 1989.

Weekly Leaders

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

Most Weeks at No. 1

Notre Dame

12 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1LSUSEC——
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——
Regular • Week 9Streak 8Notre DameFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 10Streak 9Notre DameFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 11Streak 10Notre DameFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 12Streak 11Notre DameFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 13Streak 12Notre DameFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 14ColoradoBig 8——
Regular • Week 15Streak 2ColoradoBig 8——
Regular • Week 16Streak 3ColoradoBig 8——
PostseasonMiamiFBS Independents——

Poll Dominance

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

Notre Dame12 weeks • streak 12

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1989

Colorado3 weeks • streak 3

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1989

Miami1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1989

Entries & Exits

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

WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2Notre DameEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2MichiganEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 2MiamiEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 2NebraskaEntered rankings4
Regular • Week 2AuburnEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2ArkansasEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 2ColoradoEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 2ClemsonEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 2IllinoisEntered rankings11
Regular • Week 2Penn StateEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 2USCEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 2Texas A&MEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 2Florida StateEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 2West VirginiaEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 2Southern MissEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 2AlabamaEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 2ArizonaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 2HoustonEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 2PittsburghEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 2BYUEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 2IowaDropped out23
Regular • Week 3WashingtonEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 3TennesseeEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 3Washington StateEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 3IowaEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 3Mississippi StateEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 3Penn StateDropped out12
Regular • Week 3Florida StateDropped out16
Regular • Week 3Southern MissDropped out18
Regular • Week 3ArizonaDropped out20
Regular • Week 3BYUDropped out24
Regular • Week 4OregonEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 4ArizonaEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 4Ohio StateEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 4LSUDropped out21
Regular • Week 4IowaDropped out24
Regular • Week 4Mississippi StateDropped out25
Regular • Week 5GeorgiaEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 5Air ForceEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 5Florida StateEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 5OregonDropped out22
Regular • Week 5UCLADropped out24
Regular • Week 5Ohio StateDropped out25
Regular • Week 6OregonEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 6Michigan StateEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 6UCLAEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 6ArizonaDropped out17
Regular • Week 6WashingtonDropped out21
Regular • Week 6GeorgiaDropped out23
Regular • Week 7Penn StateEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 7South CarolinaEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 7FloridaEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 7BYUEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 7SyracuseDropped out17
Regular • Week 7Texas A&MDropped out19
Regular • Week 7OregonDropped out23
Regular • Week 8ArizonaEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 8Texas A&MEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 8ClemsonDropped out14
Regular • Week 8Michigan StateDropped out21
Regular • Week 8UCLADropped out22
Regular • Week 9ClemsonEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 9TexasEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 9Air ForceDropped out19
Regular • Week 9OklahomaDropped out25
Regular • Week 10VirginiaEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 10Fresno StateEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 10Washington StateDropped out23
Regular • Week 10South CarolinaDropped out25
Regular • Week 11Texas TechEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 11TexasDropped out22
Regular • Week 12Ohio StateEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 12Hawai'iEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 12DukeEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 12FloridaDropped out20
Regular • Week 12NC StateDropped out22
Regular • Week 12ArizonaDropped out25
Regular • Week 13Michigan StateEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 13Fresno StateDropped out23
PostseasonWashingtonEntered rankings23
PostseasonArizonaEntered rankings25
PostseasonDukeDropped out20
PostseasonHawai'iDropped out25