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No. 1
Texas A&M
Biggest riser
Boston College ▲3
Dropped out
San José State, Georgetown
Seasons Archived
90

1936 – 2025

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AP Top 25

1939 • Postseason

Current No. 1

1

Texas A&M

Southwest

Points

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1st Place Votes

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Top Five Snapshot

  1. Texas A&M

    Southwest

    1

  2. Tennessee

    SEC

    2

  3. USC

    Pacific

    3

  4. Cornell

    FBS Independents

    4

  5. Tulane

    SEC

    5

Selection

1939 • AP Top 25

Postseason

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1936 to 2025

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Top Team

Texas A&M

AP Top 25 • Postseason • Southwest

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

Boston College ▲3

Boston College moved from No. 14 to No. 11.

Biggest Faller

Ohio State ▼3

Ohio State moved from No. 12 to No. 15.

Most Consistent

Tennessee

Lowest rank variance across 8 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Michigan

Range of 18 ranking spots across 5 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

55

Wild

What changed this week?

This week's ranking story

AP Top 25 1939 Postseason: Texas A&M is No. 1, Boston College ▲3 is the biggest riser, Ohio State ▼3 is the biggest faller, San José State and Georgetown dropped out, and FBS Independents leads with 6 ranked teams.

Dropped out: San José State and Georgetown.

AP Top 25 — 1939 (Postseason)

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RankSchoolRecordPrevChangePoints1st PlaceConferenceWhy moved
1
Texas A&M
11-0No. 1———SouthwestHeld position after W 14-13 vs Tulane.W 14-13 vs Tulane
2
Tennessee
10-1No. 2———SECHeld position after L 0-14 vs USC.L 0-14 vs USC
3
USC
8-0-2No. 3———PacificHeld position after W 14-0 vs Tennessee.W 14-0 vs Tennessee
4
Cornell
8-0No. 4———FBS IndependentsHeld position after W 26-0 at Pennsylvania.W 26-0 at Pennsylvania
5
Tulane
8-1-1No. 5———SECHeld position after L 13-14 vs Texas A&M.L 13-14 vs Texas A&M
6
Missouri
8-2No. 7▲1——Big 6Moved up 1 spot after L 7-21 vs Georgia Tech.L 7-21 vs Georgia Tech
7
UCLA
6-0-4No. 9▲2——PacificMoved up 2 spots after T 0-0 at USC.T 0-0 at USC
8
Duke
8-1No. 6▼2——SouthernFell 2 spots after W 28-0 at NC State.W 28-0 at NC State
9
Iowa
6-1-1No. 8▼1——WesternFell 1 spot after T 7-7 vs Northwestern.T 7-7 vs Northwestern
10
Duquesne
8-0-1No. 10———FBS IndependentsHeld position after T 10-10 at Detroit Mercy.T 10-10 at Detroit Mercy
11
Boston College
9-2No. 14▲3——FBS IndependentsMoved up 3 spots after L 3-6 vs Clemson.L 3-6 vs Clemson
12
Clemson
9-1No. 15▲3——SouthernMoved up 3 spots after W 6-3 vs Boston College.W 6-3 vs Boston College
13
Notre Dame
7-2No. 11▼2——FBS IndependentsFell 2 spots after L 12-20 vs USC.L 12-20 vs USC
14
Santa Clara
5-1-3No. 16▲2——FBS IndependentsMoved up 2 spots after W 7-0 vs Saint Mary's (CA).W 7-0 vs Saint Mary's (CA)
15
Ohio State
6-2No. 12▼3——WesternFell 3 spots after L 14-21 at Michigan.L 14-21 at Michigan
16
Georgia Tech
8-2No. 13▼3——SECFell 3 spots after W 21-7 vs Missouri.W 21-7 vs Missouri
17
Fordham
6-2No. 18▲1——FBS IndependentsMoved up 1 spot after W 18-7 vs New York University.W 18-7 vs New York University
18
Nebraska
7-1-1No. 17▼1——Big 6Fell 1 spot after W 13-7 vs Oklahoma.W 13-7 vs Oklahoma
19
Oklahoma
6-2-1URNEW——Big 6Entered the poll after L 7-13 at Nebraska.L 7-13 at Nebraska
20
Michigan
6-2URNEW——WesternEntered the poll after W 21-14 vs Ohio State.W 21-14 vs Ohio State

Dropped Out

  • San José State (was No. 18)
  • Georgetown (was No. 20)

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

FBS Independents6 • Avg rank 11.5

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SEC3 • Avg rank 7.7

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Big 63 • Avg rank 14.3

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Western3 • Avg rank 14.7

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Pacific2 • Avg rank 5.0

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Southern2 • Avg rank 10.0

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Southwest1 • Avg rank 1.0

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Stability & Volatility

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Most Consistent

Tennessee

Lowest rank variance across 8 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Michigan

Range of 18 ranking spots across 5 ranked weeks.

Season Ranking Movement

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#1#5#10#15#20#25Texas A&M • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedTexas A&M • Regular • Week 2 • No. 5Texas A&M • Regular • Week 3 • No. 5Texas A&M • Regular • Week 4 • No. 2Texas A&M • Regular • Week 5 • No. 2Texas A&M • Regular • Week 6 • No. 1Texas A&M • Regular • Week 7 • No. 1Texas A&M • Regular • Week 8 • No. 1Texas A&M • Postseason • No. 1Tennessee • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedTennessee • Regular • Week 2 • No. 1Tennessee • Regular • Week 3 • No. 1Tennessee • Regular • Week 4 • No. 1Tennessee • Regular • Week 5 • No. 1Tennessee • Regular • Week 6 • No. 2Tennessee • Regular • Week 7 • No. 4Tennessee • Regular • Week 8 • No. 2Tennessee • Postseason • No. 2USC • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedUSC • Regular • Week 2 • No. 8USC • Regular • Week 3 • No. 7USC • Regular • Week 4 • No. 4USC • Regular • Week 5 • No. 3USC • Regular • Week 6 • No. 4USC • Regular • Week 7 • No. 1USC • Regular • Week 8 • No. 3USC • Postseason • No. 3Cornell • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedCornell • Regular • Week 2 • No. 7Cornell • Regular • Week 3 • No. 3Cornell • Regular • Week 4 • No. 5Cornell • Regular • Week 5 • No. 4Cornell • Regular • Week 6 • No. 3Cornell • Regular • Week 7 • No. 3Cornell • Regular • Week 8 • No. 4Cornell • Postseason • No. 4Tulane • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedTulane • Regular • Week 2 • No. 9Tulane • Regular • Week 3 • No. 8Tulane • Regular • Week 4 • No. 7Tulane • Regular • Week 5 • No. 6Tulane • Regular • Week 6 • No. 5Tulane • Regular • Week 7 • No. 5Tulane • Regular • Week 8 • No. 5Tulane • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Regular • Week 6

65 points (Wild)

Season Chaos Average

44.9

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 10 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 264 • Wild

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 15 • Movement 34

Regular • Week 339 • Shaky

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 3 • Movement 33

Regular • Week 449 • Shaky

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 3 • Movement 43

Regular • Week 549 • Shaky

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 6 • Movement 28

Regular • Week 665 • Wild

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 3 • Movement 56

Regular • Week 745 • Shaky

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 31

Regular • Week 838 • Shaky

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 3 • Movement 26

Postseason55 • Wild

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 2 • Movement 24

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 1939.

Weekly Leaders

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Most Weeks at No. 1

Tennessee

4 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1PittsburghFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 2TennesseeSEC——
Regular • Week 3Streak 2TennesseeSEC——
Regular • Week 4Streak 3TennesseeSEC——
Regular • Week 5Streak 4TennesseeSEC——
Regular • Week 6Texas A&MSouthwest——
Regular • Week 7Streak 2Texas A&MSouthwest——
Regular • Week 8Streak 3Texas A&MSouthwest——
PostseasonStreak 4Texas A&MSouthwest——

Poll Dominance

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Tennessee4 weeks • streak 4

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1939

Texas A&M4 weeks • streak 3

Multiple No. 1 runs • Most recent season 1939

Pittsburgh1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1939

Entries & Exits

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WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2TennesseeEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2Notre DameEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 2MichiganEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateEntered rankings4
Regular • Week 2Texas A&MEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2OklahomaEntered rankings6
Regular • Week 2CornellEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 2USCEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 2TulaneEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 2NebraskaEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 2DuquesneEntered rankings11
Regular • Week 2DukeEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 2Oregon StateEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 2PennsylvaniaEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 2New York UniversityEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 2OregonDropped out11
Regular • Week 2Carnegie MellonDropped out15
Regular • Week 2BaylorDropped out19
Regular • Week 2Saint Mary's (CA)Dropped out20
Regular • Week 3KentuckyEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 3LSUEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 3UCLAEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 3Ole MissDropped out14
Regular • Week 3PennsylvaniaDropped out16
Regular • Week 3PittsburghDropped out18
Regular • Week 4DartmouthEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 4Santa ClaraEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 4Ole MissEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 4NebraskaDropped out10
Regular • Week 4Oregon StateDropped out11
Regular • Week 4LSUDropped out18
Regular • Week 5MissouriEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 5IowaEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 5ClemsonEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 5Holy CrossEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 5Oregon StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 5MinnesotaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 5MichiganDropped out10
Regular • Week 5New York UniversityDropped out17
Regular • Week 5KentuckyDropped out18
Regular • Week 5Ole MissDropped out19
Regular • Week 5AlabamaDropped out20
Regular • Week 6GeorgetownEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 6PrincetonEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 6Georgia TechEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 6SMUDropped out17
Regular • Week 6Oregon StateDropped out19
Regular • Week 6MinnesotaDropped out20
Regular • Week 6DartmouthDropped out20
Regular • Week 7MichiganEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 7NebraskaEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 7San José StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 7OklahomaDropped out14
Regular • Week 7PrincetonDropped out19
Regular • Week 7Georgia TechDropped out19
Regular • Week 8Georgia TechEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 8Boston CollegeEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 8FordhamEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 8Holy CrossDropped out10
Regular • Week 8MichiganDropped out15
Regular • Week 8North CarolinaDropped out16
PostseasonOklahomaEntered rankings19
PostseasonMichiganEntered rankings20
PostseasonSan José StateDropped out18
PostseasonGeorgetownDropped out20