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No. 1
Minnesota
Biggest riser
Santa Clara ▲4
Dropped out
Alabama, Texas Tech
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1936 – 2025

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AP Top 25

1940 • Postseason

Current No. 1

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Minnesota

Western

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1st Place Votes

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Top Five Snapshot

  1. Minnesota

    Western

    1

  2. Stanford

    Pacific

    2

  3. Michigan

    Western

    3

  4. Tennessee

    SEC

    4

  5. Boston College

    FBS Independents

    5

Selection

1940 • AP Top 25

Postseason

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1936 to 2025

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Top Team

Minnesota

AP Top 25 • Postseason • Western

Ranked Teams

19

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

Santa Clara ▲4

Santa Clara moved from No. 15 to No. 11.

Biggest Faller

Texas A&M ▼4

Texas A&M moved from No. 2 to No. 6.

Most Consistent

Tennessee

Lowest rank variance across 7 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Cornell

Range of 14 ranking spots across 7 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

65

Wild

What changed this week?

This week's ranking story

AP Top 25 1940 Postseason: Minnesota is No. 1, Santa Clara ▲4 is the biggest riser, Texas A&M ▼4 is the biggest faller, Alabama and Texas Tech dropped out, and FBS Independents leads with 7 ranked teams.

Dropped out: Alabama and Texas Tech.

AP Top 25 — 1940 (Postseason)

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RankSchoolRecordPrevChangePoints1st PlaceConferenceWhy moved
1
Minnesota
8-0No. 1———WesternHeld position after W 22-13 at Wisconsin.W 22-13 at Wisconsin
2
Stanford
10-0No. 3▲1——PacificMoved up 1 spot after W 21-13 vs Nebraska.W 21-13 vs Nebraska
3
Michigan
7-1No. 5▲2——WesternMoved up 2 spots after W 40-0 at Ohio State.W 40-0 at Ohio State
4
Tennessee
10-1No. 6▲2——SECMoved up 2 spots after L 13-19 vs Boston College.L 13-19 vs Boston College
5
Boston College
11-0No. 4▼1——FBS IndependentsFell 1 spot after W 19-13 vs Tennessee.W 19-13 vs Tennessee
6
Texas A&M
9-1No. 2▼4——SouthwestFell 4 spots after W 13-12 vs Fordham.W 13-12 vs Fordham
7
Nebraska
8-2No. 8▲1——Big 6Moved up 1 spot after L 13-21 vs Stanford.L 13-21 vs Stanford
8
Northwestern
6-2No. 7▼1——WesternFell 1 spot after W 20-0 vs Notre Dame.W 20-0 vs Notre Dame
9
Mississippi State
10-0-1No. 11▲2——SECMoved up 2 spots after W 14-7 vs Georgetown.W 14-7 vs Georgetown
10
Washington
7-2No. 12▲2——PacificMoved up 2 spots after W 33-9 vs Washington State.W 33-9 vs Washington State
11
Santa Clara
6-1-1No. 15▲4——FBS IndependentsMoved up 4 spots after W 33-13 vs Oklahoma.W 33-13 vs Oklahoma
12
Fordham
7-2No. 14▲2——FBS IndependentsMoved up 2 spots after L 12-13 vs Texas A&M.L 12-13 vs Texas A&M
13
Georgetown
8-2No. 9▼4——FBS IndependentsFell 4 spots after L 7-14 vs Mississippi State.L 7-14 vs Mississippi State
14
Pennsylvania
6-1-1No. 10▼4——FBS IndependentsFell 4 spots after W 22-20 vs Cornell.W 22-20 vs Cornell
15
Cornell
6-2No. 13▼2——FBS IndependentsFell 2 spots after L 20-22 at Pennsylvania.L 20-22 at Pennsylvania
16
SMU
8-1-1No. 16———SouthwestHeld position after W 7-6 at Rice.W 7-6 at Rice
17
Hardin-Simmons
9-0No. 20▲3——FBS IndependentsMoved up 3 spots after W 40-6 vs Loyola Marymount.W 40-6 vs Loyola Marymount
18
Duke
7-2No. 20▲2——SouthernMoved up 2 spots after W 12-7 vs Pittsburgh.W 12-7 vs Pittsburgh
19
Lafayette
2-0No. 18▼1———Fell 1 spot after W 19-0 at Army.W 19-0 at Army

Dropped Out

  • Alabama (was No. 17)
  • Texas Tech (was No. 18)

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

FBS Independents7 • Avg rank 12.4

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Western3 • Avg rank 4.0

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Pacific2 • Avg rank 6.0

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SEC2 • Avg rank 6.5

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Southwest2 • Avg rank 11.0

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Big 61 • Avg rank 7.0

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Southern1 • Avg rank 18.0

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Independent / Other1 • Avg rank 19.0

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Stability & Volatility

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Most Consistent

Tennessee

Lowest rank variance across 7 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Cornell

Range of 14 ranking spots across 7 ranked weeks.

Season Ranking Movement

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#1#5#10#15#20#25Minnesota • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedMinnesota • Regular • Week 2 • No. 6Minnesota • Regular • Week 3 • No. 4Minnesota • Regular • Week 4 • No. 2Minnesota • Regular • Week 5 • No. 1Minnesota • Regular • Week 6 • No. 1Minnesota • Regular • Week 7 • No. 1Minnesota • Postseason • No. 1Stanford • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedStanford • Regular • Week 2 • No. 9Stanford • Regular • Week 3 • No. 6Stanford • Regular • Week 4 • No. 6Stanford • Regular • Week 5 • No. 4Stanford • Regular • Week 6 • No. 3Stanford • Regular • Week 7 • No. 3Stanford • Postseason • No. 2Michigan • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedMichigan • Regular • Week 2 • No. 3Michigan • Regular • Week 3 • No. 3Michigan • Regular • Week 4 • No. 3Michigan • Regular • Week 5 • No. 6Michigan • Regular • Week 6 • No. 7Michigan • Regular • Week 7 • No. 5Michigan • Postseason • No. 3Tennessee • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedTennessee • Regular • Week 2 • No. 5Tennessee • Regular • Week 3 • No. 7Tennessee • Regular • Week 4 • No. 5Tennessee • Regular • Week 5 • No. 5Tennessee • Regular • Week 6 • No. 6Tennessee • Regular • Week 7 • No. 6Tennessee • Postseason • No. 4Boston College • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedBoston College • Regular • Week 2 • No. 10Boston College • Regular • Week 3 • No. 9Boston College • Regular • Week 4 • No. 8Boston College • Regular • Week 5 • No. 8Boston College • Regular • Week 6 • No. 4Boston College • Regular • Week 7 • No. 4Boston College • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Postseason

65 points (Wild)

Season Chaos Average

41.9

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 10 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 238 • Shaky

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 15 • Movement 8

Regular • Week 353 • Wild

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 6 • Movement 38

Regular • Week 437 • Shaky

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 2 • Movement 27

Regular • Week 545 • Shaky

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 3 • Movement 36

Regular • Week 652 • Wild

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 2 • Movement 42

Regular • Week 745 • Shaky

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

Postseason65 • Wild

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 0 • Movement 38

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 1940.

Weekly Leaders

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Most Weeks at No. 1

Minnesota

4 weeks at No. 1.

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

Poll Dominance

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Minnesota4 weeks • streak 3

Multiple No. 1 runs • Most recent season 1940

Cornell3 weeks • streak 3

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1940

Entries & Exits

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WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2CornellEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2MichiganEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 2Texas A&MEntered rankings4
Regular • Week 2TennesseeEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2MinnesotaEntered rankings6
Regular • Week 2NorthwesternEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 2PennsylvaniaEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 2StanfordEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 2Boston CollegeEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 2FordhamEntered rankings11
Regular • Week 2GeorgetownEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 2WashingtonEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 2NebraskaEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 2SMUEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 2ColumbiaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateDropped out15
Regular • Week 2Oregon StateDropped out18
Regular • Week 2Washington StateDropped out19
Regular • Week 2IowaDropped out20
Regular • Week 3NavyEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 3Detroit MercyEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 3Penn StateEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 3DukeEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 3Santa ClaraEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 3Mississippi StateEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 3FordhamDropped out11
Regular • Week 3TexasDropped out12
Regular • Week 3Ole MissDropped out14
Regular • Week 3USCDropped out17
Regular • Week 3ColumbiaDropped out20
Regular • Week 4FordhamEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 4LafayetteEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 4ClemsonDropped out10
Regular • Week 4NavyDropped out14
Regular • Week 4Detroit MercyDropped out17
Regular • Week 5AlabamaEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 5Ole MissEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 5Oregon StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 5PennsylvaniaDropped out15
Regular • Week 5LafayetteDropped out18
Regular • Week 6PennsylvaniaEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 6Texas TechEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 6DukeDropped out12
Regular • Week 6Oregon StateDropped out19
Regular • Week 7LafayetteEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 7DukeEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 7Hardin-SimmonsEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 7Ole MissDropped out11
Regular • Week 7Notre DameDropped out14
Regular • Week 7Penn StateDropped out20
PostseasonAlabamaDropped out17
PostseasonTexas TechDropped out18