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

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AP Top 25

1946 • Postseason

Current No. 1

1

Notre Dame

FBS Independents

Points

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1st Place Votes

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Top Five Snapshot

  1. Notre Dame

    FBS Independents

    1

  2. Army

    FBS Independents

    2

  3. Georgia

    SEC

    3

  4. UCLA

    Pacific

    4

  5. Illinois

    Western

    5

Selection

1946 • AP Top 25

Postseason

Archive Scope

1936 to 2025

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Top Team

Notre Dame

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

Texas ▲5

Texas moved from No. 20 to No. 15.

Biggest Faller

Arkansas ▼6

Arkansas moved from No. 10 to No. 16.

Most Consistent

Army

Lowest rank variance across 8 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Texas

Range of 17 ranking spots across 8 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

65

Wild

AP Top 25 — 1946 (Postseason)

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

RankChangeLogoSchoolConferencePoints1st PlaceStatus
1▲1Notre DameFBS Independents——Rising
2▼1ArmyFBS Independents——Falling
3—GeorgiaSEC——Steady
4—UCLAPacific——Steady
5—IllinoisWestern——Steady
6—MichiganWestern——Steady
7▲1TennesseeSEC——Rising
8▲1LSUSEC——Rising
9▲2North CarolinaSouthern——Rising
10▲3RiceSouthwest——Rising
11▼4Georgia TechSEC——Falling
12—YaleFBS Independents——Steady
13▲1PennsylvaniaFBS Independents——Rising
14▲3OklahomaBig 6——Rising
15▲5TexasSouthwest——Rising
16▼6ArkansasSouthwest——Falling
17NEWTulsaMissouri Valley——New
18NEWNC StateSouthern——New
19▼4DelawareConference USA——Falling
20NEWIndianaWestern——New

Dropped Out

  • USC (was No. 16)
  • Boston College (was No. 17)
  • Mississippi State (was No. 19)

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

FBS Independents4 • Avg rank 7.0

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SEC4 • Avg rank 7.3

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Southwest3 • Avg rank 13.7

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Western3 • Avg rank 10.3

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Southern2 • Avg rank 13.5

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Big 61 • Avg rank 14.0

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Conference USA1 • Avg rank 19.0

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Missouri Valley1 • Avg rank 17.0

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Pacific1 • Avg rank 4.0

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Stability & Volatility

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

Most Consistent

Army

Lowest rank variance across 8 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Texas

Range of 17 ranking spots across 8 ranked weeks.

Season Ranking Movement

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

#1#5#10#15#20#25Notre Dame • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedNotre Dame • Regular • Week 2 • No. 2Notre Dame • Regular • Week 3 • No. 2Notre Dame • Regular • Week 4 • No. 2Notre Dame • Regular • Week 5 • No. 2Notre Dame • Regular • Week 6 • No. 2Notre Dame • Regular • Week 7 • No. 2Notre Dame • Regular • Week 8 • No. 2Notre Dame • Postseason • No. 1Army • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedArmy • Regular • Week 2 • No. 1Army • Regular • Week 3 • No. 1Army • Regular • Week 4 • No. 1Army • Regular • Week 5 • No. 1Army • Regular • Week 6 • No. 1Army • Regular • Week 7 • No. 1Army • Regular • Week 8 • No. 1Army • Postseason • No. 2Georgia • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedGeorgia • Regular • Week 2 • No. 8Georgia • Regular • Week 3 • No. 7Georgia • Regular • Week 4 • No. 5Georgia • Regular • Week 5 • No. 3Georgia • Regular • Week 6 • No. 3Georgia • Regular • Week 7 • No. 3Georgia • Regular • Week 8 • No. 3Georgia • Postseason • No. 3UCLA • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedUCLA • Regular • Week 2 • No. 4UCLA • Regular • Week 3 • No. 5UCLA • Regular • Week 4 • No. 4UCLA • Regular • Week 5 • No. 4UCLA • Regular • Week 6 • No. 4UCLA • Regular • Week 7 • No. 4UCLA • Regular • Week 8 • No. 4UCLA • Postseason • No. 4Illinois • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedIllinois • Regular • Week 2 • UnrankedIllinois • Regular • Week 3 • UnrankedIllinois • Regular • Week 4 • No. 11Illinois • Regular • Week 5 • No. 10Illinois • Regular • Week 6 • No. 9Illinois • Regular • Week 7 • No. 5Illinois • Regular • Week 8 • No. 5Illinois • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Regular • Week 5

79 points (Chaos)

Season Chaos Average

50.2

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 10 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 240 • Shaky

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 18 • Movement 1

Regular • Week 352 • Wild

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 5 • Movement 27

Regular • Week 460 • Wild

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 4 • Movement 46

Regular • Week 579 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 4 • Movement 51

Regular • Week 649 • Shaky

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 5 • Movement 30

Regular • Week 773 • Wild

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 4 • Movement 43

Regular • Week 834 • Shaky

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 2 • Movement 24

Postseason65 • Wild

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 3 • Movement 32

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 1946.

Weekly Leaders

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

Most Weeks at No. 1

Army

7 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1AlabamaSEC——
Regular • Week 2ArmyFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 3Streak 2ArmyFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 4Streak 3ArmyFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 5Streak 4ArmyFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 6Streak 5ArmyFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 7Streak 6ArmyFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 8Streak 7ArmyFBS Independents——
PostseasonNotre DameFBS Independents——

Poll Dominance

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

Army7 weeks • streak 7

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1946

Notre Dame1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1946

Entries & Exits

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

WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2ArmyEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2Notre DameEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 2TexasEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 2UCLAEntered rankings4
Regular • Week 2MichiganEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2PennsylvaniaEntered rankings6
Regular • Week 2GeorgiaEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 2TennesseeEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 2LSUEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 2OklahomaEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 2ArkansasEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 2North CarolinaEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 2RiceEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 2DukeEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 2IndianaEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 2William & MaryEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 2WisconsinEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 2TulsaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateDropped out14
Regular • Week 2Saint Mary's (CA)Dropped out16
Regular • Week 2StanfordDropped out17
Regular • Week 2KentuckyDropped out19
Regular • Week 3NC StateEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 3Georgia TechEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 3IowaEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 3OregonEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 3HarvardEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 3ColumbiaDropped out11
Regular • Week 3LSUDropped out12
Regular • Week 3ArkansasDropped out14
Regular • Week 3IndianaDropped out18
Regular • Week 3WisconsinDropped out20
Regular • Week 3TulsaDropped out20
Regular • Week 4IllinoisEntered rankings11
Regular • Week 4Wake ForestEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 4WisconsinEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 4IndianaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 4NC StateDropped out12
Regular • Week 4IowaDropped out17
Regular • Week 4William & MaryDropped out18
Regular • Week 4OregonDropped out19
Regular • Week 5Ohio StateEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 5USCEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 5LSUEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 5NC StateEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 5AlabamaDropped out15
Regular • Week 5HarvardDropped out17
Regular • Week 5DukeDropped out19
Regular • Week 5IndianaDropped out20
Regular • Week 6IowaEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 6ArkansasEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 6YaleEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 6Holy CrossEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 6DukeEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 6Wake ForestDropped out13
Regular • Week 6WisconsinDropped out15
Regular • Week 6OklahomaDropped out16
Regular • Week 6NorthwesternDropped out17
Regular • Week 6NC StateDropped out20
Regular • Week 7DelawareEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 7OklahomaEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 7TulsaEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 7MuhlenbergEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 7Ohio StateDropped out13
Regular • Week 7IowaDropped out16
Regular • Week 7Holy CrossDropped out19
Regular • Week 7DukeDropped out20
Regular • Week 8Boston CollegeEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 8Mississippi StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 8TulsaDropped out19
Regular • Week 8MuhlenbergDropped out19
PostseasonTulsaEntered rankings17
PostseasonNC StateEntered rankings18
PostseasonIndianaEntered rankings20
PostseasonUSCDropped out16
PostseasonBoston CollegeDropped out17
PostseasonMississippi StateDropped out19