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

1965 • Postseason

Current No. 1

1

Alabama

SEC

Points

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1st Place Votes

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Top Five Snapshot

  1. Alabama

    SEC

    1

  2. Michigan State

    Big Ten

    2

  3. Arkansas

    Southwest

    3

  4. UCLA

    AAWU

    4

  5. Nebraska

    Big 8

    5

Selection

1965 • AP Top 25

Postseason

Archive Scope

1936 to 2025

Poll coverage varies by season and source.

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All conferences

Week-over-week movement enabled. Entries and exits visible.

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Top Team

Alabama

AP Top 25 • Postseason • SEC

Ranked Teams

10

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

Alabama ▲3

Alabama moved from No. 4 to No. 1.

Biggest Faller

Nebraska ▼2

Nebraska moved from No. 3 to No. 5.

Most Consistent

Nebraska

Lowest rank variance across 12 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Alabama

Range of 9 ranking spots across 7 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

36

Shaky

AP Top 25 — 1965 (Postseason)

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

RankChangeLogoSchoolConferencePoints1st PlaceStatus
1▲3AlabamaSEC——Rising
2▼1Michigan StateBig Ten——Falling
3▼1ArkansasSouthwest——Falling
4▲1UCLAAAWU——Rising
5▼2NebraskaBig 8——Falling
6—MissouriBig 8——Steady
7—TennesseeSEC——Steady
8NEWLSUSEC——New
9—Notre DameFBS Independents——Steady
10▼2USCAAWU——Falling

Dropped Out

  • Texas Tech (was No. 10)

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

SEC3 • Avg rank 5.3

Average points —

AAWU2 • Avg rank 7.0

Average points —

Big 82 • Avg rank 5.5

Average points —

Big Ten1 • Avg rank 2.0

Average points —

FBS Independents1 • Avg rank 9.0

Average points —

Southwest1 • Avg rank 3.0

Average points —

Stability & Volatility

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

Most Consistent

Nebraska

Lowest rank variance across 12 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Alabama

Range of 9 ranking spots across 7 ranked weeks.

Season Ranking Movement

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

#1#5#10#15#20#25Alabama • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedAlabama • Regular • Week 2 • UnrankedAlabama • Regular • Week 3 • UnrankedAlabama • Regular • Week 4 • UnrankedAlabama • Regular • Week 5 • UnrankedAlabama • Regular • Week 6 • UnrankedAlabama • Regular • Week 7 • No. 10Alabama • Regular • Week 8 • No. 5Alabama • Regular • Week 9 • No. 5Alabama • Regular • Week 10 • No. 5Alabama • Regular • Week 11 • No. 5Alabama • Regular • Week 12 • No. 4Alabama • Postseason • No. 1Michigan State • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedMichigan State • Regular • Week 2 • UnrankedMichigan State • Regular • Week 3 • No. 9Michigan State • Regular • Week 4 • No. 5Michigan State • Regular • Week 5 • No. 4Michigan State • Regular • Week 6 • No. 2Michigan State • Regular • Week 7 • No. 1Michigan State • Regular • Week 8 • No. 1Michigan State • Regular • Week 9 • No. 1Michigan State • Regular • Week 10 • No. 1Michigan State • Regular • Week 11 • No. 1Michigan State • Regular • Week 12 • No. 1Michigan State • Postseason • No. 2Arkansas • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedArkansas • Regular • Week 2 • No. 5Arkansas • Regular • Week 3 • No. 4Arkansas • Regular • Week 4 • No. 3Arkansas • Regular • Week 5 • No. 3Arkansas • Regular • Week 6 • No. 1Arkansas • Regular • Week 7 • No. 2Arkansas • Regular • Week 8 • No. 2Arkansas • Regular • Week 9 • No. 2Arkansas • Regular • Week 10 • No. 2Arkansas • Regular • Week 11 • No. 2Arkansas • Regular • Week 12 • No. 2Arkansas • Postseason • No. 3UCLA • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedUCLA • Regular • Week 2 • UnrankedUCLA • Regular • Week 3 • UnrankedUCLA • Regular • Week 4 • UnrankedUCLA • Regular • Week 5 • UnrankedUCLA • Regular • Week 6 • UnrankedUCLA • Regular • Week 7 • UnrankedUCLA • Regular • Week 8 • No. 8UCLA • Regular • Week 9 • No. 7UCLA • Regular • Week 10 • No. 7UCLA • Regular • Week 11 • No. 4UCLA • Regular • Week 12 • No. 5UCLA • Postseason • No. 4Nebraska • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedNebraska • Regular • Week 2 • No. 2Nebraska • Regular • Week 3 • No. 3Nebraska • Regular • Week 4 • No. 2Nebraska • Regular • Week 5 • No. 2Nebraska • Regular • Week 6 • No. 3Nebraska • Regular • Week 7 • No. 3Nebraska • Regular • Week 8 • No. 3Nebraska • Regular • Week 9 • No. 3Nebraska • Regular • Week 10 • No. 3Nebraska • Regular • Week 11 • No. 3Nebraska • Regular • Week 12 • No. 3Nebraska • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Regular • Week 7

44 points (Shaky)

Season Chaos Average

21.2

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 10 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 218 • Calm

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 7 • Movement 4

Regular • Week 336 • Shaky

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 2 • Movement 24

Regular • Week 423 • Calm

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 3 • Movement 17

Regular • Week 58 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 637 • Shaky

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 1 • Movement 19

Regular • Week 744 • Shaky

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 1 • Movement 18

Regular • Week 823 • Calm

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 4 • Movement 7

Regular • Week 93 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 105 • Calm

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 2 • Movement 1

Regular • Week 1135 • Shaky

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 1 • Movement 9

Regular • Week 128 • Calm

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

Postseason36 • Shaky

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

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 1965.

Weekly Leaders

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

Most Weeks at No. 1

Michigan State

6 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1TexasSouthwest——
Regular • Week 2Notre DameFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 3TexasSouthwest——
Regular • Week 4Streak 2TexasSouthwest——
Regular • Week 5Streak 3TexasSouthwest——
Regular • Week 6ArkansasSouthwest——
Regular • Week 7Michigan StateBig Ten——
Regular • Week 8Streak 2Michigan StateBig Ten——
Regular • Week 9Streak 3Michigan StateBig Ten——
Regular • Week 10Streak 4Michigan StateBig Ten——
Regular • Week 11Streak 5Michigan StateBig Ten——
Regular • Week 12Streak 6Michigan StateBig Ten——
PostseasonAlabamaSEC——

Poll Dominance

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

Michigan State6 weeks • streak 6

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1965

Texas3 weeks • streak 3

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1965

Alabama1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1965

Arkansas1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1965

Notre Dame1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1965

Entries & Exits

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

WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2Notre DameEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2NebraskaEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 2ArkansasEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2LSUEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 2FloridaEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 2SyracuseEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 2KentuckyEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateDropped out10
Regular • Week 3Michigan StateEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 3GeorgiaEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 3FloridaDropped out8
Regular • Week 3SyracuseDropped out9
Regular • Week 4USCEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 4Mississippi StateEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 4FloridaEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 4LSUDropped out5
Regular • Week 4KentuckyDropped out6
Regular • Week 4MichiganDropped out7
Regular • Week 6LSUEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 6Mississippi StateDropped out10
Regular • Week 7AlabamaEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 7GeorgiaDropped out10
Regular • Week 8Georgia TechEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 8UCLAEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 8MissouriEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 8KentuckyEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 8LSUDropped out5
Regular • Week 8PurdueDropped out6
Regular • Week 8FloridaDropped out7
Regular • Week 8TexasDropped out9
Regular • Week 9TennesseeEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 9Georgia TechDropped out7
Regular • Week 10Texas TechEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 10FloridaEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 10TennesseeDropped out8
Regular • Week 10KentuckyDropped out10
Regular • Week 11TennesseeEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 11FloridaDropped out10
PostseasonLSUEntered rankings8
PostseasonTexas TechDropped out10