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

1968 • Postseason

Current No. 1

1

Ohio State

Big Ten

Points

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1st Place Votes

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Top Five Snapshot

  1. Ohio State

    Big Ten

    1

  2. Penn State

    FBS Independents

    2

  3. Texas

    Southwest

    3

  4. USC

    Pac-8

    4

  5. Notre Dame

    FBS Independents

    5

Selection

1968 • AP Top 25

Postseason

Archive Scope

1936 to 2025

Poll coverage varies by season and source.

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Top Team

Ohio State

AP Top 25 • Postseason • Big Ten

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

Missouri ▲7

Missouri moved from No. 16 to No. 9.

Biggest Faller

Tennessee ▼5

Tennessee moved from No. 8 to No. 13.

Most Consistent

Wyoming

Lowest rank variance across 4 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Florida

Range of 16 ranking spots across 8 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

87

Chaos

AP Top 25 — 1968 (Postseason)

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

RankChangeLogoSchoolConferencePoints1st PlaceStatus
1—Ohio StateBig Ten——Steady
2▲1Penn StateFBS Independents——Rising
3▲2TexasSouthwest——Rising
4▼2USCPac-8——Falling
5▲2Notre DameFBS Independents——Rising
6▲3ArkansasSouthwest——Rising
7▼1KansasBig 8——Falling
8▼4GeorgiaSEC——Falling
9▲7MissouriBig 8——Rising
10▲1PurdueBig Ten——Rising
11▼1OklahomaBig 8——Falling
12▲1MichiganBig Ten——Rising
13▼5TennesseeSEC——Falling
14▲6SMUSouthwest——Rising
15▼1Oregon StatePac-8——Falling
16NEWAuburnSEC——New
17▼5AlabamaSEC——Falling
18—HoustonFBS Independents——Steady
19NEWLSUSEC——New
20▼5OhioMid-American——Falling

Dropped Out

  • Arizona State (was No. 17)
  • Florida State (was No. 19)

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

SEC5 • Avg rank 14.6

Average points —

Big 83 • Avg rank 9.0

Average points —

Big Ten3 • Avg rank 7.7

Average points —

FBS Independents3 • Avg rank 8.3

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Southwest3 • Avg rank 7.7

Average points —

Pac-82 • Avg rank 9.5

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Mid-American1 • Avg rank 20.0

Average points —

Stability & Volatility

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

Most Consistent

Wyoming

Lowest rank variance across 4 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Florida

Range of 16 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#25Ohio State • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedOhio State • Regular • Week 2 • No. 9Ohio State • Regular • Week 3 • No. 11Ohio State • Regular • Week 4 • No. 6Ohio State • Regular • Week 5 • No. 4Ohio State • Regular • Week 6 • No. 2Ohio State • Regular • Week 7 • No. 2Ohio State • Regular • Week 8 • No. 2Ohio State • Regular • Week 9 • No. 2Ohio State • Regular • Week 10 • No. 2Ohio State • Regular • Week 11 • No. 2Ohio State • Regular • Week 12 • No. 1Ohio State • Regular • Week 13 • No. 1Ohio State • Postseason • No. 1Penn State • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedPenn State • Regular • Week 2 • No. 10Penn State • Regular • Week 3 • No. 4Penn State • Regular • Week 4 • No. 3Penn State • Regular • Week 5 • No. 3Penn State • Regular • Week 6 • No. 3Penn State • Regular • Week 7 • No. 4Penn State • Regular • Week 8 • No. 4Penn State • Regular • Week 9 • No. 4Penn State • Regular • Week 10 • No. 3Penn State • Regular • Week 11 • No. 3Penn State • Regular • Week 12 • No. 3Penn State • Regular • Week 13 • No. 3Penn State • Postseason • No. 2Texas • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedTexas • Regular • Week 2 • No. 4Texas • Regular • Week 3 • No. 6Texas • Regular • Week 4 • UnrankedTexas • Regular • Week 5 • UnrankedTexas • Regular • Week 6 • No. 17Texas • Regular • Week 7 • No. 13Texas • Regular • Week 8 • No. 11Texas • Regular • Week 9 • No. 10Texas • Regular • Week 10 • No. 8Texas • Regular • Week 11 • No. 6Texas • Regular • Week 12 • No. 6Texas • Regular • Week 13 • No. 5Texas • Postseason • No. 3USC • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedUSC • Regular • Week 2 • No. 2USC • Regular • Week 3 • No. 3USC • Regular • Week 4 • No. 2USC • Regular • Week 5 • No. 2USC • Regular • Week 6 • No. 1USC • Regular • Week 7 • No. 1USC • Regular • Week 8 • No. 1USC • Regular • Week 9 • No. 1USC • Regular • Week 10 • No. 1USC • Regular • Week 11 • No. 1USC • Regular • Week 12 • No. 2USC • Regular • Week 13 • No. 2USC • Postseason • No. 4Notre Dame • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedNotre Dame • Regular • Week 2 • No. 3Notre Dame • Regular • Week 3 • No. 2Notre Dame • Regular • Week 4 • No. 5Notre Dame • Regular • Week 5 • No. 5Notre Dame • Regular • Week 6 • No. 6Notre Dame • Regular • Week 7 • No. 5Notre Dame • Regular • Week 8 • No. 12Notre Dame • Regular • Week 9 • No. 12Notre Dame • Regular • Week 10 • No. 9Notre Dame • Regular • Week 11 • No. 10Notre Dame • Regular • Week 12 • No. 9Notre Dame • Regular • Week 13 • No. 7Notre Dame • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Postseason

87 points (Chaos)

Season Chaos Average

62.0

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 10 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 254 • Wild

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 13 • Movement 6

Regular • Week 385 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 3 • Movement 54

Regular • Week 466 • Wild

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 5 • Movement 36

Regular • Week 585 • Chaos

Ranked losses 9 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 5 • Movement 33

Regular • Week 685 • Chaos

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 6 • Movement 51

Regular • Week 785 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 2 • Movement 51

Regular • Week 857 • Wild

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 4 • Movement 34

Regular • Week 964 • Wild

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 3 • Movement 25

Regular • Week 1077 • Chaos

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 2 • Movement 56

Regular • Week 1150 • Shaky

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 1 • Movement 31

Regular • Week 1245 • Shaky

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 2 • Movement 27

Regular • Week 1328 • Shaky

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

Postseason87 • Chaos

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 2 • Movement 47

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 1968.

Weekly Leaders

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

Most Weeks at No. 1

USC

6 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1FloridaSEC——
Regular • Week 2PurdueBig Ten——
Regular • Week 3Streak 2PurdueBig Ten——
Regular • Week 4Streak 3PurdueBig Ten——
Regular • Week 5Streak 4PurdueBig Ten——
Regular • Week 6USCPac-8——
Regular • Week 7Streak 2USCPac-8——
Regular • Week 8Streak 3USCPac-8——
Regular • Week 9Streak 4USCPac-8——
Regular • Week 10Streak 5USCPac-8——
Regular • Week 11Streak 6USCPac-8——
Regular • Week 12Ohio StateBig Ten——
Regular • Week 13Streak 2Ohio StateBig Ten——
PostseasonStreak 3Ohio StateBig Ten——

Poll Dominance

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

USC6 weeks • streak 6

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1968

Purdue4 weeks • streak 4

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1968

Ohio State3 weeks • streak 2

Multiple No. 1 runs • Most recent season 1968

Entries & Exits

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

WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2PurdueEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2USCEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 2Notre DameEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 2TexasEntered rankings4
Regular • Week 2OklahomaEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2AlabamaEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 2Oregon StateEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 2Penn StateEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 2HoustonEntered rankings11
Regular • Week 2TennesseeEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 2GeorgiaEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 2LSUEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 2Arizona StateDropped out17
Regular • Week 2SyracuseDropped out19
Regular • Week 3KansasEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 3Arizona StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 3WyomingEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 3OklahomaDropped out5
Regular • Week 3Texas A&MDropped out13
Regular • Week 3GeorgiaDropped out18
Regular • Week 4GeorgiaEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 4Texas A&MEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 4CaliforniaEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 4Michigan StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 4ArkansasEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 4TexasDropped out6
Regular • Week 4IndianaDropped out13
Regular • Week 4MinnesotaDropped out17
Regular • Week 4Oregon StateDropped out18
Regular • Week 4WyomingDropped out20
Regular • Week 5Ole MissEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 5SyracuseEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 5StanfordEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 5Florida StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 5Oregon StateEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 5UCLADropped out9
Regular • Week 5AlabamaDropped out11
Regular • Week 5MiamiDropped out13
Regular • Week 5Arizona StateDropped out14
Regular • Week 5Texas A&MDropped out17
Regular • Week 6MiamiEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 6Texas TechEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 6TexasEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 6MichiganEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 6IndianaEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 6MissouriEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 6HoustonDropped out11
Regular • Week 6Michigan StateDropped out12
Regular • Week 6CaliforniaDropped out16
Regular • Week 6Florida StateDropped out19
Regular • Week 6Oregon StateDropped out20
Regular • Week 7CaliforniaEntered rankings11
Regular • Week 7Florida StateEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 7NebraskaDropped out13
Regular • Week 7StanfordDropped out14
Regular • Week 7IndianaDropped out19
Regular • Week 8SMUEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 8HoustonEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 8Michigan StateEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 8OhioEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 8MiamiDropped out9
Regular • Week 8SyracuseDropped out10
Regular • Week 8Ole MissDropped out17
Regular • Week 8Texas TechDropped out19
Regular • Week 9Oregon StateEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 9AuburnEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 9WyomingEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 9SMUDropped out13
Regular • Week 9Florida StateDropped out18
Regular • Week 9FloridaDropped out20
Regular • Week 10AlabamaEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 10IndianaEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 10Michigan StateDropped out17
Regular • Week 10LSUDropped out20
Regular • Week 11OklahomaEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 11IndianaDropped out19
Regular • Week 12ArizonaEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 12Arizona StateEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 12CaliforniaDropped out18
Regular • Week 12WyomingDropped out20
Regular • Week 13Florida StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 13SMUEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 13AuburnDropped out18
Regular • Week 13ArizonaDropped out19
PostseasonAuburnEntered rankings16
PostseasonLSUEntered rankings19
PostseasonArizona StateDropped out17
PostseasonFlorida StateDropped out19