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AP Top 25

1977 • Postseason

Current No. 1

1

Notre Dame

FBS Independents

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1st Place Votes

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Top Five Snapshot

  1. Notre Dame

    FBS Independents

    1

  2. Alabama

    SEC

    2

  3. Arkansas

    Southwest

    3

  4. Texas

    Southwest

    4

  5. Penn State

    FBS Independents

    5

Selection

1977 • AP Top 25

Postseason

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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

USC ▲7

USC moved from No. 20 to No. 13.

Biggest Faller

Clemson ▼8

Clemson moved from No. 11 to No. 19.

Most Consistent

Oklahoma

Lowest rank variance across 13 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

USC

Range of 19 ranking spots across 11 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

100

Chaos

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This week's ranking story

AP Top 25 1977 Postseason: Notre Dame is No. 1, USC ▲7 is the biggest riser, Clemson ▼8 is the biggest faller, Texas A&M dropped out, and FBS Independents leads with 5 ranked teams.

Dropped out: Texas A&M.

AP Top 25 — 1977 (Postseason)

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RankSchoolRecordPrevChangePoints1st PlaceConferenceWhy moved
1
Notre Dame
11-1No. 5▲4——FBS IndependentsMoved up 4 spots after W 38-10 vs Texas.W 38-10 vs Texas
2
Alabama
11-1No. 3▲1——SECMoved up 1 spot after W 35-6 vs Ohio State.W 35-6 vs Ohio State
3
Arkansas
11-1No. 6▲3——SouthwestMoved up 3 spots after W 31-6 vs Oklahoma.W 31-6 vs Oklahoma
4
Texas
11-1No. 1▼3——SouthwestFell 3 spots after L 10-38 vs Notre Dame.L 10-38 vs Notre Dame
5
Penn State
11-1No. 8▲3——FBS IndependentsMoved up 3 spots after W 42-30 vs Arizona State.W 42-30 vs Arizona State
6
Kentucky
10-1No. 7▲1——SECMoved up 1 spot after W 21-17 vs Tennessee.W 21-17 vs Tennessee
7
Oklahoma
10-2No. 2▼5——Big 8Fell 5 spots after L 6-31 vs Arkansas.L 6-31 vs Arkansas
8
Pittsburgh
9-2-1No. 10▲2——FBS IndependentsMoved up 2 spots after W 34-3 vs Clemson.W 34-3 vs Clemson
9
Michigan
10-2No. 4▼5——Big TenFell 5 spots after L 20-27 vs Washington.L 20-27 vs Washington
10
Washington
8-4No. 13▲3——Pac-8Moved up 3 spots after W 27-20 vs Michigan.W 27-20 vs Michigan
11
Ohio State
9-3No. 9▼2——Big TenFell 2 spots after L 6-35 vs Alabama.L 6-35 vs Alabama
12
Nebraska
9-3No. 12———Big 8Held position after W 21-17 vs North Carolina.W 21-17 vs North Carolina
13
USC
8-4No. 20▲7——Pac-8Moved up 7 spots after W 47-28 vs Texas A&M.W 47-28 vs Texas A&M
14
Florida State
10-2No. 19▲5——FBS IndependentsMoved up 5 spots after W 40-17 vs Texas Tech.W 40-17 vs Texas Tech
15
Stanford
9-3URNEW——Pac-8Entered the poll after W 24-14 vs LSU.W 24-14 vs LSU
16
San Diego State
10-1No. 16———FBS IndependentsHeld position after W 37-34 at San José State.W 37-34 at San José State
17
North Carolina
8-3-1No. 14▼3——ACCFell 3 spots after L 17-21 vs Nebraska.L 17-21 vs Nebraska
18
Arizona State
9-3No. 15▼3——Western AthleticFell 3 spots after L 30-42 vs Penn State.L 30-42 vs Penn State
19
Clemson
8-3-1No. 11▼8——ACCFell 8 spots after L 3-34 vs Pittsburgh.L 3-34 vs Pittsburgh
20
BYU
9-2No. 17▼3——Western AthleticFell 3 spots after W 68-19 at UTEP.W 68-19 at UTEP

Dropped Out

  • Texas A&M (was No. 17)

Conference Snapshot

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FBS Independents5 • Avg rank 8.8

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Pac-83 • Avg rank 12.7

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Southwest2 • Avg rank 3.5

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SEC2 • Avg rank 4.0

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Big 82 • Avg rank 9.5

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Big Ten2 • Avg rank 10.0

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ACC2 • Avg rank 18.0

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Western Athletic2 • Avg rank 19.0

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Stability & Volatility

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Most Consistent

Oklahoma

Lowest rank variance across 13 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

USC

Range of 19 ranking spots across 11 ranked weeks.

Season Ranking Movement

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#1#5#10#15#20#25Notre Dame • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedNotre Dame • Regular • Week 2 • No. 3Notre Dame • Regular • Week 3 • No. 11Notre Dame • Regular • Week 4 • No. 14Notre Dame • Regular • Week 5 • No. 11Notre Dame • Regular • Week 6 • No. 11Notre Dame • Regular • Week 7 • No. 11Notre Dame • Regular • Week 8 • No. 5Notre Dame • Regular • Week 9 • No. 5Notre Dame • Regular • Week 10 • No. 5Notre Dame • Regular • Week 11 • No. 6Notre Dame • Regular • Week 12 • No. 5Notre Dame • Regular • Week 13 • No. 5Notre Dame • Postseason • No. 1Alabama • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedAlabama • Regular • Week 2 • No. 4Alabama • Regular • Week 3 • No. 10Alabama • Regular • Week 4 • No. 10Alabama • Regular • Week 5 • No. 7Alabama • Regular • Week 6 • No. 4Alabama • Regular • Week 7 • No. 3Alabama • Regular • Week 8 • No. 2Alabama • Regular • Week 9 • No. 2Alabama • Regular • Week 10 • No. 2Alabama • Regular • Week 11 • No. 2Alabama • Regular • Week 12 • No. 2Alabama • Regular • Week 13 • No. 3Alabama • Postseason • No. 2Arkansas • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedArkansas • Regular • Week 2 • UnrankedArkansas • Regular • Week 3 • No. 16Arkansas • Regular • Week 4 • No. 12Arkansas • Regular • Week 5 • No. 7Arkansas • Regular • Week 6 • No. 8Arkansas • Regular • Week 7 • No. 9Arkansas • Regular • Week 8 • No. 8Arkansas • Regular • Week 9 • No. 8Arkansas • Regular • Week 10 • No. 8Arkansas • Regular • Week 11 • No. 8Arkansas • Regular • Week 12 • No. 6Arkansas • Regular • Week 13 • No. 6Arkansas • Postseason • No. 3Texas • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedTexas • Regular • Week 2 • No. 18Texas • Regular • Week 3 • No. 9Texas • Regular • Week 4 • No. 8Texas • Regular • Week 5 • No. 5Texas • Regular • Week 6 • No. 2Texas • Regular • Week 7 • No. 2Texas • Regular • Week 8 • No. 1Texas • Regular • Week 9 • No. 1Texas • Regular • Week 10 • No. 1Texas • Regular • Week 11 • No. 1Texas • Regular • Week 12 • No. 1Texas • Regular • Week 13 • No. 1Texas • Postseason • No. 4Penn State • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedPenn State • Regular • Week 2 • No. 10Penn State • Regular • Week 3 • No. 5Penn State • Regular • Week 4 • No. 4Penn State • Regular • Week 5 • No. 10Penn State • Regular • Week 6 • No. 10Penn State • Regular • Week 7 • No. 10Penn State • Regular • Week 8 • No. 9Penn State • Regular • Week 9 • No. 9Penn State • Regular • Week 10 • No. 9Penn State • Regular • Week 11 • No. 9Penn State • Regular • Week 12 • No. 9Penn State • Regular • Week 13 • No. 8Penn State • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Regular • Week 3

100 points (Chaos)

Season Chaos Average

59.6

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 10 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 246 • Shaky

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 10 • Movement 23

Regular • Week 3100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 4 • Movement 59

Regular • Week 475 • Wild

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 3 • Movement 41

Regular • Week 588 • Chaos

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 3 • Movement 55

Regular • Week 671 • Wild

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 1 • Movement 47

Regular • Week 765 • Wild

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 3 • Movement 34

Regular • Week 880 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 2 • Movement 46

Regular • Week 950 • Shaky

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 4 • Movement 22

Regular • Week 1027 • Shaky

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 3 • Movement 12

Regular • Week 1137 • Shaky

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 2 • Movement 21

Regular • Week 1257 • Wild

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 1 • Movement 38

Regular • Week 1339 • Shaky

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 1 • Movement 20

Postseason100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 8 • Top-10 losses 4 • New teams 1 • Movement 61

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 1977.

Weekly Leaders

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Most Weeks at No. 1

Texas

6 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1Texas TechSouthwest——
Regular • Week 2MichiganBig Ten——
Regular • Week 3Streak 2MichiganBig Ten——
Regular • Week 4OklahomaBig 8——
Regular • Week 5USCPac-8——
Regular • Week 6MichiganBig Ten——
Regular • Week 7Streak 2MichiganBig Ten——
Regular • Week 8TexasSouthwest——
Regular • Week 9Streak 2TexasSouthwest——
Regular • Week 10Streak 3TexasSouthwest——
Regular • Week 11Streak 4TexasSouthwest——
Regular • Week 12Streak 5TexasSouthwest——
Regular • Week 13Streak 6TexasSouthwest——
PostseasonNotre DameFBS Independents——

Poll Dominance

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Texas6 weeks • streak 6

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1977

Michigan4 weeks • streak 2

Multiple No. 1 runs • Most recent season 1977

Notre Dame1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1977

Oklahoma1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1977

USC1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1977

Entries & Exits

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

WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2MichiganEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2USCEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 2Notre DameEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 2AlabamaEntered rankings4
Regular • Week 2OklahomaEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateEntered rankings6
Regular • Week 2Penn StateEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 2PittsburghEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 2TexasEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 2BYUEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 3NebraskaEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 3Washington StateEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 3ArkansasEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 3West VirginiaEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 3MarylandDropped out11
Regular • Week 3Oklahoma StateDropped out15
Regular • Week 3PittsburghDropped out16
Regular • Week 3GeorgiaDropped out17
Regular • Week 4PittsburghEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 4CaliforniaEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 4Arizona StateEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 4Washington StateDropped out15
Regular • Week 4West VirginiaDropped out17
Regular • Week 4UCLADropped out18
Regular • Week 5KentuckyEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 5LSUEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 5WisconsinEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 5Mississippi StateDropped out18
Regular • Week 5HoustonDropped out19
Regular • Week 5Arizona StateDropped out20
Regular • Week 6HoustonEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 6BYUDropped out13
Regular • Week 7Iowa StateEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 7BYUEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 7ClemsonEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 7WisconsinDropped out14
Regular • Week 7LSUDropped out16
Regular • Week 7HoustonDropped out19
Regular • Week 8MinnesotaEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 8Florida StateEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 8CaliforniaDropped out15
Regular • Week 8Iowa StateDropped out16
Regular • Week 9CaliforniaEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 9LSUEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 9Arizona StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 9Iowa StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 9Texas TechDropped out14
Regular • Week 9ColoradoDropped out15
Regular • Week 9FloridaDropped out18
Regular • Week 9MinnesotaDropped out19
Regular • Week 10Texas TechEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 10North CarolinaEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 10ColgateEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 10CaliforniaDropped out17
Regular • Week 10LSUDropped out18
Regular • Week 10Iowa StateDropped out19
Regular • Week 11WashingtonEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 11UCLAEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 11USCDropped out14
Regular • Week 11ColgateDropped out20
Regular • Week 12San Diego StateEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 12Texas TechDropped out16
Regular • Week 13USCEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 13UCLADropped out17
PostseasonStanfordEntered rankings15
PostseasonTexas A&MDropped out17