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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

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AP, Coaches & more

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AP Top 25

1985 • Postseason

Current No. 1

1

Oklahoma

Big 8

Points

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1st Place Votes

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Top Five Snapshot

  1. Oklahoma

    Big 8

    1

  2. Michigan

    Big Ten

    2

  3. Penn State

    FBS Independents

    3

  4. Tennessee

    SEC

    4

  5. Florida

    SEC

    5

Selection

1985 • AP Top 25

Postseason

Archive Scope

1936 to 2025

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Top Team

Oklahoma

AP Top 25 • Postseason • Big 8

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

UCLA ▲6

UCLA moved from No. 13 to No. 7.

Biggest Faller

LSU ▼8

LSU moved from No. 12 to No. 20.

Most Consistent

Texas

Lowest rank variance across 4 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Penn State

Range of 18 ranking spots across 16 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

100

Chaos

AP Top 25 — 1985 (Postseason)

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

RankChangeLogoSchoolConferencePoints1st PlaceStatus
1▲2OklahomaBig 8——Rising
2▲3MichiganBig Ten——Rising
3▼2Penn StateFBS Independents——Falling
4▲4TennesseeSEC——Rising
5▲1FloridaSEC——Rising
6▲5Texas A&MSouthwest——Rising
7▲6UCLAPac-10——Rising
8▲2Air ForceWestern Athletic——Rising
9▼7MiamiFBS Independents——Falling
10▼6IowaBig Ten——Falling
11▼4NebraskaBig 8——Falling
12▲2ArkansasSouthwest——Rising
13▲2AlabamaSEC——Rising
14▲3Ohio StateBig Ten——Rising
15▲3Florida StateFBS Independents——Rising
16▼7BYUWestern Athletic——Falling
17NEWBaylorSouthwest——New
18▲2MarylandACC——Rising
19NEWGeorgia TechACC——New
20▼8LSUSEC——Falling

Dropped Out

  • Auburn (was No. 16)
  • Oklahoma State (was No. 19)
  • Bowling Green (was No. 20)

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

SEC4 • Avg rank 10.5

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Big Ten3 • Avg rank 8.7

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FBS Independents3 • Avg rank 9.0

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Southwest3 • Avg rank 11.7

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ACC2 • Avg rank 18.5

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Big 82 • Avg rank 6.0

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Western Athletic2 • Avg rank 12.0

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Pac-101 • Avg rank 7.0

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Stability & Volatility

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

Most Consistent

Texas

Lowest rank variance across 4 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Penn State

Range of 18 ranking spots across 16 ranked weeks.

Season Ranking Movement

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

#1#5#10#15#20#25Oklahoma • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedOklahoma • Regular • Week 2 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 3 • No. 2Oklahoma • Regular • Week 4 • No. 2Oklahoma • Regular • Week 5 • No. 2Oklahoma • Regular • Week 6 • No. 2Oklahoma • Regular • Week 7 • No. 2Oklahoma • Regular • Week 8 • No. 3Oklahoma • Regular • Week 9 • No. 10Oklahoma • Regular • Week 10 • No. 9Oklahoma • Regular • Week 11 • No. 7Oklahoma • Regular • Week 12 • No. 7Oklahoma • Regular • Week 13 • No. 5Oklahoma • Regular • Week 14 • No. 3Oklahoma • Regular • Week 15 • No. 4Oklahoma • Regular • Week 16 • No. 3Oklahoma • Postseason • No. 1Michigan • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedMichigan • Regular • Week 2 • UnrankedMichigan • Regular • Week 3 • UnrankedMichigan • Regular • Week 4 • No. 19Michigan • Regular • Week 5 • No. 12Michigan • Regular • Week 6 • No. 7Michigan • Regular • Week 7 • No. 3Michigan • Regular • Week 8 • No. 2Michigan • Regular • Week 9 • No. 4Michigan • Regular • Week 10 • No. 4Michigan • Regular • Week 11 • No. 9Michigan • Regular • Week 12 • No. 8Michigan • Regular • Week 13 • No. 6Michigan • Regular • Week 14 • No. 5Michigan • Regular • Week 15 • No. 5Michigan • Regular • Week 16 • No. 5Michigan • Postseason • No. 2Penn State • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedPenn State • Regular • Week 2 • No. 19Penn State • Regular • Week 3 • No. 11Penn State • Regular • Week 4 • No. 10Penn State • Regular • Week 5 • No. 9Penn State • Regular • Week 6 • No. 9Penn State • Regular • Week 7 • No. 8Penn State • Regular • Week 8 • No. 6Penn State • Regular • Week 9 • No. 3Penn State • Regular • Week 10 • No. 3Penn State • Regular • Week 11 • No. 2Penn State • Regular • Week 12 • No. 1Penn State • Regular • Week 13 • No. 1Penn State • Regular • Week 14 • No. 1Penn State • Regular • Week 15 • No. 1Penn State • Regular • Week 16 • No. 1Penn State • Postseason • No. 3Tennessee • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedTennessee • Regular • Week 2 • UnrankedTennessee • Regular • Week 3 • UnrankedTennessee • Regular • Week 4 • UnrankedTennessee • Regular • Week 5 • UnrankedTennessee • Regular • Week 6 • No. 16Tennessee • Regular • Week 7 • No. 14Tennessee • Regular • Week 8 • No. 20Tennessee • Regular • Week 9 • No. 16Tennessee • Regular • Week 10 • No. 19Tennessee • Regular • Week 11 • No. 19Tennessee • Regular • Week 12 • No. 18Tennessee • Regular • Week 13 • No. 16Tennessee • Regular • Week 14 • No. 10Tennessee • Regular • Week 15 • No. 8Tennessee • Regular • Week 16 • No. 8Tennessee • Postseason • No. 4Florida • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedFlorida • Regular • Week 2 • No. 5Florida • Regular • Week 3 • No. 3Florida • Regular • Week 4 • No. 11Florida • Regular • Week 5 • No. 11Florida • Regular • Week 6 • No. 11Florida • Regular • Week 7 • No. 7Florida • Regular • Week 8 • No. 5Florida • Regular • Week 9 • No. 2Florida • Regular • Week 10 • No. 2Florida • Regular • Week 11 • No. 1Florida • Regular • Week 12 • No. 11Florida • Regular • Week 13 • No. 9Florida • Regular • Week 14 • No. 6Florida • Regular • Week 15 • No. 6Florida • Regular • Week 16 • No. 6Florida • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Regular • Week 7

100 points (Chaos)

Season Chaos Average

64.4

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 10 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 255 • Wild

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 12 • Movement 1

Regular • Week 391 • Chaos

Ranked losses 1 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 1 • Movement 86

Regular • Week 444 • Shaky

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 1 • Movement 28

Regular • Week 564 • Wild

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 2 • Movement 40

Regular • Week 665 • Wild

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 4 • Movement 33

Regular • Week 7100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 0 • Movement 70

Regular • Week 894 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 2 • Movement 60

Regular • Week 964 • Wild

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 44

Regular • Week 1056 • Wild

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 2 • Movement 25

Regular • Week 1161 • Wild

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 1 • Movement 48

Regular • Week 1269 • Wild

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 0 • Movement 42

Regular • Week 13100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 1 • Movement 69

Regular • Week 1487 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 1 • Movement 65

Regular • Week 1539 • Shaky

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 2 • Movement 35

Regular • Week 166 • Calm

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 1 • Movement 4

Postseason100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 2 • Movement 69

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 1985.

Weekly Leaders

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

Most Weeks at No. 1

Iowa

5 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1AuburnSEC——
Regular • Week 2OklahomaBig 8——
Regular • Week 3AuburnSEC——
Regular • Week 4Streak 2AuburnSEC——
Regular • Week 5Streak 3AuburnSEC——
Regular • Week 6IowaBig Ten——
Regular • Week 7Streak 2IowaBig Ten——
Regular • Week 8Streak 3IowaBig Ten——
Regular • Week 9Streak 4IowaBig Ten——
Regular • Week 10Streak 5IowaBig Ten——
Regular • Week 11FloridaSEC——
Regular • Week 12Penn StateFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 13Streak 2Penn StateFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 14Streak 3Penn StateFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 15Streak 4Penn StateFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 16Streak 5Penn StateFBS Independents——
PostseasonOklahomaBig 8——

Poll Dominance

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

Iowa5 weeks • streak 5

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1985

Penn State5 weeks • streak 5

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1985

Auburn3 weeks • streak 3

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1985

Oklahoma2 weeks • streak 2

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1985

Florida1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1985

Entries & Exits

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

WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2OklahomaEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2IowaEntered rankings4
Regular • Week 2FloridaEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2MarylandEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 2BYUEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 2NebraskaEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 2LSUEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 2ArkansasEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 2Florida StateEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 2Penn StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 2UCLAEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 3AlabamaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 3WashingtonDropped out12
Regular • Week 4MichiganEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 4Notre DameDropped out13
Regular • Week 5Air ForceEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 5VirginiaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 5South CarolinaDropped out15
Regular • Week 5IllinoisDropped out20
Regular • Week 6TennesseeEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 6GeorgiaEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 6BaylorEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 6TexasEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 6UCLADropped out13
Regular • Week 6MarylandDropped out17
Regular • Week 6USCDropped out18
Regular • Week 6VirginiaDropped out20
Regular • Week 8UCLAEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 8ArmyEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 8SMUDropped out16
Regular • Week 8TexasDropped out17
Regular • Week 9MiamiEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 9TexasEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 9MinnesotaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 9AlabamaDropped out15
Regular • Week 9GeorgiaDropped out16
Regular • Week 9ArmyDropped out19
Regular • Week 10GeorgiaEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 10SMUEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 10TexasDropped out19
Regular • Week 10MinnesotaDropped out20
Regular • Week 11AlabamaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 11SMUDropped out20
Regular • Week 13Texas A&MEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 13AlabamaDropped out20
Regular • Week 14TexasEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 14BaylorDropped out15
Regular • Week 15AlabamaEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 15Bowling GreenEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 15TexasDropped out18
Regular • Week 15GeorgiaDropped out20
Regular • Week 16MarylandEntered rankings20
PostseasonBaylorEntered rankings17
PostseasonGeorgia TechEntered rankings19
PostseasonAuburnDropped out16
PostseasonOklahoma StateDropped out19
PostseasonBowling GreenDropped out20