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AP Top 25

1986 • Postseason

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Penn State

FBS Independents

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1st Place Votes

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Top Five Snapshot

  1. Penn State

    FBS Independents

    1

  2. Miami

    FBS Independents

    2

  3. Oklahoma

    Big 8

    3

  4. Arizona State

    Pac-10

    4

  5. Nebraska

    Big 8

    5

Selection

1986 • AP Top 25

Postseason

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Top Team

Penn State

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

Arizona ▲5

Arizona moved from No. 16 to No. 11.

Biggest Faller

Arkansas ▼6

Arkansas moved from No. 9 to No. 15.

Most Consistent

Miami

Lowest rank variance across 14 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Arizona State

Range of 14 ranking spots across 13 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

100

Chaos

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AP Top 25 1986 Postseason: Penn State is No. 1, Arizona ▲5 is the biggest riser, Arkansas ▼6 is the biggest faller, Georgia, NC State, and Stanford dropped out, and FBS Independents leads with 4 ranked teams.

Dropped out: Georgia, NC State, and Stanford.

AP Top 25 — 1986 (Postseason)

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RankSchoolRecordPrevChangePoints1st PlaceConferenceWhy moved
1
Penn State
12-0No. 2▲1——FBS IndependentsMoved up 1 spot after W 14-10 vs Miami.W 14-10 vs Miami
2
Miami
11-1No. 1▼1——FBS IndependentsFell 1 spot after L 10-14 vs Penn State.L 10-14 vs Penn State
3
Oklahoma
11-1No. 3———Big 8Held position after W 42-8 vs Arkansas.W 42-8 vs Arkansas
4
Arizona State
10-1-1No. 7▲3——Pac-10Moved up 3 spots after W 22-15 vs Michigan.W 22-15 vs Michigan
5
Nebraska
10-2No. 6▲1——Big 8Moved up 1 spot after W 30-15 vs LSU.W 30-15 vs LSU
6
Auburn
10-2No. 10▲4——SECMoved up 4 spots after W 16-7 vs USC.W 16-7 vs USC
7
Ohio State
10-3No. 11▲4——Big TenMoved up 4 spots after W 28-12 vs Texas A&M.W 28-12 vs Texas A&M
8
Michigan
11-2No. 4▼4——Big TenFell 4 spots after L 15-22 vs Arizona State.L 15-22 vs Arizona State
9
Alabama
10-3No. 13▲4——SECMoved up 4 spots after W 28-6 vs Washington.W 28-6 vs Washington
10
LSU
9-3No. 5▼5——SECFell 5 spots after L 15-30 vs Nebraska.L 15-30 vs Nebraska
11
Arizona
9-3No. 16▲5——Pac-10Moved up 5 spots after W 30-21 vs North Carolina.W 30-21 vs North Carolina
12
Baylor
9-3No. 14▲2——SouthwestMoved up 2 spots after W 21-9 vs Colorado.W 21-9 vs Colorado
13
Texas A&M
9-3No. 8▼5——SouthwestFell 5 spots after L 12-28 vs Ohio State.L 12-28 vs Ohio State
14
UCLA
8-3-1No. 15▲1——Pac-10Moved up 1 spot after W 31-10 vs BYU.W 31-10 vs BYU
15
Arkansas
9-3No. 9▼6——SouthwestFell 6 spots after L 8-42 vs Oklahoma.L 8-42 vs Oklahoma
16
Iowa
9-3No. 19▲3——Big TenMoved up 3 spots after W 39-38 vs San Diego State.W 39-38 vs San Diego State
17
Clemson
8-2-2URNEW——ACCEntered the poll after W 27-21 vs Stanford.W 27-21 vs Stanford
18
Washington
8-3-1No. 12▼6——Pac-10Fell 6 spots after L 6-28 vs Alabama.L 6-28 vs Alabama
19
Boston College
9-3URNEW——FBS IndependentsEntered the poll after W 27-24 vs Georgia.W 27-24 vs Georgia
20
Virginia Tech
9-2-1URNEW——FBS IndependentsEntered the poll after W 25-24 vs NC State.W 25-24 vs NC State

Dropped Out

  • Georgia (was No. 17)
  • NC State (was No. 18)
  • Stanford (was No. 20)

Conference Snapshot

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FBS Independents4 • Avg rank 10.5

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Pac-104 • Avg rank 11.8

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SEC3 • Avg rank 8.3

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Big Ten3 • Avg rank 10.3

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Southwest3 • Avg rank 13.3

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Big 82 • Avg rank 4.0

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ACC1 • Avg rank 17.0

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Stability & Volatility

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Most Consistent

Miami

Lowest rank variance across 14 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Arizona State

Range of 14 ranking spots across 13 ranked weeks.

Season Ranking Movement

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#1#5#10#15#20#25Penn State • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedPenn State • Regular • Week 2 • No. 5Penn State • Regular • Week 3 • No. 5Penn State • Regular • Week 4 • No. 7Penn State • Regular • Week 5 • No. 5Penn State • Regular • Week 6 • No. 5Penn State • Regular • Week 7 • No. 6Penn State • Regular • Week 8 • No. 6Penn State • Regular • Week 9 • No. 2Penn State • Regular • Week 10 • No. 2Penn State • Regular • Week 11 • No. 3Penn State • Regular • Week 12 • No. 2Penn State • Regular • Week 13 • No. 2Penn State • Regular • Week 14 • No. 2Penn State • Postseason • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedMiami • Regular • Week 2 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 3 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 4 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 5 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 6 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 7 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 8 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 9 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 10 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 11 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 12 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 13 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 14 • No. 1Miami • Postseason • No. 2Oklahoma • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedOklahoma • Regular • Week 2 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 3 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 4 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 5 • No. 6Oklahoma • Regular • Week 6 • No. 6Oklahoma • Regular • Week 7 • No. 5Oklahoma • Regular • Week 8 • No. 5Oklahoma • Regular • Week 9 • No. 4Oklahoma • Regular • Week 10 • No. 4Oklahoma • Regular • Week 11 • No. 4Oklahoma • Regular • Week 12 • No. 3Oklahoma • Regular • Week 13 • No. 3Oklahoma • Regular • Week 14 • No. 3Oklahoma • Postseason • No. 3Arizona State • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedArizona State • Regular • Week 2 • UnrankedArizona State • Regular • Week 3 • No. 18Arizona State • Regular • Week 4 • No. 11Arizona State • Regular • Week 5 • No. 16Arizona State • Regular • Week 6 • No. 15Arizona State • Regular • Week 7 • No. 10Arizona State • Regular • Week 8 • No. 9Arizona State • Regular • Week 9 • No. 7Arizona State • Regular • Week 10 • No. 5Arizona State • Regular • Week 11 • No. 5Arizona State • Regular • Week 12 • No. 4Arizona State • Regular • Week 13 • No. 8Arizona State • Regular • Week 14 • No. 7Arizona State • Postseason • No. 4Nebraska • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedNebraska • Regular • Week 2 • No. 6Nebraska • Regular • Week 3 • No. 6Nebraska • Regular • Week 4 • No. 4Nebraska • Regular • Week 5 • No. 3Nebraska • Regular • Week 6 • No. 3Nebraska • Regular • Week 7 • No. 3Nebraska • Regular • Week 8 • No. 3Nebraska • Regular • Week 9 • No. 9Nebraska • Regular • Week 10 • No. 7Nebraska • Regular • Week 11 • No. 6Nebraska • Regular • Week 12 • No. 5Nebraska • Regular • Week 13 • No. 6Nebraska • Regular • Week 14 • No. 6Nebraska • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Postseason

100 points (Chaos)

Season Chaos Average

63.3

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 10 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 250 • Shaky

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 14 • Movement 16

Regular • Week 376 • Chaos

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 3 • Movement 43

Regular • Week 491 • Chaos

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 4 • Movement 55

Regular • Week 564 • Wild

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 2 • Movement 38

Regular • Week 623 • Calm

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 3 • Movement 8

Regular • Week 786 • Chaos

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 3 • Movement 52

Regular • Week 833 • Shaky

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 2 • Movement 12

Regular • Week 972 • Wild

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 3 • Movement 38

Regular • Week 1085 • Chaos

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 2 • Movement 50

Regular • Week 1178 • Chaos

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 3 • Movement 44

Regular • Week 1275 • Wild

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 1 • Movement 46

Regular • Week 1377 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 4 • New teams 2 • Movement 38

Regular • Week 1439 • Shaky

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 1 • Movement 23

Postseason100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 9 • Top-10 losses 5 • New teams 3 • Movement 55

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 1986.

Weekly Leaders

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Most Weeks at No. 1

Miami

10 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1TennesseeSEC——
Regular • Week 2OklahomaBig 8——
Regular • Week 3Streak 2OklahomaBig 8——
Regular • Week 4Streak 3OklahomaBig 8——
Regular • Week 5MiamiFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 6Streak 2MiamiFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 7Streak 3MiamiFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 8Streak 4MiamiFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 9Streak 5MiamiFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 10Streak 6MiamiFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 11Streak 7MiamiFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 12Streak 8MiamiFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 13Streak 9MiamiFBS Independents——
Regular • Week 14Streak 10MiamiFBS Independents——
PostseasonPenn StateFBS Independents——

Poll Dominance

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Miami10 weeks • streak 10

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1986

Oklahoma3 weeks • streak 3

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1986

Penn State1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 1986

Entries & Exits

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WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2OklahomaEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2MiamiEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 2MichiganEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 2AlabamaEntered rankings4
Regular • Week 2Penn StateEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2NebraskaEntered rankings6
Regular • Week 2Texas A&MEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 2AuburnEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 2BaylorEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 2LSUEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 2UCLAEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 2WashingtonEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 2ArkansasEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 3ArizonaEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 3Arizona StateEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 3Notre DameEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 3TennesseeDropped out8
Regular • Week 3Ohio StateDropped out10
Regular • Week 3Michigan StateDropped out20
Regular • Week 4USCEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 4MarylandEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 4IowaEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 4Michigan StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 4BYUDropped out11
Regular • Week 4FloridaDropped out13
Regular • Week 4GeorgiaDropped out14
Regular • Week 4Notre DameDropped out20
Regular • Week 5Fresno StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 5NC StateEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 5MarylandDropped out13
Regular • Week 5Florida StateDropped out20
Regular • Week 6StanfordEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 6Mississippi StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 6ClemsonEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 6UCLADropped out15
Regular • Week 6Michigan StateDropped out17
Regular • Week 6Fresno StateDropped out19
Regular • Week 7North CarolinaEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 7UCLAEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 7SMUEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 7NC StateDropped out17
Regular • Week 7StanfordDropped out18
Regular • Week 8StanfordEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 8NC StateEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 8USCDropped out15
Regular • Week 8North CarolinaDropped out18
Regular • Week 8BaylorDropped out20
Regular • Week 9Ohio StateEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 9USCEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 9Florida StateEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 9ClemsonDropped out16
Regular • Week 9SMUDropped out18
Regular • Week 9StanfordDropped out19
Regular • Week 10GeorgiaEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 10ClemsonEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 10Mississippi StateDropped out19
Regular • Week 10Florida StateDropped out20
Regular • Week 11StanfordEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 11BaylorEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 11Ole MissEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 11NC StateDropped out15
Regular • Week 11IowaDropped out16
Regular • Week 11GeorgiaDropped out19
Regular • Week 12GeorgiaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 12Ole MissDropped out20
Regular • Week 13NC StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 13IowaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 13StanfordDropped out16
Regular • Week 13ClemsonDropped out19
Regular • Week 14StanfordEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 14USCDropped out17
PostseasonClemsonEntered rankings17
PostseasonBoston CollegeEntered rankings19
PostseasonVirginia TechEntered rankings20
PostseasonGeorgiaDropped out17
PostseasonNC StateDropped out18
PostseasonStanfordDropped out20