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AP Top 25

2003 • Postseason

Current No. 1

1

USC

Pac-10

Points

0

1st Place Votes

48

Top Five Snapshot

  1. USC

    Pac-10

    1
  2. LSU

    SEC

    2
  3. Oklahoma

    Big 12

    3
  4. Ohio State

    Big Ten

    4
  5. Miami

    Big East

    5

Selection

2003 • AP Top 25

Postseason

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Top Team

USC

AP Top 25 • Postseason • Pac-10

Ranked Teams

25

Teams currently listed after any conference filtering.

Avg Points

0.0

Average poll points for teams in the current view.

First-Place Votes

65

Combined first-place votes in the selected week.

Biggest Riser

Maryland ▲7

Maryland moved from No. 24 to No. 17.

Biggest Faller

Tennessee ▼8

Tennessee moved from No. 7 to No. 15.

Most Consistent

Oklahoma

Lowest rank variance across 15 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Washington State

Range of 18 ranking spots across 13 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

100

Chaos

What changed this week?

This week's ranking story

AP Top 25 2003 Postseason: USC is No. 1, Maryland ▲7 is the biggest riser, Tennessee ▼8 is the biggest faller, West Virginia and Oklahoma State dropped out, and SEC leads with 5 ranked teams.

Dropped out: West Virginia and Oklahoma State.

AP Top 252003 (Postseason)

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RankSchoolRecordPrevChangePoints1st PlaceConferenceWhy moved
1
USC
12-1No. 2▲1048Pac-10Moved up 1 spot after W 28-14 vs Michigan.W 28-14 vs Michigan
2
LSU
13-1No. 3▲1017SECMoved up 1 spot after W 21-14 vs Oklahoma.W 21-14 vs Oklahoma
3
Oklahoma
12-2No. 1▼200Big 12Fell 2 spots after L 14-21 at LSU.L 14-21 at LSU
4
Ohio State
11-2No. 8▲400Big TenMoved up 4 spots after W 35-28 vs Kansas State.W 35-28 vs Kansas State
5
Miami
11-2No. 10▲500Big EastMoved up 5 spots after W 16-14 at Florida State.W 16-14 at Florida State
6
Michigan
10-3No. 4▼200Big TenFell 2 spots after L 14-28 at USC.L 14-28 at USC
7
Georgia
11-3No. 5▼200SECFell 2 spots after W 34-27 at Purdue.W 34-27 at Purdue
8
Iowa
10-3No. 12▲400Big TenMoved up 4 spots after W 37-17 at Florida.W 37-17 at Florida
9
Washington State
10-3No. 15▲600Pac-10Moved up 6 spots after W 28-20 vs Texas.W 28-20 vs Texas
10
Miami (OH)
13-1No. 14▲400Mid-AmericanMoved up 4 spots after W 49-28 at Louisville.W 49-28 at Louisville
11
Florida State
10-3No. 9▼200ACCFell 2 spots after L 14-16 vs Miami.L 14-16 vs Miami
12
Texas
10-3No. 6▼600Big 12Fell 6 spots after L 20-28 at Washington State.L 20-28 at Washington State
13
Ole Miss
10-3No. 17▲400SECMoved up 4 spots after W 31-28 vs Oklahoma State.W 31-28 vs Oklahoma State
14
Kansas State
11-4No. 13▼100Big 12Fell 1 spot after L 28-35 at Ohio State.L 28-35 at Ohio State
15
Tennessee
10-3No. 7▼800SECFell 8 spots after L 14-27 at Clemson.L 14-27 at Clemson
16
Boise State
13-1No. 18▲200Western AthleticMoved up 2 spots after W 34-31 vs TCU.W 34-31 vs TCU
17
Maryland
10-3No. 24▲700ACCMoved up 7 spots after W 41-7 at West Virginia.W 41-7 at West Virginia
18
Purdue
9-4No. 11▼700Big TenFell 7 spots after L 27-34 vs Georgia.L 27-34 vs Georgia
19
Nebraska
10-3No. 23▲400Big 12Moved up 4 spots after W 17-3 vs Michigan State.W 17-3 vs Michigan State
20
Minnesota
10-3No. 25▲500Big TenMoved up 5 spots after W 31-30 vs Oregon.W 31-30 vs Oregon
21
Utah
10-2URNEW00Mountain WestEntered the poll after W 17-0 at Southern Miss.W 17-0 at Southern Miss
22
Clemson
9-4URNEW00ACCEntered the poll after W 27-14 vs Tennessee.W 27-14 vs Tennessee
23
Bowling Green
11-3No. 20▼300Mid-AmericanFell 3 spots after W 28-24 vs Northwestern.W 28-24 vs Northwestern
24
Florida
8-5No. 16▼800SECFell 8 spots after L 17-37 vs Iowa.L 17-37 vs Iowa
25
TCU
11-2No. 19▼600Conference USAFell 6 spots after L 31-34 at Boise State.L 31-34 at Boise State

Dropped Out

  • West Virginia (was No. 21)
  • Oklahoma State (was No. 22)

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

SEC5 • Avg rank 12.2

Average points 0.0

Big Ten5 • Avg rank 11.2

Average points 0.0

Big 124 • Avg rank 12.0

Average points 0.0

ACC3 • Avg rank 16.7

Average points 0.0

Pac-102 • Avg rank 5.0

Average points 0.0

Mid-American2 • Avg rank 16.5

Average points 0.0

Big East1 • Avg rank 5.0

Average points 0.0

Western Athletic1 • Avg rank 16.0

Average points 0.0

Mountain West1 • Avg rank 21.0

Average points 0.0

Conference USA1 • Avg rank 25.0

Average points 0.0

Stability & Volatility

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

Most Consistent

Oklahoma

Lowest rank variance across 15 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Washington State

Range of 18 ranking spots across 13 ranked weeks.

Season Ranking Movement

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

#1#5#10#15#20#25USC • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedUSC • Regular • Week 3 • No. 4USC • Regular • Week 4 • No. 4USC • Regular • Week 5 • No. 4USC • Regular • Week 6 • No. 3USC • Regular • Week 7 • No. 10USC • Regular • Week 8 • No. 9USC • Regular • Week 9 • No. 5USC • Regular • Week 10 • No. 5USC • Regular • Week 11 • No. 3USC • Regular • Week 12 • No. 2USC • Regular • Week 13 • No. 2USC • Regular • Week 14 • No. 2USC • Regular • Week 15 • No. 2USC • Regular • Week 16 • No. 2USC • Postseason • No. 1LSU • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedLSU • Regular • Week 3 • No. 13LSU • Regular • Week 4 • No. 12LSU • Regular • Week 5 • No. 11LSU • Regular • Week 6 • No. 7LSU • Regular • Week 7 • No. 6LSU • Regular • Week 8 • No. 6LSU • Regular • Week 9 • No. 10LSU • Regular • Week 10 • No. 9LSU • Regular • Week 11 • No. 7LSU • Regular • Week 12 • No. 4LSU • Regular • Week 13 • No. 3LSU • Regular • Week 14 • No. 3LSU • Regular • Week 15 • No. 3LSU • Regular • Week 16 • No. 3LSU • Postseason • No. 2Oklahoma • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedOklahoma • Regular • Week 3 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 4 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 5 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 6 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 7 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 8 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 9 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 10 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 11 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 12 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 13 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 14 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 15 • No. 1Oklahoma • Regular • Week 16 • No. 1Oklahoma • Postseason • No. 3Ohio State • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedOhio State • Regular • Week 3 • No. 2Ohio State • Regular • Week 4 • No. 3Ohio State • Regular • Week 5 • No. 5Ohio State • Regular • Week 6 • No. 4Ohio State • Regular • Week 7 • No. 3Ohio State • Regular • Week 8 • No. 3Ohio State • Regular • Week 9 • No. 8Ohio State • Regular • Week 10 • No. 8Ohio State • Regular • Week 11 • No. 8Ohio State • Regular • Week 12 • No. 7Ohio State • Regular • Week 13 • No. 4Ohio State • Regular • Week 14 • No. 4Ohio State • Regular • Week 15 • No. 8Ohio State • Regular • Week 16 • No. 8Ohio State • Postseason • No. 4Miami • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedMiami • Regular • Week 3 • No. 3Miami • Regular • Week 4 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 5 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 6 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 7 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 8 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 9 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 10 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 11 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 12 • No. 6Miami • Regular • Week 13 • No. 14Miami • Regular • Week 14 • No. 13Miami • Regular • Week 15 • No. 10Miami • Regular • Week 16 • No. 10Miami • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Regular • Week 6

100 points (Chaos)

Season Chaos Average

80.3

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 10Calm

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

Regular • Week 373Wild

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 16 • Movement 27

Regular • Week 472Wild

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 46

Regular • Week 583Chaos

Ranked losses 8 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 6 • Movement 32

Regular • Week 6100Chaos

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 2 • Movement 87

Regular • Week 786Chaos

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 1 • Movement 56

Regular • Week 8100Chaos

Ranked losses 12 • Top-10 losses 5 • New teams 3 • Movement 58

Regular • Week 9100Chaos

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 99

Regular • Week 1082Chaos

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 50

Regular • Week 1197Chaos

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 4 • Movement 56

Regular • Week 12100Chaos

Ranked losses 8 • Top-10 losses 4 • New teams 0 • Movement 73

Regular • Week 13100Chaos

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 2 • Movement 109

Regular • Week 1475Wild

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 3 • Movement 39

Regular • Week 1576Chaos

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 0 • Movement 67

Regular • Week 1641Shaky

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 2 • Movement 18

Postseason100Chaos

Ranked losses 11 • Top-10 losses 5 • New teams 2 • Movement 94

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 2003.

Weekly Leaders

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

Most Weeks at No. 1

Oklahoma

14 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1AuburnSEC1,3001
Regular • Week 3OklahomaBig 12030
Regular • Week 4Streak 2OklahomaBig 12047
Regular • Week 5Streak 3OklahomaBig 12050
Regular • Week 6Streak 4OklahomaBig 12055
Regular • Week 7Streak 5OklahomaBig 12057
Regular • Week 8Streak 6OklahomaBig 12059
Regular • Week 9Streak 7OklahomaBig 12061
Regular • Week 10Streak 8OklahomaBig 12062
Regular • Week 11Streak 9OklahomaBig 12062
Regular • Week 12Streak 10OklahomaBig 12065
Regular • Week 13Streak 11OklahomaBig 12065
Regular • Week 14Streak 12OklahomaBig 12065
Regular • Week 15Streak 13OklahomaBig 12065
Regular • Week 16Streak 14OklahomaBig 12065
PostseasonUSCPac-10048

Poll Dominance

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

Oklahoma14 weeks • streak 14

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 2003

USC1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 2003

Entries & Exits

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

WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 3OklahomaEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 3Ohio StateEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 3MiamiEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 3USCEntered rankings4
Regular • Week 3MichiganEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 3TexasEntered rankings6
Regular • Week 3Kansas StateEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 3GeorgiaEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 3Florida StateEntered rankings11
Regular • Week 3TennesseeEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 3LSUEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 3PurdueEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 3FloridaEntered rankings21
Regular • Week 3NebraskaEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 3ColoradoEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 3TCUEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 3Colorado StateDropped out23
Regular • Week 3Oklahoma StateDropped out24
Regular • Week 4Wake ForestEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 4IowaEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 4South CarolinaEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 4VirginiaDropped out15
Regular • Week 4PurdueDropped out16
Regular • Week 4AuburnDropped out17
Regular • Week 5ArkansasEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 5AlabamaEntered rankings21
Regular • Week 5OregonEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 5MissouriEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 5Washington StateEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 5PurdueEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 5WisconsinDropped out14
Regular • Week 5Notre DameDropped out15
Regular • Week 5ColoradoDropped out17
Regular • Week 5Wake ForestDropped out20
Regular • Week 5NC StateDropped out24
Regular • Week 5South CarolinaDropped out25
Regular • Week 6Northern IllinoisEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 6MinnesotaEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 6Arizona StateDropped out16
Regular • Week 6AlabamaDropped out21
Regular • Week 7Michigan StateEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 7MissouriDropped out23
Regular • Week 8WisconsinEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 8Oregon StateEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 8VirginiaEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 8WashingtonDropped out18
Regular • Week 8OregonDropped out19
Regular • Week 8FloridaDropped out24
Regular • Week 9AuburnEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 9Oklahoma StateEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 9MissouriEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 9PittsburghDropped out15
Regular • Week 9Kansas StateDropped out22
Regular • Week 9VirginiaDropped out25
Regular • Week 10Bowling GreenEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 10UtahEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 10FloridaEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 10Oregon StateDropped out22
Regular • Week 10MissouriDropped out24
Regular • Week 10MinnesotaDropped out25
Regular • Week 11Ole MissEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 11MissouriEntered rankings21
Regular • Week 11MinnesotaEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 11PittsburghEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 11AuburnDropped out17
Regular • Week 11WisconsinDropped out20
Regular • Week 11ArkansasDropped out21
Regular • Week 11UtahDropped out24
Regular • Week 13Miami (OH)Entered rankings23
Regular • Week 13Boise StateEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 13Oklahoma StateDropped out21
Regular • Week 13MissouriDropped out22
Regular • Week 14Kansas StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 14Oklahoma StateEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 14West VirginiaEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 14MinnesotaDropped out19
Regular • Week 14Northern IllinoisDropped out21
Regular • Week 14Michigan StateDropped out21
Regular • Week 16MarylandEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 16MinnesotaEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 16PittsburghDropped out20
Regular • Week 16Virginia TechDropped out21
PostseasonUtahEntered rankings21
PostseasonClemsonEntered rankings22
PostseasonWest VirginiaDropped out21
PostseasonOklahoma StateDropped out22