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2005 • Postseason

Current No. 1

1

Texas

Big 12

Points

0

1st Place Votes

65

Top Five Snapshot

  1. Texas

    Big 12

    1

  2. USC

    Pac-10

    2

  3. Penn State

    Big Ten

    3

  4. Ohio State

    Big Ten

    4

  5. West Virginia

    Big East

    5

Selection

2005 • AP Top 25

Postseason

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Top Team

Texas

AP Top 25 • Postseason • Big 12

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

West Virginia ▲7

West Virginia moved from No. 12 to No. 5.

Biggest Faller

Miami ▼7

Miami moved from No. 10 to No. 17.

Most Consistent

Texas

Lowest rank variance across 14 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Michigan

Range of 22 ranking spots across 11 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

100

Chaos

What changed this week?

This week's ranking story

AP Top 25 2005 Postseason: Texas is No. 1, West Virginia ▲7 is the biggest riser, Miami ▼7 is the biggest faller, Michigan, Fresno State, Georgia Tech, and 1 more dropped out, and SEC leads with 5 ranked teams.

Dropped out: Michigan, Fresno State, Georgia Tech, and 1 more.

AP Top 25 — 2005 (Postseason)

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RankSchoolRecordPrevChangePoints1st PlaceConferenceWhy moved
1
Texas
13-0No. 2▲1065Big 12Moved up 1 spot after W 41-38 vs USC.W 41-38 vs USC
2
USC
12-1No. 1▼100Pac-10Fell 1 spot after L 38-41 at Texas.L 38-41 at Texas
3
Penn State
11-1No. 4▲100Big TenMoved up 1 spot after W 26-23 at Florida State.W 26-23 at Florida State
4
Ohio State
10-2No. 6▲200Big TenMoved up 2 spots after W 34-20 vs Notre Dame.W 34-20 vs Notre Dame
5
West Virginia
11-1No. 12▲700Big EastMoved up 7 spots after W 38-35 at Georgia.W 38-35 at Georgia
6
LSU
11-2No. 3▼300SECFell 3 spots after W 40-3 vs Miami.W 40-3 vs Miami
7
Virginia Tech
11-2No. 5▼200ACCFell 2 spots after W 35-24 vs Louisville.W 35-24 vs Louisville
8
Alabama
10-2No. 14▲600SECMoved up 6 spots after W 13-10 vs Texas Tech.W 13-10 vs Texas Tech
9
Notre Dame
9-3No. 7▼200FBS IndependentsFell 2 spots after L 20-34 at Ohio State.L 20-34 at Ohio State
10
Georgia
10-3No. 13▲300SECMoved up 3 spots after L 35-38 vs West Virginia.L 35-38 vs West Virginia
11
TCU
11-1No. 15▲400Mountain WestMoved up 4 spots after W 27-24 at Iowa State.W 27-24 at Iowa State
12
Florida
9-3No. 17▲500SECMoved up 5 spots after W 31-24 vs Iowa.W 31-24 vs Iowa
12
Oregon
10-2No. 8▼400Pac-10Fell 4 spots after L 14-17 at Oklahoma.L 14-17 at Oklahoma
14
Auburn
9-3No. 9▼500SECFell 5 spots after L 10-24 vs Wisconsin.L 10-24 vs Wisconsin
15
Wisconsin
10-3No. 21▲600Big TenMoved up 6 spots after W 24-10 at Auburn.W 24-10 at Auburn
16
UCLA
10-2No. 11▼500Pac-10Fell 5 spots after W 50-38 vs Northwestern.W 50-38 vs Northwestern
17
Miami
9-3No. 10▼700ACCFell 7 spots after L 3-40 at LSU.L 3-40 at LSU
18
Boston College
9-3No. 19▲100ACCMoved up 1 spot after W 27-21 vs Boise State.W 27-21 vs Boise State
19
Louisville
9-3No. 16▼300Big EastFell 3 spots after L 24-35 at Virginia Tech.L 24-35 at Virginia Tech
20
Texas Tech
9-3No. 18▼200Big 12Fell 2 spots after L 10-13 at Alabama.L 10-13 at Alabama
21
Clemson
8-4No. 22▲100ACCMoved up 1 spot after W 19-10 at Colorado.W 19-10 at Colorado
22
Oklahoma
8-4URNEW00Big 12Entered the poll after W 17-14 vs Oregon.W 17-14 vs Oregon
23
Florida State
8-5No. 22▼100ACCFell 1 spot after L 23-26 vs Penn State.L 23-26 vs Penn State
24
Nebraska
8-4URNEW00Big 12Entered the poll after W 32-28 vs Michigan.W 32-28 vs Michigan
25
California
8-4URNEW00Pac-10Entered the poll after W 35-28 vs BYU.W 35-28 vs BYU

Dropped Out

  • Michigan (was No. 20)
  • Fresno State (was No. 23)
  • Georgia Tech (was No. 24)
  • Iowa (was No. 25)

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

SEC5 • Avg rank 10.0

Average points 0.0

ACC5 • Avg rank 17.2

Average points 0.0

Big 124 • Avg rank 16.8

Average points 0.0

Pac-104 • Avg rank 13.8

Average points 0.0

Big Ten3 • Avg rank 7.3

Average points 0.0

Big East2 • Avg rank 12.0

Average points 0.0

FBS Independents1 • Avg rank 9.0

Average points 0.0

Mountain West1 • Avg rank 11.0

Average points 0.0

Stability & Volatility

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Most Consistent

Texas

Lowest rank variance across 14 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Michigan

Range of 22 ranking spots across 11 ranked weeks.

Season Ranking Movement

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

#1#5#10#15#20#25Texas • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedTexas • Regular • Week 2 • No. 2Texas • Regular • Week 3 • No. 2Texas • Regular • Week 4 • No. 2Texas • Regular • Week 5 • No. 2Texas • Regular • Week 6 • No. 2Texas • Regular • Week 7 • No. 2Texas • Regular • Week 8 • No. 2Texas • Regular • Week 9 • No. 2Texas • Regular • Week 10 • No. 2Texas • Regular • Week 11 • No. 2Texas • Regular • Week 12 • No. 2Texas • Regular • Week 13 • No. 2Texas • Regular • Week 14 • No. 2Texas • Postseason • No. 1USC • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedUSC • Regular • Week 2 • No. 1USC • Regular • Week 3 • No. 1USC • Regular • Week 4 • No. 1USC • Regular • Week 5 • No. 1USC • 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. 1USC • Regular • Week 13 • No. 1USC • Regular • Week 14 • No. 1USC • Postseason • No. 2Penn State • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedPenn State • Regular • Week 2 • UnrankedPenn State • Regular • Week 3 • UnrankedPenn State • Regular • Week 4 • UnrankedPenn State • Regular • Week 5 • UnrankedPenn State • Regular • Week 6 • No. 16Penn State • Regular • Week 7 • No. 8Penn State • Regular • Week 8 • No. 12Penn State • Regular • Week 9 • No. 11Penn State • Regular • Week 10 • No. 10Penn State • Regular • Week 11 • No. 6Penn State • Regular • Week 12 • No. 5Penn State • Regular • Week 13 • No. 4Penn State • Regular • Week 14 • No. 4Penn State • Postseason • No. 3Ohio State • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedOhio State • Regular • Week 2 • No. 4Ohio State • Regular • Week 3 • No. 9Ohio State • Regular • Week 4 • No. 8Ohio State • Regular • Week 5 • No. 8Ohio State • Regular • Week 6 • No. 6Ohio State • Regular • Week 7 • No. 15Ohio State • Regular • Week 8 • No. 14Ohio State • Regular • Week 9 • No. 12Ohio State • Regular • Week 10 • No. 12Ohio State • Regular • Week 11 • No. 10Ohio State • Regular • Week 12 • No. 9Ohio State • Regular • Week 13 • No. 7Ohio State • Regular • Week 14 • No. 6Ohio State • Postseason • No. 4West Virginia • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedWest Virginia • Regular • Week 2 • UnrankedWest Virginia • Regular • Week 3 • UnrankedWest Virginia • Regular • Week 4 • UnrankedWest Virginia • Regular • Week 5 • UnrankedWest Virginia • Regular • Week 6 • UnrankedWest Virginia • Regular • Week 7 • UnrankedWest Virginia • Regular • Week 8 • No. 20West Virginia • Regular • Week 9 • No. 18West Virginia • Regular • Week 10 • No. 18West Virginia • Regular • Week 11 • No. 16West Virginia • Regular • Week 12 • No. 13West Virginia • Regular • Week 13 • No. 12West Virginia • Regular • Week 14 • No. 12West Virginia • 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

76.1

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 19 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 272 • Wild

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 18 • Movement 16

Regular • Week 3100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 1 • Movement 78

Regular • Week 461 • Wild

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 4 • Movement 27

Regular • Week 5100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 73

Regular • Week 699 • Chaos

Ranked losses 9 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 4 • Movement 54

Regular • Week 7100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 3 • Movement 79

Regular • Week 882 • Chaos

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 3 • Movement 64

Regular • Week 951 • Wild

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 2 • Movement 33

Regular • Week 1073 • Wild

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 2 • Movement 33

Regular • Week 1195 • Chaos

Ranked losses 8 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 2 • Movement 57

Regular • Week 1295 • Chaos

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 3 • Movement 67

Regular • Week 1353 • Wild

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 2 • Movement 40

Regular • Week 1451 • Wild

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 1 • Movement 27

Postseason100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 13 • Top-10 losses 5 • New teams 3 • Movement 72

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 2005.

Weekly Leaders

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Most Weeks at No. 1

USC

13 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1TennesseeSEC013
Regular • Week 2USCPac-10061
Regular • Week 3Streak 2USCPac-10056
Regular • Week 4Streak 3USCPac-10057
Regular • Week 5Streak 4USCPac-10059
Regular • Week 6Streak 5USCPac-10059
Regular • Week 7Streak 6USCPac-10058
Regular • Week 8Streak 7USCPac-10057
Regular • Week 9Streak 8USCPac-10055
Regular • Week 10Streak 9USCPac-10057
Regular • Week 11Streak 10USCPac-10057
Regular • Week 12Streak 11USCPac-10056
Regular • Week 13Streak 12USCPac-10050
Regular • Week 14Streak 13USCPac-10055
PostseasonTexasBig 12065

Poll Dominance

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USC13 weeks • streak 13

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 2005

Texas1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 2005

Entries & Exits

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WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2USCEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2TexasEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateEntered rankings4
Regular • Week 2LSUEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2Virginia TechEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 2GeorgiaEntered rankings9
Regular • Week 2FloridaEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 2Florida StateEntered rankings11
Regular • Week 2LouisvilleEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 2MiamiEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 2CaliforniaEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 2Georgia TechEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 2OklahomaEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 2Boston CollegeEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 2Notre DameEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 2Texas TechEntered rankings21
Regular • Week 2TCUEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 2ClemsonEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 2Texas A&MDropped out17
Regular • Week 2Boise StateDropped out18
Regular • Week 2PittsburghDropped out23
Regular • Week 3Iowa StateEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 3TCUDropped out22
Regular • Week 4Michigan StateEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 4AlabamaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 4OregonEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 4UCLAEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 4Boston CollegeDropped out17
Regular • Week 4ClemsonDropped out20
Regular • Week 4OklahomaDropped out21
Regular • Week 4Fresno StateDropped out23
Regular • Week 5WisconsinEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 5MinnesotaEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 5Boston CollegeEntered rankings21
Regular • Week 5MichiganDropped out14
Regular • Week 5IowaDropped out21
Regular • Week 5OregonDropped out24
Regular • Week 6Penn StateEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 6MichiganEntered rankings21
Regular • Week 6AuburnEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 6OregonEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 6MinnesotaDropped out18
Regular • Week 6VirginiaDropped out19
Regular • Week 6PurdueDropped out22
Regular • Week 6Iowa StateDropped out23
Regular • Week 7MinnesotaEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 7ColoradoEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 7TCUEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 7Arizona StateDropped out17
Regular • Week 7MichiganDropped out21
Regular • Week 7Georgia TechDropped out24
Regular • Week 8West VirginiaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 8VirginiaEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 8Fresno StateEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 8LouisvilleDropped out19
Regular • Week 8MinnesotaDropped out22
Regular • Week 8ColoradoDropped out24
Regular • Week 9NorthwesternEntered rankings21
Regular • Week 9MichiganEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 9Michigan StateDropped out22
Regular • Week 9VirginiaDropped out23
Regular • Week 10LouisvilleEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 10ColoradoEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 10NorthwesternDropped out21
Regular • Week 10TennesseeDropped out23
Regular • Week 11Georgia TechEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 11NorthwesternEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 11Boston CollegeDropped out19
Regular • Week 11CaliforniaDropped out23
Regular • Week 12South CarolinaEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 12Boston CollegeEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 12UTEPEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 12ColoradoDropped out22
Regular • Week 12Georgia TechDropped out24
Regular • Week 12NorthwesternDropped out25
Regular • Week 13Georgia TechEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 13ClemsonEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 13South CarolinaDropped out19
Regular • Week 13UTEPDropped out24
Regular • Week 14IowaEntered rankings25
PostseasonOklahomaEntered rankings22
PostseasonNebraskaEntered rankings24
PostseasonCaliforniaEntered rankings25
PostseasonMichiganDropped out20
PostseasonFresno StateDropped out23
PostseasonGeorgia TechDropped out24
PostseasonIowaDropped out25