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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

Polls Tracked
3

AP, Coaches & more

Weeks Available
1256

Postseason

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AP Top 25

2016 • Postseason

Current No. 1

1

Clemson

ACC

Points

1500

1st Place Votes

60

Top Five Snapshot

  1. Clemson

    ACC

    1

  2. Alabama

    SEC

    2

  3. USC

    Pac-12

    3

  4. Washington

    Pac-12

    4

  5. Oklahoma

    Big 12

    5

Selection

2016 • AP Top 25

Postseason

Archive Scope

1936 to 2025

Poll coverage varies by season and source.

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Top Team

Clemson

AP Top 25 • Postseason • ACC

Ranked Teams

25

Teams currently listed after any conference filtering.

Avg Points

766.4

Average poll points for teams in the current view.

First-Place Votes

60

Combined first-place votes in the selected week.

Biggest Riser

USC ▲6

USC moved from No. 9 to No. 3.

Biggest Faller

Auburn ▼7

Auburn moved from No. 17 to No. 24.

Most Consistent

Alabama

Lowest rank variance across 15 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Florida State

Range of 21 ranking spots across 15 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

100

Chaos

AP Top 25 — 2016 (Postseason)

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RankChangeLogoSchoolConferencePoints1st PlaceStatus
1▲2ClemsonACC1,50060Rising
2▼1AlabamaSEC1,4400Falling
3▲6USCPac-121,2920Rising
4—WashingtonPac-121,2770Steady
5▲2OklahomaBig 121,2520Rising
6▼4Ohio StateBig Ten1,2400Falling
7▼2Penn StateBig Ten1,1300Falling
8▲2Florida StateACC1,1050Rising
9▼1WisconsinBig Ten1,0320Falling
10▼4MichiganBig Ten1,0010Falling
11▲2Oklahoma StateBig 129200Rising
12▲4StanfordPac-127300Rising
13▲6LSUSEC6510Rising
14▲6FloridaSEC6400Rising
15▼3Western MichiganMid-American6190Falling
16▲2Virginia TechACC6100Rising
17▼6ColoradoPac-125850Falling
18▼4West VirginiaBig 123680Falling
19▲6South FloridaAmerican Athletic3580Rising
20NEWMiamiACC3380New
21▼6LouisvilleACC2770Falling
22NEWTennesseeSEC2530New
23NEWUtahPac-122220New
24▼7AuburnSEC2060Falling
25NEWSan Diego StateMountain West1130New

Dropped Out

  • Iowa (was No. 21)
  • Pittsburgh (was No. 22)
  • Temple (was No. 23)
  • Nebraska (was No. 24)

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

ACC5 • Avg rank 13.2

Average points 766.0

Pac-125 • Avg rank 11.8

Average points 821.2

SEC5 • Avg rank 15.0

Average points 638.0

Big Ten4 • Avg rank 8.0

Average points 1100.8

Big 123 • Avg rank 11.3

Average points 846.7

American Athletic1 • Avg rank 19.0

Average points 358.0

Mid-American1 • Avg rank 15.0

Average points 619.0

Mountain West1 • Avg rank 25.0

Average points 113.0

Stability & Volatility

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

Most Consistent

Alabama

Lowest rank variance across 15 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Florida State

Range of 21 ranking spots across 15 ranked weeks.

Season Ranking Movement

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

#1#5#10#15#20#25Clemson • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedClemson • Regular • Week 2 • No. 2Clemson • Regular • Week 3 • No. 5Clemson • Regular • Week 4 • No. 5Clemson • Regular • Week 5 • No. 5Clemson • Regular • Week 6 • No. 3Clemson • Regular • Week 7 • No. 3Clemson • Regular • Week 8 • No. 4Clemson • Regular • Week 9 • No. 3Clemson • Regular • Week 10 • No. 3Clemson • Regular • Week 11 • No. 3Clemson • Regular • Week 12 • No. 5Clemson • Regular • Week 13 • No. 4Clemson • Regular • Week 14 • No. 3Clemson • Regular • Week 15 • No. 3Clemson • Postseason • No. 1Alabama • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedAlabama • Regular • Week 2 • No. 1Alabama • Regular • Week 3 • No. 1Alabama • Regular • Week 4 • No. 1Alabama • Regular • Week 5 • No. 1Alabama • Regular • Week 6 • No. 1Alabama • Regular • Week 7 • No. 1Alabama • Regular • Week 8 • No. 1Alabama • Regular • Week 9 • No. 1Alabama • Regular • Week 10 • No. 1Alabama • Regular • Week 11 • No. 1Alabama • Regular • Week 12 • No. 1Alabama • Regular • Week 13 • No. 1Alabama • Regular • Week 14 • No. 1Alabama • Regular • Week 15 • No. 1Alabama • Postseason • No. 2USC • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedUSC • Regular • Week 2 • UnrankedUSC • Regular • Week 3 • UnrankedUSC • Regular • Week 4 • UnrankedUSC • Regular • Week 5 • UnrankedUSC • Regular • Week 6 • UnrankedUSC • Regular • Week 7 • UnrankedUSC • Regular • Week 8 • UnrankedUSC • Regular • Week 9 • UnrankedUSC • Regular • Week 10 • UnrankedUSC • Regular • Week 11 • UnrankedUSC • Regular • Week 12 • No. 15USC • Regular • Week 13 • No. 12USC • Regular • Week 14 • No. 10USC • Regular • Week 15 • No. 9USC • Postseason • No. 3Washington • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedWashington • Regular • Week 2 • No. 8Washington • Regular • Week 3 • No. 8Washington • Regular • Week 4 • No. 9Washington • Regular • Week 5 • No. 10Washington • Regular • Week 6 • No. 5Washington • Regular • Week 7 • No. 5Washington • Regular • Week 8 • No. 5Washington • Regular • Week 9 • No. 4Washington • Regular • Week 10 • No. 4Washington • Regular • Week 11 • No. 4Washington • Regular • Week 12 • No. 7Washington • Regular • Week 13 • No. 6Washington • Regular • Week 14 • No. 4Washington • Regular • Week 15 • No. 4Washington • Postseason • No. 4Oklahoma • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedOklahoma • Regular • Week 2 • No. 14Oklahoma • Regular • Week 3 • No. 14Oklahoma • Regular • Week 4 • No. 25Oklahoma • Regular • Week 5 • UnrankedOklahoma • Regular • Week 6 • No. 20Oklahoma • Regular • Week 7 • No. 19Oklahoma • Regular • Week 8 • No. 16Oklahoma • Regular • Week 9 • No. 16Oklahoma • Regular • Week 10 • No. 12Oklahoma • Regular • Week 11 • No. 9Oklahoma • Regular • Week 12 • No. 8Oklahoma • Regular • Week 13 • No. 7Oklahoma • Regular • Week 14 • No. 7Oklahoma • Regular • Week 15 • No. 7Oklahoma • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

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

Peak Chaos Week

Regular • Week 4

100 points (Chaos)

Season Chaos Average

82.4

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 117 • Calm

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

Regular • Week 275 • Wild

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 16 • Movement 37

Regular • Week 360 • Wild

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 2 • Movement 30

Regular • Week 4100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 91

Regular • Week 5100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 10 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 2 • Movement 64

Regular • Week 6100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 5 • Movement 65

Regular • Week 788 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 3 • Movement 57

Regular • Week 889 • Chaos

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

Regular • Week 982 • Chaos

Ranked losses 8 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 3 • Movement 37

Regular • Week 1099 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 2 • Movement 65

Regular • Week 11100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 8 • Top-10 losses 5 • New teams 0 • Movement 88

Regular • Week 12100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 3 • Movement 66

Regular • Week 13100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 11 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 2 • Movement 71

Regular • Week 1477 • Chaos

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 6 • Movement 37

Regular • Week 1532 • Shaky

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 1 • Movement 30

Postseason100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 10 • Top-10 losses 5 • New teams 4 • Movement 76

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 2016.

Weekly Leaders

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

Most Weeks at No. 1

Alabama

14 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1Notre DameFBS Independents1,0060
Regular • Week 2AlabamaSEC1,51854
Regular • Week 3Streak 2AlabamaSEC1,52056
Regular • Week 4Streak 3AlabamaSEC1,51050
Regular • Week 5Streak 4AlabamaSEC1,51150
Regular • Week 6Streak 5AlabamaSEC1,51453
Regular • Week 7Streak 6AlabamaSEC1,52056
Regular • Week 8Streak 7AlabamaSEC1,52460
Regular • Week 9Streak 8AlabamaSEC1,52460
Regular • Week 10Streak 9AlabamaSEC1,52460
Regular • Week 11Streak 10AlabamaSEC1,52460
Regular • Week 12Streak 11AlabamaSEC1,52561
Regular • Week 13Streak 12AlabamaSEC1,52561
Regular • Week 14Streak 13AlabamaSEC1,52561
Regular • Week 15Streak 14AlabamaSEC1,52561
PostseasonClemsonACC1,50060

Poll Dominance

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

Alabama14 weeks • streak 14

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 2016

Clemson1 weeks • streak 1

Single No. 1 run • Most recent season 2016

Entries & Exits

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

WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2AlabamaEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2ClemsonEntered rankings2
Regular • Week 2Florida StateEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateEntered rankings4
Regular • Week 2MichiganEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2StanfordEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 2WashingtonEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 2WisconsinEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 2TexasEntered rankings11
Regular • Week 2LouisvilleEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 2OklahomaEntered rankings14
Regular • Week 2TennesseeEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 2Texas A&MEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 2LSUEntered rankings21
Regular • Week 2Oklahoma StateEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 2MiamiEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 2UCLADropped out16
Regular • Week 2North CarolinaDropped out22
Regular • Week 3FloridaEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 3ArkansasEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 3TCUDropped out15
Regular • Week 3Oklahoma StateDropped out22
Regular • Week 4NebraskaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 4San Diego StateEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 4UtahEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 4IowaDropped out13
Regular • Week 4Notre DameDropped out18
Regular • Week 4OregonDropped out22
Regular • Week 5TCUEntered rankings21
Regular • Week 5Boise StateEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 5LSUDropped out18
Regular • Week 5OklahomaDropped out25
Regular • Week 6North CarolinaEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 6OklahomaEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 6ColoradoEntered rankings21
Regular • Week 6West VirginiaEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 6Virginia TechEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 6Michigan StateDropped out17
Regular • Week 6San Diego StateDropped out19
Regular • Week 6TCUDropped out21
Regular • Week 6TexasDropped out22
Regular • Week 6GeorgiaDropped out25
Regular • Week 7AuburnEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 7Western MichiganEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 7NavyEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 7StanfordDropped out15
Regular • Week 7North CarolinaDropped out17
Regular • Week 7ColoradoDropped out21
Regular • Week 8North CarolinaEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 8LSUEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 8MiamiDropped out16
Regular • Week 8Virginia TechDropped out17
Regular • Week 9ColoradoEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 9Penn StateEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 9Virginia TechEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 9HoustonDropped out11
Regular • Week 9ArkansasDropped out17
Regular • Week 9Ole MissDropped out23
Regular • Week 10Oklahoma StateEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 10Washington StateEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 10TennesseeDropped out18
Regular • Week 10NavyDropped out22
Regular • Week 12USCEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 12San Diego StateEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 12TroyEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 12North CarolinaDropped out15
Regular • Week 12Virginia TechDropped out18
Regular • Week 12BaylorDropped out25
Regular • Week 13HoustonEntered rankings18
Regular • Week 13TennesseeEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 13San Diego StateDropped out24
Regular • Week 13TroyDropped out25
Regular • Week 14StanfordEntered rankings17
Regular • Week 14Virginia TechEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 14NavyEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 14IowaEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 14South FloridaEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 14PittsburghEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 14HoustonDropped out18
Regular • Week 14Boise StateDropped out20
Regular • Week 14UtahDropped out21
Regular • Week 14Texas A&MDropped out22
Regular • Week 14Washington StateDropped out23
Regular • Week 14TennesseeDropped out24
Regular • Week 15TempleEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 15NavyDropped out20
PostseasonMiamiEntered rankings20
PostseasonTennesseeEntered rankings22
PostseasonUtahEntered rankings23
PostseasonSan Diego StateEntered rankings25
PostseasonIowaDropped out21
PostseasonPittsburghDropped out22
PostseasonTempleDropped out23
PostseasonNebraskaDropped out24