| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall | 16 | Georgia; Texas |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise | 15 | Colorado |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall | 24 | Iowa |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise | 19 | Georgia; UCLA; LSU and 1 more |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall | 22 | Georgia; Tennessee |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise | 23 | Ohio State |
| Least Average Poll-to-Poll Movement in Top 5 | 0.000 | January 18, 1978 to January 25, 1978; January 25, 1978 to February 1, 1978; February 1, 1978 to February 8, 1978 and 276 more |
| Least Average Poll-to-Poll Movement in Top 10 | 0.000 | January 25, 1978 to February 1, 1978; February 22, 1978 to March 1, 1978; December 19, 1978 to December 26, 1978 and 48 more |
| Least Average Poll-to-Poll Movement in Top 15 | 0.000 | February 22, 1978 to March 1, 1978; December 19, 1978 to December 26, 1978; December 21, 1987 to December 28, 1987 and 11 more |
| Least Average Poll-to-Poll Movement in Top 20 | 0.000 | December 19, 1978 to December 26, 1978; December 21, 1987 to December 28, 1987; December 22, 2008 to December 29, 2008 and 5 more |
| Least Average Poll-to-Poll Movement in Top 25 | 0.000 | December 19, 1978 to December 26, 1978; December 21, 1987 to December 28, 1987; March 11, 2013 to March 18, 2013 |
| Most Average Poll-to-Poll Movement in Top 5 | 5.000 | October 17, 2023 to November 13, 2023 |
| Most Average Poll-to-Poll Movement in Top 10 | 5.923 | October 17, 2023 to November 13, 2023 |
| Most Average Poll-to-Poll Movement in Top 15 | 6.211 | October 17, 2023 to November 13, 2023 |
| Most Average Poll-to-Poll Movement in Top 20 | 5.591 | October 17, 2023 to November 13, 2023 |
| Most Average Poll-to-Poll Movement in Top 25 | 4.741 | October 17, 2023 to November 13, 2023 |
