Baylor
Polls ranked458of 905
Seasons ranked27of 50
Best rankingNo. 147 times
Polls at No. 147
Longest streak365polls
Season by season · 27 ranked seasons, newest first
| Season | Polls, No. 1 at the top | Preseason → final | At No. 1 | Ranked | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | No. 16→No. 23 | 20/20 | |||
| 2024-2025 | No. 12→No. 18 | 11/21 | |||
| 2023-2024 | No. 19→No. 13 | 21/21 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2022-2023 | No. 18→unranked | 10/19 | |||
| 2021-2022 | No. 7→No. 7 | 19/19 | |||
| 2020-2021 | No. 4→No. 5 | 17/17 | Elite Eight | ||
| 2019-2020 | No. 2→No. 3 | 20/20 | |||
| 2018-2019 | No. 4→No. 1 | 8 | 20/20 | Champion | |
| 2017-2018 | No. 3→No. 2 | 19/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2016-2017 | No. 2→No. 5 | 19/19 | Elite Eight | ||
| 2015-2016 | No. 5→No. 4 | 19/19 | Elite Eight | ||
| 2014-2015 | No. 8→No. 5 | 19/19 | Elite Eight | ||
| 2013-2014 | No. 10→No. 5 | 20/20 | Elite Eight | ||
| 2012-2013 | No. 1→No. 1 | 13 | 20/20 | Sweet Sixteen | |
| 2011-2012 | No. 1→No. 1 | 19 | 19/19 | Champion | |
| 2010-2011 | No. 2→No. 3 | 7 | 19/19 | Elite Eight | |
| 2009-2010 | No. 7→No. 14 | 19/19 | Final Four | ||
| 2008-2009 | No. 19→No. 5 | 19/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2007-2008 | No. 15→No. 12 | 20/20 | |||
| 2006-2007 | No. 19→No. 19 | 19/19 | |||
| 2005-2006 | No. 6→No. 10 | 18/18 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2004-2005 | No. 8→No. 5 | 19/19 | Champion | ||
| 2003-2004 | unranked→No. 15 | 11/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2001-2002 | No. 14→No. 7 | 18/18 | |||
| 2000-2001 | unranked→No. 23 | 7/19 | |||
| 1977-1978 | No. 15→unranked | 7/14 | |||
| 1976-1977 | No. 13→No. 12 | 9/10 |
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Statistics · the full details
| Statistic | Value | First and most recent | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best ranking | 1 | 47 times First: January 3, 2011 Most recent: March 18, 2019 | All 10 |
| # Polls Ranked | 458 | First: November 25, 1976 (13) Most recent: April 6, 2026 (23) | All 458 |
| # Polls Ranked No. 1 | 47 | First: January 3, 2011 (1) Most recent: March 18, 2019 (1) | All 47 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 5 | 182 | First: December 20, 2004 (5) Most recent: January 8, 2024 (4) | All 182 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 10 | 326 | First: December 3, 2001 (9) Most recent: November 17, 2025 (7) | All 326 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 15 | 389 | First: November 25, 1976 (13) Most recent: February 16, 2026 (15) | All 389 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 20 | 435 | First: November 25, 1976 (13) Most recent: March 2, 2026 (20) | All 435 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked | 365 | January 5, 2004 - January 9, 2023 | All 9 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1 | 21 | October 29, 2011 - November 12, 2012 | All 4 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5 | 58 | October 29, 2010 - March 18, 2013 | All 21 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10 | 137 | December 8, 2014 - December 27, 2021 | All 15 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15 | 231 | March 15, 2010 - March 14, 2022 | All 14 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 | 355 | January 19, 2004 - November 14, 2022 | All 12 |
| # Seasons Ranked | 27 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 27 |
| # Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 4 | First: 2010-2011 Most recent: 2018-2019 | All 4 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 18 | First: 2004-2005 Most recent: 2023-2024 | All 18 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 21 | First: 2001-2002 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 21 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 25 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 25 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 27 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 27 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked | 25 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 25 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1 | 2 | First: 2011-2012 Most recent: 2012-2013 | All 2 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5 | 9 | First: 2010-2011 Most recent: 2020-2021 | All 9 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10 | 15 | First: 2004-2005 Most recent: 2021-2022 | All 15 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15 | 20 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 20 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20 | 25 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 25 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked | 25 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 25 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked No. 1 | 3 | First: 2011-2012 Most recent: 2018-2019 | All 3 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 5 | 13 | First: 2004-2005 Most recent: 2020-2021 | All 13 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 10 | 16 | First: 2001-2002 Most recent: 2021-2022 | All 16 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 15 | 21 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2023-2024 | All 21 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 20 | 23 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 23 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked | 23 | 2003-2004 - (Active) | All 3 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 3 | 2010-2011 - 2012-2013 | All 2 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 15 | 2007-2008 - 2021-2022 | All 3 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 18 | 2004-2005 - 2021-2022 | All 4 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 19 | 2003-2004 - 2021-2022 | All 4 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 23 | 2003-2004 - (Active) | All 3 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise | 12 | No. 14 (March 15, 2010) → No. 2 (October 29, 2010) | All 24 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise | 9 | 3 times First: Unranked (March 9, 1977) → No. 12 (March 16, 1977) Most recent: No. 16 (October 14, 2025) → No. 7 (November 10, 2025) | All 36 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise | 14 | No. 19 (November 1, 2008) → No. 5 (March 16, 2009) | All 13 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall | 19 | No. 7 (March 11, 2002) → Unranked (November 4, 2002) | All 21 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall | 8 | 4 times First: No. 18 (January 9, 2023) → Unranked (January 16, 2023) Most recent: No. 7 (November 17, 2025) → No. 15 (November 24, 2025) | All 25 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall | 8 | No. 18 (October 18, 2022) → Unranked (March 13, 2023) | All 10 |