Delta State

Polls ranked44of 906

Seasons ranked4of 51

Best rankingNo. 15 times

Polls at No. 15

Longest streak38polls

Rank in every AP poll, 1976–2026 · No. 1 at the topranked in 44 of 906 polls · hover for a poll

Season by season · 4 ranked seasons, newest first

Rank by season
Season	Preseason → final	At No. 1	Ranked
1979-1980	unranked→unranked		6/17
1978-1979	No. 9→unranked		14/17
1977-1978	No. 4→No. 9		14/14
1976-1977	No. 1→No. 1	5	10/10

Records held · 1 leaderboard

Highest Debut Ranking 1

Statistics · the full details

Statistics
Statistic	Value	First and most recent	More
Best ranking	1	5 times First: November 25, 1976 Most recent: March 16, 1977
# Polls Ranked	44	First: November 25, 1976 (1) Most recent: January 8, 1980 (19)	All 44
# Polls Ranked No. 1	5	First: November 25, 1976 (1) Most recent: March 16, 1977 (1)	All 5
# Polls Ranked Top 5	22	First: November 25, 1976 (1) Most recent: March 1, 1978 (5)	All 22
# Polls Ranked Top 10	31	First: November 25, 1976 (1) Most recent: January 9, 1979 (7)	All 31
# Polls Ranked Top 15	39	First: November 25, 1976 (1) Most recent: December 18, 1979 (14)	All 39
# Polls Ranked Top 20	44	First: November 25, 1976 (1) Most recent: January 8, 1980 (19)	All 44
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked	38	November 25, 1976 - February 27, 1979	All 2
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1	2	March 9, 1977 - March 16, 1977	All 4
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5	22	November 25, 1976 - March 1, 1978
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10	31	November 25, 1976 - January 9, 1979
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15	37	November 25, 1976 - February 20, 1979	All 2
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20	38	November 25, 1976 - February 27, 1979	All 2
# Seasons Ranked	4	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 1979-1980	All 4
# Seasons Ranked No. 1	1	First: 1976-1977
# Seasons Ranked Top 5	2	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 1977-1978	All 2
# Seasons Ranked Top 10	3	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 1978-1979	All 3
# Seasons Ranked Top 15	4	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 1979-1980	All 4
# Seasons Ranked Top 20	4	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 1979-1980	All 4
# Seasons Preseason Ranked	3	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 1978-1979	All 3
# Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1	1	First: 1976-1977
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5	2	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 1977-1978	All 2
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10	3	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 1978-1979	All 3
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15	3	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 1978-1979	All 3
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20	3	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 1978-1979	All 3
# Seasons Finished Ranked	2	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 1977-1978	All 2
# Seasons Finished Ranked No. 1	1	First: 1976-1977
# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 5	1	First: 1976-1977
# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 10	2	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 1977-1978	All 2
# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 15	2	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 1977-1978	All 2
# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 20	2	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 1977-1978	All 2
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked	4	1976-1977 - 1979-1980
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked No. 1	1	1976-1977 - 1976-1977
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 5	2	1976-1977 - 1977-1978
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 10	3	1976-1977 - 1978-1979
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 15	4	1976-1977 - 1979-1980
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 20	4	1976-1977 - 1979-1980
Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise	5	Unranked (November 25, 1979) → No. 16 (December 4, 1979)	All 13
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise	5	Unranked (November 25, 1979) → No. 16 (December 4, 1979)	All 13
Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise	-	-
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall	5	2 times First: No. 7 (January 9, 1979) → No. 12 (January 16, 1979) Most recent: No. 15 (February 20, 1979) → No. 20 (February 27, 1979)	All 18
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall	5	2 times First: No. 7 (January 9, 1979) → No. 12 (January 16, 1979) Most recent: No. 15 (February 20, 1979) → No. 20 (February 27, 1979)	All 17
Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall	12	No. 9 (November 25, 1978) → Unranked (March 20, 1979)	All 2