AtTNCAA

Illinois State

Polls ranked8of 906
Seasons ranked4of 51
Best rankingNo. 15
Polls at No. 10
Longest streak2polls
Rank in every AP poll, 1976–2026 · No. 1 at the topranked in 8 of 906 polls · hover for a poll
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Season by season · 4 ranked seasons, newest first

Rank by season
SeasonPolls, No. 1 at the topPreseason → finalAt No. 1RankedTournament
2007-2008unranked→unranked1/20
1988-1989unranked→unranked1/17
1980-1981unranked→No. 153/18
1976-1977No. 16→unranked3/10

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Statistics · the full details

Statistics
StatisticValueFirst and most recentMore
Best ranking15All 2
# Polls Ranked8
First: November 25, 1976 (16)
Most recent: January 28, 2008 (24)
All 8
# Polls Ranked No. 10-
# Polls Ranked Top 50-
# Polls Ranked Top 100-
# Polls Ranked Top 151
First: March 26, 1981 (15)
# Polls Ranked Top 207
First: November 25, 1976 (16)
Most recent: December 5, 1988 (20)
All 7
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked2
2 times
All 6
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 10-
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 50-
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 100-
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 151March 26, 1981 - March 26, 1981
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 202
2 times
All 5
# Seasons Ranked4
First: 1976-1977
Most recent: 2007-2008
All 4
# Seasons Ranked No. 10-
# Seasons Ranked Top 50-
# Seasons Ranked Top 100-
# Seasons Ranked Top 151
First: 1980-1981
# Seasons Ranked Top 203
First: 1976-1977
Most recent: 1988-1989
All 3
# Seasons Preseason Ranked1
First: 1976-1977
# Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 10-
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 50-
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 100-
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 150-
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 201
First: 1976-1977
# Seasons Finished Ranked1
First: 1980-1981
# Seasons Finished Ranked No. 10-
# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 50-
# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 100-
# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 151
First: 1980-1981
# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 201
First: 1980-1981
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked1
4 times
Most recent: 2007-2008 - 2007-2008
All 4
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked No. 10-
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 50-
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 100-
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 1511980-1981 - 1980-1981
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 201
3 times
Most recent: 1988-1989 - 1988-1989
All 3
Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise6Unranked (March 15, 1981) → No. 15 (March 26, 1981)All 5
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise6Unranked (March 15, 1981) → No. 15 (March 26, 1981)All 5
Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise6Unranked (November 25, 1980) → No. 15 (March 26, 1981)
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall6No. 15 (March 26, 1981) → Unranked (November 18, 1981)All 7
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall5No. 16 (November 25, 1976) → Unranked (December 8, 1976)All 6
Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall5No. 16 (November 25, 1976) → Unranked (March 16, 1977)