Iowa State
Polls ranked224of 906
Seasons ranked20of 51
Best rankingNo. 4
Polls at No. 10
Longest streak82polls
Season by season · 20 ranked seasons, newest first
| Season | Polls, No. 1 at the top | Preseason → final | At No. 1 | Ranked | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | No. 14→unranked | 10/20 | |||
| 2024-2025 | No. 8→unranked | 6/21 | |||
| 2023-2024 | unranked→No. 25 | 2/21 | |||
| 2022-2023 | No. 8→No. 17 | 18/19 | |||
| 2021-2022 | No. 12→No. 10 | 19/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2020-2021 | No. 15→unranked | 3/17 | |||
| 2018-2019 | unranked→No. 13 | 13/20 | |||
| 2013-2014 | No. 23→unranked | 13/20 | |||
| 2012-2013 | unranked→No. 23 | 11/20 | |||
| 2010-2011 | No. 20→unranked | 17/19 | |||
| 2009-2010 | unranked→No. 16 | 8/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2008-2009 | unranked→No. 17 | 10/19 | Elite Eight | ||
| 2006-2007 | unranked→No. 24 | 1/19 | |||
| 2004-2005 | unranked→No. 19 | 10/19 | |||
| 2002-2003 | No. 23→unranked | 3/19 | |||
| 2001-2002 | No. 8→No. 10 | 18/18 | |||
| 2000-2001 | No. 10→No. 8 | 19/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1999-2000 | No. 7→No. 7 | 19/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1998-1999 | No. 22→No. 19 | 18/18 | Elite Eight | ||
| 1997-1998 | unranked→No. 24 | 6/18 |
Records held · 1 leaderboard
Statistics · the full details
| Statistic | Value | First and most recent | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best ranking | 4 | First: December 31, 2001 | All 11 |
| # Polls Ranked | 224 | First: January 26, 1998 (24) Most recent: January 12, 2026 (19) | All 224 |
| # Polls Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Polls Ranked Top 5 | 10 | First: December 11, 2000 (5) Most recent: November 21, 2022 (5) | All 10 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 10 | 63 | First: November 9, 1999 (7) Most recent: December 22, 2025 (10) | All 63 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 15 | 112 | First: January 11, 1999 (14) Most recent: January 5, 2026 (11) | All 112 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 20 | 167 | First: November 30, 1998 (18) Most recent: January 12, 2026 (19) | All 167 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked | 82 | February 9, 1998 - November 25, 2002 | All 21 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5 | 6 | November 26, 2001 - December 31, 2001 | All 3 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10 | 19 | March 6, 2000 - February 26, 2001 | All 12 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15 | 42 | December 27, 1999 - January 21, 2002 | All 15 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 | 57 | March 8, 1999 - March 11, 2002 | All 20 |
| # Seasons Ranked | 20 | First: 1997-1998 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 20 |
| # Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 3 | First: 2000-2001 Most recent: 2022-2023 | All 3 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 7 | First: 1999-2000 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 7 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 13 | First: 1998-1999 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 13 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 16 | First: 1998-1999 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 16 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked | 12 | First: 1998-1999 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 12 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10 | 5 | First: 1999-2000 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 5 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15 | 8 | First: 1999-2000 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 8 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20 | 9 | First: 1999-2000 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 9 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked | 14 | First: 1997-1998 Most recent: 2023-2024 | All 14 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 5 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 10 | 4 | First: 1999-2000 Most recent: 2021-2022 | All 4 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 15 | 5 | First: 1999-2000 Most recent: 2021-2022 | All 5 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 20 | 10 | First: 1998-1999 Most recent: 2022-2023 | All 10 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked | 6 | 2 times Most recent: 2020-2021 - (Active) | All 7 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 2 | 2000-2001 - 2001-2002 | All 2 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 3 | 1999-2000 - 2001-2002 | All 3 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 4 | 1998-1999 - 2001-2002 | All 7 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 5 | 1998-1999 - 2002-2003 | All 7 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise | 17 | No. 25 (April 8, 2024) → No. 8 (October 15, 2024) | All 23 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise | 9 | Unranked (March 6, 2023) → No. 17 (March 13, 2023) | All 35 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise | 13 | Unranked (November 1, 2018) → No. 13 (March 18, 2019) | All 11 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall | 13 | 2 times First: No. 10 (March 11, 2002) → No. 23 (November 4, 2002) Most recent: No. 13 (March 18, 2019) → Unranked (October 30, 2019) | All 23 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall | 9 | No. 12 (January 30, 2023) → No. 21 (February 6, 2023) | All 23 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall | 18 | No. 8 (October 15, 2024) → Unranked (April 7, 2025) | All 8 |