Kansas State
Polls ranked214of 906
Seasons ranked20of 51
Best rankingNo. 22 times
Polls at No. 10
Longest streak67polls
Season by season · 20 ranked seasons, newest first
| Season | Polls, No. 1 at the top | Preseason → final | At No. 1 | Ranked | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | No. 13→No. 13 | 21/21 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2023-2024 | unranked→No. 19 | 19/21 | |||
| 2022-2023 | unranked→unranked | 2/19 | |||
| 2021-2022 | unranked→unranked | 3/19 | |||
| 2016-2017 | unranked→No. 24 | 10/19 | |||
| 2011-2012 | unranked→unranked | 1/19 | |||
| 2008-2009 | unranked→No. 21 | 14/19 | |||
| 2007-2008 | unranked→No. 16 | 9/20 | |||
| 2006-2007 | unranked→unranked | 1/19 | |||
| 2004-2005 | No. 19→No. 16 | 19/19 | |||
| 2003-2004 | No. 5→No. 8 | 19/19 | |||
| 2002-2003 | No. 5→No. 8 | 19/19 | |||
| 2001-2002 | unranked→No. 11 | 10/18 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1983-1984 | No. 9→No. 7 | 17/17 | |||
| 1982-1983 | No. 11→No. 17 | 17/17 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1981-1982 | unranked→No. 14 | 5/18 | Elite Eight | ||
| 1980-1981 | No. 15→unranked | 9/18 | |||
| 1979-1980 | unranked→No. 13 | 15/17 | |||
| 1977-1978 | No. 16→unranked | 1/14 | |||
| 1976-1977 | No. 19→No. 20 | 3/10 |
Records held · 2 leaderboards
Statistics · the full details
| Statistic | Value | First and most recent | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best ranking | 2 | 2 times First: November 25, 2002 Most recent: January 29, 2024 | All 11 |
| # Polls Ranked | 214 | First: November 25, 1976 (19) Most recent: April 7, 2025 (13) | All 214 |
| # Polls Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Polls Ranked Top 5 | 17 | First: November 4, 2002 (5) Most recent: January 29, 2024 (2) | All 17 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 10 | 65 | First: November 28, 1982 (10) Most recent: January 20, 2025 (10) | All 65 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 15 | 137 | First: December 25, 1979 (15) Most recent: April 7, 2025 (13) | All 137 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 20 | 184 | First: November 25, 1976 (19) Most recent: April 7, 2025 (13) | All 184 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked | 67 | January 7, 2002 - March 14, 2005 | All 21 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5 | 11 | December 23, 2002 - March 3, 2003 | All 4 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10 | 22 | November 4, 2002 - November 24, 2003 | All 13 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15 | 48 | January 7, 2002 - March 15, 2004 | All 13 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 | 52 | January 7, 2002 - November 29, 2004 | All 13 |
| # Seasons Ranked | 20 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 20 |
| # Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 3 | First: 2002-2003 Most recent: 2023-2024 | All 3 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 7 | First: 1982-1983 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 7 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 13 | First: 1979-1980 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 13 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 15 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 15 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked | 9 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 9 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5 | 2 | First: 2002-2003 Most recent: 2003-2004 | All 2 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10 | 3 | First: 1983-1984 Most recent: 2003-2004 | All 3 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15 | 6 | First: 1980-1981 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 6 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20 | 9 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 9 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked | 14 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 14 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 5 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 10 | 3 | First: 1983-1984 Most recent: 2003-2004 | All 3 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 15 | 7 | First: 1979-1980 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 7 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 20 | 12 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 12 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked | 5 | 1979-1980 - 1983-1984 | All 7 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 2 | 2002-2003 - 2003-2004 | All 2 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 3 | 2001-2002 - 2003-2004 | All 3 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 5 | 1979-1980 - 1983-1984 | All 4 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 5 | 1979-1980 - 1983-1984 | All 5 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise | 12 | Unranked (December 31, 2001) → No. 14 (January 7, 2002) | All 32 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise | 12 | Unranked (December 31, 2001) → No. 14 (January 7, 2002) | All 26 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise | 15 | Unranked (November 6, 2001) → No. 11 (March 11, 2002) | All 9 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall | 14 | No. 7 (March 11, 1984) → Unranked (November 18, 1984) | All 21 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall | 6 | 5 times First: No. 19 (November 29, 2004) → No. 25 (December 6, 2004) Most recent: No. 14 (February 24, 2025) → No. 20 (March 3, 2025) | All 28 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall | 6 | 2 times First: No. 15 (November 25, 1980) → Unranked (March 26, 1981) Most recent: No. 11 (November 18, 1982) → No. 17 (March 13, 1983) | All 6 |