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Polls ranked614of 906

Seasons ranked41of 51

Best rankingNo. 114 times

Polls at No. 114

Longest streak251polls

Rank in every AP poll, 1976–2026 · No. 1 at the topranked in 614 of 906 polls · hover for a poll

Season by season · 41 ranked seasons, newest first

Rank by season
Season	Preseason → final	At No. 1	Ranked	Tournament
2026-2027	No. 20→No. 20 now		1/1
2025-2026	No. 10→No. 20		20/20
2024-2025	No. 18→No. 12		21/21	Sweet Sixteen
2023-2024	No. 14→unranked		2/21
2022-2023	No. 17→No. 7		19/19	Elite Eight
2021-2022	No. 4→No. 13		19/19	Sweet Sixteen
2020-2021	No. 12→No. 7		17/17	Sweet Sixteen
2019-2020	No. 4→No. 4		20/20
2018-2019	No. 9→No. 9		20/20
2017-2018	No. 15→No. 16		19/19
2016-2017	No. 6→No. 4		19/19	Sweet Sixteen
2015-2016	No. 9→No. 5		19/19
2014-2015	No. 10→No. 4		19/19	Final Four
2013-2014	No. 8→No. 11		20/20	Final Four
2012-2013	No. 5→No. 12		20/20	Sweet Sixteen
2011-2012	No. 11→No. 5		19/19	Elite Eight
2010-2011	No. 21→No. 16		19/19
2009-2010	unranked→unranked		1/19
2008-2009	No. 3→No. 3		19/19	Elite Eight
2007-2008	No. 4→No. 5		20/20	Elite Eight
2006-2007	No. 1→No. 6	10	19/19
2005-2006	No. 14→No. 3		18/18	Champion
2004-2005	No. 23→unranked		17/19
2001-2002	No. 23→unranked		2/18
1993-1994	No. 23→unranked		7/17
1992-1993	No. 4→No. 11		16/16
1991-1992	No. 15→No. 8	4	18/18	Elite Eight
1990-1991	No. 20→unranked		5/17
1989-1990	No. 17→unranked		11/17
1988-1989	No. 10→No. 5		17/17	Final Four
1987-1988	unranked→No. 9		14/17	Elite Eight
1986-1987	No. 17→unranked		7/16
1984-1985	No. 18→unranked		2/17
1983-1984	No. 8→No. 17		17/17
1982-1983	No. 6→No. 6		17/17	Sweet Sixteen
1981-1982	No. 11→No. 3		18/18	Final Four
1980-1981	No. 14→No. 8		18/18
1979-1980	No. 11→No. 6		17/17
1978-1979	No. 2→No. 8		17/17
1977-1978	No. 12→No. 6		14/14
1976-1977	No. 15→No. 16		10/10

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# Distinct Rankings in One Season 14

Statistics · the full details

Statistics
Statistic	Value	First and most recent	More
Best ranking	1	14 times First: January 19, 1992 Most recent: January 8, 2007	All 9
# Polls Ranked	614	First: November 25, 1976 (15) Most recent: October 20, 2026 (20)	All 614
# Polls Ranked No. 1	14	First: January 19, 1992 (1) Most recent: January 8, 2007 (1)	All 14
# Polls Ranked Top 5	139	First: February 15, 1978 (4) Most recent: February 27, 2023 (5)	All 139
# Polls Ranked Top 10	366	First: December 14, 1977 (10) Most recent: January 5, 2026 (8)	All 366
# Polls Ranked Top 15	516	First: November 25, 1976 (15) Most recent: March 2, 2026 (14)	All 516
# Polls Ranked Top 20	588	First: November 25, 1976 (15) Most recent: October 20, 2026 (20)	All 588
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked	251	October 29, 2010 - November 13, 2023	All 12
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1	10	November 8, 2006 - January 8, 2007	All 2
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5	21	November 3, 2007 - November 1, 2008	All 27
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10	57	November 21, 2005 - November 1, 2008	All 29
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15	132	October 29, 2011 - February 19, 2018	All 25
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20	246	December 13, 2010 - November 13, 2023	All 13
# Seasons Ranked	41	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2026-2027	All 41
# Seasons Ranked No. 1	2	First: 1991-1992 Most recent: 2006-2007	All 2
# Seasons Ranked Top 5	21	First: 1977-1978 Most recent: 2022-2023	All 21
# Seasons Ranked Top 10	29	First: 1977-1978 Most recent: 2025-2026	All 29
# Seasons Ranked Top 15	35	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026	All 35
# Seasons Ranked Top 20	39	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2026-2027	All 39
# Seasons Preseason Ranked	39	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2026-2027	All 39
# Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1	1	First: 2006-2007
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5	8	First: 1978-1979 Most recent: 2021-2022	All 8
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10	17	First: 1978-1979 Most recent: 2025-2026	All 17
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15	28	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026	All 28
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20	35	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2026-2027	All 35
# Seasons Finished Ranked	31	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026	All 31
# Seasons Finished Ranked No. 1	0	-
# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 5	10	First: 1981-1982 Most recent: 2019-2020	All 10
# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 10	21	First: 1977-1978 Most recent: 2022-2023	All 21
# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 15	26	First: 1977-1978 Most recent: 2024-2025	All 26
# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 20	31	First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026	All 31
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked	23	2004-2005 - (Active)	All 4
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked No. 1	1	2 times First: 1991-1992 - 1991-1992 Most recent: 2006-2007 - 2006-2007	All 2
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 5	4	2005-2006 - 2008-2009	All 9
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 10	12	2011-2012 - 2022-2023	All 6
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 15	16	2010-2011 - (Active)	All 5
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 20	17	2010-2011 - (Active)	All 4
Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise	12	Unranked (March 14, 2005) → No. 14 (November 8, 2005)	All 34
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise	7	No. 18 (October 15, 2024) → No. 11 (November 11, 2024)	All 21
Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise	12	Unranked (November 23, 1987) → No. 9 (March 14, 1988)	All 16
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall	23	No. 3 (March 16, 2009) → Unranked (October 30, 2009)	All 26
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall	8	2 times First: No. 15 (January 14, 1990) → No. 23 (January 21, 1990) Most recent: No. 3 (November 1, 2008) → No. 11 (November 17, 2008)	All 37
Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall	12	No. 14 (October 17, 2023) → Unranked (April 8, 2024)	All 19