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Mercer

Polls ranked17of 906
Seasons ranked4of 51
Best rankingNo. 6
Polls at No. 10
Longest streak7polls
Rank in every AP poll, 1976–2026 · No. 1 at the topranked in 17 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
2017-2018unranked→No. 253/19
1980-1981No. 18→unranked3/18
1979-1980unranked→No. 169/17
1976-1977No. 6→unranked2/10

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Statistics · the full details

Statistics
StatisticValueFirst and most recentMore
Best ranking6
# Polls Ranked17
Most recent: March 12, 2018 (25)
All 17
# Polls Ranked No. 10-
# Polls Ranked Top 50-
# Polls Ranked Top 101
# Polls Ranked Top 152
Most recent: December 8, 1976 (14)
All 2
# Polls Ranked Top 2014
Most recent: December 9, 1980 (18)
All 14
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked7December 18, 1979 - January 29, 1980All 4
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 10-
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 50-
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 101November 25, 1976 - November 25, 1976
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 152November 25, 1976 - December 8, 1976
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 207December 18, 1979 - January 29, 1980All 3
# Seasons Ranked4
First: 1976-1977
Most recent: 2017-2018
All 4
# Seasons Ranked No. 10-
# Seasons Ranked Top 50-
# Seasons Ranked Top 101
First: 1976-1977
# Seasons Ranked Top 151
First: 1976-1977
# Seasons Ranked Top 203
First: 1976-1977
Most recent: 1980-1981
All 3
# Seasons Preseason Ranked2
First: 1976-1977
Most recent: 1980-1981
All 2
# Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 10-
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 50-
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 101
First: 1976-1977
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 151
First: 1976-1977
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 202
First: 1976-1977
Most recent: 1980-1981
All 2
# Seasons Finished Ranked2
First: 1979-1980
Most recent: 2017-2018
All 2
# Seasons Finished Ranked No. 10-
# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 50-
# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 100-
# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 150-
# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 201
First: 1979-1980
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked21979-1980 - 1980-1981All 3
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked No. 10-
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 50-
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 1011976-1977 - 1976-1977
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 1511976-1977 - 1976-1977
Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 2021979-1980 - 1980-1981All 2
Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise4No. 20 (March 9, 1980) → No. 16 (March 18, 1980)All 6
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise4No. 20 (March 9, 1980) → No. 16 (March 18, 1980)All 6
Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise5Unranked (November 25, 1979) → No. 16 (March 18, 1980)All 2
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall8No. 6 (November 25, 1976) → No. 14 (December 8, 1976)All 8
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall8No. 6 (November 25, 1976) → No. 14 (December 8, 1976)All 6
Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall15No. 6 (November 25, 1976) → Unranked (March 16, 1977)All 2