Northwestern
Polls ranked102of 906
Seasons ranked12of 51
Best rankingNo. 6
Polls at No. 10
Longest streak27polls
Season by season · 12 ranked seasons, newest first
| Season | Polls, No. 1 at the top | Preseason → final | At No. 1 | Ranked | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | No. 17→unranked | 13/17 | |||
| 2019-2020 | unranked→No. 11 | 9/20 | |||
| 2015-2016 | No. 19→unranked | 9/19 | |||
| 2014-2015 | unranked→No. 22 | 4/19 | |||
| 1995-1996 | unranked→unranked | 7/18 | |||
| 1993-1994 | unranked→unranked | 7/17 | |||
| 1991-1992 | unranked→unranked | 10/18 | |||
| 1990-1991 | No. 15→No. 22 | 17/17 | |||
| 1989-1990 | unranked→No. 13 | 10/17 | |||
| 1985-1986 | unranked→unranked | 1/16 | |||
| 1979-1980 | No. 18→No. 15 | 10/17 | |||
| 1978-1979 | unranked→No. 16 | 5/17 |
Statistics · the full details
| Statistic | Value | First and most recent | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best ranking | 6 | First: December 10, 1990 | All 8 |
| # Polls Ranked | 102 | First: February 13, 1979 (20) Most recent: February 15, 2021 (24) | All 102 |
| # Polls Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Polls Ranked Top 5 | 0 | - | |
| # Polls Ranked Top 10 | 3 | First: December 3, 1990 (10) Most recent: December 17, 1990 (8) | All 3 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 15 | 35 | First: March 18, 1980 (15) Most recent: December 28, 2020 (15) | All 35 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 20 | 77 | First: February 13, 1979 (20) Most recent: December 28, 2020 (15) | All 77 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked | 27 | January 8, 1990 - March 11, 1991 | All 10 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5 | 0 | - | |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10 | 3 | December 3, 1990 - December 17, 1990 | |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15 | 14 | February 26, 1990 - January 28, 1991 | All 8 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 | 24 | January 21, 1990 - March 4, 1991 | All 10 |
| # Seasons Ranked | 12 | First: 1978-1979 Most recent: 2020-2021 | All 12 |
| # Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 1 | First: 1990-1991 | |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 7 | First: 1979-1980 Most recent: 2020-2021 | All 7 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 11 | First: 1978-1979 Most recent: 2020-2021 | All 11 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked | 4 | First: 1979-1980 Most recent: 2020-2021 | All 4 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15 | 1 | First: 1990-1991 | |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20 | 4 | First: 1979-1980 Most recent: 2020-2021 | All 4 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked | 6 | First: 1978-1979 Most recent: 2019-2020 | All 6 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 5 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 10 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 15 | 3 | First: 1979-1980 Most recent: 2019-2020 | All 3 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 20 | 4 | First: 1978-1979 Most recent: 2019-2020 | All 4 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked | 3 | 1989-1990 - 1991-1992 | All 7 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 0 | - | |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 1 | 1990-1991 - 1990-1991 | |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 3 | 1989-1990 - 1991-1992 | All 4 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 3 | 1989-1990 - 1991-1992 | All 7 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise | 10 | Unranked (November 17, 1991) → No. 16 (November 24, 1991) | All 29 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise | 10 | Unranked (November 17, 1991) → No. 16 (November 24, 1991) | All 28 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise | 15 | Unranked (October 30, 2019) → No. 11 (March 17, 2020) | All 5 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall | 10 | No. 16 (January 4, 2016) → Unranked (January 11, 2016) | All 31 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall | 10 | No. 16 (January 4, 2016) → Unranked (January 11, 2016) | All 26 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall | 9 | No. 17 (November 10, 2020) → Unranked (March 15, 2021) | All 3 |