Notre Dame
Polls ranked463of 905
Seasons ranked30of 50
Best rankingNo. 117 times
Polls at No. 117
Longest streak234polls
Season by season · 30 ranked seasons, newest first
| Season | Polls, No. 1 at the top | Preseason → final | At No. 1 | Ranked | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | No. 15→No. 9 | 12/20 | Elite Eight | ||
| 2024-2025 | No. 6→No. 10 | 1 | 21/21 | Sweet Sixteen | |
| 2023-2024 | No. 10→No. 11 | 21/21 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2022-2023 | No. 9→No. 10 | 19/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2021-2022 | unranked→No. 21 | 16/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2020-2021 | No. 22→unranked | 1/17 | |||
| 2019-2020 | No. 16→unranked | 2/20 | |||
| 2018-2019 | No. 1→No. 3 | 7 | 20/20 | Runner-up | |
| 2017-2018 | No. 6→No. 5 | 19/19 | Champion | ||
| 2016-2017 | No. 1→No. 2 | 4 | 19/19 | Elite Eight | |
| 2015-2016 | No. 3→No. 2 | 19/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2014-2015 | No. 3→No. 2 | 19/19 | Runner-up | ||
| 2013-2014 | No. 6→No. 2 | 20/20 | Runner-up | ||
| 2012-2013 | No. 7→No. 2 | 20/20 | Final Four | ||
| 2011-2012 | No. 2→No. 4 | 19/19 | Runner-up | ||
| 2010-2011 | No. 12→No. 9 | 19/19 | Runner-up | ||
| 2009-2010 | No. 4→No. 7 | 19/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2008-2009 | No. 16→No. 23 | 19/19 | |||
| 2007-2008 | No. 24→No. 15 | 20/20 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2005-2006 | No. 15→unranked | 11/18 | |||
| 2004-2005 | No. 10→No. 11 | 19/19 | |||
| 2003-2004 | No. 15→unranked | 4/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2002-2003 | No. 10→unranked | 10/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2001-2002 | No. 15→unranked | 6/18 | |||
| 2000-2001 | No. 6→No. 2 | 5 | 19/19 | Champion | |
| 1999-2000 | No. 8→No. 5 | 19/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1998-1999 | No. 17→No. 8 | 18/18 | |||
| 1996-1997 | No. 20→No. 15 | 18/18 | Final Four | ||
| 1995-1996 | unranked→No. 21 | 6/18 | |||
| 1990-1991 | unranked→unranked | 9/17 |
Records held · 3 leaderboards
Statistics · the full details
| Statistic | Value | First and most recent | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best ranking | 1 | 17 times First: January 22, 2001 Most recent: February 17, 2025 | All 13 |
| # Polls Ranked | 463 | First: December 31, 1990 (25) Most recent: April 6, 2026 (9) | All 463 |
| # Polls Ranked No. 1 | 17 | First: January 22, 2001 (1) Most recent: February 17, 2025 (1) | All 17 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 5 | 198 | First: January 17, 2000 (5) Most recent: February 24, 2025 (3) | All 198 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 10 | 304 | First: November 25, 1996 (9) Most recent: April 6, 2026 (9) | All 304 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 15 | 360 | First: November 18, 1996 (14) Most recent: April 6, 2026 (9) | All 360 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 20 | 423 | First: January 21, 1991 (20) Most recent: April 6, 2026 (9) | All 423 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked | 234 | November 3, 2007 - November 11, 2019 | All 13 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1 | 4 | 3 times First: January 22, 2001 - February 12, 2001 Most recent: November 1, 2018 - November 26, 2018 | All 6 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5 | 35 | January 26, 2015 - December 26, 2016 | All 17 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10 | 163 | January 24, 2011 - March 18, 2019 | All 19 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15 | 166 | January 3, 2011 - March 18, 2019 | All 20 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 | 195 | October 30, 2009 - November 11, 2019 | All 14 |
| # Seasons Ranked | 30 | First: 1990-1991 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 30 |
| # Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 4 | First: 2000-2001 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 4 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 14 | First: 1999-2000 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 14 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 23 | First: 1996-1997 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 23 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 27 | First: 1996-1997 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 27 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 28 | First: 1990-1991 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 28 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked | 27 | First: 1996-1997 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 27 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1 | 2 | First: 2016-2017 Most recent: 2018-2019 | All 2 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5 | 6 | First: 2009-2010 Most recent: 2018-2019 | All 6 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10 | 16 | First: 1999-2000 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 16 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15 | 21 | First: 1999-2000 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 21 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20 | 25 | First: 1996-1997 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 25 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked | 23 | First: 1995-1996 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 23 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 5 | 10 | First: 1999-2000 Most recent: 2018-2019 | All 10 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 10 | 16 | First: 1998-1999 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 16 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 15 | 20 | First: 1996-1997 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 20 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 20 | 20 | First: 1996-1997 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 20 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked | 19 | 2007-2008 - (Active) | All 4 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 1 | 4 times | All 4 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 8 | 2011-2012 - 2018-2019 | All 6 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 12 | 2007-2008 - 2018-2019 | All 6 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 13 | 2007-2008 - 2019-2020 | All 4 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 13 | 2007-2008 - 2019-2020 | All 5 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise | 19 | No. 23 (March 16, 2009) → No. 4 (October 30, 2009) | All 20 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise | 13 | No. 22 (March 16, 2026) → No. 9 (April 6, 2026) | All 34 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise | 9 | 2 times First: No. 17 (November 6, 1998) → No. 8 (March 8, 1999) Most recent: No. 24 (November 3, 2007) → No. 15 (March 17, 2008) | All 14 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall | 13 | 2 times First: No. 2 (March 12, 2001) → No. 15 (November 6, 2001) Most recent: No. 3 (March 18, 2019) → No. 16 (October 30, 2019) | All 26 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall | 11 | No. 15 (November 11, 2019) → Unranked (November 18, 2019) | All 21 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall | 16 | No. 10 (November 4, 2002) → Unranked (March 17, 2003) | All 15 |