Statistics

Polls ranked

Best ranking · 13 ↑ top

Best ranking, each time it improved

Best ranking, each time it improved
New best	Poll	Season
No. 25	February 10, 1997	1996-1997
No. 24	February 17, 1997	1996-1997
No. 23	March 10, 1997	1996-1997
No. 21	November 7, 1997	1997-1998
No. 20	December 8, 1997	1997-1998
No. 19	December 15, 1997	1997-1998
No. 18	January 25, 1999	1998-1999
No. 13	January 10, 2000	1999-2000

Polls at No. 13

Polls at No. 13
Season	Polls	Polls
1999-2000	1	Jan 10

# Polls Ranked · 34 ↑ top

# Polls Ranked
Season	Polls	Polls, with the ranking in each
1996-1997	4	Feb 10 (25) · Feb 17 (24) · Mar 3 (24) · Mar 10 (23)
1997-1998	7	Nov 7 (21) · Nov 17 (22) · Nov 24 (21) · Dec 1 (22) · Dec 8 (20) · Dec 15 (19) · Jan 5 (24)
1998-1999	4	Jan 18 (24) · Jan 25 (18) · Mar 1 (24) · Mar 8 (23)
1999-2000	14	Dec 13 (24) · Dec 20 (24) · Dec 27 (24) · Jan 3 (19) · Jan 10 (13) · Jan 17 (21) · Jan 24 (22) · Jan 31 (21) · Feb 7 (25) · Feb 14 (20) · Feb 21 (18) · Feb 28 (23) · Mar 6 (21) · Mar 13 (22)
2001-2002	5	Dec 10 (22) · Dec 17 (21) · Dec 24 (25) · Dec 31 (22) · Jan 7 (20)

# Polls Ranked No. 1 · 0 ↑ top

# Polls Ranked No. 1
Season	Polls	Polls
None

# Polls Ranked Top 5 · 0 ↑ top

# Polls Ranked Top 5
Season	Polls	Polls, with the ranking in each
None

# Polls Ranked Top 10 · 0 ↑ top

# Polls Ranked Top 10
Season	Polls	Polls, with the ranking in each
None

# Polls Ranked Top 15 · 1 ↑ top

# Polls Ranked Top 15
Season	Polls	Polls, with the ranking in each
1999-2000	1	Jan 10 (13)

# Polls Ranked Top 20 · 8 ↑ top

# Polls Ranked Top 20
Season	Polls	Polls, with the ranking in each
1997-1998	2	Dec 8 (20) · Dec 15 (19)
1998-1999	1	Jan 25 (18)
1999-2000	4	Jan 3 (19) · Jan 10 (13) · Feb 14 (20) · Feb 21 (18)
2001-2002	1	Jan 7 (20)

Consecutive polls ranked

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked · 14 ↑ top

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked
Place	From	To	Polls
1.	Dec 13, 1999	Mar 13, 2000	14
2.	Mar 3, 1997	Dec 15, 1997	8
3.	Dec 10, 2001	Jan 7, 2002	5
4.	Feb 10, 1997	Feb 17, 1997	2
4.	Jan 18, 1999	Jan 25, 1999	2
4.	Mar 1, 1999	Mar 8, 1999	2
7.	Jan 5, 1998	Jan 5, 1998	1

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1 · 0 ↑ top

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1
Place	From	To	Polls
None

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5 · 0 ↑ top

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5
Place	From	To	Polls
None

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10 · 0 ↑ top

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10
Place	From	To	Polls
None

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15 · 1 ↑ top

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15
Place	From	To	Polls
1.	Jan 10, 2000	Jan 10, 2000	1

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 · 2 ↑ top

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20
Place	From	To	Polls
1.	Dec 8, 1997	Dec 15, 1997	2
1.	Jan 3, 2000	Jan 10, 2000	2
1.	Feb 14, 2000	Feb 21, 2000	2
4.	Jan 25, 1999	Jan 25, 1999	1
4.	Jan 7, 2002	Jan 7, 2002	1

Seasons ranked

# Seasons Ranked · 5 ↑ top

# Seasons Ranked
Season	Best ranking
1996-1997	23
1997-1998	19
1998-1999	18
1999-2000	13
2001-2002	20

# Seasons Ranked No. 1 · 0 ↑ top

# Seasons Ranked No. 1
Season	Best ranking
None

# Seasons Ranked Top 5 · 0 ↑ top

# Seasons Ranked Top 5
Season	Best ranking
None

# Seasons Ranked Top 10 · 0 ↑ top

# Seasons Ranked Top 10
Season	Best ranking
None

# Seasons Ranked Top 15 · 1 ↑ top

# Seasons Ranked Top 15
Season	Best ranking
1999-2000	13

# Seasons Ranked Top 20 · 4 ↑ top

# Seasons Ranked Top 20
Season	Best ranking
1997-1998	19
1998-1999	18
1999-2000	13
2001-2002	20

# Seasons Preseason Ranked · 1 ↑ top

# Seasons Preseason Ranked
Season	Preseason ranking
1997-1998	21

# Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1 · 0 ↑ top

# Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1
Season	Preseason ranking
None

# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5 · 0 ↑ top

# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5
Season	Preseason ranking
None

# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10 · 0 ↑ top

# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10
Season	Preseason ranking
None

# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15 · 0 ↑ top

# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15
Season	Preseason ranking
None

# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20 · 0 ↑ top

# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20
Season	Preseason ranking
None

# Seasons Finished Ranked · 3 ↑ top

# Seasons Finished Ranked
Season	Final ranking
1996-1997	23
1998-1999	23
1999-2000	22

# Seasons Finished Ranked No. 1 · 0 ↑ top

# Seasons Finished Ranked No. 1
Season	Final ranking
None

# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 5 · 0 ↑ top

# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 5
Season	Final ranking
None

# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 10 · 0 ↑ top

# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 10
Season	Final ranking
None

# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 15 · 0 ↑ top

# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 15
Season	Final ranking
None

# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 20 · 0 ↑ top

# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 20
Season	Final ranking
None

Consecutive seasons ranked

Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked · 4 ↑ top

Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked
Place	From	To	Seasons
1.	1996-1997	1999-2000	4
2.	2001-2002	2001-2002	1

Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked No. 1 · 0 ↑ top

Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked No. 1
Place	From	To	Seasons
None

Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 5 · 0 ↑ top

Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 5
Place	From	To	Seasons
None

Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 10 · 0 ↑ top

Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 10
Place	From	To	Seasons
None

Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 15 · 1 ↑ top

Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 15
Place	From	To	Seasons
1.	1999-2000	1999-2000	1

Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 20 · 3 ↑ top

Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 20
Place	From	To	Seasons
1.	1997-1998	1999-2000	3
2.	2001-2002	2001-2002	1

Movement

Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise · 6 ↑ top

Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise
Place	From	To	Rise
1.	No. 24 (Jan 18, 1999)	No. 18 (Jan 25, 1999)	6
1.	No. 19 (Jan 3, 2000)	No. 13 (Jan 10, 2000)	6
3.	No. 24 (Dec 27, 1999)	No. 19 (Jan 3, 2000)	5
3.	No. 25 (Feb 7, 2000)	No. 20 (Feb 14, 2000)	5
5.	Unranked (Dec 3, 2001)	No. 22 (Dec 10, 2001)	4
6.	No. 25 (Dec 24, 2001)	No. 22 (Dec 31, 2001)	3
7.	Unranked (Feb 24, 1997)	No. 24 (Mar 3, 1997)	2
7.	No. 23 (Mar 10, 1997)	No. 21 (Nov 7, 1997)	2
7.	No. 22 (Dec 1, 1997)	No. 20 (Dec 8, 1997)	2
7.	Unranked (Dec 29, 1997)	No. 24 (Jan 5, 1998)	2
7.	Unranked (Jan 11, 1999)	No. 24 (Jan 18, 1999)	2
7.	Unranked (Feb 22, 1999)	No. 24 (Mar 1, 1999)	2
7.	Unranked (Dec 6, 1999)	No. 24 (Dec 13, 1999)	2
7.	No. 20 (Feb 14, 2000)	No. 18 (Feb 21, 2000)	2
7.	No. 23 (Feb 28, 2000)	No. 21 (Mar 6, 2000)	2
7.	No. 22 (Dec 31, 2001)	No. 20 (Jan 7, 2002)	2
17.	Unranked (Feb 3, 1997)	No. 25 (Feb 10, 1997)	1
17.	No. 25 (Feb 10, 1997)	No. 24 (Feb 17, 1997)	1
17.	No. 24 (Mar 3, 1997)	No. 23 (Mar 10, 1997)	1
17.	No. 22 (Nov 17, 1997)	No. 21 (Nov 24, 1997)	1
17.	No. 20 (Dec 8, 1997)	No. 19 (Dec 15, 1997)	1
17.	No. 24 (Mar 1, 1999)	No. 23 (Mar 8, 1999)	1
17.	No. 22 (Jan 24, 2000)	No. 21 (Jan 31, 2000)	1
17.	No. 22 (Dec 10, 2001)	No. 21 (Dec 17, 2001)	1

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise · 6 ↑ top

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise
Place	From	To	Rise
1.	No. 24 (Jan 18, 1999)	No. 18 (Jan 25, 1999)	6
1.	No. 19 (Jan 3, 2000)	No. 13 (Jan 10, 2000)	6
3.	No. 24 (Dec 27, 1999)	No. 19 (Jan 3, 2000)	5
3.	No. 25 (Feb 7, 2000)	No. 20 (Feb 14, 2000)	5
5.	Unranked (Dec 3, 2001)	No. 22 (Dec 10, 2001)	4
6.	No. 25 (Dec 24, 2001)	No. 22 (Dec 31, 2001)	3
7.	Unranked (Feb 24, 1997)	No. 24 (Mar 3, 1997)	2
7.	No. 22 (Dec 1, 1997)	No. 20 (Dec 8, 1997)	2
7.	Unranked (Dec 29, 1997)	No. 24 (Jan 5, 1998)	2
7.	Unranked (Jan 11, 1999)	No. 24 (Jan 18, 1999)	2
7.	Unranked (Feb 22, 1999)	No. 24 (Mar 1, 1999)	2
7.	Unranked (Dec 6, 1999)	No. 24 (Dec 13, 1999)	2
7.	No. 20 (Feb 14, 2000)	No. 18 (Feb 21, 2000)	2
7.	No. 23 (Feb 28, 2000)	No. 21 (Mar 6, 2000)	2
7.	No. 22 (Dec 31, 2001)	No. 20 (Jan 7, 2002)	2
16.	Unranked (Feb 3, 1997)	No. 25 (Feb 10, 1997)	1
16.	No. 25 (Feb 10, 1997)	No. 24 (Feb 17, 1997)	1
16.	No. 24 (Mar 3, 1997)	No. 23 (Mar 10, 1997)	1
16.	No. 22 (Nov 17, 1997)	No. 21 (Nov 24, 1997)	1
16.	No. 20 (Dec 8, 1997)	No. 19 (Dec 15, 1997)	1
16.	No. 24 (Mar 1, 1999)	No. 23 (Mar 8, 1999)	1
16.	No. 22 (Jan 24, 2000)	No. 21 (Jan 31, 2000)	1
16.	No. 22 (Dec 10, 2001)	No. 21 (Dec 17, 2001)	1

Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise · 4 ↑ top

Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise
Place	From	To	Rise
1.	Unranked (Nov 9, 1999)	No. 22 (Mar 13, 2000)	4
2.	Unranked (Nov 12, 1996)	No. 23 (Mar 10, 1997)	3
2.	Unranked (Nov 6, 1998)	No. 23 (Mar 8, 1999)	3

Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall · 8 ↑ top

Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall
Place	From	To	Fall
1.	No. 18 (Jan 25, 1999)	Unranked (Feb 1, 1999)	8
1.	No. 13 (Jan 10, 2000)	No. 21 (Jan 17, 2000)	8
3.	No. 19 (Dec 15, 1997)	Unranked (Dec 22, 1997)	7
4.	No. 20 (Jan 7, 2002)	Unranked (Jan 14, 2002)	6
5.	No. 18 (Feb 21, 2000)	No. 23 (Feb 28, 2000)	5
6.	No. 21 (Jan 31, 2000)	No. 25 (Feb 7, 2000)	4
6.	No. 22 (Mar 13, 2000)	Unranked (Nov 7, 2000)	4
6.	No. 21 (Dec 17, 2001)	No. 25 (Dec 24, 2001)	4
9.	No. 23 (Mar 8, 1999)	Unranked (Nov 9, 1999)	3
10.	No. 24 (Feb 17, 1997)	Unranked (Feb 24, 1997)	2
10.	No. 24 (Jan 5, 1998)	Unranked (Jan 12, 1998)	2
12.	No. 21 (Nov 7, 1997)	No. 22 (Nov 17, 1997)	1
12.	No. 21 (Nov 24, 1997)	No. 22 (Dec 1, 1997)	1
12.	No. 21 (Jan 17, 2000)	No. 22 (Jan 24, 2000)	1
12.	No. 21 (Mar 6, 2000)	No. 22 (Mar 13, 2000)	1

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall · 8 ↑ top

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall
Place	From	To	Fall
1.	No. 18 (Jan 25, 1999)	Unranked (Feb 1, 1999)	8
1.	No. 13 (Jan 10, 2000)	No. 21 (Jan 17, 2000)	8
3.	No. 19 (Dec 15, 1997)	Unranked (Dec 22, 1997)	7
4.	No. 20 (Jan 7, 2002)	Unranked (Jan 14, 2002)	6
5.	No. 18 (Feb 21, 2000)	No. 23 (Feb 28, 2000)	5
6.	No. 21 (Jan 31, 2000)	No. 25 (Feb 7, 2000)	4
6.	No. 21 (Dec 17, 2001)	No. 25 (Dec 24, 2001)	4
8.	No. 24 (Feb 17, 1997)	Unranked (Feb 24, 1997)	2
8.	No. 24 (Jan 5, 1998)	Unranked (Jan 12, 1998)	2
10.	No. 21 (Nov 7, 1997)	No. 22 (Nov 17, 1997)	1
10.	No. 21 (Nov 24, 1997)	No. 22 (Dec 1, 1997)	1
10.	No. 21 (Jan 17, 2000)	No. 22 (Jan 24, 2000)	1
10.	No. 21 (Mar 6, 2000)	No. 22 (Mar 13, 2000)	1

Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall · 5 ↑ top

Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall
Place	From	To	Fall
1.	No. 21 (Nov 7, 1997)	Unranked (Mar 9, 1998)	5