UCLA
Polls ranked357of 905
Seasons ranked31of 50
Best rankingNo. 115 times
Polls at No. 115
Longest streak79polls, active
Season by season · 31 ranked seasons, newest first
| Season | Polls, No. 1 at the top | Preseason → final | At No. 1 | Ranked | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | No. 3→No. 1 | 1 | 20/20 | Champion | |
| 2024-2025 | No. 5→No. 3 | 14 | 21/21 | Final Four | |
| 2023-2024 | No. 4→No. 10 | 21/21 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2022-2023 | unranked→No. 14 | 17/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2021-2022 | No. 20→unranked | 3/19 | |||
| 2020-2021 | No. 9→No. 9 | 17/17 | |||
| 2019-2020 | No. 11→No. 10 | 20/20 | |||
| 2018-2019 | unranked→No. 20 | 4/20 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2017-2018 | No. 8→No. 9 | 19/19 | Elite Eight | ||
| 2016-2017 | No. 9→No. 15 | 19/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2015-2016 | unranked→No. 10 | 16/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2014-2015 | No. 23→unranked | 1/19 | |||
| 2012-2013 | unranked→No. 11 | 18/20 | |||
| 2011-2012 | No. 22→unranked | 3/19 | |||
| 2010-2011 | No. 16→No. 8 | 19/19 | |||
| 2009-2010 | unranked→No. 22 | 2/19 | |||
| 2006-2007 | No. 23→unranked | 3/19 | |||
| 2005-2006 | unranked→No. 21 | 4/18 | |||
| 2004-2005 | unranked→unranked | 8/19 | |||
| 1999-2000 | No. 5→unranked | 16/19 | |||
| 1998-1999 | No. 6→No. 15 | 18/18 | Elite Eight | ||
| 1997-1998 | unranked→No. 25 | 2/18 | |||
| 1993-1994 | unranked→unranked | 1/17 | |||
| 1984-1985 | unranked→No. 18 | 2/17 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1982-1983 | unranked→unranked | 11/17 | |||
| 1981-1982 | No. 8→unranked | 4/18 | |||
| 1980-1981 | No. 16→No. 7 | 18/18 | |||
| 1979-1980 | No. 10→unranked | 9/17 | |||
| 1978-1979 | No. 3→No. 6 | 17/17 | |||
| 1977-1978 | No. 5→No. 5 | 14/14 | |||
| 1976-1977 | No. 11→No. 13 | 10/10 |
Records held · 5 leaderboards
Statistics · the full details
| Statistic | Value | First and most recent | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best ranking | 1 | 15 times First: November 25, 2024 Most recent: April 6, 2026 | All 8 |
| # Polls Ranked | 357 | First: November 25, 1976 (11) Most recent: April 6, 2026 (1) | All 357 |
| # Polls Ranked No. 1 | 15 | First: November 25, 2024 (1) Most recent: April 6, 2026 (1) | All 15 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 5 | 72 | First: November 25, 1977 (5) Most recent: April 6, 2026 (1) | All 72 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 10 | 197 | First: December 8, 1976 (9) Most recent: April 6, 2026 (1) | All 197 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 15 | 280 | First: November 25, 1976 (11) Most recent: April 6, 2026 (1) | All 280 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 20 | 332 | First: November 25, 1976 (11) Most recent: April 6, 2026 (1) | All 332 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked | 79 | November 21, 2022 - (Active) | All 15 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1 | 12 | November 25, 2024 - February 10, 2025 | All 3 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5 | 41 | October 15, 2024 - (Active) | All 10 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10 | 46 | February 26, 2024 - (Active) | All 24 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15 | 63 | March 13, 2023 - (Active) | All 20 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 | 79 | November 21, 2022 - (Active) | All 14 |
| # Seasons Ranked | 31 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 31 |
| # Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 2 | First: 2024-2025 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 2 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 9 | First: 1977-1978 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 9 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 18 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 18 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 20 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 20 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 25 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 25 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked | 20 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 20 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5 | 6 | First: 1977-1978 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 6 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10 | 12 | First: 1977-1978 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 12 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15 | 14 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 14 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20 | 17 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 17 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked | 21 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 21 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked No. 1 | 1 | First: 2025-2026 | |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 5 | 3 | First: 1977-1978 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 3 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 10 | 11 | First: 1977-1978 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 11 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 15 | 16 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 16 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 20 | 18 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 18 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked | 12 | 2014-2015 - (Active) | All 7 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 2 | 2024-2025 - (Active) | |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 3 | 2023-2024 - (Active) | All 6 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 6 | 1976-1977 - 1981-1982 | All 6 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 7 | 1976-1977 - 1982-1983 | All 7 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 11 | 2015-2016 - (Active) | All 8 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise | 19 | No. 25 (March 9, 1998) → No. 6 (November 6, 1998) | All 26 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise | 7 | 2 times First: No. 25 (November 29, 2004) → No. 18 (December 6, 2004) Most recent: Unranked (November 12, 2012) → No. 19 (November 19, 2012) | All 36 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise | 16 | Unranked (November 3, 2015) → No. 10 (March 14, 2016) | All 13 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall | 17 | No. 9 (March 12, 2018) → Unranked (November 1, 2018) | All 21 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall | 10 | No. 6 (December 20, 1999) → No. 16 (December 27, 1999) | All 30 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall | 21 | No. 5 (November 9, 1999) → Unranked (March 13, 2000) | All 13 |