Statistics

Polls ranked

Best ranking · 10 ↑ top

Best ranking, each time it improved

Best ranking, each time it improved
New best	Poll	Season
No. 20	January 22, 1980	1979-1980
No. 19	January 29, 1980	1979-1980
No. 18	February 5, 1980	1979-1980
No. 17	February 12, 1980	1979-1980
No. 15	January 17, 1982	1981-1982
No. 13	January 24, 1982	1981-1982
No. 12	February 14, 1982	1981-1982
No. 11	March 27, 1982	1981-1982
No. 10	March 6, 2023	2022-2023

Polls at No. 10

Polls at No. 10
Season	Polls	Polls
2022-2023	2	Mar 6 · Mar 13

# Polls Ranked · 65 ↑ top

# Polls Ranked
Season	Polls	Polls, with the ranking in each
1979-1980	4	Jan 22 (20) · Jan 29 (19) · Feb 5 (18) · Feb 12 (17)
1981-1982	13	Dec 20 (20) · Jan 3 (19) · Jan 10 (18) · Jan 17 (15) · Jan 24 (13) · Jan 31 (13) · Feb 7 (13) · Feb 14 (12) · Feb 21 (14) · Feb 28 (16) · Mar 7 (16) · Mar 14 (13) · Mar 27 (11)
1985-1986	1	Mar 2 (20)
1986-1987	5	Feb 10 (20) · Feb 17 (20) · Feb 24 (19) · Mar 3 (17) · Mar 10 (17)
2000-2001	2	Jan 22 (24) · Jan 29 (24)
2002-2003	12	Dec 30 (24) · Jan 6 (22) · Jan 13 (19) · Jan 20 (20) · Jan 27 (20) · Feb 3 (22) · Feb 10 (19) · Feb 17 (20) · Feb 24 (18) · Mar 3 (20) · Mar 10 (18) · Mar 17 (11)
2003-2004	5	Jan 12 (19) · Jan 19 (23) · Mar 1 (23) · Mar 8 (25) · Mar 15 (25)
2004-2005	2	Nov 22 (24) · Nov 29 (24)
2017-2018	6	Nov 27 (25) · Dec 4 (22) · Dec 11 (20) · Dec 18 (20) · Dec 25 (18) · Jan 1 (21)
2022-2023	15	Nov 14 (24) · Nov 21 (23) · Nov 28 (25) · Dec 5 (25) · Dec 12 (25) · Jan 9 (25) · Jan 16 (22) · Jan 23 (21) · Jan 30 (19) · Feb 6 (15) · Feb 13 (14) · Feb 20 (15) · Feb 27 (11) · Mar 6 (10) · Mar 13 (10)

# 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 · 2 ↑ top

# Polls Ranked Top 10
Season	Polls	Polls, with the ranking in each
2022-2023	2	Mar 6 (10) · Mar 13 (10)

# Polls Ranked Top 15 · 15 ↑ top

# Polls Ranked Top 15
Season	Polls	Polls, with the ranking in each
1981-1982	8	Jan 17 (15) · Jan 24 (13) · Jan 31 (13) · Feb 7 (13) · Feb 14 (12) · Feb 21 (14) · Mar 14 (13) · Mar 27 (11)
2002-2003	1	Mar 17 (11)
2022-2023	6	Feb 6 (15) · Feb 13 (14) · Feb 20 (15) · Feb 27 (11) · Mar 6 (10) · Mar 13 (10)

# Polls Ranked Top 20 · 43 ↑ top

# Polls Ranked Top 20
Season	Polls	Polls, with the ranking in each
1979-1980	4	Jan 22 (20) · Jan 29 (19) · Feb 5 (18) · Feb 12 (17)
1981-1982	13	Dec 20 (20) · Jan 3 (19) · Jan 10 (18) · Jan 17 (15) · Jan 24 (13) · Jan 31 (13) · Feb 7 (13) · Feb 14 (12) · Feb 21 (14) · Feb 28 (16) · Mar 7 (16) · Mar 14 (13) · Mar 27 (11)
1985-1986	1	Mar 2 (20)
1986-1987	5	Feb 10 (20) · Feb 17 (20) · Feb 24 (19) · Mar 3 (17) · Mar 10 (17)
2002-2003	9	Jan 13 (19) · Jan 20 (20) · Jan 27 (20) · Feb 10 (19) · Feb 17 (20) · Feb 24 (18) · Mar 3 (20) · Mar 10 (18) · Mar 17 (11)
2003-2004	1	Jan 12 (19)
2017-2018	3	Dec 11 (20) · Dec 18 (20) · Dec 25 (18)
2022-2023	7	Jan 30 (19) · Feb 6 (15) · Feb 13 (14) · Feb 20 (15) · Feb 27 (11) · Mar 6 (10) · Mar 13 (10)

Consecutive polls ranked

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked · 12 ↑ top

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked
Place	From	To	Polls
1.	Jan 3, 1982	Mar 27, 1982	12
1.	Dec 30, 2002	Mar 17, 2003	12
3.	Jan 9, 2023	Mar 13, 2023	10
4.	Nov 27, 2017	Jan 1, 2018	6
5.	Feb 10, 1987	Mar 10, 1987	5
5.	Nov 14, 2022	Dec 12, 2022	5
7.	Jan 22, 1980	Feb 12, 1980	4
8.	Mar 1, 2004	Mar 15, 2004	3
9.	Jan 22, 2001	Jan 29, 2001	2
9.	Jan 12, 2004	Jan 19, 2004	2
9.	Nov 22, 2004	Nov 29, 2004	2
12.	Dec 20, 1981	Dec 20, 1981	1
12.	Mar 2, 1986	Mar 2, 1986	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 · 2 ↑ top

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10
Place	From	To	Polls
1.	Mar 6, 2023	Mar 13, 2023	2

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15 · 6 ↑ top

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15
Place	From	To	Polls
1.	Jan 17, 1982	Feb 21, 1982	6
1.	Feb 6, 2023	Mar 13, 2023	6
3.	Mar 14, 1982	Mar 27, 1982	2
4.	Mar 17, 2003	Mar 17, 2003	1

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 · 12 ↑ top

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20
Place	From	To	Polls
1.	Jan 3, 1982	Mar 27, 1982	12
2.	Jan 30, 2023	Mar 13, 2023	7
3.	Feb 10, 2003	Mar 17, 2003	6
4.	Feb 10, 1987	Mar 10, 1987	5
5.	Jan 22, 1980	Feb 12, 1980	4
6.	Jan 13, 2003	Jan 27, 2003	3
6.	Dec 11, 2017	Dec 25, 2017	3
8.	Dec 20, 1981	Dec 20, 1981	1
8.	Mar 2, 1986	Mar 2, 1986	1
8.	Jan 12, 2004	Jan 12, 2004	1

Seasons ranked

# Seasons Ranked · 10 ↑ top

# Seasons Ranked
Season	Best ranking
1979-1980	17
1981-1982	11
1985-1986	20
1986-1987	17
2000-2001	24
2002-2003	11
2003-2004	19
2004-2005	24
2017-2018	18
2022-2023	10

# 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 · 1 ↑ top

# Seasons Ranked Top 10
Season	Best ranking
2022-2023	10

# Seasons Ranked Top 15 · 3 ↑ top

# Seasons Ranked Top 15
Season	Best ranking
1981-1982	11
2002-2003	11
2022-2023	10

# Seasons Ranked Top 20 · 8 ↑ top

# Seasons Ranked Top 20
Season	Best ranking
1979-1980	17
1981-1982	11
1985-1986	20
1986-1987	17
2002-2003	11
2003-2004	19
2017-2018	18
2022-2023	10

# Seasons Preseason Ranked · 0 ↑ top

# Seasons Preseason Ranked
Season	Preseason ranking
None

# 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 · 5 ↑ top

# Seasons Finished Ranked
Season	Final ranking
1981-1982	11
1986-1987	17
2002-2003	11
2003-2004	25
2022-2023	10

# 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 · 1 ↑ top

# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 10
Season	Final ranking
2022-2023	10

# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 15 · 3 ↑ top

# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 15
Season	Final ranking
1981-1982	11
2002-2003	11
2022-2023	10

# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 20 · 4 ↑ top

# Seasons Finished Ranked Top 20
Season	Final ranking
1981-1982	11
1986-1987	17
2002-2003	11
2022-2023	10

Consecutive seasons ranked

Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked · 3 ↑ top

Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked
Place	From	To	Seasons
1.	2002-2003	2004-2005	3
2.	1985-1986	1986-1987	2
3.	1979-1980	1979-1980	1
3.	1981-1982	1981-1982	1
3.	2000-2001	2000-2001	1
3.	2017-2018	2017-2018	1
3.	2022-2023	2022-2023	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 · 1 ↑ top

Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 10
Place	From	To	Seasons
1.	2022-2023	2022-2023	1

Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 15 · 1 ↑ top

Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 15
Place	From	To	Seasons
1.	1981-1982	1981-1982	1
1.	2002-2003	2002-2003	1
1.	2022-2023	2022-2023	1

Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 20 · 2 ↑ top

Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 20
Place	From	To	Seasons
1.	1985-1986	1986-1987	2
1.	2002-2003	2003-2004	2
3.	1979-1980	1979-1980	1
3.	1981-1982	1981-1982	1
3.	2017-2018	2017-2018	1
3.	2022-2023	2022-2023	1

Movement

Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise · 7 ↑ top

Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise
Place	From	To	Rise
1.	No. 18 (Mar 10, 2003)	No. 11 (Mar 17, 2003)	7
1.	Unranked (Jan 5, 2004)	No. 19 (Jan 12, 2004)	7
3.	No. 19 (Jan 30, 2023)	No. 15 (Feb 6, 2023)	4
3.	No. 15 (Feb 20, 2023)	No. 11 (Feb 27, 2023)	4
5.	No. 18 (Jan 10, 1982)	No. 15 (Jan 17, 1982)	3
5.	No. 16 (Mar 7, 1982)	No. 13 (Mar 14, 1982)	3
5.	No. 22 (Jan 6, 2003)	No. 19 (Jan 13, 2003)	3
5.	No. 22 (Feb 3, 2003)	No. 19 (Feb 10, 2003)	3
5.	Unranked (Feb 23, 2004)	No. 23 (Mar 1, 2004)	3
5.	No. 25 (Nov 27, 2017)	No. 22 (Dec 4, 2017)	3
5.	No. 25 (Jan 9, 2023)	No. 22 (Jan 16, 2023)	3
12.	Unranked (Dec 27, 1981)	No. 19 (Jan 3, 1982)	2
12.	No. 15 (Jan 17, 1982)	No. 13 (Jan 24, 1982)	2
12.	No. 13 (Mar 14, 1982)	No. 11 (Mar 27, 1982)	2
12.	No. 19 (Feb 24, 1987)	No. 17 (Mar 3, 1987)	2
12.	Unranked (Jan 15, 2001)	No. 24 (Jan 22, 2001)	2
12.	Unranked (Dec 23, 2002)	No. 24 (Dec 30, 2002)	2
12.	No. 24 (Dec 30, 2002)	No. 22 (Jan 6, 2003)	2
12.	No. 20 (Feb 17, 2003)	No. 18 (Feb 24, 2003)	2
12.	No. 20 (Mar 3, 2003)	No. 18 (Mar 10, 2003)	2
12.	Unranked (Nov 15, 2004)	No. 24 (Nov 22, 2004)	2
12.	No. 22 (Dec 4, 2017)	No. 20 (Dec 11, 2017)	2
12.	No. 20 (Dec 18, 2017)	No. 18 (Dec 25, 2017)	2
12.	Unranked (Oct 18, 2022)	No. 24 (Nov 14, 2022)	2
12.	No. 21 (Jan 23, 2023)	No. 19 (Jan 30, 2023)	2

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise · 7 ↑ top

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise
Place	From	To	Rise
1.	No. 18 (Mar 10, 2003)	No. 11 (Mar 17, 2003)	7
1.	Unranked (Jan 5, 2004)	No. 19 (Jan 12, 2004)	7
3.	No. 19 (Jan 30, 2023)	No. 15 (Feb 6, 2023)	4
3.	No. 15 (Feb 20, 2023)	No. 11 (Feb 27, 2023)	4
5.	No. 18 (Jan 10, 1982)	No. 15 (Jan 17, 1982)	3
5.	No. 16 (Mar 7, 1982)	No. 13 (Mar 14, 1982)	3
5.	No. 22 (Jan 6, 2003)	No. 19 (Jan 13, 2003)	3
5.	No. 22 (Feb 3, 2003)	No. 19 (Feb 10, 2003)	3
5.	Unranked (Feb 23, 2004)	No. 23 (Mar 1, 2004)	3
5.	No. 25 (Nov 27, 2017)	No. 22 (Dec 4, 2017)	3
5.	No. 25 (Jan 9, 2023)	No. 22 (Jan 16, 2023)	3
12.	Unranked (Dec 27, 1981)	No. 19 (Jan 3, 1982)	2
12.	No. 15 (Jan 17, 1982)	No. 13 (Jan 24, 1982)	2
12.	No. 13 (Mar 14, 1982)	No. 11 (Mar 27, 1982)	2
12.	No. 19 (Feb 24, 1987)	No. 17 (Mar 3, 1987)	2
12.	Unranked (Jan 15, 2001)	No. 24 (Jan 22, 2001)	2
12.	Unranked (Dec 23, 2002)	No. 24 (Dec 30, 2002)	2
12.	No. 24 (Dec 30, 2002)	No. 22 (Jan 6, 2003)	2
12.	No. 20 (Feb 17, 2003)	No. 18 (Feb 24, 2003)	2
12.	No. 20 (Mar 3, 2003)	No. 18 (Mar 10, 2003)	2
12.	Unranked (Nov 15, 2004)	No. 24 (Nov 22, 2004)	2
12.	No. 22 (Dec 4, 2017)	No. 20 (Dec 11, 2017)	2
12.	No. 20 (Dec 18, 2017)	No. 18 (Dec 25, 2017)	2
12.	Unranked (Oct 18, 2022)	No. 24 (Nov 14, 2022)	2
12.	No. 21 (Jan 23, 2023)	No. 19 (Jan 30, 2023)	2

Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise · 16 ↑ top

Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise
Place	From	To	Rise
1.	Unranked (Oct 18, 2022)	No. 10 (Mar 13, 2023)	16
2.	Unranked (Nov 4, 2002)	No. 11 (Mar 17, 2003)	15
3.	Unranked (Nov 18, 1981)	No. 11 (Mar 27, 1982)	10
4.	Unranked (Nov 18, 1986)	No. 17 (Mar 10, 1987)	4
5.	Unranked (Nov 10, 2003)	No. 25 (Mar 15, 2004)	1

Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall · 16 ↑ top

Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall
Place	From	To	Fall
1.	No. 10 (Mar 13, 2023)	Unranked (Oct 17, 2023)	16
2.	No. 11 (Mar 17, 2003)	Unranked (Nov 10, 2003)	15
3.	No. 11 (Mar 27, 1982)	Unranked (Nov 18, 1982)	10
4.	No. 21 (Jan 1, 2018)	Unranked (Jan 8, 2018)	5
5.	No. 17 (Feb 12, 1980)	Unranked (Feb 19, 1980)	4
5.	No. 17 (Mar 10, 1987)	Unranked (Nov 23, 1987)	4
5.	No. 19 (Jan 12, 2004)	No. 23 (Jan 19, 2004)	4
8.	No. 23 (Jan 19, 2004)	Unranked (Jan 26, 2004)	3
8.	No. 18 (Dec 25, 2017)	No. 21 (Jan 1, 2018)	3
10.	No. 12 (Feb 14, 1982)	No. 14 (Feb 21, 1982)	2
10.	No. 14 (Feb 21, 1982)	No. 16 (Feb 28, 1982)	2
10.	No. 24 (Jan 29, 2001)	Unranked (Feb 5, 2001)	2
10.	No. 20 (Jan 27, 2003)	No. 22 (Feb 3, 2003)	2
10.	No. 18 (Feb 24, 2003)	No. 20 (Mar 3, 2003)	2
10.	No. 23 (Mar 1, 2004)	No. 25 (Mar 8, 2004)	2
10.	No. 24 (Nov 29, 2004)	Unranked (Dec 6, 2004)	2
10.	No. 23 (Nov 21, 2022)	No. 25 (Nov 28, 2022)	2
18.	No. 20 (Dec 20, 1981)	Unranked (Dec 27, 1981)	1
18.	No. 20 (Mar 2, 1986)	Unranked (Mar 9, 1986)	1
18.	No. 19 (Jan 13, 2003)	No. 20 (Jan 20, 2003)	1
18.	No. 19 (Feb 10, 2003)	No. 20 (Feb 17, 2003)	1
18.	No. 25 (Mar 15, 2004)	Unranked (Nov 8, 2004)	1
18.	No. 25 (Dec 12, 2022)	Unranked (Dec 19, 2022)	1
18.	No. 14 (Feb 13, 2023)	No. 15 (Feb 20, 2023)	1

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall · 5 ↑ top

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall
Place	From	To	Fall
1.	No. 21 (Jan 1, 2018)	Unranked (Jan 8, 2018)	5
2.	No. 17 (Feb 12, 1980)	Unranked (Feb 19, 1980)	4
2.	No. 19 (Jan 12, 2004)	No. 23 (Jan 19, 2004)	4
4.	No. 23 (Jan 19, 2004)	Unranked (Jan 26, 2004)	3
4.	No. 18 (Dec 25, 2017)	No. 21 (Jan 1, 2018)	3
6.	No. 12 (Feb 14, 1982)	No. 14 (Feb 21, 1982)	2
6.	No. 14 (Feb 21, 1982)	No. 16 (Feb 28, 1982)	2
6.	No. 24 (Jan 29, 2001)	Unranked (Feb 5, 2001)	2
6.	No. 20 (Jan 27, 2003)	No. 22 (Feb 3, 2003)	2
6.	No. 18 (Feb 24, 2003)	No. 20 (Mar 3, 2003)	2
6.	No. 23 (Mar 1, 2004)	No. 25 (Mar 8, 2004)	2
6.	No. 24 (Nov 29, 2004)	Unranked (Dec 6, 2004)	2
6.	No. 23 (Nov 21, 2022)	No. 25 (Nov 28, 2022)	2
14.	No. 20 (Dec 20, 1981)	Unranked (Dec 27, 1981)	1
14.	No. 20 (Mar 2, 1986)	Unranked (Mar 9, 1986)	1
14.	No. 19 (Jan 13, 2003)	No. 20 (Jan 20, 2003)	1
14.	No. 19 (Feb 10, 2003)	No. 20 (Feb 17, 2003)	1
14.	No. 25 (Dec 12, 2022)	Unranked (Dec 19, 2022)	1
14.	No. 14 (Feb 13, 2023)	No. 15 (Feb 20, 2023)	1

Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall · - ↑ top

Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall
Place	From	To	Fall
None