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2016–17 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team


The 2016–17 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Sean Miller, and played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members in the Pac-12 Conference. Coming into the '16-'17 season Arizona has been ranked in 78-consecutive AP polls & 81-straight coaches polls. The 97-consecutive weeks in the AP poll is currently the second-longest streak in the nation behind Kansas at 161 weeks. They have
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2014 Oregon Ducks football team


victory over #7 Michigan State the Ducks rose to second in the AP poll, while remaining fourth in the USA Coaches Poll. Coming out of a week three victory over Wyoming the Ducks maintained their second place slot in the AP poll and rose to third in USA Today Coaches' Poll, earning first place votes in each. Following their first conference victory the Ducks lost ground in both polls, falling to fourth in the Coaches' Poll and losing 5 five first place votes in the AP poll due to their unconvincing victory
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2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings


Two human polls make up the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Duke dropped out of the top 25 in the AP Poll released 18 January 2016. They had been in the top 25 for the prior 312 consecutive weeks, starting with 29 November 1999 (17 seasons). The 312 week run is the third longest streak in history. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and
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2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball season


under the West Coast Conference name (the conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952, became the WCAC in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989). The Pre-season poll will be announced at the conferences media day in September or October 2014. The AP Poll does not do a post-season rankings. As a result, their last rankings are Week 19. The Coaches Poll does a post-season poll and the end of the NCAA Tournament. This table summarizes the head-
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2014–15 West Coast Conference women's basketball season


Conference name (the conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952, became the WCAC in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989). The AP Poll does not do a post-season rankings. As a result, their last rankings are Week 19. The Coaches Poll does a post-season poll and the end of the NCAA Tournament. This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season. The 2014-15
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2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball season


Conference in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989. The Pre-season poll was announced at the conferences media day in October 2016. First Team Second Team Third Team Fourth Team The AP Poll does not do a post-season rankings. As a result, their last rankings are Week 19. The Coaches Poll does a post-season poll and the end of the NCAA Tournament. This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. The WCC player of the week
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Harris Interactive College Football Poll


AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, the Harris Poll did not release a preseason poll; in fact, it did not come out until the last half of October, several weeks into the season. Also, the Harris Poll did not release a post-bowl game poll or crown a national champion; the final Harris Poll was released along with the final BCS rankings. The Harris Interactive Poll was composed of former players, coaches, administrators, and current and former media who submitted votes for the top 25 teams each week
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2013–14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team


preseason practices, the Irish suffered two notable injuries in their sophomore class. First, forward Zach Auguste suffered a broken wrist on October 10. Initially expected to be out for up to six weeks, he was ready by the time of the season opener on November 8. On October 26th, the school confirmed sophomore Eric Katenda underwent knee surgery that will keep him out for up to six weeks. When the preseason rankings were released by two major college basketball polls, Notre Dame was #21 in the AP Poll and #
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2015–16 West Coast Conference women's basketball season


Conference name (the conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952, became the WCAC in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989). First Team Second Team The AP Poll does not do a post-season rankings. As a result, their last rankings are Week 19. The Coaches Poll does a post-season poll and the end of the NCAA Tournament. BYU defeated #12/11 Texas A&M 72–64 to win the Tom Weston Invitational. This table summarizes the head-to-head results between
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2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season


as of (Dec. 28, 2017): Regular Season This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (Rankings from the AP Poll): "Team rankings are reflective of AP Poll when the came was played, not current or final ranking" This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. small"Through March 5, 2018" The Pac-12 had 3 teams ranked and 1 other receiving votes in the preseason Coaches' Poll & AP Poll. There was no coaches poll during week 2
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2017–18 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team


NCAA Tournament where, as a No. 4 seed, they were upset in the First Round by No. 13 seed Buffalo. Entering the 2016–17 season, Arizona had been ranked in 78 consecutive AP polls and 81-straight Coaches polls. The Wildcats were ranked every week extending their streak to 97 weeks for the AP and 100 weeks for the Coaches poll. The 97 consecutive weeks in the AP poll is currently the second-longest streak in the nation behind Kansas at 161 weeks. Arizona won its first 10 conference games, the
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Temple Owls football


week 2 following a 14–0 win against Penn State (their last win against the Nittany Lions for 74 years), and #13 after a 41–14 win over the Bucknell Bison. As of 2015, this was their highest AP ranking ever. They fell out of the AP poll after week 5. The Owls would not return to the AP poll until 1974, when they were ranked #19 for one week. During the 1979 season, Temple entered the AP poll at #18 after week 10 following a home win against
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2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings


Two human polls make up the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Stanford failed to be in the top 25 in the AP Poll released December 25, 2017. They had been in the top 25 for the prior 312 consecutive weeks, tied with Duke for the third longest streak in the top 25. The longest streak (not currently active) is 565 weeks (32 seasons) held by Tennessee between February 17, 1985
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1984–85 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings


A single human poll represents the 1984–85 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The AP poll was initially a poll of coaches conducted via telephone, where coaches identified top teams and a list of the Top 20 team was produced. The contributors continued to be coaches until 1994, when the AP took over administration of the poll from Mel Greenberg, and switched to a panel of writers. The AP poll is currently a poll of sportswriters. The AP conducts
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1983–84 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings


A single human poll represents the 1983–84 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The AP poll was initially a poll of coaches conducted via telephone, where coaches identified top teams and a list of the Top 20 team was produced. The contributors continued to be coaches until 1994, when the AP took over administration of the poll from Mel Greenberg, and switched to a panel of writers. The AP poll is currently a poll of sportswriters. The AP conducts
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1982–83 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings


A single human poll represents the 1982–83 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The AP poll was initially a poll of coaches conducted via telephone, where coaches identified top teams and a list of the Top 20 team was produced. The contributors continued to be coaches until 1994, when the AP took over administration of the poll from Mel Greenberg, and switched to a panel of writers. The AP poll is currently a poll of sportswriters. The AP conducts
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1980–81 AIAW Division I women's basketball rankings


A single human poll represents the 1980–81 AIAW Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The AP poll was initially a poll of coaches conducted via telephone, where coaches identified top teams and a list of the Top 20 team was produced. The contributors continued to be coaches until 1994, when the AP took over administration of the poll from Mel Greenberg, and switched to a panel of writers. The AP poll is currently a poll of sportswriters. The AP conducts
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1979–80 AIAW Division I women's basketball rankings


A single human poll represents the 1979–80 AIAW Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The AP poll was initially a poll of coaches conducted via telephone, where coaches identified top teams and a list of the Top 20 team was produced. The contributors continued to be coaches until 1994, when the AP took over administration of the poll from Mel Greenberg, and switched to a panel of writers. The AP poll is currently a poll of sportswriters. The AP conducts
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1978–79 AIAW Division I women's basketball rankings


A single human poll represents the 1978–79 AIAW Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. he AP poll was initially a poll of coaches conducted via telephone, where coaches identified top teams and a list of the Top 20 team was produced. The contributors continued to be coaches until 1994, when the AP took over administration of the poll from Mel Greenberg, and switched to a panel of writers. The AP poll is currently a poll of sportswriters. The AP conducts
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1977–78 AIAW Division I women's basketball rankings


A single human poll represents the 1977–78 AIAW Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The AP poll was initially a poll of coaches conducted via telephone, where coaches identified top teams and a list of the Top 20 team was produced. The contributors continued to be coaches until 1994, when the AP took over administration of the poll from Mel Greenberg, and switched to a panel of writers. The AP poll is currently a poll of sportswriters. The AP conducts
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2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings


, and February 15, 2016. The second longest streak, and longest active streak is held by Connecticut, and currently active as of December 25, 2017, at 458 weeks, starting with the Preseason 1993-94 poll. The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking
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2010–11 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season


Singler and Virginia Tech guard Malcolm Delaney each passed the 2,000 point mark for their careers. Duke was the preseason #1 in the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls while North Carolina was ranked #9 and Virginia Tech was #23.br However, Duke later dropped to #3 and then #5, but eventually regained the #1 ranking for one week before dropping again to #4.br North Carolina dropped out of the rankings after week 3 and Virginia Tech dropped out after week 2 leaving Duke as the only ACC school
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2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings


Two human polls make up the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2
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2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings


Two human polls make up the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2
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2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings


Two human polls make up the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2
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2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings


Two human polls make up the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2
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2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings


Two human polls make up the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2
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2009–10 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team


ranking in the Coaches' poll since "USA Today" took over ownership of the poll in 1991-92. The Wildcats have now been ranked among the nation's Top 25 in both polls for 10 consecutive weeks, while they have been ranked among the AP Top 15 for seven straight weeks. It is the longest stretch in the Top 25 since ranking 16 consecutive weeks in the AP poll from 1972–73, while it is the longest stretch in the AP Top 15 since the 1961–62 team was among the Top 10 for 14
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2003–04 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team


and #20 in the preseason AP Poll. After going undefeated after 14 games, the Cardinal climbed to #2 in both polls (behind only Duke) by the ninth week of the season, where they remained until the thirteenth week of the season when they reached #1 in both polls. The Cardinal remained there until dropping to #2 in the sixteenth week (behind undefeated St. Joseph's) after their undefeated streak of 26 games ended when they were upset by Washington. The Cardinal returned to the #1 ranking
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Associated Press


25 teams in 1989. Since 1969, the final poll of each season has been released after all bowl games have been played. The AP released its all-time Top 25 in 2016. , 22 different programs had finished in the number one spot of the poll since its inception. The AP college basketball poll has been used as a guide for which teams deserve national attention. The poll first began its poll of college basketball teams in 1949, and has since conducted over 1,100 polls. The college basketball poll started with
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2013–14 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team


#10 in the AP Poll and #8 in the Coaches' Poll) at Cameron Indoor Stadium in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge in a rivalry game. Michigan lost, 79–69. The Wolverines defeated Houston Baptist by 54 points on December 7, the widest victory margin of the John Beilein era, tying the 2008–09 and the 2010–11 team records of 16 three-point shots in a game. With the loss to Duke, Michigan, fell out of the AP Poll with the sixth-longest active streak (44 weeks
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2008–09 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team


. It marks the second consecutive year Clemson has been ranked in the final AP poll, the first time in history Clemson has finished in the top 25 in any poll in consecutive years. Clemson was ranked in the AP poll for 14 consecutive weeks and in the USA Today poll for 13 consecutive weeks, the second longest streak of weeks in the top 25 in the same season in Clemson history and most since 1996–97 team was ranked in all 19 polls. Clemson reached a high ranking of No. 9 in the USA Today
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Texas Longhorns men's basketball


and eventual Final Four participant Arkansas, with its famed "Triplets" (guards Sidney Moncrief, Ron Brewer, and Marvin Delph). The win over Eddie Sutton's Razorbacks vaulted Lemons' Longhorns to a No. 15 ranking in the Associated Press Poll, Texas' first appearance in the poll since a one-week showing at No. 20 in 1949, the inaugural season of the AP basketball poll. Texas would finish the regular season ranked No. 12 in the AP poll with records of 22–4 overall and 14–2 in
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Temple Owls football


the Akron Zips. They fell out of the poll the next week but returned after week 13, and finished the season ranked #17 in both the Coaches and AP polls. During the 2009 season, Temple received votes in the AP poll for four weeks and the Coaches poll for two, but did not reach the top 25 in either poll. They received votes in the AP poll for four weeks and the Coaches poll for eight during the 2010 season, including the preseason, but remained unranked. During the 2011 season
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Arizona Wildcats men's basketball


for third place. They defeated Colorado in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Oregon. In the 2016 NCAA Tournament, as a 6-seed in the South Region. They lost in the first round to Wichita State. In his eighth season at UA, AP polls & 81-straight coaches polls. The 97-consecutive weeks in the AP poll is currently the second-longest streak in the nation behind Kansas at 161 weeks.[1] They have been ranked every week in the 2016–2017 season, bringing those totals
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Tommy Amaker


men's basketball rankings, for a few weeks during the season they received a vote in the AP Poll. On March 7, Harvard received a vote in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. Harvard faced Ivy League co-champion Princeton in a one-game playoff and lost by a 63–62 margin. Princeton earned the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament automatic bid, while Harvard earned an at-large bid to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament, marking the school's first appearance in the National Invitation
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1951 NCAA football rankings


Two human polls comprised the 1951 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. The final AP Poll was released on December 3, at the end of the 1951 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release
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1952 NCAA football rankings


Two human polls comprised the 1952 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. The final AP Poll was released on December 1, at the end of the 1952 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release
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1953 NCAA football rankings


Two human polls comprised the 1953 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. The final AP Poll was released on November 30, at the end of the 1953 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release
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1954 NCAA football rankings


Two human polls comprised the 1954 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. The final AP Poll was released on November 29, at the end of the 1954 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release
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1955 NCAA football rankings


Two human polls comprised the 1955 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. The final AP Poll was released on November 28, at the end of the 1955 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release
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2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings


it was created in 2005 to replace the AP Poll in the BCS formula. It consists of former players, coaches, administrators, and current and former media who submit votes for the top 25 teams each week. The panel has been designed to be a statistically valid representation of all 11 Division I-A Conferences and independent institutions. The poll operates identically to the other polls, except with 114 members. The poll ends at the conclusion of the regular season, and does not produce another poll after the bowl games or
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1968 NCAA University Division football rankings


Two human polls comprised the 1968 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. For the 1968 season, the AP Poll returned to ranking 20 teams per week, after ranking only 10 per week from 1962 to 1967. This was also
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1956 NCAA University Division football rankings


Two human polls comprised the 1956 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. The final AP Poll was released on December 3, at the end of the 1956 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release
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1957 NCAA University Division football rankings


Two human polls comprised the 1957 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. The final AP Poll was released on December 2, at the end of the 1957 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release
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1958 NCAA University Division football rankings


Two human polls comprised the 1958 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. The final AP Poll was released on December 1, at the end of the 1958 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The AP would not release
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2016–17 UConn Huskies women's basketball team


win 72–54. Collier played virtually the entire game, not coming out until the final minute, scoring 24 points and pulling down eight rebounds. The game between Notre Dame and Connecticut featured the teams ranked first and second in the AP and Coaches poll, with UConn holding the top position in the AP and the Irish holding the top position in the Coaches poll. The game was played at Notre Dame's Purcell Pavilion before a sellout crowd. Notre Dame scored first, but Samuelson responded with a three-pointer to take the
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2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings


Two human polls make up the 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. As the 2007-08 basketball season progresses, rankings are updated weekly. The Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released on October 29, 2007. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate
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Duke Blue Devils men's basketball


five times. Duke has also finished the season ranked No. 1 in the AP poll seven times and is the all-time leader in total weeks ranked as the number one team in the nation by the AP with 135 weeks. Additionally, the Blue Devils have the second longest streak in the AP Top 25 in history with 200 consecutive appearances from 1996 to 2007, trailing only UCLA's 221 consecutive polls from 1966 to 1980. "Adapted from Duke University Archives" In 1906, Wilbur Wade Card, Trinity College's
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AP Poll


The Associated Press (AP Poll) provides weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling 65 sportswriters and broadcasters from across the nation. Each voter provides his own ranking of the top 25 teams, and the individual rankings are then combined to produce the national ranking by giving a team 25 points for a first place vote, 24 for a second place vote, and so on down to 1 point
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2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings


Two human polls make up the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by
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2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings


Two human polls make up the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by
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2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings


Two human polls make up the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by
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2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings


Two human polls make up the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by
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2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings


Two human polls make up the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by
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2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings


Two human polls make up the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by
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2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings


The 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls. The Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released on November 6, 2006. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. Generally, all
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2007 Texas Longhorns football team


plays the Cyclones two out of every four years as part of the Big 12 Conference schedule. Despite losses to Kansas State and Oklahoma, Texas remained in the Top 25 coming into the game with Iowa State. The Horns were number 22 in the USA Today coaches poll and number 23 in the Associated Press media poll. Texas extended its streak in the coaches poll to 143 weeks and its streak in the AP poll to 115 weeks. Mack Brown said that he would not change the game plan in facing Chizik but that he
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2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings


Two human polls made up the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released on October 31, 2008. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. Generally, all top
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2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings


Two human polls make up the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released on October 28, 2011. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. Generally, all top
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2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings


Two human polls made up the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released on November 2, 2009. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. Generally, all top
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2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings


Two human polls make up the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released on October 28, 2010. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. Generally, all top
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2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings


Two human polls made up the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released on November 5, 2007. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. Generally, all top
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1950 college football season


country's top collegiate football teams each week for the United Press this coming season," an announcement stated, with "five coaches from each section of the country -- the east, midlands, midwest, Pacific coast, the Rockies, south and southwest". The UP added, referring to the AP writers' poll, "The nature of the board giving each section of the country equal representation avoids the sectional bias and ballot box stuffing for which other football polls have been criticized.". The coaches named Notre Dame
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2014 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game


despite being unranked in the final AP poll since the poll began in 1948. The Connecticut Huskies were ranked number 18 in the preseason AP poll and did not have any McDonald's All-American selections on their roster. They started 9–0, rising to #10, but quickly dropped out of the top 25 when they got off to a slow start in the American Athletic Conference (AAC). They ended up 12–6 in conference play and lost to Louisville—who had defeated UConn by 33 points in the final regular season
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2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings


top 25 teams in the poll are invited to the NCAA basketball tournament, also known as "March Madness". The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points
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2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings


25 teams in the poll are invited to the NCAA basketball tournament, also known as "March Madness". The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are
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2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings


, as it has no bearing on postseason play. Generally, all top 25 teams in the poll are invited to the NCAA basketball tournament, also known as March Madness. The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number
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2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings


25 teams in the poll at the end of the regular season are invited to the NCAA basketball tournament, also known as "March Madness". The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points,
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2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings


25 teams in the poll are invited to the NCAA basketball tournament, also known as "March Madness". The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are
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2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings


25 teams in the poll are invited to the NCAA basketball tournament, also known as "March Madness". The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are
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2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings


25 teams in the poll are invited to the NCAA basketball tournament, also known as "March Madness". The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are
8416342
1961 NCAA University Division football rankings


Two human polls comprised the 1961 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. The final AP Poll was released on December 5, at the end of the 1961 regular season, weeks before the bowls. For the 1961 season, the
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1959 NCAA University Division football rankings


Two human polls comprised the 1959 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. The final AP Poll was released on December 7, at the end of the 1959 regular season, weeks before the major bowls. The final UPI Coaches Poll
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1962 NCAA University Division football rankings


Two human polls comprised the 1962 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. The final AP Poll was released on December 4, at the end of the 1962 regular season, weeks before the bowls. The poll ranked only the top
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1954 Ohio State Buckeyes football team


the preseason AP Poll, but dropped out of the first in-season poll, which was issued before their season opener. However, six weeks later, the Buckeyes had risen to the top of the AP Poll. Their rise from unranked to #1 in six weeks stood as an AP Poll record for 60 years until being broken by Mississippi State in 2014. The Buckeyes defeated six ranked teams to capture their first league title under fourth year Coach Hayes. Led by their powerful defense, the Bucks beat the #2
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1963 NCAA University Division football rankings


Two human polls comprised the 1963 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship, instead that title is bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. The final AP Poll was released on December 9, at the end of the 1963 regular season, weeks before the bowls. (The season had been extended
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2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season


In late February, a shorter list of the Top 30 was compiled in preparation for a March vote to narrow the list to the four finalists. Throughout the conference regular season, the Big Ten offices named a player of the week each Monday. The season opened with the Big Ten Conference holding the leadership with six teams ranked among the preseason top 25 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll, setting a new conference record for the most teams ranked to open a season. The season also opened with the entire
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2012 Michigan Wolverines football team


both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. Following its opening week loss to Alabama, Michigan dropped to No. 19 in both polls, but rose to No. 18 in the Coaches' Poll and No. 17 in the AP Poll following its victory against Air Force. After its victory against Massachusetts, Michigan rose to No. 17 in the Coaches' Poll, but fell to No. 18 in the AP Poll. Michigan dropped out of the rankings following its loss to Notre Dame, and then stayed unranked
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2018–19 UCF Knights men's basketball team


, they defeated East Carolina in the first round before losing to Houston in the quarterfinals. Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament. On March 2, UCF defeated (#8 AP Poll/#6 Coaches Poll) Houston at Fertitta Center stopping the nation's longest home winning streak at 33. With the win UCF entered the AP Poll for the first time since the 2010–11 UCF Knights spent four weeks in the poll peaking at 19. !colspan=9 style=| Exhibition !colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season !
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Isaiah Livers


the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament second round game against (#21 AP Poll/#19 Coaches Poll) Houston on March 17, 2018 when Michigan ran a set play that set up Jordan Poole for a buzzer beater three point shot resulting in a 64–63 win and a trip to the Sweet Sixteen. The team lost in the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game to (#2 Coaches Poll/#2 AP Poll) Villanova. On January 13, the 2018–19 Wolverines team defeated Northwestern to establish a school record for best
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2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season


undefeated team in both levels of Division I football after defeating Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. The NCAA instituted the following rule changes for the 2006 season. Rankings reflect the Week 14 AP Poll before the games were played. Rankings are from the Week 15 AP Poll. * Received conference's automatic BCS bowl bid. Ohio State was ranked No. 1 in all of the BCS-component polls (AP, Coaches', "USA Today") in the preseason and the 14 polls taken in the regular season. When
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Temple Owls football


to Philadelphia later that year to cover the Army–Navy Game. That game was also the Saturday Night Football primetime game on ABC, the first time that a Temple football game had been featured on the program. Temple first entered the AP poll in 1936, its first year of existence, at #19 after week 4. It dropped to #20 the subsequent week, and fell out of the poll after week 6. In 1941, Temple was again ranked in the AP poll for two weeks; #17 after
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball


started immediately after the 1971 loss to Notre Dame. The Irish bookended the streak, an NCAA men's basketball record. ***Kentucky was #2 in the AP sportswriters poll and #1 in the UPI coaches poll. ****North Carolina was #2 in the AP sportswriters poll and #1 in the USA Today coaches poll. *****After that win, AP Poll ranked Notre Dame #5. First time in top 5 since 2010-11 season with the Big East.
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2003 Auburn Tigers football team


dropping out of both polls. The Tigers won their next four games, but remained unranked in either poll until the week after pulling a 10–3 upset win over Arkansas in Fayetteville on October 11, when they re-entered the AP Poll at #19 and the Coaches' Poll at #25. Following a victory over Mississippi State the following week, the Tigers climbed to #17 and #21 in the two polls, but after a 31–7 loss to eventual national champion LSU on October 25, the Tigers did not appear
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2007 Appalachian State vs. Michigan football game


a national championship. The Wolverines dropped out of the top 25 entirely on the AP Poll the following week, the first time a team had missed the top 25 in the AP Poll the week after they were in the top 10. In their next game, Michigan lost to Oregon 39–7, the largest margin of defeat for Michigan since 1968. Following the loss to Oregon, Michigan won their next eight games, leading the team to rank as high as No. 13 in the AP Poll. After Michigan lost their final
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2007–08 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team


21st. They also were ranked 20th in the AP Top 25 poll with 346 points. The ranking marked the 7th consecutive week Drake was ranked in the AP and Coaches polls. This tied the Drake record set by the 1969–1970 team set from Jan. 27, 1970 through March 10, 1970. This is also the first time a Missouri Valley Conference team has been ranked for seven consecutive weeks since Creighton was ranked during the 2002–2003 season. On March 10, 2008 Drake received 235 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25
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2012–13 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team


history. Robinson earned his second Big Ten Freshman of the Week award on January 28 for a pair of 12-point performances during a week in which he averaged 8 rebounds while maintaining 71.4% field goal percentage. Later that day, Michigan was ranked number one in the AP Poll with 51 of the 65 first place votes. It marked the first time Michigan ranked atop the AP Poll since the Fab Five 1992–93 team did so on December 5, 1992. Michigan concluded January by beating Northwestern a second time on January 30, becoming
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2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team


an eight-day layoff, No. 14 Vanderbilt (17–3, 2–3) (AP, No. 13 Coaches poll) lost 86–64 to Florida (18–3, 5–1) in Gainesville. The Gators went on a 23–0 run early in the first half to put the game out of reach early. Game 21. No. 19 Vanderbilt (17–4, 2–4) (AP, No. 18 Coaches poll) lost 74–58 to No. 24 Ole Miss (16–3, 3–4) (AP, No. 22 Coaches poll)
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2001–02 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team


Holy Cross. The Tar Heels started their regular season with three losses, the first time that feat had been achieved in 73 years. Their first regular season and conference win over Georgia Tech avoided the program's first 0-4 start in its history. The Tar Heels were ranked number 19 in that season's preseason AP Poll. They fell out of the AP Poll after losing to Hampton. It would be the Tar Heels' only AP Poll ranking that season. The 2001-02 season was also the first season
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Jim Leavitt


30 when they became the fastest program of the modern era to reach the top 10, landing at #6 in the AP Poll and #9 in the Coaches' Poll. On October 14, South Florida received its first ever BCS ranking as the #2 team in the nation behind only the Ohio State Buckeyes. That week the team was also ranked #2 in the AP Poll and #3 in both the Coaches' and the Harris Interactive Poll. That ranking lasted only one week as the Bulls lost to Rutgers
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2007 Appalachian State vs. Michigan football game


and Morgan Trent each intercepted a pass, while Tim Jamison, Terrance Taylor, and Will Johnson received full or partial credit for sacks. Appalachian State was unanimously selected as the No. 1 team in the FCS football poll in the week after their victory against Michigan. Although several voters in the AP Poll stated they would like to vote for Appalachian State, the Mountaineers were ineligible to receive votes because the poll was only limited to FBS teams; in response, the AP amended their policy the following week to allow FCS teams
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1982 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament


The 1982 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 5–6 at the Kibbie Dome at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. Top-seeded Idaho defeated in the championship game, 85–80, to clinch their second consecutive (and second overall) Big Sky men's basketball tournament. Entering the conference tournament, Idaho was and ranked sixth in both national polls (AP, UPI), then fell to eighth in both final polls the following week. First played in 1976, the Big Sky tournament had the same
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2011–12 Ivy League men's basketball season


All-American. Wright was also selected to participate in the NABC 2012 Reese's Division I All-Star Game at the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament final four. On December 5, 2011, Harvard made its first ever appearance in either the AP (25) or Coaches Poll (24). It leaves Brown as the only remaining Ivy League school to have never been ranked in the AP Poll and leaves only seven schools that have played Division I basketball since the AP Poll began that have never been
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2018–19 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team


an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the South region, where they were upset by No. 16 UMBC in the First Round. This was the first time in NCAA tournament history that a No. 1 seed was upset by a No. 16 seed. Source: !colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season !colspan=12 style=""| ACC Regular Season !colspan=12 style=| ACC Tournament !colspan=12 style=| NCAA Tournament *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankingsbr^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
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2017–18 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team


to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Notre Dame. The Wahoos received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the East region. There they defeated No. 12 UNC Wilmington in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to No. 4 Florida. !colspan=12 style=| Non-Conference Regular Season !colspan=12 style=""| ACC Regular Season !colspan=12 style=| ACC Tournament !colspan=12 style=| NCAA Tournament *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.brCoaches did not release a Week 2 poll
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2007 Appalachian State vs. Michigan football game


was the cover story for the following week's edition of "Sports Illustrated". Appalachian State became the second FCS team to defeat a ranked FBS team, and as a result of the game Michigan dropped out of the top 25 of the AP Poll entirely, marking the first time a team had fallen from the top five to out of the poll entirely as the result of a single game. In the aftermath of the game, the Associated Press amended their polling policy to make FCS teams eligible for the AP Poll,
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2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings


women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. Sources: This marks the 40th year of the AP poll which was started in November 1976. Tennessee was not in the initial poll but made the final season poll in the first year and every subsequent year until this year. Texas now has 500 appearances in the poll, joining Tennessee and Georgia with this distinction. The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll
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2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season


other (Iowa) receiving votes. Wisconsin dropped from the ranking by Week 2, while Michigan dropped in Week 3, and Indiana went unranked in Week 4. Michigan State ascended to the number 1 ranking in the fifth week of the season and has retained the number 1 ranking for three consecutive weeks. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings Throughout the conference regular season, the Big Ten offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday. On November 17
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2010–11 Ivy League men's basketball season


season Harvard received a vote in the AP Poll. When Harvard earned its 20th win on February 19, against Columbia, it marked the eighth time that two Ivy League teams totalled 20 wins. On March 7, Harvard received a vote in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. Then, in the final regular season poll on March 13, Princeton received 3 points in the Coaches' Poll. The conference had two players recognized as Academic All-Americans: senior guard Garrett Leffelman and junior guard Chris Wroblewski.
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