AP All Time Top 100

[NYCat]

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The Associated Press has been ranking the best teams in college basketball since January 1949. Over 68 years and more than 1,100 polls, a total of 200 schools have been ranked and 59 of them have been ranked No. 1 (Saint Louis was the first No. 1).

To determine the all-time Top 100, the AP formula counted poll appearances (one point each) to mark consistency and No. 1 rankings (two points each) to acknowledge elite programs. Keep in mind that AP doesn’t release a poll after the NCAA Tournament, so eventual national champions are not factored into these rankings. Instead, this lists focuses more on those programs that consistently appear in the poll and/or at the top during the regular seasons.

The poll started with 20 teams ranked each week until it was reduced to just the Top 10 midway through the 1960-1961 season. It then returned to a Top 20 format for the 1968-69 season. The poll expanded to 25 teams starting with the 1989-1990 and it has remained that size since then. The first preseason poll was introduced at the start of the 1961-1962 season

#8 Arizona (594 points)

Total Appearances: 45.41% of all polls
First appearance: Feb. 7, 1950
No.1 ranking: 37
Best full decade: 1990s, appeared in 99.44% of polls, missing only one weekly poll during the decade..
Worst full decade: 1960s, didn’t appear in a single poll.
Poll point: The Wildcats didn’t appear in a single AP poll over a 22-season period that started with 1951-52 and ended when ranked again in the 1973-1974 season, the longest poll drought of any team in the All-Time Top 10

[Spaceman Spiff]

It's a little shocking to me that we're that high, given that the program didn't really get rolling until the late 80's. I figured the 50's, 60's and 70's would anchor us.

[scumdevils86]

Just shows how consistent we've been over the last 30 years compared to all but about 5-6 other teams.

[97cats]

thats very cool, thank you for sharing.

[Merkin]

missing only one weekly poll during the decade.

Was that the preseason poll?

[UAdevil]

missing only one weekly poll during the decade.

Was that the preseason poll?

Pretty sure you're right, and UA was in the top 10 the next week unless I'm remembering a different scenario.

[scumdevils86]

We were not ranked in the preseason poll of 1996 but were #19 in week 1.

[gumby]

Also surprised by No. 8. That's good stuff.

[gumby]

You realize, of course, this means were ....



















































... Elite Eight.

[azcat49]

The Ville at 7 with only 2 times being #1 was a surprise to me. I would have thought they would have had more weeks at #1 or maybe we would have slipped by then due to our 37 weeks at #1

[whatisee]

The Ville at 7 with only 2 times being #1 was a surprise to me. I would have thought they would have had more weeks at #1 or maybe we would have slipped by then due to our 37 weeks at #1

They have more Natty's, but i agree. I always seen us on par with Louisville. If you ask their fans they would laugh at you for such a comparison. Such are things

[UAEebs86]

If the Top 5 is the Blue Bloods, what are we. Teal Blood? Aqua Blood?

[baconus66]

If the Top 5 is the Blue Bloods, what are we. Teal Blood? Aqua Blood?

Well it would appear the top 5 are the blue bloods and 6-8 are the red bloods.

Maybe we need to make the navy our primary over the cardinal. Maybe that is what is holding us back from more final fours