AP Records - Best Ranking
There have been 905 polls over 50 seasons. The record is 1, held by Delta State (November 25, 1976) and Wayland Baptist (December 8, 1976) and 24 more.
Best Ranking
| Place | Team | Poll | Best ranking |
|---|
| 1. | Delta State | Nov 25, 1976 | 1 |
| Wayland Baptist | Dec 8, 1976 | 1 |
| Tennessee | Nov 25, 1977 | 1 |
| LSU | Jan 18, 1978 | 1 |
| Old Dominion | Dec 19, 1978 | 1 |
| Louisiana Tech | Dec 25, 1979 | 1 |
| Texas | Jan 29, 1980 | 1 |
| USC | Nov 18, 1982 | 1 |
| Georgia | Nov 18, 1984 | 1 |
| Iowa | Jan 4, 1988 | 1 |
| Auburn | Feb 29, 1988 | 1 |
| Virginia | Nov 18, 1990 | 1 |
| Penn State | Jan 7, 1991 | 1 |
| Maryland | Jan 19, 1992 | 1 |
| Stanford | Nov 24, 1992 | 1 |
| Vanderbilt | Jan 5, 1993 | 1 |
| Connecticut | Jan 17, 1995 | 1 |
| Purdue | Nov 16, 1998 | 1 |
| Notre Dame | Jan 22, 2001 | 1 |
| Duke | Nov 4, 2002 | 1 |
| North Carolina | Jan 30, 2006 | 1 |
| Baylor | Jan 3, 2011 | 1 |
| South Carolina | Nov 24, 2014 | 1 |
| Oregon | Oct 30, 2019 | 1 |
| Louisville | Jan 18, 2021 | 1 |
| UCLA | Nov 25, 2024 | 1 |
| 27. | Immaculata | Dec 22, 1976 | 2 |
| NC State | Jan 18, 1978 | 2 |
| Stephen F. Austin | Dec 19, 1978 | 2 |
| Rutgers | Jan 27, 1981 | 2 |
| Long Beach State | Feb 24, 1981 | 2 |
| Cheyney | Feb 21, 1982 | 2 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | Feb 17, 1985 | 2 |
| UNLV | Feb 12, 1990 | 2 |
| Colorado | Mar 8, 1994 | 2 |
| Alabama | Nov 12, 1996 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | Mar 11, 2002 | 2 |
| Kansas State | Nov 25, 2002 | 2 |
| Texas Tech | Dec 29, 2003 | 2 |
| Ohio State | Jan 31, 2005 | 2 |
| Mississippi State | Jan 22, 2018 | 2 |
| Texas A&M | Mar 1, 2021 | 2 |
| Indiana | Feb 6, 2023 | 2 |
| 44. | Montclair State | Mar 9, 1977 | 3 |
| St. Joseph's | Mar 16, 1977 | 3 |
| Kansas | Feb 3, 1981 | 3 |
| Mississippi | Feb 17, 1985 | 3 |
| Washington | Mar 12, 1990 | 3 |
| California | Nov 24, 2008 | 3 |
| Nebraska | Feb 8, 2010 | 3 |
| Oregon State | Dec 23, 2019 | 3 |
| Utah | Feb 27, 2023 | 3 |
| 53. | Tennessee Tech | Nov 25, 1976 | 4 |
| Cal State Fullerton | Mar 16, 1977 | 4 |
| Kentucky | Jan 2, 1983 | 4 |
| Western Kentucky | Feb 9, 1986 | 4 |
| Colorado State | Feb 15, 1999 | 4 |
| Iowa State | Dec 31, 2001 | 4 |
| Xavier | Nov 29, 2010 | 4 |
| Florida State | Feb 13, 2017 | 4 |
| Arizona | Dec 13, 2021 | 4 |
| Michigan | Feb 7, 2022 | 4 |
| Virginia Tech | Mar 6, 2023 | 4 |
| 64. | Florida | Nov 24, 1997 | 5 |
| Illinois | Dec 8, 1997 | 5 |
| Wisconsin | Jan 7, 2002 | 5 |
| Miami | Feb 20, 2012 | 5 |
| West Virginia | Mar 10, 2014 | 5 |
| 69. | Mercer | Nov 25, 1976 | 6 |
| William Penn | Dec 8, 1976 | 6 |
| Queens College | Jan 11, 1978 | 6 |
| Northwestern | Dec 10, 1990 | 6 |
| George Washington | Jan 5, 1992 | 6 |
| Minnesota | Dec 29, 2003 | 6 |
| Michigan State | Jan 3, 2005 | 6 |
| TCU | Mar 10, 2025 | 6 |
| 77. | Missouri | Feb 26, 1984 | 7 |
| Arkansas | Dec 4, 1995 | 7 |
| DePaul | Feb 21, 2011 | 7 |
| Delaware | Mar 5, 2012 | 7 |
| 81. | Mississippi College | Jan 12, 1977 | 8 |
| Valdosta State | Mar 15, 1978 | 8 |
| Arizona State | Mar 5, 2007 | 8 |
| Oklahoma State | Jan 20, 2014 | 8 |
| Marquette | Feb 4, 2019 | 8 |
| 86. | Southern Connecticut State | Jan 18, 1978 | 9 |
| San Diego State | Dec 2, 1984 | 9 |
| UC-Santa Barbara | Feb 28, 2000 | 9 |
| Houston | Mar 15, 2004 | 9 |
| Green Bay | Feb 6, 2012 | 9 |
| 91. | Memphis | Jan 31, 1982 | 10 |
| Missouri State | Feb 23, 1992 | 10 |
| Clemson | Jan 20, 1997 | 10 |
| Georgetown | Oct 29, 2011 | 10 |
| Villanova | Mar 6, 2023 | 10 |
| 96. | Florida International | Feb 23, 1998 | 11 |
| Dayton | Mar 4, 2013 | 11 |
| Syracuse | Nov 21, 2016 | 11 |
| Gonzaga | Feb 3, 2020 | 11 |
| Georgia Tech | Feb 7, 2022 | 11 |
| 101. | Detroit | Jan 15, 1980 | 12 |
| San Francisco | Feb 12, 1980 | 12 |
| James Madison | Mar 10, 1987 | 12 |
| Hawaii | Mar 5, 1990 | 12 |
| South Florida | Feb 15, 2021 | 12 |
| 106. | Southern Illinois | Dec 7, 1987 | 13 |
| Tulane | Jan 10, 2000 | 13 |
| Boston College | Jan 3, 2005 | 13 |
| St. John's | Mar 5, 2012 | 13 |
| Princeton | Mar 2, 2015 | 13 |
| Creighton | Nov 28, 2022 | 13 |
| 112. | Southeastern Louisiana | Mar 9, 1977 | 14 |
| Montana | Feb 15, 1988 | 14 |
| Lamar | Nov 24, 1991 | 14 |
| Seton Hall | Mar 8, 1994 | 14 |
| Pittsburgh | Jan 28, 2008 | 14 |
| 117. | Illinois State | Mar 26, 1981 | 15 |
| Providence | Mar 11, 1991 | 15 |
| Vermont | Feb 16, 1993 | 15 |
| Temple | Mar 7, 2005 | 15 |
| Wyoming | Jan 28, 2008 | 15 |
| BYU | Mar 7, 2022 | 15 |
| 123. | Drake | Mar 27, 1982 | 16 |
| Wake Forest | Feb 1, 1988 | 16 |
| New Mexico | Dec 26, 2005 | 16 |
| Bowling Green | Jan 22, 2007 | 16 |
| Middle Tennessee | Mar 5, 2007 | 16 |
| South Dakota State | Mar 16, 2009 | 16 |
| St. Bonaventure | Mar 5, 2012 | 16 |
| 130. | Jackson State | Jan 13, 1981 | 17 |
| East Carolina | Mar 3, 1981 | 17 |
| Southern Mississippi | Feb 12, 1990 | 17 |
| Northern Illinois | Mar 12, 1990 | 17 |
| Boise State | Feb 22, 1994 | 17 |
| Chattanooga | Mar 2, 2015 | 17 |
| South Dakota | Mar 2, 2020 | 17 |
| 137. | Indiana State | Dec 8, 1976 | 18 |
| Cal Poly Pomona | Feb 15, 1978 | 18 |
| Central Missouri | Mar 9, 1980 | 18 |
| New Mexico State | Feb 22, 1988 | 18 |
| La Salle | Feb 26, 1989 | 18 |
| Cincinnati | Nov 4, 2002 | 18 |
| UTEP | Mar 3, 2008 | 18 |
| 144. | Fordham | Mar 20, 1979 | 19 |
| Georgia State | Mar 15, 1981 | 19 |
| Saint Peter's | Jan 26, 1986 | 19 |
| Marist | Mar 7, 2011 | 19 |
| 148. | Oral Roberts | Feb 20, 1983 | 20 |
| Idaho | Feb 17, 1985 | 20 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | Mar 2, 2015 | 20 |
| 151. | Hartford | Mar 8, 2010 | 21 |
| Rice | Mar 18, 2019 | 21 |
| Washington State | Dec 4, 2023 | 21 |
| 154. | Belmont | Feb 26, 2018 | 22 |
| 155. | Toledo | Feb 8, 1994 | 23 |
| 156. | Santa Clara | Dec 28, 1998 | 24 |
| San Diego | Jan 6, 2014 | 24 |
| UCF | Mar 14, 2022 | 24 |
| Richmond | Oct 14, 2025 | 24 |
| 160. | Arkansas State | Jan 3, 2000 | 25 |
| Fairfield | Mar 4, 2024 | 25 |