Boston College - AP Rankings

Ranked in 87 AP polls of 905 across 9 seasons, first on January 4, 1999 (No. 25) and most recently on December 20, 2010 (No. 24). Best ranking No. 13.

Rank in every AP poll, 1976–2026 (top of the chart is No. 1, bottom is No. 25).

Boston College in the NCAA Tournament

Seasons ranked

1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2010-2011

Statistics

Boston College statistics summary
StatisticValueDetails
Best ranking13
# Polls Ranked87
First: January 4, 1999 (25)
Most recent: December 20, 2010 (24)
# Polls Ranked No. 1--
# Polls Ranked Top 5--
# Polls Ranked Top 10--
# Polls Ranked Top 157
First: December 13, 2004 (14)
Most recent: January 24, 2005 (14)
# Polls Ranked Top 2040
First: February 1, 1999 (20)
Most recent: February 20, 2006 (17)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked21March 8, 2004 - March 14, 2005
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1--
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5--
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10--
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 157December 13, 2004 - January 24, 2005
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 2014March 15, 2004 - January 31, 2005
# Seasons Ranked9
First: 1998-1999
Most recent: 2010-2011
# Seasons Ranked No. 1--
# Seasons Ranked Top 5--
# Seasons Ranked Top 10--
# Seasons Ranked Top 151
First: 2004-2005
# Seasons Ranked Top 207
First: 1998-1999
Most recent: 2005-2006
# Seasons Preseason Ranked3
First: 1999-2000
Most recent: 2004-2005
# Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1--
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5--
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10--
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15--
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 203
First: 1999-2000
Most recent: 2004-2005
Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise7Unranked (March 8, 1999) → No. 19 (November 9, 1999)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise5
3 times
First: No. 25 (January 10, 2000) → No. 20 (January 17, 2000)
Most recent: No. 24 (December 26, 2005) → No. 19 (January 2, 2006)
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall9
2 times
First: No. 17 (March 13, 2000) → Unranked (November 7, 2000)
Most recent: No. 17 (February 20, 2006) → Unranked (February 27, 2006)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall9No. 17 (February 20, 2006) → Unranked (February 27, 2006)

Details

Best ranking (13)
Best ranking
PollRanking
Jan 4, 199925
Jan 11, 199921
Feb 1, 199920
Nov 9, 199919
Nov 22, 199918
Feb 21, 200017
Feb 4, 200216
Dec 13, 200414
Jan 3, 200513
# Polls Ranked (87)
# Polls Ranked
PollRanking
Jan 4, 199925
Jan 11, 199921
Jan 25, 199922
Feb 1, 199920
Nov 9, 199919
Nov 15, 199920
Nov 22, 199918
Nov 29, 199924
Jan 3, 200025
Jan 10, 200025
Jan 17, 200020
Jan 24, 200019
Jan 31, 200018
Feb 7, 200019
Feb 14, 200019
Feb 21, 200017
Feb 28, 200019
Mar 6, 200017
Mar 13, 200017
Nov 20, 200024
Nov 27, 200025
Jan 7, 200224
Jan 14, 200225
Jan 21, 200224
Jan 28, 200220
Feb 4, 200216
Feb 11, 200221
Feb 18, 200221
Feb 25, 200218
Mar 4, 200220
Mar 11, 200221
Nov 4, 200220
Nov 18, 200219
Nov 25, 200218
Dec 2, 200222
Dec 9, 200221
Dec 16, 200219
Dec 23, 200220
Dec 30, 200223
Jan 13, 200324
Feb 3, 200323
Feb 10, 200325
Feb 17, 200324
Feb 24, 200323
Mar 3, 200324
Mar 10, 200325
Mar 17, 200325
Dec 8, 200323
Dec 15, 200325
Dec 22, 200325
Dec 29, 200322
Jan 5, 200420
Jan 12, 200422
Jan 19, 200424
Feb 16, 200423
Mar 8, 200423
Mar 15, 200418
Nov 8, 200418
Nov 15, 200418
Nov 22, 200420
Nov 29, 200420
Dec 6, 200417
Dec 13, 200414
Dec 20, 200414
Dec 27, 200414
Jan 3, 200513
Jan 10, 200514
Jan 17, 200514
Jan 24, 200514
Jan 31, 200516
Feb 7, 200522
Feb 14, 200525
Feb 21, 200524
Feb 28, 200522
Mar 7, 200523
Mar 14, 200525
Dec 19, 200523
Dec 26, 200524
Jan 2, 200619
Jan 9, 200622
Jan 16, 200622
Jan 30, 200623
Feb 6, 200621
Feb 13, 200618
Feb 20, 200617
Dec 13, 201025
Dec 20, 201024
# Polls Ranked No. 1 (-)
# Polls Ranked No. 1
PollRanking
None
# Polls Ranked Top 5 (-)
# Polls Ranked Top 5
PollRanking
None
# Polls Ranked Top 10 (-)
# Polls Ranked Top 10
PollRanking
None
# Polls Ranked Top 15 (7)
# Polls Ranked Top 15
PollRanking
Dec 13, 200414
Dec 20, 200414
Dec 27, 200414
Jan 3, 200513
Jan 10, 200514
Jan 17, 200514
Jan 24, 200514
# Polls Ranked Top 20 (40)
# Polls Ranked Top 20
PollRanking
Feb 1, 199920
Nov 9, 199919
Nov 15, 199920
Nov 22, 199918
Jan 17, 200020
Jan 24, 200019
Jan 31, 200018
Feb 7, 200019
Feb 14, 200019
Feb 21, 200017
Feb 28, 200019
Mar 6, 200017
Mar 13, 200017
Jan 28, 200220
Feb 4, 200216
Feb 25, 200218
Mar 4, 200220
Nov 4, 200220
Nov 18, 200219
Nov 25, 200218
Dec 16, 200219
Dec 23, 200220
Jan 5, 200420
Mar 15, 200418
Nov 8, 200418
Nov 15, 200418
Nov 22, 200420
Nov 29, 200420
Dec 6, 200417
Dec 13, 200414
Dec 20, 200414
Dec 27, 200414
Jan 3, 200513
Jan 10, 200514
Jan 17, 200514
Jan 24, 200514
Jan 31, 200516
Jan 2, 200619
Feb 13, 200618
Feb 20, 200617
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked (21)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked
PlaceFromToPolls
1.Mar 8, 2004Mar 14, 200521
2.Jan 7, 2002Dec 30, 200218
3.Jan 3, 2000Mar 13, 200011
4.Feb 3, 2003Mar 17, 20037
Dec 8, 2003Jan 19, 20047
6.Dec 19, 2005Jan 16, 20065
7.Nov 9, 1999Nov 29, 19994
Jan 30, 2006Feb 20, 20064
9.Jan 4, 1999Jan 11, 19992
Jan 25, 1999Feb 1, 19992
Nov 20, 2000Nov 27, 20002
Dec 13, 2010Dec 20, 20102
13.Jan 13, 2003Jan 13, 20031
Feb 16, 2004Feb 16, 20041
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1 (-)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1
PlaceFromToPolls
None
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5 (-)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5
PlaceFromToPolls
None
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10 (-)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10
PlaceFromToPolls
None
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15 (7)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15
PlaceFromToPolls
1.Dec 13, 2004Jan 24, 20057
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 (14)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20
PlaceFromToPolls
1.Mar 15, 2004Jan 31, 200514
2.Jan 17, 2000Mar 13, 20009
3.Nov 9, 1999Nov 22, 19993
Nov 4, 2002Nov 25, 20023
5.Jan 28, 2002Feb 4, 20022
Feb 25, 2002Mar 4, 20022
Dec 16, 2002Dec 23, 20022
Feb 13, 2006Feb 20, 20062
9.Feb 1, 1999Feb 1, 19991
Jan 5, 2004Jan 5, 20041
Jan 2, 2006Jan 2, 20061
# Seasons Ranked (9)
# Seasons Ranked
SeasonBest ranking
1998-199920
1999-200017
2000-200124
2001-200216
2002-200318
2003-200418
2004-200513
2005-200617
2010-201124
# Seasons Ranked No. 1 (-)
# Seasons Ranked No. 1
SeasonBest ranking
None
# Seasons Ranked Top 5 (-)
# Seasons Ranked Top 5
SeasonBest ranking
None
# Seasons Ranked Top 10 (-)
# Seasons Ranked Top 10
SeasonBest ranking
None
# Seasons Ranked Top 15 (1)
# Seasons Ranked Top 15
SeasonBest ranking
2004-200513
# Seasons Ranked Top 20 (7)
# Seasons Ranked Top 20
SeasonBest ranking
1998-199920
1999-200017
2001-200216
2002-200318
2003-200418
2004-200513
2005-200617
# Seasons Preseason Ranked (3)
# Seasons Preseason Ranked
SeasonPreseason ranking
1999-200019
2002-200320
2004-200518
# Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1 (-)
# Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1
SeasonPreseason ranking
None
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5 (-)
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5
SeasonPreseason ranking
None
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10 (-)
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10
SeasonPreseason ranking
None
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15 (-)
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15
SeasonPreseason ranking
None
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20 (3)
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20
SeasonPreseason ranking
1999-200019
2002-200320
2004-200518
Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise (7)
Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise
PlaceFromToRise
1.Unranked (Mar 8, 1999)No. 19 (Nov 9, 1999)7
2.No. 25 (Jan 10, 2000)No. 20 (Jan 17, 2000)5
No. 23 (Mar 8, 2004)No. 18 (Mar 15, 2004)5
No. 24 (Dec 26, 2005)No. 19 (Jan 2, 2006)5
5.No. 25 (Jan 4, 1999)No. 21 (Jan 11, 1999)4
Unranked (Jan 18, 1999)No. 22 (Jan 25, 1999)4
No. 24 (Jan 21, 2002)No. 20 (Jan 28, 2002)4
No. 20 (Jan 28, 2002)No. 16 (Feb 4, 2002)4
9.No. 21 (Feb 18, 2002)No. 18 (Feb 25, 2002)3
Unranked (Jan 27, 2003)No. 23 (Feb 3, 2003)3
Unranked (Dec 1, 2003)No. 23 (Dec 8, 2003)3
No. 25 (Dec 22, 2003)No. 22 (Dec 29, 2003)3
Unranked (Feb 9, 2004)No. 23 (Feb 16, 2004)3
Unranked (Mar 1, 2004)No. 23 (Mar 8, 2004)3
No. 20 (Nov 29, 2004)No. 17 (Dec 6, 2004)3
No. 17 (Dec 6, 2004)No. 14 (Dec 13, 2004)3
Unranked (Dec 12, 2005)No. 23 (Dec 19, 2005)3
Unranked (Jan 23, 2006)No. 23 (Jan 30, 2006)3
No. 21 (Feb 6, 2006)No. 18 (Feb 13, 2006)3
20.No. 22 (Jan 25, 1999)No. 20 (Feb 1, 1999)2
No. 20 (Nov 15, 1999)No. 18 (Nov 22, 1999)2
No. 19 (Feb 14, 2000)No. 17 (Feb 21, 2000)2
No. 19 (Feb 28, 2000)No. 17 (Mar 6, 2000)2
Unranked (Nov 13, 2000)No. 24 (Nov 20, 2000)2
Unranked (Dec 31, 2001)No. 24 (Jan 7, 2002)2
No. 21 (Dec 9, 2002)No. 19 (Dec 16, 2002)2
Unranked (Jan 6, 2003)No. 24 (Jan 13, 2003)2
No. 22 (Dec 29, 2003)No. 20 (Jan 5, 2004)2
No. 24 (Feb 21, 2005)No. 22 (Feb 28, 2005)2
No. 23 (Jan 30, 2006)No. 21 (Feb 6, 2006)2
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise (5)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise
PlaceFromToRise
1.No. 25 (Jan 10, 2000)No. 20 (Jan 17, 2000)5
No. 23 (Mar 8, 2004)No. 18 (Mar 15, 2004)5
No. 24 (Dec 26, 2005)No. 19 (Jan 2, 2006)5
4.No. 25 (Jan 4, 1999)No. 21 (Jan 11, 1999)4
Unranked (Jan 18, 1999)No. 22 (Jan 25, 1999)4
No. 24 (Jan 21, 2002)No. 20 (Jan 28, 2002)4
No. 20 (Jan 28, 2002)No. 16 (Feb 4, 2002)4
8.No. 21 (Feb 18, 2002)No. 18 (Feb 25, 2002)3
Unranked (Jan 27, 2003)No. 23 (Feb 3, 2003)3
Unranked (Dec 1, 2003)No. 23 (Dec 8, 2003)3
No. 25 (Dec 22, 2003)No. 22 (Dec 29, 2003)3
Unranked (Feb 9, 2004)No. 23 (Feb 16, 2004)3
Unranked (Mar 1, 2004)No. 23 (Mar 8, 2004)3
No. 20 (Nov 29, 2004)No. 17 (Dec 6, 2004)3
No. 17 (Dec 6, 2004)No. 14 (Dec 13, 2004)3
Unranked (Dec 12, 2005)No. 23 (Dec 19, 2005)3
Unranked (Jan 23, 2006)No. 23 (Jan 30, 2006)3
No. 21 (Feb 6, 2006)No. 18 (Feb 13, 2006)3
19.No. 22 (Jan 25, 1999)No. 20 (Feb 1, 1999)2
No. 20 (Nov 15, 1999)No. 18 (Nov 22, 1999)2
No. 19 (Feb 14, 2000)No. 17 (Feb 21, 2000)2
No. 19 (Feb 28, 2000)No. 17 (Mar 6, 2000)2
Unranked (Nov 13, 2000)No. 24 (Nov 20, 2000)2
Unranked (Dec 31, 2001)No. 24 (Jan 7, 2002)2
No. 21 (Dec 9, 2002)No. 19 (Dec 16, 2002)2
Unranked (Jan 6, 2003)No. 24 (Jan 13, 2003)2
No. 22 (Dec 29, 2003)No. 20 (Jan 5, 2004)2
No. 24 (Feb 21, 2005)No. 22 (Feb 28, 2005)2
No. 23 (Jan 30, 2006)No. 21 (Feb 6, 2006)2
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall (9)
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall
PlaceFromToFall
1.No. 17 (Mar 13, 2000)Unranked (Nov 7, 2000)9
No. 17 (Feb 20, 2006)Unranked (Feb 27, 2006)9
3.No. 20 (Feb 1, 1999)Unranked (Feb 8, 1999)6
No. 18 (Nov 22, 1999)No. 24 (Nov 29, 1999)6
No. 16 (Jan 31, 2005)No. 22 (Feb 7, 2005)6
6.No. 21 (Jan 11, 1999)Unranked (Jan 18, 1999)5
No. 16 (Feb 4, 2002)No. 21 (Feb 11, 2002)5
8.No. 18 (Nov 25, 2002)No. 22 (Dec 2, 2002)4
No. 22 (Jan 16, 2006)Unranked (Jan 23, 2006)4
10.No. 20 (Dec 23, 2002)No. 23 (Dec 30, 2002)3
No. 23 (Dec 30, 2002)Unranked (Jan 6, 2003)3
No. 23 (Feb 16, 2004)Unranked (Feb 23, 2004)3
No. 22 (Feb 7, 2005)No. 25 (Feb 14, 2005)3
No. 19 (Jan 2, 2006)No. 22 (Jan 9, 2006)3
15.No. 24 (Nov 29, 1999)Unranked (Dec 6, 1999)2
No. 17 (Feb 21, 2000)No. 19 (Feb 28, 2000)2
No. 18 (Feb 25, 2002)No. 20 (Mar 4, 2002)2
No. 24 (Jan 13, 2003)Unranked (Jan 20, 2003)2
No. 23 (Feb 3, 2003)No. 25 (Feb 10, 2003)2
No. 23 (Dec 8, 2003)No. 25 (Dec 15, 2003)2
No. 20 (Jan 5, 2004)No. 22 (Jan 12, 2004)2
No. 22 (Jan 12, 2004)No. 24 (Jan 19, 2004)2
No. 24 (Jan 19, 2004)Unranked (Jan 26, 2004)2
No. 18 (Nov 15, 2004)No. 20 (Nov 22, 2004)2
No. 14 (Jan 24, 2005)No. 16 (Jan 31, 2005)2
No. 23 (Mar 7, 2005)No. 25 (Mar 14, 2005)2
No. 24 (Dec 20, 2010)Unranked (Dec 27, 2010)2
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall (9)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall
PlaceFromToFall
1.No. 17 (Feb 20, 2006)Unranked (Feb 27, 2006)9
2.No. 20 (Feb 1, 1999)Unranked (Feb 8, 1999)6
No. 18 (Nov 22, 1999)No. 24 (Nov 29, 1999)6
No. 16 (Jan 31, 2005)No. 22 (Feb 7, 2005)6
5.No. 21 (Jan 11, 1999)Unranked (Jan 18, 1999)5
No. 16 (Feb 4, 2002)No. 21 (Feb 11, 2002)5
7.No. 18 (Nov 25, 2002)No. 22 (Dec 2, 2002)4
No. 22 (Jan 16, 2006)Unranked (Jan 23, 2006)4
9.No. 20 (Dec 23, 2002)No. 23 (Dec 30, 2002)3
No. 23 (Dec 30, 2002)Unranked (Jan 6, 2003)3
No. 23 (Feb 16, 2004)Unranked (Feb 23, 2004)3
No. 22 (Feb 7, 2005)No. 25 (Feb 14, 2005)3
No. 19 (Jan 2, 2006)No. 22 (Jan 9, 2006)3
14.No. 24 (Nov 29, 1999)Unranked (Dec 6, 1999)2
No. 17 (Feb 21, 2000)No. 19 (Feb 28, 2000)2
No. 18 (Feb 25, 2002)No. 20 (Mar 4, 2002)2
No. 24 (Jan 13, 2003)Unranked (Jan 20, 2003)2
No. 23 (Feb 3, 2003)No. 25 (Feb 10, 2003)2
No. 23 (Dec 8, 2003)No. 25 (Dec 15, 2003)2
No. 20 (Jan 5, 2004)No. 22 (Jan 12, 2004)2
No. 22 (Jan 12, 2004)No. 24 (Jan 19, 2004)2
No. 24 (Jan 19, 2004)Unranked (Jan 26, 2004)2
No. 18 (Nov 15, 2004)No. 20 (Nov 22, 2004)2
No. 14 (Jan 24, 2005)No. 16 (Jan 31, 2005)2
No. 23 (Mar 7, 2005)No. 25 (Mar 14, 2005)2
No. 24 (Dec 20, 2010)Unranked (Dec 27, 2010)2