BYU - AP Rankings

Ranked in 38 AP polls of 905 across 7 seasons, first on March 18, 1980 (No. 20) and most recently on March 14, 2022 (No. 20). Best ranking No. 15.

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

BYU in the NCAA Tournament

Seasons ranked

1979-1980 2002-2003 2005-2006 2006-2007 2011-2012 2018-2019 2021-2022

Statistics

BYU statistics summary
Statistic	Value	Details
Best ranking	15	First: March 7, 2022
# Polls Ranked	38	First: March 18, 1980 (20) Most recent: March 14, 2022 (20)
# Polls Ranked No. 1	-	-
# Polls Ranked Top 5	-	-
# Polls Ranked Top 10	-	-
# Polls Ranked Top 15	1	First: March 7, 2022 (15)
# Polls Ranked Top 20	23	First: March 18, 1980 (20) Most recent: March 14, 2022 (20)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked	16	November 29, 2021 - March 14, 2022
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1	-	-
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5	-	-
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10	-	-
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15	1	March 7, 2022 - March 7, 2022
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20	15	December 6, 2021 - March 14, 2022
# Seasons Ranked	7	First: 1979-1980 Most recent: 2021-2022
# Seasons Ranked No. 1	-	-
# Seasons Ranked Top 5	-	-
# Seasons Ranked Top 10	-	-
# Seasons Ranked Top 15	1	First: 2021-2022
# Seasons Ranked Top 20	4	First: 1979-1980 Most recent: 2021-2022
# Seasons Preseason Ranked	1	First: 2006-2007
# Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1	-	-
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5	-	-
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10	-	-
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15	-	-
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20	-	-
Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise	5	2 times First: Unranked (November 23, 2021) → No. 21 (November 29, 2021) Most recent: No. 21 (November 29, 2021) → No. 16 (December 6, 2021)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise	5	2 times First: Unranked (November 23, 2021) → No. 21 (November 29, 2021) Most recent: No. 21 (November 29, 2021) → No. 16 (December 6, 2021)
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall	6	No. 20 (March 14, 2022) → Unranked (October 18, 2022)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall	5	No. 15 (March 7, 2022) → No. 20 (March 14, 2022)

Details

Best ranking (15)

Best ranking
Poll	Ranking
Mar 18, 1980	20
Dec 2, 2002	19
Feb 6, 2006	18
Dec 6, 2021	16
Mar 7, 2022	15

# Polls Ranked (38)

# Polls Ranked
Poll	Ranking
Mar 18, 1980	20
Nov 25, 2002	22
Dec 2, 2002	19
Dec 9, 2002	22
Dec 16, 2002	24
Jan 16, 2006	23
Jan 23, 2006	20
Jan 30, 2006	19
Feb 6, 2006	18
Feb 13, 2006	19
Feb 20, 2006	21
Feb 27, 2006	18
Mar 6, 2006	20
Mar 13, 2006	22
Nov 8, 2006	24
Nov 13, 2006	22
Nov 20, 2006	22
Nov 27, 2006	23
Jan 23, 2012	23
Jan 30, 2012	22
Feb 13, 2012	23
Jan 28, 2019	25
Nov 29, 2021	21
Dec 6, 2021	16
Dec 13, 2021	20
Dec 20, 2021	19
Dec 27, 2021	18
Jan 3, 2022	18
Jan 10, 2022	18
Jan 17, 2022	17
Jan 24, 2022	16
Jan 31, 2022	16
Feb 7, 2022	20
Feb 14, 2022	20
Feb 21, 2022	19
Feb 28, 2022	17
Mar 7, 2022	15
Mar 14, 2022	20

# Polls Ranked No. 1 (-)

# Polls Ranked No. 1
Poll	Ranking
None

# Polls Ranked Top 5 (-)

# Polls Ranked Top 5
Poll	Ranking
None

# Polls Ranked Top 10 (-)

# Polls Ranked Top 10
Poll	Ranking
None

# Polls Ranked Top 15 (1)

# Polls Ranked Top 15
Poll	Ranking
Mar 7, 2022	15

# Polls Ranked Top 20 (23)

# Polls Ranked Top 20
Poll	Ranking
Mar 18, 1980	20
Dec 2, 2002	19
Jan 23, 2006	20
Jan 30, 2006	19
Feb 6, 2006	18
Feb 13, 2006	19
Feb 27, 2006	18
Mar 6, 2006	20
Dec 6, 2021	16
Dec 13, 2021	20
Dec 20, 2021	19
Dec 27, 2021	18
Jan 3, 2022	18
Jan 10, 2022	18
Jan 17, 2022	17
Jan 24, 2022	16
Jan 31, 2022	16
Feb 7, 2022	20
Feb 14, 2022	20
Feb 21, 2022	19
Feb 28, 2022	17
Mar 7, 2022	15
Mar 14, 2022	20

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked (16)

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked
Place	From	To	Polls
1.	Nov 29, 2021	Mar 14, 2022	16
2.	Jan 16, 2006	Nov 27, 2006	13
3.	Nov 25, 2002	Dec 16, 2002	4
4.	Jan 23, 2012	Jan 30, 2012	2
5.	Mar 18, 1980	Mar 18, 1980	1
	Feb 13, 2012	Feb 13, 2012	1
	Jan 28, 2019	Jan 28, 2019	1

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1 (-)

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1
Place	From	To	Polls
None

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5 (-)

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5
Place	From	To	Polls
None

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10 (-)

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10
Place	From	To	Polls
None

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15 (1)

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15
Place	From	To	Polls
1.	Mar 7, 2022	Mar 7, 2022	1

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 (15)

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20
Place	From	To	Polls
1.	Dec 6, 2021	Mar 14, 2022	15
2.	Jan 23, 2006	Feb 13, 2006	4
3.	Feb 27, 2006	Mar 6, 2006	2
4.	Mar 18, 1980	Mar 18, 1980	1
	Dec 2, 2002	Dec 2, 2002	1

# Seasons Ranked (7)

# Seasons Ranked
Season	Best ranking
1979-1980	20
2002-2003	19
2005-2006	18
2006-2007	22
2011-2012	22
2018-2019	25
2021-2022	15

# Seasons Ranked No. 1 (-)

# Seasons Ranked No. 1
Season	Best ranking
None

# Seasons Ranked Top 5 (-)

# Seasons Ranked Top 5
Season	Best ranking
None

# Seasons Ranked Top 10 (-)

# Seasons Ranked Top 10
Season	Best ranking
None

# Seasons Ranked Top 15 (1)

# Seasons Ranked Top 15
Season	Best ranking
2021-2022	15

# Seasons Ranked Top 20 (4)

# Seasons Ranked Top 20
Season	Best ranking
1979-1980	20
2002-2003	19
2005-2006	18
2021-2022	15

# Seasons Preseason Ranked (1)

# Seasons Preseason Ranked
Season	Preseason ranking
2006-2007	24

# Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1 (-)

# Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1
Season	Preseason ranking
None

# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5 (-)

# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5
Season	Preseason ranking
None

# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10 (-)

# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10
Season	Preseason ranking
None

# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15 (-)

# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15
Season	Preseason ranking
None

# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20 (-)

# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20
Season	Preseason ranking
None

Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise (5)

Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise
Place	From	To	Rise
1.	Unranked (Nov 23, 2021)	No. 21 (Nov 29, 2021)	5
	No. 21 (Nov 29, 2021)	No. 16 (Dec 6, 2021)	5
3.	Unranked (Nov 18, 2002)	No. 22 (Nov 25, 2002)	4
4.	No. 22 (Nov 25, 2002)	No. 19 (Dec 2, 2002)	3
	Unranked (Jan 9, 2006)	No. 23 (Jan 16, 2006)	3
	No. 23 (Jan 16, 2006)	No. 20 (Jan 23, 2006)	3
	No. 21 (Feb 20, 2006)	No. 18 (Feb 27, 2006)	3
	Unranked (Jan 16, 2012)	No. 23 (Jan 23, 2012)	3
	Unranked (Feb 6, 2012)	No. 23 (Feb 13, 2012)	3
10.	No. 24 (Nov 8, 2006)	No. 22 (Nov 13, 2006)	2
	No. 19 (Feb 21, 2022)	No. 17 (Feb 28, 2022)	2
	No. 17 (Feb 28, 2022)	No. 15 (Mar 7, 2022)	2
13.	Unranked (Mar 9, 1980)	No. 20 (Mar 18, 1980)	1
	No. 20 (Jan 23, 2006)	No. 19 (Jan 30, 2006)	1
	No. 19 (Jan 30, 2006)	No. 18 (Feb 6, 2006)	1
	No. 23 (Jan 23, 2012)	No. 22 (Jan 30, 2012)	1
	Unranked (Jan 21, 2019)	No. 25 (Jan 28, 2019)	1
	No. 20 (Dec 13, 2021)	No. 19 (Dec 20, 2021)	1
	No. 19 (Dec 20, 2021)	No. 18 (Dec 27, 2021)	1
	No. 18 (Jan 10, 2022)	No. 17 (Jan 17, 2022)	1
	No. 17 (Jan 17, 2022)	No. 16 (Jan 24, 2022)	1
	No. 20 (Feb 14, 2022)	No. 19 (Feb 21, 2022)	1

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise (5)

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise
Place	From	To	Rise
1.	Unranked (Nov 23, 2021)	No. 21 (Nov 29, 2021)	5
	No. 21 (Nov 29, 2021)	No. 16 (Dec 6, 2021)	5
3.	Unranked (Nov 18, 2002)	No. 22 (Nov 25, 2002)	4
4.	No. 22 (Nov 25, 2002)	No. 19 (Dec 2, 2002)	3
	Unranked (Jan 9, 2006)	No. 23 (Jan 16, 2006)	3
	No. 23 (Jan 16, 2006)	No. 20 (Jan 23, 2006)	3
	No. 21 (Feb 20, 2006)	No. 18 (Feb 27, 2006)	3
	Unranked (Jan 16, 2012)	No. 23 (Jan 23, 2012)	3
	Unranked (Feb 6, 2012)	No. 23 (Feb 13, 2012)	3
10.	No. 24 (Nov 8, 2006)	No. 22 (Nov 13, 2006)	2
	No. 19 (Feb 21, 2022)	No. 17 (Feb 28, 2022)	2
	No. 17 (Feb 28, 2022)	No. 15 (Mar 7, 2022)	2
13.	Unranked (Mar 9, 1980)	No. 20 (Mar 18, 1980)	1
	No. 20 (Jan 23, 2006)	No. 19 (Jan 30, 2006)	1
	No. 19 (Jan 30, 2006)	No. 18 (Feb 6, 2006)	1
	No. 23 (Jan 23, 2012)	No. 22 (Jan 30, 2012)	1
	Unranked (Jan 21, 2019)	No. 25 (Jan 28, 2019)	1
	No. 20 (Dec 13, 2021)	No. 19 (Dec 20, 2021)	1
	No. 19 (Dec 20, 2021)	No. 18 (Dec 27, 2021)	1
	No. 18 (Jan 10, 2022)	No. 17 (Jan 17, 2022)	1
	No. 17 (Jan 17, 2022)	No. 16 (Jan 24, 2022)	1
	No. 20 (Feb 14, 2022)	No. 19 (Feb 21, 2022)	1

Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall (6)

Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall
Place	From	To	Fall
1.	No. 20 (Mar 14, 2022)	Unranked (Oct 18, 2022)	6
2.	No. 15 (Mar 7, 2022)	No. 20 (Mar 14, 2022)	5
3.	No. 22 (Jan 30, 2012)	Unranked (Feb 6, 2012)	4
	No. 16 (Dec 6, 2021)	No. 20 (Dec 13, 2021)	4
	No. 16 (Jan 31, 2022)	No. 20 (Feb 7, 2022)	4
6.	No. 19 (Dec 2, 2002)	No. 22 (Dec 9, 2002)	3
	No. 23 (Nov 27, 2006)	Unranked (Dec 4, 2006)	3
	No. 23 (Feb 13, 2012)	Unranked (Feb 20, 2012)	3
9.	No. 22 (Dec 9, 2002)	No. 24 (Dec 16, 2002)	2
	No. 24 (Dec 16, 2002)	Unranked (Dec 23, 2002)	2
	No. 19 (Feb 13, 2006)	No. 21 (Feb 20, 2006)	2
	No. 18 (Feb 27, 2006)	No. 20 (Mar 6, 2006)	2
	No. 20 (Mar 6, 2006)	No. 22 (Mar 13, 2006)	2
	No. 22 (Mar 13, 2006)	No. 24 (Nov 8, 2006)	2
15.	No. 20 (Mar 18, 1980)	Unranked (Nov 25, 1980)	1
	No. 18 (Feb 6, 2006)	No. 19 (Feb 13, 2006)	1
	No. 22 (Nov 20, 2006)	No. 23 (Nov 27, 2006)	1
	No. 25 (Jan 28, 2019)	Unranked (Feb 4, 2019)	1

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall (5)

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall
Place	From	To	Fall
1.	No. 15 (Mar 7, 2022)	No. 20 (Mar 14, 2022)	5
2.	No. 22 (Jan 30, 2012)	Unranked (Feb 6, 2012)	4
	No. 16 (Dec 6, 2021)	No. 20 (Dec 13, 2021)	4
	No. 16 (Jan 31, 2022)	No. 20 (Feb 7, 2022)	4
5.	No. 19 (Dec 2, 2002)	No. 22 (Dec 9, 2002)	3
	No. 23 (Nov 27, 2006)	Unranked (Dec 4, 2006)	3
	No. 23 (Feb 13, 2012)	Unranked (Feb 20, 2012)	3
8.	No. 22 (Dec 9, 2002)	No. 24 (Dec 16, 2002)	2
	No. 24 (Dec 16, 2002)	Unranked (Dec 23, 2002)	2
	No. 19 (Feb 13, 2006)	No. 21 (Feb 20, 2006)	2
	No. 18 (Feb 27, 2006)	No. 20 (Mar 6, 2006)	2
	No. 20 (Mar 6, 2006)	No. 22 (Mar 13, 2006)	2
13.	No. 18 (Feb 6, 2006)	No. 19 (Feb 13, 2006)	1
	No. 22 (Nov 20, 2006)	No. 23 (Nov 27, 2006)	1
	No. 25 (Jan 28, 2019)	Unranked (Feb 4, 2019)	1