Missouri State - AP Rankings

Ranked in 81 AP polls of 905 across 9 seasons, first on December 22, 1991 (No. 25) and most recently on March 15, 2021 (No. 20). Best ranking No. 10, reached 4 times.

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

Missouri State in the NCAA Tournament

Seasons ranked

1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1997-1998 2000-2001 2003-2004 2019-2020 2020-2021

Statistics

Missouri State statistics summary
Statistic	Value	Details
Best ranking	10	4 times First: February 23, 1992 Most recent: March 15, 1992
# Polls Ranked	81	First: December 22, 1991 (25) Most recent: March 15, 2021 (20)
# Polls Ranked No. 1	-	-
# Polls Ranked Top 5	-	-
# Polls Ranked Top 10	4	First: February 23, 1992 (10) Most recent: March 15, 1992 (10)
# Polls Ranked Top 15	17	First: February 9, 1992 (12) Most recent: March 12, 2001 (15)
# Polls Ranked Top 20	43	First: January 5, 1992 (20) Most recent: March 15, 2021 (20)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked	19	November 7, 2000 - March 12, 2001
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1	-	-
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5	-	-
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10	4	February 23, 1992 - March 15, 1992
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15	7	2 times First: February 9, 1992 - November 24, 1992 Most recent: January 1, 2001 - February 12, 2001
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20	13	December 18, 2000 - March 12, 2001
# Seasons Ranked	9	First: 1991-1992 Most recent: 2020-2021
# Seasons Ranked No. 1	-	-
# Seasons Ranked Top 5	-	-
# Seasons Ranked Top 10	1	First: 1991-1992
# Seasons Ranked Top 15	4	First: 1991-1992 Most recent: 2000-2001
# Seasons Ranked Top 20	7	First: 1991-1992 Most recent: 2020-2021
# Seasons Preseason Ranked	4	First: 1992-1993 Most recent: 2020-2021
# Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1	-	-
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5	-	-
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10	-	-
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15	1	First: 1992-1993
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20	2	First: 1992-1993 Most recent: 1993-1994
Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise	6	2 times First: Unranked (March 16, 1993) → No. 20 (November 16, 1993) Most recent: No. 22 (December 15, 1997) → No. 16 (December 22, 1997)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise	6	No. 22 (December 15, 1997) → No. 16 (December 22, 1997)
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall	12	No. 13 (November 24, 1992) → No. 25 (December 8, 1992)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall	12	No. 13 (November 24, 1992) → No. 25 (December 8, 1992)

Details

Best ranking (10)

Best ranking
Poll	Ranking
Dec 22, 1991	25
Dec 29, 1991	24
Jan 5, 1992	20
Jan 19, 1992	19
Jan 26, 1992	18
Feb 2, 1992	16
Feb 9, 1992	12
Feb 23, 1992	10

# Polls Ranked (81)

# Polls Ranked
Poll	Ranking
Dec 22, 1991	25
Dec 29, 1991	24
Jan 5, 1992	20
Jan 12, 1992	23
Jan 19, 1992	19
Jan 26, 1992	18
Feb 2, 1992	16
Feb 9, 1992	12
Feb 16, 1992	12
Feb 23, 1992	10
Mar 1, 1992	10
Mar 8, 1992	10
Mar 15, 1992	10
Nov 24, 1992	13
Dec 8, 1992	25
Nov 16, 1993	20
Nov 30, 1993	20
Dec 7, 1993	17
Dec 14, 1993	17
Dec 21, 1993	18
Dec 28, 1993	21
Dec 6, 1994	25
Dec 15, 1997	22
Dec 22, 1997	16
Dec 29, 1997	16
Jan 5, 1998	13
Jan 12, 1998	16
Jan 19, 1998	20
Jan 26, 1998	25
Feb 2, 1998	23
Feb 9, 1998	25
Feb 16, 1998	25
Nov 7, 2000	21
Nov 13, 2000	21
Nov 20, 2000	17
Nov 27, 2000	13
Dec 4, 2000	18
Dec 11, 2000	21
Dec 18, 2000	18
Dec 25, 2000	16
Jan 1, 2001	15
Jan 8, 2001	15
Jan 15, 2001	14
Jan 22, 2001	13
Jan 29, 2001	13
Feb 5, 2001	15
Feb 12, 2001	15
Feb 19, 2001	20
Feb 26, 2001	18
Mar 5, 2001	16
Mar 12, 2001	15
Feb 2, 2004	25
Feb 9, 2004	23
Dec 2, 2019	22
Dec 9, 2019	20
Dec 16, 2019	20
Dec 23, 2019	21
Dec 30, 2019	21
Jan 6, 2020	20
Jan 13, 2020	19
Jan 27, 2020	24
Feb 3, 2020	24
Feb 10, 2020	24
Feb 17, 2020	23
Feb 24, 2020	21
Mar 2, 2020	23
Mar 9, 2020	23
Mar 17, 2020	23
Nov 10, 2020	24
Nov 30, 2020	21
Dec 7, 2020	21
Dec 14, 2020	20
Dec 21, 2020	24
Dec 28, 2020	24
Jan 4, 2021	25
Feb 8, 2021	25
Feb 15, 2021	25
Feb 22, 2021	23
Mar 1, 2021	23
Mar 8, 2021	21
Mar 15, 2021	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 (4)

# Polls Ranked Top 10
Poll	Ranking
Feb 23, 1992	10
Mar 1, 1992	10
Mar 8, 1992	10
Mar 15, 1992	10

# Polls Ranked Top 15 (17)

# Polls Ranked Top 15
Poll	Ranking
Feb 9, 1992	12
Feb 16, 1992	12
Feb 23, 1992	10
Mar 1, 1992	10
Mar 8, 1992	10
Mar 15, 1992	10
Nov 24, 1992	13
Jan 5, 1998	13
Nov 27, 2000	13
Jan 1, 2001	15
Jan 8, 2001	15
Jan 15, 2001	14
Jan 22, 2001	13
Jan 29, 2001	13
Feb 5, 2001	15
Feb 12, 2001	15
Mar 12, 2001	15

# Polls Ranked Top 20 (43)

# Polls Ranked Top 20
Poll	Ranking
Jan 5, 1992	20
Jan 19, 1992	19
Jan 26, 1992	18
Feb 2, 1992	16
Feb 9, 1992	12
Feb 16, 1992	12
Feb 23, 1992	10
Mar 1, 1992	10
Mar 8, 1992	10
Mar 15, 1992	10
Nov 24, 1992	13
Nov 16, 1993	20
Nov 30, 1993	20
Dec 7, 1993	17
Dec 14, 1993	17
Dec 21, 1993	18
Dec 22, 1997	16
Dec 29, 1997	16
Jan 5, 1998	13
Jan 12, 1998	16
Jan 19, 1998	20
Nov 20, 2000	17
Nov 27, 2000	13
Dec 4, 2000	18
Dec 18, 2000	18
Dec 25, 2000	16
Jan 1, 2001	15
Jan 8, 2001	15
Jan 15, 2001	14
Jan 22, 2001	13
Jan 29, 2001	13
Feb 5, 2001	15
Feb 12, 2001	15
Feb 19, 2001	20
Feb 26, 2001	18
Mar 5, 2001	16
Mar 12, 2001	15
Dec 9, 2019	20
Dec 16, 2019	20
Jan 6, 2020	20
Jan 13, 2020	19
Dec 14, 2020	20
Mar 15, 2021	20

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked (19)

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked
Place	From	To	Polls
1.	Nov 7, 2000	Mar 12, 2001	19
2.	Dec 22, 1991	Dec 8, 1992	15
	Jan 27, 2020	Jan 4, 2021	15
4.	Dec 15, 1997	Feb 16, 1998	10
5.	Dec 2, 2019	Jan 13, 2020	7
6.	Nov 16, 1993	Dec 28, 1993	6
	Feb 8, 2021	Mar 15, 2021	6
8.	Feb 2, 2004	Feb 9, 2004	2
9.	Dec 6, 1994	Dec 6, 1994	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 (4)

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10
Place	From	To	Polls
1.	Feb 23, 1992	Mar 15, 1992	4

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15 (7)

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15
Place	From	To	Polls
1.	Feb 9, 1992	Nov 24, 1992	7
	Jan 1, 2001	Feb 12, 2001	7
3.	Jan 5, 1998	Jan 5, 1998	1
	Nov 27, 2000	Nov 27, 2000	1
	Mar 12, 2001	Mar 12, 2001	1

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 (13)

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20
Place	From	To	Polls
1.	Dec 18, 2000	Mar 12, 2001	13
2.	Jan 19, 1992	Nov 24, 1992	10
3.	Nov 16, 1993	Dec 21, 1993	5
	Dec 22, 1997	Jan 19, 1998	5
5.	Nov 20, 2000	Dec 4, 2000	3
6.	Dec 9, 2019	Dec 16, 2019	2
	Jan 6, 2020	Jan 13, 2020	2
8.	Jan 5, 1992	Jan 5, 1992	1
	Dec 14, 2020	Dec 14, 2020	1
	Mar 15, 2021	Mar 15, 2021	1

# Seasons Ranked (9)

# Seasons Ranked
Season	Best ranking
1991-1992	10
1992-1993	13
1993-1994	17
1994-1995	25
1997-1998	13
2000-2001	13
2003-2004	23
2019-2020	19
2020-2021	20

# 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 (1)

# Seasons Ranked Top 10
Season	Best ranking
1991-1992	10

# Seasons Ranked Top 15 (4)

# Seasons Ranked Top 15
Season	Best ranking
1991-1992	10
1992-1993	13
1997-1998	13
2000-2001	13

# Seasons Ranked Top 20 (7)

# Seasons Ranked Top 20
Season	Best ranking
1991-1992	10
1992-1993	13
1993-1994	17
1997-1998	13
2000-2001	13
2019-2020	19
2020-2021	20

# Seasons Preseason Ranked (4)

# Seasons Preseason Ranked
Season	Preseason ranking
1992-1993	13
1993-1994	20
2000-2001	21
2020-2021	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 (1)

# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15
Season	Preseason ranking
1992-1993	13

# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20 (2)

# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20
Season	Preseason ranking
1992-1993	13
1993-1994	20

Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise (6)

Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise
Place	From	To	Rise
1.	Unranked (Mar 16, 1993)	No. 20 (Nov 16, 1993)	6
	No. 22 (Dec 15, 1997)	No. 16 (Dec 22, 1997)	6
3.	Unranked (Mar 13, 2000)	No. 21 (Nov 7, 2000)	5
4.	No. 24 (Dec 29, 1991)	No. 20 (Jan 5, 1992)	4
	No. 23 (Jan 12, 1992)	No. 19 (Jan 19, 1992)	4
	No. 16 (Feb 2, 1992)	No. 12 (Feb 9, 1992)	4
	Unranked (Dec 8, 1997)	No. 22 (Dec 15, 1997)	4
	No. 21 (Nov 13, 2000)	No. 17 (Nov 20, 2000)	4
	No. 17 (Nov 20, 2000)	No. 13 (Nov 27, 2000)	4
	Unranked (Nov 25, 2019)	No. 22 (Dec 2, 2019)	4
11.	No. 20 (Nov 30, 1993)	No. 17 (Dec 7, 1993)	3
	No. 16 (Dec 29, 1997)	No. 13 (Jan 5, 1998)	3
	No. 21 (Dec 11, 2000)	No. 18 (Dec 18, 2000)	3
	No. 24 (Nov 10, 2020)	No. 21 (Nov 30, 2020)	3
15.	No. 18 (Jan 26, 1992)	No. 16 (Feb 2, 1992)	2
	No. 12 (Feb 16, 1992)	No. 10 (Feb 23, 1992)	2
	No. 25 (Jan 26, 1998)	No. 23 (Feb 2, 1998)	2
	No. 18 (Dec 18, 2000)	No. 16 (Dec 25, 2000)	2
	No. 20 (Feb 19, 2001)	No. 18 (Feb 26, 2001)	2
	No. 18 (Feb 26, 2001)	No. 16 (Mar 5, 2001)	2
	No. 25 (Feb 2, 2004)	No. 23 (Feb 9, 2004)	2
	No. 22 (Dec 2, 2019)	No. 20 (Dec 9, 2019)	2
	Unranked (Jan 20, 2020)	No. 24 (Jan 27, 2020)	2
	No. 23 (Feb 17, 2020)	No. 21 (Feb 24, 2020)	2
	No. 25 (Feb 15, 2021)	No. 23 (Feb 22, 2021)	2
	No. 23 (Mar 1, 2021)	No. 21 (Mar 8, 2021)	2

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise (6)

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise
Place	From	To	Rise
1.	No. 22 (Dec 15, 1997)	No. 16 (Dec 22, 1997)	6
2.	No. 24 (Dec 29, 1991)	No. 20 (Jan 5, 1992)	4
	No. 23 (Jan 12, 1992)	No. 19 (Jan 19, 1992)	4
	No. 16 (Feb 2, 1992)	No. 12 (Feb 9, 1992)	4
	Unranked (Dec 8, 1997)	No. 22 (Dec 15, 1997)	4
	No. 21 (Nov 13, 2000)	No. 17 (Nov 20, 2000)	4
	No. 17 (Nov 20, 2000)	No. 13 (Nov 27, 2000)	4
	Unranked (Nov 25, 2019)	No. 22 (Dec 2, 2019)	4
9.	No. 20 (Nov 30, 1993)	No. 17 (Dec 7, 1993)	3
	No. 16 (Dec 29, 1997)	No. 13 (Jan 5, 1998)	3
	No. 21 (Dec 11, 2000)	No. 18 (Dec 18, 2000)	3
	No. 24 (Nov 10, 2020)	No. 21 (Nov 30, 2020)	3
13.	No. 18 (Jan 26, 1992)	No. 16 (Feb 2, 1992)	2
	No. 12 (Feb 16, 1992)	No. 10 (Feb 23, 1992)	2
	No. 25 (Jan 26, 1998)	No. 23 (Feb 2, 1998)	2
	No. 18 (Dec 18, 2000)	No. 16 (Dec 25, 2000)	2
	No. 20 (Feb 19, 2001)	No. 18 (Feb 26, 2001)	2
	No. 18 (Feb 26, 2001)	No. 16 (Mar 5, 2001)	2
	No. 25 (Feb 2, 2004)	No. 23 (Feb 9, 2004)	2
	No. 22 (Dec 2, 2019)	No. 20 (Dec 9, 2019)	2
	Unranked (Jan 20, 2020)	No. 24 (Jan 27, 2020)	2
	No. 23 (Feb 17, 2020)	No. 21 (Feb 24, 2020)	2
	No. 25 (Feb 15, 2021)	No. 23 (Feb 22, 2021)	2
	No. 23 (Mar 1, 2021)	No. 21 (Mar 8, 2021)	2

Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall (12)

Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall
Place	From	To	Fall
1.	No. 13 (Nov 24, 1992)	No. 25 (Dec 8, 1992)	12
2.	No. 15 (Mar 12, 2001)	Unranked (Nov 6, 2001)	11
3.	No. 19 (Jan 13, 2020)	Unranked (Jan 20, 2020)	7
4.	No. 20 (Mar 15, 2021)	Unranked (Oct 19, 2021)	6
5.	No. 21 (Dec 28, 1993)	Unranked (Jan 4, 1994)	5
	No. 20 (Jan 19, 1998)	No. 25 (Jan 26, 1998)	5
	No. 13 (Nov 27, 2000)	No. 18 (Dec 4, 2000)	5
	No. 15 (Feb 12, 2001)	No. 20 (Feb 19, 2001)	5
9.	No. 16 (Jan 12, 1998)	No. 20 (Jan 19, 1998)	4
	No. 20 (Dec 14, 2020)	No. 24 (Dec 21, 2020)	4
11.	No. 20 (Jan 5, 1992)	No. 23 (Jan 12, 1992)	3
	No. 10 (Mar 15, 1992)	No. 13 (Nov 24, 1992)	3
	No. 18 (Dec 21, 1993)	No. 21 (Dec 28, 1993)	3
	No. 13 (Jan 5, 1998)	No. 16 (Jan 12, 1998)	3
	No. 18 (Dec 4, 2000)	No. 21 (Dec 11, 2000)	3
	No. 23 (Feb 9, 2004)	Unranked (Feb 16, 2004)	3
17.	No. 23 (Feb 2, 1998)	No. 25 (Feb 9, 1998)	2
	No. 13 (Jan 29, 2001)	No. 15 (Feb 5, 2001)	2
	No. 21 (Feb 24, 2020)	No. 23 (Mar 2, 2020)	2
20.	No. 25 (Dec 8, 1992)	Unranked (Dec 15, 1992)	1
	No. 17 (Dec 14, 1993)	No. 18 (Dec 21, 1993)	1
	No. 25 (Dec 6, 1994)	Unranked (Dec 13, 1994)	1
	No. 25 (Feb 16, 1998)	Unranked (Feb 23, 1998)	1
	No. 20 (Dec 16, 2019)	No. 21 (Dec 23, 2019)	1
	No. 23 (Mar 17, 2020)	No. 24 (Nov 10, 2020)	1
	No. 24 (Dec 28, 2020)	No. 25 (Jan 4, 2021)	1
	No. 25 (Jan 4, 2021)	Unranked (Jan 11, 2021)	1

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall (12)

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall
Place	From	To	Fall
1.	No. 13 (Nov 24, 1992)	No. 25 (Dec 8, 1992)	12
2.	No. 19 (Jan 13, 2020)	Unranked (Jan 20, 2020)	7
3.	No. 21 (Dec 28, 1993)	Unranked (Jan 4, 1994)	5
	No. 20 (Jan 19, 1998)	No. 25 (Jan 26, 1998)	5
	No. 13 (Nov 27, 2000)	No. 18 (Dec 4, 2000)	5
	No. 15 (Feb 12, 2001)	No. 20 (Feb 19, 2001)	5
7.	No. 16 (Jan 12, 1998)	No. 20 (Jan 19, 1998)	4
	No. 20 (Dec 14, 2020)	No. 24 (Dec 21, 2020)	4
9.	No. 20 (Jan 5, 1992)	No. 23 (Jan 12, 1992)	3
	No. 18 (Dec 21, 1993)	No. 21 (Dec 28, 1993)	3
	No. 13 (Jan 5, 1998)	No. 16 (Jan 12, 1998)	3
	No. 18 (Dec 4, 2000)	No. 21 (Dec 11, 2000)	3
	No. 23 (Feb 9, 2004)	Unranked (Feb 16, 2004)	3
14.	No. 23 (Feb 2, 1998)	No. 25 (Feb 9, 1998)	2
	No. 13 (Jan 29, 2001)	No. 15 (Feb 5, 2001)	2
	No. 21 (Feb 24, 2020)	No. 23 (Mar 2, 2020)	2
17.	No. 25 (Dec 8, 1992)	Unranked (Dec 15, 1992)	1
	No. 17 (Dec 14, 1993)	No. 18 (Dec 21, 1993)	1
	No. 25 (Dec 6, 1994)	Unranked (Dec 13, 1994)	1
	No. 25 (Feb 16, 1998)	Unranked (Feb 23, 1998)	1
	No. 20 (Dec 16, 2019)	No. 21 (Dec 23, 2019)	1
	No. 24 (Dec 28, 2020)	No. 25 (Jan 4, 2021)	1
	No. 25 (Jan 4, 2021)	Unranked (Jan 11, 2021)	1