Montana - AP Rankings

Ranked in 23 AP polls of 905 across 3 seasons, first on January 11, 1988 (No. 19) and most recently on March 5, 2007 (No. 25). Best ranking No. 14, reached 3 times.

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

Montana in the NCAA Tournament

Seasons ranked

1987-1988 1993-1994 2006-2007

Statistics

Montana statistics summary
Statistic	Value	Details
Best ranking	14	3 times First: February 15, 1988 Most recent: February 29, 1988
# Polls Ranked	23	First: January 11, 1988 (19) Most recent: March 5, 2007 (25)
# Polls Ranked No. 1	-	-
# Polls Ranked Top 5	-	-
# Polls Ranked Top 10	-	-
# Polls Ranked Top 15	5	First: February 1, 1988 (15) Most recent: February 29, 1988 (14)
# Polls Ranked Top 20	16	First: January 11, 1988 (19) Most recent: March 15, 1994 (17)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked	12	December 28, 1993 - March 15, 1994
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1	-	-
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5	-	-
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10	-	-
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15	5	February 1, 1988 - February 29, 1988
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20	10	January 11, 1988 - March 14, 1988
# Seasons Ranked	3	First: 1987-1988 Most recent: 2006-2007
# Seasons Ranked No. 1	-	-
# Seasons Ranked Top 5	-	-
# Seasons Ranked Top 10	-	-
# Seasons Ranked Top 15	1	First: 1987-1988
# Seasons Ranked Top 20	2	First: 1987-1988 Most recent: 1993-1994
# Seasons Preseason Ranked	-	-
# 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	No. 25 (December 28, 1993) → No. 20 (January 4, 1994)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise	5	No. 25 (December 28, 1993) → No. 20 (January 4, 1994)
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall	9	No. 17 (March 15, 1994) → Unranked (November 13, 1994)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall	3	2 times First: No. 20 (January 25, 1994) → No. 23 (February 1, 1994) Most recent: No. 17 (March 1, 1994) → No. 20 (March 8, 1994)

Details

Best ranking (14)

Best ranking
Poll	Ranking
Jan 11, 1988	19
Jan 18, 1988	18
Jan 25, 1988	16
Feb 1, 1988	15
Feb 15, 1988	14

# Polls Ranked (23)

# Polls Ranked
Poll	Ranking
Jan 11, 1988	19
Jan 18, 1988	18
Jan 25, 1988	16
Feb 1, 1988	15
Feb 8, 1988	15
Feb 15, 1988	14
Feb 22, 1988	14
Feb 29, 1988	14
Mar 7, 1988	16
Mar 14, 1988	16
Dec 28, 1993	25
Jan 4, 1994	20
Jan 11, 1994	22
Jan 18, 1994	21
Jan 25, 1994	20
Feb 1, 1994	23
Feb 8, 1994	22
Feb 15, 1994	21
Feb 22, 1994	18
Mar 1, 1994	17
Mar 8, 1994	20
Mar 15, 1994	17
Mar 5, 2007	25

# 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 (5)

# Polls Ranked Top 15
Poll	Ranking
Feb 1, 1988	15
Feb 8, 1988	15
Feb 15, 1988	14
Feb 22, 1988	14
Feb 29, 1988	14

# Polls Ranked Top 20 (16)

# Polls Ranked Top 20
Poll	Ranking
Jan 11, 1988	19
Jan 18, 1988	18
Jan 25, 1988	16
Feb 1, 1988	15
Feb 8, 1988	15
Feb 15, 1988	14
Feb 22, 1988	14
Feb 29, 1988	14
Mar 7, 1988	16
Mar 14, 1988	16
Jan 4, 1994	20
Jan 25, 1994	20
Feb 22, 1994	18
Mar 1, 1994	17
Mar 8, 1994	20
Mar 15, 1994	17

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked (12)

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked
Place	From	To	Polls
1.	Dec 28, 1993	Mar 15, 1994	12
2.	Jan 11, 1988	Mar 14, 1988	10
3.	Mar 5, 2007	Mar 5, 2007	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 (5)

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15
Place	From	To	Polls
1.	Feb 1, 1988	Feb 29, 1988	5

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 (10)

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20
Place	From	To	Polls
1.	Jan 11, 1988	Mar 14, 1988	10
2.	Feb 22, 1994	Mar 15, 1994	4
3.	Jan 4, 1994	Jan 4, 1994	1
	Jan 25, 1994	Jan 25, 1994	1

# Seasons Ranked (3)

# Seasons Ranked
Season	Best ranking
1987-1988	14
1993-1994	17
2006-2007	25

# 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
1987-1988	14

# Seasons Ranked Top 20 (2)

# Seasons Ranked Top 20
Season	Best ranking
1987-1988	14
1993-1994	17

# Seasons Preseason Ranked (-)

# Seasons Preseason Ranked
Season	Preseason ranking
None

# 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.	No. 25 (Dec 28, 1993)	No. 20 (Jan 4, 1994)	5
2.	No. 21 (Feb 15, 1994)	No. 18 (Feb 22, 1994)	3
	No. 20 (Mar 8, 1994)	No. 17 (Mar 15, 1994)	3
4.	Unranked (Jan 4, 1988)	No. 19 (Jan 11, 1988)	2
	No. 18 (Jan 18, 1988)	No. 16 (Jan 25, 1988)	2
6.	No. 19 (Jan 11, 1988)	No. 18 (Jan 18, 1988)	1
	No. 16 (Jan 25, 1988)	No. 15 (Feb 1, 1988)	1
	No. 15 (Feb 8, 1988)	No. 14 (Feb 15, 1988)	1
	Unranked (Dec 21, 1993)	No. 25 (Dec 28, 1993)	1
	No. 22 (Jan 11, 1994)	No. 21 (Jan 18, 1994)	1
	No. 21 (Jan 18, 1994)	No. 20 (Jan 25, 1994)	1
	No. 23 (Feb 1, 1994)	No. 22 (Feb 8, 1994)	1
	No. 22 (Feb 8, 1994)	No. 21 (Feb 15, 1994)	1
	No. 18 (Feb 22, 1994)	No. 17 (Mar 1, 1994)	1
	Unranked (Feb 26, 2007)	No. 25 (Mar 5, 2007)	1

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

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise
Place	From	To	Rise
1.	No. 25 (Dec 28, 1993)	No. 20 (Jan 4, 1994)	5
2.	No. 21 (Feb 15, 1994)	No. 18 (Feb 22, 1994)	3
	No. 20 (Mar 8, 1994)	No. 17 (Mar 15, 1994)	3
4.	Unranked (Jan 4, 1988)	No. 19 (Jan 11, 1988)	2
	No. 18 (Jan 18, 1988)	No. 16 (Jan 25, 1988)	2
6.	No. 19 (Jan 11, 1988)	No. 18 (Jan 18, 1988)	1
	No. 16 (Jan 25, 1988)	No. 15 (Feb 1, 1988)	1
	No. 15 (Feb 8, 1988)	No. 14 (Feb 15, 1988)	1
	Unranked (Dec 21, 1993)	No. 25 (Dec 28, 1993)	1
	No. 22 (Jan 11, 1994)	No. 21 (Jan 18, 1994)	1
	No. 21 (Jan 18, 1994)	No. 20 (Jan 25, 1994)	1
	No. 23 (Feb 1, 1994)	No. 22 (Feb 8, 1994)	1
	No. 22 (Feb 8, 1994)	No. 21 (Feb 15, 1994)	1
	No. 18 (Feb 22, 1994)	No. 17 (Mar 1, 1994)	1
	Unranked (Feb 26, 2007)	No. 25 (Mar 5, 2007)	1

Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall (9)

Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall
Place	From	To	Fall
1.	No. 17 (Mar 15, 1994)	Unranked (Nov 13, 1994)	9
2.	No. 16 (Mar 14, 1988)	Unranked (Nov 21, 1988)	5
3.	No. 20 (Jan 25, 1994)	No. 23 (Feb 1, 1994)	3
	No. 17 (Mar 1, 1994)	No. 20 (Mar 8, 1994)	3
5.	No. 14 (Feb 29, 1988)	No. 16 (Mar 7, 1988)	2
	No. 20 (Jan 4, 1994)	No. 22 (Jan 11, 1994)	2
7.	No. 25 (Mar 5, 2007)	Unranked (Mar 12, 2007)	1

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall (3)

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall
Place	From	To	Fall
1.	No. 20 (Jan 25, 1994)	No. 23 (Feb 1, 1994)	3
	No. 17 (Mar 1, 1994)	No. 20 (Mar 8, 1994)	3
3.	No. 14 (Feb 29, 1988)	No. 16 (Mar 7, 1988)	2
	No. 20 (Jan 4, 1994)	No. 22 (Jan 11, 1994)	2
5.	No. 25 (Mar 5, 2007)	Unranked (Mar 12, 2007)	1