Northern Illinois - AP Rankings

Ranked in 17 AP polls of 905 across 3 seasons, first on January 21, 1990 (No. 24) and most recently on March 16, 1993 (No. 25). Best ranking No. 17.

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

Seasons ranked

1989-1990 1990-1991 1992-1993

Statistics

Northern Illinois statistics summary
StatisticValueDetails
Best ranking17
# Polls Ranked17
First: January 21, 1990 (24)
Most recent: March 16, 1993 (25)
# Polls Ranked No. 1--
# Polls Ranked Top 5--
# Polls Ranked Top 10--
# Polls Ranked Top 15--
# Polls Ranked Top 206
First: February 26, 1990 (18)
Most recent: December 17, 1990 (20)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked8January 21, 1990 - March 12, 1990
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1--
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5--
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10--
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15--
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 203
2 times
# Seasons Ranked3
First: 1989-1990
Most recent: 1992-1993
# Seasons Ranked No. 1--
# Seasons Ranked Top 5--
# Seasons Ranked Top 10--
# Seasons Ranked Top 15--
# Seasons Ranked Top 202
First: 1989-1990
Most recent: 1990-1991
# 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 Rise8Unranked (November 26, 1990) → No. 18 (December 3, 1990)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise8Unranked (November 26, 1990) → No. 18 (December 3, 1990)
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall9No. 17 (March 12, 1990) → Unranked (November 18, 1990)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall5
2 times
First: No. 20 (December 17, 1990) → No. 25 (December 24, 1990)
Most recent: No. 21 (February 16, 1993) → Unranked (February 23, 1993)

Details

Best ranking (17)
Best ranking
PollRanking
Jan 21, 199024
Feb 5, 199023
Feb 19, 199022
Feb 26, 199018
Mar 12, 199017
# Polls Ranked (17)
# Polls Ranked
PollRanking
Jan 21, 199024
Jan 28, 199024
Feb 5, 199023
Feb 12, 199023
Feb 19, 199022
Feb 26, 199018
Mar 5, 199018
Mar 12, 199017
Dec 3, 199018
Dec 10, 199020
Dec 17, 199020
Dec 24, 199025
Jan 26, 199324
Feb 2, 199324
Feb 9, 199322
Feb 16, 199321
Mar 16, 199325
# 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 (-)
# Polls Ranked Top 15
PollRanking
None
# Polls Ranked Top 20 (6)
# Polls Ranked Top 20
PollRanking
Feb 26, 199018
Mar 5, 199018
Mar 12, 199017
Dec 3, 199018
Dec 10, 199020
Dec 17, 199020
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked (8)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked
PlaceFromToPolls
1.Jan 21, 1990Mar 12, 19908
2.Dec 3, 1990Dec 24, 19904
Jan 26, 1993Feb 16, 19934
4.Mar 16, 1993Mar 16, 19931
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 (-)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15
PlaceFromToPolls
None
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 (3)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20
PlaceFromToPolls
1.Feb 26, 1990Mar 12, 19903
Dec 3, 1990Dec 17, 19903
# Seasons Ranked (3)
# Seasons Ranked
SeasonBest ranking
1989-199017
1990-199118
1992-199321
# 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 (-)
# Seasons Ranked Top 15
SeasonBest ranking
None
# Seasons Ranked Top 20 (2)
# Seasons Ranked Top 20
SeasonBest ranking
1989-199017
1990-199118
# Seasons Preseason Ranked (-)
# Seasons Preseason Ranked
SeasonPreseason ranking
None
# 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 (-)
# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20
SeasonPreseason ranking
None
Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise (8)
Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise
PlaceFromToRise
1.Unranked (Nov 26, 1990)No. 18 (Dec 3, 1990)8
2.No. 22 (Feb 19, 1990)No. 18 (Feb 26, 1990)4
3.Unranked (Jan 14, 1990)No. 24 (Jan 21, 1990)2
Unranked (Jan 19, 1993)No. 24 (Jan 26, 1993)2
No. 24 (Feb 2, 1993)No. 22 (Feb 9, 1993)2
6.No. 24 (Jan 28, 1990)No. 23 (Feb 5, 1990)1
No. 23 (Feb 12, 1990)No. 22 (Feb 19, 1990)1
No. 18 (Mar 5, 1990)No. 17 (Mar 12, 1990)1
No. 22 (Feb 9, 1993)No. 21 (Feb 16, 1993)1
Unranked (Mar 9, 1993)No. 25 (Mar 16, 1993)1
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise (8)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise
PlaceFromToRise
1.Unranked (Nov 26, 1990)No. 18 (Dec 3, 1990)8
2.No. 22 (Feb 19, 1990)No. 18 (Feb 26, 1990)4
3.Unranked (Jan 14, 1990)No. 24 (Jan 21, 1990)2
Unranked (Jan 19, 1993)No. 24 (Jan 26, 1993)2
No. 24 (Feb 2, 1993)No. 22 (Feb 9, 1993)2
6.No. 24 (Jan 28, 1990)No. 23 (Feb 5, 1990)1
No. 23 (Feb 12, 1990)No. 22 (Feb 19, 1990)1
No. 18 (Mar 5, 1990)No. 17 (Mar 12, 1990)1
No. 22 (Feb 9, 1993)No. 21 (Feb 16, 1993)1
Unranked (Mar 9, 1993)No. 25 (Mar 16, 1993)1
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall (9)
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall
PlaceFromToFall
1.No. 17 (Mar 12, 1990)Unranked (Nov 18, 1990)9
2.No. 20 (Dec 17, 1990)No. 25 (Dec 24, 1990)5
No. 21 (Feb 16, 1993)Unranked (Feb 23, 1993)5
4.No. 18 (Dec 3, 1990)No. 20 (Dec 10, 1990)2
5.No. 25 (Dec 24, 1990)Unranked (Dec 31, 1990)1
No. 25 (Mar 16, 1993)Unranked (Nov 16, 1993)1
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall (5)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall
PlaceFromToFall
1.No. 20 (Dec 17, 1990)No. 25 (Dec 24, 1990)5
No. 21 (Feb 16, 1993)Unranked (Feb 23, 1993)5
3.No. 18 (Dec 3, 1990)No. 20 (Dec 10, 1990)2
4.No. 25 (Dec 24, 1990)Unranked (Dec 31, 1990)1