Pittsburgh - AP Rankings

Ranked in 34 AP polls of 905 across 5 seasons, first on December 11, 1979 (No. 20) and most recently on December 28, 2009 (No. 20). 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).

Pittsburgh in the NCAA Tournament

Seasons ranked

1979-1980 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010

Statistics

Pittsburgh statistics summary
Statistic	Value	Details
Best ranking	14	3 times First: January 28, 2008 Most recent: March 9, 2009
# Polls Ranked	34	First: December 11, 1979 (20) Most recent: December 28, 2009 (20)
# Polls Ranked No. 1	-	-
# Polls Ranked Top 5	-	-
# Polls Ranked Top 10	-	-
# Polls Ranked Top 15	7	First: January 28, 2008 (14) Most recent: December 7, 2009 (15)
# Polls Ranked Top 20	22	First: December 11, 1979 (20) Most recent: December 28, 2009 (20)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked	9	January 19, 2009 - March 16, 2009
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1	-	-
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5	-	-
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10	-	-
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15	4	February 23, 2009 - March 16, 2009
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20	6	February 9, 2009 - March 16, 2009
# Seasons Ranked	5	First: 1979-1980 Most recent: 2009-2010
# Seasons Ranked No. 1	-	-
# Seasons Ranked Top 5	-	-
# Seasons Ranked Top 10	-	-
# Seasons Ranked Top 15	3	First: 2007-2008 Most recent: 2009-2010
# Seasons Ranked Top 20	4	First: 1979-1980 Most recent: 2009-2010
# Seasons Preseason Ranked	1	First: 2007-2008
# 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	1	First: 2007-2008
Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise	8	No. 24 (December 1, 2008) → No. 16 (December 8, 2008)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise	8	No. 24 (December 1, 2008) → No. 16 (December 8, 2008)
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall	11	No. 15 (March 16, 2009) → Unranked (October 30, 2009)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall	7	No. 19 (January 5, 2009) → Unranked (January 12, 2009)

Details

Best ranking (14)

Best ranking
Poll	Ranking
Dec 11, 1979	20
Dec 18, 1979	19
Jan 28, 2008	14

# Polls Ranked (34)

# Polls Ranked
Poll	Ranking
Dec 11, 1979	20
Dec 18, 1979	19
Dec 11, 2006	24
Dec 18, 2006	22
Dec 25, 2006	24
Jan 1, 2007	22
Nov 3, 2007	20
Jan 14, 2008	22
Jan 21, 2008	19
Jan 28, 2008	14
Feb 4, 2008	15
Feb 11, 2008	18
Feb 18, 2008	23
Dec 1, 2008	24
Dec 8, 2008	16
Dec 15, 2008	16
Dec 22, 2008	19
Dec 29, 2008	19
Jan 5, 2009	19
Jan 19, 2009	25
Jan 26, 2009	21
Feb 2, 2009	22
Feb 9, 2009	19
Feb 16, 2009	19
Feb 23, 2009	15
Mar 2, 2009	14
Mar 9, 2009	14
Mar 16, 2009	15
Nov 23, 2009	24
Nov 30, 2009	19
Dec 7, 2009	15
Dec 14, 2009	21
Dec 21, 2009	20
Dec 28, 2009	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 (7)

# Polls Ranked Top 15
Poll	Ranking
Jan 28, 2008	14
Feb 4, 2008	15
Feb 23, 2009	15
Mar 2, 2009	14
Mar 9, 2009	14
Mar 16, 2009	15
Dec 7, 2009	15

# Polls Ranked Top 20 (22)

# Polls Ranked Top 20
Poll	Ranking
Dec 11, 1979	20
Dec 18, 1979	19
Nov 3, 2007	20
Jan 21, 2008	19
Jan 28, 2008	14
Feb 4, 2008	15
Feb 11, 2008	18
Dec 8, 2008	16
Dec 15, 2008	16
Dec 22, 2008	19
Dec 29, 2008	19
Jan 5, 2009	19
Feb 9, 2009	19
Feb 16, 2009	19
Feb 23, 2009	15
Mar 2, 2009	14
Mar 9, 2009	14
Mar 16, 2009	15
Nov 30, 2009	19
Dec 7, 2009	15
Dec 21, 2009	20
Dec 28, 2009	20

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked (9)

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked
Place	From	To	Polls
1.	Jan 19, 2009	Mar 16, 2009	9
2.	Jan 14, 2008	Feb 18, 2008	6
	Dec 1, 2008	Jan 5, 2009	6
	Nov 23, 2009	Dec 28, 2009	6
5.	Dec 11, 2006	Jan 1, 2007	4
6.	Dec 11, 1979	Dec 18, 1979	2
7.	Nov 3, 2007	Nov 3, 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 (4)

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15
Place	From	To	Polls
1.	Feb 23, 2009	Mar 16, 2009	4
2.	Jan 28, 2008	Feb 4, 2008	2
3.	Dec 7, 2009	Dec 7, 2009	1

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 (6)

Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20
Place	From	To	Polls
1.	Feb 9, 2009	Mar 16, 2009	6
2.	Dec 8, 2008	Jan 5, 2009	5
3.	Jan 21, 2008	Feb 11, 2008	4
4.	Dec 11, 1979	Dec 18, 1979	2
	Nov 30, 2009	Dec 7, 2009	2
	Dec 21, 2009	Dec 28, 2009	2
7.	Nov 3, 2007	Nov 3, 2007	1

# Seasons Ranked (5)

# Seasons Ranked
Season	Best ranking
1979-1980	19
2006-2007	22
2007-2008	14
2008-2009	14
2009-2010	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 (3)

# Seasons Ranked Top 15
Season	Best ranking
2007-2008	14
2008-2009	14
2009-2010	15

# Seasons Ranked Top 20 (4)

# Seasons Ranked Top 20
Season	Best ranking
1979-1980	19
2007-2008	14
2008-2009	14
2009-2010	15

# Seasons Preseason Ranked (1)

# Seasons Preseason Ranked
Season	Preseason ranking
2007-2008	20

# 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 (1)

# Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20
Season	Preseason ranking
2007-2008	20

Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise (8)

Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise
Place	From	To	Rise
1.	No. 24 (Dec 1, 2008)	No. 16 (Dec 8, 2008)	8
2.	Unranked (Mar 12, 2007)	No. 20 (Nov 3, 2007)	6
3.	No. 19 (Jan 21, 2008)	No. 14 (Jan 28, 2008)	5
	No. 24 (Nov 23, 2009)	No. 19 (Nov 30, 2009)	5
5.	Unranked (Jan 7, 2008)	No. 22 (Jan 14, 2008)	4
	No. 25 (Jan 19, 2009)	No. 21 (Jan 26, 2009)	4
	No. 19 (Feb 16, 2009)	No. 15 (Feb 23, 2009)	4
	No. 19 (Nov 30, 2009)	No. 15 (Dec 7, 2009)	4
9.	No. 22 (Jan 14, 2008)	No. 19 (Jan 21, 2008)	3
	No. 22 (Feb 2, 2009)	No. 19 (Feb 9, 2009)	3
11.	Unranked (Dec 4, 2006)	No. 24 (Dec 11, 2006)	2
	No. 24 (Dec 11, 2006)	No. 22 (Dec 18, 2006)	2
	No. 24 (Dec 25, 2006)	No. 22 (Jan 1, 2007)	2
	Unranked (Nov 24, 2008)	No. 24 (Dec 1, 2008)	2
	Unranked (Nov 16, 2009)	No. 24 (Nov 23, 2009)	2
16.	Unranked (Dec 4, 1979)	No. 20 (Dec 11, 1979)	1
	No. 20 (Dec 11, 1979)	No. 19 (Dec 18, 1979)	1
	Unranked (Jan 12, 2009)	No. 25 (Jan 19, 2009)	1
	No. 15 (Feb 23, 2009)	No. 14 (Mar 2, 2009)	1
	No. 21 (Dec 14, 2009)	No. 20 (Dec 21, 2009)	1

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise (8)

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise
Place	From	To	Rise
1.	No. 24 (Dec 1, 2008)	No. 16 (Dec 8, 2008)	8
2.	No. 19 (Jan 21, 2008)	No. 14 (Jan 28, 2008)	5
	No. 24 (Nov 23, 2009)	No. 19 (Nov 30, 2009)	5
4.	Unranked (Jan 7, 2008)	No. 22 (Jan 14, 2008)	4
	No. 25 (Jan 19, 2009)	No. 21 (Jan 26, 2009)	4
	No. 19 (Feb 16, 2009)	No. 15 (Feb 23, 2009)	4
	No. 19 (Nov 30, 2009)	No. 15 (Dec 7, 2009)	4
8.	No. 22 (Jan 14, 2008)	No. 19 (Jan 21, 2008)	3
	No. 22 (Feb 2, 2009)	No. 19 (Feb 9, 2009)	3
10.	Unranked (Dec 4, 2006)	No. 24 (Dec 11, 2006)	2
	No. 24 (Dec 11, 2006)	No. 22 (Dec 18, 2006)	2
	No. 24 (Dec 25, 2006)	No. 22 (Jan 1, 2007)	2
	Unranked (Nov 24, 2008)	No. 24 (Dec 1, 2008)	2
	Unranked (Nov 16, 2009)	No. 24 (Nov 23, 2009)	2
15.	Unranked (Dec 4, 1979)	No. 20 (Dec 11, 1979)	1
	No. 20 (Dec 11, 1979)	No. 19 (Dec 18, 1979)	1
	Unranked (Jan 12, 2009)	No. 25 (Jan 19, 2009)	1
	No. 15 (Feb 23, 2009)	No. 14 (Mar 2, 2009)	1
	No. 21 (Dec 14, 2009)	No. 20 (Dec 21, 2009)	1

Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall (11)

Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall
Place	From	To	Fall
1.	No. 15 (Mar 16, 2009)	Unranked (Oct 30, 2009)	11
2.	No. 19 (Jan 5, 2009)	Unranked (Jan 12, 2009)	7
3.	No. 20 (Nov 3, 2007)	Unranked (Nov 12, 2007)	6
	No. 15 (Dec 7, 2009)	No. 21 (Dec 14, 2009)	6
	No. 20 (Dec 28, 2009)	Unranked (Jan 4, 2010)	6
6.	No. 18 (Feb 11, 2008)	No. 23 (Feb 18, 2008)	5
7.	No. 22 (Jan 1, 2007)	Unranked (Jan 8, 2007)	4
8.	No. 15 (Feb 4, 2008)	No. 18 (Feb 11, 2008)	3
	No. 23 (Feb 18, 2008)	Unranked (Feb 25, 2008)	3
	No. 16 (Dec 15, 2008)	No. 19 (Dec 22, 2008)	3
11.	No. 19 (Dec 18, 1979)	Unranked (Dec 25, 1979)	2
	No. 22 (Dec 18, 2006)	No. 24 (Dec 25, 2006)	2
13.	No. 14 (Jan 28, 2008)	No. 15 (Feb 4, 2008)	1
	No. 21 (Jan 26, 2009)	No. 22 (Feb 2, 2009)	1
	No. 14 (Mar 9, 2009)	No. 15 (Mar 16, 2009)	1

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall (7)

Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall
Place	From	To	Fall
1.	No. 19 (Jan 5, 2009)	Unranked (Jan 12, 2009)	7
2.	No. 20 (Nov 3, 2007)	Unranked (Nov 12, 2007)	6
	No. 15 (Dec 7, 2009)	No. 21 (Dec 14, 2009)	6
	No. 20 (Dec 28, 2009)	Unranked (Jan 4, 2010)	6
5.	No. 18 (Feb 11, 2008)	No. 23 (Feb 18, 2008)	5
6.	No. 22 (Jan 1, 2007)	Unranked (Jan 8, 2007)	4
7.	No. 15 (Feb 4, 2008)	No. 18 (Feb 11, 2008)	3
	No. 23 (Feb 18, 2008)	Unranked (Feb 25, 2008)	3
	No. 16 (Dec 15, 2008)	No. 19 (Dec 22, 2008)	3
10.	No. 19 (Dec 18, 1979)	Unranked (Dec 25, 1979)	2
	No. 22 (Dec 18, 2006)	No. 24 (Dec 25, 2006)	2
12.	No. 14 (Jan 28, 2008)	No. 15 (Feb 4, 2008)	1
	No. 21 (Jan 26, 2009)	No. 22 (Feb 2, 2009)	1
	No. 14 (Mar 9, 2009)	No. 15 (Mar 16, 2009)	1