Princeton - AP Rankings

Ranked in 38 AP polls of 905 across 7 seasons, first on March 12, 2012 (No. 24) and most recently on March 16, 2026 (No. 23). Best ranking No. 13, reached 3 times.

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

Seasons ranked

2011-2012 2014-2015 2019-2020 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2025-2026

Statistics

Princeton statistics summary
StatisticValueDetails
Best ranking13
3 times
Most recent: March 16, 2015
# Polls Ranked38
First: March 12, 2012 (24)
Most recent: March 16, 2026 (23)
# Polls Ranked No. 1--
# Polls Ranked Top 5--
# Polls Ranked Top 10--
# Polls Ranked Top 154
First: February 23, 2015 (14)
Most recent: March 16, 2015 (13)
# Polls Ranked Top 2012
First: January 12, 2015 (19)
Most recent: January 26, 2026 (19)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked11January 5, 2015 - March 16, 2015
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1--
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5--
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10--
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 154February 23, 2015 - March 16, 2015
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 2010January 12, 2015 - March 16, 2015
# Seasons Ranked7
First: 2011-2012
Most recent: 2025-2026
# Seasons Ranked No. 1--
# Seasons Ranked Top 5--
# Seasons Ranked Top 10--
# Seasons Ranked Top 151
First: 2014-2015
# Seasons Ranked Top 202
First: 2014-2015
Most recent: 2025-2026
# Seasons Preseason Ranked1
First: 2022-2023
# 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 Rise4Unranked (December 29, 2014) → No. 22 (January 5, 2015)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise4Unranked (December 29, 2014) → No. 22 (January 5, 2015)
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall13No. 13 (March 16, 2015) → Unranked (November 3, 2015)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall4No. 19 (January 26, 2026) → No. 23 (February 2, 2026)

Details

Best ranking (13)
Best ranking
PollRanking
Mar 12, 201224
Jan 5, 201522
Jan 12, 201519
Feb 2, 201518
Feb 9, 201516
Feb 23, 201514
Mar 2, 201513
# Polls Ranked (38)
# Polls Ranked
PollRanking
Mar 12, 201224
Jan 5, 201522
Jan 12, 201519
Jan 19, 201519
Jan 26, 201519
Feb 2, 201518
Feb 9, 201516
Feb 16, 201516
Feb 23, 201514
Mar 2, 201513
Mar 9, 201513
Mar 16, 201513
Jan 6, 202025
Feb 17, 202025
Feb 24, 202023
Mar 2, 202021
Mar 9, 202022
Mar 17, 202022
Mar 7, 202224
Mar 14, 202225
Oct 18, 202224
Nov 27, 202325
Jan 29, 202425
Feb 5, 202425
Feb 12, 202425
Feb 19, 202425
Dec 15, 202525
Dec 22, 202525
Jan 5, 202624
Jan 12, 202622
Jan 19, 202620
Jan 26, 202619
Feb 2, 202623
Feb 9, 202624
Feb 23, 202625
Mar 2, 202623
Mar 9, 202623
Mar 16, 202623
# 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 (4)
# Polls Ranked Top 15
PollRanking
Feb 23, 201514
Mar 2, 201513
Mar 9, 201513
Mar 16, 201513
# Polls Ranked Top 20 (12)
# Polls Ranked Top 20
PollRanking
Jan 12, 201519
Jan 19, 201519
Jan 26, 201519
Feb 2, 201518
Feb 9, 201516
Feb 16, 201516
Feb 23, 201514
Mar 2, 201513
Mar 9, 201513
Mar 16, 201513
Jan 19, 202620
Jan 26, 202619
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked (11)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked
PlaceFromToPolls
1.Jan 5, 2015Mar 16, 201511
2.Dec 15, 2025Feb 9, 20268
3.Feb 17, 2020Mar 17, 20205
4.Jan 29, 2024Feb 19, 20244
Feb 23, 2026Mar 16, 20264
6.Mar 7, 2022Oct 18, 20223
7.Mar 12, 2012Mar 12, 20121
Jan 6, 2020Jan 6, 20201
Nov 27, 2023Nov 27, 20231
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 (4)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15
PlaceFromToPolls
1.Feb 23, 2015Mar 16, 20154
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 (10)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20
PlaceFromToPolls
1.Jan 12, 2015Mar 16, 201510
2.Jan 19, 2026Jan 26, 20262
# Seasons Ranked (7)
# Seasons Ranked
SeasonBest ranking
2011-201224
2014-201513
2019-202021
2021-202224
2022-202324
2023-202425
2025-202619
# 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 (1)
# Seasons Ranked Top 15
SeasonBest ranking
2014-201513
# Seasons Ranked Top 20 (2)
# Seasons Ranked Top 20
SeasonBest ranking
2014-201513
2025-202619
# Seasons Preseason Ranked (1)
# Seasons Preseason Ranked
SeasonPreseason ranking
2022-202324
# 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 (4)
Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise
PlaceFromToRise
1.Unranked (Dec 29, 2014)No. 22 (Jan 5, 2015)4
2.No. 22 (Jan 5, 2015)No. 19 (Jan 12, 2015)3
3.Unranked (Mar 5, 2012)No. 24 (Mar 12, 2012)2
No. 18 (Feb 2, 2015)No. 16 (Feb 9, 2015)2
No. 16 (Feb 16, 2015)No. 14 (Feb 23, 2015)2
No. 25 (Feb 17, 2020)No. 23 (Feb 24, 2020)2
No. 23 (Feb 24, 2020)No. 21 (Mar 2, 2020)2
Unranked (Feb 28, 2022)No. 24 (Mar 7, 2022)2
No. 24 (Jan 5, 2026)No. 22 (Jan 12, 2026)2
No. 22 (Jan 12, 2026)No. 20 (Jan 19, 2026)2
No. 25 (Feb 23, 2026)No. 23 (Mar 2, 2026)2
12.No. 19 (Jan 26, 2015)No. 18 (Feb 2, 2015)1
No. 14 (Feb 23, 2015)No. 13 (Mar 2, 2015)1
Unranked (Dec 30, 2019)No. 25 (Jan 6, 2020)1
Unranked (Feb 10, 2020)No. 25 (Feb 17, 2020)1
No. 25 (Mar 14, 2022)No. 24 (Oct 18, 2022)1
Unranked (Nov 20, 2023)No. 25 (Nov 27, 2023)1
Unranked (Jan 22, 2024)No. 25 (Jan 29, 2024)1
Unranked (Dec 8, 2025)No. 25 (Dec 15, 2025)1
No. 25 (Dec 22, 2025)No. 24 (Jan 5, 2026)1
No. 20 (Jan 19, 2026)No. 19 (Jan 26, 2026)1
Unranked (Feb 16, 2026)No. 25 (Feb 23, 2026)1
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise (4)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise
PlaceFromToRise
1.Unranked (Dec 29, 2014)No. 22 (Jan 5, 2015)4
2.No. 22 (Jan 5, 2015)No. 19 (Jan 12, 2015)3
3.Unranked (Mar 5, 2012)No. 24 (Mar 12, 2012)2
No. 18 (Feb 2, 2015)No. 16 (Feb 9, 2015)2
No. 16 (Feb 16, 2015)No. 14 (Feb 23, 2015)2
No. 25 (Feb 17, 2020)No. 23 (Feb 24, 2020)2
No. 23 (Feb 24, 2020)No. 21 (Mar 2, 2020)2
Unranked (Feb 28, 2022)No. 24 (Mar 7, 2022)2
No. 24 (Jan 5, 2026)No. 22 (Jan 12, 2026)2
No. 22 (Jan 12, 2026)No. 20 (Jan 19, 2026)2
No. 25 (Feb 23, 2026)No. 23 (Mar 2, 2026)2
12.No. 19 (Jan 26, 2015)No. 18 (Feb 2, 2015)1
No. 14 (Feb 23, 2015)No. 13 (Mar 2, 2015)1
Unranked (Dec 30, 2019)No. 25 (Jan 6, 2020)1
Unranked (Feb 10, 2020)No. 25 (Feb 17, 2020)1
Unranked (Nov 20, 2023)No. 25 (Nov 27, 2023)1
Unranked (Jan 22, 2024)No. 25 (Jan 29, 2024)1
Unranked (Dec 8, 2025)No. 25 (Dec 15, 2025)1
No. 25 (Dec 22, 2025)No. 24 (Jan 5, 2026)1
No. 20 (Jan 19, 2026)No. 19 (Jan 26, 2026)1
Unranked (Feb 16, 2026)No. 25 (Feb 23, 2026)1
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall (13)
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall
PlaceFromToFall
1.No. 13 (Mar 16, 2015)Unranked (Nov 3, 2015)13
2.No. 22 (Mar 17, 2020)Unranked (Nov 10, 2020)4
No. 19 (Jan 26, 2026)No. 23 (Feb 2, 2026)4
4.No. 23 (Mar 16, 2026)Unranked (Apr 6, 2026)3
5.No. 24 (Mar 12, 2012)Unranked (Oct 27, 2012)2
No. 24 (Oct 18, 2022)Unranked (Nov 14, 2022)2
No. 24 (Feb 9, 2026)Unranked (Feb 16, 2026)2
8.No. 25 (Jan 6, 2020)Unranked (Jan 13, 2020)1
No. 21 (Mar 2, 2020)No. 22 (Mar 9, 2020)1
No. 24 (Mar 7, 2022)No. 25 (Mar 14, 2022)1
No. 25 (Nov 27, 2023)Unranked (Dec 4, 2023)1
No. 25 (Feb 19, 2024)Unranked (Feb 26, 2024)1
No. 23 (Feb 2, 2026)No. 24 (Feb 9, 2026)1
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall (4)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall
PlaceFromToFall
1.No. 19 (Jan 26, 2026)No. 23 (Feb 2, 2026)4
2.No. 23 (Mar 16, 2026)Unranked (Apr 6, 2026)3
3.No. 24 (Oct 18, 2022)Unranked (Nov 14, 2022)2
No. 24 (Feb 9, 2026)Unranked (Feb 16, 2026)2
5.No. 25 (Jan 6, 2020)Unranked (Jan 13, 2020)1
No. 21 (Mar 2, 2020)No. 22 (Mar 9, 2020)1
No. 24 (Mar 7, 2022)No. 25 (Mar 14, 2022)1
No. 25 (Nov 27, 2023)Unranked (Dec 4, 2023)1
No. 25 (Feb 19, 2024)Unranked (Feb 26, 2024)1
No. 23 (Feb 2, 2026)No. 24 (Feb 9, 2026)1