Southern Mississippi - AP Rankings

Ranked in 27 AP polls of 905 across 4 seasons, first on December 11, 1989 (No. 25) and most recently on February 19, 1996 (No. 25). Best ranking No. 17, reached 2 times.

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

Southern Mississippi in the NCAA Tournament

Seasons ranked

1989-1990 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996

Statistics

Southern Mississippi statistics summary
StatisticValueDetails
Best ranking17
2 times
Most recent: February 19, 1990
# Polls Ranked27
First: December 11, 1989 (25)
Most recent: February 19, 1996 (25)
# Polls Ranked No. 1--
# Polls Ranked Top 5--
# Polls Ranked Top 10--
# Polls Ranked Top 15--
# Polls Ranked Top 2011
First: January 14, 1990 (20)
Most recent: March 8, 1994 (19)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked14December 11, 1989 - 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 207January 14, 1990 - February 26, 1990
# Seasons Ranked4
First: 1989-1990
Most recent: 1995-1996
# 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: 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 Rise5No. 24 (February 15, 1994) → No. 19 (February 22, 1994)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise5No. 24 (February 15, 1994) → No. 19 (February 22, 1994)
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall6No. 20 (March 12, 1990) → Unranked (November 18, 1990)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall5No. 21 (January 17, 1995) → Unranked (January 24, 1995)

Details

Best ranking (17)
Best ranking
PollRanking
Dec 11, 198925
Dec 18, 198922
Dec 24, 198921
Jan 14, 199020
Jan 21, 199019
Jan 28, 199018
Feb 12, 199017
# Polls Ranked (27)
# Polls Ranked
PollRanking
Dec 11, 198925
Dec 18, 198922
Dec 24, 198921
Jan 1, 199021
Jan 8, 199022
Jan 14, 199020
Jan 21, 199019
Jan 28, 199018
Feb 5, 199018
Feb 12, 199017
Feb 19, 199017
Feb 26, 199020
Mar 5, 199022
Mar 12, 199020
Feb 1, 199424
Feb 15, 199424
Feb 22, 199419
Mar 1, 199418
Mar 8, 199419
Mar 15, 199422
Dec 13, 199423
Dec 20, 199422
Dec 27, 199422
Jan 3, 199523
Jan 10, 199523
Jan 17, 199521
Feb 19, 199625
# 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 (11)
# Polls Ranked Top 20
PollRanking
Jan 14, 199020
Jan 21, 199019
Jan 28, 199018
Feb 5, 199018
Feb 12, 199017
Feb 19, 199017
Feb 26, 199020
Mar 12, 199020
Feb 22, 199419
Mar 1, 199418
Mar 8, 199419
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked (14)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked
PlaceFromToPolls
1.Dec 11, 1989Mar 12, 199014
2.Dec 13, 1994Jan 17, 19956
3.Feb 15, 1994Mar 15, 19945
4.Feb 1, 1994Feb 1, 19941
Feb 19, 1996Feb 19, 19961
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 (7)
Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20
PlaceFromToPolls
1.Jan 14, 1990Feb 26, 19907
2.Feb 22, 1994Mar 8, 19943
3.Mar 12, 1990Mar 12, 19901
# Seasons Ranked (4)
# Seasons Ranked
SeasonBest ranking
1989-199017
1993-199418
1994-199521
1995-199625
# 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
1993-199418
# 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 (5)
Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise
PlaceFromToRise
1.No. 24 (Feb 15, 1994)No. 19 (Feb 22, 1994)5
2.No. 25 (Dec 11, 1989)No. 22 (Dec 18, 1989)3
Unranked (Dec 6, 1994)No. 23 (Dec 13, 1994)3
4.No. 22 (Jan 8, 1990)No. 20 (Jan 14, 1990)2
No. 22 (Mar 5, 1990)No. 20 (Mar 12, 1990)2
Unranked (Jan 25, 1994)No. 24 (Feb 1, 1994)2
Unranked (Feb 8, 1994)No. 24 (Feb 15, 1994)2
No. 23 (Jan 10, 1995)No. 21 (Jan 17, 1995)2
9.Unranked (Dec 4, 1989)No. 25 (Dec 11, 1989)1
No. 22 (Dec 18, 1989)No. 21 (Dec 24, 1989)1
No. 20 (Jan 14, 1990)No. 19 (Jan 21, 1990)1
No. 19 (Jan 21, 1990)No. 18 (Jan 28, 1990)1
No. 18 (Feb 5, 1990)No. 17 (Feb 12, 1990)1
No. 19 (Feb 22, 1994)No. 18 (Mar 1, 1994)1
No. 23 (Dec 13, 1994)No. 22 (Dec 20, 1994)1
Unranked (Feb 12, 1996)No. 25 (Feb 19, 1996)1
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise (5)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise
PlaceFromToRise
1.No. 24 (Feb 15, 1994)No. 19 (Feb 22, 1994)5
2.No. 25 (Dec 11, 1989)No. 22 (Dec 18, 1989)3
Unranked (Dec 6, 1994)No. 23 (Dec 13, 1994)3
4.No. 22 (Jan 8, 1990)No. 20 (Jan 14, 1990)2
No. 22 (Mar 5, 1990)No. 20 (Mar 12, 1990)2
Unranked (Jan 25, 1994)No. 24 (Feb 1, 1994)2
Unranked (Feb 8, 1994)No. 24 (Feb 15, 1994)2
No. 23 (Jan 10, 1995)No. 21 (Jan 17, 1995)2
9.Unranked (Dec 4, 1989)No. 25 (Dec 11, 1989)1
No. 22 (Dec 18, 1989)No. 21 (Dec 24, 1989)1
No. 20 (Jan 14, 1990)No. 19 (Jan 21, 1990)1
No. 19 (Jan 21, 1990)No. 18 (Jan 28, 1990)1
No. 18 (Feb 5, 1990)No. 17 (Feb 12, 1990)1
No. 19 (Feb 22, 1994)No. 18 (Mar 1, 1994)1
No. 23 (Dec 13, 1994)No. 22 (Dec 20, 1994)1
Unranked (Feb 12, 1996)No. 25 (Feb 19, 1996)1
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall (6)
Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall
PlaceFromToFall
1.No. 20 (Mar 12, 1990)Unranked (Nov 18, 1990)6
2.No. 21 (Jan 17, 1995)Unranked (Jan 24, 1995)5
3.No. 22 (Mar 15, 1994)Unranked (Nov 13, 1994)4
4.No. 17 (Feb 19, 1990)No. 20 (Feb 26, 1990)3
No. 19 (Mar 8, 1994)No. 22 (Mar 15, 1994)3
6.No. 20 (Feb 26, 1990)No. 22 (Mar 5, 1990)2
No. 24 (Feb 1, 1994)Unranked (Feb 8, 1994)2
8.No. 21 (Jan 1, 1990)No. 22 (Jan 8, 1990)1
No. 18 (Mar 1, 1994)No. 19 (Mar 8, 1994)1
No. 22 (Dec 27, 1994)No. 23 (Jan 3, 1995)1
No. 25 (Feb 19, 1996)Unranked (Feb 26, 1996)1
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall (5)
Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall
PlaceFromToFall
1.No. 21 (Jan 17, 1995)Unranked (Jan 24, 1995)5
2.No. 17 (Feb 19, 1990)No. 20 (Feb 26, 1990)3
No. 19 (Mar 8, 1994)No. 22 (Mar 15, 1994)3
4.No. 20 (Feb 26, 1990)No. 22 (Mar 5, 1990)2
No. 24 (Feb 1, 1994)Unranked (Feb 8, 1994)2
6.No. 21 (Jan 1, 1990)No. 22 (Jan 8, 1990)1
No. 18 (Mar 1, 1994)No. 19 (Mar 8, 1994)1
No. 22 (Dec 27, 1994)No. 23 (Jan 3, 1995)1
No. 25 (Feb 19, 1996)Unranked (Feb 26, 1996)1