Weekly Rankings 1978
PRESEASON RANKINGS Year Preseason Final 1958 18 NP 12 13 1959 18 NP 11 11 1960 9 NP --- --1978 18 NP 6 6 1982 11 9 8 PB 1984 4 8 --- --1987 9 NP 12 10 1988 4 4 9 8 1989 12 NP 12 11 1990 10 NP 9 9 9 NP 18 17 1991 1992 13 NP --- --1993 23 NP 23 22 1994 25 24 --- --1996 25 23 --- --1997 20 21 --- --2000 17 19 16 14 2001 19 18 --- --2006 18 18 --- --2008 9 9 --- --NP - no poll; PB - probation; Note: First poll listed is AP; second poll listed is coaches.
1939 Date 11-13 11-20 11-27 12-4 12-11
W-L AP USA 6-1 16 NP 7-1 15 NP 8-1 14 NP 8-1 15 NP 8-1 12 NP
1940 Date 10-14 10-21 10-28
W-L AP USA 4-0 12 NP 4-0 13 NP 5-0 10 NP
1941 Date 10-13 10-20 11-17 11-24
W-L AP USA 4-0 13 NP 4-0 14 NP 6-1 18 NP 7-1 16 NP
1945 Date 11-26
W-L AP USA 6-2-1 18 NP
1948 Date 10-11 10-18 10-25 11-1 11-8 11-15 11-22 11-29
W-L AP USA 2-0 15 NP 3-0 14 NP 4-0 13 NP 5-0 12 NP 6-0 10 NP 7-0 9 NP 8-0 9 NP 9-0 11 NP
1950 Date W-L AP USA 10-2 2-0 18 --10-9 3-0 13 16 10-16 3-0 12 14 10-23 3-0-1 16 --10-30 4-0-1 14 18 11-6 5-0-1 13 --11-13 6-0-1 11 13 11-20 7-0-1 11 12 11-27 8-0-1 10 10
1951 Date 10-1 10-8 12-3
W-L AP USA 2-0 18 --3-0 16 24 7-2 19 ---
W-L AP USA 3-0 16 ---
1956 Date 10-15
W-L AP USA 3-0-1 15 18
3-0-1 4-0-1 5-0-1 5-0-2 7-1-2
20 13 11 13 19
20 17 15 -----
1957 Date 11-11 11-18 11-25 12-2
W-L AP USA 5-2 14 14 5-3 --- 19 6-3 --- 19 7-3 --- 18
1958 Date Pre 9-22 9-29 10-6 10-13 10-20 10-27 11-3 11-17 11-24 12-1
W-L AP USA 0-0 18 --1-0 --- 16 2-0 10 13 3-0 8 11 4-0 10 12 4-0 10 11 4-1 19 --5-1 17 18 6-2 16 17 7-2 12 12 8-2 12 13
1959 Date Pre 9-21 9-28 10-12 10-19 10-26 11-2 11-9 11-16 11-23 11-30 12-7
W-L AP USA 0-0 18 --1-0 5 9 2-0 6 7 3-1 15 13 3-1 17 15 4-1 12 12 5-1 10 11 6-1 11 11 6-2 19 --7-2 14 14 8-2 10 10 8-2 11 11
1960 Date Pre 9-19 9-26 10-3 10-10 10-17
W-L AP USA 0-0 9 NP 0-0 9 NP 1-0 7 NP 2-0 8 11 3-0 8 11 3-1 --- 17
1977 Date 10-17 10-24 10-31 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28 1-3
W-L AP USA 5-1 20 19 6-1 16 16 7-1 13 13 7-1-1 15 16 7-2-1 15 15 8-2-1 13 14 8-2-1 11 10 8-3-1 19 ---
W-L AP USA 0-0 18 --1-0 --- 18 5-1 20 20 6-1 16 16 7-1 15 15 8-1 12 12 9-1 10 10 10-1 7 7 10-1 7 8 11-1 6 6
1979 Date 11-5 11-12 11-19 11-26 12-3
W-L AP USA 6-2 18 17 7-2 14 14 8-2 13 13 8-3 18 17 8-3 18 17
Date 9-21 9-28 10-5 10-12 10-19 10-26 11-2 11-9 11-16 11-23 11-30 1-3
W-L AP USA 3-0 19 18 3-0 14 14 4-0 9 10 5-0 6 7 6-0 4 5 7-0 3 4 8-0 2 3 9-0 2 2 10-0 2 2 11-0 2 2 11-0 1 1 12-0 1 1
1981
1982 Date Pre 9-6 9-13 9-27 10-4 10-11 10-18 10-25 11-1 11-8 11-15 11-22 11-29 12-6 1-3
W-L AP USA 0-0 11 9 0-1 16 NP 0-1 16 13 1-1-1 --- 19 2-1-1 --- 20 3-1-1 20 17 4-1-1 18 17 5-1-1 15 13 5-1-1 13 14 6-1-1 11 10 7-1-1 10 12 8-1-1 10 10 9-1-1 8 PB 9-1-1 7 PB 9-1-1 8 PB
1983 Date 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28 12-3 1-3
W-L AP USA 7-1-1 17 PB 8-1-1 13 PB 9-1-1 12 PB 9-1-1 11 PB 9-1-1 12 PB 9-1-1 11 PB
1984 Date Pre 9-3 9-10 9-17 9-24 11-12
W-L AP USA 0-0 4 8 1-0 3 5 2-0 2 4 2-0 2 PB 2-1-1 13 PB 7-2 20 PB
1986 Date 10-6 10-13 10-20 11-3 11-10 11-17 11-24 12-3 1-3
W-L AP USA 3-1 20 --4-1 17 17 5-1 16 16 6-2 20 --7-2 15 17 7-2-1 19 18 7-2-2 --- 18 7-2-2 --- 18 8-2-2 17 19
1987 Date Pre 9-7 9-14
W-L AP USA 0-0 9 NP 1-0 10 10 2-0 8 8
3-0 4-0 4-0 5-0 6-0 6-1 7-1 8-1 9-1 9-2 9-2 9-2 10-2
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1988 Date Pre 9-5 9-12 9-19 9-26 10-3 10-10 10-17 10-24 10-31 11-7 11-14 11-21 11-28 12-5 1-3
W-L AP USA 0-0 4 4 1-0 3 3 2-0 3 4 2-1 12 12 3-1 11 11 3-1 11 12 4-1 11 11 5-1 9 10 5-2 15 18 6-2 17 20 7-2 16 16 8-2 15 15 9-2 13 13 9-2 13 13 9-2 13 13 10-2 9 8
1989 Date Pre 9-4 9-11 9-18 9-25 10-2 10-9 10-23 10-30 11-6 11-13 11-20 11-27 12-4 1-2
W-L AP USA 0-0 12 NP 1-0 10 9 2-0 7 6 3-0 7 6 4-0 7 6 4-1 15 14 5-1 14 13 6-2 22 19 7-2 21 18 8-2 17 15 8-2 15 13 9-2 15 13 9-2 14 13 9-2 14 13 10-2 12 11
1990 Date Pre 9-3 9-10 9-17 9-24 10-1 10-8 10-15 10-22 10-29 11-5 11-12 11-19 11-26 12-3 1-2
W-L AP USA 0-0 10 NP 1-0 9 10 1-1 16 19 2-1 16 19 3-1 19 18 4-1 16 13 5-1 15 14 5-2 22 22 6-2 19 17 7-2 18 17 8-2 18 16 8-2 17 15 9-2 16 13 9-2 14 11 9-2 14 11 10-2 9 9
1991 Date Pre 9-2 9-8 9-15 9-23 9-30 10-7 10-14 10-21 10-28 11-4 11-11 11-18 11-25 12-2 1-2
W-L AP USA 0-0 9 NP 0-0 8 NP 1-0 8 NP 1-0 8 NP 2-0 7 7 3-0 6 6 3-1 18 16 3-1-1 21 21 3-1-1 19 19 4-1-1 16 16 5-1-1 15 14 6-1-1 15 14 7-1-1 14 13 8-1-1 13 12 9-1-1 13 12 9-2-1 18 17
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1992 Date Pre 8-30 9-7 9-14 9-21 9-28 10-5 10-12 10-17 10-24
W-L AP USA 0-0 13 NP 0-0 13 NP 1-0 15 14 1-1 17 17 1-1 16 16 1-2 25 24 2-2 25 22 3-2 19 19 4-2 18 15 4-3 --- 25
1993 Date Pre 8-30 9-6 10-4 11-15 11-22 11-29 12-6 1-3
W-L AP USA 0-0 23 NP 0-0 22 21 1-0 21 17 3-1 --- 24 7-3 24 25 8-3 24 23 8-3 24 23 8-3 24 23 9-3 23 22
1994 Date Pre 8-30 9-5
W-L AP USA 0-0 25 24 0-0 24 NP 1-0 2 20
1995 Date 11-6 11-13 11-20 11-27 12-4
W-L AP USA 6-3 24 25 7-3 24 24 8-3 24 22 8-3 24 22 8-3 23 21
1996 Date Pre 11-18
W-L AP USA 0-0 25 23 7-3 22 24
1997 Date Pre 8-25 9-1 9-8 9-15 9-22
W-L AP USA 0-0 20 21 0-0 20 NP 0-0 --- 20 1-0 19 21 2-0 16 15 2-1 17 21
2000 Date Pre 8-27 9-3 9-10 9-17 9-24 10-1 10-8 10-15 10-22 10-29
W-L AP USA 0-0 17 19 0-0 17 18 1-0 17 19 2-0 16 16 3-0 11 11 4-0 7 8 5-0 5 5 6-0 5 4 7-0 5 4 8-0 5 4 8-1 10 10
11-5 11-12 11-19 11-26 12-3 1-6
8-2 8-2 9-2 9-2 9-2 9-3
17 16 15 15 16 16
15 14 12 13 13 14
2001 Date Pre 8-26 9-2 9-9 9-16 9-23 9-30 10-7 10-14 10-21 10-28
W-L AP USA 0-0 19 18 0-0 19 18 1-0 20 19 2-0 19 18 2-0 NP NP 2-1 --- 25 3-1 19 21 3-1 16 18 4-1 13 15 4-2 --- 25 5-2 --- 24
2003 Date 1-5
W-L AP USA 9-4 22 22
2005 Date 9-7 9-11 11-20 11-27 12-4 1-5
W-L AP USA 1-0 25 --2-0 20 23 7-4 25 --7-4 22 23 7-4 23 23 8-4 21 21
9-2 9-7 9-14 9-21
0-1 1-1 2-1 3-1
--- --- 23 20
22 23 21 19
2009 Date 11-8 11-15 11-22 11-29 1-5
W-L AP USA 6-3 24 NR 7-3 18 19 8-3 15 16 8-4 25 NR 9-5 24 NR
Date 9-18 9-25 10-2 10-9 10-16 10-23 10-30 11-6 11-13 11-20 11-27 12-4 1-10
W-L AP USA 3-0 21 22 4-0 13 15 5-0 8 8 6-0 8 8 7-0 8 8 8-0 6 6 8-1 11 12 8-1 9 10 9-1 7 8 9-2 18 17 9-3 21 21 10-3 14 14 10-4 22 22
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NP - no poll; PB - probation; Note: No coaches poll prior to 1950; bolded lines denote final poll.
2006 Date Pre 9-5 9-17 9-24 10-1 10-8 10-15 10-22 10-29 11-12 11-19
W-L AP USA 0-0 18 18 1-0 18 18 2-1 19 23 3-1 18 19 4-1 15 15 5-1 12 12 6-1 12 12 7-1 10 11 7-2 19 19 8-3 25 25 8-3 24 24
2007 Date 9-4 9-9 9-16 9-23 9-30 10-28 11-4 11-11 11-18 11-25 12-2 1-8
W-L AP USA 1-0 25 --2-0 20 20 3-0 15 14 4-0 13 13 4-1 22 22 6-2 25 24 7-2 20 20 8-2 15 16 8-3 21 22 9-3 15 16 9-3 15 16 9-4 21 22
2008 Date Pre
W-L AP USA 0-0 9 9
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1955 Date 10-3
10-22 10-29 11-5 11-12 12-3
Date Pre 9-18 10-23 10-30 11-6 11-13 11-20 11-27 12-4 1-3
9-21 9-28 10-5 10-12 10-19 10-26 11-2 11-9 11-16 11-23 11-30 12-7 1-3
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