PENN STATE’S POLL HISTORY Penn State’s Associated Press (AP) History Year 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1987 1986 1985 1983 1982 1979 1978
Final Rank 22 5 15 24 21 6 18 8 7 2 8 9 1 15 13 9 10 10 13 17
#1 Team in Final Poll Stanford Duke Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Purdue Louisiana Tech Connecticut Tennessee Vanderbilt Virginia PENN STATE Texas Texas Texas Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Old Dominion Tennessee
Year 2004 2003 2002 2000 1999 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1987 1986
Penn State’s ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll History Final Rank 6 12 18 3 18 13 16 6 13 14 9 16 13
#1 Team in Final Poll Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Purdue Tennessee Connecticut North Carolina Texas Tech Stanford Tennessee Tennessee Texas
ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL FACTS • Penn State has been ranked in the final Associated Press poll 20 times. • Penn State has been ranked in the Top 10 in the final AP poll 11 times. • Penn State has been ranked No. 1 in the national polls five times (Jan. 7, March 4, 1991; Jan. 24, 31 and Feb. 7, 1994).
Poll History • The Associated Press poll was launched by Mel Greenberg of the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1976-77. • In 1989-90, the AP weekly coaches’ poll expanded from 20 to 25 teams. • USA Today poll began selecting its Top 25 teams after the 1986 NCAA Championship game. • Prior to the 1994-95 season, the coaches voting panels switched affiliation. The USA Today poll became the coaches’ weekly poll, while the AP poll is now decided by the media.
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