RECORDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
PITT IN THE NATIONAL POLLS The Associated Press ppoll began g in 1948-49. The AP poll p is voted upon p by a group g p of writers nationwide. The United Press International ppoll began g in 1950-51 season and was chosen byy coaches nationwide. The UPI poll p was replaced p byy the ESPN/USA Today poll in 1992-93.
PITT IN THE PRESEASON POLLS 1986-87: 16-AP, 9-UPI, 7-USA Today/CNN y 1987-88: 4-AP, 5-UPI, 3-USA Today/CNN y 1989-90: 18-AP 2002-03: 5-AP,, 4-USATodayy 2003-04: 22-AP,, 22-USA Todayy 2004-05: 17-AP,, 17-USA Today 2006-07: 4-AP,, 5-USA Todayy 2007-08: 22-AP,, 20-USA Today 2008-09: 5-AP;; 6-USA Todayy 2010-11: 5-AP; 4-USA Today
NATIONAL AP RANKING UPON ENTERING NCAA TOURNEY Year Y AP 1974 .......... 13 1987 .......... 12 1988 ............ 8 2002 ............ 9 2003 ............ 4 2004 ............ 9
170
Year Y AP 2005 .......... 22 2006 .......... 16 2007 .......... 13 2008 .......... 17 2009 ............ 4 2010 .......... 18 2011 ............ 3
PITT IN THE FINAL POLLS 1973-74: 16-AP,, 14-UPI 1986-87: 12-AP, 12-UPI, 18USATodayy 1987-88: 8-AP, 7-UPI, 13USATodayy 2001-02: 9-AP,, 9-USA Todayy 2002-03: 4-AP,, 8-USA Todayy 2003-04: 9-AP;; 7-USA Todayy 2005-06: 16-AP;; 16-USA Todayy 2006-07: 12-AP;; 10-USA Todayy 2007-08: 17-AP;; 18-USA Today 2008-09: 4-AP;; 6-USA Todayy 2009-10: 18-AP;; 20-USA Today 2010-11: 3-AP: 12-USA Today
HIGHEST NATIONAL RANKINGS No. 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Poll,, Date AP-Jan. 5,, 2009 y ESPN/USA Today-Jan. 5, 2009 AP-Jan. 12,, 2009 ESPN/USA Today-Jan. y 12, 2009 AP-Feb. 23,, 2009 ESPN/USA Today-Feb. y 23.2009 AP-Jan. 24,, 2011 ESPN/USA Today-Jan. y 24, 2011 AP-March 9,, 2009 ESPN/USA Today-Mar. y 9, 2009 AP-Dec. 11,, 2006 ESPN/USA Today-Dec. y 11, 2006 AP-Nov. 27,, 2006 AP-Dec. 4,, 2006 ESPN/USA Today-Dec. y 4, 2006 AP-Dec. 7,, 1987 AP-Jan. 4,, 1988 AP-Jan. 28,, 2003 ESPN/USA Today-Jan. y 28, 2003 AP-Jan. 19,, 2003 ESPN/USA Today-Jan. y 19, 2003 AP-Dec. 22,, 2002 ESPN/USA Today-Dec. y 29, 2002 AP-Dec. 29, 2002
1958-59 AP UPI 18 -1973-74 Dat Date AP UPI PI J14 17 13 J21 16 12 J28 J2 13 100 F4 10 9 F11 7 8 F18 7 8 F25 11 11 14 M4 17 M11 13 14 M18 15 NP M27-Final 16 14 1986-87 Date D16
USAT/ SAT/ D Date AP UPI PI CNN N P 16 9 7 Preseason D1 12 11 9 D8 17 17 --D15 14 13 14 14 -D22 17 17 -D29 15 14 J5 14 18 18 20 J12 16 17 -J19 J2 17 19 -J26 F2 13 16 -F9 10 13 -F16 8 8 -F23 9 9 -10 -M2 11 -M9-Final 12 12 1987-88 USAT/ SAT/ D Date AP P UPI PI CNN N Preseason Prese 4 5 3 N30 4 4 -D7 2 5 -3 3 -D14 D21 3 3 -D28 -D2 3 4 J4 2 2 -J11 6 7 9 J18 6 6 -J25 11 11 -F1 9 9 -F8 5 7 -F15 8 8 -F22 6 6 6 F29 7 7 -M7 5 5 -M14-Final 8 7 -1989-90 USA S D Date AP UPI PI Today Today Prese Preseason 18 18 -N27 N2 18 NR -D4 22 NR -1990-91 USA S D Date AP UPI PI TToday dayy Prese Preseason 12 15 NR N26 13 14 NR D3 11 13 NR D10 15 13 13 D17 14 16 14 D24 11 11 11 D31 11 14 16 J7 17 16 16 J14 16 14 16 J21 17 16 17 J28 19 17 25 F4 24 NR 25 F11 22 NR 23 F18 22 NR 22 F25 22 NR 22 M4 NR NR NR 1991-92 USA S Date AP UPI PI TToday dayy N25 24 21 NR D1 NR 24 NR 1992-93 USA D Date AP UPI CNN NN Preseason Prese Pr NR NR NR J4 24 NR NR J11 NR NR NR J18 20 NR 23 J25 13 NR 18 F1 15 -17 F8 17 17 -F15 17 15 -F22 25 21 --
1998-99 Date Da D1 D8 D15 D22 D29
AP 20 20 22 24 23 2001-02
Da Date J7 J14 J21 J28 F4 F11 F18 F25 M3 M10 Final
AP 23 NR NR 21 NR 14 11 10 7 9 9 2002-03
D Date AP P PPres Preseason 5 N17 5 N26 5 D3 5 D9 4 D15 4 D22 2 D29 2 J6 6 J12 3 J19 2 J28 2 F2 4 F10 7 F17 9 F23 8 M3 7 M10 5 4 M17 Final NP 2003-04 D Date AP Prese Preseason 22 N24 22 D1 22 D8 20 D15 18 16 D22 D29 15 J5 15 J12 133 J19 8 J26 7 F2 4 F9 4 5 F16 F23 3 M1 6 M8 6 M15-Final M15 Final 9 NP A6-Final 2004-05 D Date Prese Preseason N16 N22 N29 D6 D13 D20 D27 J3 J10 J17 J24 J31 F7 F14 F21 F28 M7 Final
AP 17 17 16 13 11 10 10 10 16 20 21 20 16 18 17 18 24 22 ARV
PITT IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS USA S TToday ayy 21 18 19 22 23 USA S TToday ayy 25 NR 25 21 21 16 100 8 7 7 9 USA S TTodayy 4 NP 5 4 3 3 2 2 5 3 2 2 4 7 9 8 7 5 4 8 S USA TToday ayy 22 22 22 23 20 17 16 15 155 9 6 4 4 4 3 6 6 8 7 USA S TToday ayy 17 NP 15 14 12 10 7 7 12 18 17 18 15 15 15 17 24 23 ARV
2005-06 D Date P Preseason N15 N21 N28 D5 D12 D19 D26 J2 J9 J16
AP NR NR NR NR ARV ARV NR NR 22 122 9
USA S TToday dayy NR NR NR NR ARV ARV 25 23 20 11 9
First appearance pp in the national rankings: No. 18 ((Dec. 16,, 1958).) Years that Pittsburgh g has been nationallyy ranked at least one time: 18 ((1958-59,, 1973-74, 1986-87,, 1987-88,, 1989-90,, 1991-92,, 1992-93,, 1998-99,, 2001-02,, 2002-03,, 2003-04,, 2004-05,, 2005-06,, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11).) First appearance p pp in the AP top-10: No. 10 (Feb. 4,, 1974).) Highest g national ranking: g No. 1,, six total polls p ((Jan. 5,, 2009,, Jan. 12,, 2009,, Feb. 23,, 2009).) Highest g ppreseason national ranking: g No. 4 ((1987-88,, 2002-03,, 2006-07,, 2010-11).) Highest g final ranking: No. 6 (6-ESPN/USA Today, 2008-09 season).) Seasons completed p as a nationallyy ranked team: 10 ((1973-74,, 1986-87,, 1987-88,, 2001-02, 2002-03,, 2003-04,, 2005-06,, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09,, 2009-10,, 2010-11).) Most consecutive weeks ranked in the AP Poll: 61,, three years, y , two months,, one dayy ((Jan. 7,, 2002-March 7,, 2005);); 43,, three yyears ((Dec. 19,, 2005-Feb. 11,, 2008);); 33,, two years (PS-1986-87March 14-Final,, 1987-88).) Most consecutive weeks ranked in the AP top10: 22 ((March 3,, 2002-March 17,, 2004).) Total weeks ranked in top-25 in at least one poll: p 250. Total weeks ranked No. 1 in at least one poll: p 3. Total weeks ranked in top-5 in at least one p poll: 67. Total weeks ranked in top-10 in at least one poll: 118. J23 J30 F6 F13 F20 F27 M6 M13
122 9 14 9 9 8 15 16
100 9 13 9 10 9 16 16
2006-07 Date D AP P Prese Preseason 4 4 N13 N20 3 N27 2 D4 2 D11 2 7 D18 D25 10 J1 10 J8 7 J15 6 9 J22 J29 7 F5 7 F12 7 F19 10 12 F26 M5 13 M11 NP Final 12 2007-08 Date D AP P Preseason 22 N12 19 N19 17 N26 14 D3 12 D10 11 D17 111 D24 6 D31 13 J7 20 J14 15 13 J21 J28 18 F4 21 F11 22 F18 ARV ARV F25 M3 ARV M10 ARV M17 17 Final NP 2008-09 Date D P Preseason Pres N17 N24 D1
AP P 5 6 4 3
USA S TTodayy 5 5 4 3 2 2 7 11 10 7 6 9 7 6 5 8 12 11 10 10 USA S TToday ayy 20 19 17 11 9 9 9 6 13 18 16 17 21 25 24 ARV ARV ARV ARV 19 18 S USA TTodayy 6 6 4 3
D8 D15 D22 D2 D29 J5 J12 J19 J26 F2 F9 F16 F23 M2 M9 M16 Final
3 3 3 3 1 1 4 3 6 4 4 1 3 2 4 NP 2009-10
D Date Prese Preseason N16 N23 N30 D7 D14 D21 D28 D2 J4 J11 J18 J25 F1 F8 F15 F22 M1 M8 M15 Final
AP ARV ARV ARV ARV ARV ARV ARV NR 23 166 9 17 22 25 19 12 17 16 18 18
3 3 3 3 1 1 4 3 5 4 4 1 4 2 4 6 S USA TToday oday dayy ARVV ARV ARV ARV ARV ARV ARV NR ARV 20 11 17 21 23 21 16 18 16 16 20
2010-11 D Date Pre Preseason N15 N22 N29 N2 D6 D13 D20 D27 J3 J10 J17 J24 J31 F7 F14 F21 F28 M7 M14 A5
AP P 5 5 5 3 3 8 6 6 5 5 5 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 NP
S USA TTodayy 4 4 5 3 3 8 6 6 5 5 4 2 4 4 4 6 5 3 NP 12