since the AP began its poll in 1948-1949. That's 59 seasons of the poll. There's about 20 weeks of basketball every year, so out of 780 possible #1 rankings, there have only been 53 teams. I guess UCLA takes out a bunch, namely 200, since they went on that 10 year spree.

And the big bad blue schools held it for a while. State had it a lot in the 70's. I'm not sure, but I think they were still ranked in spite of the "recruiting" violations brought on by David Thompson. Anyway.

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news;_ylt=AlrEaq76XLe0TJGoUnJsGPY5nYcB?slug=ap-t25-collegebkbpoll&prov=ap&type=lgns

Discuss.

2/25/2008 4:33:54 PM

yeah, I am really surprised it was a lot more. Especially with all the little schools back in the 50s and 60s who were badasses (San Francisco for example)

2/25/2008 4:45:32 PM

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"Discuss."

why?

2/25/2008 5:31:55 PM

Because he said so.


III

2/25/2008 6:09:24 PM

GO VOLS!

2/25/2008 6:11:39 PM

there are 3 threads on the front page of sports talk about tennessee...

that's probably enough

2/25/2008 6:25:39 PM

University of Tennessee at Raleigh

2/25/2008 6:32:37 PM

^^But this one is special, because its the only one not started by Jaybee

[Edited on February 25, 2008 at 6:33 PM. Reason : .]

2/25/2008 6:33:07 PM

would you rather read about nc state basketball?

2/25/2008 6:33:18 PM

^^^^ I didnt start the Bruce Pearl one though

2/25/2008 6:35:03 PM

Yall better be careful. Anymore Tennessee threads up here and State's luck/shittyness might start to rub off.

2/25/2008 8:45:53 PM

HHAHA, I am expecting a loss to Vandy tomorrow night, so the #1 might be short lived but I will take it

2/25/2008 9:07:09 PM

that luke skywalker dude was a recruiting violation?

2/25/2008 9:55:15 PM

for the love of god, who let drunkntarded in sports talk?

2/25/2008 10:04:10 PM

I think he's joking, but even if he is :karl face:.

2/25/2008 10:05:27 PM

if i were a mod i'd suspend you both for at least a week

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"but I think they were still ranked in spite of the "recruiting" violations brought on by David Thompson"

thats the luke skywalker dude right?

[Edited on February 25, 2008 at 10:23 PM. Reason : dude below me: then how was he a recruiting violation...i thought we won a championship w/ him]

2/25/2008 10:06:40 PM

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

No shit sherlock. ^ This type of post is what precipitated ours.

2/25/2008 10:21:34 PM

David "Skywalker" Thompson did lead us to the '74 Championship. He would have probably also led us to the '73 Championship had it not been for some violations that made us ineligible for the NCAAt that year.

List of total all time #1 rankings, in ascending order:

UCLA 125
Duke 104
North Carolina 87
Kentucky 85
Cincinnati 43
Indiana 41
Kansas 39
UNLV 30
San Francisco 28
Ohio State 28
Arizona 26
Connecticut 21
Michigan 18
DePaul 15
Massachusettes 15
Stanford 15
North Carolina State 11
Georgetown 11
Arkansas 11
Virginia 11
Houston 11
Florida 9
Kansas State 8
St. Johns 8
West Virginia 8
Syracuse 6
Missouri 6
Temple 6
Seton Hall 6
Notre Dame 5
Bradley 5
Oklahoma 5
Oregon State 5
Holy Cross 5
Memphis 5
Michigan State 4
La Salle 4
Indiana State 4
Marquette 3
Loyola (IL) 3
Illinois 2
Duquesne 2
St. Louis 2
Alabama 2
Wake Forest 2
St. Joseph's 1
Wisconsin 1
Tennessee 1
Total 893

[Edited on February 26, 2008 at 1:07 PM. Reason : Screwed up some stats]

2/26/2008 12:52:09 PM

wow, some of those low ones are really surprising... I would have figured Memphis, WF, Michigan State would all have more

2/26/2008 12:55:43 PM

"NCAA Champions who were not ranked #1 at all during the year they won the championship"
ACC Teams
Team Year "Final Week #1 Rank"
CCNY 1950 Bradley
LaSalle 1954 Kentucky
Kentucky 1958 West Virginia
California 1959 Kansas State
Ohio State 1960 Cincinnati
Cincinnati 1961 Ohio State
Cincinnati 1962 Ohio State
Loyola (IL) 1963 Cincinnati
Texas Western 1966 Kentucky
Marquette 1977 Michigan
Louisville 1980 DePaul
Indiana 1981 DePaul
North Carolina State 1983 Houston
Georgetown 1984 North Carolina
Villanova 1985 Georgetown
Louisville 1986 Duke
Indiana 1987 UNLV
Kansas 1988 Temple
Michigan 1989 Duke
Duke 1991 UNLV
Arizona 1997 Kansas
Kentucky 1998 North Carolina
Michigan State 2000 Duke
Maryland 2002 Duke
Syracuse 2003 Kentucky
North Carolina 2005 Illinois
Florida 2006 Duke

"NCAA Champions Ranked #1 Wire To Wire"
Team Year
San Francisco 1956
UCLA 1967
UCLA 1969
UCLA 1972
UCLA 1973
Indiana 1976
Duke 1992

[Edited on February 26, 2008 at 1:23 PM. Reason : formatting]

2/26/2008 1:20:56 PM

tournaments to the rescue!

2/26/2008 1:26:56 PM

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"UCLA 1973 "

Was it because State was on probation that year that they couldn't be voted for in the polls as well as being denied a chance to go the dance? Because State went undefeated in 73.

2/26/2008 2:03:52 PM

Yes.

2/26/2008 2:20:17 PM

2/26/2008 11:34:54 PM

so much for that #1 ranking.

2/26/2008 11:36:02 PM

Lame Duck now

2/26/2008 11:37:21 PM

hahahahahaha "1 and DONE"

2/27/2008 12:03:17 AM

to be honest though, who didn't see this coming?

2/27/2008 12:06:34 AM

never thought much of this paper tiger....knew they'd be exposed but didn't think it'd be this soon. There's much better in the ACC

2/27/2008 12:11:01 AM

What are the teams listed on the right of the year on those teams who won but weren't ranked #1 at all during the year? They surely aren't runner-ups or anything because Duke didn't even make out of the Sweet 16 a bunch of the years they are listed... I assume it's #1 in the last pre-tourney poll? Though I thought UConn was in 2006?

** nevermind.. i see it now.

[Edited on February 27, 2008 at 12:22 AM. Reason : x]

2/27/2008 12:20:35 AM

to be honest though, who didn't see this coming?

2/27/2008 12:43:57 AM

I tried to warn you.

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"Yall better be careful. Anymore Tennessee threads up here and State's luck/shittyness might start to rub off."

2/27/2008 12:49:25 AM

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"never thought much of this paper tiger....knew they'd be exposed but didn't think it'd be this soon. There's much better in the ACC"

Holy shit they lost to the #10 team at their place which is a tough place to play at. They didn't lose to Miami. Stop this troll from posting here someone.

2/27/2008 1:03:13 AM

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"never thought much of this paper tiger....knew they'd be exposed but didn't think it'd be this soon. There's much better in the ACC "

"paper tiger"

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"Jaybee1200 Slavs and Polacks 31621 Posts user info edit post take Vandy tonight, I dont even know what the spread is but take them...I really really seriously doubt Tennessee is going to win tonight, much less cover 2/26/2008 12:09:09 PM"

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"jtmartin All American 1717 Posts user info edit post to be honest though, who didn't see this coming?"

exactly, playing 2 top 20 teams, 2 of your biggest rivals, back to back on the road, 2 days after the biggest game in all of college bball for the year (and highest ranking ever on ESPN for a NCAA game) at a really hard place to play against a team that is known as a giant killer (4-0 vs. #1 ranked teams at home)... this was a no brainer. I was actually surprised it was as close as it was...

Doesnt really affect much as Tennessee should have a 1 seed wrapped up already barring a complete break down (0-5 the last games)



[Edited on February 27, 2008 at 1:23 AM. Reason : d]

2/27/2008 1:14:43 AM

they definately can get a #1 seed, but i think it's a huge stretch to say they'd have to lose 5 in a row to lose the #1 seed. They could lose 1-2 and wouldnt get the #1 seed

2/27/2008 9:19:44 AM

^ agreed

if they lose to Kentucky this weekend they'll probably drop from a locked #1 seed

2/27/2008 9:51:45 AM

2/27/2008 9:58:49 AM

^^^ just going by everything I have read/heard. Already had the #2 SOS, BEFORE playing Memphis and Vandy. Will only go up with Kentucky and Florida... have beat 3 of the top 10 teams... I think Memphis will get a #1 obviously, Carolina will get one, and UCLA. That leaves one spot, Kansas keeps losing, Xavier wont get it, only team I could see is Texas or MAYBE Duke if they beat Carolina and go really deep in the ACC tourney.

2/27/2008 10:14:39 AM

if Duke wins out the rest of the season (beating GTech at home tonight, at State on saturday, at Virginia next week - all very winnable games), and then beats UNC again.. i don't see how UNC could get a #1 bid over them, unless Duke loses in the first round of the ACC tournament

2/27/2008 10:54:52 AM