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Northwestern Men's Basketball AP Poll History

Location: Evanston, Illinois

Coverage: 119 seasons (1904-05 to 2023-24)

Record (since 1904-05): 1164-1597-1 .421 W-L%

Conferences: Big Ten and Western

Conference Champion: 2 Times (Reg. Seas.), 0 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 3 Years (3-3), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships

NCAA Champion:

Ranked in AP Poll: 1 Time (Preseason), 0 Times (Final), 18 Weeks (Total)

18 Polls

18 Polls Table
Rk	Wk	Date	Ranking	Prev	Chng
2023-24 Season
1	6	2023-12-11	25
Rk	Wk	Date	Ranking	Prev	Chng
2022-23 Season
2	16	2023-02-20	21
Rk	Wk	Date	Ranking	Prev	Chng
2020-21 Season
3	6	2020-12-28	19
Rk	Wk	Date	Ranking	Prev	Chng
2017-18 Season
4	1	Preseason	19	NA	—
5	2	2017-11-13	20	19	1
Rk	Wk	Date	Ranking	Prev	Chng
2016-17 Season
6	13	2017-01-30	25
Rk	Wk	Date	Ranking	Prev	Chng
2009-10 Season
7	8	2009-12-28	25
Rk	Wk	Date	Ranking	Prev	Chng
1968-69 Season
8	6	1968-12-30	19
9	7	1969-01-06	12	19	7
10	8	1969-01-13	17	12	5
Rk	Wk	Date	Ranking	Prev	Chng
1958-59 Season
11	1	1958-12-08	10	NA	—
12	2	1958-12-15	6	10	4
13	3	1958-12-22	12	6	6
14	4	1958-12-29	6	12	6
15	5	1959-01-05	8	6	2
16	6	1959-01-12	11	8	3
17	7	1959-01-19	18	11	7
Rk	Wk	Date	Ranking	Prev	Chng
1954-55 Season
18	8	1955-01-24	16

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