Note that the AP has ranked a variable number of teams since it began in 1948-49.

 1948-49 through 1960-61: top 20
 1961-62 through 1963-64: top 10
 1964-65: top 10, except for preseason which was top 20
 1965-66 through 1967-68: top 10
 1968-69 through 1988-89: top 20
 1989-90 through present: top 25

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AP Top 25 Matchups

AP Top 25 Matchups Table
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 All
1 - 1-1 - - - - 1-0 - 1-0 ....3-1
2 - 0-1 - - - - - 1-0 - ....1-1
3 1-1 1-0 - - 1-0 - 1-1 - - ....4-2
4 - - - 0-1 1-0 - - - 1-0 ....2-1
5 - - - 1-0 - - - - - ....1-0
6 - - 0-1 0-1 - - - 0-1 - ....0-3
7 - - - - - - - 1-1 - ....1-1
8 0-1 - 1-1 - - - - - - ....1-2
9 - 0-1 - - - 1-0 1-1 - - ....2-2
10 0-1 - - 0-1 - - - - - ....0-2
- - - - - - - - - - - -
All 1-3 1-1 2-4 1-2 0-1 3-0 1-1 2-1 2-2 2-0