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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 All
1 - - - 0-1 - 1-0 - - 1-0 - - 0-1 - 0-1 - - - - - - - - - 1-0 ....3-3
2 - - 1-0 - 1-1 - 0-1 0-2 - - - 1-0 - - 1-0 - - - - - - - 1-0 1-0 ....6-4
3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-1 - - 0-1 - - ....1-2
4 - 0-1 - 1-0 1-0 - - 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 1-0 1-0 - - - ....6-1
5 1-0 - - 0-1 - - - - - - - - - 1-0 0-1 - - - - - - - - 1-0 ....3-2
6 - 1-1 - 0-1 - 1-0 - - - - - - 0-1 - - - - - 0-1 - 0-1 - 1-0 - ....3-5
7 0-1 - - - - 0-1 0-1 - 1-0 0-1 - - - 1-0 - 1-0 1-1 - - - - - - - ....4-5
8 - 1-0 - - - - 1-0 - - 1-0 3-0 - - - - 0-1 - - 0-1 - 0-1 0-1 - - ....6-4
9 - 2-0 - 0-1 - - - - - 1-1 - - - - 0-1 - - - - - - 1-0 0-1 0-1 ....4-5
10 0-1 - - - - - 0-1 - - - - 0-2 - 1-0 - 0-1 - - 1-0 - - - 1-0 - ....3-5
11 - - - - - - 1-0 0-1 1-1 - 0-1 - - - - - - - 1-0 - - - 1-1 0-1 ....4-5
12 - - - - - - - 0-3 - - 1-0 - 1-0 - - - - 1-0 - - - - - 0-1 ....3-4
13 1-0 0-1 - - - - - - - 2-0 - - 1-0 0-1 - - - 1-1 - 1-1 - 0-1 - - ....6-5
14 - - - - - 1-0 - - - - - 0-1 0-1 - 2-0 0-1 - - 2-0 - - - 1-0 - ....6-3
15 1-0 - - - 0-1 - 0-1 - - 0-1 - - 1-0 - 1-0 - - - - 1-0 - - - - ....4-3
16 - 0-1 - - 1-0 - - - 1-0 - - - - 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 - - - 1-0 0-1 - ....4-7
17 - - - - - - 0-1 1-0 - 1-0 - - - 1-0 - 1-0 - - - - 1-0 - 1-0 - ....6-1
18 - - - - - - 1-1 - - - - - - - - 1-0 - 1-0 1-1 - - 2-0 - 0-1 ....6-3
19 - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1 1-1 - - 0-1 - 0-1 - 1-0 - 2-0 1-0 - ....5-4
20 - - 1-1 0-1 - 1-0 - 1-0 - 0-1 0-1 - - 0-2 - - - 1-1 - - - - 0-1 - ....4-8
21 - - - 0-1 - - - - - - - - 1-1 - 0-1 - - - 0-1 - - 1-0 - - ....2-4
22 - - - 0-1 - 1-0 - 1-0 - - - - - - - - 0-1 - - - - - - - ....2-2
23 - - 1-0 - - - - 1-0 0-1 - - - 1-0 - - 0-1 - 0-2 0-2 - 0-1 - - - ....3-7
24 - 0-1 - - - 0-1 - - 1-0 0-1 1-1 - - 0-1 - 1-0 0-1 - 0-1 1-0 - - - - ....4-7
25 0-1 0-1 - - 0-1 - - - 1-0 - 1-0 1-0 - - - - - 1-0 - - - - - - ....4-3
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All 3-3 4-6 2-1 1-6 2-3 5-3 5-4 4-6 5-4 5-3 5-4 4-3 5-6 3-6 3-4 7-4 1-6 3-6 4-5 8-4 4-2 2-2 7-3 7-4 3-4