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