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