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