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