Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota ▪ Colors: Maroon & Gold
Record: 118 Years, 1540-1126, .578 W-L%
Conferences: Big Ten, Western and Ind
Conference Champion: 9 Times (Reg. Seas.), 0 Times (Tourn.)
NCAA Tournament: 12 Years (13-12), 1 Final Four, 0 Championships
Ranked in AP Poll: 11 Times (Preseason), 10 Times (Final), 224 Weeks (Total)
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013 | 4 | 2012-11-26 | 21 | |
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| 2 | 2013 | 5 | 2012-12-03 | 14 | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | 2013 | 6 | 2012-12-10 | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| 4 | 2013 | 7 | 2012-12-17 | 13 | 13 | NC |
| 5 | 2013 | 8 | 2012-12-24 | 11 | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 2013 | 9 | 2012-12-31 | 9 | 11 | 2 |
| 7 | 2013 | 10 | 2013-01-07 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | 2013 | 11 | 2013-01-14 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | 2013 | 12 | 2013-01-21 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | 2013 | 13 | 2013-01-28 | 23 | 12 | 11 |
| 11 | 2013 | 14 | 2013-02-04 | 18 | 23 | 5 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 12 | 2011 | 3 | 2010-11-22 | 15 | |
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| 13 | 2011 | 4 | 2010-11-29 | 15 | 15 | NC |
| 14 | 2011 | 5 | 2010-12-06 | 22 | 15 | 7 |
| 15 | 2011 | 6 | 2010-12-13 | 21 | 22 | 1 |
| 16 | 2011 | 7 | 2010-12-20 | 17 | 21 | 4 |
| 17 | 2011 | 8 | 2010-12-27 | 14 | 17 | 3 |
| 18 | 2011 | 11 | 2011-01-17 | 15 | |
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| 19 | 2011 | 12 | 2011-01-24 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| 20 | 2011 | 13 | 2011-01-31 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 21 | 2010 | 1 | Preseason | 25 | NA | — |
| 22 | 2010 | 2 | 2009-11-16 | 24 | 25 | 1 |
| 23 | 2010 | 3 | 2009-11-23 | 22 | 24 | 2 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 24 | 2009 | 7 | 2008-12-22 | 23 | |
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| 25 | 2009 | 8 | 2008-12-29 | 21 | 23 | 2 |
| 26 | 2009 | 9 | 2009-01-05 | 22 | 21 | 1 |
| 27 | 2009 | 10 | 2009-01-12 | 18 | 22 | 4 |
| 28 | 2009 | 11 | 2009-01-19 | 21 | 18 | 3 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 29 | 2003 | 1 | Preseason | 24 | NA | — |
| 30 | 2003 | 2 | 2002-11-19 | 24 | 24 | NC |
| 31 | 2003 | 3 | 2002-11-26 | 24 | 24 | NC |
| 32 | 2003 | 4 | 2002-12-03 | 20 | 24 | 4 |
| 33 | 2003 | 6 | 2002-12-17 | 25 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 34 | 1999 | 5 | 1998-12-08 | 24 | |
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| 35 | 1999 | 6 | 1998-12-15 | 17 | 24 | 7 |
| 36 | 1999 | 7 | 1998-12-22 | 17 | 17 | NC |
| 37 | 1999 | 8 | 1998-12-29 | 16 | 17 | 1 |
| 38 | 1999 | 9 | 1999-01-05 | 16 | 16 | NC |
| 39 | 1999 | 10 | 1999-01-12 | 19 | 16 | 3 |
| 40 | 1999 | 11 | 1999-01-19 | 17 | 19 | 2 |
| 41 | 1999 | 12 | 1999-01-26 | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| 42 | 1999 | 13 | 1999-02-02 | 18 | 19 | 1 |
| 43 | 1999 | 14 | 1999-02-09 | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| 44 | 1999 | 17 | 1999-03-02 | 23 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 45 | 1997 | 1 | Preseason | 22 | NA | — |
| 46 | 1997 | 2 | 1996-11-19 | 23 | 22 | 1 |
| 47 | 1997 | 3 | 1996-11-26 | 24 | 23 | 1 |
| 48 | 1997 | 4 | 1996-12-03 | 16 | 24 | 8 |
| 49 | 1997 | 5 | 1996-12-10 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| 50 | 1997 | 6 | 1996-12-17 | 16 | 17 | 1 |
| 51 | 1997 | 7 | 1996-12-24 | 15 | 16 | 1 |
| 52 | 1997 | 8 | 1996-12-31 | 15 | 15 | NC |
| 53 | 1997 | 9 | 1997-01-07 | 11 | 15 | 4 |
| 54 | 1997 | 10 | 1997-01-14 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| 55 | 1997 | 11 | 1997-01-21 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 56 | 1997 | 12 | 1997-01-28 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| 57 | 1997 | 13 | 1997-02-04 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 58 | 1997 | 14 | 1997-02-11 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 59 | 1997 | 15 | 1997-02-18 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 60 | 1997 | 16 | 1997-02-25 | 2 | 2 | NC |
| 61 | 1997 | 17 | 1997-03-04 | 2 | 2 | NC |
| 62 | 1997 | 18 | Final | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 63 | 1995 | 3 | 1994-11-28 | 15 | |
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| 64 | 1995 | 4 | 1994-12-05 | 12 | 15 | 3 |
| 65 | 1995 | 5 | 1994-12-12 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| 66 | 1995 | 6 | 1994-12-19 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| 67 | 1995 | 14 | 1995-02-13 | 24 | |
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| 68 | 1995 | 15 | 1995-02-20 | 22 | 24 | 2 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 69 | 1994 | 1 | Preseason | 10 | NA | — |
| 70 | 1994 | 2 | 1993-11-22 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| 71 | 1994 | 3 | 1993-11-29 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| 72 | 1994 | 4 | 1993-12-06 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| 73 | 1994 | 5 | 1993-12-13 | 15 | 17 | 2 |
| 74 | 1994 | 6 | 1993-12-20 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| 75 | 1994 | 7 | 1993-12-27 | 16 | 16 | NC |
| 76 | 1994 | 8 | 1994-01-03 | 19 | 16 | 3 |
| 77 | 1994 | 9 | 1994-01-10 | 18 | 19 | 1 |
| 78 | 1994 | 10 | 1994-01-17 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| 79 | 1994 | 11 | 1994-01-24 | 17 | 20 | 3 |
| 80 | 1994 | 12 | 1994-01-31 | 22 | 17 | 5 |
| 81 | 1994 | 13 | 1994-02-07 | 23 | 22 | 1 |
| 82 | 1994 | 14 | 1994-02-14 | 20 | 23 | 3 |
| 83 | 1994 | 15 | 1994-02-21 | 20 | 20 | NC |
| 84 | 1994 | 16 | 1994-02-28 | 18 | 20 | 2 |
| 85 | 1994 | 17 | 1994-03-07 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| 86 | 1994 | 18 | Final | 23 | 20 | 3 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 87 | 1993 | 9 | 1993-01-11 | 19 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 88 | 1990 | 1 | Preseason | 20 | NA | — |
| 89 | 1990 | 6 | 1989-12-26 | 25 | |
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| 90 | 1990 | 7 | 1990-01-02 | 24 | 25 | 1 |
| 91 | 1990 | 8 | 1990-01-09 | 16 | 24 | 8 |
| 92 | 1990 | 9 | 1990-01-16 | 22 | 16 | 6 |
| 93 | 1990 | 10 | 1990-01-23 | 21 | 22 | 1 |
| 94 | 1990 | 11 | 1990-01-30 | 19 | 21 | 2 |
| 95 | 1990 | 12 | 1990-02-06 | 17 | 19 | 2 |
| 96 | 1990 | 13 | 1990-02-13 | 17 | 17 | NC |
| 97 | 1990 | 14 | 1990-02-20 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| 98 | 1990 | 15 | 1990-02-27 | 17 | 18 | 1 |
| 99 | 1990 | 16 | 1990-03-06 | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| 100 | 1990 | 17 | Final | 20 | 19 | 1 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 101 | 1983 | 8 | 1983-01-11 | 17 | |
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| 102 | 1983 | 9 | 1983-01-18 | 16 | 17 | 1 |
| 103 | 1983 | 10 | 1983-01-25 | 16 | 16 | NC |
| 104 | 1983 | 11 | 1983-02-01 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| 105 | 1983 | 12 | 1983-02-08 | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 106 | 1982 | 1 | Preseason | 10 | NA | — |
| 107 | 1982 | 2 | 1981-12-01 | 10 | 10 | NC |
| 108 | 1982 | 3 | 1981-12-08 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| 109 | 1982 | 4 | 1981-12-15 | 8 | 8 | NC |
| 110 | 1982 | 5 | 1981-12-22 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 111 | 1982 | 6 | 1981-12-29 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 112 | 1982 | 7 | 1982-01-05 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 113 | 1982 | 8 | 1982-01-12 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| 114 | 1982 | 9 | 1982-01-19 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| 115 | 1982 | 10 | 1982-01-26 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 116 | 1982 | 11 | 1982-02-02 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 117 | 1982 | 12 | 1982-02-09 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 118 | 1982 | 13 | 1982-02-16 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 119 | 1982 | 14 | 1982-02-23 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| 120 | 1982 | 15 | 1982-03-02 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| 121 | 1982 | 16 | Final | 7 | 7 | NC |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 122 | 1981 | 7 | 1981-01-06 | 19 | |
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| 123 | 1981 | 8 | 1981-01-13 | 20 | 19 | 1 |
| 124 | 1981 | 10 | 1981-01-27 | 19 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 125 | 1978 | 1 | Preseason | 16 | NA | — |
| 126 | 1978 | 14 | 1978-02-21 | 19 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 127 | 1977 | 5 | 1976-12-21 | 20 | |
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| 128 | 1977 | 6 | 1976-12-28 | 15 | 20 | 5 |
| 129 | 1977 | 7 | 1977-01-04 | 13 | 15 | 2 |
| 130 | 1977 | 8 | 1977-01-11 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| 131 | 1977 | 9 | 1977-01-18 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 132 | 1977 | 10 | 1977-01-25 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 133 | 1977 | 11 | 1977-02-01 | 10 | 13 | 3 |
| 134 | 1977 | 12 | 1977-02-08 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| 135 | 1977 | 13 | 1977-02-15 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 136 | 1977 | 14 | 1977-02-22 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| 137 | 1977 | 15 | 1977-03-01 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| 138 | 1977 | 16 | 1977-03-08 | 9 | 9 | NC |
| 139 | 1977 | 17 | Final | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 140 | 1976 | 5 | 1975-12-23 | 20 | |
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| 141 | 1976 | 6 | 1975-12-30 | 16 | 20 | 4 |
| 142 | 1976 | 7 | 1976-01-06 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 143 | 1975 | 1 | Preseason | 18 | NA | — |
| 144 | 1975 | 7 | 1975-01-07 | 17 | |
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| 145 | 1975 | 8 | 1975-01-14 | 16 | 17 | 1 |
| 146 | 1975 | 9 | 1975-01-21 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 147 | 1973 | 1 | Preseason | 4 | NA | — |
| 148 | 1973 | 2 | 1972-12-05 | 4 | 4 | NC |
| 149 | 1973 | 3 | 1972-12-12 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 150 | 1973 | 4 | 1972-12-19 | 5 | 5 | NC |
| 151 | 1973 | 5 | 1972-12-26 | 5 | 5 | NC |
| 152 | 1973 | 6 | 1973-01-02 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 153 | 1973 | 7 | 1973-01-09 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 154 | 1973 | 8 | 1973-01-16 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| 155 | 1973 | 9 | 1973-01-23 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 156 | 1973 | 10 | 1973-01-30 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 157 | 1973 | 11 | 1973-02-06 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| 158 | 1973 | 12 | 1973-02-13 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 159 | 1973 | 13 | 1973-02-20 | 4 | 4 | NC |
| 160 | 1973 | 14 | 1973-02-27 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 161 | 1973 | 15 | 1973-03-06 | 3 | 3 | NC |
| 162 | 1973 | 16 | Final | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 163 | 1972 | 8 | 1972-01-18 | 17 | |
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| 164 | 1972 | 9 | 1972-01-25 | 16 | 17 | 1 |
| 165 | 1972 | 10 | 1972-02-01 | 19 | 16 | 3 |
| 166 | 1972 | 11 | 1972-02-08 | 19 | 19 | NC |
| 167 | 1972 | 15 | 1972-03-07 | 16 | |
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| 168 | 1972 | 16 | Final | 11 | 16 | 5 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 169 | 1966 | 1 | Preseason | 7 | NA | — |
| 170 | 1966 | 2 | 1965-12-07 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 171 | 1966 | 3 | 1965-12-14 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 172 | 1966 | 4 | 1965-12-21 | 6 | 6 | NC |
| 173 | 1966 | 5 | 1965-12-28 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 174 | 1965 | 1 | Preseason | 11 | NA | — |
| 175 | 1965 | 2 | 1964-12-08 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| 176 | 1965 | 3 | 1964-12-15 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 177 | 1965 | 4 | 1964-12-22 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 178 | 1965 | 5 | 1964-12-29 | 3 | 3 | NC |
| 179 | 1965 | 12 | 1965-02-16 | 9 | |
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| 180 | 1965 | 13 | 1965-02-23 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 181 | 1965 | 14 | 1965-03-02 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| 182 | 1965 | 15 | Final | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 183 | 1958 | 1 | 1957-12-10 | 11 | NA | — |
| 184 | 1958 | 2 | 1957-12-17 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 185 | 1957 | 5 | 1957-01-08 | 19 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 186 | 1956 | 1 | 1955-12-06 | 20 | NA | — |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 187 | 1955 | 5 | 1955-01-04 | 13 | |
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| 188 | 1955 | 6 | 1955-01-11 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| 189 | 1955 | 7 | 1955-01-18 | 14 | 14 | NC |
| 190 | 1955 | 9 | 1955-02-01 | 11 | |
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| 191 | 1955 | 10 | 1955-02-08 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 192 | 1955 | 11 | 1955-02-15 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| 193 | 1955 | 12 | 1955-02-22 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| 194 | 1955 | 13 | 1955-03-01 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 195 | 1955 | 14 | Final | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 196 | 1954 | 1 | 1953-12-08 | 12 | NA | — |
| 197 | 1954 | 2 | 1953-12-15 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| 198 | 1954 | 3 | 1953-12-22 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 199 | 1954 | 4 | 1953-12-29 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| 200 | 1954 | 5 | 1954-01-05 | 6 | 6 | NC |
| 201 | 1954 | 6 | 1954-01-12 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 202 | 1954 | 7 | 1954-01-19 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| 203 | 1954 | 8 | 1954-01-26 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 204 | 1954 | 9 | 1954-02-02 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 205 | 1954 | 10 | 1954-02-09 | 12 | 12 | NC |
| 206 | 1954 | 11 | 1954-02-16 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 207 | 1953 | 1 | 1952-12-16 | 16 | NA | — |
| 208 | 1953 | 2 | 1952-12-23 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| 209 | 1953 | 3 | 1952-12-30 | 9 | 17 | 8 |
| 210 | 1953 | 4 | 1953-01-06 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| 211 | 1953 | 6 | 1953-01-20 | 19 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 212 | 1952 | 2 | 1951-12-17 | 15 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 213 | 1950 | 1 | 1950-01-05 | 10 | NA | — |
| 214 | 1950 | 2 | 1950-01-10 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 215 | 1950 | 3 | 1950-01-17 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| 216 | 1950 | 4 | 1950-01-24 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 217 | 1949 | 1 | 1949-01-18 | 4 | NA | — |
| 218 | 1949 | 2 | 1949-01-25 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 219 | 1949 | 3 | 1949-02-01 | 5 | 5 | NC |
| 220 | 1949 | 4 | 1949-02-08 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 221 | 1949 | 5 | 1949-02-15 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 222 | 1949 | 6 | 1949-02-22 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 223 | 1949 | 7 | 1949-03-01 | 5 | 5 | NC |
| 224 | 1949 | 8 | Final | 6 | 5 | 1 |