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Wisconsin Badgers AP Poll History

Location: Madison, Wisconsin ▪ Colors: Cardinal & White
Record: 115 Years, 1461-1150, .560 W-L%

Conferences: Big Ten and Western
Conference Champion: 17 Times (Reg. Seas.), 2 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 19 Years (25-18), 2 Final Fours, 1 Championship
NCAA Champion: 1941

Ranked in AP Poll: 9 Times (Preseason), 12 Times (Final), 189 Weeks (Total)

189 Polls

Rk Year Wk Date Rk Prev Chng
1 2013 1 Preseason 23 NA —
2 2013 2 2012-11-12 22 23 Up 1
3 2013 15 2013-02-11 20 Up 
4 2013 16 2013-02-18 19 20 Up 1
5 2013 17 2013-02-25 17 19 Up 2
6 2013 18 2013-03-04 22 17 Down 5
7 2013 20 Final 18 Up 
Rk Year Wk Date Rk Prev Chng
8 2012 1 Preseason 15 NA —
9 2012 2 2011-11-14 14 15 Up 1
10 2012 3 2011-11-21 11 14 Up 3
11 2012 4 2011-11-28 9 11 Up 2
12 2012 5 2011-12-05 14 9 Down 5
13 2012 6 2011-12-12 14 14 NC
14 2012 7 2011-12-19 13 14 Up 1
15 2012 8 2011-12-26 11 13 Up 2
16 2012 9 2012-01-02 18 11 Down 7
17 2012 10 2012-01-09 18 18 NC
18 2012 12 2012-01-23 25 Up 
19 2012 13 2012-01-30 19 25 Up 6
20 2012 14 2012-02-06 21 19 Down 2
21 2012 15 2012-02-13 15 21 Up 6
22 2012 16 2012-02-20 16 15 Down 1
23 2012 17 2012-02-27 14 16 Up 2
24 2012 18 2012-03-05 14 14 NC
25 2012 19 Final 14 14 NC
Rk Year Wk Date Rk Prev Chng
26 2011 10 2011-01-10 20 Up 
27 2011 11 2011-01-17 18 20 Up 2
28 2011 12 2011-01-24 17 18 Up 1
29 2011 13 2011-01-31 19 17 Down 2
30 2011 14 2011-02-07 13 19 Up 6
31 2011 15 2011-02-14 10 13 Up 3
32 2011 16 2011-02-21 12 10 Down 2
33 2011 17 2011-02-28 10 12 Up 2
34 2011 18 2011-03-07 13 10 Down 3
35 2011 19 Final 16 13 Down 3
Rk Year Wk Date Rk Prev Chng
36 2010 5 2009-12-07 20 Up 
37 2010 8 2009-12-28 23 Up 
38 2010 9 2010-01-04 17 23 Up 6
39 2010 10 2010-01-11 13 17 Up 4
40 2010 11 2010-01-18 18 13 Down 5
41 2010 12 2010-01-25 16 18 Up 2
42 2010 13 2010-02-01 16 16 NC
43 2010 14 2010-02-08 11 16 Up 5
44 2010 15 2010-02-15 14 11 Down 3
45 2010 16 2010-02-22 17 14 Down 3
46 2010 17 2010-03-01 15 17 Up 2
47 2010 18 2010-03-08 13 15 Up 2
48 2010 19 Final 16 13 Down 3
Rk Year Wk Date Rk Prev Chng
49 2009 1 Preseason 25 NA —
50 2009 2 2008-11-17 25 25 NC
51 2009 3 2008-11-24 25 25 NC
Rk Year Wk Date Rk Prev Chng
52 2008 4 2007-11-26 20 Up 
53 2008 9 2007-12-31 25 Up 
54 2008 10 2008-01-07 21 25 Up 4
55 2008 11 2008-01-14 17 21 Up 4
56 2008 12 2008-01-21 11 17 Up 6
57 2008 13 2008-01-28 13 11 Down 2
58 2008 14 2008-02-04 8 13 Up 5
59 2008 15 2008-02-11 15 8 Down 7
60 2008 16 2008-02-18 11 15 Up 4
61 2008 17 2008-02-25 10 11 Up 1
62 2008 18 2008-03-03 10 10 NC
63 2008 19 2008-03-10 8 10 Up 2
64 2008 20 Final 6 8 Up 2
Rk Year Wk Date Rk Prev Chng
65 2007 1 Preseason 9 NA —
66 2007 2 2006-11-14 9 9 NC
67 2007 3 2006-11-21 7 9 Up 2
68 2007 4 2006-11-28 12 7 Down 5
69 2007 5 2006-12-05 11 12 Up 1
70 2007 6 2006-12-12 7 11 Up 4
71 2007 7 2006-12-19 4 7 Up 3
72 2007 8 2006-12-26 4 4 NC
73 2007 9 2007-01-02 4 4 NC
74 2007 10 2007-01-09 3 4 Up 1
75 2007 11 2007-01-16 2 3 Up 1
76 2007 12 2007-01-23 2 2 NC
77 2007 13 2007-01-30 2 2 NC
78 2007 14 2007-02-06 4 2 Down 2
79 2007 15 2007-02-13 3 4 Up 1
80 2007 16 2007-02-20 1 3 Up 2
81 2007 17 2007-02-27 4 1 Down 3
82 2007 18 2007-03-06 3 4 Up 1
83 2007 19 Final 6 3 Down 3
Rk Year Wk Date Rk Prev Chng
84 2006 8 2005-12-27 24 Up 
85 2006 10 2006-01-10 21 Up 
86 2006 11 2006-01-17 15 21 Up 6
87 2006 12 2006-01-24 23 15 Down 8
Rk Year Wk Date Rk Prev Chng
88 2005 1 Preseason 21 NA —
89 2005 2 2004-11-16 21 21 NC
90 2005 3 2004-11-23 20 21 Up 1
91 2005 4 2004-11-30 25 20 Down 5
92 2005 5 2004-12-07 24 25 Up 1
93 2005 11 2005-01-18 24 Up 
94 2005 12 2005-01-25 18 24 Up 6
95 2005 13 2005-02-01 19 18 Down 1
96 2005 14 2005-02-08 20 19 Down 1
97 2005 15 2005-02-15 20 20 NC
98 2005 16 2005-02-22 20 20 NC
99 2005 17 2005-03-01 23 20 Down 3
100 2005 18 2005-03-08 23 23 NC
101 2005 19 Final 20 23 Up 3
Rk Year Wk Date Rk Prev Chng
102 2004 1 Preseason 15 NA —
103 2004 2 2003-11-25 15 15 NC
104 2004 3 2003-12-02 15 15 NC
105 2004 4 2003-12-09 23 15 Down 8
106 2004 5 2003-12-16 22 23 Up 1
107 2004 6 2003-12-23 19 22 Up 3
108 2004 7 2003-12-31 18 19 Up 1
109 2004 8 2004-01-06 21 18 Down 3
110 2004 9 2004-01-13 19 21 Up 2
111 2004 10 2004-01-20 21 19 Down 2
112 2004 11 2004-01-27 17 21 Up 4
113 2004 12 2004-02-03 14 17 Up 3
114 2004 13 2004-02-10 17 14 Down 3
115 2004 14 2004-02-17 12 17 Up 5
116 2004 15 2004-02-24 22 12 Down 10
117 2004 16 2004-03-02 17 22 Up 5
118 2004 17 2004-03-09 10 17 Up 7
119 2004 18 Final 10 10 NC
Rk Year Wk Date Rk Prev Chng
120 2003 3 2002-11-26 25 Up 
121 2003 4 2002-12-03 23 25 Up 2
122 2003 17 2003-03-04 24 Up 
123 2003 18 2003-03-11 18 24 Up 6
124 2003 19 Final 21 18 Down 3
Rk Year Wk Date Rk Prev Chng
125 2001 1 Preseason 19 NA —
126 2001 2 2000-11-14 19 19 NC
127 2001 3 2000-11-21 18 19 Up 1
128 2001 4 2000-11-28 23 18 Down 5
129 2001 5 2000-12-05 17 23 Up 6
130 2001 6 2000-12-12 16 17 Up 1
131 2001 7 2000-12-19 16 16 NC
132 2001 8 2000-12-26 13 16 Up 3
133 2001 9 2001-01-02 12 13 Up 1
134 2001 10 2001-01-09 17 12 Down 5
135 2001 11 2001-01-16 19 17 Down 2
136 2001 12 2001-01-23 15 19 Up 4
137 2001 13 2001-01-30 10 15 Up 5
138 2001 14 2001-02-06 16 10 Down 6
139 2001 15 2001-02-13 19 16 Down 3
140 2001 16 2001-02-20 19 19 NC
141 2001 17 2001-02-27 22 19 Down 3
142 2001 18 2001-03-06 23 22 Down 1
143 2001 19 Final 25 23 Down 2
Rk Year Wk Date Rk Prev Chng
144 1999 6 1998-12-15 23 Up 
145 1999 7 1998-12-22 20 23 Up 3
146 1999 8 1998-12-29 19 20 Up 1
147 1999 9 1999-01-05 24 19 Down 5
148 1999 10 1999-01-12 17 24 Up 7
149 1999 11 1999-01-19 15 17 Up 2
150 1999 12 1999-01-26 12 15 Up 3
151 1999 13 1999-02-02 11 12 Up 1
152 1999 14 1999-02-09 15 11 Down 4
153 1999 15 1999-02-16 13 15 Up 2
154 1999 16 1999-02-23 16 13 Down 3
155 1999 17 1999-03-02 19 16 Down 3
156 1999 18 Final 18 19 Up 1
Rk Year Wk Date Rk Prev Chng
157 1995 1 Preseason 17 NA —
158 1995 2 1994-11-21 15 17 Up 2
159 1995 3 1994-11-28 13 15 Up 2
160 1995 4 1994-12-05 14 13 Down 1
161 1995 5 1994-12-12 20 14 Down 6
162 1995 6 1994-12-19 20 20 NC
163 1995 7 1994-12-26 19 20 Up 1
Rk Year Wk Date Rk Prev Chng
164 1994 2 1993-11-22 25 Up 
165 1994 3 1993-11-29 24 25 Up 1
166 1994 4 1993-12-06 19 24 Up 5
167 1994 5 1993-12-13 18 19 Up 1
168 1994 6 1993-12-20 17 18 Up 1
169 1994 7 1993-12-27 17 17 NC
170 1994 8 1994-01-03 15 17 Up 2
171 1994 9 1994-01-10 12 15 Up 3
172 1994 10 1994-01-17 14 12 Down 2
173 1994 11 1994-01-24 16 14 Down 2
174 1994 12 1994-01-31 16 16 NC
175 1994 13 1994-02-07 21 16 Down 5
176 1994 14 1994-02-14 24 21 Down 3
Rk Year Wk Date Rk Prev Chng
177 1974 6 1974-01-02 17 Up 
178 1974 7 1974-01-08 13 17 Up 4
179 1974 8 1974-01-15 19 13 Down 6
180 1974 9 1974-01-22 17 19 Up 2
181 1974 10 1974-01-29 16 17 Up 1
Rk Year Wk Date Rk Prev Chng
182 1963 1 Preseason 10 NA —
183 1963 2 1962-12-04 6 10 Up 4
184 1963 3 1962-12-11 7 6 Down 1
Rk Year Wk Date Rk Prev Chng
185 1954 3 1953-12-22 18 Up 
Rk Year Wk Date Rk Prev Chng
186 1950 1 1950-01-05 15 NA —
187 1950 4 1950-01-24 15 Up 
188 1950 5 1950-01-31 17 15 Down 2
189 1950 10 Final 16 Up