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 All
1 0-1 1-0 - - - 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 ....6-1
2 1-0 1-0 1-0 - - - - - - ....4-0
3 0-1 0-1 - - - - - - - ....0-2
4 - 0-1 - 1-0 - - - - - ....1-2
5 - - - 0-1 - - 1-0 - - ....2-3
6 - - - - - 0-1 - - - ....0-2
7 0-1 - - - - 1-0 - - - ....2-1
8 0-1 - - - 0-1 - - - - ....0-2
9 0-1 - - - - - - - - ....1-1
10 0-1 - - - - - - - - ....1-1
- - - - - - - - - - - -
All 1-6 0-4 2-0 2-1 3-2 2-0 1-2 2-0 1-1 1-1