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