FINAL NATIONAL MEMPHIS AND THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
RANKING Year
1957 1961 1972 1973 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1996 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009
AP 12 14 13 12 9
17 16 5
12 16 19 24 4 5 2 3
UPI Coaches -
20 13 11 9
17 16 4
12 - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - -
17 22 -
6 7 2 9
MEMPHIS IN THE AP POLL Year
THE TIGERS ARE ONE OF THE NATION´S ELITE COLLEGE BASKETBALL PROGRAMS, AND THAT IS EVIDENCED BY THE PROGRAM´S STAYING POWER IN THE NATIONAL POLLS/RANKINGS. FROM 2005-06 THROUGH 2008-09, MEMPHIS WAS RANKED IN 64-STRAIGHT POLLS WHICH, AT THE TIME, TIED FOR THE LONGEST STREAK IN THE COUNTRY. DURING THAT SAME PERIOD, THE TIGERS FINISHED EACH SEASON RANKED IN THE TOP-10 OF BOTH POLLS. IN 2007-08, MEMPHIS ASCENDED TO THE NO. 1 SPOT IN BOTH POLLS, AND STAYED HERE FOR A SCHOOL-RECORD FIVE-STRAIGHT WEEKS.
1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59 1960-61 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1987-88 1989-90 1992-93 1995-96 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Weeks 2 7 6 2 1 1 1 6
11 6 6 1 4 6
17 17 17 17 5 8 4
18 4 4 5 3
19 19 20 15
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