Where did the top college basketball teams rank in the top 25 AP polls from 1980 to 1989? Which programs got cut and which just missed but got votes?
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According to the final AP rankings, how do shows rank over time, age, and era? What was the best in the 1980s?
Get all AP Finals rankings and use the CFN scoring system. His first place team in the AP Finals has 25 points, second place team has his 24 points, third place team has 23 points, and so on all the way to the bottom.
Final AP College Basketball rankings are announced at the end of the regular season, not after the NCAA Tournament, so there are some terrible blips, such as UCLA not being a 1960s program. All of these contradictions underpin his 1980s beer.
Remember DePaul’s back-to-back national champions in 1980 and 1981?
Villanova, the 1885 national champion, did not finish in the AP rankings, and so did Danny (Manning) and the 1988 Miracles Kansas team.
It’s been 10 years since the NCAA Tournament reached a whole other level, and these rankings reflect that.
AP Poll, All-Time College Basketball Rankings
Final All-Time College Basketball Rankings | 1950s | 1960s
1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 20 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
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NCAA Basketball National Champion
1980 Louisville, 1981 Indiana, 1982 North Carolina, 1983 North Carolina, 1984 Georgetown, 1985 Vilanova, 1986 Louisville, 1987 Indiana, 1988 Kansas, 1989 Michigan
AP Poll: Final College Basketball Rankings 1980-1989
1 North Carolina 200
2 Georgetown 149
3 Kentucky 131
4 DePaul 117
5 UNLV115
6 Duke 112
T7 Indiana 108
T7 Syracuse 108
9 Louisville 101
T10 Illinois 96
T10 Oklahoma 96
12 St. John’s 81
13 Missouri 79
14 Michigan 77
15 Oregon 76
16 Iowa 71
16 Memphis 71
18 Virginia 66
19 Purdue 64
20 Arkansas 55
21 UCLA 53
22LSU51
T23 Arizona 49
T23 Temple 49
25 Houston 46
Other voters (points): Kansas 43, Maryland 41, Georgia Tech 40, North Carolina 39, Tulsa 38, Alabama 36, Pitt 32, Arizona 31, BYU 31, Wake Forest 30, Bradley 27, UTEP 23, Wyoming 22, West Virginia 21, Minnesota 19, Idaho 18, Louisiana Tech 18, Ohio State 16, Boston College 15, Fresno State 15, Georgia 15, Seton Hall 15, VCU 15, Clemson 13, Stanford 13, Villanova 13, Loyola Chicago 12, Utah 12, Wichita State 12 , Chattanooga 11, Loyola Marymount 11, Tennessee 11, Washington 11, Florida 10, New Orleans 10, Navy 9, Texas Tech 9, UAB 9, Weber 9, Ball 8, Michigan 8, Xavier 8, Oklahoma 7, TCU 7, Kansas 6
AP Poll, All-Time College Basketball Rankings
Final All-Time College Basketball Rankings | 1950s | 1960s
1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 20 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
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Next: AP Vote College Basketball Rankings: Final Top 20 for 1989
AP Poll College Basketball Rankings: 1989 Final Top 20
NCAA Basketball National Champions: Michigan
1 Arizona
2 Georgetown
3 Illinois
4 Oklahoma
5 North Carolina
6 Missouri
7 Syracuse
8 Indiana
9 Duke
10 Michigan
11 Seton Hall
12 Louisville
13 Stamford
14 Iowa
15 UNLV
16 Florida
17 West Virginia
18 Ball State
19 North Carolina
20 Alabama
AP Poll, All-Time College Basketball Rankings
Final All-Time College Basketball Rankings | 1950s | 1960s
1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 20 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
college football Best show in AP history
Next: AP Vote College Basketball Rankings: 1988 Final Top 20
AP Poll College Basketball Rankings: 1988 Final Top 20
NCAA Basketball National Champions: Kansas
1 temple
2 Arizona
3 Purdue
4 Oklahoma
5 Duke
6 Kentucky
7 North Carolina
8 pits
9 Syracuse
10 Michigan
11 Bradley
12 UNLV
13 Wyoming
14 North Carolina
15 Loyola Marymount
16 Illinois
17 Iowa
18 Xavier
19 BYU
20 Kansas
AP Poll, All-Time College Basketball Rankings
Final All-Time College Basketball Rankings | 1950s | 1960s
1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 20 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
college football Best show in AP history
Next: AP Vote College Basketball Rankings: Final Top 20 of 1987
AP Poll College Basketball Rankings: 1987 Final Top 20
NCAA Basketball National Champions: Indiana
1 UNLV
2 North Carolina
3 Indiana
4 Georgetown
5 DePaul
6 Iowa
7 Purdue
8 Temple
9 Alabama
10 Syracuse
11 Illinois
12 pits
13 Clemson
14 Missouri
15 UCLA
16 New Orleans
17 Duke
18 Notre Dame
19 TCUs
20 Kansas
AP Poll, All-Time College Basketball Rankings
Final All-Time College Basketball Rankings | 1950s | 1960s
1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 20 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
college football Best show in AP history
NEXT: AP Paul College Basketball Rankings: 1986 Finals Top 20
AP Poll College Basketball Rankings: 1986 Final Top 20
NCAA Basketball National Champions: Louisville
1 Duke
2 Kansas
3 Kentucky
4 St. John’s
5 Michigan
6 Georgia Tech
7 Louisville
8 North Carolina
9 Syracuse
10 Notre Dame
11 UNLV
12 Memphis
13 Georgetown
14 Bradley
15 Oklahoma
16 Indiana
17 navy
18 Michigan
19 Illinois
20 Outep
AP Poll, All-Time College Basketball Rankings
Final All-Time College Basketball Rankings | 1950s | 1960s
1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 20 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
college football Best show in AP history
Next: AP Vote College Basketball Rankings: Final Top 20 of 1985
AP Poll College Basketball Rankings: 1985 Final Top 20
NCAA Basketball National Champions: Villanova
1 Georgetown
2 Michigan
3 St. John’s
4 Oklahoma
5 Memphis
6 Georgia Tech
7 North Carolina
8 Louisiana Tech University
9 UNLV
10 Duke
11 VCUs
12 Illinois
13 Kansas
14 Loyola – Chicago
15 Syracuse
16 North Carolina
17 Texas Tech
18 Tulsa
19 Georgia
20LSU
AP Poll, All-Time College Basketball Rankings
Final All-Time College Basketball Rankings | 1950s | 1960s
1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 20 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
college football Best show in AP history
NEXT: AP Paul College Basketball Rankings: 1984 Finals Top 20
AP Poll College Basketball Rankings: 1984 Final Top 20
NCAA Basketball National Champions: Georgetown
1 North Carolina
2 Georgetown
3 Kentucky
4 DePaul
5 Houston
6 Illinois
7 Oklahoma
8 Arkansas
9 Outep
10 Purdue
11 Maryland
12 Tulsa
13 UNLV
14 Duke
15 Washington
16 Memphis
17 Oregon
18 Syracuse
19 Wake Forest
20 Temple
AP Poll, All-Time College Basketball Rankings
Final All-Time College Basketball Rankings | 1950s | 1960s
1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 20 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
college football Best show in AP history
NEXT: AP Paul College Basketball Rankings: 1983 Finals Top 20
AP Poll College Basketball Rankings: 1983 Final Top 20
NCAA Basketball National Champions: north carolina
1 Houston
2 Louisville
3 St. John’s
4 Virginia
5 Indiana
6 UNLV
7 UCLA
8 North Carolina
9 Arkansas
10 Missouri
11 Boston University
12 Kentucky
13 Villanova
14 Wichita
15 Chattanooga
16 North Carolina
17 Memphis
18 Georgia
19 Oklahoma
20 Georgetown
AP Poll, All-Time College Basketball Rankings
Final All-Time College Basketball Rankings | 1950s | 1960s
1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 20 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
college football Best show in AP history
NEXT: AP Paul College Basketball Rankings: 1982 Finals Top 20
AP Poll College Basketball Rankings: 1982 Final Top 20
NCAA Basketball National Champions: north carolina
1 North Carolina
2 DePaul
3 Virginia
4 Oregon
5 Missouri
6 Georgetown
7 Minnesota
8 Idaho
9 Memphis
10 Tulsa
11 Fresno State
12 Arkansas
13 Alabama
14 West Virginia
15 Kentucky
16 Iowa
17 UAB
18 Wake Forest
19 UCLA
20 Louisville
AP Poll, All-Time College Basketball Rankings
Final All-Time College Basketball Rankings | 1950s | 1960s
1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 20 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
college football Best show in AP history
Next: AP Vote College Basketball Rankings: Final Top 20 of 1981
AP Poll College Basketball Rankings: 1981 Final Top 20
NCAA Basketball National Champions: Indiana
1 depaul
2 Oregon
3 Arizona
4 LSUs
5 Virginia
6 North Carolina
7 Notre Dame
8 Kentucky
9 Indiana
10 UCLA
11 Wake Forest
12 Louisville
13 Iowa
14 Utah
15 Tennessee
16 BYU
17 Wyoming
18 Maryland
19 Illinois
20 Arkansas
AP Poll, All-Time College Basketball Rankings
Final All-Time College Basketball Rankings | 1950s | 1960s
1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 20 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
college football Best show in AP history
Next: AP Vote College Basketball Rankings: Final Top 20 of 1980
AP Poll College Basketball Rankings: 1980 Final Top 20
NCAA Basketball National Champions: Louisville
1 depaul
2 Louisville
3 LSUs
4 Kentucky
5 Oregon
6 Syracuse
7 Indiana
8 Maryland
9 Notre Dame
10 Ohio
11 Georgetown
12 BYU
13 St. John’s
14 Duke
15 North Carolina
16 Missouri
17 Weber State
18 Arizona
19 Iowa
20 Purdue
AP Poll, All-Time College Basketball Rankings
Final All-Time College Basketball Rankings | 1950s | 1960s
1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 20 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
college football Best show in AP history
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