Maryland's Poll History

AP Poll History
The Associated Press (AP) has maintained its poll consistently since the 1948-49 season. The poll consisted of just 10 teams between the 1960-61 and 1967-68 seasons, and was expanded to include 25 teams since the 1989-90 season.
Poll Debut: Jan. 19, 1954 (No. 14)
Total Polls All-Time: 425
Most Consecutive Polls: 79 (Feb. 15, 1972 to Jan. 18, 1977)
Current Consecutive Polls: 35
Total Years In The AP Poll: 33
Most Consecutive Years: 14 (1993-94 to 2006-07)
Current Consecutive Years: 2
Total Appearances In AP Final Poll: 23
Total Top 10 Rankings In AP Final Poll: 8
Highest Ranking In AP Final Poll: No. 4 (2002 and 1974)
Total Polls In AP Top 10: 186
Most Consecutive Polls In AP Top 10: 68 (PS 1972 to March 2, 1976)
Current Consecutive Polls In AP Top 10: 0
Total Polls In AP Top 5: 102
Most Consecutive Polls In AP Top 5: 18 (Feb. 4, 1975 to Jan. 20, 1976)
Current Consecutive Polls In AP Top 5: 0

Coaches Poll History
Originated by United Press International (UPI) in the 1950-51 season, USA Today has administered the national Coaches Poll since the 1992-93 season. From 1993-97, it was known as the USA Today/CNN Poll. It was the USA Today/NABC Poll in 1998 and 1999. Since 2000, it has been the USA Today/ESPN Poll. The poll consisted of 20 teams until expanding to 25 teams in 1990-91.
Poll Debut: Jan. 4, 1955 (No. 14)
Total Polls All-Time: 377
Most Consecutive Polls: 70 (Feb. 23, 1998 to Dec. 1, 2003)
Current Consecutive Polls: 16
Total Years In The Coaches Poll: 33
Most Consecutive Years: 14 (1993-94 to 2006-07)
Current Consecutive Years: 2
Total Appearances In Coaches Final Poll: 22
Total Top 10 Rankings In Coaches Final Poll: 10
Highest Ranking In Coaches Final Poll: No. 1 (2002)
Total Polls In Coaches Top 10: 162
Most Consecutive Polls In Coaches Top 10: 42 (March 13, 1973 to March 2, 1976)
Current Consecutive Polls In Coaches Top 10: 0
Total Polls In Coaches Top 5: 83
Most Consecutive Polls In Coaches Top 5: 11 (Jan. 7, 2002 to Final 2002)
Current Consecutive Polls In Coaches Top 5: 0

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