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Nebraska and Big Ten teams ranked by appearances at No. 1 in the AP Poll

Nebraska football has had a long and storied history with the Associated Press Poll. The Huskers first appeared in the poll on October 19, 1936, at No. 15. The program reached No. 1 for the first time in the 1965 preseason poll. It was the first of …

Nebraska football has had a long and storied history with the Associated Press Poll. The Huskers first appeared in the poll on October 19, 1936, at No. 15.

The program reached No. 1 for the first time in the 1965 preseason poll. It was the first of 13 seasons in which the Cornhuskers reached the top ranking.

Those 13 seasons rank Nebraska No. 7 all-time among Power Four teams in seasons reaching No. 1 in the AP Poll. It also ranks the program third all-time in the Big Ten Conference.

In fact, 15 of the 18 teams in the Big Ten have reached the top ranking in the AP Poll’s history. The social media account CFB Kings originally compiled the list.

You can find each Big Ten team’s all-time appearances at No. 1, the seasons appearing at No. 1, the first appearance at No. 1, and the latest appearance at the No. 1 spot, all below.

All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Zero

Years: N/A

First No. 1 Appearance: Zero

Last No. 1 Appearance: Zero

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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Zero

Years: N/A

First No. 1 Appearance: Zero

Last No. 1 Appearance: Zero

All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Zero

Years: N/A

First No. 1 Appearance: Zero

Last No. 1 Appearance: Zero

All-Time No. 1 Appearances: One

Years: 1968

First No. 1 Appearance: Sept. 8, 1968

Last No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 7, 1968

All-Time No. 1 Appearances: One

Years: 1952

First No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 6, 1952

Last No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 6, 1952

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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: One

Years: 1962

First No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 29, 1962

Last No. 1 Appearance: No. 5, 1962

All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Two

Years: 1953, 1955

First No. 1 Appearance: Nov. 23, 1953

Last No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 31, 1955

All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Two

Years: 2010, 2012

First No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 17, 2010

Last No. 1 Appearance: Nov. 11, 2012

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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Three

Years: 1960, 1961, 1985

First No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 17, 1960

Last No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 29, 1985

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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Three

Years: 1982, 1984, 1992

First No. 1 Appearance: Sept. 13, 1982

Last No. 1 Appearance: Nov. 3, 1992

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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Four

Years: 1954, 1955, 1967, 1988

First No. 1 Appearance: Nov. 1, 1954

Last No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 25, 1988

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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Four

Years: 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960

First No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 19, 1936

Last No. 1 Appearance: Nov. 28, 1960

All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Seven

Years: 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1966

First No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 1, 1951

Last No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 10, 1966

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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: Seven

Years: 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1997

First No. 1 Appearance: Nov. 13, 1978

Last No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 13, 1997

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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: 11

Years: 1947, 1948, 1949, 1955, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2023

First No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 20, 1947

Last No. 1 Appearance: Jan 9, 2023

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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: 13

Years: 1965, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000

First No. 1 Appearance: Sept. 12, 1965

Last No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 22, 2000

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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: 16

Years: 1939, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1981, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012

First No. 1 Appearance: Nov. 27, 1939

Last No. 1 Appearance: Aug. 18, 2012

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All-Time No. 1 Appearances: 21

Years: 1942, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015

First No. 1 Appearance: Oct. 12, 1942

Last No. 1 Appearance: No. 1, 2015

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Wisconsin’s EA Sports College Football 25 payout revealed

Wisconsin’s EA Sports College Football 25 payout revealed

The countdown is on for the release of EA Sports College Football 25.

With 56 days until July 19, more and more details about the game are trickling out.

Related: Why the NCAA settlement, revenue-sharing model matters for the Wisconsin football program

One significant note dropped on Firday: the payout for every program involved in the game. Those payouts are being made in four tiers, according to Cllct Media.

Tier 1 receives $99,875.16 from the game, Tier 2 receives $59,925.09, Tier 3 receives $39,950.06 and Tier 4 receives $9,987.52. The groupings are done using AP Poll finishes from the past 10 years, as reported.

Wisconsin falls into a crowded Tier 2 along with Big Ten programs including Michigan State, USC and Northwestern.

Wisconsin’s last 10 years of AP Poll finishes are as follows: 18th, unranked, 8th, 6th, unranked, 8th, unranked, unranked, unranked and unranked.

A return to the program’s form from 2016-2019 is necessary for Luke Fickell to elevate it back into the sports’ top tier.

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Every CFB teams record vs AP No. 1 opponents

Alabama football is the only program with a winning record against AP No. 1 ranked teams in the country

The thing that makes college sports so enjoyable is the fact that they are still amateurs. Professional sports are awesome, but they aren’t prone to the same level of craziness and randomness that you see in the NCAA because that is their job.

Anything can happen with kids aged 18-22 years old, and the NCAA Tournament is the perfect example of this with 16-seeds knocking off 1-seeds. Obviously upsets and the unthinkable happens in pro sports, but with salary cap’s and other things of that nature, the teams tend to be much more competitive.

Even when you are the No. 1 ranked team in college football, that ranking doesn’t mean anything as anyone can beat anyone on any given Saturday. Most notably, back in 2007 when FCS Appalachian State went into the Big House and knocked off No. 5 Michigan.

CFB Matchups broke down every Power 5 schools record against the No. 1 ranked team, and the Alabama Crimson Tide were the only team to post a winning record at 11-6. The Missouri Tigers have the worst record of any program at 0-18 all-time.

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See it: College Football’s First-Ever AP Poll

Things have changed quite a bit in almost 90 years…

College football has undergone major changes in recent years with the addition of name and image likeness, the transfer portal, and players having more rights than at any other time previously.

With that said, many of the traditional powers from way back when have remained powers to this day.

However, plenty have not.

While stumbling through some internet research I came across a social media post referencing the first ever College Football Associated Press Poll.

This took place back in October of 1936 and it’d be an understatement to say that things have changed more than slightly since then.

Here is how the first College Football AP Poll looked upon its first release – when it opened with just 20 teams being ranked.

Duke women’s basketball finishes 17th in final AP Poll

After a stunning second-round upset of Ohio State in the NCAA Women’s Tournament, the Blue Devils finished 17th in the final AP Poll released on Monday.

Duke women’s basketball ended the year 17th in the final AP Poll released on Monday.

The Blue Devils finished the season with a 22-12 record after they made the Sweet 16 in the Women’s NCAA Tournament, upsetting No. 2 seed Ohio State on the way there.

Duke ran into Connecticut, who won the Portland region, in the regional semifinal. Despite the loss, the Blue Devils held the Huskies to a season-low 53 points. No other tournament team held UConn below 69 points.

Leading scorer Reigan Richardson became the second Duke women’s basketball player with multiple 25-point games in the NCAA Tournament after she tallied 25 points against Richmond and 28 points against the Buckeyes in the second round.

Five other ACC teams ended the year inside the Associated Press’s top 25. NC State, a No. 3 seed who made the Final Four, finished fourth after its remarkable tournament run.

Notre Dame (11th), Virginia Tech (18th), and Syracuse (20th) also made the final rankings.

Gators finish outside AP Poll top 25 after SEC Tournament run

Florida is still outside the AP Poll’s top 25 despite a fantastic showing in Nashville this past week.

Todd Golden and his Florida basketball team fought hard this past week in Nashville, pushing their way through three conference peers in the SEC Tournament only to fall short against the Auburn Tigers in the title game. Still, it was a valiant effort that has not gone unnoticed.

Except for the Associated Press Poll, which omitted the Gators once again from its top-25 rankings.

The Orange and Blue at least made significant improvements in votes received, jumping from just eight last week to 120 in the Week 20 update, which makes Golden’s gang a de facto No. 27 team in the rankings — right behind the New Mexico Lobos’ 134.

The week before, they held 39 votes while two weeks prior Florida was ranked No. 24.

Looking around the Southeastern Conference the Tennessee Volunteers are ranked No. 6, followed by Auburn (No. 7), the Kentucky Wildcats (No. 12), South Carolina Gamecocks (No. 16) and Alabama Crimson Tide (No. 19). The Mississippi State Bulldogs also received five votes.

Florida is the No. 7 seed in the South Region this year according to the official NCAA Tournament bracket and will face the winner of the Boise State Broncos-Colorado Buffaloes play-in game.

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Alabama basketball remains ranked No. 19 in the Week 20 AP Poll

Do the Crimson Tide fall in the Week 20 AP Poll after SEC quarterfinal exit vs. Florida?

After an early quarterfinal exit from the SEC Tournament, the Alabama Crimson Tide will need to regroup as the NCAA Tournament tips off this weekend. The No. 4 seeded Crimson Tide will open up Tournament play against Charleston on Friday at 6:35 p.m. C.T. in Spokane, WA. Alabama enters the contest against the Coastal Athletic Association champions as 9.5-point favorites with an absurd over/under of 172.5 points.

With the March Madness field already selected, it doesn’t mean a ton, but the Crimson Tide remains ranked No. 19 in the Week 20 AP Poll. Unfortunately, both Auburn and Tennessee crack the top ten at No. 6 and 7 in the country, but both have tougher paths ahead in the Tournament than Alabama.

Despite the unfortunate ending to SEC play, it was another successful season in Tuscaloosa as they tied for second in the conference. Which is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of when you have to replace ten players as well as all three assistant coaches from a season ago. The biggest win of the entire season came on Friday as Nate Oats inked an extension with the Tide that will keep him in Alabama for quite some time as his buyout has reportedly increased to $18 million.

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Associated Press releases pre-tournament Top 25, Duke firmly out of top 10

The Associated Press released one more top 25 before the NCAA Tournament is set to tip off, and the Blue Devils slid even farther down.

With March Madness finally here and the tournament field set, the Associated Press released one last top-25 ranking on Monday before the festivities really begin.

The Blue Devils, after the upset loss to NC State in the ACC Tournament, dropped two more spots down to 13th. The ranking reflects their position as the No. 4 seed in the South region, outside of the top 12 overall teams.

Duke finished the regular season and conference tournament with a 24-8 record, finishing with 834 points in the voting.

Defending national champion Connecticut moved back atop the rankings with Houston in second, followed by Purdue. Iowa State, despite being a No. 2 seed in the bracket, took the fourth spot ahead of North Carolina, who dropped to fifth.

Tennessee, Auburn, Marquette, Arizona, and Illinois made up the lower half of the top 10, with Creighton and Kentucky taking the spots ahead of Duke.

Wisconsin returns to AP Top 25 in final edition ahead of March Madness

Wisconsin returns to AP Top 25 ahead of March Madness

Wisconsin basketball is back in the AP Top 25 with March Madness set to begin later this week.

The Badgers check in at No. 23 in the latest edition of the poll after not even receiving votes in last week’s edition.

Related: Wisconsin Badgers vs. James Madison Dukes: TV channel, betting line, game notes for NCAA Tournament Round of 64

The big moves comes on the heels of a 3-1 week at the Big Ten Tournament. Greg Gard’s team blew out top-70 Maryland team, comfortably defeated Northwestern even without point guard Chucky Hepburn, upset top-ranked Purdue and finally fell to a red-hot Illinois team.

Wisconsin is one of three Big Ten teams included in the poll along with Purdue at No. 3 and Illinois at No. 10.

The Badgers start their NCAA Tournament quest Friday night in Brooklyn, New York against No. 12-seed James Madison.

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Alabama basketball drops three spots in Week 19 AP Poll

How does Alabama Hoops fare in the Week 19 AP Poll?

After dropping three of their final fives games of the regular season, Alabama basketball was able to cap off SEC play with a nice 92-88 OT victory over Arkansas on Saturday. The Tide trailed 74-68 with 2:05 left in the game, but a massive [autotag]Grant Nelson[/autotag] three pointer sparked life back into the Crimson Tide.

It might have been a different story if [autotag]Latrell Wrightsell[/autotag] was able to stay healthy, but with him missing time late in the season, Alabama just never looked the same. The Volunteers were unfortunately able to pull away and earn the title of SEC regular season champs after the series sweep of the Tide. Alabama, alongside Auburn, South Carolina and Kentucky finished the season in second place with a 13-5 record. With post-season play starting this week, the Crimson Tide will be the three-seed in the SEC tournament this week.

The Week 19 AP Poll saw the Crimson Tide drop three spots after going 1-1 last week. However, they should still be a four-seed in March Madness per ESPN’s Joe Lunardi.

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