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University of Oklahoma Athletics
OU Named a Top-20 All-Time Program by AP
March 30, 2017 | Men's Basketball
NORMAN - The Associated Press announced its All-Time Top 100 on Wednesday, a ranking system to determine the top programs in men's college basketball since the AP poll began in 1949. Oklahoma ranked 20th in the All-Time Top 100 – the second highest of any team in the Big 12.
To determine the all-time Top 100, the AP formula counted poll appearances (one point each) to mark consistency and No. 1 rankings (two points each) to acknowledge elite programs. The AP doesn't release a poll after the NCAA Tournament, so eventual national champions are not factored into these rankings.
To view the entire All-Time Top 100, visit the AP website.
Below are numbers breaking down Oklahoma's history in the AP poll and the Sooners' place in the All-time Top 100.
2
Oklahoma ranks second among Big 12 schools in the All-Time Top 100. Kansas (No. 5) is the only school in the conference ahead of the Sooners.
1
Oklahoma's football program ranks second in the AP Football All-Time Top 100. OU is the only Big 12 school to finish in the top 20 of the All-Time Top 100 in both football and men's basketball. Notre Dame and Ohio State are the only other universities to boast a top-five football program and top-20 hoops program on the AP's list.
1
Of the four institutions from the state of Oklahoma listed in the All-Time Top 100, OU ranks the highest. Oklahoma State (34), Tulsa (83) and Oklahoma City (90) were also featured on the list.
31
Since the AP began releasing its weekly rankings in 1949, the Sooners have appeared in 31 percent of all AP polls.
55
Since the mid-80s, the Sooners have appeared in a majority of all AP polls. Oklahoma has been voted a top-25 team in 55 percent of AP polls since the start of the 1984 season.
9
The Sooners have gone nine seasons of being ranked in every AP poll of that season - most recently 2015-16 when Lon Kruger's squad was in the top 10 of every week's poll.
8
Oklahoma has been ranked No. 1 in the country for a total of eight weeks, most recently claiming the top spot for three straight weeks in 2015-16. All eight No. 1 appearances have come since 1988.
66.8
OU's best decade in the AP poll came in the 2000s, when the Sooners were ranked in 66.8 percent of that decade's polls.
44
The Sooners have been ranked in 44 of the last 67 AP polls (65.7 perceny), all under head coach Lon Kruger.
34
Kruger's Sooners recently put together 34 consecutive weeks of being ranked in the AP poll, concluding with the final poll of the 2015-16 season.
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