Louisville, KY: The Associated Press just released their all-time AP Top 25 poll in honor of their 75th anniversary of ranking men’s college basketball teams weekly. The poll combined the results of more than 1,200 AP polls that have been published since the publication of the first poll in January 1949 to create a single poll. Naturally, the men’s basketball program at Louisville ended up ranking well in the all-time list. The Cardinals were ranked sixth in the all-time AP Top 25 poll with 9,493 total votes. It should come as no surprise that Louisville finished considerably below the five programs that are almost widely recognized as the best in the sport.
Kentucky took home the all-time No. 1 crown with 17,852 votes, with North Carolina just behind them at No. 2 with 17,268 votes. With 16,867 votes, Duke came in third place; Kansas came in fourth place with 15,430 votes; and UCLA came in fifth place with 13,043 votes. With four colleges ranking in the top-10 all-time poll, the ACC tied the Big Ten for the most schools in the top-25. Syracuse was ranked No. 9, followed by Virginia at No. 21, Notre Dame at No. 22, and NC State at No. 25.
Throughout its 110-year existence, Louisville’s men’s collegiate basketball program has been among the best in the nation. With the 123-3 record that the NCAA invalidated, the Cardinals’ on-court record stands at 1,904-1,019, good for 12th place all-time. They have made 28 Sweet Sixteens, 14 Elite Eights, and 10 Final Fours in their 43 total NCAA Tournament appearances, all of which rank sixth all-time. This also includes taking home the national titles in 1980, 1986, and 2013.
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