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Sean Miller has coached the Wildcats to their longest top 5 streak in school history
EDITOR NOTE: Information compiled from CollegePollArchive.com contributed to this blog.
Ever since the Arizona Wildcats went on the road and defeated San Diego State 69-60 on Nov. 14, 2013, the Wildcats have remained among the top 5 teams in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, a program-record 24 consecutive weeks.
They were No. 5 in the poll following the win over the Aztecs and have stayed in the top 5 through last week, compiling a 35-4 record in that span.
The record inceased to 24 weeks in the top 5 when the new poll was released this morning. The third-ranked Wildcats (10-0) won both games last week convincingly, including an 83-50 romp over a Michigan team that was ranked No. 17 two weeks ago.
Arizona’s 24 appearances in the Top 5 over this season and last is by far the most in the nation, topping second-place Syracuse by 11 weeks. The Orangemen have been ranked in the top 10 in 13 weeks in 2013-14 and 2014-15 followed by Michigan State (12), Wisconsin (12), Kentucky (11) and Wichita State (10).
The Wildcats’ previous longest streak in the top 5 was 22 weeks over the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons.
Arizona has been ranked in 46 straight AP polls, including 26 straight weeks in the top 10. Only four schools — Arizona, Duke, Kansas and Louisville — have been ranked in every AP poll over the last two-plus seasons.
Other active Arizona streaks of note: Nation’s best 37-game regular-season non-conference wins, 28 victories at McKale Center, 31 wins with a healthy Brandon Ashley from the tip to final buzzer and 55 games without allowing an opponent to eclipse the 80-point mark.
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ARIZONA LONGEST TOP 5 STREAKS
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Season(s),Streak,AtNo.1,Record
2013-15,24,8,37-4
2002-04,22,13,26-3
1987-88,15,6,22-2
1999-00,9,0,13-4
1990-91,7,0,11-2
1988-89,7,4,12-1
1997-98,6,0,8-1
2000-01,5,3,5-2
1991-92,5,0,5-1
1992-93,5,0,9-1
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MOST AP TOP 5 APPEARANCES
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No.,Team,Conf,App
1.,Kentucky,SEC,428
2.,North Carolina,ACC,414
3.,Duke,ACC,359
4.,Kansas,Big 12,305
5.,UCLA,Pac-12,301
6.,Indiana,Big Ten,178
7.,Ohio State,Big Ten,142
8.,Arizona,Pac-12,139
9.,Cincinnati,American,126
10.,Louisville,ACC,122
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MOST AP TOP 5 APPEARANCES
LUTE OLSON ERA (1983-2007)
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No.,Team,Conf,App
1.,Duke,ACC,226
2.,North Carolina,ACC,192
3.,Kansas,Big 12,175
4.,Kentucky,SEC,133
5.,Arizona,Pac-12,111
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MOST AP TOP 5 APPEARANCES
SEAN MILLER ERA (2009-20015)
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No.,Team,Conf,App
1.,Duke,ACC,64
2.,Syracuse,ACC,55
3.,Kansas,Big 12,52
4.,Kentucky,SEC,51
5.,Ohio State,Big Ten,43
6.,North Carolina,ACC,34
7.,Pittsburgh,ACC,33
8.,Louisville,ACC,32
9.,Arizona,Pac-12,28
10.,Connecticut,American,26
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CURRENT TOP 5 STREAK
2013-14 SEASON
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Week,Date,Rank,W-L
2,Nov. 18,No. 5,3-0
3,Nov. 25,No. 4,5-0
4,Dec. 2,No. 2,7-0
5,Dec. 9,No. 1,9-0
6,Dec. 16,No. 1,11-0
7,Dec. 23,No. 1,12-0
8,Dec. 30,No. 1,13-0
9,Jan. 6,No. 1,15-0
10,Jan. 13,No. 1,17-0
11,Jan. 20,No. 1,18-0
12,Jan. 27,No. 1,20-0
13,Feb. 3,No. 2,21-1
14,Feb. 10,No. 2,23-1
15,Feb. 17,No. 4,23-2
16,Feb. 24,No. 3,25-2
17,March 3,No. 3,27-2
18,March 10,No. 4,28-3
19,March 17,No. 4,30-4
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2014-15 SEASON
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Week,Date,Rank,W-L
Pre,Oct. 31,No. 2,0-0
1,Nov. 17,No. 2,2-0
2,Nov. 24,No. 3,3-0
3,Dec. 1,No. 3,6-0
4,Dec. 8,No. 3,8-0
5,Dec. 15,No. 3,10-0
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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He also has published articles for Bleacher Report and Lindy’s College Sports.
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