Why don't you be a man and post that on IC?
Recently, I had some time to do some AP Poll research and came accross some stats that may be of interest to readers of this board...
The AP Poll on Monday March 4, 2013 was the 1066th poll that I could confirm through multiple sources:
(Duke Media Guide, NCAA Record Book, ACC Media Guide, www.sports-reference.com/cbb)
The first Mike Krzyzewski-coached Duke team to appear in the AP Poll was on February 14, 1984 -- the 534th poll.
So that gives us a perfect split between the first 533 polls and the subsequent 533 polls.
In the first 533 polls (Jan 18, 1949 to Feb 13, 1984):
- Duke appeared in 192 polls
- Duke was ranked #1 for 18 weeks
- Duke was ranked in the Top 5 for 64 weeks
- Duke was ranked in the Top 10 for 141 weeks
- Duke's record during this time: 654-351 .651
In the second 533 polls (Feb 14, 1984 to Mar 4, 2013):
- Duke appeared in 505 polls
- Duke was ranked #1 for 109 weeks
- Duke was ranked in the Top 5 for 284 weeks
- Duke was ranked in the Top 10 for 442 weeks
- Duke's record during this time: 826-199 .806
It goes without saying that Duke has significantly improved as a program in AP Polls weeks 534-1066.
But, how does this compare against the 5 other programs generally considered to be the "blue bloods" of college basketball?
Note: I based my W-L figures on what can be found at www.sports-reference.com/cbb
1st 533 #1 Top 5 Top 10 Total W L PCT Duke 18 64 141 192 654 351 .651 Indiana 39 104 155 241 620 309 .667 Kansas 9 59 114 180 621 338 .648 Kentucky 77 262 354 404 801 206 .795 UNC 36 187 280 363 749 264 .739 UCLA 124 231 322 376 824 205 .801
2nd 533 #1 Top 5 Top 10 Total W L PCT Duke 109 284 442 505 826 199 .806 Indiana 15 72 120 289 612 328 .651 Kansas 49 237 345 467 833 195 .810 Kentucky 22 156 275 384 762 238 .762 UNC 72 226 344 446 773 247 .758 UCLA 10 70 125 281 647 296 .686
Variance #1 Top 5 Top 10 Total W L PCT Duke +91 +220 +301 +313 +172 -152 +.155 Indiana -24 -32 -35 +48 -8 +19 -.016 Kansas +40 +178 +231 +287 +212 -143 +.163 Kentucky -55 -106 -79 -20 -39 +32 -.033 UNC +36 +39 +64 +83 +24 -17 +.018 UCLA -114 -161 -197 -95 -177 91 -.115
Why don't you be a man and post that on IC?
Wow, that's an awesome OP! Strong, strong work!
My takeaway from that analysis:
UNC isn't good enough to be our rival. Kansas is our true rival!
UNC has gotten better since K arrived. You're welcome, Tar Heels!
Wow. Since K's arrival, Duke has been #1 as many weeks as UNC, Kentucky, and Indiana COMBINED
Awesome stat to use on our powder blue "friends"
Wow, great post. The thing that amazes me most is that Duke's dominance of the "second 533" is in almost all ways better than UCLA's dominance of the "first 533." Although obviously UCLA has more natties (but it was a completely different tournament, really) and their numbers were mostly condensed in an amazing 12 year stretch.
It's also nice to see Duke's "second 533" is better than Kentucky's "first 533."
Again, nice work, Blue KevIL.
Remember, the poll was Top 20 for a long time, with several years of just Top 10 (coinciding with the Bubas era), before the current poll as expanded to the "Top 25" in '90.
-jk
Along the same lines, http://www.collegepollarchive.com/ is a great site for organizing polls only. There are some slight variances, maybe 1 or 2 polls difference for some teams, but it is very simple for sorting this type of data for appearances, top 10's, number 1's and by any period of years.