Dayton basketball in the Top 25: What to know about UD’s history in the national rankings

After a week that saw that saw the 10 bottom teams in the Associated Press top-25 poll go 1-1, the Dayton Flyers moved from No. 18 to No. 16 in the latest poll on Monday. That matches Dayton’s highest ranking this season.

Last week, Dayton (19-4, 9-2) split two road games. It won 94-79 at Saint Joseph’s (16-8, 6-5) on Tuesday and lost 49-47 at Virginia Commonwealth (16-8, 8-3) on Friday.

The Flyers have been ranked in the AP Top 25 during 24 seasons, most recently rising to No. 21 last season. The program’s highest ranking ever is No. 2 in the 1955-56 season, a ranking it held for seven weeks of that season.

Here’s a look at UD’s history in the AP poll, with highest rankings and how many weeks the Flyers were ranked:

SeasonHighest rankLast date
of highest ranking
Weeks ranked
2022-2321Nov. 14, 20222
2019-203March 9, 202016
2015-1615Feb. 15, 20164
2014-1522Jan. 19, 20151
2013-1425Dec. 2, 20131
2009-1018Nov. 16, 20092
2008-0925Feb. 16, 20091
2007-0814Jan. 14, 20084
2003-0423Dec. 22, 20033
2002-0316Final poll5
2000-0124Nov. 27, 20001
1973-7416March 18, 19743
1968-6917Feb. 10, 19694
1967-686Dec. 4, 19672
1960-6120Dec. 12, 19601
1959-6013Feb. 1, 19604
1958-5920Dec. 22, 19581
1957-588March 3, 19588
1956-5715Dec. 10, 19561
1955-562Feb. 13, 195615
1954-554Dec. 27, 195414
1953-5414March 1, 19549
1951-5211Final poll9
1950-5113Final poll5