02-11-2014, 12:57 PM
(02-11-2014, 10:51 AM)CowboyIndian link Wrote:...in the Redding paper (but I think it was an AP article), the subject of which was Syracuse attaining the No. 1 position in a poll for the 16th time. According to the article, this tied them with: Kansas State and STANFORD!I have no idea how many times Syracuse and KSU have been #1 in the AP poll, but, according to the men's basketball media guide, Stanford has indeed been voted to the top spot 16 times (and all within a 4+ year span under Montgomery):
Is that possible?
December 20, 1999
December 27, 1999
January 3, 2000
February 21, 2000
February 28, 2000
January 8, 2001
January 15, 2001
January 22, 2001
January 29, 2001
February 19, 2001
February 26, 2001
March 5, 2001
February 16, 2004
February 23, 2004
March 1, 2004
March 15, 2004
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