Toledo Rockets Ranked No. 20 in National Polls

Toledo Rockets Ranked No. 20 in National Polls

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TOLEDO, Ohio -- Following off a 51-35 victory at UMass on Saturday afternoon, the University of Toledo is ranked No.20 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll and No. 20 in the latest Amway USA Today Coaches Poll.

This season is the highest Toledo has been ranked since 1997, when the Rockets peaked at No. 18 in the Associated Press Poll on Nov. 3.  The all-time highest ranking for Toledo came in 1970 when Toledo was No. 12 in the final Associated Press poll.

Toledo (7-0, 4-0 MAC) will host Northern Illinois (5-3, 3-1 MAC) on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at the Glass Bowl at 8:00 pm ET on ESPN3.

Toledo's History in the Polls

2015  
Oct. 25 #20 (AP), #20 (USA Today)
Oct. 18 #19 (AP), #20 (USA Today)
Oct. 11 #22 (AP), #25 (USA Today)
Oct. 4   #24 (AP)

2012  
Oct. 29 #23 (AP)

2001 
Dec. 2  #25 (AP)
Dec. 9  #25 (AP)
Final     #22 (USA Today/ESPN), #23 (AP)

2000 
Nov. 26 #25 (AP)
Dec. 3  #25 (AP), #25 (USA Today/ESPN)

1997
Oct. 20 #24 (AP), #24 (USA Today/ESPN)
Oct. 27 #22 (AP), #22 (USA Today/ESPN)
Nov. 3  #18 (AP), #20 (USA TodayESPN)

1995
Nov. 21#25 (AP)
Nov. 28 #25 (AP)
Dec. 5  #25 (AP)
Final #24 (AP), #24 (USA Today/CNN)

1971
Sept. 20 #19 (AP)
Oct. 4   #20 (AP)
Oct. 11 #17 (AP)
Oct. 18 #14-T (AP)
Oct. 25 #15 (AP)
Nov.1   #14 (AP)
Nov. 8  #14 (AP)
Nov. 15 #13 (AP)
Nov. 22 #14 (AP)
Nov. 29 #13 (AP)
Dec. 6  #14 (AP)
Final     #13 (UPI), #14 (AP)

1970 
Oct. 19 #19-T (AP)
Nov. 2  #15 (AP)
Nov. 9  #16 (AP)
Nov. 16 #15 (AP)
Nov. 23 #15 (AP)
Nov. 30 #14 (AP)      
Dec. 7  #15 (AP)
Final     #12 (AP), #17-T (UPI)

1969 
Nov. 17 #20 (AP)
Nov. 24 #20 (AP)
Dec. 1  #20 (AP)
Dec. 8  #20 (AP)

NOTE: Weekly coaches poll information not available for some years.