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Husker football's history in the AP Top 25
No. 25
No. 25
Last appearance:Â Sept. 7, 2019 (Colorado 34, Nebraska 31, OT)
First appearance:Â Nov. 28, 2003 (Nebraska 31, Colorado 22)
Fun fact:Â Nebraska's most recent ranking was No. 25 before falling to Colorado in the second game of 2019.
No. 24
No. 24
Last appearance:Â Aug. 31, 2019 (Nebraska 35, South Alabama 21)
First appearance:Â Sept. 22, 2007 (Nebraska 41, Ball State 40)
Fun fact:Â The Huskers weren't ranked No. 24 until 2007, the latest for any position in the top 25.Â
No. 23
No. 23
Last appearance: Sept. 14, 2013 (No. 16 UCLA 41, Nebraska 21)
First appearance: Sept. 6, 2003 (Nebraska 31, Utah State 7)
Fun fact: Nebraska has only played one conference game when ranked No. 23, a 37-14 win over Colorado in 2006.
No. 22
No. 22
Last appearance: Aug. 30, 2014 (Nebraska 55, Florida Atlantic 7)
First appearance: Oct. 7, 2006 (Nebraska 28, Iowa State 14)
Fun fact: Both of Nebraska's losses when ranked No. 22 are against top-10 teams, and they were by a combined four points.
No. 21
No. 21
Last appearance: Nov. 12, 2016 (Nebraska 24, Minnesota 17)
First appearance: Dec. 29, 2003 (Nebraska 17, Michigan State 3)
Fun fact: The Huskers won their first five games when ranked No. 21, including 27-12 over No. 24 Missouri in 2009.
No. 20
No. 20
Last appearance: Sept. 24, 2016 (Nebraska 24, Northwestern 13)
First appearance: Nov. 6, 1954 (Nebraska 41, Kansas 20)
Fun fact: The Huskers went 37 years between appearances at No. 20 — from 1969 to 2006.Â
No. 19
No. 19
Last appearance: Nov. 19, 2016 (Nebraska 28, Maryland 7)
First appearance: Oct. 17, 1981 (Nebraska 49, Kansas State 3)
Fun fact: While ranked No. 19, seven of the Huskers' 12 opponents were also ranked.
No. 18
No. 18
Last appearance: Aug. 31, 2013 (Nebraska 37, Wyoming 34)
First appearance: Oct. 26, 1940 (Nebraska 20, Missouri 7)
Fun fact: Nebraska was ranked No. 18 three times in 2003 but never in consecutive weeks.
No. 17
No. 17
Last appearance: Nov. 25, 2016 (Iowa 40, Nebraska 10)
First appearance: Nov. 15, 1969 (Nebraska 10, Kansas State 7)
Fun fact: The Huskers lost three straight games while ranked No. 17 — in 2006, 2010 and 2011 — before winning three consecutive games, two in 2012 and one in 2014.
No. 16
No. 16
Last appearance: Oct. 25, 2014 (Nebraska 42, Rutgers 24)
First appearance: Oct. 21, 1939 (Nebraska 20, No. 19 Baylor 0)
Fun fact: Only one of Nebraska's nine victories when ranked No. 16 came by less than a touchdown — a 20-17 victory over Wake Forest in 2007.
No. 15
No. 15
Last appearance: Oct. 1, 2016 (Nebraska 31, Illinois 16)
First appearance: Oct. 24, 1936 (Nebraska 14, Oklahoma 0)
Fun fact:Â The Huskers have outscored their opponents 246-155 in games played while ranked No. 15.Â
No. 13
No. 13
Last appearance: Oct. 29, 2011 (Nebraska 24, No. 9 Michigan State 3)
First appearance: Nov. 21, 1936 (Nebraska 40, Kansas State 0)
Fun fact: Nebraska's two losses when ranked No. 13 came by a combined five points. The Huskers' nine wins are by a combined 288 points (32 points per game).
No. 12
No. 12
Last appearance: Nov. 1, 2003 (No. 16 Texas 31, Nebraska 7)
First appearance: Nov. 2, 1940 (Nebraska 13, Oklahoma 0)
Fun fact: Five of the Huskers' 14 foes when ranked No. 12 came against fellow ranked teams. NU won three of those (No. 8 Texas and No. 13 Kansas in 1974, and No. 14 North Carolina in 1977).
No. 11
No. 11
Last appearance: Nov. 15, 2014 (No. 22 Wisconsin 59, Nebraska 24)
First appearance: Oct. 31, 1936 (Nebraska 20, Missouri 0)
Fun fact: Nebraska has played four top-three teams when ranked No. 11, including No. 1 Pittsburgh in 1937 and No. 1 Miami in 1992.
No. 10
No. 10
Last appearance: Oct. 15, 2016 (Nebraska 27, Indiana 22)
First appearance: Nov. 28, 1936 (Nebraska 32, Oregon State 14)
Fun fact: Nebraska has played 415 games as a top-10 team.
No. 9
No. 9
Last appearance: Nov. 5, 2016 (No. 6 Ohio State 62, Nebraska 3)
First appearance: Sept. 28, 1968 (Nebraska 17, Minnesota 14)
Fun fact: Nebraska has appeared in two bowl games when ranked No. 9. The Huskers defeated No. 12 Notre Dame 40-6 in the 1973 Orange Bowl and beat No. 18 Northwestern 66-17 in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.
No. 8
No. 8
Last appearance: Oct. 22, 2016 (Nebraska 27, Purdue 14)
First appearance: Nov. 7, 1936 (Nebraska 26, Kansas 0)
Fun fact: The 94.1 winning percentage stands out, but the Huskers played a weird game in 1992. No. 8 Nebraska played Colorado, which was also ranked No. 8. NU won 52-7.
No. 7
No. 7
Last appearance:Â Oct. 29, 2016 (No. 11 Wisconsin 23, Nebraska 17, OT)
First appearance:Â Jan. 1, 1941 (No. 2 Stanford 21, Nebraska 13)
Fun fact:Â Nebraska's first game played as the No. 7 team came in the Huskers' first bowl game, the Jan. 1, 1941 Rose Bowl.
No. 6
No. 6
Last appearance: Sept. 25, 2010 (Nebraska 17, South Dakota State 3)
First appearance: Nov. 14, 1936 (No. 5 Pittsburgh 19, Nebraska 6)
Fun fact: The Huskers have an active 11-game winning streak while ranked No. 6.
No. 5
No. 5
Last appearance: Oct. 16, 2010 (Texas 20, Nebraska 13)
First appearance: Oct. 24, 1964 (Nebraska 21, Colorado 3)
Fun fact: Of the 31 wins, 17 have come by 30-plus points.Â
No. 4
No. 4
Last appearance: Jan. 3, 2002Â (No. 1 Miami 37, Nebraska 14)
First appearance: Nov. 14, 1964 (Nebraska 27, Oklahoma State 14)
Fun fact: Nebraska played 20 games while ranked No. 4 from 1982 through 1999. The Huskers went 20-0.
No. 3
No. 3
Last appearance: Oct. 27, 2001 (Nebraska 20, No. 2 Oklahoma 10)
First appearance: Oct. 2, 1965 (Nebraska 44, Iowa State 0)
Fun fact: While ranked No. 3, Nebraska has played the No. 2 team three times. The Huskers beat Colorado in 1994 and Oklahoma in 2001, but lost to the Buffaloes in 1989.
No. 2
No. 2
Last appearance: Nov. 23, 2001 (No. 14 Colorado 62, Nebraska 36)
First appearance: Sept. 25, 1965 (Nebraska 27, Air Force 17)
Fun fact: From Sept. 17, 1994, to Oct. 3, 1998, Nebraska was ranked No. 2 going into 19 games. The Huskers won all 19 of those games.
