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Named ballot coverage is unavailable for Princeton in the available editions. No poll placement or NR history is inferred.
The Bigger Picture · Men’s Basketball
Where Princeton Finished
Final AP rankings. Poll timing varies by season; the full table identifies whether the poll came before or after the NCAA tournament. Coverage: 1989–90 through 2025–26.
Princeton won the 1974–75 National Invitation Tournament. Helms and Premo–Porretta each retrospectively selected Princeton for 1924–25. The NIT championship and historical selections are listed separately from NCAA championships.
Men’s Basketball · Conference Titles
30 Ivy League Regular-Season Championships
- 1958–59*
- 1959–60
- 1960–61
- 1962–63*
- 1963–64
- 1964–65
- 1966–67
- 1967–68*
- 1968–69
- 1975–76
- 1976–77
- 1979–80*
- 1980–81*
- 1982–83
- 1983–84
- 1988–89
- 1989–90
- 1990–91
- 1991–92
- 1995–96*
- 1996–97
- 1997–98
- 2000–01
- 2001–02*
- 2003–04
- 2010–11*
- 2016–17
- 2021–22
- 2022–23*
- 2023–24
* Shared conference title
Men’s Basketball · Conference Titles
2 Ivy League Tournament Championships
- 2016–17
- 2022–23
Men’s Basketball · Conference Titles
6 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Regular-Season Championships
- 1921–22
- 1924–25
- 1931–32
- 1949–50
- 1951–52
- 1954–55
Thirty modern Ivy League regular-season titles, nine shared, and six earlier Eastern Intercollegiate regular-season titles are separate from two modern Ivy tournament championships. The 1974–75 NIT championship is a separate postseason title.
- Top 25 Finishes
- 2 / 36 seasons
- Top 10 Finishes
- 1 / 36 seasons
- Best Final Ranking
- #8
- Last Ranked Finish
- #8 in 1997–98
Summary covers 1989–90 through 2025–26. Seasons without varsity games are excluded from the totals.
Higher bars mean a higher finish. NR = Not Ranked in the final Top 25, including teams receiving votes. Gold marks a school-recognized national championship; an AP No. 1 finish alone is not treated as a championship. DNP = The varsity programme did not play that season.
- NR
- NR
- NR
- NR
- DNP
- NR
- NR
- NR
- NR
- NR
View Every Final Ranking (1989–90–2025–26)
| Year | Final AP Result | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Not Ranked (NR)After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2024–25 | Not Ranked (NR)After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2023–24 | Not Ranked (NR)After NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2022–23 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2021–22 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2020–21 | Did Not Play (DNP)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2019–20 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2018–19 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2017–18 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2016–17 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2015–16 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2014–15 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2013–14 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2012–13 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2011–12 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2010–11 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2009–10 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2008–09 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2007–08 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2006–07 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2005–06 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2004–05 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2003–04 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2002–03 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2001–02 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 2000–01 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1999–00 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1998–99 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1997–98 | #8Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1996–97 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1995–96 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1994–95 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1993–94 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1992–93 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1991–92 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1990–91 | #18Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
| 1989–90 | Not Ranked (NR)Before NCAA tournament | Source ↗ |
Sources & References
- Associated Press · Post-tournament final polls begin with the 2023–24 season ↗
- Ivy League · No winter-sport competition in 2020–21, November 12, 2020 ↗
- NCAA · Complete men’s final AP tables, 1989–90 through 2025–26, PDF pp. 258–265, 269 ↗
- NCAA · Division I annual team leaders identify Princeton in 1989–90, PDF pp. 1, 68 ↗
- Ivy League · Full modern regular-season champions and actual year-by-year participation, PDF pp. 3, 13–28 ↗
- Ivy League · Explicitly selected final 2025–26 men’s standings ↗
- Gonzaga · Complete final Associated Press men’s Top 25 released March 15, 2010; corroborated by Houston NCAA notes, PDF p. 4, and syndicated AP reporting ↗
Beyond the Ballot
Meet Princeton University
Princeton University is a private university in Princeton, New Jersey, established in 1746. Its Tigers women’s basketball program competes in the Ivy League.
- Location
- Princeton, New Jersey
- University Type
- Private university
- Founded
- 1746
- Undergraduate Enrollment
- 5,825Fall 2025 · Registrar undergraduate headcount, October 15 census. Separately reported graduate and special students are excluded.
- Nickname
- Tigers
- Men’s Basketball Conference
- Ivy LeagueCurrent affiliation · 2026
- Men’s Basketball · Helms Historical Selections National Championship Selections
- 1Source-Recorded Selections1924–25
- Men’s Basketball · Premo-Porretta Historical Selections National Championship Selections
- 1Source-Recorded Selections1924–25
- Men’s Basketball Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Regular-Season Championships
- 61921–22 · 1924–25 · 1931–32 · 1949–50 · 1951–52 · 1954–55
- Men’s Basketball Ivy League Regular-Season Championships
- 301958–59 · 1959–60 · 1960–61 · 1962–63 · 1963–64 · 1964–65 · 1966–67 · 1967–68 · 1968–69 · 1975–76 · 1976–77 · 1979–80 · 1980–81 · 1982–83 · 1983–84 · 1988–89 · 1989–90 · 1990–91 · 1991–92 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2003–04 · 2010–11 · 2016–17 · 2021–22 · 2022–23 · 2023–24
- Men’s Basketball Ivy League Tournament Championships
- 22016–17 · 2022–23
Sources & References
- NCAA Directory exact organization detail ↗
- Institution founding evidence ↗
- Dated undergraduate enrollment ↗
- Ivy League · No winter-sport competition in 2020–21, November 12, 2020 ↗
- NCAA · Complete men’s Division I and historical University Division championship series through 2025, PDF pp. 2–3 ↗
- Michigan · 2026 NCAA championship recap, April 6, 2026 ↗
- NCAA · Complete men’s College Division and Division II champions through 2026, PDF pp. 3–4 ↗
- NCAA · Complete men’s Division III champions through 2025, PDF p. 3 ↗
- Mary Washington · 2026 NCAA Division III championship recap, April 5, 2026 ↗
- NAIA · Complete men’s national champions, 1937–1991, PDF p. 29 / printed p. 25 ↗
- NCAA · Literal Helms selections, 1901–1948, and independently stated 1982 endpoint, PDF p. 251 ↗
- Kentucky · Helms/NCAA equivalence from 1939 with explicit exceptions, PDF p. 41 / printed p. 75 ↗
- ESPN Events · Explicit Princeton Helms and Premo–Porretta totals and 1925 selection year, PDF p. 7 ↗
- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia (2009) · Original joint-selector scope and retrospective history, printed p. 526 ↗
- NCAA · Division I annual team leaders identify Princeton in 1989–90, PDF pp. 1, 68 ↗
- NCAA · Eastern Intercollegiate membership and full champions; parallel New Jersey–New York 7 membership and winners, PDF pp. 18–19, 25, 46–47 ↗
- Princeton · Complete 36-year regular-season title list, with pre-1956 EIBL scope ↗
- Chattanooga · Wins the 2025 NIT championship, April 3, 2025 ↗
- Auburn · Wins the 2026 NIT championship, April 5, 2026 ↗
- Ivy League · Full modern regular-season champions and actual year-by-year participation, PDF pp. 3, 13–28 ↗
- Ivy League · Explicitly selected final 2025–26 men’s standings ↗
- Princeton · Wins the inaugural modern Ivy tournament, March 12, 2017 ↗
- Ivy League · Yale wins the 2025–26 regular-season title, March 7, 2026 ↗
- Ivy League · Penn wins the 2026 men’s tournament final ↗
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