Football · Men's Basketball
Memphis
Best finish
No. 1
Seasons ranked
22 / 25
Best finish
No. 1 (2007-2008)
Sports
Football · Men's Basketball
Polls
Media · Coaches · Playoff
Years in the Rankings
Any poll, any sportSeason-final ranking by sport · 2002-2003 – 2024-2025
FootballMen's Basketball
Each point is Memphis's rank in that sport's final poll of the season. Lower is better; a gap is a season that sport didn't finish ranked.
A year is lit when Memphis was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.
2020s6 ranked
2010s8 ranked
2000s8 ranked
Recent Season
Media Top 25 · 2025-2026Ranking by week
Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →
2025-2026 Schedule
8–5Opponent ranks are their Media Top 25 position that week. Ranked wins are highlighted.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | vs |  Chattanooga |
W 45–10 |
| Wk 2 | at | Georgia State | W 38–16 |
| Wk 3 | at |  Troy |
W 28–7 |
| Wk 4 | vs |  Arkansas |
W 32–31 |
| Wk 5 | at |  Florida Atlantic |
W 55–26 |
| Wk 6 | vs |  Tulsa |
W 45–7 |
| Wk 8 | at |  UAB |
L 24–31 |
| Wk 9 | vs | 18 South Florida |
W 34–31 |
| Wk 10 | at |  Rice |
W 38–14 |
| Wk 11 | vs |  Tulane |
L 32–38 |
| Wk 12 | at |  East Carolina |
L 27–31 |
| Wk 14 | vs |  Navy |
L 17–28 |
| Bowl | vs |  NC State · neutral |
L 7–31 |