Rhode Island

Best finish

No. 4

Seasons ranked

14 / 42

Best finish

No. 4 (2001-2002)

Sports

Football · Men's Basketball · Women's Volleyball

Polls

Media · Coaches · FCS Coaches · FCS Media

Years in the Rankings

Any poll, any sport

Season-final ranking by sport · 2001-2002 – 2025-2026

Football

Each point is Rhode Island'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 Rhode Island 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.

2020s7 ranked

2026 Best · No. 6 FB 2025 Best · No. 5 FB 2024 Best · No. 9 FB 2023 Best · No. 17 FB 2022 Best · No. 14 FB 2021 Best · No. 12 FB 2020 Best · No. 18 FB

2010s3 ranked

2019Unranked

2018 Best · No. 15 FB 2017 Best · No. 14 Men's 2016 Best · No. 21 Men's

2015Unranked

2014Unranked

2013Unranked

2012Unranked

2011Unranked

2010Unranked

2000s3 ranked

2009Unranked

2008Unranked

2007 Best · No. 20 Men's

2006Unranked

2005 Best · No. 25 FB

2004Unranked

2003Unranked

2002Unranked

2001 Best · No. 4 FB

2000Unranked

1990s0 ranked

1999Unranked

1998Unranked

1997Unranked

1996Unranked

1995Unranked

1994Unranked

1993Unranked

1992Unranked

1991Unranked

1990Unranked

1980s1 ranked

1989Unranked

1988Unranked

1987Unranked

1986Unranked

1985 Best · No. 20 VB