Ranking History
Spartans in the Rankings
First Ranking: 18th, 1992
First Final Ranking: 23rd, 2011
Highest Ranking: Second (one week), 2014
Highest Preseason Ranking: Eighth,
2013
Highest Final Ranking: 12th, 2012
Years Ranked in NFCA Poll: 10 (1992, 2000, 2002,
2008-09, 2011-current)
Years Ranked in NFCA Top 20: Nine (1992, 2002,
2008-09, 2011-current)
Years Ranked in NFCA Top 15: Eight (2002,
2008-09, 2011-current)
Years Ranked in NFCA Top 10: Five (2002,
2011-14)
Years Ranked in NFCA Top Five: Three (2002,
2012, 2014)
Years Ranked in NFCA Preseason Poll: Five (2009,
2012-current)
Years Ranked in NFCA Final Poll: Four
(2011-14)
Most Consecutive Weeks Ranked in AVCA Poll: 56,
2011-15
NFCA Ranking History
| Year |
Pre |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| 1992 | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | - | 20 | 20 | 19 | - | 23 | - | 20 | - | 17 | 24 | 12 | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | - | - | - | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 23 |
| 2012 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 12 |
| 2013 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 15 | - | 19 |
| 2014 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | - | 18 |
| 2015 | 17 | 14 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |