AP's Top 25 Sports Movies

Created by Fergenaprido.

Favorited 3 times, disliked 0 times, added to 4 watchlists.

“Hoosiers” shot all the way to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 of best sports movies, a one-of-a-kind poll from the news organization known for its rankings of college teams.

Released in 1986 and starring Gene Hackman, “Hoosiers” led the tally in results released Friday, receiving 46 votes from a 70-person global panel of sports writers and editors who work for the AP.

In all, 117 films got at least one mention in the complete balloting; 69 received at least two votes apiece. Nine sports served as the subjects of the AP Top 25, a group that actually wound up including 26 total movies, because three tied for 24th place.

2-way ties at #2,8,12.
3-way ties at #18,21,24.

Others receiving at least 5 votes: “The Blind Side,” “Happy Gilmore,” “Bend It Like Beckham,” “Rush,” “Senna,” “The Longest Yard,” ”The Wrestler,” “Victory.”