2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Two human polls made up the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.
2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings | |||||
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Season | 2020–21 | ||||
NCAA Tournament | 2021 | ||||
Preseason No. 1 | |||||
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With the release of the poll on November 30, Kansas was ranked in the AP poll for the 223rd consecutive week, breaking the record set by UCLA from 1966–1980.[1] Nine weeks later, with the release of the poll on February 8, the streak that began with the February 2, 2009 poll would end at 232.
Legend
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Decrease in ranking | ||
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Italics | Number of first place votes | |
(#–#) | Win–loss record | |
т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP Poll
Preseason Nov 9[2] | Week 2 Nov 30[3] | Week 3 Dec 7[4] | Week 4 Dec 14[5] | Week 5 Dec 21[6] | Week 6 Dec 28[7] | Week 7 Jan 4[8] | Week 8 Jan 11[9] | Week 9 Jan 18[10] | Week 10 Jan 25[11] | Week 11 Feb 1[12] | Week 12 Feb 8[13] | Week 13 Feb 15[14] | Week 14 Feb 22[15] | Week 15 Mar 1[16] | Week 16 Mar 8[17] | Final Mar 15[18] | ||
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1. | Gonzaga (28) | Gonzaga (2–0) (57) | Gonzaga (3–0) (54) | Gonzaga (3–0) (54) | Gonzaga (4–0) (61) | Gonzaga (7–0) (62) | Gonzaga (10–0) (63) | Gonzaga (12–0) (63) | Gonzaga (14–0) (62) | Gonzaga (15–0) (62) | Gonzaga (17–0) (61) | Gonzaga (18–0) (55) | Gonzaga (20–0) (59) | Gonzaga (22–0) (60) | Gonzaga (24–0) (59) | Gonzaga (24–0) (61) | Gonzaga (26–0) (60) | 1. |
2. | Baylor (24) | Baylor (2–0) (6) | Baylor (3–0) (7) | Baylor (4–0) (7) | Baylor (5–0) (3) | Baylor (6–0) (2) | Baylor (9–0) (1) | Baylor (11–0) (1) | Baylor (12–0) (2) | Baylor (14–0) (2) | Baylor (16–0) (3) | Baylor (17–0) (8) | Baylor (17–0) (5) | Baylor (17–0) (4) | Michigan (18–1) (4) | Baylor (21–1) (2) | Illinois (23–6) | 2. |
3. | Villanova (11) | Iowa (2–0) | Iowa (3–0) | Iowa (6–0) (1) | Kansas (7–1) | Kansas (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (10–1) | Villanova (11–1) | Michigan (13–1) | Michigan (14–1) | Michigan (16–1) | Baylor (18–1) | Illinois (20–6) | Baylor (22–2) | 3. |
4. | Virginia (1) | Wisconsin (2–0) | Michigan State (5–0) | Michigan State (6–0) | Iowa (6–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (10–1) | Iowa (12–2) | Michigan (13–1) | Michigan (13–1) | Ohio State (15–4) | Ohio State (17–4) | Ohio State (18–5) | Illinois (18–6) | Michigan (19–3) | Michigan (20–4) | 4. |
5. | Iowa | Illinois (3–0) | Kansas (4–1) | Kansas (6–1) | Villanova (7–1) | Houston (7–0) | Iowa (9–2) | Iowa (11–2) | Texas (11–2) | Texas (11–2) | Houston (15–1) | Villanova (12–2) | Illinois (14–5) | Illinois (16–5) | Iowa (18–7) | Iowa (20–7) | Alabama (24–6) | 5. |
6. | Kansas | Duke (1–0) | Illinois (3–1) | Houston (4–0) | Houston (5–0) | Wisconsin (8–1) | Kansas (8–2) | Kansas (10–2) | Tennessee (10–1) | Houston (13–1) | Texas (11–3) | Illinois (13–5) | Houston (17–2) | Alabama (18–5) | West Virginia (17–6) | Alabama (21–6) | Houston (24–3) | 6. |
7. | Wisconsin | Kansas (1–1) | Houston (4–0) | Villanova (5–1) | West Virginia (7–1) | Tennessee (6–0) | Creighton (8–2) | Michigan (10–0) | Michigan (11–1) | Iowa (12–3) | Ohio State (14–4) | Texas Tech (14–5) | Virginia (15–3) | Oklahoma (14–5) | Ohio State (18–7) | Houston (21–3) | Ohio State (21–9) | 7. |
8. | Illinois | Michigan State (2–0) | Creighton (3–0) | West Virginia (6–1) | Tennessee (4–0) | Texas (7–1) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Creighton (10–2) | Houston (11–1) | Virginia (10–2) | Iowa (12–4) | Houston (16–2) | Alabama (17–5) | Villanova (14–3) | Alabama (19–6) | Arkansas (21–5) | Iowa (21–8) | 8. |
9. | Duke | Creighton (1–0) | Villanova (4–1) | Creighton (4–1) | Wisconsin (6–1) | West Virginia (7–2) | Tennessee (7–1) | Wisconsin (10–2) | Kansas (10–3) | Alabama (13–3) | Oklahoma (11–4) | Virginia (13–3) | Oklahoma (13–5) | Iowa (17–6) | Houston (20–3) | Ohio State (18–8) | Texas (19–7) | 9. |
10. | Kentucky | Houston (3–0) | Duke (2–1) | Tennessee (2–0) | Texas (7–1) | Iowa (7–2) | Michigan (9–0) | Tennessee (9–1) | Wisconsin (11–3) | Texas Tech (11–4) | Alabama (14–4) | Missouri (13–3) | Villanova (13–3) | West Virginia (15–6) | Villanova (15–4) | West Virginia (18–8) | Arkansas (22–6) | 10. |
11. | Creighton | West Virginia (3–0) | West Virginia (4–1) | Texas (5–1) | Rutgers (6–0) | Creighton (7–2) | Houston (8–1) | Houston (10–1) | Creighton (10–3) | West Virginia (10–4) | Tennessee (12–3) | Alabama (15–5) | Iowa (15–6) | Florida State (13–3) | Florida State (14–4) | Kansas (19–8) | Oklahoma State (20–8) | 11. |
12. | Tennessee | Villanova (2–1) | Tennessee (0–0) | Wisconsin (4–1) | Michigan State (6–1) | Missouri (6–0) | Illinois (8–3) | Clemson (9–1) | Texas Tech (11–4) | Missouri (10–2) | Illinois (11–5) | Oklahoma (12–5) | Texas (13–5) | Houston (18–3) | Arkansas (19–5) | Oklahoma State (18–7) | Kansas (20–8) | 12. |
13. | Michigan State | Tennessee (0–0) | Wisconsin (3–1) т | Illinois (4–2) | Creighton (6–2) | Texas Tech (7–2) | Missouri (7–1) | West Virginia (9–4) | Virginia (9–2) | Ohio State (12–4) | Texas Tech (12–5) | Texas (11–5) | West Virginia (14–6) | Creighton (16–5) | Kansas (18–8) | Texas (17–7) | West Virginia (18–9) | 13. |
14. | Texas Tech | North Carolina (1–0) | Texas (4–1) т | Texas Tech (6–1) | Missouri (5–0) | Rutgers (6–1) | West Virginia (8–3) | Illinois (9–4) | West Virginia (9–4) | Wisconsin (12–4) | Virginia (11–3) | West Virginia (13–5) | Creighton (16–5) | Texas (13–6) | Creighton (17–6) | Villanova (16–5) | Florida State (16–6) | 14. |
15. | West Virginia | Virginia (1–1) | Virginia Tech (4–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Texas Tech (6–2) | Illinois (7–3) | Rutgers (7–2) | Texas Tech (10–3) | Ohio State (11–3) | Kansas (10–5) | Creighton (13–4) | Iowa (13–6) | Texas Tech (14–6) | Virginia (15–5) | Texas (14–7) | Florida State (15–5) | Virginia (18–6) | 15. |
16. | North Carolina | Virginia Tech (3–0) | North Carolina (3–1) | Missouri (5–0) | Virginia (3–1) | Michigan (7–0) | Minnesota (10–2) | Louisville (8–1) | Virginia Tech (11–2) | Florida State (9–2) | Virginia Tech (13–3) | Tennessee (13–4) | Florida State (11–3) | Virginia Tech (14–4) | Oklahoma (14–7) | Virginia (17–6) | San Diego State (23–4) | 16. |
17. | Houston | Texas Tech (2–1) т | Texas Tech (4–1) | Virginia (3–1) | North Carolina (5–2) | Michigan State (6–2) | Oregon (8–1) | Missouri (7–2) | Minnesota (11–4) | Creighton (11–4) | West Virginia (11–5) | Florida State (10–3) | USC (17–3) | Kansas (17–7) | Oklahoma State (16–6) | Creighton (18–7) | Loyola–Chicago (24–4) | 17. |
18. | Arizona State | Texas (1–0) т | Virginia (3–1) | San Diego State (5–0) | Illinois (5–3) | Florida State (5–1) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Virginia (7–2) | Alabama (11–3) | Tennessee (10–3) | Missouri (11–3) | Virginia Tech (14–4) | Virginia Tech (14–4) | Texas Tech (14–7) | Texas Tech (15–8) | Loyola–Chicago (24–4) | Villanova (16–6) | 18. |
19. | Texas | Richmond (2–0) | Richmond (2–0) | Rutgers (4–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Northwestern (6–1) | Virginia Tech (8–1) | Duke (5–2) | Missouri (8–2) | Illinois (10–5) | Wisconsin (13–5) | Creighton (14–5) | Tennessee (14–5) | USC (18–4) | San Diego State (19–4) | San Diego State (20–4) | Creighton (20–8) | 19. |
20. | Oregon | Kentucky (1–1) | Florida State (1–0) | Ohio State (5–0) | Duke (3–2) | Duke (3–2) | Clemson (8–1) | Virginia Tech (9–2) | Clemson (9–2) | Virginia Tech (11–3) | Florida State (10–3) | USC (15–3) | Missouri (13–5) | Arkansas (17–5) | Loyola–Chicago (21–4) | Texas Tech (17–9) т | Purdue (18–9) | 20. |
21. | Florida State | Oregon (0–0) | Rutgers (3–0) | Duke (2–2) | Florida State (4–1) | Oregon (6–1) т | Duke (3–2) | Ohio State (9–3) | Oregon (9–2) | Minnesota (11–6) | UCLA (13–3) | Wisconsin (14–6) | Wisconsin (15–7) | Loyola–Chicago (19–4) | Virginia (15–6) | Purdue (18–8) т | Texas Tech (17–10) | 21. |
22. | UCLA | Florida State (0–0) | Ohio State (3–0) | North Carolina (4–2) | Xavier (8–0) | Minnesota (8–1) т | Virginia (5–2) | Oregon (9–2) | Illinois (9–5) | Saint Louis (7–1) | Florida (10–4) | Loyola–Chicago (17–3) | Loyola–Chicago (18–4) | San Diego State (17–4) | Virginia Tech (15–5) | Virginia Tech (15–5) | Colorado (22–8) | 22. |
23. | Ohio State | Ohio State (2–0) | Arizona State (3–1) | Louisville (4–0) | Ohio State (6–1) | Virginia (4–2) | Saint Louis (7–1) | Minnesota (10–4) | UConn (7–1) | UCLA (12–3) | Kansas (11–6) | Oklahoma State (12–5) | Kansas (15–7) | Wisconsin (16–8) | Purdue (16–8) | Colorado (20–7) | BYU (20–6) | 23. |
24. | Rutgers | Rutgers (3–0) | San Diego State (4–0) | Clemson (5–0) | Virginia Tech (6–1) | Virginia Tech (7–1) | Michigan State (7–3) | Saint Louis (7–1) | UCLA (11–2) | Oklahoma (9–4) | Purdue (12–6) | Purdue (13–7) | Arkansas (16–5) | Missouri (14–6) | Colorado (19–7) | USC (21–6) | USC (22–7) | 24. |
25. | Michigan | Arizona State (2–1) | Louisville (4–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Oregon (6–1) | Ohio State (7–2) | Florida State (5–2) | UConn (6–1) | Saint Louis (7–1) | Louisville (10–3) | Drake (16–0) | Rutgers (11–6) | San Diego State (15-4) | Tennessee (15–6) | Wisconsin (16–9) | Oklahoma (14–9) | Virginia Tech (15–6) | 25. |
Preseason Nov 9[2] | Week 2 Nov 30[3] | Week 3 Dec 7[4] | Week 4 Dec 14[5] | Week 5 Dec 21[6] | Week 6 Dec 28[7] | Week 7 Jan 4[8] | Week 8 Jan 11[9] | Week 9 Jan 18[10] | Week 10 Jan 25[11] | Week 11 Feb 1[12] | Week 12 Feb 8[13] | Week 13 Feb 15[14] | Week 14 Feb 22[15] | Week 15 Mar 1[19] | Week 16 Mar 8[20] | Final Mar 15[21] | ||
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USA Today Coaches Poll
The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked No. 1; second highest is ranked No. 2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. The maximum points a single team can earn is 775.
Preseason Nov 9[22] | Week 2 Dec 7[23] | Week 3 Dec 14[24] | Week 4 Dec 21[25] | Week 5 Dec 28[26] | Week 6 Jan 4[27] | Week 7 Jan 11[28] | Week 8 Jan 18[29] | Week 9 Jan 25[30] | Week 10 Feb 1[31] | Week 11 Feb 8[32] | Week 12 Feb 15[33] | Week 13 Feb 22[34] | Week 14 Mar 1[35] | Week 15 Mar 8[36] | Week 16 Mar 15[37] | Final Apr 6[38] | ||
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1. | Baylor (12) | Gonzaga (3–0) (23) | Gonzaga (3–0) (24) | Gonzaga (4–0) (25) | Gonzaga (7–0) (29) | Gonzaga (10–0) (29) | Gonzaga (12–0) (29) | Gonzaga (14–0) (28) | Gonzaga (15–0) (29) | Gonzaga (17–0) (28) | Gonzaga (18–0) (28) | Gonzaga (20–0) (28) | Gonzaga (22–0) (28) | Gonzaga (24–0) (31) | Gonzaga (24–0) (31) | Gonzaga (26–0) (32) | Baylor (28–2) (32) | 1. |
2. | Gonzaga (10) | Baylor (3–0) (8) | Baylor (3–0) (6) | Baylor (5–0) (5) | Baylor (6–0) (3) | Baylor (6–0) (3) | Baylor (11–0) (3) | Baylor (12–0) (3) | Baylor (14–0) (3) | Baylor (16–0) (4) | Baylor (17–0) (4) | Baylor (17–0) (4) | Baylor (17–0) (4) | Michigan (18–1) (1) | Baylor (21–1) | Illinois (22–6) | Gonzaga (31–1) | 2. |
3. | Villanova (8) | Iowa (3–0) (1) | Iowa (6–0) (2) | Villanova (7–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (10–1) | Villanova (11–1) | Michigan (13–1) | Michigan (14–1) | Michigan (16–1) (1) | Baylor (18–1) | Illinois (20–6) | Baylor (22–2) | Houston (28–4) | 3. |
4. | Virginia | Michigan State (5–0) | Michigan State (6–0) | Kansas (7–1) | Kansas (8–1) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (10–1) | Iowa (12–2) | Michigan (13–1) | Michigan (13–1) | Villanova (12–2) | Ohio State (17–4) | Illinois (16–5) | Illinois (18–6) | Michigan (19–3) | Michigan (20–4) | Michigan (23–5) | 4. |
5. | Kansas | Kansas (4–1) | Kansas (6–1) | Iowa (6–1) | Houston (7–0) | Creighton (8–1) | Michigan (10–0) | Texas (11–2) | Texas (11–2) | Houston (15–1) | Ohio State (15–4) | Illinois (14–5) т | Ohio State (18–5) | West Virginia (17–6) т | Alabama (21–6) | Alabama (24–6) | Alabama (26–7) | 5. |
6. | Iowa (1) | Villanova (4–1) | Villanova (5–1) | West Virginia (7–1) | Tennessee (6–0) | Kansas (8–2) | Creighton (10–2) | Tennessee (10–1) | Houston (13–1) | Texas (11–3) | Illinois (13–5) | Houston (17–2) т | Villanova (14–3) | Alabama (19–6) т | Iowa (20–7) | Houston (23–3) | Arkansas (25–7) | 6. |
7. | Wisconsin | Creighton (3–0) | West Virginia (6–1) | Houston (5–0) | Wisconsin (8–1) | Iowa (8–2) | Kansas (10–2) | Michigan (11–1) | Iowa (12–3) | Alabama (14–4) | Houston (16–2) | Villanova (13–3) | Alabama (18–5) | Houston (20–3) | Houston (21–3) | Ohio State (21–8) | UCLA (22–10) | 7. |
8. | Duke (1) | Houston (4–0) | Houston (4–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | West Virginia (7–2) | Tennessee (7–1) | Iowa (11–2) | Houston (11–1) | Virginia (10–2) | Iowa (12–4) | Texas Tech (14–5) | Virginia (15–3) | Oklahoma (14–5) | Iowa (18–7) | Arkansas (21–5) | Iowa (21–8) | Illinois (24–7) | 8. |
9. | Kentucky | Illinois (3–1) | Creighton (4–1) | Wisconsin (6–1) | Texas (7–1) | Michigan (9–0) | Wisconsin (10–2) | Kansas (10–3) | Alabama (13–3) | Ohio State (14–4) | Virginia (13–3) | Alabama (17–5) | Florida State (13–3) | Villanova (15–4) | West Virginia (18–8) | Texas (19–7) | USC (25–8) | 9. |
10. | Illinois | West Virginia (4–1) | Tennessee (2–0) | Texas (7–1) | Creighton (7–2) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Tennessee (9–1) | Wisconsin (11–3) | Texas Tech (11–4) | Tennessee (12–3) | Missouri (13–3) | Oklahoma (13–5) | Houston (18–3) | Ohio State (18–7) | Ohio State (18–8) | Arkansas (22–6) | Florida State (18–7) | 10. |
11. | Creighton | Duke (2–1) | Texas (5–1) | Michigan State (6–1) | Iowa (7–2) | Houston (8–1) | Houston (10–1) | Creighton (10–3) | West Virginia (10–4) | Texas Tech (12–5) | Alabama (15–5) | Texas Tech (14–6) | Creighton (16–5) | Florida State (14–4) | Villanova (16–5) | Kansas (20–8) | Villanova (18–7) | 11. |
12. | Michigan State | Texas (4–1) | Wisconsin (4–1) | Rutgers (6–0) | Missouri (6–0) | Illinois (8–3) | Clemson (9–1) | Virginia (9–2) | Missouri (10–2) | Creighton (13–4) | Oklahoma (12–5) | Creighton (16–5) | Iowa (17–6) | Creighton (17–6) | Kansas (19–8) | Oklahoma State (20–8) | Loyola-Chicago (26–5) | 12. |
13. | Texas Tech | Wisconsin (3–1) | Illinois (4–2) | Creighton (6–2) | Rutgers (6–1) | Missouri (7–1) | Illinois (9–4) | Texas Tech (11–4) | Wisconsin (12–4) | Illinois (11–5) | Texas (11–5) | Texas (13–5) | West Virginia (15–6) | Arkansas (19–5) | Florida State (15–5) | West Virginia (18–9) | Iowa (22–9) | 13. |
14. | Tennessee | North Carolina (3–1) | Texas Tech (6–1) | Missouri (5–0) | Texas Tech (7–2) | Rutgers (7–2) | West Virginia (9–4) | Virginia Tech (11–2) | Creighton (11–4) | Oklahoma (11–4) | West Virginia (13–5) | Iowa (15–6) | Virginia (15–5) | Kansas (18–8) | Oklahoma State (18–7) | Florida State (16–6) | Creighton (22–9) | 14. |
15. | West Virginia | Virginia Tech (4–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Virginia (3–1) | Michigan (7–0) | Oregon (8–1) | Texas Tech (10–3) | West Virginia (9–4) | Ohio State (12–4) | Virginia (11–3) | Tennessee (13–4) | West Virginia (14–6) | Virginia Tech (14–4) | Oklahoma (14–7) | Virginia (17–6) | Virginia (18–6) | Ohio State (21–10) | 15. |
16. | North Carolina | Tennessee (0–0) | Virginia (3–1) | Texas Tech (6–2) | Illinois (7–3) | West Virginia (8–13) | Missouri (7–2) | Alabama (11–3) | Florida State (9–2) | Virginia Tech (13–3) | Iowa (13–6) | Florida State (11–3) | Texas (13–6) | Texas (14–7) | Texas (17–7) | Loyola–Chicago (24–4) | Kansas (21–9) | 16. |
17. | Arizona State | Texas Tech (4–1) | Rutgers (4–0) | North Carolina (5–2) | Oregon (6–1) | Minnesota (10–2) | Oregon (9–2) | Minnesota (11–4) | Tennessee (10–3) | Missouri (11–3) | Virginia Tech (14–4) | Virginia Tech (14–4) | Texas Tech (14–7) | Oklahoma State (16–6) | Creighton (18–7) | Villanova (16–6) | Oregon (22–7) | 17. |
18. | Houston т | Virginia (3–1) | Missouri (5–0) | Illinois (5–3) | Michigan State (6–2) | Clemson (8–1) | Louisville (8–1) | Ohio State (11–3) | Kansas (10–5) | West Virginia (11–5) | Creighton (14–5) | USC (17–3) | USC (18–4) | Texas Tech (15–8) | Loyola–Chicago (24–4) | San Diego State (23–4) | West Virginia (19–10) | 18. |
19. | Florida State т | Richmond (2–0) | Ohio State (5–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Florida State (5–1) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Minnesota (10–4) | Missouri (8–2) | Virginia Tech (11–3) | Florida State (10–3) | Florida State (10–3) | Missouri (13–5) | Kansas (17–7) | Virginia Tech (15–8) | San Diego State (20–4) т | Creighton (20–8) | Oklahoma State (21–9) | 19. |
20. | Oregon | Ohio State (3–0) | San Diego State (5–0) | Ohio State (6–1) | Xavier (8–1) т | Virginia Tech (8–1) | Virginia Tech (9–2) | UCLA (11–2) | Minnesota (11–5) | Wisconsin (13–5) | USC (15–3) | Tennessee (14–5) | Arkansas (17–5) | Virginia (15–6) | Purdue (18–8) т | Purdue (18–9) | Oregon State (20–13) | 20. |
21. | UCLA | Florida State (1–0) | North Carolina (4–2) | Florida State (4–1) | Ohio State (7–2) т | Virginia (5–2) | UCLA (9–2) | Oregon (9–2) | UCLA (12–3) | UCLA (13–3) | Wisconsin (14–6) | Wisconsin (15–7) | Oklahoma State (14–6) | San Diego State (19–4) | Virginia Tech (15–5) | Texas Tech (17–10) | Texas (19–8) | 21. |
22. | Texas | Rutgers (3–0) | Louisville (4–0) | Xavier (8–0) | Northwestern (6–1) | Florida State (5–2) | Virginia (7–2) | Clemson (9–2) | Illinois (10–5) | Kansas (11–6) | Oklahoma State (12–5) | Oklahoma State (13–6) | Loyola–Chicago (19–4) | Loyola–Chicago (21–4) | Texas Tech (17–9) | Colorado (22–8) | Texas Tech (18–11) | 22. |
23. | Rutgers | Arizona State (3–1) | Duke (2–2) | Richmond (6–1) | San Diego State (6–1) | Saint Louis (7–1) | Duke (5–2) | Colorado (11–3) | Louisville (10–3) | Florida (10–4) | Loyola–Chicago (17–3) | Loyola–Chicago (18–4) | Oregon (14–4) | Purdue (16–8) | USC (21–6) | USC (22–7) | Colorado (23–9) | 23. |
24. | Ohio State | Louisville (4–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Oregon (6–1) | Virginia (4–2) т | Duke (3–2) | Saint Louis (7–1) | Illinois (9–5) | Saint Louis (7–1) | Oklahoma State (11–4) | UCLA (13–4) | Kansas (15–7) | Wisconsin (16–8) | USC (19–6) | Oklahoma (14–9) | Virginia Tech (15–6) | Virginia (18–7) | 24. |
25. | Alabama | Florida (3–0) | Richmond (4–1) | Duke (3–2) | Minnesota (8–1) т | Louisville (7–1) | Alabama (9–3) | Florida State (7–2) | Oregon (9–3) | Drake (16–0) | Purdue (13–7) | Oregon (12–4) | San Diego State (17–4) | Oregon (16–5) | Oregon (19–5) | Oregon (20–6) | Syracuse (18–10) | 25. |
Preseason Nov 9[22] | Week 2 Dec 7[23] | Week 3 Dec 14[24] | Week 4 Dec 21[25] | Week 5 Dec 28[26] | Week 6 Jan 4[27] | Week 7 Jan 11[28] | Week 8 Jan 18[29] | Week 9 Jan 25[30] | Week 10 Feb 1[31] | Week 11 Feb 8[32] | Week 12 Feb 15[33] | Week 13 Feb 22[34] | Week 14 Mar 1[35] | Week 15 Mar 8[36] | Week 16 Mar 15[37] | Final Apr 6[38] | ||
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