# 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Two human polls make up the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.

## Legend

| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | New to rankings from previous week |
| Italics | Number of first place votes |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## AP Poll

| | Preseason Oct 31 | Week 2 Nov 14 | Week 3 Nov 21 | Week 4 Nov 28 | Week 5 Dec 5 | Week 6 Dec 12 | Week 7 Dec 19 | Week 8 Dec 26 | Week 9 Jan 2 | Week 10 Jan 9 | Week 11 Jan 16 | Week 12 Jan 23 | Week 13 Jan 30 | Week 14 Feb 6 | Week 15 Feb 13 | Week 16 Feb 20 | Week 17 Feb 27 | Week 18 Mar 6 | Week 19 Mar 13 | |
| 1. | Duke (58) | Duke (2–0) (58) | Kentucky (4–0) (42) | Kentucky (7–0) (40) | Villanova (8–0) (57) | Villanova (10–0) (56) | Villanova (11–0) (56) | Villanova (12–0) (56) | Villanova (14–0) (59) | Baylor (15–0) (55) | Villanova (17–1) (28) | Villanova (19–1) (35) | Gonzaga (22–0) (46) | Gonzaga (24–0) (59) | Gonzaga (26–0) (60) | Gonzaga (28–0) (59) | Kansas (26–3) (58) | Kansas (28–3) (59) | Villanova (31-3) (59) | 1. |
| 2. | Kentucky (2) | Kentucky (2–0) (1) | Villanova (5–0) (21) | Villanova (6–0) (20) | UCLA (9–0) (2) | UCLA (10–0) (3) | UCLA (12–0) (3) | UCLA (13–0) (3) | Baylor (13–0) (6) | Kansas (14–1) (8) | Kansas (16–1) (32) | Kansas (18–1) (28) | Baylor (20–1) (6) | Villanova (22–2) (6) | Villanova (24–2) (5) | Villanova (26–2) (5) | Villanova (27–3) (2) | Villanova (28–3) (2) | Gonzaga (32-1) (6) | 2. |
| 3. | Kansas | Villanova (1–0) (5) | Indiana (3–0) (1) | North Carolina (7–0) (4) | Kansas (7–1) | Kansas (9–1) | Kansas (10–1) | Kansas (11–1) | Kansas (12–1) | Villanova (15-1) (1) | UCLA (18–1) (3) | Gonzaga (19–0) (2) | Kansas (19–2) (9) | Kansas (20–3) | Kansas (22–3) | Kansas (24–3) (1) | UCLA (26–3) (3) | UCLA (28–3) (3) | Kansas (28-4) | 3. |
| 4. | Villanova (4) | Oregon (1–0) | North Carolina (4–0) | Kansas (5–1) | Baylor (8–0) (6) | Baylor (8–0) (6) | Baylor (11–0) (6) | Baylor (12–0) (6) | UCLA (14–1) | UCLA (16–1) | Gonzaga (17–0) (2) | Kentucky (17–2) | Villanova (20–2) (4) | Louisville (19–4) | Baylor (22–3) | Arizona (25–3) | Gonzaga (29–1) (2) | Gonzaga (30–1) (1) | Arizona (30-4) | 4. |
| 5. | Oregon (1) | North Carolina (2–0) | Kansas (2–1) | Duke (6–1) | Duke (8–1) | Duke (10–1) | Duke (10–1) | Duke (12–1) | Gonzaga (14–0) | Gonzaga (15–0) | Kentucky (15–2) | Baylor (18–1) | Arizona (20–2) | Oregon (21–3) | Arizona (23–3) | UCLA (24–3) | North Carolina (25–5) | Oregon (27–4) | North Carolina (27-7) | 5. |
| 6. | North Carolina | Indiana (1–0) (1) | Duke (4–1) | Virginia (6–0) | Kentucky (7–1) | Kentucky (9–1) | Kentucky (10–1) | Louisville (11–1) | Kentucky (11–2) | Kentucky (13–2) | Baylor (16–1) | Florida State (18–2) | Louisville (18–4) | Baylor (20–3) | UCLA (23–3) | Oregon (24–4) | Oregon (26–4) | North Carolina (26–6) | Kentucky (29-5) | 6. |
| 7. | Xavier | Kansas (0–1) | Virginia (3–0) | Xavier (6–0) | North Carolina (8–1) | North Carolina (10–1) | Gonzaga (11–0) | Gonzaga (12–0) | West Virginia (12–1) | Duke (14–2) | West Virginia (15–2) т | Arizona (18–2) | West Virginia (17–4) | Wisconsin (20–3) | Oregon (22–4) | Louisville (22–5) | Arizona (26–4) | Arizona (27–4) | Duke (27-8) | 7. |
| 8. | Virginia | Virginia (1–0) | Arizona (3–0) | Gonzaga (6–0) | Gonzaga (8–0) | Gonzaga (10–0) | North Carolina (10–2) | Kentucky (10–2) | Duke (12–2) | Creighton (15–1) | Creighton (17–1) т | UCLA (19–2) | Kentucky (17–4) | North Carolina (21–4) | Louisville (20–5) | North Carolina (23–5) | Louisville (23–6) | Kentucky (26–5) | UCLA (29-4) | 8. |
| 9. | Wisconsin | Wisconsin (1–0) | Xavier (5–0) | Baylor (6–0) | Indiana (7–1) | Indiana (8–1) | Creighton (11–0) | North Carolina (11–2) | Louisville (12–2) | Florida State (15–1) | North Carolina (16–3) | North Carolina (18–3) | Virginia (16–4) | Arizona (21–3) | West Virginia (20–5) | Baylor (22–5) | Kentucky (24–5) | Baylor (25–6) | Oregon (29-5) | 9. |
| 10. | Arizona | Arizona (1–0) | Louisville (3–0) | Creighton (6–0) | Creighton (8–0) | Creighton (10–0) | Louisville (10–1) | Creighton (12–0) | Creighton (13–1) | West Virginia (13–2) | Florida State (16–2) | Oregon (18–2) | Wisconsin (18–3) | UCLA (21–3) | North Carolina (21–5) | Duke (22–5) | West Virginia (23–6) | Louisville (24–7) | Louisville (24-8) | 10. |
| 11. | Indiana | Xavier (1–0) | Gonzaga (3–0) | UCLA (7–0) | Louisville (7–1) | Louisville (9–1) | West Virginia (9–1) | West Virginia (11–1) | Virginia (11–2) | North Carolina (14–3) | Oregon (16–2) | Butler (17–3) | UCLA (19–3) | Cincinnati (21–2) | Wisconsin (21–4) | Kentucky (22–5) | Baylor (23–6) | West Virginia (24–7) | SMU (30-4) | 11. |
| 12. | Michigan State | Louisville (1–0) | Creighton (4–0) | Saint Mary's (5–0) | Saint Mary's (6–0) | West Virginia (8–1) | Virginia (9–1) | Virginia (10–1) | Florida State (14–1) | Butler (14–2) | Louisville (15–3) | Virginia (15–3) | North Carolina (19–4) | Virginia (17–5) | Duke (20–5) | West Virginia (21–6) | Florida (23–6) | SMU (27–4) | Baylor (25-7) | 12. |
| 13. | Louisville | Michigan State (0–1) | Oregon (2–1) | Indiana (4–1) | Xavier (7–1) | Virginia (8–1) | Butler (10–1) | Butler (11–1) | Wisconsin (12–2) | Oregon (15–2) | Butler (15–3) | Louisville (16–4) | Oregon (19–3) | West Virginia (18–5) | Kentucky (20–5) | Florida (22–5) | Butler (23–6) | Purdue (25–6) | West Virginia (26-8) | 13. |
| 14. | Gonzaga | Gonzaga (1–0) | UCLA (4–0) | Louisville (5–1) | Virginia (7–1) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Wisconsin (10–2) | Wisconsin (11–2) | North Carolina (12–3) | Louisville (13–3) | Arizona (16–2) | Notre Dame (17–3) | Cincinnati (19–2) | Florida State (20–4) | Virginia (18–6) | Purdue (22–5) | SMU (25–4) | Duke (23–8) | Notre Dame (25-9) | 14. |
| 15. | Purdue | Purdue (1–0) | Saint Mary's (3–0) | Purdue (5–1) | West Virginia (6–1) | Purdue (8–2) | Purdue (9–2) | Purdue (11–2) | Oregon (13–2) | Xavier (13–2) | Notre Dame (16–2) | Wisconsin (16–3) | Florida State (18–4) | Kentucky (18–5) | Florida (20–5) | Cincinnati (24–3) | Florida State (23–6) | Cincinnati (27–4) | Purdue (25-7) | 15. |
| 16. | UCLA | UCLA (2–0) | Wisconsin (2–1) | Arizona (5–1) | Butler (8–0) | South Carolina (8–0) | Indiana (8–2) | Indiana (10–2) | Xavier (12–2) | Arizona (15–2) | Virginia (13–3) | Creighton (18–2) | Butler (18–4) | Purdue (19–5) | Purdue (20–5) | Wisconsin (22–5) | Purdue (23–6) | Florida State (24–7) | Florida State (25-8) т | 16. |
| 17. | Saint Mary's | Saint Mary's (1–0) | Purdue (2–1) | Wisconsin (5–2) | Wisconsin (7–2) | Xavier (8–2) | Xavier (8–2) | Xavier (10–2) | Arizona (13–2) | Purdue (14–3) | Wisconsin (14–3) | Duke (15–4) | Maryland (19–2) | Florida (18–5) | Florida State (21–5) | SMU (24–4) | Duke (22–7) | Florida (24–7) | Iowa State (23-10) т | 17. |
| 18. | UConn | Syracuse (1–0) | Syracuse (3–0) | Butler (6–0) | Purdue (6–2) | Butler (9–1) | Arizona (10–2) | Arizona (11–2) | Butler (12–2) | Wisconsin (13–3) | Duke (14–4) | West Virginia (15–4) | Saint Mary's (19–2) | Duke (18–5) | Cincinnati (22–3) | Virginia (18–8) | Cincinnati (25–4) | Butler (23–7) | Cincinnati (29-5) | 18. |
| 19. | Syracuse | West Virginia (1–0) | West Virginia (3–0) | Iowa State (5–1) | South Carolina (8–0) | Arizona (8–2) | Saint Mary's (8–1) | Saint Mary's (10–1) | Saint Mary's (12–1) | Virginia (12–3) | Florida (14–3) | Cincinnati (17–2) | South Carolina (17–4) | South Carolina (19–4) | SMU (22–4) | Florida State (21–6) | Notre Dame (22–7) | Saint Mary's (27–3) | Wichita State (30-4) | 19. |
| 20. | West Virginia | Iowa State (1–0) | Baylor (3–0) | South Carolina (6–0) | Arizona (6–2) | Saint Mary's (7–1) | Oregon (10–2) | Florida State (12–1) | Purdue (12–3) | Notre Dame (14–2) | Cincinnati (15–2) | Purdue (16–4) | Notre Dame (17–5) | Saint Mary's (21–2) | Creighton (21–4) | Saint Mary's (24–3) | Saint Mary's (26–3) | Wichita State (30–4) | Florida (24-8) | 20. |
| 21. | Texas | Rhode Island (1–0) | Iowa State (3–0) | Rhode Island (5–1) | Florida (7–1) | Notre Dame (9–1) | Florida State (11–1) | Oregon (11-2) | Virginia Tech (12-1) | Saint Mary's (14–1) | Purdue (14–4) | Saint Mary's (17–2) | Duke (16–5) | Maryland (20–3) | South Carolina (20–5) | Notre Dame (21–7) | Wichita State (27–4) | Virginia (21–9) | Butler (23-8) | 21. |
| 22. | Creighton | Creighton (1–0) | Texas (3–0) | Syracuse (4–1) | Cincinnati (7–1) | Oregon (8–2) | South Carolina (9–1) | USC (13–0) | Cincinnati (12–2) | Cincinnati (13–2) | Xavier (13–4) | Maryland (17–2) | Creighton (19–3) | Butler (18–5) | Saint Mary's (22–3) | Butler (21–6) | Wisconsin (22–7) | Notre Dame (23–7) | Saint Mary's (28-4) | 22. |
| 23. | Rhode Island | Texas (1–0) | Rhode Island (4–1) | Oregon (4–2) | Notre Dame (8–0) | Florida State (10–1) | USC (10–0) | Cincinnati (10–2) | Notre Dame (12–2) | Florida (12–3) | Saint Mary's (15–2) | South Carolina (15–4) | Purdue (17–5) | Creighton (20–4) | Maryland (21–4) | Creighton (22–5) | Virginia (19–9) | Iowa State (20–10) | Michigan (24-11) | 23. |
| 24. | Iowa State | Cincinnati (1–0) | Michigan State (2–2) | Florida (4–1) | Oregon (7–2) | USC (9–0) | Cincinnati (9–2) | Notre Dame (10–2) | Florida (10–3) | Minnesota (15-2) | South Carolina (14–3) | Xavier (14–5) | Florida (16–5) | Xavier (17–6) | Butler (19–6) | Maryland (22–5) | Iowa State (19–9) | Wisconsin (23–8) | Virginia (22-10) | 24. |
| 25. | Maryland | California (1–0) | Florida State (4–0) т Michigan (4–0) т | West Virginia (4–1) | Iowa State (5–2) | Cincinnati (7–2) | Notre Dame (9–2) | Florida (9–3) | Indiana (10–4) тUSC (14–1) т | Kansas State (13–2) тUSC (15–2) т | Maryland (16–2) | Florida (14–5) | Northwestern (18–4) | SMU (20–4) | Notre Dame (19–7) | Wichita State (25–4) | Miami (20–8) | Maryland (24–7) | Wisconsin (25-9) | 25. |
| | Preseason Oct 31 | Week 2 Nov 14 | Week 3 Nov 21 | Week 4 Nov 28 | Week 5 Dec 5 | Week 6 Dec 12 | Week 7 Dec 19 | Week 8 Dec 26 | Week 9 Jan 2 | Week 10 Jan 9 | Week 11 Jan 16 | Week 12 Jan 23 | Week 13 Jan 30 | Week 14 Feb 6 | Week 15 Feb 13 | Week 16 Feb 20 | Week 17 Feb 27 | Week 18 Mar 6 | Week 19 Mar 13 | |
| | | Dropped: UConn (0–1)Maryland (1–0) | Dropped: Cincinnati (3–1)California (2–0) | Dropped: Florida State (5–1)Michigan (5–1)Michigan State (4–3)Texas (3–2) | Dropped: Rhode Island (5–3)Syracuse (5–2) | Dropped: Florida (7–3)Iowa State (6–3) | None | Dropped: South Carolina (9–2) | None | Dropped: Virginia Tech (12–3)Indiana (11–5) | Dropped: Minnesota (15–4)Kansas State (13–4)USC (16–3) | None | Dropped: Xavier (15–6) | Dropped: Northwestern (18–5)Notre Dame (17–7) | Dropped: Xavier (18–7) | Dropped: South Carolina (20–7) | Dropped: Creighton (22–7)Maryland (22–7) | Dropped: Miami (20–10) | Dropped: Maryland (24-8) | |

## 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 Oct 20 | Week 2 Nov 14 | Week 3 Nov 21 | Week 4 Nov 28 | Week 5 Dec 5 | Week 6 Dec 12 | Week 7 Dec 19 | Week 8 Dec 26 | Week 9 Jan 2 | Week 10 Jan 9 | Week 11 Jan 16 | Week 12 Jan 23 | Week 13 Jan 30 | Week 14 Feb 6 | Week 15 Feb 13 | Week 16 Feb 20 | Week 17 Feb 27 | Week 18 Mar 6 | Week 19 Mar 12 | Week 20 Apr 4 | |
| 1. | Duke (27) | Duke (2–0) (27) | Kentucky (4–0) (20) | Kentucky (6–0) (23) | Villanova (8–0) (28) | Villanova (10–0) (28) | Villanova (11–0) (28) | Villanova (12–0) (27) | Villanova (14–0) (30) | Baylor (15–0) (22) | Kansas (16–1) (23) | Kansas (18–1) (18) | Gonzaga (22–0) (24) | Gonzaga (24–0) (28) | Gonzaga (26–0) (29) | Gonzaga (28–0) (29) | Kansas (26–3) (23) | Kansas (28–3) (27) | Villanova (31–3) (27) | North Carolina (33–7) (31) | 1. |
| 2. | Kansas (1) | Kentucky (2–0) (2) | Villanova (5–0) (4) | Villanova (6–0) (2) | UCLA (9–0) (1) | UCLA (10–0) (2) | UCLA (12–0) (2) | UCLA (13–0) (2) | Kansas (12–1) (1) | Kansas (14–1) (9) | Villanova (17–1) (4) | Villanova (19–1) (11) | Kansas (19–2) (7) | Villanova (22–2) (4) | Villanova (24–2) (3) | Villanova (26–2) (3) | UCLA (26–3) (3) | Villanova (28–3) (2) | Gonzaga (32–1) (1) | Gonzaga (37–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Villanova (1) | Villanova (1–0) (2) | Duke (4–1) (5) | North Carolina (7–0) (2) | Kansas (7–1) (1) | Kansas (9–1) (1) | Kansas (10–1) (1) | Kansas (11–1) (1) | Baylor (13–0) | Villanova (15–1) (1) | UCLA (18–1) (2) | Gonzaga (19–0) (3) | Baylor (20–1) | Kansas (20–3) | Kansas (22–3) | Kansas (24–3) | Villanova (27–3) (5) | UCLA (28–3) (2) | Kansas (28–4) (2) | Oregon (33–6) | 3. |
| 4. | Kentucky (2) | Oregon (1–0) (1) | North Carolina (4–0) | Duke (6–1) (2) | Duke (8–1) (2) | Duke (8–1) (1) | Duke (10–1) (1) | Baylor (12–0) | Gonzaga (14–0) | UCLA (16–1) | Gonzaga (17–0) (3) | Kentucky (17–2) | Villanova (20–2) (1) | Louisville (19–4) | Baylor (22–3) | Arizona (25–3) | Gonzaga (29–1) (1) | Gonzaga (30–1) (1) | Arizona (30–4) | Kansas (31–5) | 4. |
| 5. | Oregon (1) | Indiana (1–0) | Indiana (3–0) т(2) | Kansas (5–1) | North Carolina (8–1) | Baylor (8–0) | Kentucky (10–1) | Duke (12–1) (1) | UCLA (14–1) | Gonzaga (15–0) | Kentucky (15–2) | Baylor (18–1) | Arizona (20–2) | Wisconsin (20–3) | UCLA (23–3) | UCLA (24–3) | North Carolina (25–5) | Oregon (27–4) | Kentucky (29–5) | Kentucky (32–6) | 5. |
| 6. | North Carolina | North Carolina (2–0) | Kansas (2–1) т | Virginia (6–0) | Baylor (8–0) | North Carolina (10–1) | Baylor (11–0) | Gonzaga (12–0) | Kentucky (11–2) | Kentucky (13–2) | Baylor (16–1) | North Carolina (18–3) | Kentucky (17–4) | Oregon (21–3) | Arizona (23–3) | Louisville (22–5) | Oregon (26–4) | North Carolina (26–6) | UCLA (29–4) | South Carolina (26–11) | 6. |
| 7. | Virginia | Virginia (1–0) | Virginia (3–0) т | Xavier (6–0) | Kentucky (7–1) | Kentucky (9–1) | Gonzaga (11–0) | Louisville (11–1) | West Virginia (11–1) | Duke (14–2) | Creighton (17–1) | UCLA (19–2) | Louisville (18–4) | North Carolina (21–4) | Louisville (20–5) | Oregon (24–4) | Louisville (23–6) | Arizona (27–4) | Duke (27–8) | Arizona (32–5) | 7. |
| 8. | Xavier | Kansas (0–1) | Xavier (5–0) | Gonzaga (6–0) | Gonzaga (8–0) | Gonzaga (10–0) | North Carolina (10–2) | Kentucky (10–2) | Duke (12–2) | Creighton (15–1) | West Virginia (15–2) | Florida State (18–2) | UCLA (19–3) | Baylor (20–3) | Oregon (22–4) | North Carolina (23–5) | Arizona (26–4) | Kentucky (26–5) | North Carolina (27–7) | Villanova (32–4) | 8. |
| 9. | Michigan State | Arizona (1–0) | Arizona (3–0) | UCLA (7–0) | Indiana (7–1) | Indiana (8–1) | Creighton (11–0) | Creighton (12–0) | Louisville (12–2) | West Virginia (13–2) | North Carolina (16–3) | Arizona (18–2) | Wisconsin (18–3) | UCLA (21–3) | North Carolina (21–5) | Baylor (22–5) | Kentucky (24–5) | Louisville (24–7) | Oregon (29–5) | UCLA (31–5) | 9. |
| 10. | Wisconsin | Xavier (1–0) | Louisville (3–0) | Indiana (4–1) | Creighton (8–0) | Creighton (10–0) | Virginia (9–1) | North Carolina (11–2) | Creighton (13–1) | Florida State (15–1) | Oregon (16–2) | Oregon (18–2) | North Carolina (19–4) | Arizona (21–3) | Wisconsin (21–4) | Kentucky (22–5) | West Virginia (23–6) | Baylor (25–6) | Louisville (24–8) | Florida (27–9) | 10. |
| 11. | Arizona | Wisconsin (1–0) | Gonzaga (3–0) | Baylor (6–0) | Saint Mary's (6–0) | Louisville (9–1) | Louisville (10–1) | Virginia (10–1) | Wisconsin (12-2) | Oregon (15–2) | Louisville (15–3) | Butler (17–3) | Virginia (16–4) | Cincinnati (21–2) | Kentucky (20–5) | Duke (22–5) | Baylor (23–6) | West Virginia (24–7) | Baylor (25–7) | West Virginia (28–9) | 11. |
| 12. | Indiana | Louisville (1–0) | Oregon (2–1) | Creighton (6–0) | Virginia (7–1) | Virginia (8–1) | West Virginia (9–1) | West Virginia (11–1) | Virginia (11–2) | North Carolina (14–3) | Florida State (16–2) | Notre Dame (17–3) | West Virginia (17–4) | Kentucky (18–5) | West Virginia (20–5) | Florida (22–5) | Florida (23–6) | Purdue (25–6) | West Virginia (26–8) | Baylor (27–8) | 12. |
| 13. | Gonzaga | Michigan State (0–1) | UCLA (4–0) | Saint Mary's (5–0) | Louisville (7–1) | West Virginia (8–1) | Butler (10–1) | Butler (11–1) | Florida State (14-1) | Butler (14–2) | Arizona (16–2) | Virginia (15–3) | Oregon (19–3) | Virginia (17–5) | Florida (20–5) | West Virginia (21–6) | Notre Dame (22–7) | Florida (24–7) | SMU (30–4) | Duke (28–9) | 13. |
| 14. | Louisville | Gonzaga (1–0) | Wisconsin (2–1) | Louisville (5–1) | Xavier (7–1) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Wisconsin (10–2) | Wisconsin (11–2) | Oregon (13-2) | Xavier (13–2) | Butler (15–3) | Louisville (16–4) | Cincinnati (19–2) | West Virginia (18–5) | Duke (20–5) | Purdue (22–5) | Duke (22–7) | Duke (23–8) | Notre Dame (25–9) | Louisville (25–9) | 14. |
| 15. | Purdue | Purdue (1–0) | Saint Mary's (3–0) | Arizona (5–1) | Butler (8–0) | South Carolina (8–0) | Purdue (9–2) | Purdue (11–2) | Xavier (12-2) | Louisville (13–3) | Notre Dame (16–2) | Wisconsin (16–3) | Butler (18–4) | Florida State (20–4) | Virginia (18–6) | Wisconsin (22–5) | Butler (23–6) | SMU (27–4) | Purdue (25–7) | Purdue (27–8) | 15. |
| 16. | UConn | UCLA (2–0) | Syracuse (3–0) | Purdue (5–1) | West Virginia (6–1) | Purdue (8–2) | Indiana (8–2) | Indiana (10–2) | North Carolina (12–3) | Arizona (15–2) | Virginia (13–3) | Creighton (18–2) | Florida State (18–4) | South Carolina (19–4) | Purdue (20–5) | Cincinnati (24–3) | Purdue (23–6) | Notre Dame (23–8) | Cincinnati (29–5) | Wisconsin (27–10) | 16. |
| 17. | Syracuse | Saint Mary's (1–0) | West Virginia (3–0) | Wisconsin (5–2) | Wisconsin (7–2) | Xavier (8–2) | Xavier (9–2) | Xavier (10–2) | Arizona (13-2) | Wisconsin (13–3) | Wisconsin (14–3) | Duke (15–4) | Maryland (19–2) | Florida (18–5) | Cincinnati (22–3) | Notre Dame (21–7) | Florida State (23–6) | Florida State (24–7) | Florida (24–8) | Michigan (26–12) | 17. |
| 18. | West Virginia | Syracuse (1–0) | Creighton (4–0) | Butler (6–0) | South Carolina (8–0) | Butler (9–1) | Arizona (10–2) | Arizona (11–2) | Butler (12-2) | Virginia (12–3) | Duke (14–4) | West Virginia (15–4) | Notre Dame (17–5) | Purdue (19–5) | Florida State (21–5) | Saint Mary's (24–3) | Saint Mary's (26–3) | Cincinnati (27–4) | Florida State (25–8) | Xavier (24–14) | 18. |
| 19. | Saint Mary's | West Virginia (1–0) | Purdue (2–1) | West Virginia (4–1) | Purdue (6–2) | Arizona (8–2) | Saint Mary's (8–1) | Saint Mary's (10–1) | Saint Mary's (12–1) | Purdue (14–3) | Xavier (13–4) | Cincinnati (17–2) | Saint Mary's (19–2) | Duke (18–5) | South Carolina (20–5) | Virginia (18–8) | SMU (25–4) | Saint Mary's (27–3) | Wichita State (30–4) | Butler (25–9) | 19. |
| 20. | UCLA | Creighton (1–0) | Michigan State (2–2) | Oregon (4–2) | Arizona (6–2) | Saint Mary's (7–1) | South Carolina (9–1) | Florida State (12–1) | Purdue (12–3) | Notre Dame (14–2) | Cincinnati (15–2) | Purdue (16–4) | South Carolina (17–4) | Saint Mary's (21) | Notre Dame (19–7) | Florida State (21–6) | Cincinnati (25–4) | Butler (23–7) | Iowa State (23–10) | Notre Dame (26–10) | 20. |
| 21. | Maryland | Texas (1–0) | Texas (3–0) | Iowa State (5–1) | Florida (7–1) | Notre Dame (9–1) | Oregon (10–2) | Oregon (11–2) | Notre Dame (12–2) | Saint Mary's (14–1) | Florida (14–3) | Saint Mary's (17–2) | Duke (16–5) | Butler (18–5) | Saint Mary's (22–3) | SMU (24–4) | Wisconsin (22–7) | Virginia (21–9) | Saint Mary's (28–4) | Wichita State (31–5) | 21. |
| 22. | Texas | Rhode Island (1–0) | Iowa State (3–0) | Maryland (7–0) | Notre Dame (8–0) | Oregon (8–2) | Florida State (11–1) | USC (13–0) | Cincinnati (12–2) | Cincinnati (13–2) | Purdue (14–4) | Xavier (14–5) | Creighton (19–3) | Maryland (20–3) | Creighton (21–4) | Butler (21–6) | Wichita State (27–4) | Wichita State (30–4) | Wisconsin (25–9) | Cincinnati (30–6) | 22. |
| 23. | Creighton | Iowa State (1–0) | Maryland (4–0) | South Carolina (6–0) | Cincinnati (7–1) | Cincinnati (7–2) | Cincinnati (9–2) | Cincinnati (10–2) | Virginia Tech (12–1) | Florida (12–3) | Saint Mary's (15–2) | Maryland (1–2) | Florida (16–5) | Creighton (20–4) | SMU (22–4) | Creighton (22–5) | Virginia (19–9) | Wisconsin (23–8) | Virginia (22–10) | SMU (30–5) | 23. |
| 24. | Rhode Island | Maryland (1–0) | Michigan (4–0) | Syracuse (4–1) | Oregon (7–2) | Florida State (10–1) | Notre Dame (9–2) | Notre Dame (10–2) | Florida (10–3) | Minnesota (15–2) | South Carolina (14–3) | South Carolina (15–4) | Purdue (17–5) | Notre Dame (17–7) | Maryland (21–4) | Maryland (22–5) | Iowa State (19–9) | Iowa State (20–10) | Butler (23–8) | Florida State (26–9) | 24. |
| 25. | Cincinnati | Cincinnati (1–0) | Rhode Island (4–1) | Rhode Island (5–1) | Iowa State (5–2) | USC (9–0) | USC (10–0) | South Carolina (9–2) | Indiana (10–4) | USC (15–2) | Maryland (16–2) | Florida (14–5) | Xavier (15–6) | Xavier (17–6) | Butler (19–6) | Wichita State (25–4) | Miami (20–8) | Middle Tennessee (27–4) | Middle Tennessee (30–4) | Iowa State (24–11) | 25. |
| | Preseason Oct 20 | Week 2 Nov 14 | Week 3 Nov 21 | Week 4 Nov 28 | Week 5 Dec 5 | Week 6 Dec 12 | Week 7 Dec 19 | Week 8 Dec 26 | Week 9 Jan 2 | Week 10 Jan 9 | Week 11 Jan 16 | Week 12 Jan 23 | Week 13 Jan 30 | Week 14 Feb 6 | Week 15 Feb 13 | Week 16 Feb 20 | Week 17 Feb 27 | Week 18 Mar 6 | Week 19 Mar 12 | Week 20 Apr 4 | |
| | | Dropped: UConn (0–1) | Dropped: Cincinnati (3–1) | Dropped: Michigan (5–1)Michigan State (4–3)Texas (3–2) | Dropped: Maryland (8–1)Rhode Island (5–3)Syracuse (5–2) | Dropped: Florida (7–3)Iowa State (6–3) | None | None | Dropped: USC (14–1)South Carolina (10–2) | Dropped: Virginia Tech (12–3)Indiana (11–5) | Dropped: Minnesota (15–4)USC (16–3) | None | None | None | Dropped: Xavier (18–7) | Dropped: South Carolina (20–7) | Dropped: Creighton (22–7)Maryland (22–7) | Dropped: Miami (20–10) | None | Dropped: Saint Mary's (29–5)Virginia (23–11)Middle Tennessee (31–5) | |