# 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Two human polls made up the 2018–19 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 22 | Week 2 Nov 12 | Week 3 Nov 19 | Week 4 Nov 26 | Week 5 Dec 3 | Week 6 Dec 10 | Week 7 Dec 17 | Week 8 Dec. 24 | Week 9 Dec. 31 | Week 10 Jan. 7 | Week 11 Jan. 14 | Week 12 Jan. 21 | Week 13 Jan. 28 | Week 14 Feb. 4 | Week 15 Feb. 11 | Week 16 Feb. 18 | Week 17 Feb. 25 | Week 18 Mar. 4 | Week 19 Mar. 11 | Week 20 Mar. 18 | |
| 1. | Kansas (37) | Duke (2–0) (48) | Duke (3–0) (53) | Gonzaga (6–0) (32) | Gonzaga (8–0) (43) | Kansas (8–0) (57) | Kansas (9–0) (56) | Duke (11–1) (35) | Duke (11–1) (35) | Duke (12–1) (37) | Duke (14–1) (36) | Tennessee (16–1) (48) | Tennessee (18–1) (48) | Tennessee (20–1) (48) | Tennessee (22–1) (40) | Duke (23–2) (58) | Gonzaga (27–2) (44) | Gonzaga (29–2) (42) | Gonzaga (29–2) (41) | Duke (29–5) (58) | 1. |
| 2. | Kentucky (19) | Kansas (1–0) (14) | Kansas (3–0) (7) | Kansas (5–0) (31) | Kansas (8–0) (19) | Duke (9–1) (4) | Duke (9–1) (5) | Michigan (12–0) (9) | Michigan (13–0) (9) | Michigan (15–0) (9) | Michigan (17–0) (9) | Duke (15–2) (11) | Duke (17–2) (12) | Duke (19–2) (12) | Duke (21–2) (24) | Gonzaga (25–2) (6) | Virginia (24–2) (15) | Virginia (26–2) (21) | Virginia (28–2) (23) | Virginia (29–3) (5) | 2. |
| 3. | Gonzaga (1) | Gonzaga (2–0) | Gonzaga (3–0) | Duke (5–1) (1) | Duke (7–1) (1) | Tennessee (7–1) | Tennessee (8–1) (2) | Tennessee (10–1) (12) | Tennessee (11–1) (12) | Tennessee (12–1) (13) | Tennessee (14–1) (13) | Virginia (16–1) (3) | Virginia (18–1) (4) | Virginia (20–1) (4) | Gonzaga (23–2) | Virginia (22–2) | Duke (24–3) (3) | North Carolina (24–5) | North Carolina (26–5) | North Carolina (27–6) | 3. |
| 4. | Duke (4) | Virginia (2–0) (2) | Virginia (3–0) (2) | Virginia (6–0) (1) | Virginia (7–0) (10) | Gonzaga (9–1) | Michigan (11–0) (1) | Virginia (11–0) (4) | Virginia (11–0) (4) | Virginia (13–0) (5) | Virginia (15–0) (6) | Gonzaga (18–2) | Gonzaga (19–2) | Gonzaga (21–2) | Virginia (20–2) | Kentucky (21–4) | Kentucky (23–4) (2) | Duke (25–4) (1) | Kentucky (26–5) | Gonzaga (30–3) | 4. |
| 5. | Virginia (2) | Tennessee (2–0) (1) | Tennessee (3–0) (1) | Nevada (6–0) | Michigan (8–0) | Michigan (10–0) | Virginia (11–0) (1) | Kansas (10–1) (4) | Kansas (11–1) (4) | Gonzaga (14–2) | Gonzaga (16–2) | Michigan (17–1) | Michigan (19-1) | Kentucky (18–3) | Kentucky (20–3) | Tennessee (23–2) | North Carolina (22–5) | Tennessee (26–3) | Duke (26–5) | Michigan State (28–6) | 5. |
| 6. | Tennessee (1) | Nevada (2–0) | Nevada (3–0) | Tennessee (4–1) | Nevada (8–0) | Virginia (9–0) | Nevada (11–0) | Nevada (12–0) | Nevada (13–0) | Michigan State (13–2) | Michigan State (15–2) | Michigan State (16–2) (2) | Michigan State (18–3) | Nevada (21–1) | Michigan (22–2) | Nevada (24–1) | Michigan State (23–5) | Kentucky (24–5) | Michigan State (25–6) | Tennessee (29–5) | 6. |
| 7. | Nevada | North Carolina (2–0) | North Carolina (4–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Tennessee (6–1) | Nevada (10–0) | Auburn (9–1) | Gonzaga (11–2) | Gonzaga (12–2) | Kansas (12–2) | Kansas (14–2) | Nevada (18–1) | Kentucky (16–3) | Michigan (20–2) | Nevada (23–1) | Michigan (23–3) | Tennessee (24–3) | Michigan (26–4) | Texas Tech (26–5) | Kentucky (27–6) | 7. |
| 8. | North Carolina | Villanova (2–0) | Auburn (3–0) | Auburn (5–1) | Auburn (6–1) | Auburn (8–1) | Gonzaga (9–2) | Michigan State (10–2) | Michigan State (11–2) | Texas Tech (13–1) | Texas Tech (15–1) | Kentucky (14–3) | Nevada (19–1) | North Carolina (17–4) | North Carolina (19–4) | North Carolina (20–5) | Houston (26–1) | Texas Tech (24–5) | Tennessee (27–4) | Michigan (28–6) | 8. |
| 9. | Villanova | Auburn (2–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Michigan State (5–1) | Kentucky (7–1) | Michigan State (8–2) | North Carolina (8–2) | Florida State (11–1) | Florida State (11–1) | Virginia Tech (13–1) | Virginia Tech (14–1) | Kansas (15–3) | North Carolina (15–4) | Michigan State (18–4) | Houston (23–1) | Houston (25–1) | Michigan (24–4) | Michigan State (23–6) | LSU (26–5) | Texas Tech (26–6) | 9. |
| 10. | Michigan State | Kentucky (1–1) | Kentucky (3–1) | Kentucky (5–1) | Michigan State (6–2) | Florida State (8–1) | Michigan State (9–2) | Virginia Tech (10–1) | Virginia Tech (11–1) | Nevada (14–1) | Nevada (16–1) | Virginia Tech (15–2) | Marquette (18–3) | Marquette (19–3) | Marquette (20–4) | Michigan State (21–5) | Marquette (23–4) | LSU (24–5) | Michigan (26–5) | Florida State (27–7) | 10. |
| 11. | Auburn | Michigan State (1–1) | Michigan State (3–1) | North Carolina (6–1) | Florida State (6–2) | Texas Tech (8–0) | Florida State (8–1) | Texas Tech (10–1) | Texas Tech (11–1) | Auburn (11–2) | Florida State (13–3) | North Carolina (14–4) | Kansas (16–4) | Virginia Tech (18–3) | Michigan State (19–5) | Marquette (21–4) | Texas Tech (22–5) | Purdue (22–7) | Houston (29–2) | Houston (31–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Kansas State | Kansas State (2–0) | Kansas State (4–0) | Kansas State (6–0) | Wisconsin (7–1) | North Carolina (7–2) | Texas Tech (10–0) | Auburn (10–2) | Auburn (11–2) | North Carolina (11–3) | Kentucky (12–3) | Marquette (16–3) | Virginia Tech (16–3) | Houston (21–1) | Purdue (17–6) | Kansas (20–6) | Nevada (25–2) | Houston (27–2) | Florida State (25–6) | LSU (26–6) | 12. |
| 13. | West Virginia | Oregon (2–0) | Virginia Tech (4–0) | Virginia Tech (5–0) | Texas Tech (7–0) | Virginia Tech (8–1) | Virginia Tech (9–1) | Ohio State (11–1) | Kentucky (10–2) | Florida State (12–2) | North Carolina (12–4) | Maryland (16–3) | Houston (20–1) | Kansas (17–5) | Villanova (19–5) | LSU (21–4) | LSU (22–5) | Kansas (22–7) | Purdue (23–8) | Purdue (23–9) | 13. |
| 14. | Oregon | Florida State (2–0) | Florida State (2–0) | Iowa (5–0) | North Carolina (6–2) | Buffalo (9–0) | Buffalo (10–0) | North Carolina (8–3) | Ohio State (12–1) | Mississippi State (12–1) | Auburn (12–3) | Texas Tech (15–3) т | Villanova (16–4) | Villanova (18–4) | Kansas (18–6) | Texas Tech (21–5) | Purdue (20–7) | Florida State (23–6) | Nevada (28–3) | Auburn (26–9) | 14. |
| 15. | Virginia Tech | Syracuse (2–0) | Mississippi State (3–0) | Florida State (5–1) | Virginia Tech (6–1) | Ohio State (8–1) | Ohio State (9–1) | Wisconsin (10–2) | North Carolina (9–3) | NC State (13–1) | Marquette (14–3) | Buffalo (17–1) т | Louisville (15–5) | Purdue (16–6) | Texas Tech (19–5) | Purdue (18–7) | Kansas (20–7) | Virginia Tech (22–6) | Kansas State (24–7) | Buffalo (31–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Syracuse | Virginia Tech (1–0) | Clemson (3–0) | Ohio State (6–0) | Kansas State (6–1) | Wisconsin (8–2) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Kentucky (9–2) | Marquette (11–2) | Ohio State (12–2) | Buffalo (15–1) | Auburn (13–4) | Texas Tech (16–4) | Louisville (16–6) | Louisville (17–7) | Florida State (20–5) | Kansas State (21–6) | Marquette (23–6) | Virginia Tech (23–7) | Virginia Tech (24–8) | 16. |
| 17. | Florida State | Mississippi State (2–0) | UCLA (3–0) | Texas (5–1) | Buffalo (7–0) | Villanova (8–2) | Mississippi State (9–1) | Arizona State (9–2) | Mississippi State (12–1) | Houston (15–0) | NC State (14–2) | Houston (18–1) | Purdue (14–6) | Iowa State (17–5) | Florida State (18–5) | Villanova (20–6) | Maryland (21–7) | Nevada (26–3) | Kansas (23–8) | Kansas (25–9) | 17. |
| 18. | Mississippi State | Michigan (2–0) | TCU (3–0) | Oregon (4–1) | Iowa (6–1) | Mississippi State (8–1) | Arizona State (8–1) | Marquette (10–2) | NC State (12–1) | Kentucky (10–3) | Ole Miss (13–2) | Villanova (14–4) | Buffalo (18–2) | Texas Tech (17–5) | Kansas State (18–5) | Louisville (18–8) | Florida State (21–6) | Kansas State (22–7) | Buffalo (28–3) | Kansas State (25–8) | 18. |
| 19. | Michigan | Clemson (2–0) | LSU (4–0) | Purdue (5–1) | Ohio State (7–1) | Kentucky (7–2) | Kentucky (8–2) | Mississippi State (11–1) | Houston (13–0) | Buffalo (13–1) | Maryland (14–3) | Iowa (16–3) | LSU (16–3) | Wisconsin (16–6) | LSU (19–4) | Iowa State (19–6) | Wisconsin (19–8) | Buffalo (26–3) | Wisconsin (22–9) | Wofford (29–4) | 19. |
| 20. | TCU | UCLA (2–0) | Iowa (4–0) | Texas Tech (6–0) | Arizona State (7–0) | Arizona State (7–1) | Marquette (8–2) | NC State (11–1) | Buffalo (12–1) | Iowa State (12–2) | Oklahoma (13–3) | Ole Miss (14–3) | Iowa State (15–5) | Iowa (17–5) | Wisconsin (17–7) | Virginia Tech (20–5) | Virginia Tech (21–6) | Cincinnati (25–4) | Wofford (28–4) | Nevada (29–4) | 20. |
| 21. | UCLA | TCU (2–0) | Oregon (3–1) | Buffalo (5–0) | Villanova (6–2) | Marquette (8–2) | Houston (10–0) | Buffalo (11–1) | Indiana (11–2) | Marquette (12–3) | Houston (16–1) | NC State (15–3) | Maryland (16–5) | LSU (17–4) | Iowa (19–5) | Iowa (20–5) | Buffalo (24–3) | Wisconsin (20–9) | Maryland (22–9) | Wisconsin (23–10) | 21. |
| 22. | Clemson | LSU (2–0) | Buffalo (3–0) | Wisconsin (5–1) | Mississippi State (6–1) | Iowa (7–2) | Indiana (9–2) | Houston (12–0) | Wisconsin (10–3) | Indiana (12–3) | Villanova (13–4) | Mississippi State (14–3) | Mississippi State (15–4) | Florida State (16–5) | Virginia Tech (18–5) | Wisconsin (17–8) | Iowa (21–6) | Wofford (26–4) | Auburn (22–9) | Cincinnati (28–6) | 22. |
| 23. | LSU | Purdue (2–0) | Ohio State (4–0) | Villanova (5–2) | Maryland (7–1) | Furman (10–0) | Iowa (8–2) | Indiana (11–2) | Oklahoma (11–1) | Oklahoma (12–2) | Iowa (14–3) | Louisville (13–5) | NC State (16–4) | Buffalo (19–3) | Iowa State (18–6) | Kansas State (19–6) | Cincinnati (23–4) | Villanova (22–8) | Marquette (23–8) | Villanova (25–9) | 23. |
| 24. | Purdue | Marquette (2–0) | Purdue (4–1) | Maryland (6–0) | Nebraska (7–1) | Houston (8–0) | Furman (12–0) | Iowa (10–2) | Nebraska (11–2) | St. John's (14–1) | Mississippi State (12–3) | Iowa State (14–4) | Wisconsin (14–6) | Maryland (17–6) | Maryland (18–6) | Maryland (19–7) | Wofford (24–4) | Maryland (21–9) | Cincinnati (25–6) | Iowa State (23–11) | 24. |
| 25. | Washington | Buffalo (2–0) | Wisconsin (3–0) | Mississippi State (4–1) | Furman (8–0) | Indiana (8–2) т Kansas State (6−2) т Syracuse (7–2) т | Nebraska (9–2) | Oklahoma (11–1) | Iowa (11–2) | TCU (12–1) | Indiana (12–4) | LSU (14–3) | Florida State (15–5) | Cincinnati (19–3) | Buffalo (20–3) | Buffalo (22–3) | Washington (22−5) | UCF (22–6) | Villanova (22–9) | Utah State (28–6) | 25. |
| | Preseason Oct 22 | Week 2 Nov 12 | Week 3 Nov 19 | Week 4 Nov 26 | Week 5 Dec 3 | Week 6 Dec 10 | Week 7 Dec 17 | Week 8 Dec. 24 | Week 9 Dec. 31 | Week 10 Jan. 7 | Week 11 Jan. 14 | Week 12 Jan. 21 | Week 13 Jan. 28 | Week 14 Feb. 4 | Week 15 Feb. 11 | Week 16 Feb. 18 | Week 17 Feb. 25 | Week 18 Mar. 4 | Week 19 Mar. 11 | Week 20 Mar. 18 | |
| | | Dropped: West Virginia (0–1)Washington (1–1) | Dropped: Villanova (2–2)Syracuse (2–2)Marquette (3–1) | Dropped: Clemson (5–1)UCLA (4–2)TCU (3–1)LSU (5–2) | Dropped: Texas (5–2)Oregon (4–3)Purdue (5–3) | Dropped: Maryland (8–2)Nebraska (8–2) | Dropped: Villanova (8–4)Kansas State (7–2)Syracuse (7–3) | Dropped: Nebraska (10–2)Furman (12–1) | Dropped: Arizona State (9–3) | Dropped: Wisconsin (11–4)Nebraska (11–4)Iowa (12–3) | Dropped: Ohio State (12–4)Iowa State (12–4)St. John's (14–3)TCU (12–3) | Dropped: Florida State (13–5)Oklahoma (13–5)Indiana (12–6) | Dropped: Auburn (13–6)Iowa (16–5)Ole Miss (14–5) | Dropped: Mississippi State (16–5)NC State (16–6) | Dropped: Cincinnati (20–4) | Dropped: None | Dropped: Villanova (20–8)Louisville (18–10)Iowa State (19–8) | Dropped: Iowa (21–8)Washington (23–6) | Dropped: UCF (23–7) | Dropped: Maryland (22–10)Marquette (24–9) | |

## 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 25 | Week 2 Nov 19 | Week 3 Nov 26 | Week 4 Dec 3 | Week 5 Dec 10 | Week 6 Dec 17 | Week 7 Dec 24 | Week 8 Dec 31 | Week 9 Jan 7 | Week 10 Jan 14 | Week 11 Jan 21 | Week 12 Jan 28 | Week 13 Feb 4 | Week 14 Feb 11 | Week 15 Feb 18 | Week 16 Feb 25 | Week 17 Mar 4 | Week 18 Mar 11 | Week 19 Mar 18 | Final Apr 9 | |
| 1. | Kansas (14) | Duke (3–0) (32) | Gonzaga (6–0) (17) | Gonzaga (8–0) (21) | Kansas (8–0) (26) | Kansas (9–0) (27) | Virginia (11–0) (10) | Duke (11–1) (10) | Virginia (13–0) (11) | Virginia (15–0) (13) | Tennessee (16–1) (30) | Tennessee (18–1) (31) | Tennessee (20–1) (32) | Tennessee (22–1) (30) | Duke (23–2) (28) | Gonzaga (27–2) (26) | Gonzaga (29–2) (27) | Gonzaga (29–2) (28) | Duke (29–5) (25) | Virginia (35–3) (32) | 1. |
| 2. | Kentucky (12) | Kansas (3–0) | Kansas (5–0) (15) | Kansas (6–0) (10) | Duke (9–1) (1) | Duke (9–1) (1) | Duke (11–1) (9) | Virginia (11–0) (11) | Duke (12–1) (8) | Duke (14–1) (6) | Duke (15–2) (2) | Duke (17−2) (1) | Duke (19–2) (12) | Duke (21–2) (2) | Gonzaga (25–2) (4) | Duke (24–3) | Virginia (26–2) (5) | Virginia (28–2) (4) | Virginia (29–3) (1) | Texas Tech (31–7) | 2. |
| 3. | Duke (4) | Gonzaga (3–0) | Duke (5–1) | Duke (7–1) | Virginia (9–0) (1) | Virginia (9–0) | Tennessee (10–1) (7) | Tennessee (11–1) (7) | Tennessee (12–1) (6) | Tennessee (14–1) (7) | Virginia (16–1) | Virginia (18−1) | Virginia (20–1) (4) | Gonzaga (23–2) | Virginia (22–2) | Virginia (24–2) (2) | North Carolina (24–5) | North Carolina (26–5) | Gonzaga (30–3) (3) | Michigan State (32–7) | 3. |
| 4. | Gonzaga (1) | Virginia (3–0) | Virginia (6–0) | Virginia (7–0) | Tennessee (7–1) | Tennessee (8–1) | Michigan (12–0) (4) | Michigan (13–0) (4) | Michigan (15–0) (6) | Michigan (17–0) (6) | Gonzaga (18–2) | Gonzaga (19−2) | Gonzaga (21–2) | Virginia (20–2) | Kentucky (21–4) | Kentucky (23–4) (4) | Duke (25–4) | Kentucky (24–5) | North Carolina (27–6) | Duke (32–6) | 4. |
| 5. | Virginia (1) | Tennessee (3–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Michigan (8–0) | Michigan (10–0) (3) | Michigan (11–0) | Kansas (10–1) (2) | Nevada (13–0) | Michigan State (13–2) | Gonzaga (16–2) | Michigan State (16–2) | Michigan (19−1) | Kentucky (18–3) | Kentucky (20–3) | Tennessee (23–2) | North Carolina (22–5) | Tennessee (26–3) | Duke (26–5) | Tennessee (29–5) (1) | Auburn (30–10) | 5. |
| 6. | Tennessee | North Carolina (4–0) | Nevada (6–0) | Nevada (8–0) | Gonzaga (9–1) (1) | Nevada (11–0) | Nevada (12–0) | Kansas (11–1) | Gonzaga (14–2) | Michigan State (15–2) | Michigan (17–1) | Kentucky (16−3) | Nevada (21–1) | Nevada (23–1) | Nevada (24–1) | Houston (26–1) | Kentucky (24–5) | Texas Tech (26–5) | Michigan State (28–6) | Gonzaga (33–4) | 6. |
| 7. | North Carolina | Nevada (3–0) | Tennessee (4–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Nevada (10–0) | Auburn (9–1) | Michigan State (10–2) | Michigan State (11–2) | Virginia Tech (13–1) | Virginia Tech (14–1) | Nevada (18–1) | Nevada (19−1) | Michigan (20–2) | Michigan (22–2) | Michigan (23–3) | Tennessee (24–3) | Michigan (26–4) | Michigan State (25–6) | Kentucky (27–6) | Kentucky (30–7) | 7. |
| 8. | Villanova | Michigan (3–0) | Michigan State (5–1) | Kentucky (7–1) | Auburn (8–1) | Michigan State (9–2) | Gonzaga (11–2) | Gonzaga (12–2) | Texas Tech (13–1) | Kansas (14–2) | Virginia Tech (15–2) | Michigan State (18−3) | North Carolina (17–4) | North Carolina (19–4) | Houston (25–1) | Michigan State (23–5) | Texas Tech (24–5) | Tennessee (27–4) | Michigan (28–6) | Purdue (26–10) | 8. |
| 9. | Nevada | Auburn (3–0) | Kentucky (5–1) | Auburn (6–1) | Michigan State (8–2) | Gonzaga (9–2) | Florida State (11–1) | Florida State (11–1) | Kansas (12–2) | Texas Tech (15–1) | Kentucky (14–3) | Marquette (18−3) | Marquette (19–3) | Houston (23–1) | North Carolina (20–5) | Marquette (23–4) | Purdue (22–7) | LSU (26–5) | Houston (31–3) | North Carolina (29–7) | 9. |
| 10. | Michigan State | Kentucky (3–1) | Auburn (5–1) т | Michigan State (6–2) | Florida State (8–1) | North Carolina (8–2) | Virginia Tech (10–1) | Virginia Tech (11–1) | Auburn (11–2) | Nevada (16–1) | Kansas (15–3) | North Carolina (15−4) | Virginia Tech (18–3) | Marquette (20–4) | Marquette (21–4) | Michigan (24–4) | LSU (24–5) | Houston (29–2) | Texas Tech (26–6) | Tennessee (31–6) | 10. |
| 11. | Kansas State | Michigan State (3–1) | Kansas State (6–0) т | Florida State (6–1) | Texas Tech (8−0) | Texas Tech (10–0) | Ohio State (11–1) | Texas Tech (11–1) | Nevada (14–1) | Florida State (13–3) | Marquette (16–3) | Virginia Tech (16−3) | Michigan State (18–4) | Purdue (17–6) | Michigan State (21–5) | Texas Tech (22–5) | Michigan State (23–6) | Michigan (26–5) | Florida State (27–7) | Michigan (30–7) | 11. |
| 12. | Auburn | Kansas State (4–0) | Virginia Tech (5–0) | North Carolina (6–2) | North Carolina (7–2) | Florida State (8–1) | Auburn (10–2) | Ohio State (12–1) | North Carolina (11–3) | Auburn (12–3) | North Carolina (14–4) | Kansas (16−4) | Houston (21–1) | Michigan State (19–5) | Kansas (20–6) | Purdue (20–7) | Houston (27–2) | Purdue (23–8) | LSU (26–6) | Houston (33–4) | 12. |
| 13. | West Virginia | Florida State (2–0) | North Carolina (6–1) | Texas Tech (7–0) | Virginia Tech (8–1) | Virginia Tech (9–1) | Texas Tech (10–1) | Auburn (11–2) | Florida State (12–2) | Marquette (14–3) | Texas Tech (15–3) | Houston (20−1) | Villanova (18–4) | Villanova (19–5) | Purdue (18–7) | Nevada (25–2) | Florida State (23–6) | Florida State (25–6) | Purdue (23–9) | Florida State (29–8) | 13. |
| 14. | Syracuse | Virginia Tech (4–0) | Florida State (5–1) | Virginia Tech (6–1) | Ohio State (8–1) | Ohio State (9–1) | North Carolina (8–3) | Kentucky (10–2) | Mississippi State (12–1) | Kentucky (12–3) | Buffalo (17–1) | Villanova (16−4) | Kansas (17–5) | Kansas (18–6) | Texas Tech (21–5) | LSU (22–5) | Kansas (22–7) | Kansas State (24–7) | Kansas State (25–8) | Virginia Tech (26–9) | 14. |
| 15. | Florida State | Mississippi State (3–0) | Iowa (5–0) | Kansas State (6–1) | Buffalo (9–0) | Buffalo (10–0) | Kentucky (9–2) | North Carolina (9–3) | Houston (15–0) | North Carolina (12–4) | Auburn (13–4) | Texas Tech (16−4) | Purdue (16–6) | Texas Tech (19–5) | LSU (21–4) | Kansas State (21–6) | Marquette (23–6) | Virginia Tech (23–7) | Virginia Tech (24–8) | LSU (28–7) | 15. |
| 16. | Oregon | Clemson (3–0) | Ohio State (6–0) | Wisconsin (7–1) | Villanova (8–2) | Mississippi State (9–1) | Wisconsin (10–2) | Mississippi State (12–1) | NC State (13–1) | NC State (14–2) | Maryland (16–3) | Louisville (15−5) | Iowa State (17–5) | Virginia Tech (18–5) | Villanova (20–6) | Kansas (20–7) | Virginia Tech (22–6) | Buffalo (28–3) | Buffalo (31–3) | Kansas (26–10) | 16. |
| 17. | Virginia Tech | UCLA (3–0) | Texas (5–1) | Ohio State (7–1) | Mississippi State (8–1) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Mississippi State (11–1)т | Houston (13–0) | Ohio State (12–2) | Houston (16–1) | Houston (18–1) | Buffalo (18−2) | Louisville (16–6) | Iowa (19–5) | Florida State (20–5) | Florida State (21–6) | Kansas State (22–7) | Nevada (28–3) | Kansas (25–9) | Buffalo (32–4) | 17. |
| 18. | Michigan | TCU (3–0) | Purdue (5–1) | Buffalo (7–0) | Kentucky (7–2) | Kentucky (8–2) | Arizona State (9–2)т | Marquette (11–2) | Kentucky (10–3) | Buffalo (15–1) | Villanova (14–4) | Purdue (14−6) | Texas Tech (17–5) | Kansas State (18–5) | Virginia Tech (20–5) | Wisconsin (19–8) | Nevada (26–3) | Kansas (23–8) | Auburn (26–9) | Wofford (30–5) | 18. |
| 19. | Mississippi State | Purdue (4–1) | Texas Tech (6–0) | Iowa (6–1) | Wisconsin (8–2) | Arizona State (8–1) | Houston (12–0) | NC State (12–1) | Marquette (12–3) | Oklahoma (13–3) | NC State (15–3) | LSU (16−3) | Wisconsin (16–6) | Florida State (18–5) | Iowa (20–5) | Virginia Tech (21–6) | Cincinnati (25–4) | Wisconsin (22–9) | Wofford (29–4) | Kansas State (25–9) | 19. |
| 20. | UCLA | Oregon (3–1) | Buffalo (5–0) | Arizona State (7–0) | Arizona State (7–1) | Houston (10–0) | Marquette (10–2) | Buffalo (12–1) т | Buffalo (13–1) | Ole Miss (13–2) | Ole Miss (14–3) | Iowa State (15−5) | Iowa (17–5) | Louisville (17–7) | Iowa State (19–6) | Maryland (21–7) | Buffalo (26–3) | Wofford (28–4) | Nevada (29–4) | Villanova (26–10) | 20. |
| 21. | TCU | LSU (4–0) | Oregon (4–1) | Villanova (6–2) | Iowa (7–2) | Iowa (8–2) | Iowa (10–2) | Iowa (11–2) т | Iowa State (12–3) | Villanova (13–4) | Iowa (16–3) | Mississippi State (15−4) | Mississippi State (16–5) | LSU (19–4) | Kansas State (19–6) | Iowa (21–6) | Wisconsin (20–9) | Maryland (22–9) | Wisconsin (23–10) | Oregon (25–13) | 21. |
| 22. | Purdue | Iowa (4–0) | Wisconsin (5–1) | Mississippi State (6–1) | Houston (8–0) | Nebraska (9–2) | Buffalo (11–1) | Indiana (11–2) | Oklahoma (12–2) | Maryland (14–3) | Mississippi State (14–3) | NC State (16−4) | LSU (17–4) | Iowa State (18–6) | Louisville (18–8) | Cincinnati (23–4) | Wofford (26–4) | Marquette (23–8) | Villanova (25–9) | Maryland (23–11) | 22. |
| 23. | Clemson | Ohio State (4–0) | Villanova (5–2) | Maryland (7–1) | Maryland (8–2) | Marquette (8–2) | Nebraska (10–2) | Wisconsin (10–3) т | St. John's (14–1) | Mississippi State (12–3) | Florida State (13–5) | Wisconsin (14−6) | Cincinnati (19–3) | Wisconsin (17–7) | Wisconsin (17–8) | Buffalo (24–3) | Villanova (22–8) | Cincinnati (25–6) | Iowa State (23–11) | Nevada (29–5) | 23. |
| 24. | Washington | Nebraska (3–0) | Clemson (5–1) | Purdue (5–3) | Kansas State (6–2) | Maryland (9–2) | NC State (11–1) | Nebraska (11–2) т | Indiana (12–3) | Iowa (14–3) | Louisville (13–5) | Maryland (16−5) | Florida State (16–5) | Buffalo (20–3) | Buffalo (22–3) | Louisville (18–10) | Maryland (21–9) | Auburn (22–9) | Cincinnati (28–6) | Wisconsin (23–11) | 24. |
| 25. | Nebraska | Buffalo (3–0) | Mississippi State (4–1) | Nebraska (7–1) | Nebraska (8–2) | Furman (12–0) | Indiana (11–2) | Oklahoma (11–1) | Iowa (12–3) | Indiana (12–4) | Iowa State (14–4) | Iowa (16−5) | Buffalo (19–3) | Maryland (18–6) | Cincinnati (21–4) т Maryland (19–7) т | Washington (22–5) т Wofford (24–4) т | Iowa State (20–9) | Villanova (22–9) | Utah State (28–6) т Marquette (24–9) т | Iowa State (23–12) | 25. |
| | Preseason Oct 25 | Week 2 Nov 19 | Week 3 Nov 26 | Week 4 Dec 3 | Week 5 Dec 10 | Week 6 Dec 17 | Week 7 Dec 24 | Week 8 Dec 31 | Week 9 Jan 7 | Week 10 Jan 14 | Week 11 Jan 21 | Week 12 Jan 28 | Week 13 Feb 4 | Week 14 Feb 11 | Week 15 Feb 18 | Week 16 Feb 25 | Week 17 Mar 4 | Week 18 Mar 11 | Week 19 Mar 18 | Final Apr 9 | |
| | | Dropped: Villanova (2–2)West Virginia (2–2)Syracuse (2–2)Washington (3–1) | Dropped: UCLA (4–2)TCU (3–1)LSU (5–2)Nebraska (5–1) | Dropped: Texas (5–2)Oregon (4–3)Clemson (5–2) | Dropped: Purdue (6–4) | Dropped: Villanova (8–4)Kansas State (7–2) | Dropped: Maryland (9–3)Furman (12–1) | Dropped: Arizona State (9–3) | Dropped: Wisconsin (11–4)Nebraska (11–4) | Dropped: Ohio State (12–4)Iowa State (12–4)St. John's (14–3) | Dropped: Oklahoma (13–5)Indiana (12–6) | Dropped: Auburn(13–6)Ole Miss (14–5)Florida State (15–5) | Dropped: NC State (16–6)Maryland (17–6) | Dropped: Mississippi State (16–7)Cincinnati (20–4) | None | Dropped: Villanova (20–8)Iowa State (19–8) | Dropped: Iowa (21–8)Louisville (19–11)Washington (23–6) | Dropped: Iowa State (20–11) | Dropped: Maryland (22–10) | Dropped: Cincinnati (28–7)Marquette (24–10)Utah State (28–7) | |