# 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Two human polls made up the 2007–08 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 |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| Italics | Number of first place votes |
| (#-#) | Win–loss record |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## AP poll

The Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released on November 5, 2007. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. Generally, all top 25 teams in the poll are invited to the NCAA basketball tournament, also known as March Madness.
| | Preseason Nov 5 | Week 1 Nov 12 | 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 3 | Week 18 Mar 10 | Week 19 Mar 17 | |
| 1. | North Carolina 29 | North Carolina (0–0) 29 | North Carolina (2–0) 26 | North Carolina (5–0) 28 | North Carolina (7–0) 45 | North Carolina (8–0) 48 | North Carolina (9–0) 48 | North Carolina (11–0) 47 | North Carolina (13–0) 45 | North Carolina (15–0) 46 | North Carolina (17–0) 45 | Memphis (17–0) 49 | Memphis (19–0) 46 | Memphis (21–0) 72 | Memphis (23–0) 72 | Memphis (25–0) 72 | Tennessee (25–2) 69 | North Carolina (27–2) 38 | North Carolina (29–2) 52 | North Carolina (32–2) 53 | 1. |
| 2. | UCLA 24 | UCLA (1–0) 24 | UCLA (3–0) 26 | UCLA (6–0) 25 | Memphis (6–0) 22 | Memphis (7–0) 19 | Memphis (8–0) 19 | Memphis (10–0) 24 | Memphis (11–0) 26 | Memphis (13–0) 25 | Memphis (15–0) 24 | Kansas (18–0) 23 | Kansas (20–0) 26 | Duke (19–1) | Duke (21–1) | Tennessee (23–2) | Memphis (26–1) | Memphis (28–1) 21 | Memphis (30–1) 13 | Memphis (33–1) 13 | 2. |
| 3. | Memphis 18 | Memphis (2–0) 18 | Memphis (4–0) 19 | Memphis (5–0) 18 | Kansas (7–0) 2 | Kansas (9–0) 2 | Kansas (10–0) 2 | Kansas (12–0) 1 | Kansas (13–0) 1 | Kansas (14–0) 1 | Kansas (16–0) 3 | Tennessee (16–1) | Duke (17–1) | North Carolina (21–1) | Kansas (23–1) | North Carolina (24–2) | North Carolina (26–2) 2 | UCLA (26–3) 12 | UCLA (28–3) 5 | UCLA (31–3) 5 | 3. |
| 4. | Kansas | Kansas (2–0) | Kansas (3–0) | Kansas (5–0) | Texas (7–0) 2 | Texas (9–0) 2 | Texas (10–0) 2 | Washington State (11–0) | Washington State (12–0) | Washington State (13–0) | UCLA (16–1) | Duke (15–1) | North Carolina (19–1) | Kansas (21–1) | Tennessee (21–2) | Kansas (24–2) | UCLA (24–3) 1 | Tennessee (26–3) 1 | Tennessee (28–3) 2 | Kansas (31–3) 1 | 4. |
| 5. | Georgetown 1 | Georgetown (1–0) 1 | Georgetown (2–0) 1 | Georgetown (3–0) 1 | Georgetown (5–0) 1 | Georgetown (7–0) 1 | Georgetown (8–0) 1 | UCLA (11–1) | UCLA (12–1) | UCLA (14–1) | Georgetown (13–1) | North Carolina (18–1) | UCLA (18–2) | UCLA (20–2) | North Carolina (22–2) | Duke (22–2) | Texas (23–4) | Kansas (26–3) | Kansas (28–3) | Tennessee (29–4) | 5. |
| 6. | Louisville | Louisville (0–0) | Louisville (2–0) | Washington State (6–0) | Duke (8–0) | Duke (9–0) | Duke (9–0) | Pittsburgh (11–0) | Michigan State (12–1) | Michigan State (13–1) | Tennessee (14–1) | Washington State (16–1) | Georgetown (16–2) | Georgetown (18–2) | UCLA (21–3) | UCLA (22–3) | Kansas (24–3) | Duke (25–3) | Texas (26–5) | Wisconsin (29–4) | 6. |
| 7. | Tennessee | Tennessee (1–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Duke (6–0) | UCLA (7–1) | Washington State (9–0) | Washington State (9–0) | Michigan State (11–1) | Georgetown (9–1) | Georgetown (11–1) | Duke (13–1) | Indiana (16–1) | Tennessee (17–2) | Tennessee (19–2) | Stanford (20–3) | Texas (21–4) | Duke (23–3) | Stanford (24–4) | Duke (26–4) | Texas (28–6) | 7. |
| 8. | Michigan State | Indiana (0–0) | Indiana (2–0) | Texas (5–0) | Washington State (7–0) | UCLA (8–1) | UCLA (9–1) | Georgetown (8–1) | Tennessee (12–1) | Tennessee (12–1) | Washington State (14–1) | UCLA (16–2) | Michigan State (18–2) | Wisconsin (18–3) | Georgetown (19–3) | Butler (24–2) | Stanford (22–4) | Xavier (25–4) | Wisconsin (26–4) | Georgetown (27–5) | 8. |
| 9. | Indiana | Washington State (1–0) | Washington State (3–0) | Texas A&M (6–0) | Michigan State (6–1) | Michigan State (8–1) | Michigan State (9–1) | Texas (11–1) | Duke (10–1) | Duke (11–1) | Indiana (14–1) | Georgetown (14–2) | Washington State (17–2) | Stanford (18–3) | Butler (21–2) | Stanford (21–4) | Xavier (24–4) | Texas (24–5) | Georgetown (25–4) | Duke (27–5) | 9. |
| 10. | Washington State | Marquette (1–0) | Michigan State (2–0) | Michigan State (4–1) | Tennessee (7–1) | Marquette (6–1) | Marquette (7–1) | Duke (10–1) | Marquette (10–1) | Indiana (12–1) | Texas A&M (15–1) | Michigan State (16–2) | Texas (16–3) | Butler (19–2) | Michigan State (20–3) | Xavier (21–4) | Wisconsin (23–4) | Wisconsin (24–4) | Xavier (26–5) | Stanford (26–7) | 10. |
| 11. | Marquette | Oregon (2–0) | Marquette (2–0) | Tennessee (5–1) | Marquette (5–1) | Pittsburgh (9–0) | Pittsburgh (10–0) | Tennessee (11–1) | Indiana (11–1) | Texas A&M (14–1) | Michigan State (14–2) | Wisconsin (15–2) | Indiana (17–2) | Michigan State (19–3) | Texas (19–4) | Wisconsin (21–4) | Georgetown (22–4) | Georgetown (24–4) | Stanford (24–6) | Butler (29–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Oregon | Michigan State (0–0) | Oregon (4–0) | Louisville (4–1) | Pittsburgh (7–0) | Tennessee (8–1) | Tennessee (9–1) | Marquette (9–1) | Texas A&M (12–1) | Texas (13–2) | Butler (16–1) | Texas (14–3) | Butler (19–2) | Texas (17–4) | Xavier (20–4) | Georgetown (20–4) | Indiana (23–4) | Louisville (24–6) | Butler (28–3) | Xavier (27–6) | 12. |
| 13. | Duke | Duke (1–0) | Duke (2–0) | Marquette (4–1) | Butler (7–0) | Indiana (8–1) | Indiana (9–1) | Indiana (10–1) | Pittsburgh (11–1) | Vanderbilt (15–0) | Marquette (13–2) | Pittsburgh (15–3) | Wisconsin (16–3) | Xavier (18–4) | Indiana (20–3) | Connecticut (20–5) | Louisville (22–6) | Connecticut (23–6) | Louisville (24–7) | Louisville (24–8) | 13. |
| 14. | Gonzaga | Gonzaga (1–0) | Gonzaga (3–0) | Pittsburgh (5–0) | Louisville (5–1) | Texas A&M (8–1) | Texas A&M (9–1) | Texas A&M (11–1) | Texas (11–2) | Butler (13–1) | Dayton (14–1) | Vanderbilt (17–2) | Stanford (16–3) | Indiana (18–3) | Drake (22–1) | Purdue (21–5) | Butler (25–3) | Butler (27–3) | Notre Dame (24–6) | Drake (28–4) | 14. |
| 15. | Texas | Texas A&M (1–0) | Texas (3–0) | Indiana (4–1) | Indiana (6–1) | Clemson (8–0) | Clemson (8–0) | Vanderbilt (11–0) | Vanderbilt (12–0) | Marquette (11–2) | Pittsburgh (14–2) | Butler (17–2) | Xavier (17–4) | Drake (20–1) | Wisconsin (19–4) | Indiana (21–4) | Connecticut (21–6) | Purdue (23–6) | Connecticut (24–7) | Notre Dame (24–7) | 15. |
| 16. | Texas A&M | Texas (0–0) | Texas A&M (4–0) | Butler (6–0) | Texas A&M (7–1) | Oregon (7–1) | Butler (9–1) | Butler (11–1) | Butler (12–1) | Mississippi (13–0) | Vanderbilt (16–1) | Dayton (14–2) | Drake (18–1) | Marquette (16–4) | Texas A&M (20–4) | Drake (23–2) | Purdue (21–6) | Vanderbilt (24–5) | Drake (28–4) | Connecticut (24–8) | 16. |
| 17. | Arizona | Arizona (0–0) | Pittsburgh (4–0) | Oregon (5–1) | Gonzaga (7–1) | Xavier (7–1) | Vanderbilt (10–0) | Arizona (9–2) | Villanova (10–1) | Dayton (12–1) | Wisconsin (13–2) | Mississippi (15–2) | Marquette (14–4) | Washington State (17–4) | Connecticut (18–5) | Washington State (20–5) | Notre Dame (21–5) | Michigan State (23–6) | Purdue (24–7) | Pittsburgh (26–9) | 17. |
| 18. | USC | Arkansas (1–0) | Kansas State (3–0) | Clemson (5–0) | Clemson (7–0) | Butler (8–1) | Gonzaga (8–2) | Villanova (9–1) | Mississippi (12–0) | Clemson (12–2) | Mississippi (14–1) | Texas A&M (15–3) т | Pittsburgh (16–4) | Texas A&M (18–4) | Kansas State (17–5) | Louisville (20–6) | Vanderbilt (23–4) | Indiana (24–5) | Vanderbilt (25–6) | Michigan State (25–8) | 18. |
| 19. | Arkansas | Pittsburgh (3–0) | Southern Illinois (1–0) | Gonzaga (5–1) | Oregon (6–1) | Gonzaga (8–2) | Arizona (7–2) | Miami (FL) (12–0) | Clemson (11–1) | Villanova (11–2) | Texas (13–3) | Villanova (13–3) т | Vanderbilt (17–3) | Connecticut (16–5) | Purdue (19–5) | Michigan State (20–5) | Michigan State (22–5) | Notre Dame (22–6) | Michigan State (24–7) | Vanderbilt (26–7) | 19. |
| 20. | Kentucky | Stanford (3–0) | Villanova (2–0) | Wisconsin (5–0) | BYU (6–1) | Vanderbilt (9–0) | Villanova (8–1) | BYU (10–2) | Dayton (11–1) | Pittsburgh (12–2) | Xavier (14–3) | Stanford (15–3) | Florida (18–3) | Kansas State (15–5) | Notre Dame (18–4) | Vanderbilt (22–4) | Drake (24–3) | Drake (25–4) | Gonzaga (25–6) | Purdue (24–8) | 20. |
| 21. | NC State | NC State (0–0) | Syracuse (3–0) | BYU (5–1) | Xavier (6–1) | Arizona (6–2) | BYU (9–2) | Clemson (10–1) | Arizona (9–3) | Wisconsin (12–2) | Miami (FL) (14–1) | Marquette (13–4) | St. Mary's (17–2) | Pittsburgh (17–5) | Washington State (18–5) | Notre Dame (19–5) | Marquette (20–6) | Marquette (21–7) | Washington State (23–7) | Washington State (24–8) | 21. |
| 22. | Pittsburgh | Kansas State (2–0) | Butler (3–0) | USC (5–1) | Arizona (5–2) | Louisville (5–2) | Miami (FL) (9–0) | Mississippi (11–0) | USC (9–3) | Rhode Island (14–1) | Arizona State (13–2) | Drake (16–1) | Kansas State (14–4) | Notre Dame (16–4) | Pittsburgh (18–5) | Texas A&M (20–5) | Washington State (21–6) | Gonzaga (23–6) | Indiana (25–6) | Clemson (24–9) | 22. |
| 23. | Stanford | Southern Illinois (0–0) | Virginia (3–0) | Xavier (4–1) | Vanderbilt (7–0) | Villanova (7–1) | Oregon (8–2) | West Virginia (10–1) | Rhode Island (13–1) | Stanford (12–2) | Rhode Island (15–2) | Xavier (15–4) | Texas A&M (16–4) | Vanderbilt (18–4) | Louisville (18–6) | St. Mary's (22–3) | Kent State (23–5) | Washington State (22–7) | Davidson (25–6) | Davidson (26–6) | 23. |
| 24. | Southern Illinois | Villanova (1–0) | Clemson | NC State (4–1) | USC (6–2) | St. Mary's (7–0) | West Virginia (8–1) | USC (8–3) | Stanford (11–1) | Xavier (12–3) | Clemson (13–3) | Arizona State (14–3) | Mississippi (15–3) | Purdue (17–5) | Vanderbilt (20–4) | Kansas State (18–6) | Gonzaga (21–6) | Clemson (21–7) | BYU (25–6) | Gonzaga (25–7) | 24. |
| 25. | Kansas State | Butler (1–0) | Florida | Kansas State (5–1) | Villanova (5–1) | BYU (7–2) | USC (6–3) | Rhode Island (11–1) | Wisconsin (10–2) | Miami (FL) (13–1) | Villanova (11–3) | Baylor (15–2) | Baylor (16–3) | St. Mary's (18–3) | St. Mary's (20–3) | Marquette (18–6) | St. Mary's (23–4) | Davidson (23–6) | Marquette (22–8) | Marquette (24–9) | 25. |
| | Preseason Nov 5 | Week 1 Nov 12 | 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 3 | Week 18 Mar 10 | Week 19 Mar 17 | |
| | | Dropped: USC (0–1)Kentucky (1–1) | Dropped: Arizona (1–1)Arkansas (3–1)Stanford (4–1)NC State (1–1) | Dropped: Southern Illinois (3–1)Villanova (4–1)Syracuse (4–1)Virginia (5–1)Florida (5–1) | Dropped: Wisconsin (5–1)NC State (4–2)Kansas State (5–2) | Dropped: USC (6–3) | Dropped: Xavier (8–2)Louisville (5–3)St. Mary's (7–1) | Dropped: Gonzaga (9–3)Oregon (8–3) | Dropped: Miami (FL) (12–1)BYU (10–3)West Virginia (10–2) | Dropped: Arizona (10–4)USC (9–5) | Dropped: Stanford (13–3) | Dropped: Miami (FL) (14–3)Rhode Island (15–3)Clemson (14–4) | Dropped: Dayton (14–4)Villanova (13–5)Arizona State (14–5) | Dropped: Florida (18–4)Mississippi (16–4)Baylor (16–4) | Dropped: Marquette (16–6) | Dropped: Pittsburgh (19–6) | Dropped: Kansas State (18–8)Texas A&M (20–7) | Dropped: Kent State (23–6)St. Mary's (24–5) | Dropped: Clemson (22–8) | Dropped: Indiana (25–7)BYU (27–7) | |

## ESPN/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 #1; second highest is ranked #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. Any team receiving votes after the top 25 are listed after the top 25 by their point totals. However, these are not real rankings: They are not considered #26, #27, etc. The maximum points a single team can earn is 775. The preseason poll was released on November 5, 2007.
| | Preseason Nov 5 | Week 1 Nov 12 | 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 3 | Week 18 Mar 11 | Week 19 Mar 17 | Week 20 Final | |
| 1. | North Carolina 10 | North Carolina (0–0) 14 | North Carolina (2–0) 14 т | UCLA (6–0) 12 | North Carolina (7–0) 23 | North Carolina (8–0) 25 | North Carolina (9–0) 24 | North Carolina (11–0) 23 | North Carolina (13–0) 23 | North Carolina (15–0) 23 | North Carolina (17–0) 23 | Memphis (17–0) 21 | Memphis (19–0) 20 | Memphis (21–0) 31 | Memphis (23–0) 31 | Memphis (25–0) 31 | Tennessee (25–2) 31 | North Carolina (27–2) 19 | North Carolina (29–2) 23 | North Carolina (32–2) 23 | Kansas (37–3) 31 | 1. |
| 2. | UCLA 12 | UCLA (1–0) 10 | UCLA (3–0) 10 т | North Carolina (5–0) 13 | Memphis (6–0) 6 | Memphis (7–0) 4 | Memphis (8–0) 4 | Memphis (10–0) 6 | Memphis (11–0) 7 | Memphis (13–0) 6 | Memphis (15–0) 6 | Kansas (18–0) 10 | Kansas (20–0) 11 | Duke (19–1) | Duke (21–1) | Tennessee (23–2) | North Carolina (26–2) | UCLA (26–3) 6 | UCLA (28–3) 4 | UCLA (31–1) 5 | Memphis (38–3) | 2. |
| 3. | Memphis 8 | Memphis (2–0) 6 | Memphis (4–0) 6 | Memphis (5–0) 5 | Kansas (7–0) 1 | Kansas (9–0) 1 | Kansas (10–0) 1 | Kansas (12–0) 2 | Kansas (13–0) 1 | Kansas (14–0) 2 | Kansas (16–0) 2 | Duke (15–1) | Duke (17–1) | North Carolina (21–1) | Kansas (23–1) | North Carolina (24–2) | Memphis (26–1) | Memphis (28–1) 6 | Memphis (30–1) 3 | Memphis (33–1) 3 | North Carolina (36–3) | 3. |
| 4. | Kansas 1 | Kansas (2–0) 1 | Kansas (3–0) 1 | Kansas (5–0) 1 | Georgetown (5–0) 1 | Georgetown (7–0) 1 | Georgetown (8–0) 1 | Washington State (11–0) | Washington State (12–0) | Washington State (13–0) | UCLA (16–1) | North Carolina (18–1) | North Carolina (19–1) | UCLA (20–2) | Tennessee (21–2) | Duke (22–2) | UCLA (24–3) | Tennessee (26–3) | Tennessee (28–3) | Kansas (31–3) | UCLA (35–4) | 4. |
| 5. | Georgetown | Georgetown (1–0) | Georgetown (2–0) | Georgetown (3–0) | Texas (7–0) | Texas (9–0) | Texas (10–0) 1 | UCLA (11–1) | UCLA (12–1) | UCLA (14–1) | Duke (13–1) | Tennessee (16–1) | UCLA (18–2) | Kansas (21–1) | North Carolina (22–2) | Kansas (24–2) | Texas (23–4) | Duke (25–3) | Kansas (28–3) 1 | Wisconsin (29–4) | Texas (31–7) | 5. |
| 6. | Louisville | Louisville (0–0) | Louisville (2–0) | Washington State (6–0) | Washington State (7–0) | Washington State (9–0) | Washington State (9–0) | Pittsburgh (11–0) | Michigan State (12–1) | Michigan State (13–1) | Georgetown (13–1) | Washington State (16–1) | Georgetown (16–2) | Georgetown (18–2) | UCLA (21–3) | UCLA (22–3) | Duke (23–3) | Kansas (26–3) | Wisconsin (26–4) | Tennessee (29–4) | Louisville (27–9) | 6. |
| 7. | Tennessee | Tennessee (1–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Duke (6–0) | Duke (8–0) | Duke (9–0) | Duke (9–0) | Michigan State (11–1) | Georgetown (9–1) | Duke (11–1) | Tennessee (14–1) | UCLA (16–2) | Michigan State (18–2) | Tennessee (19–2) | Stanford (20–3) | Texas (21–4) | Kansas (24–3) | Stanford (24–4) | Duke (26–4) | Texas (28–6) | Tennessee (31–5) | 7. |
| 8. | Michigan State | Indiana (0–0) | Indiana (2–0) | Texas (5–0) | UCLA (7–1) | UCLA (8–1) | UCLA (9–1) | Georgetown (8–1) | Duke (10–1) | Georgetown (11–1) | Washington State (14–1) | Indiana (16–1) | Tennessee (17–2) | Wisconsin (18–3) | Georgetown (19–3) | Butler (24–2) | Stanford (22–4) | Wisconsin (24–4) | Texas (26–5) | Georgetown (27–5) | Xavier (30–7) | 8. |
| 9. | Indiana | Washington State (1–0) | Washington State (3–0) | Texas A&M (6–0) | Pittsburgh (7–0) | Pittsburgh (9–0) | Pittsburgh (10–0) | Texas (11–1) | Tennessee (12–1) | Tennessee (12–1) | Texas A&M (15–1) | Georgetown (16–2) | Washington State (17–2) | Stanford (18–3) | Michigan State (20–3) | Stanford (21–4) | Wisconsin (23–4) | Texas (24–5) | Georgetown (25–4) | Duke (27–5) | Davidson (29–7) | 9. |
| 10. | Washington State | Duke (1–0) | Duke (2–0) | Louisville (4–1) | Michigan State (6–1) | Michigan State (8–1) | Michigan State (9–1) | Duke (10–1) | Texas A&M (12–1) | Texas A&M (14–1) | Indiana (14–1) | Michigan State (16–2) | Texas (16–3) | Michigan State (19–3) | Butler (21–2) | Wisconsin (21–4) | Georgetown (22–4) | Georgetown (24–4) | Butler (28–3) | Butler (29–3) | Wisconsin (31–5) | 10. |
| 11. | Duke | Marquette (1–0) | Michigan State (2–0) т | Pittsburgh (5–0) | Louisville (5–1) | Tennessee (8–1) | Texas A&M (9–1) | Texas A&M (11–1) | Marquette (10–1) | Indiana (12–1) | Michigan State (14–2) | Wisconsin (15–2) | Indiana (17–2) | Butler (19–2) | Texas (19–4) | Georgetown (20–4) | Xavier (24–4) | Xavier (25–4) | Stanford (24–6) | Stanford (26–7) | Stanford (28–8) | 11. |
| 12. | Marquette | Michigan State (0–0) | Oregon (4–0) т | Tennessee (5–1) | Tennessee (7–1) | Texas A&M (8–1) | Tennessee (9–1) | Tennessee (11–1) | Indiana (11–1) | Vanderbilt (15–0) | Butler (16–1) | Texas (14–3) | Butler (19–2) | Texas (17–4) | Indiana (20–3) | Xavier (20–5) | Indiana (23–4) | Butler (27–3) | Xavier (26–5) | Xavier (27–6) | Georgetown (28–6) | 12. |
| 13. | Oregon | Oregon (2–0) | Marquette (2–0) | Michigan State (4–1) | Butler (7–0) | Marquette (6–1) | Marquette (7–1) | Marquette (9–1) | Pittsburgh (11–1) | Texas (13–2) | Marquette (13–2) | Vanderbilt (17–2) | Wisconsin (16–3) | Indiana (18–3) | Xavier (20–4) | Connecticut (20–5) | Butler (25–3) | Louisville (24–6) | Louisville (24–7) | Louisville (24–8) | Michigan State (27–9) | 13. |
| 14. | Gonzaga т | Gonzaga (1–0) | Gonzaga (3–0) | Marquette (4–1) | Texas A&M (7–1) | Indiana (8–1) | Indiana (9–1) | Indiana (10–1) | Texas (11–2) | Butler (13–1) | Vanderbilt (16–1) | Butler (17–2) | Stanford (16–3) | Xavier (18–4) | Wisconsin (19–4) | Indiana (21–4) | Vanderbilt (23–4) | Connecticut (23–6) | Notre Dame (24–6) | Drake (28–4) | Butler (30–4) | 14. |
| 15. | Texas A&M т | Texas A&M (1–0) | Texas A&M (4–0) | Indiana (4–1) | Indiana (6–1) т | Clemson (8–0) | Clemson (8–0) | Vanderbilt (11–0) | Vanderbilt (12–0) | Mississippi (13–0) | Mississippi (14–1) | Mississippi (15–2) | Xavier (17–4) | Drake (20–1) | Drake (22–1) | Purdue (21–5) | Michigan State (22–5) | Purdue (23–6) | Connecticut (24–7) | Notre Dame (24–7) | Washington State (26–9) | 15. |
| 16. | Texas | Texas (0–0) | Texas (3–0) | Butler (6–0) | Marquette (5–1) т | Oregon (7–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (9–1) | Villanova (10–1) | Marquette (11–2) | Pittsburgh (14–2) | Texas A&M (15–3) | Marquette (14–4) | Marquette (16–4) | Texas A&M (20–4) | Vanderbilt (22–4) | Connecticut (21–6) | Vanderbilt (24–5) | Purdue (24–7) | Vanderbilt (26–7) | Duke (28–6) | 16. |
| 17. | Arizona | Arizona (0–0) | Pittsburgh (4–0) | Oregon (5–1) | Clemson (7–0) | Xavier (7–1) | Vanderbilt (10–0) | Butler (11–1) | Butler (12–1) | Villanova (11–2) | Wisconsin (13–2) | Pittsburgh (15–3) | Drake (18–1) | Washington State (17–4) | Connecticut (18–5) | Michigan State (20–5) | Notre Dame (21–5) | Indiana (24–5) | Vanderbilt (25–6) | Connecticut (24–8) | West Virginia (26-11) | 17. |
| 18. | USC | Arkansas (1–0) | Southern Illinois (1–0) | Clemson (5–0) | Oregon (6–1) | Villanova (7–1) | Butler (9–1) | Arizona (9–2) | Mississippi (12–0) | Pittsburgh (12–2) | Dayton (14–1) | Villanova (13–3) | Vanderbilt (17–3) | Texas A&M (18–4) | Notre Dame (18–4) | Drake (23–2) | Louisville (22–6) | Michigan State (23–6) | Drake (28–4) | Purdue (24–8) | Pittsburgh (27-10) | 18. |
| 19. | Arkansas | Pittsburgh (3–0) | Villanova (2–0) | Gonzaga (5–1) | Gonzaga (7–1) | Butler (8–1) | Arizona (7–2) | Miami (FL) (12–0) | Clemson (11–1) | Clemson (12–2) | Texas (13–3) | Dayton (14–2) | Florida (18–3) | Connecticut (16–5) | Vanderbilt (20–4) | Washington State (20–5) | Purdue (21–6) | Notre Dame (22–6) | Michigan State (24–7) | Pittsburgh (26–9) | Notre Dame (25–8) | 19. |
| 20. | Pittsburgh | Stanford (3–0) | Kansas State (3–0) | Wisconsin (5–0) | Xavier (6–1) | Louisville (5–2) | Gonzaga (8–2) | Clemson (10–1) | Stanford (11–1) | Rhode Island (14–1) | Xavier (14–3) | Marquette (13–4) | St. Mary's (17–2) | Vanderbilt (18–4) | Washington State (18–5) | St. Mary's (22–3) | Drake (24–3) | Marquette (21–7) | Indiana (25–6) | Michigan State (25–8) | Purdue (25–9) | 20. |
| 21. | Stanford | Southern Illinois (0–0) | Syracuse (3–0) | Villanova (4–1) | Villanova (5–1) | Vanderbilt (9–0) | Oregon (8–2) | BYU (10–2) | Arizona (9–3) | Wisconsin (12–2) | Rhode Island (15–2) т | Stanford (15–3) | Pittsburgh (16–4) | Notre Dame (16–4) | St. Mary's (20–3) | Notre Dame (19–5) | Marquette (20–6) | Drake (25–4) | Washington State (23–7) | Washington State (24–8) | Marquette (25-10) | 21. |
| 22. | Kentucky | North Carolina State (0–0) | Clemson (3–0) | Southern Illinois (3–1) | BYU (6–1) | Arizona (6–2) | Miami (FL) (9–0) | Stanford (10–1) | Rhode Island (13–1) | Dayton (12–1) | Villanova (11–3) т | Xavier (15–4) | Mississippi (15–3) | Florida (18–4) | Kansas State (17–5) | Texas A&M (20–5) | Washington State (21–6) | Washington State (22–7) | Gonzaga (25–6) | Clemson (24–9) | WKU (29–7) | 22. |
| 23. | Southern Illinois | Villanova (1–0) | Butler (3–0) | BYU (5–1) | Wisconsin (5–1) | Gonzaga (8–2) | BYU (9–2) | West Virginia (10–1) | Dayton (11–1) | Stanford (12–2) | Clemson (13–3) | Drake (16–1) | Texas A&M (16–4) | St. Mary's (18–3) | Purdue (19–5) | Louisville (20–6) | St. Mary's (23–4) | Gonzaga (23–6) | BYU (25–6) | Davidson (26–6) | Drake (28–5) | 23. |
| 24. | North Carolina State | Kansas State (2–0) | Florida (4–0) | USC (5–1) | Arizona (5–2) | St. Mary's (7–0) | Xavier (8–2) | Mississippi (11–0) | St. Mary's (12–1) | Arizona (10–4) | Miami (FL) (14–1) | St. Mary's (15–2) | Kansas State (14–4) | Kansas State (15–5) | Pittsburgh (18–5) | Marquette (18–6) | Kent State (23–5) | BYU (23–6) | Marquette (22–8) | Indiana (25–7) т | Villanova (22-13) | 24. |
| 25. | Villanova | Syracuse (0–0) | Davidson (1–1) | Xavier (4–1) | Vanderbilt (7–0) | BYU (7–2) | Stanford (8–1) | Rhode Island (11–1) | Wisconsin (10–2) | Xavier (12–3) | Arizona State (13–2) | Clemson (14–4) | Mississippi State (14–5) | Pittsburgh (17–5) | Marquette (16–6) | Kansas State (18–6) | BYU (21–6) | Mississippi State (20–8) | Davidson (25–6) | Marquette (24–9) т | Vanderbilt (26–8) | 25. |
| | Preseason Nov 5 | Week 1 Nov 12 | 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 3 | Week 18 Mar 11 | Week 19 Mar 17 | Week 20 Final | |
| | | Dropped: USC (0–1)Kentucky (1–1) | Dropped: Arizona (1–1)Arkansas (3–1)Stanford (4–1)NC State (1–1) | Dropped: Kansas State (5–1)Syracuse (4–1)Florida (5–1)Davidson (2–2) | Dropped: Southern Illinois (3–2)USC (6–2) | Dropped: Wisconsin (6–2) | Dropped: Louisville (5–3)St. Mary's (7–1) | Dropped: Gonzaga (9–3)Oregon (8–3)Xavier (8–3) | Dropped: Miami (FL) (12–1)BYU (10–3)West Virginia (10–2) | Dropped: St. Mary's (12–2) | Dropped: Stanford (13–3)Arizona (11–5) | Dropped: Rhode Island (15–3)Miami (FL) (14–3)Arizona State (14–3) | Dropped: Villanova (13–5)Dayton (14–4)Clemson (15–5) | Dropped: Mississippi (16–4)Mississippi State (14–7) | Dropped: Florida (19–5) | Dropped: Pittsburgh (19–6) | Dropped: Kansas State (18–8)Texas A&M (20–7) | Dropped: Kent State (23–6)St. Mary's (24–5) | Dropped: Mississippi State (21–9) | Dropped: Gonzaga (25–7)BYU (27–7) | Dropped: Connecticut (24–9)Clemson (24–10)Indiana (25–8) | |