# 1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

The 1963–64 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

## 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

All AP polls for this season included only ten ranked teams.
| | Preseason | Week 2 Dec. 10 | Week 3 Dec. 17 | Week 4 Dec. 24 | Week 5 Dec. 31 | Week 6 Jan. 7 | Week 7 Jan. 14 | Week 8 Jan. 21 | Week 9 Jan. 28 | Week 10 Feb. 4 | Week 11 Feb. 11 | Week 12 Feb. 18 | Week 13 Feb. 25 | Week 14 Mar. 3 | Final Mar. 10 | |
| 1. | Loyola-Chicago | Loyola-Chicago (2–0) | Loyola-Chicago (4–0) | Loyola-Chicago (6–0) | Kentucky (8–0) | UCLA (11–0) (31) | UCLA (13–0) | UCLA (15–0) | UCLA (15–0) | UCLA (17–0) | UCLA (19–0) | UCLA (21–0) | UCLA (23–0) | UCLA (25–0) | UCLA (26–0) | 1. |
| 2. | NYU | NYU (2–0) | Kentucky (5–0) | Kentucky (7–0) | UCLA (9–0) | Kentucky (10–2) (2) | Loyola-Chicago (11–1) | Michigan (12–1) | Michigan (14–1) | Michigan (15–1) | Michigan (16–2) | Michigan (17–2) | Kentucky (20–3) | Michigan (19–3) | Michigan (20–4) | 2. |
| 3. | Cincinnati | Duke (3–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Loyola-Chicago (8–1) | Loyola-Chicago (10–1) | Michigan (11–1) | Loyola-Chicago (11–1) | Davidson (15–0) | Kentucky (15–2) | Kentucky (17–2) | Kentucky (18–2) | Michigan (18–3) | Kentucky (21–4) | Duke (23–4) | 3. |
| 4. | Duke | Arizona State (2–0) | Cincinnati (3–1) | UCLA (6–0) | Cincinnati (7–1) | Michigan (10–1) | Kentucky (12–2) | Davidson (14–0) | Kentucky (14–2) | Wichita (16–3) | Davidson (18–1) | Duke (17–3) | Duke (20–4) | Duke (20–4) | Kentucky (21–4) | 4. |
| 5. | Wichita | Kentucky (3–0) | Duke (4–1) | Cincinnati (5–1) | Michigan (8–1) | Davidson (10–0) | Davidson (12–0) | Kentucky (13–2) | Vanderbilt (13–1) | Davidson (16–1) | Duke (15–3) | Villanova (19–2) | Wichita (19–5) | Wichita (21–5) | Wichita (22–5) | 5. |
| 6. | Arizona State | Cincinnati (2–1) | UCLA (4–0) | Vanderbilt (7–0) | Vanderbilt (9–0) | Oregon State (11–2) | Vanderbilt (12–1) | Vanderbilt (13–1) | Villanova (14–1) | Villanova (16–1) | Wichita (17–4) | Wichita (18–5) | Oregon State (23–3) | Oregon State (25–3) | Oregon State (25–3) | 6. |
| 7. | Ohio State | Michigan (3–0) | NYU (4–1) | Davidson (7–0) | Davidson (7–0) | Vanderbilt (10–1) | Oregon State (13–2) | Villanova (12–1) | Wichita (14–3) | Duke (13–3) | Vanderbilt (17–2) | Oregon State (21–3) | Davidson (21–3) | Villanova (21–3) | Villanova (22–3) | 7. |
| 8. | Michigan | Ohio State (3–1) | Vanderbilt (5–0) | Duke (6–2) | Oregon State (9–1) | Cincinnati (8–3) | Cincinnati (9–3) | Duke (10–3) | Duke (11–3) | Vanderbilt (14–2) | Villanova (17–2) | Davidson (19–3) | Villanova (19–3) | DePaul (20–2) | Loyola-Chicago (20–5) | 8. |
| 9. | Kentucky | Oregon State (4–0) | Toledo (6–0) | Oregon State (7–1) | Duke (6–2) | Villanova (9–1) | Villanova (11–1) | DePaul (12–0) | DePaul (12–0) | Loyola-Chicago (14–3) | Oregon State (20–3) | DePaul (16–2) | DePaul (18–2) | Loyola-Chicago (19–5) | DePaul (21–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Oregon State | Kansas | Davidson (6–0) | NYU (4–2) | Villanova (8–1) | Duke (8–3) | Duke (10–3) | Wichita (13–3) т Oregon State (14–3) т | Loyola-Chicago (11–3) | DePaul (12–1) | DePaul (14–2) | Drake (17–4) | Loyola-Chicago (17–5) | Davidson (22–4) | Davidson (22–4) | 10. |
| | Preseason | Week 2 Dec. 10 | Week 3 Dec. 17 | Week 4 Dec. 24 | Week 5 Dec. 31 | Week 6 Jan. 7 | Week 7 Jan. 14 | Week 8 Jan. 21 | Week 9 Jan. 28 | Week 10 Feb. 4 | Week 11 Feb. 11 | Week 12 Feb. 18 | Week 13 Feb. 25 | Week 14 Mar. 3 | Final Mar. 10 | |
| | | Dropped: Wichita (2–2) | Dropped: Arizona State (2–4)Ohio StateOregon State (5–1)Kansas | Dropped: Toledo (6–2) | Dropped: NYU (7–2) | None | None | Dropped: Cincinnati (9–5) | Dropped: Oregon State (16–3) | None | Dropped: Loyola-Chicago (14–5) | Dropped: Vanderbilt (17–4) | Dropped: Drake (18–5) | None | None | |

## UPI Poll

| | Preseason | Week 2 Dec. 10 | Week 3 Dec. 17 | Week 4 Dec. 24 | Week 5 Dec. 31 | Week 6 Jan. 7 | Week 7 Jan. 14 | Week 8 Jan. 21 | Week 9 Jan. 28 | Week 10 Feb. 4 | Week 11 Feb. 11 | Week 12 Feb. 18 | Week 13 Feb. 25 | Week 14 Mar. 3 | Final Mar. 10 | |
| 1. | Loyola-Chicago | Loyola-Chicago (2–0) | Loyola-Chicago (4–0) | Loyola-Chicago (6–0) | Kentucky (8–0) | UCLA (11–0) | UCLA (13–0) | UCLA (15–0) | UCLA (15–0) | UCLA (17–0) | UCLA (19–0) | UCLA (21–0) | UCLA (23–0) | UCLA (25–0) | UCLA (26–0) | 1. |
| 2. | Cincinnati | Duke (3–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Michigan (6–0) | UCLA (9–0) | Kentucky (10–2) | Loyola-Chicago (11–1) | Loyola-Chicago (11–1) | Michigan (14–1) | Michigan (15–1) | Kentucky (17–2) | Michigan (17–2) | Kentucky (20–3) | Kentucky (21–4) | Michigan (20–4) | 2. |
| 3. | NYU т | NYU (2–0) | Kentucky (5–0) | Kentucky (7–0) | Loyola-Chicago (8–1) | Loyola-Chicago (10–1) | Michigan (11–1) | Michigan (12–1) | Kentucky (14–2) | Kentucky (15–2) | Michigan (16–2) | Kentucky (18–2) | Michigan (18–3) | Michigan (19–3) | Kentucky (21–4) | 3. |
| 4. | Duke т | Arizona State (2–0) | Duke (4–1) | Cincinnati (5–1) | Michigan (8–1) | Michigan (10–1) | Kentucky (12–2) | Kentucky (13–2) | Davidson (15–0) | Wichita (16–3) | Davidson (18–1) | Duke (17–3) | Duke (20–4) | Duke (20–4) | Duke (23–4) | 4. |
| 5. | Wichita | Michigan (3–0) | Cincinnati (3–1) | UCLA (6–0) | Cincinnati (7–1) | Davidson (10–0) | Davidson (12–0) | Davidson (14–0) | Vanderbilt (13–1) | Davidson (16–1) | Duke (15–3) | Villanova (19–2) | Oregon State (23–3) | Oregon State (25–3) | Oregon State (25–3) | 5. |
| 6. | Arizona State | Cincinnati (2–1) | UCLA (4–0) | Vanderbilt (7–0) | Vanderbilt (9–0) | Oregon State (11–2) | Vanderbilt (12–1) | Vanderbilt (13–1) | Wichita (14–3) | Villanova (16–1) | Wichita (17–4) | Oregon State (21–3) | Wichita (19–5) | Wichita (21–5) | Wichita (22–5) | 6. |
| 7. | Ohio State | Kentucky (3–0) т | NYU (4–1) | Oregon State (7–1) | Davidson (7–0) | Vanderbilt (10–1) | Oregon State (13–2) | Villanova (12–1) | Villanova (14–1) | Duke (13–3) | Vanderbilt (17–2) | Wichita (18–5) | Villanova (19–3) | Villanova (21–3) | Villanova (22–3) | 7. |
| 8. | Michigan | Oregon State (4–0) т | Texas (5–0) | Davidson (7–0) | Oregon State (9–1) | Cincinnati (8–3) | Cincinnati (9–3) | Wichita (13–3) | Duke (11–3) | Vanderbilt (14–2) | Oregon State (20–3) | Davidson (19–3) | Davidson (21–3) | Loyola-Chicago (19–5) | Loyola-Chicago (20–5) | 8. |
| 9. | Oregon State | Texas (3–0) | Vanderbilt (5–0) | Duke (6–2) | Duke (6–2) | Duke (8–3) | Duke (10–3) | Duke (10–3) | Loyola-Chicago (11–3) | Loyola-Chicago (14–3) | Villanova (17–2) | Vanderbilt (17–4) | Loyola-Chicago (17–5) | Davidson (22–4) | Texas Western (23–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Texas | Ohio State (3–1) | Toledo (6–0) т | NYU (4–2) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (9–1) | Villanova (11–1) | Oregon State (14–3) | Oregon State (16–3) | Oregon State (18–3) | Texas Western (18–2) | Loyola-Chicago (15–5) | Texas Western (22–2) | Texas Western (23–2) | Davidson (22–4) | 10. |
| 11. | Kentucky | Kansas (2–0) | Davidson (6–0) т | Villanova (6–1) | Wichita (9–3) | Wichita (10–3) | Texas Western (15–1) | Texas Western (15–1) | Texas Western (16–1) | Texas Western (17–2) | Loyola-Chicago (14–5) | Texas Western (19–2) | DePaul (18–2) т | Drake (20–5) | DePaul (21–2) | 11. |
| 12. | Providence | Wichita (2–2) | Oregon State (5–1) т | Creighton (9–1) т | Stanford (6–0) | Utah (11–1) | Wichita (11–3) | DePaul (12–0) | DePaul (12–0) | Oklahoma State (12–4) | Oklahoma State (13–5) | Drake (17–4) | Ohio State (14–7) т | DePaul (20–2) | Kansas State (19–5) | 12. |
| 13. | San Francisco т | San Francisco (3–0) | Minnesota (4–0) | Toledo (6–2) т | Minnesota (7–3) | Texas Western (13–1) | DePaul (10–0) т | Oklahoma State (11–3) | Illinois (9–3) | DePaul (12–1) | Utah (18–3) | DePaul (16–2) | Drake (18–5) т | Ohio State (15–7) | Drake (20–6) т | 13. |
| 14. | UCLA т | UCLA (2–0) | Wichita (4–2) | Texas Western (10–1) | Kansas State (7–3) | Kansas State (8–3) | Utah (13–2) т | Cincinnati (9–5) | Utah State (12–2) | Illinois (10–3) | DePaul (14–2) | Ohio State (12–7) | Vanderbilt (18–5) т | Vanderbilt (19–6) | San Francisco (22–4) т | 14. |
| 15. | Villanova | Villanova (2–0) | Arizona State (2–4) | Minnesota (5–2) | Texas Western (12–1) | Saint Louis (11–3) | Illinois (8–3) | Utah (14–3) | Cincinnati (9–6) | Utah (17–3) | Drake (14–4) т | San Francisco (15–4) т | San Francisco (17–4) | Arizona State (15–10) т | Utah State (20–6) | 15. |
| 16. | Kansas State т | Vanderbilt (3–0) | Oklahoma City (5–1) | Bradley (5–2) | St. Bonaventure (8–1) | St. Bonaventure (10–1) т | Stanford (9–2) | Bradley (10–4) | Creighton (15–2) | New Mexico (16–2) | Ohio State (11–7) т | Utah (18–5) т | Utah State (18–4) | Kansas State (17–5) т | New Mexico (22–5) | 16. |
| 17. | Stanford т | Minnesota (3–0) | Kansas State (4–2) | Kansas State (5–2) | NYU (7–2) т | Stanford (7–2) т | Utah State (9–2) | Utah State (10–2) | New Mexico (14–2) т | Drake (13–3) т | Illinois (10–6) | Tennessee (15–5) т | Kansas State (16–5) | New Mexico (20–5) | Ohio State (17–7) | 17. |
| 18. | Minnesota | Stanford (2–0) | Creighton (6–0) | St. Bonaventure (6–0) | Utah (9–1) т | Bradley (8–3) | Creighton (12–2) т | Illinois (8–3) | Utah (15–3) т | Ohio (13–3) т | New Mexico (16–3) | Texas A&M (12–6) т | New Mexico (18–5) т | Providence (18–5) т | Texas A&M (18–6) | 18. |
| 19. | Oklahoma State | Kansas State (2–1) | Bradley (5–1) | Stanford (4–0) | North Carolina (5–2) т | Illinois (7–3) | New Mexico (11–2) т | New Mexico (14–2) | Oklahoma State (11–3) | Tennessee (11–5) т | Bradley (13–5) т | New Mexico (18–3) | Providence (17–4) т | San Francisco (19–4) т | Arizona State (16–10) т | 19. |
| 20. | Bradley | Oklahoma State (2–0) | Georgia Tech (2–0) Villanova (4–1) | Arizona State (4–4) | Oklahoma State (8–3) т | La Salle (8–2) т Minnesota (8–3) т | St. Bonaventure (10–1) т | Stanford (9–4) | Tennessee (10–4) | Utah State (13–3) т | Texas A&M (11–6) т Utah State (16–3) т | Utah State (17–3) | Seattle (17–4) т St. Bonaventure (15–5) Texas A&M (14–6) | Texas A&M (16–6) т Utah State (20–5) т | Providence (20–5) т | 20. |
| | Preseason | Week 2 Dec. 10 | Week 3 Dec. 17 | Week 4 Dec. 24 | Week 5 Dec. 31 | Week 6 Jan. 7 | Week 7 Jan. 14 | Week 8 Jan. 21 | Week 9 Jan. 28 | Week 10 Feb. 4 | Week 11 Feb. 11 | Week 12 Feb. 18 | Week 13 Feb. 25 | Week 14 Mar. 3 | Final Mar. 10 | |
| | | Dropped: ProvidenceBradley | Dropped: Ohio StateKansasSan FranciscoStanfordOklahoma State | Dropped: TexasWichitaOklahoma CityGeorgia Tech | Dropped: CreightonToledoBradleyArizona State | Dropped: NYUNorth CarolinaOklahoma State | Dropped: Kansas StateSaint LouisBradleyLa SalleMinnesota | Dropped: Creighton (13–2)St. Bonaventure | Dropped: BradleyStanford | Dropped: CincinnatiCreighton | Dropped: OhioTennessee | Dropped: Oklahoma StateIllinoisBradley | Dropped: UtahTennessee | Dropped: SeattleSt. Bonaventure | Dropped: Vanderbilt | |