# 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other 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 | Week 1 Nov. 28 | Week 2 Dec. 5 | Week 3 Dec. 12 | Week 4 Dec. 19 | Week 5 Dec. 26 | Week 6 Jan. 2 | Week 7 Jan. 9 | Week 8 Jan. 16 | Week 9 Jan. 23 | Week 10 Jan. 30 | Week 11 Feb. 6 | Week 12 Feb. 13 | Week 13 Feb. 20 | Week 14 Feb. 27 | Week 15 Mar. 5 | Final Mar. 12 | |
| 1. | North Carolina | Kentucky (1–0) | North Carolina (4–0) | North Carolina (5–0) | North Carolina (5–0) (36) | North Carolina (6–0) | North Carolina (8–0) | North Carolina (10–0) | North Carolina (12–0) | North Carolina (14–0) | North Carolina (17–0) | North Carolina (20–0) | North Carolina (21–1) | North Carolina (23–1) | North Carolina (24–1) | North Carolina (26–1) | North Carolina (27–2) | 1. |
| 2. | Kentucky | North Carolina (1–0) | Kentucky (2–0) | Kentucky (3–0) | Kentucky (5–0) (27) | Kentucky (7–0) | Kentucky (8–0) | Kentucky (10–0) | DePaul (13–0) | DePaul (14–0) | DePaul (16–0) | DePaul (17–0) | Georgetown (21–2) | Georgetown (23–2) | Houston (25–3) | Georgetown (26–3) | Georgetown (29–3) | 2. |
| 3. | Houston | Georgetown (2–0) | Georgetown (4–0) | Houston (5–1) | Houston (7–1) | Houston (10–1) | DePaul (9–0) | DePaul (11–0) | Kentucky (12–1) | Kentucky (14–2) | Kentucky (15–2) | Georgetown (19–2) | DePaul (18–1) | Houston (23–3) | Kentucky (20–3) | Kentucky (23–4) | Kentucky (26–4) | 3. |
| 4. | Georgetown | Memphis State (2–0) | Memphis State (4–0) | DePaul (5–0) | DePaul (7–0) | DePaul (8–0) | Georgetown (10–1) | Georgetown (12–1) | Houston (16–2) | Georgetown (15–2) | Georgetown (17–2) | UNLV (20–1) | Houston (21–3) | Kentucky (20–3) | Georgetown (24–3) | DePaul (24–2) | DePaul (26–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Memphis State | Iowa (1–0) | Iowa (3–0) | Georgetown (5–1) | Georgetown (7–1) | Georgetown (8–1) | Maryland (8–1) | Maryland (10–1) | UTEP (14–0) | Maryland (13–2) | UNLV (18–1) | Houston (19–3) | UNLV (22–1) | DePaul (19–2) | DePaul (21–2) | Houston (26–4) | Houston (28–4) | 5. |
| 6. | Louisville | Maryland (1–0) | Houston (3–1) | NC State (7–1) т | Boston College (7–0) | Maryland (6–1) | UCLA (7–1) | UCLA (9–1) | Georgetown (13–2) | UNLV (16–1) | Houston (17–3) | Kentucky (16–3) | Kentucky (18–3) | Illinois (20–3) | Oklahoma (24–3) | Oklahoma (27–3) | Illinois (24–4) | 6. |
| 7. | Iowa | NC State (4–0) | UCLA (3–0) | Memphis State (4–1) т | Purdue (7–0) | UCLA (6–1) | Houston (10–2) | Houston (12–2) | Maryland (11–2) | Houston (16–3) | UTEP (18–1) | UTEP (20–1) | Illinois (19–2) | UNLV (23–2) | UNLV (25–2) | Illinois (22–4) | Oklahoma (29–4) | 7. |
| 8. | Maryland | Houston (1–1) | NC State (5–1) | Boston College (5–0) | Maryland (5–1) | St. John's (7–0) | Wake Forest (9–0) | UTEP (13–0) | UNLV (14–1) | UTEP (16–1) | Illinois (15–2) | Illinois (17–2) | Memphis State (17–3) | Oklahoma (22–3) | UTEP (24–2) | Arkansas (24–5) | Arkansas (24–6) | 8. |
| 9. | UCLA | UCLA (2–0) | LSU (4–0) | Maryland (4–1) | UCLA (4–1) | LSU (6–1) | LSU (7–1) | Illinois (11–1) | UCLA (10–2) | Illinois (13–2) | Memphis State (14–3) | Memphis State (16–3) | Oklahoma (20–3) | UTEP (22–2) | Tulsa (23–2) | UTEP (25–3) | UTEP (27–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Oregon State | Oregon State (0–0) | Georgia (3–0) | LSU (4–1) | Louisville (4–2) | Wake Forest (6–0) | UTEP (11–0) | St. John's (10–1) | Illinois (12–2) | LSU (11–3) | Maryland (13–3) | Oklahoma (18–3) | UTEP (21–2) | Tulsa (22–2) | Illinois (20–4) | UNLV (25–4) | Purdue (22–6) | 10. |
| 11. | LSU | Michigan State (2–0) | Maryland (2–1) | Purdue (6–0) | LSU (4–1) | Georgia (7–1) | Georgia (7–1) | LSU (8–2) | Oregon State (9–2) | Oklahoma (15–2) | Tulsa (17–1) | Purdue (15–4) | Purdue (17–4) | Arkansas (21–4) | Purdue (19–5) | Purdue (20–6) | Maryland (23–7) | 11. |
| 12. | Michigan State | LSU (1–0) | Boston College (3–0) | Georgia (5–1) | St. John's (6–0) | Boston College (7–1) | NC State (10–2) | Wake Forest (10–1) | Wake Forest (11–2) | Tulsa (16–1) | Oklahoma (16–3) | Tulsa (18–2) | Tulsa (20–2) | Memphis State (19–4) | Arkansas (22–5) | Tulsa (24–3) | Tulsa (27–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Fresno State | Georgia (2–0) | DePaul (3–0) | St. John's (4–0) | NC State (7–2) | NC State (8–2) | St. John's (8–1) | Fresno State (11–2) | Tulsa (15–0) | Memphis State (12–3) | Syracuse (14–3) | Maryland (14–4) | Wake Forest (17–4) | Purdue (18–5) | Washington (20–5) | Washington (21–6) | UNLV (27–5) | 13. |
| 14. | Arkansas | Arkansas (2–1) | Wichita State (4–0) | Oregon State (2–1) | Georgia (6–1) | Louisville (4–3) | Illinois (9–1) | UNLV (10–1) | St. John's (11–3) | Louisville (11–4) | LSU (12–5) | Wake Forest (15–4) | Arkansas (19–4) | Duke (21–5) | Memphis State (20–5) | Maryland (20–7) | Duke (24–9) | 14. |
| 15. | Boston College | Boston College (0–0) | Arkansas (3–1) | UCLA (3–1) | Oregon State (4–1) | Michigan (8–0) | Oregon State (7–2) | Georgia (8–2) | LSU (10–3) | UCLA (11–3) | Wake Forest (13–4) | Louisville (15–5) | Washington (17–4) | Wake Forest (18–5) | Duke (22–6) | Temple (24–3) | Washington (22–6) | 15. |
| 16. | Georgia | DePaul (1–0) | St. John's (3–0) | Louisville (2–2) | Memphis State (5–2) | UTEP (8–0) | Fresno State (10–2) | Oregon State (8–2) | Boston College (11–3) | Arkansas (15–2) | Purdue (13–4) | Auburn (14–5) | Syracuse (15–5) | Syracuse (17–5) | Syracuse (18–6) | Duke (22–8) | Memphis State (24–6) | 16. |
| 17. | Kansas | Fresno State (1–1) | Michigan State (3–1) | Michigan State (3–1) | Wake Forest (5–0) | Memphis State (6–2) | Boston College (8–2) | Oklahoma (12–1) | Fresno State (12–2) | Wake Forest (12–3) | Louisville (12–5) | Washington (15–4) | Indiana (16–5) | Temple (20–2) | Wake Forest (19–6) | Memphis State (21–6) | Oregon State (22–6) | 17. |
| 18. | DePaul | Wichita State (1–0) | Oregon State (1–1) | Iowa (3–2) | UTEP (6–0) | Purdue (7–2) | UNLV (9–1) | Boston College (10–2) | Memphis State (11–3) | Georgia (12–3) | Georgia Tech (14–3) | Georgia Tech (15–5) | LSU (15–5) | Washington (18–5) | Temple (21–3) | Louisville (21–9) | Syracuse (22–8) | 18. |
| 19. | Indiana | St. John's (2–0) | Purdue (5–0) | Wake Forest (5–0) | Michigan State (5–1) | Oregon State (4–2) | Memphis State (8–3) | Memphis State (10–3) | Purdue (11–3) | Virginia (12–2) | Auburn (12–5) | Syracuse (14–5) | Duke (19–5) | Auburn (16–6) | Maryland (18–7) | Wake Forest (20–7) | Wake Forest (21–8) | 19. |
| 20. | Oklahoma | VCU (0–0) | Fresno State (3–1) | UTEP (5–0) | Michigan (7–0) | Illinois (8–1) | Virginia (9–0) | Tulsa (13–0) | Oklahoma (13–2) | Syracuse (12–3) | UCLA (12–4) | LSU (13–5) | Temple (18–2) | Oregon State (18–5) | Oregon State (19–6) | Oregon State (20–6) | Temple (25–4) | 20. |
| | Preseason | Week 1 Nov. 28 | Week 2 Dec. 5 | Week 3 Dec. 12 | Week 4 Dec. 19 | Week 5 Dec. 26 | Week 6 Jan. 2 | Week 7 Jan. 9 | Week 8 Jan. 16 | Week 9 Jan. 23 | Week 10 Jan. 30 | Week 11 Feb. 6 | Week 12 Feb. 13 | Week 13 Feb. 20 | Week 14 Feb. 27 | Week 15 Mar. 5 | Final Mar. 12 | |
| | | Dropped: LouisvilleKansasIndianaOklahoma | Dropped: VCU (2–0) | Dropped: Wichita StateArkansasFresno State | Dropped: Iowa (3–2) | Dropped: Michigan State (5–2) | Dropped: Louisville (5–4)MichiganPurdue | Dropped: NC StateVirginia | Dropped: Georgia | Dropped: Oregon State (9–4)St. John'sBoston CollegeFresno StatePurdue | Dropped: Arkansas (15–4)GeorgiaVirginia | Dropped: UCLA | Dropped: Maryland (14–6)LouisvilleAuburn (14–6)Georgia Tech | Dropped: IndianaLSU | Dropped: Auburn | Dropped: Syracuse | Dropped: Louisville | |

## Coaches Poll

| | Week 2 Dec. 5 | Week 3 Dec. 12 | Week 4 Dec. 19 | Week 5 Dec. 26 | Week 6 Jan. 2 | Week 7 Jan. 9 | Week 8 Jan. 16 | Week 9 Jan. 23 | Week 10 Jan. 30 | Week 11 Feb. 6 | Week 12 Feb. 13 | Week 13 Feb. 20 | Week 14 Feb. 27 | Week 15 Mar. 5 | Final Mar. 12 | |
| 1. | Kentucky (2–0) | Kentucky (3–0) | Kentucky (5–0) | Kentucky (7–0) | Kentucky (8–0) | Kentucky (10–0) | North Carolina (12–0) | North Carolina (14–0) | North Carolina (17–0) | North Carolina (20–0) | North Carolina (21–1) | North Carolina (23–1) | North Carolina (24–1) | North Carolina (26–1) | North Carolina (27–2) | 1. |
| 2. | North Carolina (4–0) | North Carolina (5–0) | North Carolina (5–0) | North Carolina (6–0) | North Carolina (8–0) | North Carolina (10–0) | DePaul (13–0) | DePaul (14–0) | DePaul (16–0) | DePaul (17–0) | Georgetown (21–2) | Georgetown (23–2) | Houston (25–3) | Georgetown (26–3) | Georgetown (29–3) | 2. |
| 3. | Georgetown (4–0) | Houston (5–1) | Houston (7–1) | Houston (10–1) | DePaul (9–0) | DePaul (11–0) | Kentucky (12–1) | Kentucky (14–2) | Kentucky (15–2) | Georgetown (19–2) | DePaul (18–1) | Houston (23–3) | Kentucky (21–3) | Kentucky (23–4) | Kentucky (26–4) | 3. |
| 4. | Memphis State (4–0) | DePaul (5–0) | DePaul (7–0) | DePaul (8–0) | Georgetown (10–1) | Georgetown (12–1) | UTEP (14–0) | Georgetown (15–2) | Georgetown (17–2) | Houston (19–3) | Houston (21–3) | Kentucky (20–3) | Georgetown (24–3) | DePaul (24–2) | DePaul (26–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Iowa (3–0) | Georgetown (5–1) | Georgetown (7–1) | Georgetown (8–1) | Houston (10–2) | Houston (12–2) | Houston (16–2) | Maryland (13–2) | Houston (17–3) | UNLV (20–1) | UNLV (22–1) | DePaul (19–2) | DePaul (21–2) | Houston (26–4) | Houston (28–4) | 5. |
| 6. | Houston (3–1) | NC State (7–1) | Boston College (7–0) | Maryland (6–1) | Maryland (8–1) | Maryland (10–1) | Georgetown (13–2) | Houston (16–3) | UNLV (18–1) | UTEP (20–1) т | Kentucky (18–3) | Illinois (20–3) | UNLV (25–2) | Oklahoma (27–3) | Illinois (24–4) | 6. |
| 7. | UCLA (3–0) | Purdue (6–0) | Purdue (7–0) | St. John's (7–0) | UTEP (11–0) | UCLA (9–1) | Maryland (11–2) | Illinois (13–2) | Illinois (15–2) | Illinois (17–2) т | Illinois (19–2) | UNLV (23–2) | Oklahoma (24–3) | Illinois (22–4) | Arkansas (24–6) | 7. |
| 8. | Georgia (3–0) | Memphis State (4–1) | Louisville (4–2) | UCLA (6–1) | UCLA (7–1) | UTEP (13–0) | UNLV (14–1) | UTEP (16–1) | UTEP (18–1) | Kentucky (16–3) | UTEP (21–2) | Oklahoma (22–3) | UTEP (24–2) | Arkansas (24–5) | Oklahoma (29–4) | 8. |
| 9. | LSU (4–0) | Boston College (5–0) | UCLA (4–1) | LSU (6–1) | Wake Forest (9–0) | St. John's (10–1) | Illinois (12–2) | UNLV (16–1) | Maryland (13–3) | Memphis State (16–3) | Memphis State (17–3) | UTEP (22–2) | Purdue (19–5) | UTEP (25–3) | UTEP (27–3) | 9. |
| 10. | St. John's (3–0) | Georgia (5–1) | St. John's (6–0) | UTEP (8–0) | St. John's (8–1) | Illinois (11–1) | Oregon State (9–2) | Louisville (11–4) | Tulsa (17–1) | Oklahoma (18–3) | Oklahoma (20–3) | Tulsa (22–2) | Illinois (20–4) | UNLV (25–4) | Maryland (23–7) | 10. |
| 11. | Purdue (5–0) | Maryland (4–1) | Maryland (5–1) | Wake Forest (6–0) т | Georgia (7–1) | Fresno State (11–2) | UCLA (10–2) | Arkansas (15–2) | Memphis State (14–3) | Purdue (15–4) | Purdue (17–4) | Arkansas (21–4) | Tulsa (23–2) | Purdue (20–6) | Purdue (22–6) | 11. |
| 12. | Boston College (3–0) | St. John's (4–0) | Georgia (6–1) | Memphis State (6–2) т | NC State (10–2) | UNLV (10–1) | Tulsa (15–0) | Oklahoma (15–2) | Syracuse (14–3) | Tulsa (18–2) | Tulsa (20–2) | Purdue (18–5) | Arkansas (22–5) | Washington (21–6) | Tulsa (27–3) | 12. |
| 13. | NC State (5–1) | LSU (4–1) | LSU (4–1) | Georgia (7–1) | Illinois (9–1) | Wake Forest (10–1) | Wake Forest (11–2) | Tulsa (16–1) | Oklahoma (16–3) | Maryland (14–4) | Arkansas (19–4) | Memphis State (19–4) | Washington (20–5) | Tulsa (24–3) | UNLV (27–5) | 13. |
| 14. | DePaul (3–0) | Oregon State (2–1) | Oregon State (4–1) | Louisville (4–3) т | LSU (7–1) | Oregon State (8–2) | Purdue (11–3) | LSU (11–3) | Purdue (13–4) | Auburn (14–5) | Washington (17–4) | Washington (18–5) | Memphis State (20–5) | Maryland (20–7) | Duke (24–9) | 14. |
| 15. | Maryland (2–1) | UTEP (5–0) | Michigan (7–0) | Michigan (8–0) т | Fresno State (10–2) | Oklahoma (12–1) | Fresno State (12–2) | Memphis State (12–3) | Wake Forest (13–4) | Louisville (15–5) | Wake Forest (17–4) | Oregon State (18–5) | Temple (21–3) | Temple (24–3) | Washington (22–6) | 15. |
| 16. | Arkansas (3–1) | Louisville (2–2) | UTEP (6–0) | Illinois (8–1) | Oregon State (7–2) | Tulsa (13–0) | St. John's (11–3) | UCLA (11–3) | LSU (12–5) | Washington (15–4) | Auburn (14–6) | Syracuse (17–5) | Wake Forest (19–6) | Illinois State (21–6) | Memphis State (24–6) т | 16. |
| 17. | Oregon State (1–1) | UCLA (3–1) | Memphis State (5–2) | NC State (8–2) | Iowa (7–2) | LSU (8–2) | Oklahoma (13–2) | Wake Forest (12–3) | Auburn (12–5) | Wake Forest (15–4) | Temple (18–2) т | Temple (20–2) | Syracuse (18–6) | Oregon State (20–6) | Syracuse (22–8) т | 17. |
| 18. | Wichita State (4–0) | Michigan (6–0) | NC State (7–2) | Boston College (7–1) | UNLV (9–1) | Georgia (8–2) | LSU (10–3) | Georgia (12–3) | Arkansas (15–4) | Syracuse (14–5) | Illinois State (17–4) т | Auburn (16–6) | Duke (22–6) | Louisville (21–9) | Indiana (20–8) | 18. |
| 19. | Ohio State (3–0) | Michigan State (3–1) | Michigan State (5–1) | Purdue (7–2) | Memphis State (8–3) | Arkansas (11–2) | Arkansas (13–2) | Washington (13–3) | Louisville (12–5) | Arkansas (16–4) | Maryland (14–6) т | Duke (21–5) | Maryland (18–7) | Weber State (21–6) | Auburn (20–10) | 19. |
| 20. | Michigan State (3–1) | Iowa (3–2) | Wake Forest (5–0) | Arkansas (7–2) | Louisville (5–4) | Boston College (10–2) | Boston College (11–3) | Oregon State (9–4) | Oregon State (12–4) | Temple (16–2) | Indiana (16–5) | Illinois State (19–4) | Oregon State (19–6) | Memphis State (21–6) | Oregon State (22–6) | 20. |
| | Week 2 Dec. 5 | Week 3 Dec. 12 | Week 4 Dec. 19 | Week 5 Dec. 26 | Week 6 Jan. 2 | Week 7 Jan. 9 | Week 8 Jan. 16 | Week 9 Jan. 23 | Week 10 Jan. 30 | Week 11 Feb. 6 | Week 12 Feb. 13 | Week 13 Feb. 20 | Week 14 Feb. 27 | Week 15 Mar. 5 | Final Mar. 12 | |
| | | Dropped: ArkansasWichita StateOhio State | Dropped: Iowa | Dropped: Oregon State (4–2)Michigan State | Dropped: MichiganBoston College (8–2)PurdueArkansas | Dropped: NC StateIowaMemphis State (10–3)Louisville | Dropped: Georgia | Dropped: PurdueFresno StateSt. John'sBoston College | Dropped: UCLA (12–4)GeorgiaWashington | Dropped: LSU (13–5)Oregon State | Dropped: LouisvilleSyracuse (15–5) | Dropped: Wake Forest (18–5)MarylandIndiana | Dropped: AuburnIllinois State | Dropped: Wake Forest (20–7)SyracuseDuke (22–8)Maryland | Dropped: TempleIllinois StateLouisvilleWeber State | |