# 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 2002–03 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 Pre | Week 2 Nov. 19 | Week 3 Nov. 26 | Week 4 Dec. 4 | Week 5 Dec. 11 | Week 6 Dec. 18 | Week 7 Dec. 25 | Week 8 Jan. 1 | Week 9 Jan. 8 | Week 10 Jan. 15 | Week 11 Jan. 22 | Week 12 Jan. 29 | Week 13 Feb. 5 | Week 14 Feb. 12 | Week 15 Feb. 19 | Week 16 Feb. 26 | Week 17 Mar. 5 | Week 18 Mar. 12 | Final Mar. 19 | |
| 1. | Arizona (50) | Arizona (0–0) (58) | Arizona (1–0) (60) | Arizona (2–0) (71) | Arizona (4–0) (70) | Arizona (5–0) (69) | Alabama (8–0) (35) | Alabama (9–0) (35) | Duke (9–0) (54) | Duke (11–0) (57) | Arizona (13–1) (67) | Arizona (15–1) (71) | Florida (18–2) (50) | Arizona (18–2) (37) | Arizona (20–2) (59) | Arizona (21–2) (58) | Arizona (23–2) (59) | Arizona (25–2) (51) | Kentucky (29–3) | 1. |
| 2. | Kansas (14) | Kansas (0–0) (10) | Kansas (2–0) (9) | Texas (4–0) | Alabama (6–0) | Alabama (7–0) | Pittsburgh (8–0) (14) | Pittsburgh (9–0) (16) | Arizona (9–1) (15) | Arizona (11–1) (15) | Pittsburgh (14–1) (3) | Pittsburgh (15–1) | Arizona (16–2) (13) | Louisville (18–1) (27) | Kentucky (20–3) (13) | Kentucky (22–3) (14) | Kentucky (24–3) (13) | Kentucky (26–3) (21) | Arizona (25–3) | 2. |
| 3. | Oklahoma (6) | Texas (1–0) | Texas (2–0) | Alabama (4–0) | Duke (5–0) | Duke (5–0) | Duke (6–0) (16) | Duke (7–0) (14) | Connecticut (9–0) (1) | Pittsburgh (12–1) | Duke (12–1) (1) | Texas (13–2) | Texas (14–3) (5) | Kentucky (18–3) (5) | Texas (17–4) | Oklahoma (19–4) | Florida (24–4) | Texas (22–5) | Oklahoma (24–6) | 3. |
| 4. | Texas | Alabama (1–0) | Alabama (2–0) | Duke (3–0) | Pittsburgh (5–0) (1) | Pittsburgh (6–0) (1) | Arizona (5–1) (5) | Arizona (6–1) (5) | Alabama (10–1) | Texas (10–2) | Texas (12–2) | Florida (16–2) (1) | Pittsburgh (15–2) | Florida (19–3) (2) | Louisville (19–2) | Florida (22–4) | Texas (20–5) | Kansas (24–6) | Pittsburgh (26–4) | 4. |
| 5. | Pittsburgh (1) | Pittsburgh (0–0) (1) | Pittsburgh (1–0) (1) | Pittsburgh (3–0) (1) | Oregon (5–0) | Oregon (6–0) | Oklahoma (6–1) | Connecticut (8–0) | Notre Dame (12–1) | Oklahoma (10–2) | Florida (15–2) (1) | Duke (13–2) | Louisville (16–1) (4) | Oklahoma (16–3) (1) | Oklahoma (17–4) | Texas (18–5) | Oklahoma (20–5) | Pittsburgh (23–4) | Texas (22–6) | 5. |
| 6. | Duke | Duke (0–0) | Duke (1–0) | Oklahoma (3–1) | Oklahoma (4–1) | Indiana (8–0) | Connecticut (7–0) | Notre Dame (10–1) | Pittsburgh (10–1) | Connecticut (10–1) | Kansas (13–3) | Oklahoma (13–3) | Kentucky (16–3) | Texas (15–4) | Kansas (19–5) | Duke (19–4) | Kansas (22–6) | Oklahoma (21–6) | Kansas (25–7) | 6. |
| 7. | Florida | Oklahoma (1–0) | Florida (3–0) | Oregon (3–0) | Indiana (6–0) | Oklahoma (5–1) | Illinois (8–0) (1) | Texas (7–2) | Mississippi State (10–1) (2) | Florida (13–2) | Oklahoma (11–3) | Kentucky (15–3) | Oklahoma (15–3) | Pittsburgh (16–3) | Florida (20–4) | Kansas (20–6) | Pittsburgh (21–4) | Florida (24–6) | Duke (24–6) | 7. |
| 8. | Alabama | Florida (0–0) | Oklahoma (2–1) | Florida (4–1) | Texas (5–1) | Connecticut (6–0) | Notre Dame (10–1) | Mississippi State (8–1) (1) | Texas (9–2) | Illinois (12–1) | Kentucky (13–3) | Louisville (14–1) | Maryland (14–4) | Duke (16–3) | Duke (17–4) | Pittsburgh (19–4) | Marquette (22–4) | Marquette (23–4) | Wake Forest (24–5) | 8. |
| 9. | Michigan State | Michigan State (0–0) | Michigan State (1–0) | Maryland (3–0) | Connecticut (5–0) | Notre Dame (9–1) | Texas (7–2) | Oregon (9–1) | Oklahoma (8–2) | Alabama (11–2) | Louisville (12–1) | Oklahoma State (16–1) | Duke (14–3) | Kansas (17–5) | Pittsburgh (17–4) | Notre Dame (21–5) | Wake Forest (21–4) | Wake Forest (23–4) | Marquette (23–5) | 9. |
| 10. | Xavier | Oregon (0–0) | Oregon (1–0) | Indiana (4–0) | Notre Dame (8–1) | Texas (5–2) | Indiana (8–1) | Oklahoma (6–2) | Illinois (10–1) | Notre Dame (13–2) | Creighton (15–1) | Maryland (12–4) | Notre Dame (18–3) | Notre Dame (19–4) | Wake Forest (17–3) | Marquette (20–4) | Duke (20–5) | Xavier (24–4) | Florida (24–7) | 10. |
| 11. | Oregon | Xavier (0–0) | Maryland (1–0) | Connecticut (3–0) | Missouri (4–0) | Missouri (6–0) | Oregon (8–1) | Illinois (8–1) | Florida (11–2) | Missouri (10–1) | Connecticut (11–2) | Notre Dame (16–3) | Oklahoma State (17–2) | Marquette (17–3) | Marquette (18–4) | Louisville (19–4) | Xavier (22–4) | Syracuse (23–4) | Illinois (24–6) | 11. |
| 12. | Mississippi State (1) | Maryland (0–0) | Connecticut (1–0) | North Carolina (5–0) | Kentucky (4–1) | Illinois (7–0) | Florida (8–2) | Florida (10–2) | Oregon (10–2) | Kansas (11–2) | Maryland (10–4) | Kansas (13–5) | Kansas (15–5) | Creighton (21–2) | Notre Dame (19–5) | Wake Forest (19–4) | Syracuse (21–4) | Duke (21–6) | Xavier (25–5) | 12. |
| 13. | Maryland | Mississippi State (0–0) (1) | Marquette (3–0) | Marquette (4–0) | Xavier (4–1) | Florida (7–2) | Marquette (7–1) | Marquette (8–1) | Missouri (8–1) | Creighton (13–1) | Oklahoma State (14–1) | Illinois (14–3) | Creighton (19–2) | Oklahoma State (18–3) | Maryland (15–6) | Xavier (20–4) | Maryland (19–7) | Illinois (21–6) | Syracuse (24–5) | 13. |
| 14. | UCLA | Connecticut (0–0) | UCLA (0–0) | Kansas (2–2) | Florida (6–2) | Marquette (6–1) | Kentucky (6–2) | Michigan State (8–2) | Kansas (9–3) | Mississippi State (10–3) | Indiana (13–3) | Connecticut (12–3) | Wake Forest (15–2) | Illinois (16–4) | Xavier (18–4) | Maryland (17–7) | Illinois (20–5) | Maryland (19–8) | Louisville (24–6) | 14. |
| 15. | Connecticut | UCLA (0–0) | Kentucky (0–0) | Missouri (2–0) | Illinois (5–0) | Michigan State (5–2) | Michigan State (7–2) | Creighton (10–0) | Indiana (10–2) | Louisville (10–1) | Alabama (12–3) | Georgia (12–4) | Marquette (15–3) | Wake Forest (16–3) | Syracuse (17–4) | Syracuse (19–4) | Louisville (20–5) | Stanford (23–7) | Creighton (29–4) | 15. |
| 16. | Georgia | Marquette (1–0) | Xavier (2–1) | Xavier (2–1) | Marquette (5–1) | Mississippi State (6–1) | Mississippi State (7–1) | Missouri (6–1) | Creighton (11–1) | Kentucky (11–3) | Notre Dame (14–3) | Creighton (17–2) | Illinois (15–4) | Maryland (14–6) | Oklahoma State (19–4) | Oklahoma State (20–5) | Notre Dame (21–7) | Memphis (22–5) | Dayton (24–5) | 16. |
| 17. | Kentucky | Kentucky (0–0) | Georgia (1–1) | Stanford (4–1) | Tulsa (4–0) | Stanford (5–1) | Missouri (6–1) | Indiana (8–2) | Wake Forest (9–0) | Maryland (9–3) | Wake Forest (12–1) | Wake Forest (13–2) | Georgia (13–5) | Syracuse (16–3) | Creighton (22–3) | Creighton (24–3) | Stanford (22–7) | Notre Dame (22–8) | Maryland (19–9) | 17. |
| 18. | Marquette | Georgia (0–1) | Missouri (1–0) | Kentucky (2–1) | Maryland (4–2) | Kentucky (5–2) | Creighton (9–0) | Kansas (7–3) | Kentucky (9–3) | Indiana (11–3) | Illinois (12–3) | Marquette (13–3) | Connecticut (13–4) | Xavier (17–4) | California (18–4) | Illinois (18–5) | Memphis (20–5) | Wisconsin (22–6) | Stanford (23–8) | 18. |
| 19. | Missouri | Western Kentucky (0–0) | Indiana (0–0) | Tulsa (3–0) | Stanford (4–1) | Kansas (5–3) | Kansas (6–3) | Xavier (8–2) | Louisville (8–1) | Wake Forest (10–1) | Georgia (10–4) | Indiana (14–4) | Syracuse (14–3) | Mississippi State (15–5) | Mississippi State (16–5) | Stanford (21–6) | Creighton (25–4) | Creighton (28–4) | Memphis (23–6) | 19. |
| 20. | Western Kentucky | Missouri (0–0) | Gonzaga (1–0) | Minnesota (2–0) | Kansas (3–3) | Creighton (7–0) | Tulsa (6–1) | Kentucky (6–3) | Georgia (9–3) | Georgia (9–4) | Marquette (12–3) | California (14–2) | Xavier (15–4) | Georgia (13–6) | Illinois (16–5) | Mississippi State (17–6) | Oklahoma State (20–7) | Louisville (21–6) | Mississippi State (21–9) | 20. |
| 21. | Indiana | Gonzaga (0–0) | Cincinnati (1–0) | Michigan State (2–2) | Michigan State (4–2) | Xavier (5–2) | Xavier (6–2) | LSU (8–1) | Maryland (7–3) | Marquette (10–3) | Missouri (10–3) | Mississippi State (12–4) | Missouri (13–4) | Missouri (14–5) | Stanford (19–6) | Georgia (16–7) | Dayton (21–5) | Georgia (19–8) | Wisconsin (22–7) | 21. |
| 22. | Gonzaga | Indiana (0–0) | Tulsa (2–0) | Virginia (3–1) | North Carolina (5–2) | Tulsa (5–1) | North Carolina (7–2) | Maryland (6–3) | Xavier (9–3) | Oregon (10–4) | Mississippi State (10–4) | Oregon (14–4) | Alabama (13–5) | California (16–4) | Georgia (14–7) | Utah (20–4) | California (20–6) | Dayton (22–5) | Notre Dame (22–9) | 22. |
| 23. | Cincinnati | Cincinnati (0–0) | Mississippi State (0–1) | Wisconsin (4–0) | Creighton (6–0) | North Carolina (5–2) | Maryland (4–3) | Wake Forest (7–0) | Texas Tech (9–1) | LSU (11–2) | Oregon (12–4) | Alabama (12–5) | Mississippi State (13–5) | Connecticut (14–5) | Utah (19–4) | California (19–5) | Mississippi State (18–7) | Oklahoma State (21–8) | Connecticut (21–9) | 23. |
| 24. | Minnesota | Minnesota (0–0) | Minnesota (1–0) | Mississippi State (2–1) | Mississippi State (5–1) | Maryland (4–3) | LSU (7–1) | Louisville (7–1) | Marquette (8–3) | Oklahoma State (12–1) | Auburn (15–2) | Syracuse (13–2) | Purdue (14–4) | Stanford (17–6) | Purdue (16–6) | Memphis (18–5) | Wisconsin (21–6) | California (20–7) | Missouri (21–10) | 24. |
| 25. | Tulsa | Tulsa (0–0) | Wisconsin (3–0) | Illinois (3–0) | Charleston (6–0) | Minnesota (6–1) | Wake Forest (6–0) | Texas Tech (8–1) | Michigan State (8–4) | Syracuse (10–1) | California (12–2) | Missouri (11–4) | Stanford (16–5) | Saint Joseph's (17–3) | Dayton (18–4) | Dayton (19–5) | Georgia (17–8) | Saint Joseph's (22–5) | Georgia (19–8) | 25. |
| | Preseason Pre | Week 2 Nov. 19 | Week 3 Nov. 26 | Week 4 Dec. 4 | Week 5 Dec. 11 | Week 6 Dec. 18 | Week 7 Dec. 25 | Week 8 Jan. 1 | Week 9 Jan. 8 | Week 10 Jan. 15 | Week 11 Jan. 22 | Week 12 Jan. 29 | Week 13 Feb. 5 | Week 14 Feb. 12 | Week 15 Feb. 19 | Week 16 Feb. 26 | Week 17 Mar. 5 | Week 18 Mar. 12 | Final Mar. 19 | |
| | | None | Dropped: Western Kentucky (0–1) | Dropped: UCLA (1–2)Georgia (2–2)Gonzaga (2–2)Cincinnati (2–1) | Dropped: Minnesota (4–1)Virginia (3–2)Wisconsin (5–1) | Dropped: Charleston (7–1) | Dropped: Stanford (6–2)Minnesota (7–2) | Dropped: Tulsa (7–2)North Carolina (8–3) | Dropped: LSU (8–3) | Dropped: Xavier (10–4)Texas Tech (9–3)Michigan State (9–5) | Dropped: LSU (12–3)Syracuse (11–2) | Dropped: Auburn (15–4) | Dropped: Indiana (14–6)California (14–4)Oregon (15–5) | Dropped: Team (0–0) | Dropped: Missouri (15–6)Connecticut (15–6)Saint Joseph's (17–5) | Dropped: Purdue (17–7) | Dropped: Utah (20–6) | Dropped: Mississippi State (19–8) | Dropped: Oklahoma State (21–9)California (20–8)Saint Joseph's (22–6) | |

## Coaches Poll

| | Preseason Nov. 1 | 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. 8 | |
| 1. | Arizona (27) | Arizona (1–0) (27) | Arizona (2–0) (31) | Arizona (4–0) (31) | Arizona (5–0) (31) | Duke (6–0) (19) | Duke (7–0) (18) | Duke (9–0) (28) | Duke (11–0) (30) | Arizona (13–1) (30) | Arizona (15–1) (31) | Florida (18–2) (16) | Arizona (18–2) (25) | Arizona (20–2) (29) | Arizona (21–2) (29) | Arizona (23–2) (29) | Arizona (25–2) (26) | Kentucky (29–3) (31) | Syracuse (30–5) | 1. |
| 2. | Kansas (3) | Kansas (2–0) (4) | Texas (4–0) | Duke (5–0) | Duke (5–0) | Pittsburgh (8–0) (6) | Pittsburgh (9–0) (7) | Arizona (9–1) (2) | Arizona (11–1) (1) | Pittsburgh (14–1) (1) | Pittsburgh (15–1) | Arizona (16–2) (8) | Louisville (18–1) (6) | Kentucky (20–3) (2) | Kentucky (22–3) (2) | Kentucky (24–3) (2) | Kentucky (26–3) (5) | Arizona (25–3) | Kansas (30–8) | 2. |
| 3. | Oklahoma (1) | Texas (2–0) | Duke (3–0) | Pittsburgh (5–0) | Pittsburgh (6–0) | Alabama (8–0) (4) | Alabama (9–0) (6) | Connecticut (9–0) | Pittsburgh (12–1) | Duke (12–1) | Texas (13–2) | Texas (14–3) (5) | Kentucky (18–3) | Louisville (19–2) | Oklahoma (19–4) | Florida (24–4) | Texas (22–5) | Oklahoma (24–6) | Texas (26–7) | 3. |
| 4. | Pittsburgh | Duke (1–0) | Pittsburgh (3–0) | Alabama (6–0) | Alabama (7–0) | Arizona (5–1) (1) | Arizona (6–1) (1) | Alabama (10–1) (1) | Texas (10–2) | Texas (12–2) | Florida (16–2) | Pittsburgh (15–2) (1) | Oklahoma (16–3) | Texas (17–4) | Florida (22–4) | Texas (20–5) | Kansas (24–6) | Pittsburgh (26–4) | Kentucky (32–4) | 4. |
| 5. | Texas | Pittsburgh (1–0) | Alabama (4–0) | Oregon (5–0) | Oregon (6–0) | Oklahoma (6–1) | Connecticut (8–0) | Pittsburgh (10–1) | Oklahoma (10–2) | Florida (15–2) | Duke (13–2) | Oklahoma (15–3) | Florida (19–3) | Oklahoma (17–4) | Duke (19–4) | Oklahoma (20–5) | Pittsburgh (23–4) | Texas (22–6) | Arizona (28–4) | 5. |
| 6. | Duke | Alabama (2–0) | Oregon (3–0) | Indiana (6–0) | Indiana (8–0) | Connecticut (7–0) (1) | Notre Dame (10–1) | Notre Dame (12–1) | Connecticut (10–1) | Kansas (13–3) | Oklahoma (13–3) | Louisville (16–1) (1) | Texas (15–4) | Kansas (19–5) | Texas (18–5) | Kansas (22–6) | Oklahoma (21–6) | Kansas (25–7) | Marquette (27–6) | 6. |
| 7. | Florida | Florida (3–0) | Oklahoma (3–1) | Texas (5–1) | Oklahoma (5–1) | Illinois (8–0) | Oregon (9–1) | Texas (9–2) | Florida (13–2) | Oklahoma (11–3) | Kentucky (15–3) | Kentucky (16–3) | Pittsburgh (16–3) | Florida (20–4) | Kansas (20–6) | Pittsburgh (21–4) | Florida (24–6) | Duke (24–6) | Oklahoma (27–7) | 7. |
| 8. | Alabama | Oklahoma (2–1) | Maryland (3–0) | Oklahoma (4–1) | Connecticut (6–0) | Notre Dame (10–1) | Texas (7–2) | Mississippi State (10–2) | Illinois (12–1) | Connecticut (11–2) | Louisville (14–1) | Maryland (14–4) | Duke (16–3) | Duke (17–4) | Pittsburgh (19–4) | Marquette (22–4) | Marquette (23–4) | Florida (24–7) | Pittsburgh (28–5) | 8. |
| 9. | Oregon | Oregon (1–0) | Florida (4–1) | Connecticut (5–0) | Texas (5–2) | Oregon (8–1) | Marquette (8–1) | Oklahoma (8–2) | Notre Dame (13–2) | Creighton (15–1) | Maryland (12–4) | Duke (14–3) | Notre Dame (19–4) | Pittsburgh (17–4) | Louisville (19–4) | Duke (20–5) | Wake Forest (23–4) | Wake Forest (24–5) | Duke (26–7) | 9. |
| 10. | Michigan State | Michigan State (1–0) | Marquette (4–0) | Missouri (4–0) | Missouri (6–0) | Texas (7–2) | Mississippi State (8–1) | Oregon (10–2) | Alabama (11–2) | Kentucky (13–3) | Notre Dame (16–3) | Notre Dame (18–3) | Kansas (17–5) | Notre Dame (19–5) | Notre Dame (21–5) | Wake Forest (21–4) | Xavier (24–4) | Illinois (24–6) | Maryland (21–10) | 10. |
| 11. | Xavier | Maryland (1–0) | Indiana (5–0) | Xavier (4–1) | Notre Dame (9–1) | Indiana (8–1) | Oklahoma (6–2) | Illinois (10–1) | Missouri (10–1) | Maryland (10–4) | Oklahoma State (16–1) | Kansas (15–5) | Marquette (17–3) | Wake Forest (17–3) | Marquette (20–4) | Xavier (22–4) | Syracuse (23–4) | Marquette (23–5) | Connecticut (23–10) | 11. |
| 12. | UCLA | Connecticut (1–0) | Connecticut (3–0) | Kentucky (4–1) | Illinois (7–0) | Marquette (7–1) | Illinois (8–1) | Florida (11–2) | Kansas (11–3) | Notre Dame (14–3) | Connecticut (12–3) | Oklahoma State (17–2) | Creighton (21–2) | Marquette (18–4) | Wake Forest (19–4) | Syracuse (21–4) т | Duke (21–6) | Syracuse (24–5) | Wake Forest (25–6) | 12. |
| 13. | Mississippi State | Marquette (3–0) | Kansas (2–2) | Marquette (5–1) | Florida (7–2) | Florida (8–2) | Florida (10–2) | Missouri (8–1) | Mississippi State (10–3) | Alabama (12–3) | Kansas (13–5) | Creighton (19–2) | Illinois (16–4) | Maryland (15–6) | Xavier (20–4) | Maryland (19–7) т | Illinois (21–6) | Louisville (24–6) | Illinois (25–7) т | 13. |
| 14. | Connecticut | UCLA (0–0) | North Carolina (5–0) | Illinois (5–0) | Marquette (6–1) | Kentucky (6–2) | Michigan State (8–2) | Kansas (9–3) | Creighton (13–1) | Louisville (12–1) | Illinois (14–3) | Marquette (15–3) | Oklahoma State (18–3) | Xavier (18–4) | Maryland (17–7) | Illinois (20–5) | Stanford (23–7) | Xavier (25–5) | Wisconsin (24–8) т | 14. |
| 15. | Maryland | Xavier (2–1) | Missouri (2–0) | Notre Dame (8–1) | Michigan State (5–2) | Michigan State (7–2) | Creighton (10–0) | Indiana (10–2) | Maryland (9–3) | Illinois (12–3) | Creighton (17–2) | Wake Forest (15–2) | Maryland (14–6) | Illinois (16–5) | Syracuse (19–4) | Louisville (20–5) | Maryland (19–8) | Creighton (29–4) | Notre Dame (24–10) | 15. |
| 16. | Georgia | Kentucky (0–0) | Xavier (2–1) | Maryland (4–2) | Kentucky (5–2) | Missouri (6–1) | Missouri (6–1) | Creighton (11–1) | Kentucky (11–3) | Indiana (13–3) | Marquette (13–3) | Illinois (15–4) | Xavier (17–4) | Oklahoma State (19–4) | Illinois (18–5) | Notre Dame (21–7) | Louisville (21–6) | Stanford (23–8) | Florida (25–8) | 16. |
| 17. | Kentucky | Missouri (1–0) | Minnesota (2–0) | Florida (6–2) | Mississippi State (6–1) | Mississippi State (7–1) | Kansas (7–3) | Maryland (7–3) | Indiana (11–3) | Oklahoma State (14–1) | Georgia (12–4) | Connecticut (13–4) | Wake Forest (16–3) | Syracuse (17–4) | Oklahoma State (20–5) | Stanford (22–7) | Creighton (28–4) | Maryland (19–9) | Xavier (26–6) | 17. |
| 18. | Missouri | Georgia (1–1) | Kentucky (2–1) | Tulsa (4–0) | Kansas (5–3) | Creighton (9–0) | Indiana (8–2) | Wake Forest (9–0) | Louisville (10–1) | Wake Forest (12–1) | Wake Forest (13–2) | Georgia (13–5) | Syracuse (16–3) | Creighton (22–3) | Creighton (24–3) | Oklahoma State (20–7) | Wisconsin (22–6) | Dayton (25–5) | Michigan State (22–13) | 18. |
| 19. | Marquette | Cincinnati (1–0) | Tulsa (3–0) | Kansas (3–3) | Creighton (6–0) | Kansas (6–3) | Xavier (8–2) | Kentucky (9–3) | Oregon (10–4) | Marquette (12–3) | Oregon (14–4) | Xavier (15–4) | Connecticut (14–5) | Mississippi State (16–5) | Stanford (21–6) | Creighton (25–4) | Notre Dame (22–8) | Wisconsin (22–7) | Louisville (25–7) | 19. |
| 20. | Cincinnati | Indiana (0–0) | Illinois (3–0) | Stanford (4–1) | Xavier (5–2) | Xavier (6–2) | Maryland (6–3) | Michigan State (8–4) | Wake Forest (10–1) | Missouri (10–3) | Indiana (14–4) | Alabama (13–5) | Mississippi State (15–5) | California (18–4) | Mississippi State (17–6) | California (20–6) | Oklahoma State (21–8) | Notre Dame (22–9) | Stanford (24–9) | 20. |
| 21. | Indiana | Gonzaga (1–0) | Michigan State (2–2) | Michigan State (4–2) | Stanford (5–1) | Tulsa (6–1) | Kentucky (6–3) | Texas Tech (9–1) | Marquette (10–3) | Oregon (12–4) | Alabama (12–5) | Syracuse (14–3) | Missouri (14–5) | Stanford (19–6) | California (19–5) | Mississippi State (18–7) | Dayton (22–5) | Mississippi State (21–9) | Butler (27–6) | 21. |
| 22. | Gonzaga | Minnesota (1–0) | Stanford (4–1) | Mississippi State (5–1) т | Tulsa (5–1) | Maryland (4–3) | Texas Tech (8–1) | Xavier (9–3) | Georgia (9–4) | Georgia (10–4) | Mississippi State (12–4) | Missouri (13–4) | Georgia (13–6) | Missouri (15–6) | Georgia (16–7) | Dayton (21–5) | Georgia (19–8) | Memphis (23–6) | Missouri (22–11) | 22. |
| 23. | Western Kentucky | Mississippi State (0–1) | Virginia (3–2) | North Carolina (5–2) т | Maryland (4–3) | North Carolina (7–2) | Wake Forest (7–0) | Marquette (8–3) | Xavier (10–4) | Mississippi State (10–4) | Xavier (14–4) | Oregon (15–5) | California (16–4) | Purdue (16–6) | Utah (20–4) | Utah (21–5) | California (20–7) | Oklahoma State (21–9) | Creighton (29–5) | 23. |
| 24. | Minnesota | Tulsa (2–0) | Mississippi State (2–1) | Creighton (6–0) | North Carolina (5–2) | NC State (6–1) | NC State (7–1) | Georgia (9–3) | Oklahoma State (12–1) | Xavier (12–4) | California (14–2) | Mississippi State (13–5) | Stanford (17–6) | Connecticut (15–6) т | Connecticut (17–6) | Wisconsin (21–6) | Memphis (22–5) | Connecticut (21–9) | Oklahoma State (22–10) | 24. |
| 25. | Illinois | Illinois (1–0) | Gonzaga (2–2) | Minnesota (4–1) | NC State (5–0) | Texas Tech (7–1) | LSU (8–1) | Louisville (8–1) | Texas Tech (10–2) | Texas Tech (11–2) | Missouri (11–4) | Purdue (14–4) | Purdue (15–5) | Georgia (14–7) т | Dayton (19–5) | Georgia (17–8) | | Missouri (21–10) | Dayton (25–6) | 25. |
| | Preseason Nov. 1 | 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. 8 | |
| | | Dropped: Western Kentucky (0–1) | Dropped: UCLA (1–1)Georgia (1–3)Cincinnati (3–1) | Dropped: Virginia (3–2)Gonzaga (5–2) | Dropped: Minnesota (6–1) | Dropped: Stanford (7–3) | Dropped: Tulsa (7–2)North Carolina (8–3) | Dropped: NC State (8–2)LSU (9–2) | Dropped: Michigan State (9–5) | None | Dropped: Texas Tech (11–4) | Dropped: Indiana (14–6)California (14–4) | Dropped: Alabama (13–7)Oregon (16–6) | None | Dropped: Missouri (16–7)Purdue (16–8) | Dropped: Connecticut (18–7) | Dropped: Utah (23–6) | Dropped: Georgia (19–8)California (21–8) | Dropped: Memphis (23–7)Mississippi State (21–10) | |