# 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Two human polls make up the 2021–22 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 18 | Week 2 Nov 15 | Week 3 Nov 22 | Week 4 Nov 29 | Week 5 Dec 6 | Week 6 Dec 13 | Week 7 Dec 20 | Week 8 Dec 27 | Week 9 Jan 3 | Week 10 Jan 10 | Week 11 Jan 17 | Week 12 Jan 24 | Week 13 Jan 31 | Week 14 Feb 7 | Week 15 Feb 14 | Week 16 Feb 21 | Week 17 Feb 28 | Week 18 Mar 7 | Final Mar 14 | |
| 1. | Gonzaga (55) | Gonzaga (2−0) (55) | Gonzaga (4−0) (55) | Duke (7−0) (51) | Purdue (8−0) (61) | Baylor (10−0) (61) | Baylor (10−0) (60) | Baylor (11−0) (61) | Baylor (13−0) (61) | Baylor (15−0) (61) | Gonzaga (14–2) (25) | Auburn (18–1) (45) | Auburn (20–1) (49) | Auburn (22–1) (48) | Gonzaga (21–2) (56) | Gonzaga (23–2) (61) | Gonzaga (24–3) (46) | Gonzaga (24–3) (52) | Gonzaga (26–3) (54) | 1. |
| 2. | UCLA (8) | UCLA (2−0) (6) | UCLA (4−0) (5) | Purdue (6−0) (9) | Baylor (8−0) | Duke (7−1) | Duke (10−1) | Duke (11−1) | Duke (11−1) | Gonzaga (12−2) | Auburn (16–1) (36) | Gonzaga (15–2) (15) | Gonzaga (17–2) (12) | Gonzaga (19–2) (13) | Auburn (23–2) (4) | Arizona (24–2) | Arizona (25–3) | Arizona (28–3) (6) | Arizona (31–3) (7) | 2. |
| 3. | Kansas | Kansas (2−0) | Purdue (5−0) (1) | Gonzaga (6−1) (1) | Duke (7−1) | Purdue (9−1) | Purdue (10−1) | Purdue (11−1) | Purdue (12−1) | UCLA (10−1) | Arizona (14–1) | Arizona (16–1) (1) | UCLA (16–2) | Purdue (20–3) | Arizona (22–2) | Auburn (24–3) | Baylor (24–5) (4) | Baylor (26–5) (3) | Kansas (28–6) | 3. |
| 4. | Villanova | Michigan (2−0) | Kansas (3−0) | Baylor (7−0) | UCLA (7−1) | UCLA (8−1) | Gonzaga (8−2) | Gonzaga (10−2) | Gonzaga (11−2) | Auburn (14−1) | Purdue (14–2) | Baylor (17–2) | Purdue (18–3) | Arizona (19–2) | Kentucky (21–4) | Purdue (24–4) | Duke (25–4) (11) | Auburn (27–4) | Baylor (26–6) | 4. |
| 5. | Texas | Villanova (1−1) | Duke (5−0) | UCLA (6−1) | Gonzaga (7−2) | Gonzaga (8−2) | UCLA (8−1) | UCLA (8−1) | UCLA (8−1) | USC (13−0) | Baylor (15–2) | Kansas (16–2) | Kentucky (17–4) | Kentucky (19–4) | Purdue (22–4) | Kansas (22–4) | Auburn (25–4) | Kentucky (25–6) | Tennessee (26–7) | 5. |
| 6. | Michigan | Purdue (2−0) | Baylor (4−0) | Villanova (4−2) | Villanova (6−2) | Alabama (8−1) | Arizona (11−0) (1) | Kansas (9−1) | Kansas (11−1) | Arizona (12−1) | Duke (14–2) | Purdue (16–3) | Houston (18–2) | Houston (20–2) | Kansas (20–4) | Kentucky (22–5) | Kansas (23–5) | Kansas (25–6) | Villanova (26–7) | 6. |
| 7. | Purdue | Duke (3−0) | Villanova (3−2) | Texas (4−1) | Texas (6−1) | Kansas (8−1) | Kansas (9−1) | USC (12−0) | USC (12−0) | Purdue (13−2) | Kansas (14–2) | UCLA (13–2)т | Arizona (17–2) | Duke (19–3) | Baylor (21–4) | Duke (23–4) | Kentucky (23–6) | Duke (26–5) | Kentucky (26–7) | 7. |
| 8. | Baylor | Texas (1−1) | Texas (3−1) | Kansas (5−1) | Kansas (6−1) | Arizona (9−0) | USC (12−0) | Iowa State (12−0) | Arizona (11−1) | Duke (12−2) | Wisconsin (14–2) | Houston (17–2)т | Baylor (18–3) | Kansas (19–3) | Providence (21–2) | Villanova (21–6) | Purdue (24–5) | Villanova (23–7) | Auburn (27–5) | 8. |
| 9. | Duke | Baylor (1−0) | Memphis (4−0) | Kentucky (5−1) | Alabama (7−1) | Villanova (7−3) | Iowa State (11−0) | Arizona (11−1) | Auburn (12−1) | Kansas (12−2) | UCLA (11–2) | Duke (15–3) | Duke (17–3) | Texas Tech (18–5) | Duke (21–4) | Texas Tech (21–6) | Providence (24–3) | Purdue (25–6) т | Duke (27–7) | 9. |
| 10. | Kentucky | Illinois (2−0) | Alabama (4–0) т | Arkansas (6−0) | Kentucky (6−1) | USC (10−0) | Alabama (9−2) | Michigan State (10−2) | Michigan State (12−2) | Michigan State (13−2) | Houston (15–2) | Michigan State (15–3) | Kansas (17–3) | Baylor (19–4) | Villanova (19–6) | Baylor (21–5) | Wisconsin (23–5) | Tennessee (23–7) т | Purdue (27–7) | 10. |
| 11. | Illinois | Memphis (2−0) | Kentucky (3–1) т | Arizona (6−0) | Arizona (7−0) | Iowa State (10−0) | Michigan State (9−2) | Auburn (11−1) | Iowa State (12−1) | Houston (14−2) | Villanova (13–4) | Wisconsin (15–3) | Wisconsin (17–3) | Providence (20–2) | Texas Tech (19–6) | Providence (22–3) | Villanova (21–7) | Providence (24–4) | UCLA (25–7) | 11. |
| 12. | Memphis | Oregon (2−0) | Houston (3−0) | BYU (6−0) | Arkansas (8−0) | Michigan State (9−2) | Auburn (10−1) | Houston (11−2) | Houston (12−2) | LSU (14−1) | Kentucky (14–3) | Kentucky (15–4) | Villanova (16–5) | UCLA (16–4) | Illinois (18–6) | UCLA (19–5) | Texas Tech (22–7) | Wisconsin (24–6) | Texas Tech (25–9) | 12. |
| 13. | Oregon | Kentucky (1−1) | Arkansas (3–0) | Tennessee (4−1) | Tennessee (6−1) | Auburn (8−1) | Houston (10−2) | Ohio State (8−2) | Ohio State (9−2) | Wisconsin (13−2) | LSU (15–2) | Texas Tech (15–4) | Michigan State (16–4) | Illinois (17–5) | UCLA (17–5) | Wisconsin (21–5) | Tennessee (21–7) | UCLA (23–6) | Providence (25–5) | 13. |
| 14. | Alabama | Alabama (2−0) | Illinois (2−1) | Florida (6−0) | Houston (7−1) | Houston (8−2) | Ohio State (8−2) | Tennessee (9−2) | Texas (11−2) | Villanova (11−4) | Michigan State (14–3) | Villanova (14–5) | Texas Tech (16–5) | Wisconsin (18–4) | Houston (20–4) | Houston (22–4) | Arkansas (23–6) т | Texas Tech (23–8) | Wisconsin (24–7) | 14. |
| 15. | Houston | Houston (2−0) | Tennessee (3−1) | Houston (5−1) | UConn (8−1) | Ohio State (8−2) | Seton Hall (9−2) | Seton Hall (9−1) | Alabama (10−3) | Iowa State (13−2) | Iowa State (14–3) | USC (16–2) | Providence (18–2) | Villanova (17–6) | Wisconsin (19–5) | Illinois (19–7) | Houston (24–4) т | Arkansas (24–7) | Houston (29–5) | 15. |
| 16. | Arkansas | Arkansas (2−0) | St. Bonaventure (5−0) | Alabama (6−1) | USC (8−0) | Seton Hall (9−1) | Texas (8−2) | LSU (12−0) | Providence (13−1) | Ohio State (10−3) | USC (14–2) | Ohio State (12–4) | Ohio State (13–5) | Ohio State (14–5) | Tennessee (18–6) | USC (23–4) | USC (25–4) | Illinois (22–8) | Iowa (26–9) | 16. |
| 17. | Ohio State | Tennessee (2−0) | Arizona (5−0) | UConn (6−1) | Iowa State (8−0) | Texas (6−2) | LSU (11−0) | Texas (9−2) | Kentucky (11−2) | Xavier (12−2) | Illinois (13–3) | Providence (16–2) | UConn (15–4) | Michigan State (17–5) | USC (21–4) | Tennessee (19–7) | UCLA (21–6) | Saint Mary's (24–6) | Arkansas (25–8) | 17. |
| 18. | Tennessee | North Carolina (2−0) | BYU (4−0) | Memphis (5−1) | Auburn (7−1) | Tennessee (7−2) | Xavier (11−1) | Kentucky (9−2) | Tennessee (9−3) | Kentucky (12−3) | Texas Tech (13–4) | Tennessee (13–5) | Illinois (15–5) | Marquette (16–7) | Ohio State (15–6) | Arkansas (21–6) | UConn (21–7) | Houston (26–5) | Saint Mary's (25–7) | 18. |
| 19. | North Carolina | Ohio State (2−0) | Auburn (3−0) | Iowa State (6−0) | Michigan State (7−2) | LSU (9−0) | Tennessee (8−2) | Alabama (9−3) | Villanova (9−4) | Texas Tech (11−3) | Ohio State (11–4) | LSU (15–4) | USC (18–3) | Tennessee (16–6) | Michigan State (18–6) | Murray State (26–2) | Saint Mary's (24–6) | Murray State (30–2) | Illinois (22–9) | 19. |
| 20. | Florida State | Maryland (3−0) | Michigan (3−2) | USC (6−0) | Florida (7−1) | UConn (9−2) | Kentucky (8−2) | Colorado State (10−0) | Colorado State (10−0) | Seton Hall (11−3) | Xavier (13–3) | UConn (13–4) | Iowa State (16–5) | Texas (17–6) | Texas (18–7) | Texas (19–8) | Illinois (20–8) | UConn (22–8) | Murray State (30–2) | 20. |
| 21. | Maryland | Auburn (2−0) | Seton Hall (3−0) | Auburn (5−1) | Ohio State (6−2) | Kentucky (7−2) | Colorado State (10−0) | Providence (11−1) | LSU (12−1) | Texas (12−3) | Providence (14–2) | Xavier (14–4) | Xavier (15–5) | USC (19–4) | Murray State (24–2) | UConn (19–7) | Texas (21–8) | USC (25–6) | UConn (23–9) | 21. |
| 22. | Auburn | St. Bonaventure (2−0) | UConn (4−0) | Michigan State (5−2) | Wisconsin (7−1) | Xavier (9−1) | Providence (11−1) | Villanova (8−4) | Xavier (11−2) | Tennessee (10−4) | Loyola Chicago (13–2) | Marquette (14–6) | Tennessee (14–6) | Saint Mary's (19–4) | Wyoming (21–3) | Ohio State (16–7) | Murray State (28–2) | Texas (21–10) | USC (26–7) | 22. |
| 23. | St. Bonaventure | UConn (2−0) | Florida (3−0) | Wisconsin (5−1) | Seton Hall (7−1) | Colorado State (10−0) | Villanova (7−4) | Xavier (11−2) | Wisconsin (10−2) | Providence (14−2) | Texas (13–4) | Iowa State (14–5) | Texas (16–5) | Murray State (22–2) | Arkansas (19–6) | Saint Mary’s (22–6) | Ohio State (18–8) | Colorado State (24–4) | Boise State (27–7) | 23. |
| 24. | UConn | Florida (2−0) | USC (3−0) | Michigan (4−2) | BYU (7−1) | Arkansas (9−1) | Wisconsin (9−2) | Wisconsin (9−2) | Seton Hall (9−3) | Alabama (11−4) | Tennessee (11–5) | Illinois (13–5) | Marquette (15–7) | UConn (15–6) | UConn (17–7) | Alabama (17–10) | Iowa (20–8) | Iowa (22–9) | Colorado State (25–5) | 24. |
| 25. | Virginia | USC (2−0) | Xavier (4−0) | Seton Hall (5−1) | LSU (8−0) | Texas Tech (7−1) | Texas Tech (8−2) | Texas Tech (9−2) | Texas Tech (10−2) | Illinois (11−3) | UConn (11–4) | Davidson (16–2) | LSU (16–5) | Xavier (16–6) | Alabama (16–9) | Iowa (18–8) | Alabama (19–10) | North Carolina (23–8) | Texas (21–11) | 25. |
| | Preseason Oct 18 | Week 2 Nov 15 | Week 3 Nov 22 | Week 4 Nov 29 | Week 5 Dec 6 | Week 6 Dec 13 | Week 7 Dec 20 | Week 8 Dec 27 | Week 9 Jan 3 | Week 10 Jan 10 | Week 11 Jan 17 | Week 12 Jan 24 | Week 13 Jan 31 | Week 14 Feb 7 | Week 15 Feb 14 | Week 16 Feb 21 | Week 17 Feb 28 | Week 18 Mar 7 | Final Mar 14 | |
| | | Dropped: Florida State (1−1)Virginia (1−1) | Dropped: Oregon (2−1)North Carolina (3−2)Ohio State (3−1)Maryland (4−1) | Dropped: Illinois (4−2)St. Bonaventure (5−1)Xavier (5−1) | Dropped: Memphis (5−3)Michigan (5−3) | Dropped: Florida (7−3)BYU (8−2)Wisconsin (8−2) | Dropped: UConn (9−3)Arkansas (9−2) | None | None | Dropped: Colorado State (11−1) | Dropped: Alabama (11–6)Seton Hall (11–5) | Dropped: Loyola Chicago (14–3)Texas (14–5) | Dropped: Davidson (17–3) | Dropped: Iowa State (16−7)LSU (16−7) | Dropped: Marquette (16–9)Saint Mary's (20–6)Xavier (17–7) | Dropped: Michigan State (18–8)Wyoming (22–4) | None | Dropped: Ohio State (19–11)Alabama (19–12) | Dropped: North Carolina (24–9) | |

## USA Today Coaches Poll

| | Preseason Oct 27 | Week 2 Nov 22 | Week 3 Nov 29 | Week 4 Dec 6 | Week 5 Dec 13 | Week 6 Dec 20 | Week 7 Dec 27 | Week 8 Jan 3 | Week 9 Jan 10 | Week 10 Jan 17 | Week 11 Jan 24 | Week 12 Jan 31 | Week 13 Feb 7 | Week 14 Feb 14 | Week 15 Feb 21 | Week 16 Feb 28 | Week 17 Mar 7 | Week 18 Mar 14 | Final Apr 5 | |
| 1. | Gonzaga (29) | Gonzaga (4–0) (30) | Duke (7–0) (19) | Purdue (8–0) (29) | Baylor (9–0) (30) | Baylor (10–0) (32) | Baylor (11–0) (32) | Baylor (13–0) (32) | Baylor (15–0) (32) | Gonzaga (14–2) (23) | Gonzaga (15–2) (18) | Gonzaga (17–2) (16)т | Gonzaga (19–2) (18) | Gonzaga (21–2) (30) | Gonzaga (23–2) (32) | Gonzaga (24–3) (20) | Gonzaga (24–3) (27) | Gonzaga (26–3) (31) | Kansas (34–6) (32) | 1. |
| 2. | UCLA (2) | UCLA (4–0) (2) | Purdue (6–0) (10) | Baylor (8–0) (3) | Duke (7–1) (1) | Duke (10–1) | Duke (11–1) | Duke (11–1) | Gonzaga (12–2) | Auburn (15–1) (8) | Auburn (18–1) (13) | Auburn (20–1) (16)т | Auburn (22–1) (14) | Auburn (23–2) (2) | Arizona (24–2) | Duke (25–4) (9) | Arizona (28–3) (2) | Arizona (31–3) (1) | North Carolina (29–10) | 2. |
| 3. | Kansas | Kansas (3–0) | Gonzaga (6–1) | Duke (7–1) | UCLA (8–1) | Purdue (10–1) | Purdue (11–1) | Purdue (12–1) | UCLA (10–1) | Arizona (14–1) (1) | Arizona (16–1) (1) | Purdue (18–3) | Purdue (20–3) | Kentucky (21–4) | Kentucky (22–5) | Arizona (25–3) | Baylor (26–5) (2) | Kansas (28–6) | Duke (32–7) | 3. |
| 4. | Villanova | Purdue (5–0) | Baylor (7–0) (2) | UCLA (7–1) | Purdue (9–1) т | Arizona (11–0)т | Gonzaga (10–2) | Gonzaga (11–2) | Auburn (14–1) | Purdue (14–2) | Baylor (17–2) | UCLA (16–2) | Kentucky (19–4) | Arizona (22–2) | Auburn (24–3) | Baylor (24–5) (1) | Auburn (27–4) (1) | Baylor (26–6) | Villanova (30–8) | 4. |
| 5. | Texas | Baylor (4–0) | UCLA (6–1) | Gonzaga (7–2) | Gonzaga (8–2) т | Gonzaga (9–2)т | UCLA (8–1) | UCLA (8–1) | Purdue (13–2) | Duke (14–2) | Kansas (16–2) | Arizona (17–2) | Arizona (19–2) | Duke (21–4) | Kansas (22–4) | Auburn (25–4) (1) | Kentucky (25–6) | Villanova (26–7) | Gonzaga (28–4) | 5. |
| 6. | Michigan | Duke (5–0) | Villanova (4–2) | Villanova (6–2) | Arizona (9–0) | UCLA (8–1) | Kansas (9–1) | Kansas (11–1) | Arizona (12–1) | Baylor (15–2) | Purdue (16–3) | Duke (17–3) | Duke (19–3) | Kansas (20–4) | Duke (23–4) | Kentucky (23–6) (1) | Kansas (25–6) | Kentucky (26–7) | Arizona (33–4) | 6. |
| 7. | Purdue | Villanova (3–2) | Kansas (5–1) | Kansas (6–1) | Kansas (8–1) | Kansas (9–1) | Arizona (11–1) | Arizona (11–1) | USC (13–0) | Kansas (14–2) | Duke (15–3) | Kentucky (17–4) | Houston (20–2) | Purdue (22–4) | Purdue (24–4) | Kansas (23–5) | Duke (26–5) | Auburn (27–5) | Houston (32–6) | 7. |
| 8. | Baylor | Texas (3–1) | Texas (4–1) | Arizona (7–0) | Alabama (8–1) (1) | Iowa State (11–0) | Iowa State (12–0) | USC (12–0) | Duke (12–2) | Wisconsin (14–2) | UCLA (13–2) | Baylor (18–3) | Kansas (19–3) | Baylor (21–4) | Villanova (21–6) | Providence (24–3) | Villanova (23–7) | Tennessee (26–7) | Arkansas (28–9) | 8. |
| 9. | Duke | Alabama (4–0) | Arkansas (6–0) | Alabama (7–1) | USC (10–0) | USC (12–0) | USC (12–0) | Auburn (12–1) | Michigan State (13–2) | UCLA (11–2) | Houston (17–2) | Houston (18–2) | Texas Tech (18–5) | Providence (21–2) | Texas Tech (21–6) | Purdue (24–5) | Purdue (25–6) | Purdue (27–7) | Baylor (27–7) | 9. |
| 10. | Illinois | Memphis (4–0) | Kentucky (5–1) | Arkansas (8–0) | Villanova (7–3) | Michigan State (9–2) | Michigan State (10–2) | Michigan State (12–2) | Kansas (12–2) | Houston (15–2) | Michigan State (15–3) | Kansas (17–3) | Baylor (19–4) | Villanova (19–6) | Providence (22–3) | Wisconsin (23–5) | Providence (24–4) | Duke (28–6) | Purdue (29–8) | 10. |
| 11. | Kentucky | Houston (3–0) | Arizona (6–0) | Texas (6–1) | Iowa State (10–0) | Alabama (9–2) | Auburn (11–1) | Iowa State (12–1) | Houston (14–2) | Villanova (13–4) | Wisconsin (15–3) | Wisconsin (17–3) | Providence (20–2) | Texas Tech (19–6) | Baylor (22–6) | Villanova (21–7) | Tennessee (23–7) | Texas Tech (25–9) | UCLA (27–8) | 11. |
| 12. | Oregon | Arkansas (3–0) | Florida (6–0) | Kentucky (6–1) | Michigan State (9–2) | Auburn (10–1) | Ohio State (8–2) | Ohio State (9–2) | LSU (14–1) | Kentucky (14–3) | Villanova (14–5) | Villanova (16–5) | UCLA (16–4) | Illinois (18–6) | Wisconsin (21–5) | Texas Tech (22–7) | Wisconsin (24–6) | UCLA (25–7) | Texas Tech (27–10) | 12. |
| 13. | Alabama | Michigan (3–2) т | BYU (6–0) | Houston (7–1) | Houston (8–2) | Ohio State (8–2) | Seton Hall (9–2) | Kentucky (11–2) | Wisconsin (13–2) | Michigan State (14–3) | Kentucky (15–4) | Michigan State (16–4) | Illinois (17–5) | Tennessee (18–6) | UCLA (19–5) | Tennessee (21–7) | UCLA (23–6) | Providence (25–5) | Providence (27–6) | 13. |
| 14. | Houston | Kentucky (3–1) т | Houston (5–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Auburn (8–1) | Houston (10–2) | Houston (11–2) | Houston (12–2) | Villanova (11–4) | Iowa State (14–3) | Texas Tech (15–4) | Texas Tech (16–5) | Wisconsin (18–4) | UCLA (17–5) | Illinois (19–7) | Houston (24–4) | Texas Tech (23–8) | Wisconsin (24–7) | Auburn (28–6) | 14. |
| 15. | Arkansas | Illinois (2–1) | Tennessee (4–1) | USC (8–0) | Ohio State (8–2) | Seton Hall (9–1) | Tennessee (9–2) | Villanova (9–4) | Ohio State (10–3) | USC (14–2) | USC (16–2) | Providence (18–2) | Villanova (17–6) | Houston (20–4) | Houston (22–4) | Arkansas (23–6) | Illinois (22–8) | Houston (29–5) | Tennessee (27–8) | 15. |
| 16. | Memphis | St. Bonaventure (5–0) | Alabama (6–1) | Florida (6–1) | Seton Hall (9–1) | LSU (11–0) | LSU (12–0) | Texas (11–2) | Iowa State (13–2) | LSU (15–2) | Ohio State (12–4) | Ohio State (13–5) | Ohio State (14–5) | Wisconsin (19–5) | USC (23–4) | USC (25–4) | Arkansas (24–7) | Saint Mary's (25–7) | Miami (FL) (26–11) т | 16. |
| 17. | Tennessee | Tennessee (3–1) | UConn (6–1) | Wisconsin (7–1) | Texas (6–2) | Texas (8–2) | Kentucky (9–2) | Providence (13–1) | Kentucky (12–3) | Illinois (13–3) | Providence (16–2) | UConn (15–4) | Michigan State (17–5) | USC (21–4) | Tennessee (19–7) | Illinois (20–8) | Saint Mary's (24–6) | Illinois (22–9) | Kentucky (26–8) т | 17. |
| 18. | Ohio State | BYU (4–0) | USC (6–0) | UConn (8–1) | Tennessee (7–2) | Kentucky (8–2) | Texas (9–2) | Tennessee (9–3) | Seton Hall (11–3) | Ohio State (11–4) | LSU (15–4) | Illinois (15–5) | Tennessee (16–6) | Ohio State (15–6) | Arkansas (21–6) | UCLA (21–6) | Houston (26–5) | Arkansas (25–8) | Wisconsin (25–8) | 18. |
| 19. | Florida State | Arizona (5–0) | Memphis (5–1) | Iowa State (8–0) | Arkansas (9–1) | Tennessee (8–2) | Alabama (9–3) | Colorado State (10–0) | Texas Tech (11–3) | Texas Tech (13–4) | UConn (13–4) | USC (18–3) | Marquette (16–7) | Michigan State (18–6) | Ohio State (16–7) | UConn (21–7) | Murray State (30–2) | Iowa (26–9) | Illinois (23–10) | 19. |
| 20. | North Carolina | Seton Hall (3–0) | Auburn (5–1) | Michigan State (7–2) | LSU (9–0) | Xavier (11–1) | Colorado State (10–0) | Alabama (10–3) | Providence (14–2) | Xavier (13–3) | Tennessee (13–5) | Tennessee (14–6) | Texas (17–6) | Texas (18–7) | UConn (19–7) | Saint Mary's (24–6) | UConn (22–8) | Murray State (30–2) | Saint Mary's (26–8) | 20. |
| 21. | Maryland | UConn (4–0) | Wisconsin (5–1) | Auburn (7–1) | Kentucky (7–2) | Colorado State (10–0) | Providence (12–1) | LSU (12–1) | Xavier (12–2) | Providence (14–2) | Illinois (13–5) | Texas (16–5) | USC (19–4) | Murray State (24–2) | Murray State (26–2) | Texas (21–8) | USC (25–6) | UConn (23–9) | Iowa (26–10) | 21. |
| 22. | Auburn | Auburn (3–0) | Michigan State (5–2) | Ohio State (6–2) | UConn (9–2) | Villanova (7–4) | Villanova (8–4) | Seton Hall (9–3) | Texas (12–3) | Texas (13–4) | Colorado State (15–1) | Iowa State (16–5) | Saint Mary's (19–4) | Wyoming (21–3) | Texas (19–8) | Murray State (28–2) | Texas (21–10) | USC (26–7) | Murray State (31–3) | 22. |
| 23. | UConn | Oregon (2–1) | Iowa State (6–0) | BYU (7–1) | Colorado State (10−0) | Providence (11−1) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Wisconsin (10–2) | Tennessee (10–4) | Colorado State (13–1) | Xavier (14–4) | Xavier (15–5) | UConn (15–6) | Marquette (16–9) | Saint Mary’s (22–6) | Ohio State (18–8) | Iowa (22–9) | Boise State (27–7) | Iowa State (22–13) | 23. |
| 24. | St. Bonaventure | Florida (3–0) | Michigan (4–2) | LSU (8–0) | Texas Tech (7−1) | Wisconsin (9−2) | Xavier (11–2) | Xavier (11–2) | Illinois (11–3) | Loyola Chicago (13–2) | Iowa State (14–5) | Marquette (15–7) | Murray State (22–2) | UConn (17–7) | Michigan State (18–8) | Alabama (19–10) | Colorado State (24–4) | Virginia Tech (23–12) | Saint Peters (22–12) | 24. |
| 25. | Virginia | USC (3–0) | St. Bonaventure (5–1) | Seton Hall (7–1) | Xavier (9−1) | Texas Tech (8−2) | Texas Tech (9–2) | Texas Tech (10–2) | Alabama (11–4) | Tennessee (11–5) | Texas (14–5) | LSU (16–5) | Wake Forest (19–5) | Arkansas (19–6) | Alabama (17–10) | Iowa (20–8)т Michigan State (19–9)т | Ohio State (19–10) | Texas (21–11) | Michigan (19–15) | 25. |
| | Preseason Oct 27 | Week 2 Nov 22 | Week 3 Nov 29 | Week 4 Dec 6 | Week 5 Dec 13 | Week 6 Dec 20 | Week 7 Dec 27 | Week 8 Jan 3 | Week 9 Jan 10 | Week 10 Jan 17 | Week 11 Jan 24 | Week 12 Jan 31 | Week 13 Feb 7 | Week 14 Feb 14 | Week 15 Feb 21 | Week 16 Feb 28 | Week 17 Mar 7 | Week 18 Mar 14 | Final Apr 5 | |
| | | Dropped: Ohio State (3−1)Florida State (3−2)North Carolina (3−2)Maryland (4−1)Virginia (2−2) | Dropped: Illinois (4–2)Seton Hall (5–1)Oregon (3–3) | Dropped: Memphis (5–3)Michigan (5–3)St. Bonaventure (7–1) | Dropped: Florida (7−3)Wisconsin (8−2)BYU (8−2) | Dropped: Arkansas (9−2)UConn (9−3) | Dropped: None | Dropped: None | Dropped: Colorado State (11–1) | Dropped: Alabama (11–6)Seton Hall (11–5) | Dropped: Loyola Chicago (14–3) | Dropped: Colorado State (16–2) | Dropped: Iowa State (16–7)Xavier (16–6)LSU (16–7) | Dropped: Saint Mary's (20–6)Wake Forest (20–6) | Dropped: Wyoming (22–4)Marquette (17–10) | None | Dropped: Alabama (19–12)Michigan State (20–11) | Dropped: Colorado State (25–5)Ohio State (19–11) | Dropped: UConn (23–10)USC (26–8)Boise State (27–8)Virginia Tech (23–13)Texas (22–12) | |