# 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

The 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball ranking 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

| | Preseason | Week 2 Dec. 6 | Week 3 Dec. 13 | Week 4 Dec. 20 | Week 5 Dec. 27 | Week 6 Jan. 3 | Week 7 Jan. 10 | Week 8 Jan. 17 | Week 9 Jan. 24 | Week 10 Jan. 31 | Week 11 Feb. 7 | Week 12 Feb. 14 | Week 13 Feb. 21 | Week 14 Feb. 28 | Final Mar. 7 | |
| 1. | UCLA | UCLA (1–0) | UCLA (3–0) | UCLA (3–0) | UCLA (5–0) | UCLA (8–0) | UCLA (9–0) | UCLA (12–0) | UCLA (14–0) | UCLA (15–0) | UCLA (17–0) | UCLA (19–0) | UCLA (21–0) | UCLA (23–0) | UCLA (25–0) | 1. |
| 2. | UTEP | UTEP (2–0) | UTEP (5–0) | Louisville (6–0) | Louisville (8–0) | Louisville (11–0) | Louisville (13–0) | Louisville (14–1) | North Carolina (12–1) | North Carolina (13–1) | North Carolina (14–1) | Louisville (20–2) | Louisville (22–2) | Louisville (23–3) | Louisville (23–3) | 2. |
| 3. | Kentucky | Kentucky (1–0) | Louisville (3–0) | North Carolina (5–0) | North Carolina (7–0) | North Carolina (9–0) | New Mexico (11–1) | Houston (14–1) | Houston (14–1) | Louisville (16–2) | Louisville (18–2) | Princeton (19–1) | Western Kentucky (20–1) | North Carolina (20–3) | Kansas (20–3) | 3. |
| 4. | Duke | Louisville (1–0) | Kentucky (2–1) | UTEP (6–1) | UTEP (7–1) | New Mexico (9–1) | Houston (13–1) | North Carolina (12–1) | Louisville (15–2) | UTEP (14–2) | Princeton (17–1) | North Carolina (16–2) | Kansas (17–3) | Kansas (19–3) | North Carolina (21–4) | 4. |
| 5. | Louisville | Houston (2–0) | New Mexico (4–0) | Michigan State (4–0) | New Mexico (7–1) | Houston (11–1) | North Carolina (11–1) | Princeton (13–1) | Princeton (13–1) | Princeton (14–1) | Houston (15–2) | Western Kentucky (18–1) | North Carolina (18–3) | Princeton (22–2) | Princeton (23–2) | 5. |
| 6. | New Mexico | New Mexico (2–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | New Mexico (5–1) | Houston (9–1) | UTEP (8–2) | UTEP (10–2) | UTEP (11–2) | UTEP (12–2) | Houston (14–2) | Western Kentucky (16–1) | Kansas (15–3) | Princeton (20–2) | Western Kentucky (21–2) | Western Kentucky (23–2) | 6. |
| 7. | Houston | Duke (1–1) | BYU (3–0) | Cincinnati (5–0) | Cincinnati (7–0) | Providence (8–2) | Princeton (11–1) | Kansas (11–2) | Kansas (12–3) | Kansas (12–3) | Kansas (13–3) | Houston (16–3) | Houston (19–3) | Houston (21–3) | Houston (23–3) | 7. |
| 8. | Western Kentucky | North Carolina (2–0) | Michigan State (4–0) | Houston (8–1) | St. John's (5–0) | Cincinnati (8–1) | Kansas (10–2) | Florida (11–1) | Western Kentucky (14–1) | Western Kentucky (14–1) | UTEP (15–3) | UTEP (16–4) | Syracuse (19–2) | Tennessee (18–4) | Tennessee (20–5) | 8. |
| 9. | North Carolina | BYU | Houston (4–1) | Kansas (6–1) | Vanderbilt (8–1) | Kansas (9–2) | Providence (9–3) | New Mexico (11–3) | Vanderbilt (13–2) | Vanderbilt (14–2) | Providence (14–3) | Vanderbilt (17–3) | Tennessee (17–4) | UTEP (19–5) | Boston College (19–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Cincinnati | Cincinnati (2–0) | Cincinnati (3–0) | Vanderbilt (6–1) | Michigan State (5–1) | Bradley (9–2) | Florida (9–1) | Providence (11–3) | Providence (11–3) | Providence (13–3) | Boston College (12–1) | Syracuse (17–2) | UTEP (17–5) | Boston College (17–2) | UTEP (20–5) | 10. |
| | Preseason | Week 2 Dec. 6 | Week 3 Dec. 13 | Week 4 Dec. 20 | Week 5 Dec. 27 | Week 6 Jan. 3 | Week 7 Jan. 10 | Week 8 Jan. 17 | Week 9 Jan. 24 | Week 10 Jan. 31 | Week 11 Feb. 7 | Week 12 Feb. 14 | Week 13 Feb. 21 | Week 14 Feb. 28 | Final Mar. 7 | |
| | | Dropped: Western Kentucky (1–1) | Dropped: Duke (1–3) | Dropped: BYU (3–2)Kentucky (3–2) | Dropped: Kansas (6–2) | Dropped: Vanderbilt (8–2)Michigan State (5–3) | Dropped: Cincinnati (9–2)Bradley (9–4) | None | Dropped: Florida (11–3)New Mexico (11–5) | None | Dropped: Vanderbilt (15–3) | Dropped: Providence (15–4)Boston College (13–2) | Dropped: Vanderbilt (17–4) | Dropped: Syracuse (19–4) | None | |

## UPI Poll

| | Preseason | Week 2 Dec. 6 | Week 3 Dec. 13 | Week 4 Dec. 20 | Week 5 Dec. 27 | Week 6 Jan. 3 | Week 7 Jan. 10 | Week 8 Jan. 17 | Week 9 Jan. 24 | Week 10 Jan. 31 | Week 11 Feb. 7 | Week 12 Feb. 14 | Week 13 Feb. 21 | Week 14 Feb. 28 | Final Mar. 7 | |
| 1. | UCLA | UCLA (1–0) | UCLA (3–0) | UCLA (3–0) | UCLA (5–0) | UCLA (8–0) | UCLA (9–0) | UCLA (12–0) | UCLA (14–0) | UCLA (15–0) | UCLA (17–0) | UCLA (19–0) | UCLA (21–0) | UCLA (23–0) | UCLA (25–0) | 1. |
| 2. | UTEP | UTEP (2–0) | UTEP (5–0) | North Carolina (5–0) | Louisville (8–0) | Louisville (11–0) | Louisville (13–0) | Louisville (14–1) | North Carolina (12–1) | North Carolina (13–1) | North Carolina (14–1) | Louisville (20–2) | Louisville (22–2) | Louisville (23–3) | Louisville (23–3) | 2. |
| 3. | Kentucky | Kentucky (1–0) | Michigan State (4–0) | Louisville (6–0) | North Carolina (7–0) | North Carolina (9–0) | North Carolina (11–1) | North Carolina (12–1) | Houston (14–1) | Louisville (16–2) | Louisville (18–2) | North Carolina (16–2) | North Carolina (18–3) | North Carolina (20–3) | North Carolina (21–4) | 3. |
| 4. | Duke | Michigan State (2–0) | Kentucky (2–1) | UTEP (6–1) | UTEP (7–1) | New Mexico (9–1) | New Mexico (11–1) | Houston (14–1) | Louisville (15–2) | UTEP (14–2) | Princeton (17–1) | Princeton (19–1) | Kansas (17–3) | Kansas (19–3) | Kansas (20–3) | 4. |
| 5. | Michigan State | Houston (2–0) | Louisville (3–0) | Michigan State (4–0) | New Mexico (7–1) | Cincinnati (8–1) | Houston (13–1) | UTEP (11–2) | UTEP (12–2) | Houston (14–2) | Houston (15–2) | Kansas (15–3) | Western Kentucky (20–1) | Princeton (22–2) | Princeton (23–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Houston | Louisville (1–0) | BYU (3–0) | New Mexico (5–1) | Cincinnati (7–0) | Houston (11–1) | UTEP (10–2) | Kansas (11–2) | Princeton (13–1) | Princeton (14–1) | UTEP (15–3) | Western Kentucky (18–1) | Princeton (20–2) | Houston (21–3) | Houston (23–3) | 6. |
| 7. | Louisville | New Mexico (2–0) | New Mexico (4–0) | Cincinnati (5–0) | Michigan State (5–1) | UTEP (8–2) | Kansas (10–2) | Princeton (13–1) | Kansas (12–3) | Kansas (12–3) | Kansas (13–3) | UTEP (16–4) | Houston (19–3) | Western Kentucky (21–2) | Western Kentucky (23–2) | 7. |
| 8. | BYU | BYU (1–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | Houston (8–1) | Houston (9–1) | Providence (8–2) | Cincinnati (9–2) | New Mexico (11–3) | Cincinnati (12–3) | Vanderbilt (14–2) | Western Kentucky (16–1) | Houston (16–3) | Tennessee (17–4) | Tennessee (18–4) | UTEP (20–5) | 8. |
| 9. | Western Kentucky | North Carolina (2–0) | Kansas (5–0) | Kansas (6–1) | Vanderbilt (8–1) | Kansas (9–2) | Princeton (11–1) | Florida (11–1) | Western Kentucky (14–1) | Western Kentucky (14–1) | Providence (14–3) | Vanderbilt (17–3) | UTEP (17–5) | UTEP (19–5) | Tennessee (20–5) | 9. |
| 10. | Providence | Virginia Tech (2–0) | Cincinnati (3–0) | Boston College (6–0) | Boston College (8–0) | Vanderbilt (8–2) | Vanderbilt (10–2) | Vanderbilt (12–2) | Vanderbilt (13–2) | Providence (13–3) | Vanderbilt (15–3) | Utah State (17–3) | Boston College (15–2) | Boston College (17–2) | Boston College (19–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Nebraska | Duke (1–1) | Vanderbilt (4–0) | Vanderbilt (6–1) | St. John's (5–0) | Western Kentucky (9–1) | Providence (9–3) | Boston College (12–1) | Providence (11–3) | Cincinnati (11–6) | Boston College (12–1) | Boston College (13–2) | Syracuse (19–2) | Vanderbilt (19–4) | Toledo (23–1) | 11. |
| 12. | Boston College | Cincinnati (2–0) т | Boston College (4–0) | BYU (3–2) | Kansas (6–2) | Boston College (9–1) | Western Kentucky (10–1) | Providence (11–3) | St. John's (12–1) | Boston College (12–1) | Syracuse (15–2) | Syracuse (17–2) | Utah State (18–3) | St. John's (20–3) | St. John's (22–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Dayton т | Nebraska (1–0) т | Houston (4–1) | Illinois (2–1) | Tennessee (4–0) | Bradley (9–2) | Boston College (10–1) | Western Kentucky (12–1) | Boston College (12–1) | Tennessee (11–3) | Toledo (14–1) | Tennessee (15–4) | Vanderbilt (17–4) | Providence (18–6) | Tulsa (19–7) | 13. |
| 14. | Kansas т | Kansas (2–0) | Illinois (2–1) | St. John's (4–0) | West Virginia (5–0) | St. John's (7–1) | Florida (9–1) | St. John's (11–1) | Utah State (11–3) | Tulsa (13–3) | Duke (10–5) т | Duke (12–5) | Providence (16–5) | Duke (13–6) | Utah State (20–5) т | 14. |
| 15. | North Carolina | Providence (1–0) | West Virginia (4–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | Princeton (6–0) | Michigan State (5–3) | Dayton (11–1) т | Dayton (12–2) | New Mexico (11–5) т | Toledo (13–0) | Utah State (14–3) т | Providence (15–4) | Duke (13–6) | Toledo (21–1) | Vanderbilt (20–5) т | 15. |
| 16. | New Mexico т | Boston College (2–0) | Loyola-Chicago (3–0) | Florida (4–0) | Seattle (7–1) | Seattle (9–1) | Seattle (10–2) т | Tennessee (7–3) т | Tennessee (9–3) т | St. John's (12–2) т | Tennessee (13–4) | Toledo (16–1) | Toledo (18–1) | Tulsa (18–6) | Pacific (21–3) | 16. |
| 17. | Loyola-Chicago т | Loyola-Chicago (1–0) | Virginia Tech (2–1) | West Virginia (5–0) | Western Kentucky (7–1) | Utah State (7–2) | Mississippi State (9–1) т | Toledo (9–0) т | Mississippi State (11–1) | Syracuse (12–2) т | Cincinnati (12–7) | Florida (17–4) | St. John's (18–3) | Dayton (21–4) | Providence (20–6) | 17. |
| 18. | Cincinnati | Vanderbilt (2–0) | Providence (3–0) т | Bradley (5–1) | Kentucky (4–3) т | Dayton (10–1) т | St. John's (10–2) т | Syracuse (11–2) т | BYU (10–5) | Utah (11–6) | Northwestern (9–5) | Cincinnati (12–9) | BYU (12–7) | Florida (20–4) | New Mexico (18–7) | 18. |
| 19. | Colorado State | Colorado State (2–0) | St. John's (2–0) т | Colorado (5–1) т | Virginia Tech (4–1) т | Princeton (8–1) т | Tennessee (6–2) т | Mississippi State (11–1) | Florida (11–3) т | New Mexico (11–5) | Tulsa (14–4) | St. John's (16–3) | Florida (18–4) | Syracuse (19–4) | Duke (13–7) | 19. |
| 20. | St. John's | Dayton (2–0) | Seattle (3–0) | Western Kentucky (4–1) т | Colorado State (4–3) т Mississippi State (7–0) т | Florida (7–1) | Iowa (8–2) т SMU (8–3) т | Utah State (10–3) т Tulsa (11–3) т | Northwestern (7–4) т | Duke (8–5) | St. John's (13–3) | Tulsa (15–5) | Virginia Tech (16–4) | Utah State (18–5) | Florida (21–4) | 20. |
| | Preseason | Week 2 Dec. 6 | Week 3 Dec. 13 | Week 4 Dec. 20 | Week 5 Dec. 27 | Week 6 Jan. 3 | Week 7 Jan. 10 | Week 8 Jan. 17 | Week 9 Jan. 24 | Week 10 Jan. 31 | Week 11 Feb. 7 | Week 12 Feb. 14 | Week 13 Feb. 21 | Week 14 Feb. 28 | Final Mar. 7 | |
| | | Dropped: Western Kentucky (1–1)St. John's (1–0) | Dropped: Duke (1–3)NebraskaColorado StateDayton | Dropped: Kentucky (3–2)Loyola-ChicagoVirginia TechProvidenceSeattle | Dropped: BYUIllinoisFloridaBradleyColorado | Dropped: TennesseeWest VirginiaKentuckyVirginia TechColorado StateMississippi State | Dropped: Bradley (9–4)Michigan StateUtah State | Dropped: CincinnatiSeattleIowaSMU | Dropped: DaytonToledoSyracuseTulsa | Dropped: Utah StateMississippi StateBYUFloridaNorthwestern | Dropped: UtahNew Mexico | Dropped: Northwestern | Dropped: CincinnatiTulsa (16–6) | Dropped: BYUVirginia Tech | Dropped: Dayton (21–5)Syracuse (19–5) | |