# 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 1998–99 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. 17 | Week 2 Nov. 24 | Week 3 Dec. 1 | Week 4 Dec. 8 | Week 5 Dec. 15 | Week 6 Dec. 22 | Week 7 Dec. 29 | Week 8 Jan. 5 | Week 9 Jan. 12 | Week 10 Jan. 19 | Week 11 Jan. 26 | Week 12 Feb. 2 | Week 13 Feb. 9 | Week 14 Feb. 16 | Week 15 Feb. 23 | Week 16 Mar. 2 | Final Mar. 9 | |
| 1. | Duke | Duke (1–0) | Duke (3–0) | Connecticut (4–0) | Connecticut (6–0) | Connecticut (8–0) | Connecticut (8–0) | Connecticut (9–0) | Connecticut (11–0) (55) | Connecticut (13–0) | Connecticut (15–0) | Connecticut (17–0) | Connecticut (19–0) | Duke (23–1) | Duke (25–1) | Duke (27–1) | Duke (29–1) | Duke (32–1) | 1. |
| 2. | Connecticut | Connecticut (1–0) | Connecticut (2–0) | Maryland (7–0) | Maryland (9–0) | Duke (9–1) | Duke (10–1) | Duke (11–1) | Duke (13–1) (13) | Duke (15–1) | Duke (17–1) | Duke (19–1) | Duke (21–1) | Connecticut (20–1) | Connecticut (22–1) | Auburn (25–1) | Michigan State (26–4) | Michigan State (29–4) | 2. |
| 3. | Stanford | Stanford (1–0) | Stanford (3–0) | North Carolina (6–0) | Duke (7–1) | Kentucky (9–1) | Kentucky (10–1) | Cincinnati (11–0) | Cincinnati (12–0) (3) | Cincinnati (15–0) | Stanford (15–2) | Stanford (17–2) | Cincinnati (20–1) | Auburn (22–1) | Auburn (24–1) | Michigan State (25–4) | Connecticut (25–2) | Connecticut (28–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Kentucky | Kentucky (0–0) | Kentucky (2–0) | Duke (5–1) | Cincinnati (5–0) | Cincinnati (6–0) | Cincinnati (9–0) | Maryland (13–1) | Stanford (11–2) | Stanford (13–2) | Maryland (16–2) | Maryland (18–2) | Stanford (18–3) | Cincinnati (21–2) | Michigan State (22–4) | Connecticut (23–2) | Auburn (26–2) | Auburn (27–3) | 4. |
| 5. | Michigan State | Michigan State (1–0) | Maryland (3–0) | Stanford (4–1) | Kentucky (7–1) | Maryland (10–1) | Maryland (11–1) | Stanford (9–2) | Maryland (13–2) | Maryland (15–2) | Cincinnati (16–1) | Cincinnati (18–1) | Kentucky (19–4) | Michigan State (20–4) | Maryland (22–4) | Maryland (23–4) | Maryland (25–4) | Maryland (26–5) | 5. |
| 6. | Maryland | Maryland (1–0) | Temple (4–0) | Cincinnati (4–0) | Stanford (4–2) | Stanford (5–2) | Stanford (7–2) | Arizona (6–0) | Kentucky (12–3) | Kentucky (14–3) | Auburn (17–0) | Kentucky (17–4) | Auburn (20–1) | Stanford (19–4) | Kentucky (20–6) | Stanford (22–5) | Stanford (24–5) | Utah (27–4) | 6. |
| 7. | Temple | Temple (2–0) | Michigan State (2–1) | Kansas (4–0) | North Carolina (8–1) | North Carolina (10–1) | North Carolina (12–1) | Kentucky (10–3) | UCLA (9–2) | Arizona (11–1) | Kentucky (15–4) | Auburn (18–1) | Maryland (19–3) | Maryland (20–4) | Stanford (20–5) | Arizona (20–4) | Cincinnati (25–4) | Stanford (25–6) | 7. |
| 8. | Kansas | Kansas (1–0) | Kansas (3–0) | Kentucky (5–1) | Arizona (4–0) | Arizona (5–0) | Arizona (6–0) | Indiana (12–2) | Arizona (8–1) | Auburn (15–0) | St. John's (15–3) | Michigan State (16–4) | Michigan State (18–4) | Kentucky (20–4) | Arizona (18–4) | St. John's (22–6) | Utah (24–4) | Kentucky (25–8) | 8. |
| 9. | Tennessee | Utah (1–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | Michigan State (4–1) | Purdue (7–1) | Purdue (10–1) | Purdue (11–1) | North Carolina (12–2) | Purdue (12–2) | North Carolina (14–3) | Arizona (12–2) | St. John's (16–4) | St. John's (17–5) | UCLA (17–5) | Cincinnati (21–4) | Cincinnati (23–4) | Miami (FL) (21–5) | St. John's (25–8) | 9. |
| 10. | Utah | North Carolina (1–0) | UCLA (1–0) | Temple (4–1) | Kansas (5–1) | Indiana (10–2) | Indiana (11–2) | UCLA (7–2) | St. John's (11–2) | UCLA (11–3) | North Carolina (15–4) | North Carolina (17–4) | Arizona (15–3) | Arizona (16–4) | St. John's (20–6) | Ohio State (21–6) | St. John's (23–7) | Miami (FL) (22–6) | 10. |
| 11. | North Carolina | UCLA (0–0) | Arizona (1–0) | Oklahoma State (4–0) | Indiana (8–1) | New Mexico (6–0) | New Mexico (7–0) | Purdue (12–2) | North Carolina (13–3) | St. John's (13–3) | Michigan State (14–4) | UCLA (14–4) | Wisconsin (19–3) | St. John's (18–6) | Ohio State (19–6) | Miami (FL) (19–5) | Ohio State (22–7) | Cincinnati (26–5) | 11. |
| 12. | UCLA | Arizona (1–0) | Oklahoma State (3–0) | Syracuse (5–0) | New Mexico (5–0) | UCLA (5–2) | UCLA (6–2) | St. John's (10–2) | Michigan State (11–3) | Iowa (12–1) | New Mexico (16–2) | Wisconsin (18–3) | North Carolina (18–5) | North Carolina (19–6) | Utah (20–4) | Utah (22–4) | UCLA (21–7) | Arizona (22–6) | 12. |
| 13. | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State (0–0) | Xavier (2–0) | Arizona (3–0) | Syracuse (7–1) | Kansas (6–2) | Kansas (8–2) | Michigan State (9–3) | Indiana (14–3) | Purdue (13–3) | UCLA (12–4) | Arizona (13–3) | UCLA (15–5) | Ohio State (17–6) | Wisconsin (21–5) | Kentucky (21–7) | Arizona (20–6) | North Carolina (24–9) | 13. |
| 14. | Washington | Washington (0–0) | Purdue (4–0) | Purdue (6–1) | Michigan State (4–3) | Michigan State (6–3) | St. John's (9–2) | Clemson (10–1) | Auburn (13–0) | Michigan State (12–4) | Iowa (13–2) | Purdue (15–5) | Iowa (15–4) | Utah (18–4) | North Carolina (19–7) | North Carolina (21–7) | Kentucky (22–8) | Ohio State (23–8) | 14. |
| 15. | Cincinnati | Purdue (1–0) | Cincinnati (1–0) | Washington (4–0) | UCLA (4–2) | St. John's (8–2) | Michigan State (6–3) | New Mexico (8–1) | New Mexico (12–1) | Kansas (11–3) | Wisconsin (16–3) | Ohio State (15–5) | Ohio State (16–6) | Wisconsin (19–5) | Miami (FL) (17–5) | UCLA (19–7) | North Carolina (22–8) | UCLA (22–8) | 15. |
| 16. | Purdue | Xavier (0–0) | Washington (1–0) | Indiana (6–1) | Temple (4–3) | Clemson (8–1) | Clemson (9–1) | Minnesota (8–1) | Minnesota (9–1) | New Mexico (14–2) | Purdue (14–4) | Iowa (13–4) | Syracuse (15–6) | Miami (FL) (15–5) | UCLA (17–7) | Wisconsin (21–6) | College of Charleston (28–2) | College of Charleston (28–2) | 16. |
| 17. | Xavier | Cincinnati (0–0) | Indiana (4–0) | New Mexico (4–0) | Clemson (7–1) | Minnesota (6–0) | Minnesota (7–1) | Auburn (11–0) | Iowa (11–1) | Wisconsin (14–3) | Minnesota (11–3) | Syracuse (14–5) | New Mexico (17–4) | Indiana (18–7) | Purdue (18–7) | College of Charleston (25–2) | Indiana (22–9) | Arkansas (22–10) | 17. |
| 18. | Arizona | Tennessee (1–1) | Utah (1–1) | UCLA (2–2) | St. John's (6–2) | Oklahoma State (5–2) | Auburn (11–0) | Kansas (8–3) | Kansas (9–3) | Syracuse (11–3) | Indiana (16–5) | New Mexico (16–4) | Minnesota (13–5) | Syracuse (16–7) | College of Charleston (23–2) | Iowa (17–7) | Tennessee (20–7) | Wisconsin (22–9) | 18. |
| 19. | Arkansas | Arkansas (1–0) | Syracuse (2–0) | Arkansas (5–1) | Oklahoma State (4–2) | Auburn (9–0) | Arkansas (8–2) | Wisconsin (12–1) | Arkansas (11–2) | Minnesota (10–2) | Kansas (12–4) | Minnesota (12–4) | Purdue (15–6) | Iowa (15–6) | Indiana (19–8) | Florida (18–6) | Wisconsin (21–8) | Indiana (22–10) | 19. |
| 20. | New Mexico т | New Mexico (1–0) | New Mexico (2–0) | Pittsburgh (6–1) | Pittsburgh (7–2) | Arkansas (6–2) | Wisconsin (10–1) | Arkansas (9–2) | Syracuse (10–3) | TCU (12–2) | Syracuse (12–4) | Indiana (16–6) | Utah (16–4) | College of Charleston (21–2) | Iowa (16–7) | Indiana (20–9) | Iowa (18–8) | Tennessee (20–8) | 20. |
| 21. | Syracuse т | Indiana (3–0) | Arkansas (4–1) | Utah (3–2) | Tennessee (6–2) | Syracuse (7–3) | Iowa (8–1) | Iowa (9–1) | Clemson (11–3) | Ohio State (13–3) | TCU (14–3) | Arkansas (14–5) | Indiana (17–7) | Purdue (16–7) | Syracuse (17–8) | New Mexico (21–6) | Florida (19–7) | Iowa (18–9) | 21. |
| 22. | Indiana | Syracuse (0–0) | Clemson (3–0) | Miami (OH) (4–0) | Washington (4–2) | Pittsburgh (7–4) | Syracuse (7–3) | Syracuse (8–3) | TCU (12–2) | Oklahoma State (11–3) | Arkansas (13–4) | Kansas (13–5) | College of Charleston (18–2) | Minnesota (14–6) | Missouri (18–5) | Texas (17–10) | Arkansas (20–9) | Kansas (22–9) | 22. |
| 23. | Rhode Island | Massachusetts (0–0) | St. John's (2–0) | Xavier (4–2) | Arkansas (5–2) | Wisconsin (9–1) | Oklahoma (6–1) | Pittsburgh (8–4) | Oklahoma State (9–3) | Indiana (14–5) | Oklahoma State (12–4) | Miami (FL) (12–4) | Arkansas (15–6) | Florida (16–5) | Florida (17–6) | Purdue (18–9) | Minnesota (17–9) | Florida (20–8) | 23. |
| 24. | UMass | Clemson (1–0) | Miami (OH) (3–0) | Clemson (5–1) | Minnesota (5–0) | Oklahoma (5–1) | Pittsburgh (7–4) | TCU (10–2) | Wisconsin (12–3) | Arkansas (11–4) | Louisville (10–3) | TCU (15–4) | Missouri (15–4) | Kansas (18–6) | New Mexico (20–6) | Syracuse (18–9) | Missouri (20–7) | Charlotte (22–10) | 24. |
| 25. | TCU | Rhode Island (2–1) | Tennessee (2–2) | St. John's (3–2) | Utah (4–3) | Iowa (7–1) | Oklahoma State (6–3) | Oklahoma State (7–3) | California (9–2) | Clemson (12–4) | Miami (FL) (11–3) | Florida (14–3) | Miami (FL) (13–5) | New Mexico (17–6) | Miami (OH) (19–4) | Temple (18–9) | New Mexico (22–7) | New Mexico (24–8) | 25. |
| | Preseason | Week 1 Nov. 17 | Week 2 Nov. 24 | Week 3 Dec. 1 | Week 4 Dec. 8 | Week 5 Dec. 15 | Week 6 Dec. 22 | Week 7 Dec. 29 | Week 8 Jan. 5 | Week 9 Jan. 12 | Week 10 Jan. 19 | Week 11 Jan. 26 | Week 12 Feb. 2 | Week 13 Feb. 9 | Week 14 Feb. 16 | Week 15 Feb. 23 | Week 16 Mar. 2 | Final Mar. 9 | |
| | | Dropped: TCU (2–1) | Dropped: Clemson (2–1)Rhode Island (3–2) | Dropped: Tennessee (3–3) | Dropped: Miami (OH) (5–1)Xavier (5–3) | Dropped: Temple (5–4)Tennessee (7–3)Washington (5–3)Utah (5–4) | None | Dropped: Oklahoma (6–3) | Dropped: Pittsburgh (9–5) | Dropped: California (10–3) | Dropped: Ohio State (13–5)Clemson (13–5) | Dropped: Oklahoma State (13–5) | Dropped: Kansas (14–6)TCU (16–5)Florida (14–5) | Dropped: Arkansas (15–8)Missouri (16–5) | Dropped: Minnesota (14–8)Kansas (18–8) | Dropped: Missouri (18–7)Miami (OH) (20–5) | Dropped: Purdue (18–10)Texas (18–11)Syracuse (19–10)Temple (18–10) | Dropped: Minnesota (17–10)Missouri (20–8) | |

## Coaches Poll

| | Preseason | Week 2 Nov. 25 | Week 3 Dec. 2 | Week 4 Dec. 9 | Week 5 Dec. 16 | Week 6 Dec. 23 | Week 7 Dec. 30 | Week 8 Jan. 6 | Week 9 Jan. 13 | Week 10 Jan. 20 | Week 11 Jan. 27 | Week 12 Feb. 3 | Week 13 Feb. 10 | Week 14 Feb. 17 | Week 15 Feb. 24 | Week 16 Mar. 3 | Week 17 Mar. 10 | Final Apr. 4 | |
| 1. | Duke | Duke (3–0) | Connecticut (4–0) | Connecticut (6–0) | Connecticut (8–0) | Connecticut (8–0) | Connecticut (9–0) | Connecticut (11–0) | Connecticut (13–0) | Connecticut (15–0) | Connecticut (17–0) | Connecticut (19–0) | Duke (23–1) | Duke (25–1) | Duke (27–1) | Duke (29–1) | Duke (32–1) | Connecticut (34–2) | 1. |
| 2. | Stanford | Stanford (3–0) | Maryland (7–0) | Maryland (9–0) | Duke (9–1) | Duke (10–1) | Duke (11–1) | Duke (13–1) | Duke (15–1) | Duke (17–1) | Duke (19–1) | Duke (21–1) | Connecticut (20–1) | Connecticut (22–1) | Auburn (25–1) | Michigan State (26–4) | Michigan State (29–4) | Duke (37–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Connecticut | Connecticut (2–0) | North Carolina (6–0) | Duke (7–1) | Cincinnati (6–0) | Cincinnati (9–0) | Cincinnati (11–0) | Cincinnati (12–0) | Cincinnati (15–0) | Stanford (15–2) | Stanford (17–2) | Cincinnati (20–1) | Auburn (22–1) | Auburn (24–1) | Michigan State (25–4) | Connecticut (25–2) | Connecticut (28–2) | Michigan State (33–5) | 3. |
| 4. | Michigan State | Kentucky (2–0) | Duke (5–1) | Cincinnati (5–0) | Kentucky (9–1) | Kentucky (10–1) | Maryland (13–1) | Stanford (11–2) | Stanford (13–2) | Maryland (16–2) | Maryland (18–2) | Stanford (18–3) | Michigan State (20–4) | Michigan State (22–4) | Connecticut (23–2) | Auburn (26–2) | Auburn (27–3) | Ohio State (27–9) | 4. |
| 5. | Maryland | Maryland (3–0) | Stanford (4–1) | Kentucky (7–1) | Maryland (10–1) | Maryland (11–1) | Stanford (9–2) | Kentucky (12–3) | Maryland (15–2) | Cincinnati (16–1) | Cincinnati (18–1) | Kentucky (19–4) | Cincinnati (21–2) | Maryland (22–4) | Maryland (23–4) | Maryland (25–4) | Maryland (26–5) | Kentucky (28–9) т | 5. |
| 6. | Kentucky | Temple (4–0) | Kansas (4–0) | North Carolina (8–1) | North Carolina (10–1) | North Carolina (12–1) | Kentucky (10–3) | Maryland (13–2) | Kentucky (14–3) | Auburn (17–0) | Kentucky (17–4) | Maryland (19–3) | Stanford (19–4) | Cincinnati (21–4) | Stanford (22–5) | Stanford (24–5) | Utah (27–4) | St. John's (25–8) т | 6. |
| 7. | Temple | Kansas (3–0) | Cincinnati (4–0) | Stanford (4–2) | Stanford (5–2) | Stanford (7–2) | Arizona (6–0) | Purdue (12–2) | North Carolina (14–3) | Kentucky (15–4) | Auburn (18–1) | Auburn (20–1) | Maryland (20–4) | St. John's (20–6) | St. John's (22–6) | Cincinnati (25–4) | Stanford (25–6) | Auburn (29–4) | 7. |
| 8. | Kansas | North Carolina (3–0) | Kentucky (5–1) | Kansas (5–1) | Purdue (10–1) | Purdue (11–1) | Purdue (12–2) | UCLA (9–2) | Arizona (11–1) | North Carolina (15–4) | Michigan State (16–4) | Michigan State (18–4) | St. John's (18–6) | Stanford (20–5) | Cincinnati (23–4) | Utah (24–4) | St. John's (25–8) | Maryland (28–6) | 8. |
| 9. | Tennessee | Michigan State (2–1) | Michigan State (4–1) | Purdue (7–1) | Arizona (5–0) | Arizona (6–0) | North Carolina (12–2) | St. John's (11–2) | Auburn (15–0) | St. John's (15–3) | North Carolina (17–4) | North Carolina (18–5) | Kentucky (20–4) | Kentucky (20–6) | Arizona (20–4) | St. John's (23–7) | Cincinnati (26–5) | Stanford (26–7) | 9. |
| 10. | Xavier | Xavier (2–0) | Temple (4–1) | Arizona (4–0) | Indiana (10–2) | Indiana (11–2) | Indiana (12–2) | North Carolina (13–3) | Michigan State (12–4) | Michigan State (14–4) | St. John's (16–4) | St. John's (17–5) | North Carolina (19–6) | Arizona (18–4) | Ohio State (21–6) | Miami (FL) (21–5) | Arizona (22–6) | Utah (28–5) | 10. |
| 11. | North Carolina | Purdue (4–0) | Syracuse (5–0) | Indiana (8–1) | Kansas (6–2) | Kansas (8–2) | UCLA (7–2) | Arizona (8–1) | Purdue (13–3) | Arizona (12–2) | UCLA (14–4) | Arizona (15–3) | Arizona (16–4) | Ohio State (19–6) | Kentucky (21–7) | Arizona (20–6) | Kentucky (25–8) | Cincinnati (27–6) | 11. |
| 12. | Utah | UCLA (1–0) | Purdue (6–1) | Syracuse (7–1) | New Mexico (6–0) | UCLA (6–2) | St. John's (10–2) | Michigan State (11–3) | UCLA (11–3) | UCLA (12–4) | Arizona (13–3) | Wisconsin (19–3) | UCLA (17–5) | North Carolina (19–7) | Utah (22–4) | Ohio State (22–7) | Miami (FL) (22–6) | Gonzaga (28–7) т | 12. |
| 13. | UCLA | Indiana (4–0) | Arizona (3–0) | Michigan State (4–3) | UCLA (5–2) | New Mexico (7–0) | Michigan State (9–3) | Indiana (14–3) | St. John's (13–3) | New Mexico (16–2) | Wisconsin (18–3) | UCLA (15–5) | Ohio State (17–6) | Utah (20–4) т | Miami (FL) (19–5) | UCLA (21–7) | North Carolina (24–9) | Miami (FL) (23–7) т | 13. |
| 14. | Washington | Cincinnati (1–0) | Washington (4–0) | Temple (4–3) | Michigan State (6–3) | Michigan State (6–3) | Kansas (8–3) | Auburn (13–0) | Kansas (11–3) | Purdue (14–4) | Purdue (15–5) | Iowa (15–4) | Wisconsin (19–5) | Wisconsin (21–5) т | North Carolina (21–7) | Kentucky (22–8) | Ohio State (23–8) | Temple (24–11) | 14. |
| 15. | Cincinnati | Arizona (1–0) | Oklahoma State (4–0) | New Mexico (5–0) | St. John's (8–2) | St. John's (9–2) | Auburn (11–0) | New Mexico (12–1) | New Mexico (14–2) | Iowa (13–2) | Indiana (16–6) | Ohio State (16–6) | Indiana (18–7) | UCLA (17–7) | Wisconsin (21–6) | North Carolina (22–8) | UCLA (22–8) | Iowa (20–10) | 15. |
| 16. | Purdue | Washington (1–0) | Indiana (6–1) | UCLA (4–2) | Clemson (8–1) | Clemson (9–1) | Clemson (10–1) | Kansas (9–3) | Iowa (12–1) | Wisconsin (16–3) | Syracuse (14–5) | Syracuse (15–6) | Utah (18–4) | Miami (FL) (17–5) | UCLA (19–7) | College of Charleston (28–2) | College of Charleston (28–2) | Arizona (22–7) | 16. |
| 17. | Indiana | Oklahoma State (3–0) | Arkansas (5–1) | Washington (4–2) | Oklahoma State (5–2) | Auburn (11–0) | New Mexico (8–1) | Minnesota (9–1) | Minnesota (10–2) | Minnesota (11–3) | Ohio State (15–5) | Purdue (15–6) | Syracuse (16–7) | Indiana (19–8) | Indiana (20–9) | Indiana (22–9) | Wisconsin (22–9) | Florida (22–9) | 17. |
| 18. | Oklahoma State | Syracuse (2–0) | New Mexico (4–0) | Pittsburgh (7–2) | Auburn (9–0) | Minnesota (7–1) | Minnesota (8–1) | Arkansas (11–2) | Syracuse (11–3) | Indiana (16–5) | Iowa (13–4) | New Mexico (17–4) | Iowa (15–6) | Purdue (18–7) | College of Charleston (25–2) | Wisconsin (21–8) | Indiana (22–10) | North Carolina (24–10) | 18. |
| 19. | Arkansas | Arkansas (4–1) | UCLA (2–2) | Clemson (7–1) | Pittsburgh (7–4) | Oklahoma State (6–3) | Arkansas (9–2) | Iowa (11–1) | Wisconsin (14–3) | Kansas (12–4) | New Mexico (16–4) | Indiana (17–7) | Purdue (16–7) | Syracuse (17–8) | Iowa (17–7) | Iowa (18–8) | Arkansas (22–10) | Oklahoma (22–11) | 19. |
| 20. | Arizona | New Mexico (2–0) | Utah (3–2) | St. John's (6–2) | Syracuse (7–3) | Arkansas (8–2) | Wisconsin (12–1) | Clemson (11–3) | Indiana (14–5) | Syracuse (12–4) | Kansas (13–5) | Minnesota (13–5) | Minnesota (14–6) | Iowa (16–7) | Syracuse (18–9) | Syracuse (19–10) | Iowa (18–9) | Miami (OH) (24–8) | 20. |
| 21. | New Mexico | Utah (1–1) | Pittsburgh (6–1) | Oklahoma State (4–2) | Minnesota (6–0) т | Syracuse (7–3) | Oklahoma State (7–3) | Syracuse (10–3) | Oklahoma State (11–3) | Arkansas (13–4) | Minnesota (12–4) | Oklahoma State (15–5) | Miami (FL) (15–5) | College of Charleston (23–2) | New Mexico (21–6) | New Mexico (22–7) | Syracuse (21–11) | UCLA (22–9) | 21. |
| 22. | Syracuse | Tennessee (2–2) | Xavier (4–2) | Utah (4–3) | Temple (4–4) т | Pittsburgh (7–4) | Syracuse (8–3) | Oklahoma State (9–3) | Arkansas (11–4) | TCU (14–3) | Arkansas (14–5) | Kansas (14–6) | Kansas (18–6) | New Mexico (20–6) | Purdue (18–9) | Texas (18–11) | Kansas (22–9) | Purdue (21–13) | 22. |
| 23. | UMass | St. John's (2–0) | Miami (OH) (3–0) | Arkansas (5–2) | Arkansas (6–2) | Wisconsin (10–1) | Pittsburgh (8–4) | Wisconsin (12–3) | Ohio State (13–3) | Oklahoma State (12–4) | Oklahoma State (13–5) | Arkansas (15–6) | New Mexico (17–6) | Minnesota (14–8) | Texas (17–10) | Florida (19–7) | Texas (19–12) | Kansas (23–10) | 23. |
| 24. | TCU | Clemson (3–0) | Clemson (5–1) | Auburn (8–0) | Wisconsin (9–1) | Temple (6–4) | Iowa (9–1) | TCU (12–2) | TCU (12–2) | Ohio State (13–5) | TCU (15–4) | Utah (16–4) | Florida (16–5) | Florida (17–6) | Florida (18–6) | Minnesota (17–9) | New Mexico (24–8) | SW Missouri State (22–11) | 24. |
| 25. | Rhode Island | UMass (1–1) | St. John's (3–2) | Tennessee (6–2) | Tennessee (6–3) т Washington (4–3) т | Iowa (8–1) | Temple (6–4) | Ohio State (12–3) | Clemson (12–4) | Oklahoma (13–4) | Miami (FL) (12–4) | Gonzaga (18–4) | College of Charleston (21–2) | Texas (17–10) (15–10) | Minnesota (15–8) | Tennessee (20–7) | Florida (20–8) | Arkansas (23–11) | 25. |
| | Preseason | Week 2 Nov. 25 | Week 3 Dec. 2 | Week 4 Dec. 9 | Week 5 Dec. 16 | Week 6 Dec. 23 | Week 7 Dec. 30 | Week 8 Jan. 6 | Week 9 Jan. 13 | Week 10 Jan. 20 | Week 11 Jan. 27 | Week 12 Feb. 3 | Week 13 Feb. 10 | Week 14 Feb. 17 | Week 15 Feb. 24 | Week 16 Mar. 3 | Week 17 Mar. 10 | Final Apr. 4 | |
| | | Dropped: TCURhode Island (3–2) | Dropped: Tennessee (4–2)UMass | Dropped: Miami (OH) (5–1)Xavier (5–3) | Dropped: Utah | Dropped: TennesseeWashington | None | Dropped: Pittsburgh (9–5)Temple | None | Dropped: Clemson (13–5) | Dropped: Oklahoma | Dropped: TCU (16–5)Miami (FL) (13–5) | Dropped: Oklahoma StateArkansas (15–8)Gonzaga | Dropped: Kansas (18–8) | None | Dropped: Purdue (18–10) | Dropped: Minnesota (17–10)Missouri (20–8) | Dropped: College of Charleston (28–3)Wisconsin (22–10)Indiana (23–11)Syracuse (21–12)Texas (19–13)New Mexico (25–9) | |