# 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 1997–98 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. | Arizona | Arizona (0–0) | Arizona (1–0) | Duke (6–0) | Duke (8–0) | North Carolina (10–0) | North Carolina (12–0) | North Carolina (13–0) | North Carolina (15–0) | North Carolina (17–0) | Duke (16–1) | Duke (18–1) | Duke (20–1) | North Carolina (24–1) | North Carolina (26–1) | Duke (25–2) | Duke (27–2) | North Carolina (30–3) | 1. |
| 2. | Kansas | Kansas (2–0) | Kansas (4–0) | Kansas (6–0) | North Carolina (9–0) | Kansas (11–1) | Kansas (13–1) | Kansas (15–1) | Duke (12–1) | Duke (14–1) | North Carolina (18–1) | North Carolina (20–1) | North Carolina (22–1) | Duke (21–2) | Duke (23–2) | Arizona (24–3) | Arizona (25–3) | Kansas (34–3) | 2. |
| 3. | Duke | Duke (1–0) | Duke (2–0) | North Carolina (6–0) | Kansas (8–1) | Duke (9–1) | Duke (10–1) | Duke (10–1) | Utah (12–0) | Kansas (19–2) | Kansas (21–2) | Utah (17–0) | Kansas (24–3) | Arizona (21–3) | Arizona (22–3) | North Carolina (26–2) | Kansas (31–3) | Duke (29–3) | 3. |
| 4. | North Carolina | North Carolina (1–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | Arizona (4–1) | Kentucky (6–1) | Kentucky (8–1) | Kentucky (9–2) | Utah (11–0) | Kansas (17–2) | Utah (13–0) | Utah (15–0) | Stanford (18–0) | Arizona (19–3) | Kansas (26–3) | Kansas (28–3) | Kansas (30–3) | North Carolina (27–3) | Arizona (27–4) | 4. |
| 5. | Clemson | Clemson (1–0) | South Carolina (2–0) | South Carolina (3–0) | South Carolina (5–0) | Arizona (7–2) | Arizona (7–2) | Purdue (11–2) | Arizona (10–3) | Arizona (13–3) | Stanford (16–0) | Kansas (22–3) | Utah (18–1) | Utah (20–1) | Purdue (22–4) | Utah (22–2) | Utah (25–2) | Kentucky (29–4) | 5. |
| 6. | UCLA | South Carolina (1–0) | Purdue (3–0) | Purdue (5–1) | Arizona (5–2) | South Carolina (5–0) | Utah (10–0) | Kentucky (10–2) | Kentucky (12–2) | Kentucky (14–2) | Arizona (15–3) | Arizona (17–3) | UCLA (17–3) | Connecticut (21–3) | Utah (21–2) | Connecticut (24–4) | Connecticut (26–4) | Connecticut (29–4) | 6. |
| 7. | South Carolina | UCLA (0–0) | UCLA (0–0) | Kentucky (4–1) | Xavier (5–0) | Utah (9–0) | Purdue (9–2) | Stanford (9–0) | Stanford (12–0) | Stanford (14–0) | Kentucky (16–2) | Kentucky (18–2) | Connecticut (19–3) | Kentucky (21–3) | Connecticut (22–4) | Kentucky (24–4) | Kentucky (26–4) | Utah (25–3) | 7. |
| 8. | Kentucky | Purdue (2–0) | Kentucky (1–0) | New Mexico (5–0) | Purdue (6–2) | Purdue (8–2) | Stanford (7–0) | Arizona (8–3) | Connecticut (13–1) | UCLA (12–2) | Connecticut (16–2) | UCLA (15–3) | Kentucky (19–3) | Purdue (20–4) | Kentucky (22–4) | Stanford (23–3) | Princeton (25–1) | Princeton (26–1) | 8. |
| 9. | Purdue | Kentucky (0–0) | Xavier (2–0) | Xavier (3–0) | Utah (7–0) | Stanford (5–0) | UCLA (6–1) | UCLA (8–1) | Purdue (12–3) | Purdue (14–3) | UCLA (13–3) | Connecticut (17–3) | Stanford (18–2) | UCLA (18–4) | Princeton (20–1) | Princeton (23–1) | Purdue (24–6) | Cincinnati (26–5) | 9. |
| 10. | Xavier | Xavier (0–0) | New Mexico (4–0) | Iowa (3–0) | Iowa (6–0) | Xavier (6–1) | South Carolina (6–1) | Connecticut (11–1) | UCLA (9–2) | Connecticut (14–2) | Iowa (15–2) | Purdue (17–4) | Purdue (19–4) | Princeton (18–1) | Stanford (21–3) | Michigan State (20–5) | Ole Miss (21–5) | Stanford (26–4) | 10. |
| 11. | New Mexico | New Mexico (1–0) | Connecticut (3–0) | Utah (5–0) | Stanford (5–0) | UCLA (4–1) | Connecticut (9–1) | South Carolina (7–1) | Iowa (13–1) | Ole Miss (12–1) | Princeton (13–1) | Princeton (14–1) | Princeton (16–1) | New Mexico (18–3) | New Mexico (19–3) | Purdue (22–6) | Stanford (24–4) | Purdue (26–7) | 11. |
| 12. | Connecticut | Connecticut (2–0) | Fresno State (2–0) | Stanford (4–0) | UCLA (3–1) | Connecticut (8–1) | Arkansas (8–0) | New Mexico (8–1) | New Mexico (10–1) | Princeton (13–1) | Purdue (15–4) | Ole Miss (14–2) | New Mexico (16–3) | Arkansas (20–3) | UCLA (19–5) | Arkansas (22–5) | Michigan State (20–6) | Michigan (24–8) | 12. |
| 13. | Fresno State | Fresno State (1–0) | Clemson (3–1) | Connecticut (5–1) | Connecticut (7–1) | Arkansas (7–0) | Xavier (6–2) | Xavier (7–2) | Florida State (12–2) | Iowa (13–2) | Ole Miss (12–2) | South Carolina (13–3) | South Carolina (16–3) | Michigan State (17–4) | South Carolina (19–4) | Ole Miss (19–5) | TCU (26–4) | Ole Miss (22–6) | 13. |
| 14. | Stanford | Iowa (2–0) | Iowa (2–0) | Ole Miss (3–0) | New Mexico (5–1) | New Mexico (7–1) | New Mexico (7–1) | Iowa (11–1) | Ole Miss (10–1) | South Carolina (10–2) | South Carolina (11–3) | New Mexico (14–3) | Arkansas (18–3) | Stanford (19–3) | Michigan State (18–5) | South Carolina (20–5) | Cincinnati (23–5) | South Carolina (22–6) | 14. |
| 15. | Iowa | Stanford (0–0) | Stanford (1–0) | UCLA (2–1) | Arkansas (6–0) | Iowa (7–1) | Iowa (8–1) | Florida State (9–2) | Princeton (11–1) | New Mexico (11–2) | Syracuse (15–2) | Arkansas (16–3) | West Virginia (18–3) | South Carolina (17–4) | Ole Miss (17–5) | TCU (24–4) | South Carolina (21–6) | TCU (27–5) | 15. |
| 16. | Utah | Utah (1–0) | Utah (3–0) | Fresno State (3–1) | Florida State (6–1) | Temple (6–1) | Ole Miss (7–1) | Ole Miss (8–1) | South Carolina (8–2) | Syracuse (14–1) | Michigan (14–4) | Iowa (15–4) | Michigan State (15–4) | West Virginia (19–4) | Arkansas (20–5) | New Mexico (21–4) | Arkansas (22–7) | Michigan State (20–7) | 16. |
| 17. | Indiana | Charlotte (0–0) | Ole Miss (2–0) | Clemson (3–2) | Clemson (5–2) | Florida State (7–1) | Florida State (8–2) | Princeton (10–1) | Michigan (12–3) | Florida State (12–4) | New Mexico (13–3) | West Virginia (17–3) | Ole Miss (14–4) | George Washington (20–3) | Cincinnati (19–5) | Cincinnati (21–5) | Michigan (21–8) | Arkansas (23–8) | 17. |
| 18. | Charlotte | Temple (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Arkansas (4–0) | Fresno State (3–1) | Ole Miss (5–1) | Princeton (8–1) | Michigan (10–3) | Syracuse (12–1) | Xavier (10–3) | Arkansas (14–3) | Cincinnati (15–3) | Michigan (16–6) | Ole Miss (15–5) | UMass (19–6) | UCLA (20–6) | Illinois (21–8) | New Mexico (23–7) | 18. |
| 19. | Georgia | Oklahoma (1–0) | Louisville (0–0) | Florida State (4–1) | Maryland (4–2) | Princeton (7–1) | Syracuse (9–0) | Syracuse (11–1) | Xavier (8–3) | Michigan (13–4) | Xavier (11–4) | Michigan (15–5) | Syracuse (17–4) | Cincinnati (17–5) | TCU (22–4) | West Virginia (22–5) | UCLA (21–7) | UCLA (22–8) | 19. |
| 20. | Oklahoma | Rhode Island (1–0) | Temple (2–1) | Temple (2–1) | Temple (4–1) | Georgia (7–2) | Maryland (5–3) | Maryland (7–3) | Marquette (10–0) | Rhode Island (10–2) | Florida State (13–5) | Syracuse (15–4) | Cincinnati (16–4) | UMass (17–6) | West Virginia (20–5) | UMass (20–7) | New Mexico (21–6) | Maryland (19–10) | 20. |
| 21. | Rhode Island | Ole Miss (0–0) | Indiana (1–1) | Georgia (5–1) | Ole Miss (4–1) | Michigan (6–2) | Clemson (7–3) | Clemson (9–3) | Hawaii (11–1) | West Virginia (14–2) | Cincinnati (13–2) | Rhode Island (13–4) | Xavier (14–5) | Michigan (17–7) | Syracuse (19–5) | Michigan (19–8) | Maryland (18–9) | Syracuse (24–8) | 21. |
| 22. | Texas | Louisville (0–0) | Georgia (3–1) | Georgia Tech (4–0) | Princeton (6–0) | Maryland (5–3) | Rhode Island (5–1) | West Virginia (11–1) | Arkansas (11–2) | Arkansas (13–2) | Rhode Island (12–3) | Michigan State (13–4) | George Washington (18–3) | TCU (20–4) | Michigan (18–7) | Illinois (20–8) | Syracuse (22–7) | Illinois (22–9) | 22. |
| 23. | Ole Miss | Indiana (0–1) | Rhode Island (1–1) | Maryland (3–1) | Georgia (5–2) | Wake Forest (6–1) | West Virginia (9–1) | Arkansas (9–2) | Rhode Island (8–2) | Marquette (10–2) | West Virginia (15–3) | Maryland (12–6) | UMass (16–5) | Syracuse (17–5) | Illinois (18–8) | Syracuse (20–6) | West Virginia (22–7) | Xavier (22–7) | 23. |
| 24. | Temple | Illinois State (1–0) | Maryland (2–1) | Wake Forest (5–0) | Georgia Tech (5–1) | TCU (9–0) | Temple (6–3) | Rhode Island (6–1) | Clemson (10–4) | Hawaii (11–2) | Hawaii (12–2) | Xavier (12–5) | Iowa (15–6) | Maryland (14–7) | George Washington (20–5) | Temple (19–6) | Temple (20–7) | Temple (21–8) | 24. |
| 25. | Louisville | Georgia (1–1) | Charlotte (0–1) | Princeton (4–0) | Wake Forest (6–1) | Syracuse (7–0) | TCU (9–1) | Marquette (8–0) | West Virginia (12–2) | Oklahoma State (12–1) | Clemson (11–6) | Indiana (14–5) | Maryland (13–7) | Rhode Island (17–5) | Maryland (15–8) | Oklahoma State (20–4) | Oklahoma State (21–5) | Murray State (29–3) | 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: Texas (0–2) | Dropped: Illinois State (2–1) | Dropped: Oklahoma (4–2)Louisville (2–1)Indiana (2–2)Rhode Island (2–1)Charlotte (1–2) | None | Dropped: Fresno State (4–2)Clemson (5–3)Georgia Tech (5–2) | Dropped: Georgia (7–4)Michigan (7–3)Wake Forest (6–3) | Dropped: Temple (6–3)TCU (10–2) | Dropped: Maryland (8–4) | Dropped: Clemson (10–5) | Dropped: Marquette (11–3)Oklahoma State (12–3) | Dropped: Florida State (13–7)Hawaii (12–4)Clemson (12–7) | Dropped: Rhode Island (14–5)Indiana (15–6) | Dropped: Xavier (15–6)Iowa (16–7) | Dropped: Rhode Island (18–6) | Dropped: George Washington (21–6)Maryland (16–9) | Dropped: UMass (20–9) | Dropped: West Virginia (22–8)Oklahoma State (21–7) | |

## Coaches Poll

| | Preseason | Week 2 Nov. 26 | Week 3 Dec. 3 | Week 4 Dec. 10 | Week 5 Dec. 17 | Week 6 Dec. 24 | Week 7 Dec. 31 | Week 8 Jan. 7 | Week 9 Jan. 14 | Week 10 Jan. 21 | Week 11 Jan. 28 | Week 12 Feb. 4 | Week 13 Feb. 11 | Week 14 Feb. 18 | Week 15 Feb. 25 | Week 16 Mar. 4 | Week 17 Mar. 11 | Final Apr. 1 | |
| 1. | Arizona | Arizona (1–0) | Duke (6–0) | Duke (8–0) | North Carolina (10–0) | North Carolina (12–0) | North Carolina (13–0) | North Carolina (15–0) | North Carolina (17–0) | Duke (16–1) | Duke (18–1) | Duke (20–1) | North Carolina (24–1) | North Carolina (26–1) | Duke (25–2) | Duke (27–2) | North Carolina (30–3) | Kentucky (35–4) | 1. |
| 2. | Duke т | Kansas (4–0) | North Carolina (6–0) | North Carolina (9–0) | Duke (9–1) | Duke (10–1) | Duke (10–1) | Duke (12–1) | Duke (14–1) | North Carolina (18–1) | North Carolina (20–1) | North Carolina (22–1) | Duke (21–2) | Duke (23–2) | Arizona (24–3) | Arizona (25–3) | Kansas (34–3) | Utah (30–4) | 2. |
| 3. | North Carolina т | North Carolina (3–0) | Kansas (6–0) | Kansas (8–1) | Kansas (11–1) | Kansas (13–1) | Kansas (15–1) | Utah (12–0) | Kansas (19–2) | Kansas (21–2) | Utah (17–0) | Kansas (24–3) | Kansas (26–3) | Arizona (22–3) | North Carolina (26–2) | Kansas (31–3) | Duke (29–3) | North Carolina (34–4) | 3. |
| 4. | Kansas | Duke (2–0) | Arizona (4–1) | Arizona (5–2) | Kentucky (8–1) | Kentucky (9–2) | Utah (11–0) | Kansas (17–2) | Utah (13–0) | Utah (15–0) | Stanford (18–0) | Arizona (19–3) | Arizona (21–3) | Kansas (28–3) | Kansas (30–3) | North Carolina (27–3) | Arizona (27–4) | Stanford (30–5) | 4. |
| 5. | UCLA | Purdue (3–0) | Purdue (5–1) | Kentucky (6–1) | Arizona (7–2) | Arizona (7–2) | Purdue (11–2) | Arizona (10–3) | Arizona (13–3) | Arizona (15–3) | Kansas (22–3) | Utah (18–1) | Utah (20–1) | Utah (21–2) | Utah (22–2) | Utah (25–2) | Connecticut (29–4) | Duke (32–4) | 5. |
| 6. | Purdue | UCLA (0–0) | South Carolina (3–0) | Utah (7–0) | Utah (9–0) | Utah (10–0) | Arizona (8–3) | Kentucky (12–2) | Kentucky (14–2) | Stanford (16–0) | Arizona (17–3) | UCLA (17–3) | Connecticut (21–3) | Purdue (22–4) | Connecticut (24–4) | Connecticut (26–4) | Kentucky (29–4) | Arizona (30–5) | 6. |
| 7. | Clemson | Kentucky (1–0) | Kentucky (4–1) | Purdue (6–2) | Purdue (8–2) | Purdue (9–2) | Kentucky (10–2) | Stanford (12–0) | Stanford (14–0) | Kentucky (16–2) | Kentucky (18–2) | Connecticut (19–3) | Kentucky (21–3) | Connecticut (22–4) | Princeton (23–1) | Kentucky (26–4) | Utah (25–3) | Connecticut (32–5) | 7. |
| 8. | South Carolina | South Carolina (2–0) | New Mexico (5–0) | South Carolina (5–0) | South Carolina (5–0) | Stanford (7–0) | Stanford (9–0) | Connecticut (13–1) т | Purdue (14–3) | Connecticut (16–2) | Connecticut (17–3) | Purdue (19–4) | Purdue (20–4) | Princeton (20–1) | Kentucky (24–4) | Princeton (25–1) | Princeton (26–1) | Kansas (35–4) | 8. |
| 9. | Kentucky | New Mexico (4–0) | Xavier (3–0) | Xavier (5–0) | Stanford (5–0) | UCLA (6–1) | UCLA (8–1) | Purdue (12–3) т | UCLA (12–2) | Purdue (15–4) | UCLA (15–3) | Kentucky (19–3) | Princeton (18–1) | New Mexico (19–3) | Stanford (23–3) | Purdue (24–6) | Purdue (26–7) | Purdue (28–8) | 9. |
| 10. | New Mexico | Xavier (2–0) | Utah (5–0) | Iowa (6–0) | Xavier (6–1) | South Carolina (6–1) | South Carolina (7–1) | New Mexico (10–1) | Connecticut (14–2) | UCLA (13–3) | Purdue (17–4) | Stanford (18–2) | UCLA (18–4) | Kentucky (22–4) | Purdue (22–6) | Ole Miss (21–5) | Stanford (26–4) | Michigan State (22–8) | 10. |
| 11. | Xavier | Connecticut (3–0) | Stanford (4–0) | Stanford (5–0) | UCLA (4–1) | Connecticut (9–1) | Connecticut (11–1) | Iowa (13–1) | Ole Miss (12–1) | Princeton (13–1) | Princeton (14–1) | Princeton (16–1) | New Mexico (18–3) | Stanford (21–3) | South Carolina (20–5) | Stanford (24–4) | Cincinnati (26–5) | Rhode Island (25–9) | 11. |
| 12. | Stanford | Clemson (3–1) | Iowa (3–0) | New Mexico (5–1) | Connecticut (8–1) | New Mexico (7–1) | Xavier (7–2) | UCLA (9–2) | Princeton (13–1) | Iowa (15–2) | Ole Miss (14–2) | New Mexico (16–3) | Arkansas (20–3) | UCLA (19–5) | Michigan State (20–5) | Michigan State (20–6) | Michigan (24–8) | UCLA (24–9) | 12. |
| 13. | Connecticut | Stanford (1–0) | Connecticut (5–1) | Connecticut (7–1) | Iowa (7–1) | Xavier (6–2) | New Mexico (8–1) | Florida State (12–2) | New Mexico (11–2) | New Mexico (13–3) | New Mexico (14–3) | South Carolina (16–3) | Stanford (19–3) | South Carolina (19–4) | Ole Miss (19–5) | Cincinnati (23–5) | South Carolina (22–6) | Syracuse (26–9) | 13. |
| 14. | Utah | Utah (3–0) | Ole Miss (3–0) | UCLA (3–1) | Arkansas (7–0) | Arkansas (8–0) | Iowa (11–1) | Ole Miss (10–1) | Iowa (13–2) | Ole Miss (12–2) | South Carolina (13–3) | Arkansas (18–3) | South Carolina (17–4) | Ole Miss (17–5) | Arkansas (22–5) | TCU (26–4) | Ole Miss (22–6) | Cincinnati (27–6) | 14. |
| 15. | Fresno State | Fresno State (2–0) | UCLA (2–1) | Florida State (6–1) | New Mexico (7–1) | Iowa (8–1) | Florida State (9–2) | Princeton (11–1) | Syracuse (14–1) | Syracuse (15–2) | Arkansas (16–3) | West Virginia (18–3) | Michigan State (17–4) | Michigan State (18–5) | New Mexico (21–4) | South Carolina (21–6) | Michigan State (20–7) | Maryland (21–11) | 15. |
| 16. | Iowa | Iowa (2–0) | Clemson (3–2) | Arkansas (6–0) | Temple (6–1) | Ole Miss (7–1) | Princeton (10–1) | South Carolina (8–2) | Florida State (12–4) | Michigan (14–4) | Iowa (15–4) | Ole Miss (14–4) | Ole Miss (15–5) | Arkansas (20–5) | UCLA (20–6) | Arkansas (22–7) | TCU (27–5) | Princeton (27–2) | 16. |
| 17. | Charlotte | Oklahoma (3–0) | Fresno State (3–1) | Temple (4–1) | Florida State (7–1) | Princeton (8–1) | Ole Miss (8–1) | Xavier (8–3) | South Carolina (10–2) | South Carolina (11–3) | Michigan (15–5) | Syracuse (17–4) | West Virginia (19–4) | Syracuse (19–5) | Cincinnati (21–5) | UCLA (21–7) | Arkansas (23–8) | Michigan (25–9) | 17. |
| 18. | Indiana | Ole Miss (2–0) | Florida State (4–1) | Clemson (5–2) | Ole Miss (5–1) | Florida State (8–2) | Maryland (7–3) | Michigan (12–3) | Michigan (13–4) | Xavier (11–4) | Syracuse (15–4) | Michigan (16–6) | George Washington (20–3) | Cincinnati (19–5) | TCU (24–4) | Michigan (21–8) | New Mexico (23–7) | West Virginia (24–9) | 18. |
| 19. | Louisville | Louisville (0–0) | Temple (2–1) | Ole Miss (4–1) | Princeton (7–1) | Syracuse (9–0) | Syracuse (11–1) | Syracuse (12–1) | Xavier (10–3) | Arkansas (14–3) | West Virginia (17–3) | Michigan State (15–4) | Michigan (17–7) | West Virginia (20–5) | West Virginia (22–5) | New Mexico (21–6) | Syracuse (24–8) | South Carolina (23–8) | 19. |
| 20. | Michigan | Temple (2–1) | Princeton (4–0) | Princeton (6–0) | Maryland (5–3) | Maryland (5–3) | Michigan (11–3) | Marquette (10–0) | West Virginia (14–2) | Florida State (13–5) | Cincinnati (15–3) | Cincinnati (16–4) | Syracuse (17–5) | UMass (19–6) | UMass (20–7) | Illinois (21–8) | UCLA (22–8) | Ole Miss (22–7) | 20. |
| 21. | Oklahoma | Indiana (1–1) | Arkansas (4–0) | Fresno State (3–1) | Georgia (7–2) | Temple (6–3) | Clemson (9–3) | West Virginia (12–2) | Marquette (10–2) | West Virginia (15–3) | Rhode Island (13–4) | Iowa (15–6) | Cincinnati (17–5) | Michigan (18–7) | Michigan (19–8) | Syracuse (22–7) | Xavier (22–7) | New Mexico (24–8) | 21. |
| 22. | Georgia | Princeton (3–0) | Georgia (5–1) | Maryland (4–2) | Wake Forest (6–1) | Clemson (7–3) | Temple (6–3) | Clemson (10–4) | Arkansas (13–2) | Rhode Island (12–3) | Xavier (12–5) | Xavier (14–5) | UMass (17–6) | TCU (22–4) | Syracuse (20–6) | West Virginia (22–7) | Maryland (19–10) | Arkansas (24–9) | 22. |
| 23. | Maryland | Charlotte (0–1) | Georgia Tech (4–0) | Georgia Tech (5–1) | Syracuse (7–0) | Georgia Tech (7–2) | West Virginia (11–1) | Hawaii (11–1) | Rhode Island (10–2) | Clemson (11–6) | Florida State (13–7) | Rhode Island (14–5) | Xavier (15–6) | George Washington (20–5) | Illinois (20–8) | UMass (20–9) | Illinois (22–9) | Valparaiso (23–10) | 23. |
| 24. | Texas | Georgia (3–1) | Wake Forest (5–0) | Wake Forest (6–1) | TCU (9–0) | Marquette (6–0) | Arkansas (9–2) | Arkansas (11–2) | Hawaii (11–2) | Hawaii (12–2) | Maryland (12–6) | UMass (16–5) | Rhode Island (17–5) | Xavier (16–6) | Xavier (18–6) | Maryland (18–9) | Temple (21–8) | Washington (20–10) | 24. |
| 25. | Rhode Island | Florida State (3–0) т Wake Forest (3–0) т | Louisville (2–1) | Georgia (5–2) | Clemson (5–3) | TCU (9–1) | Marquette (8–0) | Rhode Island (8–2) | Clemson (10–5) | Cincinnati (13–2) | Michigan State (13–4) | George Washington (18–3) | Maryland (14–7) | Rhode Island (18–6) | Maryland (16–9) | Temple (20–7) | Oklahoma (22–10) | TCU (27–6) | 25. |
| | Preseason | Week 2 Nov. 26 | Week 3 Dec. 3 | Week 4 Dec. 10 | Week 5 Dec. 17 | Week 6 Dec. 24 | Week 7 Dec. 31 | Week 8 Jan. 7 | Week 9 Jan. 14 | Week 10 Jan. 21 | Week 11 Jan. 28 | Week 12 Feb. 4 | Week 13 Feb. 11 | Week 14 Feb. 18 | Week 15 Feb. 25 | Week 16 Mar. 4 | Week 17 Mar. 11 | Final Apr. 1 | |
| | | Dropped: Michigan (2–1)Maryland (2–1)Texas (1–2)Rhode Island (1–1) | Dropped: Oklahoma (3–2)Indiana (2–2)Charlotte (1–2) | Dropped: Louisville | Dropped: Fresno State (4–2)Georgia Tech (5–2) | Dropped: Georgia (7–4)Wake Forest (6–3) | Dropped: Georgia TechTCU (10–2) | Dropped: Maryland (8–4)Temple | None | Dropped: Marquette (11–3) | Dropped: Hawaii (12–4)Clemson (12–7) | Dropped: Florida StateMaryland (13–7) | Dropped: Iowa (16–7) | Dropped: Maryland (15–8) | Dropped: George Washington (21–6)Rhode Island | Dropped: Xavier (18–6) | Dropped: West Virginia (22–8)UMass | Dropped: Xavier (22–8)Illinois (22–9)Temple (21–9)Oklahoma (22–11) | |