# 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Two human polls made up the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.
With the release of the poll on November 30, Kansas was ranked in the AP poll for the 223rd consecutive week, breaking the record set by UCLA from 1966–1980. Nine weeks later, with the release of the poll on February 8, the streak that began with the February 2, 2009 poll would end at 232.

## 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 Nov 9 | Week 2 Nov 30 | Week 3 Dec 7 | Week 4 Dec 14 | Week 5 Dec 21 | Week 6 Dec 28 | Week 7 Jan 4 | Week 8 Jan 11 | Week 9 Jan 18 | Week 10 Jan 25 | Week 11 Feb 1 | Week 12 Feb 8 | Week 13 Feb 15 | Week 14 Feb 22 | Week 15 Mar 1 | Week 16 Mar 8 | Final Mar 15 | |
| 1. | Gonzaga (28) | Gonzaga (2–0) (57) | Gonzaga (3–0) (54) | Gonzaga (3–0) (54) | Gonzaga (4–0) (61) | Gonzaga (7–0) (62) | Gonzaga (10–0) (63) | Gonzaga (12–0) (63) | Gonzaga (14–0) (62) | Gonzaga (15–0) (62) | Gonzaga (17–0) (61) | Gonzaga (18–0) (55) | Gonzaga (20–0) (59) | Gonzaga (22–0) (60) | Gonzaga (24–0) (59) | Gonzaga (24–0) (61) | Gonzaga (26–0) (60) | 1. |
| 2. | Baylor (24) | Baylor (2–0) (6) | Baylor (3–0) (7) | Baylor (4–0) (7) | Baylor (5–0) (3) | Baylor (6–0) (2) | Baylor (9–0) (1) | Baylor (11–0) (1) | Baylor (12–0) (2) | Baylor (14–0) (2) | Baylor (16–0) (3) | Baylor (17–0) (8) | Baylor (17–0) (5) | Baylor (17–0) (4) | Michigan (18–1) (4) | Baylor (21–1) (2) | Illinois (23–6) | 2. |
| 3. | Villanova (11) | Iowa (2–0) | Iowa (3–0) | Iowa (6–0) (1) | Kansas (7–1) | Kansas (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (10–1) | Villanova (11–1) | Michigan (13–1) | Michigan (14–1) | Michigan (16–1) | Baylor (18–1) | Illinois (20–6) | Baylor (22–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Virginia (1) | Wisconsin (2–0) | Michigan State (5–0) | Michigan State (6–0) | Iowa (6–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (10–1) | Iowa (12–2) | Michigan (13–1) | Michigan (13–1) | Ohio State (15–4) | Ohio State (17–4) | Ohio State (18–5) | Illinois (18–6) | Michigan (19–3) | Michigan (20–4) | 4. |
| 5. | Iowa | Illinois (3–0) | Kansas (4–1) | Kansas (6–1) | Villanova (7–1) | Houston (7–0) | Iowa (9–2) | Iowa (11–2) | Texas (11–2) | Texas (11–2) | Houston (15–1) | Villanova (12–2) | Illinois (14–5) | Illinois (16–5) | Iowa (18–7) | Iowa (20–7) | Alabama (24–6) | 5. |
| 6. | Kansas | Duke (1–0) | Illinois (3–1) | Houston (4–0) | Houston (5–0) | Wisconsin (8–1) | Kansas (8–2) | Kansas (10–2) | Tennessee (10–1) | Houston (13–1) | Texas (11–3) | Illinois (13–5) | Houston (17–2) | Alabama (18–5) | West Virginia (17–6) | Alabama (21–6) | Houston (24–3) | 6. |
| 7. | Wisconsin | Kansas (1–1) | Houston (4–0) | Villanova (5–1) | West Virginia (7–1) | Tennessee (6–0) | Creighton (8–2) | Michigan (10–0) | Michigan (11–1) | Iowa (12–3) | Ohio State (14–4) | Texas Tech (14–5) | Virginia (15–3) | Oklahoma (14–5) | Ohio State (18–7) | Houston (21–3) | Ohio State (21–9) | 7. |
| 8. | Illinois | Michigan State (2–0) | Creighton (3–0) | West Virginia (6–1) | Tennessee (4–0) | Texas (7–1) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Creighton (10–2) | Houston (11–1) | Virginia (10–2) | Iowa (12–4) | Houston (16–2) | Alabama (17–5) | Villanova (14–3) | Alabama (19–6) | Arkansas (21–5) | Iowa (21–8) | 8. |
| 9. | Duke | Creighton (1–0) | Villanova (4–1) | Creighton (4–1) | Wisconsin (6–1) | West Virginia (7–2) | Tennessee (7–1) | Wisconsin (10–2) | Kansas (10–3) | Alabama (13–3) | Oklahoma (11–4) | Virginia (13–3) | Oklahoma (13–5) | Iowa (17–6) | Houston (20–3) | Ohio State (18–8) | Texas (19–7) | 9. |
| 10. | Kentucky | Houston (3–0) | Duke (2–1) | Tennessee (2–0) | Texas (7–1) | Iowa (7–2) | Michigan (9–0) | Tennessee (9–1) | Wisconsin (11–3) | Texas Tech (11–4) | Alabama (14–4) | Missouri (13–3) | Villanova (13–3) | West Virginia (15–6) | Villanova (15–4) | West Virginia (18–8) | Arkansas (22–6) | 10. |
| 11. | Creighton | West Virginia (3–0) | West Virginia (4–1) | Texas (5–1) | Rutgers (6–0) | Creighton (7–2) | Houston (8–1) | Houston (10–1) | Creighton (10–3) | West Virginia (10–4) | Tennessee (12–3) | Alabama (15–5) | Iowa (15–6) | Florida State (13–3) | Florida State (14–4) | Kansas (19–8) | Oklahoma State (20–8) | 11. |
| 12. | Tennessee | Villanova (2–1) | Tennessee (0–0) | Wisconsin (4–1) | Michigan State (6–1) | Missouri (6–0) | Illinois (8–3) | Clemson (9–1) | Texas Tech (11–4) | Missouri (10–2) | Illinois (11–5) | Oklahoma (12–5) | Texas (13–5) | Houston (18–3) | Arkansas (19–5) | Oklahoma State (18–7) | Kansas (20–8) | 12. |
| 13. | Michigan State | Tennessee (0–0) | Wisconsin (3–1) т | Illinois (4–2) | Creighton (6–2) | Texas Tech (7–2) | Missouri (7–1) | West Virginia (9–4) | Virginia (9–2) | Ohio State (12–4) | Texas Tech (12–5) | Texas (11–5) | West Virginia (14–6) | Creighton (16–5) | Kansas (18–8) | Texas (17–7) | West Virginia (18–9) | 13. |
| 14. | Texas Tech | North Carolina (1–0) | Texas (4–1) т | Texas Tech (6–1) | Missouri (5–0) | Rutgers (6–1) | West Virginia (8–3) | Illinois (9–4) | West Virginia (9–4) | Wisconsin (12–4) | Virginia (11–3) | West Virginia (13–5) | Creighton (16–5) | Texas (13–6) | Creighton (17–6) | Villanova (16–5) | Florida State (16–6) | 14. |
| 15. | West Virginia | Virginia (1–1) | Virginia Tech (4–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Texas Tech (6–2) | Illinois (7–3) | Rutgers (7–2) | Texas Tech (10–3) | Ohio State (11–3) | Kansas (10–5) | Creighton (13–4) | Iowa (13–6) | Texas Tech (14–6) | Virginia (15–5) | Texas (14–7) | Florida State (15–5) | Virginia (18–6) | 15. |
| 16. | North Carolina | Virginia Tech (3–0) | North Carolina (3–1) | Missouri (5–0) | Virginia (3–1) | Michigan (7–0) | Minnesota (10–2) | Louisville (8–1) | Virginia Tech (11–2) | Florida State (9–2) | Virginia Tech (13–3) | Tennessee (13–4) | Florida State (11–3) | Virginia Tech (14–4) | Oklahoma (14–7) | Virginia (17–6) | San Diego State (23–4) | 16. |
| 17. | Houston | Texas Tech (2–1) т | Texas Tech (4–1) | Virginia (3–1) | North Carolina (5–2) | Michigan State (6–2) | Oregon (8–1) | Missouri (7–2) | Minnesota (11–4) | Creighton (11–4) | West Virginia (11–5) | Florida State (10–3) | USC (17–3) | Kansas (17–7) | Oklahoma State (16–6) | Creighton (18–7) | Loyola–Chicago (24–4) | 17. |
| 18. | Arizona State | Texas (1–0) т | Virginia (3–1) | San Diego State (5–0) | Illinois (5–3) | Florida State (5–1) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Virginia (7–2) | Alabama (11–3) | Tennessee (10–3) | Missouri (11–3) | Virginia Tech (14–4) | Virginia Tech (14–4) | Texas Tech (14–7) | Texas Tech (15–8) | Loyola–Chicago (24–4) | Villanova (16–6) | 18. |
| 19. | Texas | Richmond (2–0) | Richmond (2–0) | Rutgers (4–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Northwestern (6–1) | Virginia Tech (8–1) | Duke (5–2) | Missouri (8–2) | Illinois (10–5) | Wisconsin (13–5) | Creighton (14–5) | Tennessee (14–5) | USC (18–4) | San Diego State (19–4) | San Diego State (20–4) | Creighton (20–8) | 19. |
| 20. | Oregon | Kentucky (1–1) | Florida State (1–0) | Ohio State (5–0) | Duke (3–2) | Duke (3–2) | Clemson (8–1) | Virginia Tech (9–2) | Clemson (9–2) | Virginia Tech (11–3) | Florida State (10–3) | USC (15–3) | Missouri (13–5) | Arkansas (17–5) | Loyola–Chicago (21–4) | Texas Tech (17–9) т | Purdue (18–9) | 20. |
| 21. | Florida State | Oregon (0–0) | Rutgers (3–0) | Duke (2–2) | Florida State (4–1) | Oregon (6–1) т | Duke (3–2) | Ohio State (9–3) | Oregon (9–2) | Minnesota (11–6) | UCLA (13–3) | Wisconsin (14–6) | Wisconsin (15–7) | Loyola–Chicago (19–4) | Virginia (15–6) | Purdue (18–8) т | Texas Tech (17–10) | 21. |
| 22. | UCLA | Florida State (0–0) | Ohio State (3–0) | North Carolina (4–2) | Xavier (8–0) | Minnesota (8–1) т | Virginia (5–2) | Oregon (9–2) | Illinois (9–5) | Saint Louis (7–1) | Florida (10–4) | Loyola–Chicago (17–3) | Loyola–Chicago (18–4) | San Diego State (17–4) | Virginia Tech (15–5) | Virginia Tech (15–5) | Colorado (22–8) | 22. |
| 23. | Ohio State | Ohio State (2–0) | Arizona State (3–1) | Louisville (4–0) | Ohio State (6–1) | Virginia (4–2) | Saint Louis (7–1) | Minnesota (10–4) | UConn (7–1) | UCLA (12–3) | Kansas (11–6) | Oklahoma State (12–5) | Kansas (15–7) | Wisconsin (16–8) | Purdue (16–8) | Colorado (20–7) | BYU (20–6) | 23. |
| 24. | Rutgers | Rutgers (3–0) | San Diego State (4–0) | Clemson (5–0) | Virginia Tech (6–1) | Virginia Tech (7–1) | Michigan State (7–3) | Saint Louis (7–1) | UCLA (11–2) | Oklahoma (9–4) | Purdue (12–6) | Purdue (13–7) | Arkansas (16–5) | Missouri (14–6) | Colorado (19–7) | USC (21–6) | USC (22–7) | 24. |
| 25. | Michigan | Arizona State (2–1) | Louisville (4–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Oregon (6–1) | Ohio State (7–2) | Florida State (5–2) | UConn (6–1) | Saint Louis (7–1) | Louisville (10–3) | Drake (16–0) | Rutgers (11–6) | San Diego State (15-4) | Tennessee (15–6) | Wisconsin (16–9) | Oklahoma (14–9) | Virginia Tech (15–6) | 25. |
| | Preseason Nov 9 | Week 2 Nov 30 | Week 3 Dec 7 | Week 4 Dec 14 | Week 5 Dec 21 | Week 6 Dec 28 | Week 7 Jan 4 | Week 8 Jan 11 | Week 9 Jan 18 | Week 10 Jan 25 | Week 11 Feb 1 | Week 12 Feb 8 | Week 13 Feb 15 | Week 14 Feb 22 | Week 15 Mar 1 | Week 16 Mar 8 | Final Mar 15 | |
| | | Dropped: UCLA (1–1)Michigan (2–0) | Dropped: Kentucky (1–3)Oregon (1–1) | Dropped: Virginia Tech (4–1)Richmond (4–1)Arizona State (4–2) | Dropped: San Diego State (5–1)Louisville (4–1)Clemson (5–1) | Dropped: North Carolina (5–3)Xavier (8–1) | Dropped: Northwestern (6–3)Ohio State (8–3) | Dropped: Rutgers (7−4)Michigan State (8–5)Florida State (5–2) | Dropped: Louisville (8–2)Duke (5–3) | Dropped: Clemson (9–4)Oregon (9–3)UConn (7–3) | Dropped: Minnesota (11–6)Saint Louis (7–1)Louisville (10–4) | Dropped: UCLA (13–4)Florida (10–5)Kansas (11–7)Drake (18–1) | Dropped: Oklahoma State (13–6)Purdue (13–8)Rutgers (12–7) | None | Dropped: USC (19–6)Missouri (14–7)Tennessee (16–7) | Dropped: Wisconsin (16–11) | Dropped: Oklahoma (15–10) | |

## USA Today Coaches Poll

The Coaches Poll is the second-oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest number of points is then ranked No. 1; second highest is ranked No. 2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first-place votes noted the quantity next to their name. The maximum points a single team can earn is 775.
| | Preseason Nov 9 | Week 2 Dec 7 | Week 3 Dec 14 | Week 4 Dec 21 | Week 5 Dec 28 | Week 6 Jan 4 | Week 7 Jan 11 | Week 8 Jan 18 | Week 9 Jan 25 | Week 10 Feb 1 | Week 11 Feb 8 | Week 12 Feb 15 | Week 13 Feb 22 | Week 14 Mar 1 | Week 15 Mar 8 | Week 16 Mar 15 | Final Apr 6 | |
| 1. | Baylor (12) | Gonzaga (3–0) (23) | Gonzaga (3–0) (24) | Gonzaga (4–0) (25) | Gonzaga (7–0) (29) | Gonzaga (10–0) (29) | Gonzaga (12–0) (29) | Gonzaga (14–0) (28) | Gonzaga (15–0) (29) | Gonzaga (17–0) (28) | Gonzaga (18–0) (28) | Gonzaga (20–0) (28) | Gonzaga (22–0) (28) | Gonzaga (24–0) (31) | Gonzaga (24–0) (31) | Gonzaga (26–0) (32) | Baylor (28–2) (32) | 1. |
| 2. | Gonzaga (10) | Baylor (3–0) (8) | Baylor (3–0) (6) | Baylor (5–0) (5) | Baylor (6–0) (3) | Baylor (6–0) (3) | Baylor (11–0) (3) | Baylor (12–0) (3) | Baylor (14–0) (3) | Baylor (16–0) (4) | Baylor (17–0) (4) | Baylor (17–0) (4) | Baylor (17–0) (4) | Michigan (18–1) (1) | Baylor (21–1) | Illinois (22–6) | Gonzaga (31–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Villanova (8) | Iowa (3–0) (1) | Iowa (6–0) (2) | Villanova (7–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (10–1) | Villanova (11–1) | Michigan (13–1) | Michigan (14–1) | Michigan (16–1) (1) | Baylor (18–1) | Illinois (20–6) | Baylor (22–2) | Houston (28–4) | 3. |
| 4. | Virginia | Michigan State (5–0) | Michigan State (6–0) | Kansas (7–1) | Kansas (8–1) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (10–1) | Iowa (12–2) | Michigan (13–1) | Michigan (13–1) | Villanova (12–2) | Ohio State (17–4) | Illinois (16–5) | Illinois (18–6) | Michigan (19–3) | Michigan (20–4) | Michigan (23–5) | 4. |
| 5. | Kansas | Kansas (4–1) | Kansas (6–1) | Iowa (6–1) | Houston (7–0) | Creighton (8–1) | Michigan (10–0) | Texas (11–2) | Texas (11–2) | Houston (15–1) | Ohio State (15–4) | Illinois (14–5) т | Ohio State (18–5) | West Virginia (17–6) т | Alabama (21–6) | Alabama (24–6) | Alabama (26–7) | 5. |
| 6. | Iowa (1) | Villanova (4–1) | Villanova (5–1) | West Virginia (7–1) | Tennessee (6–0) | Kansas (8–2) | Creighton (10–2) | Tennessee (10–1) | Houston (13–1) | Texas (11–3) | Illinois (13–5) | Houston (17–2) т | Villanova (14–3) | Alabama (19–6) т | Iowa (20–7) | Houston (23–3) | Arkansas (25–7) | 6. |
| 7. | Wisconsin | Creighton (3–0) | West Virginia (6–1) | Houston (5–0) | Wisconsin (8–1) | Iowa (8–2) | Kansas (10–2) | Michigan (11–1) | Iowa (12–3) | Alabama (14–4) | Houston (16–2) | Villanova (13–3) | Alabama (18–5) | Houston (20–3) | Houston (21–3) | Ohio State (21–8) | UCLA (22–10) | 7. |
| 8. | Duke (1) | Houston (4–0) | Houston (4–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | West Virginia (7–2) | Tennessee (7–1) | Iowa (11–2) | Houston (11–1) | Virginia (10–2) | Iowa (12–4) | Texas Tech (14–5) | Virginia (15–3) | Oklahoma (14–5) | Iowa (18–7) | Arkansas (21–5) | Iowa (21–8) | Illinois (24–7) | 8. |
| 9. | Kentucky | Illinois (3–1) | Creighton (4–1) | Wisconsin (6–1) | Texas (7–1) | Michigan (9–0) | Wisconsin (10–2) | Kansas (10–3) | Alabama (13–3) | Ohio State (14–4) | Virginia (13–3) | Alabama (17–5) | Florida State (13–3) | Villanova (15–4) | West Virginia (18–8) | Texas (19–7) | USC (25–8) | 9. |
| 10. | Illinois | West Virginia (4–1) | Tennessee (2–0) | Texas (7–1) | Creighton (7–2) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Tennessee (9–1) | Wisconsin (11–3) | Texas Tech (11–4) | Tennessee (12–3) | Missouri (13–3) | Oklahoma (13–5) | Houston (18–3) | Ohio State (18–7) | Ohio State (18–8) | Arkansas (22–6) | Florida State (18–7) | 10. |
| 11. | Creighton | Duke (2–1) | Texas (5–1) | Michigan State (6–1) | Iowa (7–2) | Houston (8–1) | Houston (10–1) | Creighton (10–3) | West Virginia (10–4) | Texas Tech (12–5) | Alabama (15–5) | Texas Tech (14–6) | Creighton (16–5) | Florida State (14–4) | Villanova (16–5) | Kansas (20–8) | Villanova (18–7) | 11. |
| 12. | Michigan State | Texas (4–1) | Wisconsin (4–1) | Rutgers (6–0) | Missouri (6–0) | Illinois (8–3) | Clemson (9–1) | Virginia (9–2) | Missouri (10–2) | Creighton (13–4) | Oklahoma (12–5) | Creighton (16–5) | Iowa (17–6) | Creighton (17–6) | Kansas (19–8) | Oklahoma State (20–8) | Loyola-Chicago (26–5) | 12. |
| 13. | Texas Tech | Wisconsin (3–1) | Illinois (4–2) | Creighton (6–2) | Rutgers (6–1) | Missouri (7–1) | Illinois (9–4) | Texas Tech (11–4) | Wisconsin (12–4) | Illinois (11–5) | Texas (11–5) | Texas (13–5) | West Virginia (15–6) | Arkansas (19–5) | Florida State (15–5) | West Virginia (18–9) | Iowa (22–9) | 13. |
| 14. | Tennessee | North Carolina (3–1) | Texas Tech (6–1) | Missouri (5–0) | Texas Tech (7–2) | Rutgers (7–2) | West Virginia (9–4) | Virginia Tech (11–2) | Creighton (11–4) | Oklahoma (11–4) | West Virginia (13–5) | Iowa (15–6) | Virginia (15–5) | Kansas (18–8) | Oklahoma State (18–7) | Florida State (16–6) | Creighton (22–9) | 14. |
| 15. | West Virginia | Virginia Tech (4–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Virginia (3–1) | Michigan (7–0) | Oregon (8–1) | Texas Tech (10–3) | West Virginia (9–4) | Ohio State (12–4) | Virginia (11–3) | Tennessee (13–4) | West Virginia (14–6) | Virginia Tech (14–4) | Oklahoma (14–7) | Virginia (17–6) | Virginia (18–6) | Ohio State (21–10) | 15. |
| 16. | North Carolina | Tennessee (0–0) | Virginia (3–1) | Texas Tech (6–2) | Illinois (7–3) | West Virginia (8–13) | Missouri (7–2) | Alabama (11–3) | Florida State (9–2) | Virginia Tech (13–3) | Iowa (13–6) | Florida State (11–3) | Texas (13–6) | Texas (14–7) | Texas (17–7) | Loyola–Chicago (24–4) | Kansas (21–9) | 16. |
| 17. | Arizona State | Texas Tech (4–1) | Rutgers (4–0) | North Carolina (5–2) | Oregon (6–1) | Minnesota (10–2) | Oregon (9–2) | Minnesota (11–4) | Tennessee (10–3) | Missouri (11–3) | Virginia Tech (14–4) | Virginia Tech (14–4) | Texas Tech (14–7) | Oklahoma State (16–6) | Creighton (18–7) | Villanova (16–6) | Oregon (22–7) | 17. |
| 18. | Houston т | Virginia (3–1) | Missouri (5–0) | Illinois (5–3) | Michigan State (6–2) | Clemson (8–1) | Louisville (8–1) | Ohio State (11–3) | Kansas (10–5) | West Virginia (11–5) | Creighton (14–5) | USC (17–3) | USC (18–4) | Texas Tech (15–8) | Loyola–Chicago (24–4) | San Diego State (23–4) | West Virginia (19–10) | 18. |
| 19. | Florida State т | Richmond (2–0) | Ohio State (5–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Florida State (5–1) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Minnesota (10–4) | Missouri (8–2) | Virginia Tech (11–3) | Florida State (10–3) | Florida State (10–3) | Missouri (13–5) | Kansas (17–7) | Virginia Tech (15–8) | San Diego State (20–4) т | Creighton (20–8) | Oklahoma State (21–9) | 19. |
| 20. | Oregon | Ohio State (3–0) | San Diego State (5–0) | Ohio State (6–1) | Xavier (8–1) т | Virginia Tech (8–1) | Virginia Tech (9–2) | UCLA (11–2) | Minnesota (11–5) | Wisconsin (13–5) | USC (15–3) | Tennessee (14–5) | Arkansas (17–5) | Virginia (15–6) | Purdue (18–8) т | Purdue (18–9) | Oregon State (20–13) | 20. |
| 21. | UCLA | Florida State (1–0) | North Carolina (4–2) | Florida State (4–1) | Ohio State (7–2) т | Virginia (5–2) | UCLA (9–2) | Oregon (9–2) | UCLA (12–3) | UCLA (13–3) | Wisconsin (14–6) | Wisconsin (15–7) | Oklahoma State (14–6) | San Diego State (19–4) | Virginia Tech (15–5) | Texas Tech (17–10) | Texas (19–8) | 21. |
| 22. | Texas | Rutgers (3–0) | Louisville (4–0) | Xavier (8–0) | Northwestern (6–1) | Florida State (5–2) | Virginia (7–2) | Clemson (9–2) | Illinois (10–5) | Kansas (11–6) | Oklahoma State (12–5) | Oklahoma State (13–6) | Loyola–Chicago (19–4) | Loyola–Chicago (21–4) | Texas Tech (17–9) | Colorado (22–8) | Texas Tech (18–11) | 22. |
| 23. | Rutgers | Arizona State (3–1) | Duke (2–2) | Richmond (6–1) | San Diego State (6–1) | Saint Louis (7–1) | Duke (5–2) | Colorado (11–3) | Louisville (10–3) | Florida (10–4) | Loyola–Chicago (17–3) | Loyola–Chicago (18–4) | Oregon (14–4) | Purdue (16–8) | USC (21–6) | USC (22–7) | Colorado (23–9) | 23. |
| 24. | Ohio State | Louisville (4–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Oregon (6–1) | Virginia (4–2) т | Duke (3–2) | Saint Louis (7–1) | Illinois (9–5) | Saint Louis (7–1) | Oklahoma State (11–4) | UCLA (13–4) | Kansas (15–7) | Wisconsin (16–8) | USC (19–6) | Oklahoma (14–9) | Virginia Tech (15–6) | Virginia (18–7) | 24. |
| 25. | Alabama | Florida (3–0) | Richmond (4–1) | Duke (3–2) | Minnesota (8–1) т | Louisville (7–1) | Alabama (9–3) | Florida State (7–2) | Oregon (9–3) | Drake (16–0) | Purdue (13–7) | Oregon (12–4) | San Diego State (17–4) | Oregon (16–5) | Oregon (19–5) | Oregon (20–6) | Syracuse (18–10) | 25. |
| | Preseason Nov 9 | Week 2 Dec 7 | Week 3 Dec 14 | Week 4 Dec 21 | Week 5 Dec 28 | Week 6 Jan 4 | Week 7 Jan 11 | Week 8 Jan 18 | Week 9 Jan 25 | Week 10 Feb 1 | Week 11 Feb 8 | Week 12 Feb 15 | Week 13 Feb 22 | Week 14 Mar 1 | Week 15 Mar 8 | Week 16 Mar 15 | Final Apr 6 | |
| | | Dropped: Kentucky (1–3)Oregon (1–1)UCLA (3–1)Alabama (3–1) | Dropped: Virginia Tech (4–1)Arizona State (4–2)Florida (3–1) | Dropped: San Diego St. (5–1)Louisville (4–1) | Dropped: North Carolina (5–3)Richmond (6–2)Duke (3–2) | Dropped: Michigan State (7–3)Xavier (8–2)Ohio State (8–3)Northwestern (6–3)San Diego State (6–2) | Dropped: Rutgers (7–5)Florida State (5–2) | Dropped: Louisville (9–2)Duke (5–3)Saint Louis (7–1) | Dropped: Clemson (9–4)Colorado (12–4) | Dropped: Minnesota (11–6)Louisville (10–4)Saint Louis (7–1)Oregon (9–3) | Dropped: Kansas (12–7)Florida (10–5)Drake (18–1) | Dropped: UCLA (14–5)Purdue (13–8) | Dropped: Missouri (14–6)Tennessee (15–6) | Dropped: Wisconsin (16–9) | Dropped: None | Dropped: Oklahoma (15–10) | Dropped: San Diego State (23–5)Purdue (18–10)Virginia Tech (15–7) | |