2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Season 2011–12 NCAA Tournament 2012 Preseason No. 1 NCAA Tournament Champions Kentucky
Two human polls make up the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings , the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll , in addition to various publications' preseason polls.
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AP poll
The Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released on October 28, 2011. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. Generally, all top 25 teams in the poll at the end of the regular season are invited to the NCAA basketball tournament, also known as March Madness
Preseason[ 1] Week 1[ 2] Week 2[ 3] Week 3[ 4] Week 4[ 5] Week 5[ 6] Week 6[ 7] Week 7[ 8] Week 8[ 9] Week 9[ 10] Week 10[ 11] Week 11[ 12] Week 12[ 13] Week 13[ 14] Week 14[ 15] Week 15[ 16] Week 16[ 17] Week 17[ 18] Week 18[ 19] 1. North Carolina 62 North Carolina (2–0) 62 North Carolina (3–0) 62 Kentucky (6–0) 46 Kentucky (8–0) 47 Syracuse (10–0) 51 Syracuse (11–0) 53 Syracuse (13–0) 54 Syracuse (15–0) 60 Syracuse (17–0) 60 Syracuse (19–0) 60 Kentucky (19–1) 61 Kentucky (21–1) 63 Kentucky (23–1) 63 Kentucky (25–1) 63 Kentucky (26–1) 63 Kentucky (28–1) 63 Kentucky (30–1) 63 Kentucky (32–2) 61 1. 2. Kentucky Kentucky (1–0) Kentucky (4–0) Ohio State (6–0) 17 Ohio State (8–0) 18 Ohio State (8–1) 7 Ohio State (10–1) 5 Ohio State (12–1) 5 Kentucky (13–1) 5 Kentucky (15–1) 5 Kentucky (17–1) 4 Missouri (18–1) 2 Syracuse (22–1) 2 Syracuse (23–1) 2 Syracuse (25–1) 2 Syracuse (27–1) 2 Syracuse (29–1) 2 Syracuse (30–1) 2 Syracuse (31–2) 1 2. 3. Ohio State 1 Ohio State (1–0) 1 Ohio State (3–0) 1 Duke (7–0) 2 Syracuse (8–0) Kentucky (8–1) 4 Kentucky (9–1) 4 Kentucky (11–1) 4 North Carolina (13–2) North Carolina (14–2) Baylor (17–0) 1 Syracuse (20–1) 2 Ohio State (19–3) Ohio State (20–3) Missouri (23–2) Missouri (25–2) Kansas (24–5) Kansas (26–5) Missouri (30–4) 2 3. 4. Connecticut 2 Connecticut (1–0) 2 Connecticut (4–0) 2 Syracuse (6–0) North Carolina (6–2) Louisville (9–0) 2 Louisville (10–0) 2 Louisville (12–0) 2 Baylor (13–0) Baylor (15–0) Duke (15–2) Ohio State (17–3) Missouri (19–2) Missouri (21–2) Kansas (20–5) Kansas (22–5) Duke (25–4) North Carolina (27–4) North Carolina (29–5) 1 4. 5. Syracuse Syracuse (1–0) Syracuse (4–0) North Carolina (5–1) Louisville (7–0) North Carolina (8–2) 1 North Carolina (9–2) North Carolina (11–2) Duke (12–1) Ohio State (15–2) Missouri (16–1) Kansas (16–3) North Carolina (18–3) North Carolina (20–3) Duke (21–4) Duke (23–4) Michigan State (24–5) Missouri (27–4) Michigan State (27–7) 5. 6. Duke Duke (2–0) Duke (4–0) Louisville (5–0) Baylor (7–0) Baylor (7–0) Baylor (9–0) Baylor (12–0) Ohio State (13–2) Michigan State (14–2) Ohio State (16–3) Baylor (17–2) Baylor (19–2) Baylor (21–2) Ohio State (21–4) Michigan State (22–5) North Carolina (25–4) Duke (26–5) Kansas (27–6) 6. 7. Vanderbilt Florida (1–0) Louisville (3–0) Baylor (5–0) Duke (7–1) Duke (9–1) Duke (9–1) Duke (10–1) Missouri (13–0) Indiana (15–1) Kansas (14–3) North Carolina (16–3) Duke (18–3) Kansas (18–5) Michigan State (20–5) North Carolina (23–4) Missouri (25–4) Ohio State (25–6) Ohio State (27–7) 7. 8. Florida Louisville (2–0) Memphis (1–0) Connecticut (6–1) Xavier (6–0) Xavier (8–0) Connecticut (9–1) Missouri (12–0) Connecticut (12–1) Duke (13–2) North Carolina (15–3) Duke (16–3) Kansas (17–4) Florida (19–4) North Carolina (21–4) Ohio State (22–5) Marquette (24–5) Michigan State (24–7) Duke (27–6) 8. 9. Louisville Pittsburgh (2–0) Baylor (3–0) Wisconsin (6–0) Connecticut (7–1) Connecticut (8–1) Missouri (11–0) Connecticut (10–1) Georgetown (12–1) Missouri (14–1) Michigan State (15–3) Georgetown (16–3) Michigan State (17–4) Murray State (23–0) Baylor (21–4) Georgetown (20–5) Baylor (24–5) Marquette (25–6) Baylor (27–7) 9. 10. Pittsburgh Memphis (0–0) Florida (2–1) Florida (4–1) Missouri (7–0) Missouri (9–0) Marquette (10–0) Florida (10–2) Michigan State (13–2) Kansas (12–3) Georgetown (14–3) Michigan State (16–4) Murray State (21–0) Duke (19–4) Georgetown (19–5) Marquette (22–5) Ohio State (23–6) Michigan (23–8) Florida State (24–9) 10. 11. Memphis Baylor (2–0) Wisconsin (3–0) Xavier (4–0) Marquette (7–0) Marquette (9–0) Florida (8–2) Wisconsin (11–2) Louisville (12–2) Georgetown (13–2) Indiana (15–3) Murray State (20–0) UNLV (20–3) Michigan State (18–5) UNLV (22–4) Michigan (20–7) Georgetown (21–6) Murray State (30–1) Marquette (25–7) 11. 12. Baylor Kansas (1–0) Xavier (3–0) Alabama (7–0) Florida (5–2) Kansas (7–2) Kansas (7–2) Georgetown (10–1) Indiana (13–1) UNLV (16–2) Murray State (18–0) UNLV (18–3) Florida (17–4) Georgetown (18–4) Marquette (21–5) Florida (21–6) Murray State (28–1) Baylor (25–6) Murray State (30–1) 12. 13. Kansas Xavier (1–0) Alabama (5–0) Missouri (6–0) Kansas (5–2) Florida (7–2) Wisconsin (10–2) Indiana (12–0) Florida (11–3) Michigan (13–3) Connecticut (14–3) San Diego State (17–2) Creighton (20–2) San Diego State (20–3) San Diego State (20–4) Baylor (22–5) Michigan (21–8) Georgetown (22–7) Michigan (24–9) 13. 14. Xavier Wisconsin (1–0) Kansas (1–1) Michigan (5–1) Wisconsin (6–2) Wisconsin (8–2) Xavier (8–1) Marquette (11–1) Kansas (10–3) Louisville (13–3) UNLV (16–3) Florida (15–4) Georgetown (16–4) UNLV (21–4) Florida (19–6) Murray State (26–1) Wisconsin (21–8) Wisconsin (23–8) Wisconsin (24–9) 14. 15. Wisconsin Arizona (3–0) Michigan (3–0) Kansas (3–2) Pittsburgh (7–1) Pittsburgh (9–1) Pittsburgh (10–1) Mississippi State (12–1) Mississippi State (13–2) Murray State (16–0) Virginia (14–2) Creighton (18–2) Marquette (18–4) Florida State (16–6) Wisconsin (19–6) Florida State (19–7) Wichita State (26–4) Indiana (24–7) Georgetown (23–8) 15. 16. Arizona Alabama (1–0) Marquette (4–0) Marquette (5–0) Alabama (7–1) Georgetown (8–1) Georgetown (9–1) Michigan State (11–2) Michigan (12–2) Virginia (14–1) San Diego State (16–2) Indiana (16–4) Virginia (17–3) Saint Mary's (22–2) Murray State (24–1) Wisconsin (20–7) Florida (22–7) Wichita State (27–5) Indiana (25–8) 16. 17. UCLA Michigan (1–0) Pittsburgh (2–1) Pittsburgh (5–1) Mississippi State (8–1) Mississippi State (9–1) Indiana (10–0) Kansas (8–3) UNLV (15–2) Connecticut (12–3) Florida (14–4) Marquette (16–4) San Diego State (18–3) Creighton (21–3) Michigan (19–7) Louisville (21–6) UNLV (24–6) Florida State (21–9) Louisville (26–9) 17. 18. Michigan Vanderbilt (1–1) Vanderbilt (3–1) UNLV (7–0)Georgetown (7–1)Indiana (9–0)Mississippi State (11–1) Michigan (10–2) Wisconsin (12–3) Kansas State (12–2) Mississippi State (15–3) Mississippi State (16–4) Saint Mary's (21–2) Marquette (19–5) Indiana (19–6) New Mexico (22–4)Indiana (22–7) San Diego State (24–6) Wichita State (27–5) 18. 19. Alabama Texas A&M (2–0) Gonzaga (3–0) Gonzaga (4–0) Creighton (7–0)Illinois (10–0) Michigan State (9–2) UNLV (13–2) Murray State (14–0) Florida (12–4) Creighton (16–2) Virginia (15–3) Wisconsin (17–5) Virginia (18–4) Louisville (20–5) Wichita State (24–4) Louisville (22–7) Creighton (28–5) Creighton (28–5) 19. 20. Texas A&M Cincinnati (1–0) California (3–0) Vanderbilt (5–1) Michigan (6–2) Michigan (7–2) Michigan (9–2) Murray State (13–0) Marquette (12–2) Mississippi State (13–3) Michigan (14–4) Michigan (15–5) Indiana (17–5) Mississippi State (18–5) Florida State (17–7) Notre Dame (19–8) Notre Dame (20–9) UNLV (25–7) Vanderbilt (24–10) 20. 21. Cincinnati Marquette (1–0) Missouri (3–0) Mississippi State (7–1) Memphis (4–2) Michigan State (8–2)UNLV (11–2) Creighton (10–1) Virginia (12–1) Gonzaga (13–2) Marquette (14–4) Saint Mary's (19–2) Florida State (14–6) Wisconsin (18–6) Saint Mary's (23–3) UNLV (22–6) San Diego State (22–6) Temple (24–6) New Mexico (27–6) 21. 22. Marquette Gonzaga (1–0) Florida State (4–0) Memphis (2–2) Texas A&M (6–1) Texas A&M (8–1) Murray State (12–0) Pittsburgh (11–2) Harvard (12–1) San Diego State (13–2) Illinois (15–3) Kansas State (14–4) Mississippi State (17–5) Michigan (17–7) Virginia (19–5) Temple (21–5)Florida State (19–9) Florida (22–9) San Diego State (26–7) 22. 23. Gonzaga California (2–0) Arizona (4–1) Saint Louis (6–0)Gonzaga (5–1) Alabama (8–2) Creighton (8–1) Virginia (10–1) Kansas State (11–1)Creighton (13–2) Louisville (14–4) Florida State (13–6) Michigan (16–6) Indiana (18–6) Notre Dame (17–8)Indiana (20–7) Temple (22–6) Notre Dame (21–10) UNLV (26–8) 23. 24. California Missouri (1–0) Mississippi State (4–1)California (5–1) Illinois (8–0)Murray State (10–0)Virginia (9–1)Harvard (10–1) San Diego State (12–2) Seton Hall (14–2)Saint Mary's (17–2)Connecticut (14–5) Gonzaga (17–3) Louisville (18–5) Gonzaga (20–4) т San Diego State (20–6) Virginia (21–7) Gonzaga (25–5) Saint Mary's (27–5) 24. 25. Missouri Florida State (1–0)Texas A&M (3–1) Texas A&M (4–1) Harvard (8–0)Creighton (7–1) т Vanderbilt (6–3) т Illinois (10–1) San Diego State (11–2)Gonzaga (11–2) Marquette (12–4) Kansas State (12–4) Wisconsin (16–5) Vanderbilt (16–5) Harvard (20–2) Wichita State (22–4) тVirginia (20–6) Creighton (25–5) Iowa State (22–9)Florida (23–10) 25. Preseason[ 1] Week 1[ 2] Week 2[ 3] Week 3[ 4] Week 4[ 5] Week 5[ 6] Week 6[ 7] Week 7[ 8] Week 8[ 9] Week 9[ 10] Week 10[ 11] Week 11[ 12] Week 12[ 13] Week 13[ 14] Week 14[ 15] Week 15[ 16] Week 16[ 17] Week 17[ 18] Week 18[ 19] Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Florida State (5–2) Arizona (4–2) Dropped: UNLV (8–1) Vanderbilt (5–3) Saint Louis (7–1) California (6–2) Dropped: Memphis (5–3) Gonzaga (5–2) Harvard (9–1) Dropped: Texas A&M (8–2) Alabama (8–3) Vanderbilt (6–4) Dropped: Xavier (9–3) Illinois (11–2) Dropped: Creighton (11–2) Pittsburgh (11–4) Dropped: Wisconsin (12–5) Harvard (13–2) Dropped: Gonzaga (14–3) Seton Hall (15–3) Dropped: Illinois (15–5) Louisville (15–5) Dropped: Connecticut (14–6) Kansas State (15–5) Dropped: Gonzaga (18–4) Vanderbilt (16–7) Dropped: Creighton (21–5) Mississippi State (19–6) Harvard (21–3) Dropped: Saint Mary's (23–5) Gonzaga (21–5) Dropped: Dropped: Louisville (22–9) Virginia (22–8) Dropped: Temple (24–7) Notre Dame (22–11) Gonzaga (25–6) Iowa State (22–10)
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 points is then ranked #1; second highest is ranked #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. Any team receiving votes after the top 25 are listed after the top 25 by their point totals. However, these are not real rankings: They are not considered #26, #27, etc. The maximum points a single team can earn is 775. The preseason poll was released on October 20, 2011.
Preseason[ 20] Week 1[ 21] Week 2[ 22] Week 3[ 23] Week 4[ 24] Week 5[ 25] Week 6[ 26] Week 7[ 27] Week 8[ 28] Week 9[ 29] Week 10[ 30] Week 11[ 31] Week 12[ 32] Week 13[ 33] Week 14[ 34] Week 15[ 35] Week 16[ 36] Week 17[ 37] Week 18[ 38] Week 19[ 39] 1. North Carolina 30 North Carolina (2–0) 30 North Carolina (3–0) 30 Kentucky (6–0) 22 Kentucky (8–0) 19 Syracuse (10–0) 28 Syracuse (11–0) 30 Syracuse (13–0) 30 Syracuse (15–0) 30 Syracuse (17–0) 30 Syracuse (19–0) 31 Kentucky (19–1) 31 Kentucky (21–1) 31 Kentucky (23–1) 31 Kentucky (25–1) 31 Kentucky (26–1) 31 Kentucky (28–1) 31 Kentucky (30–1) 31 Kentucky (32–2) 30 Kentucky (38–2) 31 1. 2. Kentucky 1 Kentucky (1–0) 1 Kentucky (4–0) 1 Ohio State (6–0) 8 Ohio State (8–0) 11 Ohio State (8–1) 2 Ohio State (10–1) 1 Ohio State (12–1) 1 Kentucky (13–1) 1 Kentucky (15–1) 1 Kentucky (17–1) Missouri (18–1) Syracuse (22–1) Syracuse (23–1) Syracuse (25–1) Syracuse (27–1) Syracuse (29–1) Syracuse (30–1) Syracuse (31–2) Kansas (32–7) 2. 3. Ohio State Ohio State (1–0) Ohio State (3–0) Syracuse (6–0) 1 Syracuse (8–0) 1 Kentucky (8–1) Kentucky (9–1) Kentucky (11–1) Duke (12–1) North Carolina (14–2) Baylor (17–0) Ohio State (17–3) Ohio State (19–3) Ohio State (20–3) Missouri (23–2) Missouri (25–2) Duke (25–4) Kansas (26–5) Missouri (30–4) 1 Ohio State (31–8) 3. 4. Connecticut Connecticut (1–0) Connecticut (4–0) Duke (7–0) Louisville (7–0) Louisville (9–0) Louisville (10–0) Louisville (12–0) North Carolina (13–2) Baylor (15–0) Duke (15–2) Syracuse (20–1) Missouri (19–2) Missouri (21–2) Duke (21–4) Duke (23–4) Kansas (24–5) North Carolina (27–4) Michigan State (27–7) Louisville (30–10) 4. 5. Syracuse Syracuse (1–0) Syracuse (4–0) North Carolina (5–1) Duke (7–1) Duke (9–1) Duke (9–1) Duke (10–1) Baylor (13–0) Ohio State (15–2) Missouri (16–1) Kansas (16–3) Duke (18–3) North Carolina (20–3) Kansas (20–5) Kansas (22–5) Michigan State (24–5) Missouri (27–4) North Carolina (29–5) Syracuse (34–3) 5. 6. Duke Duke (2–0) Duke (4–0) Louisville (5–0) North Carolina (6–2) North Carolina (8–2) North Carolina (9–2) North Carolina (11–2) Missouri (13–0) Duke (13–2) Ohio State (16–3) Duke (16–3) Baylor (19–2) т Baylor (21–2) Ohio State (21–4) Michigan State (22–5) North Carolina (25–4) Duke (26–5) Kansas (27–6) North Carolina (32–6) 6. 7. Vanderbilt Louisville (2–0) Louisville (3–0) Wisconsin (6–0) Baylor (7–0) Baylor (7–0) Baylor (9–0) Baylor (12–0) Ohio State (13–2) Michigan State (14–2) Kansas (14–3) Baylor (17–2) North Carolina (18–3) т Florida (19–4) т North Carolina (21–4) North Carolina (23–4) Marquette (24–5) Ohio State (25–6) Ohio State (27–7) Michigan State (29–8) 7. 8. Louisville Florida (1–0) Memphis (1–0) Baylor (5–0) Xavier (6–0) Missouri (9–0) Missouri (11–0) Missouri (12–0) Connecticut (12–1) Indiana (15–1) North Carolina (15–3) North Carolina (16–3) Kansas (17–4) Murray State (23–0) т Michigan State (20–5) Georgetown (20–5) Missouri (25–4) Michigan State (24–7) Duke (27–6) Baylor (30–8) 8. 9. Memphis Pittsburgh (2–0) Florida (2–1) Florida (4–1) Connecticut (7–1) Xavier (8–0) Connecticut (9–1) Connecticut (10–1) Georgetown (12–1) Missouri (14–1) Michigan State (15–3) Murray State (20–0) Murray State (21–0) Duke (19–4) Georgetown (19–5) Ohio State (22–5) Murray State (28–1) Marquette (25–6) Murray State (30–1) Florida (26–11) 9. 10. Florida Memphis (0–0) Baylor (3–0) Connecticut (6–1) Missouri (7–0) Connecticut (8–1) Marquette (10–0) Florida (10–2) Louisville (12–2) Kansas (12–3) Murray State (18–0) Georgetown (16–3) Michigan State (17–4) Kansas (18–5) Baylor (21–4) Marquette (22–5) Baylor (24–5) Murray State (30–1) Baylor (27–7) Marquette (27–8) 10. 11. Pittsburgh Kansas (1–0) Wisconsin (3–0) Xavier (4–0) Marquette (7–0) Marquette (9–0) Kansas (7–2) Wisconsin (11–2) Michigan State (13–2) Georgetown (13–2) Connecticut (14–3) Michigan State (16–4) Florida (17–4) Georgetown (18–4) UNLV (22–4) Florida (21–6) Ohio State (23–6) Baylor (25–6) Marquette (25–7) Missouri (30–5) 11. 12. Baylor Baylor (2–0) Xavier (3–0) Alabama (7–0) Florida (5–2) Kansas (7–2) Florida (8–2) Georgetown (10–1) Indiana (13–1) UNLV (16–2) Georgetown (14–3) San Diego State (17–2) Creighton (20–2) Michigan State (18–5) Florida (19–6) Murray State (26–1) Georgetown (21–6) Wisconsin (23–8) Florida State (24–9) Wisconsin (26–10) 12. 13. Kansas Wisconsin (1–0) Alabama (5–0) Missouri (6–0) Kansas (5–2) Florida (7–2) Pittsburgh (10–1) Marquette (11–1) Michigan (12–2) Michigan (13–3) Indiana (15–3) Florida (15–4) UNLV (20–3) Saint Mary's (22–2) Marquette (21–5) Michigan (20–7) Florida (22–7) Michigan (23–8) Wisconsin (24–9) Indiana (27–9) 13. 14. Wisconsin Xavier (1–0) Kansas (1–1) Kansas (3–2) Pittsburgh (7–1) Pittsburgh (9–1) Wisconsin (10–2) Mississippi State (12–1) Florida (11–3) Murray State (16–0) Florida (14–4) Creighton (18–2) Georgetown (16–4) San Diego State (20–3) Murray State (24–1) Baylor (22–5) Wichita State (26–4) Georgetown (22–7) Michigan (24–9) Duke (27–7) 14. 15. Xavier Alabama (1–0) Michigan (3–0) Michigan (5–1) Alabama (7–1) Wisconsin (8–2) Xavier (8–1) Indiana (12–0) Kansas (10–3) Louisville (13–3) Mississippi State (15–3) UNLV (18–3) Marquette (18–4) Creighton (21–3) San Diego State (20–4) Wisconsin (20–7) Wisconsin (21–8) Indiana (24–7) Georgetown (23–8) Florida State (25–10) 15. 16. Arizona Arizona (3–0) Pittsburgh (2–1) Marquette (5–0) Wisconsin (6–2) Mississippi State (9–1) Georgetown (9–1) Michigan (10–2) Mississippi State (13–2) Connecticut (12–3) San Diego State (16–2) Mississippi State (16–4) Saint Mary's (21–2) UNLV (21–4) Saint Mary's (23–3) Florida State (19–7) Michigan (21–8) Wichita State (27–5) Saint Mary's (27–5) Murray State (31–2) 16. 17. Alabama Michigan (1–0) Marquette (4–0) Pittsburgh (5–1) Creighton (7–0) Georgetown (8–1) Mississippi State (11–1) Michigan State (11–2) UNLV (15–2) Virginia (14–1) Virginia (14–2) Indiana (16–4) San Diego State (18–3) Florida State (16–6) Wisconsin (19–6) Louisville (21–6) UNLV (24–6) Florida State (21–9) Indiana (25–8) Georgetown (24–9) 17. 18. Michigan Texas A&M (2–0) California (3–0) Gonzaga (4–0) Mississippi State (8–1) Michigan (7–2) Indiana (10–0) Kansas (8–3) Murray State (14–0) Kansas State (12–2) Creighton (16–2) Marquette (16–4) Virginia (17–3) Mississippi State (18–5) Louisville (20–5) Notre Dame (19–8) Louisville (22–7) St. Mary's (26–5) Louisville (26–9) Cincinnati (26–11) 18. 19. Texas A&M Marquette (1–0) Gonzaga (3–0) Vanderbilt (5–1) Michigan (6–2) Illinois (10–0) Michigan (9–2) Creighton (10–1) Wisconsin (12–3) Florida (12–4) Michigan (14–4) Connecticut (14–5) Mississippi State (17–5) Marquette (19–5) Michigan (19–7) Wichita State (24–4)Notre Dame (20–9) Florida (22–9) Wichita State (27–5) Vanderbilt (25–11) 19. 20. UCLA Vanderbilt (1–1) т Florida State (4–0) UNLV (7–0)Memphis (4–2) Indiana (9–0)Michigan State (9–2) UNLV (13–2) Marquette (12–2) Mississippi State (13–3) UNLV (16–3) Saint Mary's (19–2) Indiana (17–5) т Virginia (18–4) Indiana (19–6) UNLV (22–6) Indiana (22–7) UNLV (25–7) Creighton (28–5) North Carolina State (24–13)20. 21. Marquette Cincinnati (1–0) т Missouri (3–0) Memphis (2–2) Georgetown (7–1)Alabama (8–2) Creighton (8–1) Murray State (13–0) Harvard (12–1) Creighton (13–2) Louisville (14–4) Virginia (15–3) Wisconsin (17–5) т Harvard (20–2) Florida State (17–7) New Mexico (22–4)Saint Mary's (25–5) San Diego State (24–6) Florida (23–10) Creighton (29–6) 21. 22. Cincinnati California (2–0) Vanderbilt (3–1) Creighton (5–1) Illinois (8–0) тTexas A&M (8–1) Murray State (12–0)Pittsburgh (11–2) Kansas State (11–1) San Diego State (13–2) Marquette (14–4) Michigan (15–5) Michigan (16–6) Wisconsin (18–6) Virginia (19–5) Temple (21–5)Florida State (19–9) Creighton (28–5) New Mexico (27–6) Michigan (24–10) 22. 23. Gonzaga Gonzaga (1–0) Arizona (4–1) California (5–1) Gonzaga (5–1) т Michigan State (8–2)UNLV (11–2) Harvard (10–1) Virginia (12–1) Gonzaga (13–2) Saint Mary's (17–2)Harvard (16–2) Harvard (18–2) Indiana (18–6) т Mississippi State (19–6) Saint Mary's (23–5) San Diego State (22–6) Notre Dame (21–10) San Diego State (26–7) New Mexico (28–7) 23. 24. California Florida State (1–0)Texas A&M (3–1) Mississippi State (7–1)Harvard (8–0)Creighton (7–1) Illinois (10–1) Virginia (10–1)Creighton (11–2) Marquette (12–4) Harvard (15–2) Kansas State (14–4) Florida State (14–6) Louisville (18–5) т Gonzaga (20–4) Indiana (20–7) Creighton (25–5) Temple (24–6) Vanderbilt (24–10) Xavier (23–13) 24. 25. Missouri Missouri (1–0) Creighton (4–0)Saint Louis (6–0)Texas A&M (6–1) Vanderbilt (6–3) Harvard (9–1) Kansas State (10–1)San Diego State (12–2)Harvard (13–2) Illinois (15–3) Wisconsin (16–5) т Louisville (15–5) т Louisville (17–5) Michigan (17–7) Notre Dame (17–-8)San Diego State (20–6) Temple (22–6) Gonzaga (25–5) UNLV (26–8) Ohio (29–8)25. Preseason[ 20] Week 1[ 21] Week 2[ 22] Week 3[ 23] Week 4[ 24] Week 5[ 25] Week 6[ 26] Week 7[ 27] Week 8[ 28] Week 9[ 29] Week 10[ 30] Week 11[ 31] Week 12[ 32] Week 13[ 33] Week 14[ 34] Week 15[ 35] Week 16[ 36] Week 17[ 37] Week 18[ 38] Week 19[ 39] Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Florida State (5–2) Arizona (4–2) Texas A&M (4–1) Dropped: Vanderbilt (5–3) UNLV (8–1) California (6–2) Saint Louis (7–1) Dropped: Memphis (5–3) Gonzaga (5–2) Harvard (9–1) Dropped: Alabama (8–3) Texas A&M (8–2) Vanderbilt (6–4) Dropped: Xavier (9–3) Illinois (11–2) Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Kansas State (12–4) Gonzaga (14–3) Dropped: Dropped: Connecticut (14–6) Kansas State (15–5) None Dropped: Creighton (21–5) Harvard (21–3) Dropped: Virginia (20–6) Mississippi State (19–8) Gonzaga (21–5) Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Temple (24–7) Notre Dame (22–11) Gonzaga (25–6) Dropped: Saint Mary's (27–6) Wichita State (27–6) San Diego State (26–8) UNLV (26–9)
Preseason polls
Various publications and news sources release their preseason top 25 months before the season commences.
Athlon
Lindy's
Sporting News [ 40] Fox Sports [ 41] CBS Sports [ 42] Rivals.com [ 43] Blue Ribbon [ 44]
1.
North Carolina
Ohio State
North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina
2.
Kentucky
North Carolina
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
3.
Ohio State
Kentucky
Ohio State
Ohio State
Connecticut
Connecticut
Ohio State
4.
Connecticut
Vanderbilt
Connecticut
Connecticut
Syracuse
Ohio State
Syracuse
5.
Syracuse
Duke
Duke
Syracuse
Ohio State
Duke
Connecticut
6.
Duke
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Duke
Duke
Syracuse
Duke
7.
Vanderbilt
Michigan
Florida
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Florida
Vanderbilt
8.
Louisville
Connecticut
Memphis
Florida
Louisville
Vanderbilt
Pittsburgh
9.
Florida
Syracuse
Baylor
Louisville
Memphis
Pittsburgh
Florida
10.
Pittsburgh
Florida
Vanderbilt
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Baylor
Arizona
11.
Baylor
California
Pittsburgh
Memphis
Florida
Memphis
Kansas
12.
Memphis
Louisville
Arizona
Baylor
Baylor
Kansas
Memphis
13.
Kansas
Memphis
Wisconsin
Kansas
Xavier
Wisconsin
Louisville
14.
Wisconsin
Gonzaga
Kansas
Xavier
Kansas
Marquette
Xavier
15.
Xavier
Washington
UCLA
Wisconsin
Arizona
Arizona
Wisconsin
16.
Alabama
Michigan State
Louisville
Arizona
Cincinnati
Louisville
Texas A&M
17.
Marquette
Baylor
Cincinnati
UCLA
Texas A&M
Xavier
Florida State
18.
Cincinnati
Xavier
Xavier
Michigan
Gonzaga
Gonzaga
Alabama
19.
Michigan State
New Mexico
Michigan
Alabama
Florida State
Alabama
Baylor
20.
UCLA
UCLA
Gonzaga
Texas A&M
Michigan
Michigan
Michigan State
21.
California
Missouri
Marquette
Cincinnati
UCLA
Texas A&M
California
22.
Florida State
Arizona
California
Marquette
Alabama
California
Marquette
23.
Texas A&M
Creighton
Alabama
Gonzaga
Missouri
Cincinnati
UCLA
24.
Missouri
Butler
Washington
California
Wisconsin
Florida State
Missouri
25.
Arizona
Alabama
Michigan State
Missouri
Villanova
Temple
Michigan
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