1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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The 1999–2000 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.
| 1999–00 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings | |||||
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| Season | 1999–00 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 2000 | ||||
| Preseason No. 1 | |||||
| NCAA Tournament Champions | Michigan State | ||||
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Legend
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| 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 Nov. 16 | Week 3 Nov. 23 | Week 4 Nov. 30 | Week 5 Dec. 7 | Week 6 Dec. 14 | Week 7 Dec. 21 | Week 8 Dec. 28 | Week 9 Jan. 4 | Week 10 Jan. 11 | Week 11 Jan. 18 | Week 12 Jan. 25 | Week 13 Feb. 1 | Week 14 Feb. 8 | Week 15 Feb. 15 | Week 16 Feb. 22 | Week 17 Feb. 29 | Week 18 Mar. 7 | Final Mar. 14[1] | ||
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| 1. | Connecticut | Cincinnati (0–0) | Cincinnati (1–0) | Cincinnati (4–0) | Cincinnati (5–0) | Cincinnati (7–0) | Stanford (8–0) | Stanford (9–0) | Stanford (11–0) | Cincinnati (14–1) | Cincinnati (16–1) | Cincinnati (18–1) | Cincinnati (20–1) | Cincinnati (22–1) | Cincinnati (23–1) | Stanford (22–1) | Stanford (24–1) | Cincinnati (28–2) | Duke (27–4) | 1. |
| 2. | Cincinnati | Michigan State (0–0) | Auburn (2–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | Arizona (6–0) | Stanford (6–0) | Connecticut (7–1) | Connecticut (8–1) | Connecticut (9–1) | Arizona (13–2) | Arizona (15–2) | Stanford (15–1) | Stanford (17–1) | Stanford (19–1) | Stanford (21–1) | Duke (21–3) | Cincinnati (26–2) | Stanford (25–2) | Michigan State (26–7) | 2. |
| 3. | Michigan State | Auburn (0–0) | Michigan State (1–0) | Stanford (5–0) | Stanford (5–0) | Connecticut (7–1) | Arizona (9–1) | Cincinnati (9–1) | Cincinnati (12–1) | Stanford (12–1) | Stanford (14–1) | Duke (15–2) | Duke (16–2) | Duke (18–2) | Duke (19–3) | Cincinnati (24–2) | Arizona (24–4) | Duke (24–4) | Stanford (26–3) | 3. |
| 4. | Auburn | Ohio State (0–0) | North Carolina (0–0) | Arizona (4–0) | Michigan State (6–1) | Arizona (7–1) | Cincinnati (8–1) | Auburn (10–1) | Auburn (12–1) | Auburn (13–1) | Auburn (15–1) | Syracuse (15–0) | Syracuse (17–0) | Syracuse (19–0) | Arizona (21–4) | Arizona (23–4) | Duke (22–4) | Ohio State (22–5) | Arizona (26–6) | 4. |
| 5. | Ohio State | North Carolina (0–0) | Temple (1–0) | Connecticut (3–1) | Kansas (6–0) | Michigan State (7–2) | Michigan State (8–2) | Arizona (9–2) | Arizona (11–2) | Connecticut (11–2) | Duke (13–2) | Arizona (16–3) | Ohio State (14–3) | Ohio State (16–3) | Tennessee (21–3) | Michigan State (20–6) | Temple (22–4) | Michigan State (23–7) | Temple (26–5) | 5. |
| 6. | North Carolina | Temple (0–0) | Florida (1–0) | Kansas (4–0) | Connecticut (5–1) | Auburn (5–1) | North Carolina (8–2) | Florida (9–1) | Florida (11–1) | Duke (11–2) | Syracuse (14–0) | Connecticut (13–3) | Tennessee (18–2) | Michigan State (17–6) | Michigan State (18–6) | Ohio State (18–5) | Ohio State (20–5) | Temple (23–5) | Iowa State (29–4) | 6. |
| 7. | Temple | Florida (0–0) | Connecticut (2–1) | Auburn (2–1) | North Carolina (5–1) | North Carolina (7–2) | Auburn (7–1) | Syracuse (8–0) | Syracuse (9–0) | Syracuse (11–0) | Kansas (14–2) | Auburn (16–2) | Connecticut (15–4) | Arizona (19–4) | Ohio State (17–4) | Tennessee (21–4) | Michigan State (21–7) | Iowa State (26–4) | Cincinnati (28–3) | 7. |
| 8. | Florida | Connecticut (1–1) | Arizona (2–0) | Michigan State (3–1) | Auburn (4–1) | Kansas (7–1) | Florida (7–1) | Michigan State (8–3) | Duke (9–2) | Kansas (12–2) | Connecticut (12–3) | Ohio State (13–3) | Michigan State (15–5) | Tennessee (19–3) | Oklahoma State (20–2) | Temple (20–4) | Florida (22–5) | Tennessee (24–5) | Ohio State (22–6) | 8. |
| 9. | Arizona | Stanford (2–0) | Stanford (3–0) | Texas (4–0) | Florida (5–1) | Florida (6–1) | Syracuse (7–0) | Duke (8–2) | Kansas (10–2) | Indiana (12–1) | Florida (13–2) | Michigan State (13–5) | Arizona (17–4) | Auburn (19–3) | Syracuse (20–2) | Florida (20–5) | Syracuse (23–3) | Arizona (24–6) | St. John's (24–7) | 9. |
| 10. | Duke | Arizona (0–0) | Kansas (1–0) | Temple (1–1) | Texas (4–1) | Syracuse (7–0) | Duke (7–2) | Kansas (9–2) | Indiana (10–1) | Florida (12–2) | Michigan State (12–4) | Florida (14–3) | Auburn (17–3) | Indiana (17–3) | Indiana (18–4) | Oklahoma State (21–3) | Iowa State (24–4) | LSU (25–4) | LSU (26–5) | 10. |
| 11. | Kansas | Kansas (0–0) | Kentucky (2–0) | Florida (3–1) | UCLA (3–0) | Duke (6–2) | Tennessee (9–0) | Oklahoma State (10–0) | Michigan State (9–4) | Michigan State (11–4) | Indiana (13–2) | Tennessee (16–2) | Indiana (15–3) | Kentucky (17–5) | Florida (18–5) | Auburn (21–4) | Tennessee (22–5) | Florida (23–6) | Tennessee (24–6) | 11. |
| 12. | UCLA | UCLA (0–0) | Ohio State (0–1) | UCLA (2–0) | Syracuse (6–0) | Ohio State (3–1) | Kansas (8–2) | Indiana (8–1) | Maryland (11–2) | Tennessee (14–1) | Oklahoma State (13–1) | Kansas (15–3) | Florida (15–4) | Florida (17–4) | Auburn (19–4) | Tulsa (25–2) | LSU (23–4) | Syracuse (24–4) | Oklahoma (26–6) | 12. |
| 13. | Stanford | Syracuse (2–0) | UCLA (1–0) | Kentucky (3–1) | Ohio State (2–1) | Tennessee (8–0) | Oklahoma State (9–0) | North Carolina (8–4) | Ohio State (8–2) | North Carolina (11–4) | Ohio State (11–3) | Tulsa (18–1) | Oklahoma State (16–2) | Connecticut (16–5) | Tulsa (22–2) | Syracuse (21–3) | Oklahoma State (22–4) | Texas (22–7) | Florida (24–7) | 13. |
| 14. | Kentucky | Kentucky (0–0) | Syracuse (2–0) | Syracuse (3–0) | Duke (5–2) | Oklahoma State (7–0) | Texas (6–2) | Maryland (9–2) | North Carolina (9–4) | Oklahoma State (12–1) | Texas (11–4) | Indiana (14–3) | Kentucky (15–5) | Oklahoma State (18–2) | Iowa State (21–3) | Texas (19–6) | Indiana (19–6) | Tulsa (27–3) | Oklahoma State (24–6) | 14. |
| 15. | Utah | St. John's (0–0) | Illinois (1–0) | Ohio State (0–1) | Indiana (4–0) | Texas (5–2) | Illinois (6–2) | Ohio State (6–2) | Tennessee (12–1) | Texas (9–3) | Tulsa (16–1) | Oklahoma State (14–2) | Kansas (16–4) | Tulsa (22–2) | Temple (18–4) | LSU (21–4) | Tulsa (26–3) | Oklahoma (24–5) | Texas (23–8) | 15. |
| 16. | Illinois | Utah (0–0) | Duke (1–2) | Illinois (2–0) | Tennessee (6–0) | Maryland (8–2) | Ohio State (5–2) | Tennessee (11–1) | Oklahoma State (10–1) | Oklahoma (13–1) | Tennessee (15–2) | Kentucky (13–5) | Texas (14–5) | Oklahoma (18–3) | LSU (19–4) | Indiana (18–5) | Texas (20–7) | Kentucky (22–8) | Syracuse (24–5) | 16. |
| 17. | Syracuse | Illinois (0–0) | Tennessee (0–0) | Duke (3–2) | Oklahoma State (6–0) | Temple (3–2) | Maryland (8–2) | Temple (5–2) | Texas (8–3) | Ohio State (9–3) | Oklahoma (14–2) | Texas (12–5) | Tulsa (20–2) | Iowa State (19–3) | Texas (17–6) | Iowa State (22–4) | Maryland (21–7) | Oklahoma State (23–5) | Maryland (24–9) | 17. |
| 18. | St. John's | Duke (0–2) | DePaul (1–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Wake Forest (5–0) | UCLA (3–1) | UCLA (4–1) | Texas (6–3) | Utah (11–2) | Maryland (11–4) | Kentucky (11–5) | Oklahoma (15–3) | Oklahoma (16–3) | Texas (15–6) | Connecticut (17–6) | Kentucky (19–7) | St. John's (20–6) | Indiana (20–7) | Tulsa (29–4) | 18. |
| 19. | Tennessee | Tennessee (0–0) | Utah (2–1) | Purdue (2–1) | Temple (2–2) | DePaul (6–2) | Temple (4–2) | Wake Forest (8–1) | Illinois (8–3) | Tulsa (14–1) | St. John's (12–2) | Utah (14–3) | Utah (16–3) | Temple (16–4) | Kentucky (17–7) | Maryland (19–7) | Auburn (21–6) | St. John's (21–7) | Kentucky (22–9) | 19. |
| 20. | DePaul | DePaul (0–0) | Texas (1–0) | Utah (2–1) | DePaul (4–2) | Illinois (5–2) | Indiana (7–1) | Illinois (6–3) | Oklahoma (11–1) | Kentucky (10–4) | Vanderbilt (12–2) | Vanderbilt (12–3) | Iowa State (16–3) | Kansas (17–5) | Oklahoma (19–4) | Oklahoma (20–5) | Purdue (21–7) | Maryland (22–8) | Connecticut (24–9) | 20. |
| 21. | Texas | Texas (0–0) | Oklahoma State (2–0) | Oklahoma State (4–0) | Maryland (6–2) | Indiana (6–1) | Oklahoma (9–0) | Utah (8–2) | LSU (12–0) | DePaul (11–3) | North Carolina (11–6) | NC State (13–3) | Temple (14–4) | Utah (17–4) | Utah (19–4) | Purdue (19–7) | Oklahoma (22–5) | Connecticut (21–8) | Illinois (21–9) | 21. |
| 22. | Oklahoma State | Iowa (1–1) | Purdue (0–0) | DePaul (3–1) | Illinois (3–2) | Gonzaga (5–2) | Gonzaga (7–2) | Oklahoma (9–1) | Tulsa (13–1) | Illinois (9–4) | Utah (13–3) | Maryland (13–5) | LSU (16–3) | Vanderbilt (15–4) | Maryland (17–7) | Connecticut (18–7) | Kentucky (20–8) | Purdue (21–8) | Indiana (20–8) | 22. |
| 23. | Purdue | Oklahoma State (0–0) | Iowa (2–1) | Indiana (2–0) | Kentucky (3–3) | Oklahoma (8–0) | Wake Forest (7–1) | UCLA (6–2) | DePaul (10–3) | Temple (8–3) | DePaul (12–4) | Temple (12–4) т | Oregon (15–3) | Maryland (16–6) | Seton Hall (18–4) | Kansas (19–7) | Kansas (21–7) | Miami (FL) (20–9) | Miami (FL) (21–10) | 23. |
| 24. | Gonzaga | Purdue (0–0) | Maryland (2–0) | Maryland (4–1) | Gonzaga (4–1) | Purdue (6–2) | DePaul (7–3) | DePaul (8–3) | UCLA (8–2) | LSU (13–1) | Maryland (11–5) | USC (12–5) т | Vanderbilt (13–4) | Oregon (16–4) | Kansas (18–6) | Vanderbilt (17–6) | Connecticut (19–8) | Kansas (22–8) | Auburn (23–9) | 24. |
| 25. | Miami (FL) | Gonzaga (0–0) | Gonzaga (1–0) | Gonzaga (2–0) | Purdue (3–2) | Wake Forest (5–1) | NC State (7–0) | Tulsa (11–1) | Kentucky (8–4) | Louisville (10–3) | UCLA (10–4) | St. John's (12–4) | Maryland (14–6) | LSU (17–4) | Purdue (17–7) | Utah (19–5) | Illinois (18–8) | Illinois (19–8) | Purdue (21–9) | 25. |
| Preseason | Week 2 Nov. 16 | Week 3 Nov. 23 | Week 4 Nov. 30 | Week 5 Dec. 7 | Week 6 Dec. 14 | Week 7 Dec. 21 | Week 8 Dec. 28 | Week 9 Jan. 4 | Week 10 Jan. 11 | Week 11 Jan. 18 | Week 12 Jan. 25 | Week 13 Feb. 1 | Week 14 Feb. 8 | Week 15 Feb. 15 | Week 16 Feb. 22 | Week 17 Feb. 29 | Week 18 Mar. 7 | Final Mar. 14[2] | ||
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Coaches Poll
| Preseason [3] | Week 2 Nov. 23[3] | Week 3 Nov. 30[3] | Week 4 Dec. 7[3] | Week 5 Dec. 14[3] | Week 6 Dec. 21[3] | Week 7 Dec. 28[3] | Week 8 Jan. 4[3] | Week 9 Jan. 11[3] | Week 10 Jan. 18[3] | Week 11 Jan. 25[3] | Week 12 Feb. 1[3] | Week 13 Feb. 8[3] | Week 14 Feb. 15[3] | Week 15 Feb. 22[3] | Week 16 Feb. 29[3] | Week 17 Mar. 7[3] | Week 18 Mar. 14[3] | Final Apr. 4[3] | ||
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| 1. | Connecticut | Cincinnati (1–0) | Cincinnati (4–0) | Cincinnati (5–0) | Cincinnati (7–0) | Stanford (8–0) | Stanford (9–0) | Stanford (11–0) | Cincinnati (14–1) | Cincinnati (16–1) | Cincinnati (18–1) | Cincinnati (20–1) | Cincinnati (22–1) | Cincinnati (23–1) | Stanford (22–1) | Stanford (24–1) | Cincinnati (28–2) | Duke (27–4) | Michigan State (32–7) | 1. |
| 2. | Michigan State | Michigan State (1–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | Arizona (6–0) | Stanford (6–0) | Arizona (9–1) | Connecticut (8–1) | Connecticut (9–1) | Arizona (13–2) | Arizona (15–2) | Stanford (15–1) | Stanford (17–1) | Stanford (19–1) | Stanford (21–1) | Duke (21–3) | Cincinnati (26–2) | Duke (24–4) | Michigan State (26–7) | Florida (29–8) | 2. |
| 3. | Cincinnati | Auburn (2–0) | Stanford (5–0) | Stanford (5–0) | Arizona (7–1) | Connecticut (7–1) | Cincinnati (9–1) | Cincinnati (12–1) | Stanford (12–1) | Stanford (14–1) | Duke (15–2) | Duke (16–2) | Duke (18–2) | Duke (19–3) | Cincinnati (24–2) | Arizona (24–4) | Stanford (25–2) | Stanford (26–3) | Iowa State (32–5) | 3. |
| 4. | Auburn | Temple (1–0) | Arizona (4–0) | Kansas (6–0) | Connecticut (7–1) | Cincinnati (8–1) | Arizona (9–2) | Arizona (11–2) | Connecticut (11–2) | Auburn (15–1) | Arizona (16–3) | Syracuse (17–0) | Syracuse (19–0) | Arizona (21–4) | Arizona (23–4) | Duke (22–4) | Michigan State (23–7) | Arizona (26–6) | Duke (29–5) | 4. |
| 5. | North Carolina | Florida (1–0) | Auburn (2–1) | Michigan State (6–1) | Michigan State (7–2) | Michigan State (8–2) | Auburn (10–1) | Auburn (12–1) | Auburn (13–1) | Syracuse (14–0) | Syracuse (15–0) | Arizona (17–4) | Michigan State (17–6) | Michigan State (18–6) | Michigan State (20–6) | Ohio State (20–5) | Ohio State (22–5) | Temple (26–5) | Stanford (27–4) | 5. |
| 6. | Ohio State | North Carolina (0–0) | Kansas (4–0) | Connecticut (5–1) | Kansas (7–1) | Auburn (7–1) | Michigan State (8–3) | Florida (11–1) | Syracuse (11–0) | Duke (13–2) | Connecticut (13–3) | Michigan State (15–5) | Ohio State (16–3) | Tennessee (21–3) | Ohio State (18–5) | Michigan State (21–7) | Arizona (24–6) | Cincinnati (28–3) | Oklahoma State (27–7) | 6. |
| 7. | Temple | Connecticut (2–1) т | Michigan State (3–1) | North Carolina (5–1) | Auburn (5–1) | North Carolina (8–2) | Florida (9–1) | Duke (9–2) | Duke (11–2) | Connecticut (12–3) | Auburn (16–2) | Connecticut (15–4) | Arizona (19–4) | Ohio State (17–4) | Tennessee (21–4) | Temple (22–4) | Temple (23–5) | Iowa State (29–4) | Cincinnati (29–4) | 7. |
| 8. | Florida | Stanford (3–0) т | Connecticut (3–1) | Auburn (4–1) | Florida (6–1) | Florida (7–1) | Duke (8–2) | Syracuse (9–0) | Kansas (12–2) | Kansas (14–2) | Michigan State (13–5) | Ohio State (14–3) | Auburn (19–3) | Syracuse (20–2) | Auburn (21–4) | Florida (22–5) | Tennessee (24–5) | Ohio State (22–6) | Arizona (27–7) | 8. |
| 9. | Arizona | Arizona (2–0) | Temple (1–1) | Syracuse (6–0) | North Carolina (7–2) | Syracuse (7–0) | Syracuse (8–0) | Kansas (10–2) | Florida (12–2) | Florida (13–2) | Florida (14–3) | Tennessee (18–2) | Tennessee (19–3) т | Oklahoma State (20–2) | Oklahoma State (21–3) | Syracuse (23–3) | Iowa State (26–4) | LSU (26–5) | Tulsa (32–5) | 9. |
| 10. | Duke | Kentucky (2–0) | Florida (3–1) | Florida (5–1) | Syracuse (7–0) | Duke (7–2) | Kansas (9–2) | Michigan State (9–4) | Indiana (12–1) | Michigan State (12–4) | Ohio State (13–3) | Auburn (17–3) | Indiana (17–3) т | Indiana (18–4) | Florida (20–5) | Tennessee (22–5) | Florida (23–6) | Tennessee (24–6) | Temple (27–6) | 10. |
| 11. | Kansas | Kansas (1–0) | Texas (4–0) | UCLA (3–0) | Duke (6–2) | Kansas (8–2) | Oklahoma State (10–0) | Indiana (10–1) | Michigan State (11–4) | Indiana (13–2) | Kansas (15–3) | Indiana (15–3) | Florida (17–4) | Auburn (19–4) | Syracuse (21–3) | Oklahoma State (22–4) | LSU (25–4) | Florida (24–7) | North Carolina (22–14) | 11. |
| 12. | Kentucky | UCLA (1–0) | Kentucky (3–1) | Texas (4–1) | Tennessee (8–0) | Tennessee (9–0) | Indiana (8–1) | Oklahoma State (10–1) | Tennessee (14–1) | Oklahoma State (13–1) | Indiana (14–3) | Florida (15–4) | Connecticut (16–5) | Florida (18–5) | Temple (20–4) | Indiana (19–6) | Syracuse (24–4) | St. John's (24–7) | Syracuse (26–6) | 12. |
| 13. | Stanford | Syracuse (2–0) | UCLA (2–0) | Duke (5–2) | Ohio State (3–1) | Oklahoma State (9–0) | Tennessee (11–1) | Tennessee (12–1) | Oklahoma State (12–1) | Texas (11–4) | Tennessee (16–2) | Texas (14–5) | Oklahoma State (18–2) | Tulsa (22–2) | Tulsa (25–2) | Auburn (21–6) | Indiana (20–7) | Oklahoma (26–6) | LSU (28–6) | 13. |
| 14. | UCLA | Ohio State (0–1) | Syracuse (3–0) | Indiana (4–0) | Maryland (8–2) | Texas (6–2) | North Carolina (8–4) | North Carolina (9–4) | North Carolina (11–4) | Tennessee (15–2) | Texas (12–5) | Oklahoma State (16–2) | Kentucky (17–5) | Texas (17–6) | Indiana (18–5) | Iowa State (24–4) | Oklahoma State (23–5) | Syracuse (24–5) | Tennessee (26–7) | 14. |
| 15. | Utah | Duke (1–2) | Duke (3–2) | Tennessee (6–0) | Oklahoma State (7–0) | Maryland (8–2) | Texas (6–3) | Maryland (11–2) | Texas (9–3) | Ohio State (11–3) | Tulsa (18–1) | Kansas (16–4) | Tulsa (22–2) | Temple (18–4) | Texas (19–6) | Texas (20–7) | Texas (22–7) | Oklahoma State (24–6) | Purdue (24–10) | 15. |
| 16. | Tennessee | Illinois (1–0) | Illinois (2–0) | Ohio State (2–1) | Texas (5–2) | UCLA (4–1) | Maryland (9–2) | Texas (8–3) | Maryland (11–4) | Oklahoma (14–2) | Oklahoma State (14–2) | Tulsa (20–2) | Texas (15–6) | Kentucky (17–7) | Kentucky (19–7) | LSU (23–4) | Kentucky (22–8) | Maryland (24–9) | Wisconsin (22–14) | 16. |
| 17. | Syracuse | Utah (2–1) | Ohio State (0–1) | Oklahoma State (6–0) | UCLA (3–1) | Illinois (6–2) | Temple (5–2) | Illinois (8–3) | Oklahoma (13–1) | Tulsa (16–1) | Oklahoma (15–3) | Oklahoma (16–3) т | Oklahoma (18–3) | Iowa State (21–3) | LSU (21–4) | Tulsa (26–3) | Tulsa (27–3) | Indiana (21–9) | Ohio State (23–7) | 17. |
| 18. | Illinois | Tennessee (0–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Temple (2–2) | Temple (3–2) | Indiana (7–1) | Ohio State (6–2) | Ohio State (6–2) | Ohio State (9–3) | Kentucky (11–5) | Kentucky (13–5) | Kentucky (15–5) т | Kansas (17–5) | Connecticut (17–6) | Iowa State (22–4) | Kentucky (20–8) | Oklahoma (24–5) | Texas (23–8) | St. John's (25–8) | 18. |
| 19. | St. John's | DePaul (1–0) | Utah (2–1) | Maryland (6–2) | Indiana (6–1) | Temple (4–2) | Wake Forest (8–1) | Oklahoma (11–1) | DePaul (11–3) | UCLA (10–4) | Utah (14–3) | Utah (16–3) | Temple (16–4) | Oklahoma (19–4) | Maryland (19–7) | Maryland (21–7) | Maryland (22–8) | Tulsa (29–4) | Oklahoma (27–7) | 19. |
| 20. | DePaul | Texas (1–0) | DePaul (3–1) | DePaul (4–2) | DePaul (6–2) | Ohio State (5–2) | Illinois (6–3) | UCLA (8–2) | Temple (8–3) | Utah (13–3) | UCLA (11–5) | Temple (14–4) | Utah (17–4) | Utah (19–4) | Oklahoma (20–5) | Oklahoma (22–5) | St. John's (21–7) | Kentucky (22–9) | Miami (FL) (23–11) | 20. |
| 21. | Purdue | Purdue (0–0) | Purdue (2–1) | Wake Forest (5–0) | Purdue (6–2) | Oklahoma (9–0) | UCLA (6–2) | Temple (6–3) | Illinois (9–4) | North Carolina (11–6) | Maryland (13–5) | Maryland (14–6) | Iowa State (19–3) | Kansas (18–6) | Connecticut (18–7) | St. John's (20–6) | Purdue (21–8) | Connecticut (24–9) | Texas (24–9) | 21. |
| 22. | Texas | Maryland (2–0) | Oklahoma State (4–0) | Kentucky (3–3) | Illinois (5–2) | Wake Forest (7–1) | Oklahoma (9–1) | Utah (11–2) | Tulsa (14–1) | DePaul (12–4) | Vanderbilt (12–3) | NC State (14–4) | Maryland (16–6) | Maryland (17–7) | Vanderbilt (17–6) | Purdue (21–7) | Connecticut (21–8) | Auburn (23–9) | Kentucky (23–10) | 22. |
| 23. | Maryland | Oklahoma State (2–0) | Maryland (4–1) | Purdue (3–2) | Wake Forest (5–1) | DePaul (7–3) | DePaul (8–3) | DePaul (10–3) | Kentucky (10–4) | St. John's (12–2) | St. John's (12–4) | Vanderbilt (13–4) | Vanderbilt (15–4) | LSU (19–4) | Kansas (19–7) | Kansas (21–7) | Auburn (21–8) | Illinois (21–9) | UCLA (21–12) | 23. |
| 24. | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) (1–0) | Indiana (2–0) | Illinois (3–2) | Oklahoma (8–0) | Utah (7–2) | Utah (8–2) | Kentucky (8–4) | Utah (11–3) | Vanderbilt (12–2) | Temple (12–4) | Iowa State (16–3) | NC State (15–5) | Vanderbilt (16–5) | Utah (19–5) | Connecticut (19–8) | Kansas (22–8) | Purdue (21–9) | Gonzaga (26–9) | 24. |
| 25. | Oklahoma State | Gonzaga (1–0) | Miami (FL) (2–0) | Utah (3–2) | Utah (5–2) | Gonzaga (7–2) | Kentucky (6–4) | Tulsa (13–1) | UCLA (9–3) | Illinois (9–6) | NC State (13–3) | LSU (16–3) | LSU (17–4) | Seton Hall (18–4) | Purdue (19–7) | Vanderbilt (17–8) | Oregon (21–7) | Miami (FL) (21–10) | Maryland (25–10) | 25. |
| Preseason [3] | Week 2 Nov. 23[3] | Week 3 Nov. 30[3] | Week 4 Dec. 7[3] | Week 5 Dec. 14[3] | Week 6 Dec. 21[3] | Week 7 Dec. 28[3] | Week 8 Jan. 4[3] | Week 9 Jan. 11[3] | Week 10 Jan. 18[3] | Week 11 Jan. 25[3] | Week 12 Feb. 1[3] | Week 13 Feb. 8[3] | Week 14 Feb. 15[3] | Week 15 Feb. 22[3] | Week 16 Feb. 29[3] | Week 17 Mar. 7[3] | Week 18 Mar. 14[3] | Final Apr. 4[3] | ||
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