1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
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The 1959–60 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
| 1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings | |||||
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| Season | 1959–60 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 1960 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Champions | Ohio State | ||||
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Legend
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| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP Poll
edit| Week 1 Dec. 22[1] | Week 2 Dec. 29[1] | Week 3 Jan. 5[1] | Week 4 Jan. 12[1] | Week 5 Jan. 19[1] | Week 6 Jan. 26[1] | Week 7 Feb. 2[1] | Week 8 Feb. 9[1] | Week 9 Feb. 16[1] | Week 10 Feb. 23[1] | Week 11 Mar. 1[2] | Final Mar. 8[2] | ||
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| 1. | Cincinnati (5–0) | Cincinnati (7–0) | Cincinnati (10–0) | Cincinnati (12–0) | Cincinnati (13–1) | Cincinnati (14–1) | Cincinnati (15–1) | Cincinnati (17–1) | Cincinnati (19–1) | Cincinnati (20–1) | Cincinnati (22–1) | Cincinnati (24–1) | 1. |
| 2. | West Virginia (8–0) | West Virginia (8–0) | California (9–1) | California (12–1) | Bradley (12–1) | Bradley (13–1) | Bradley (14–1) | Bradley (17–1) | Bradley (19–1) | Ohio State (19–2) | Ohio State (20–2) | California (24–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Ohio State (6–0) | California (6–0) | West Virginia (10–1) | West Virginia (12–1) | California (14–1) | California (14–1) | California (16–1) | California (17–1) | California (19–1) | Bradley (21–1) | California (22–1) | Ohio State (21–3) | 3. |
| 4. | California (5–0) | Utah (8–0) | Bradley (8–1) | Bradley (10–1) | West Virginia (15–1) | West Virginia (15–1) | Ohio State (13–2) | Ohio State (15–2) | Ohio State (17–2) | California (20–1) | Bradley (22–2) | Bradley (24–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Bradley (6–0) | Ohio State (7–1) | Utah (10–1) | Ohio State (9–2) | Ohio State (11–2) | Ohio State (12–2) | West Virginia (16–2) | West Virginia (18–2) | West Virginia (20–3) | Utah (20–2) | West Virginia (24–4) | West Virginia (24–4) | 5. |
| 6. | Utah (6–0) | Saint Louis (8–2) | Georgia Tech (9–1) | Georgia Tech (10–1) | Georgia Tech (13–1) | Georgia Tech (14–2) | Georgia Tech (16–2) | Georgia Tech (17–3) | Georgia Tech (19–3) | Georgia Tech (20–4) | Utah (22–2) | Utah (24–2) | 6. |
| 7. | Saint Louis (6–2) | Indiana (6–1) | Ohio State (7–2) | Utah (11–2) | Utah (13–2) | Utah (14–2) | Utah (15–2) | Utah State (17–2) | Utah State (18–2) | West Virginia (21–4) | Georgia Tech (21–5) | Indiana (20–4) | 7. |
| 8. | Georgia Tech (6–0) | Illinois (5–0) | Wake Forest (7–2) | Texas A&M (10–0) | Villanova (10–1) | Villanova (12–1) | Villanova (14–1) | Villanova (16–1) | Utah (18–2) | Utah State (19–3) | Miami (FL) (23–3) | Utah State (22–5) | 8. |
| 9. | Indiana (4–1) | Bradley (6–1) | Illinois (7–1) | Villanova (9–0) | Utah State (13–2) | Utah State (14–2) | Utah State (15–2) | Utah (17–2) | Villanova (17–2) | Miami (FL) (21–3) | St. Bonaventure (17–3) | St. Bonaventure (19–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Illinois (4–0) | Georgia Tech (7–1) | USC (8–3) | USC (10–4) | Texas A&M (11–1) | Texas A&M (12–1) | Texas A&M (12–1) | Miami (FL) (20–2) | Miami (FL) (20–3) | St. Bonaventure (15–3) | Utah State (20–4) | Miami (FL) (23–3) | 10. |
| 11. | Michigan State (4–0) | Detroit (7–1) | Indiana (8–2) | Saint Louis (10–3) | Miami (FL) (15–1) | Miami (FL) (15–2) | Miami (FL) (16–2) | Toledo (15–2) | Texas A&M (16–2) | St. John's (16–5) | Auburn (19–3) | Auburn (19–3) | 11. |
| 12. | NYU (5–0) | NYU (6–0) | Saint Louis (8–3) | Utah State (11–2) | North Carolina (9–3) | North Carolina (9–3) | Toledo (13–2) | Texas A&M (14–2) | Toledo (17–2) | Villanova (17–3) | Indiana (18–4) | NYU (19–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Kentucky (4–3) | Kentucky (5–3) | Texas A&M (8–0) | Wake Forest (8–3) | Illinois (10–2) | Toledo (11–2) | Dayton (15–3) | North Carolina (10–3) | Holy Cross (15–2) | Auburn (17–3) | Saint Louis (17–6) | Georgia Tech (21–5) | 13. |
| 14. | La Salle (6–0) | Iowa (7–1) | Miami (FL) (11–1) | Illinois (8–2) | USC (11–5) | Detroit (13–2) | Detroit (14–2) | Providence (13–3) | St. Bonaventure (13–3) | NYU (15–3) | NYU (17–3) | Providence (21–4) | 14. |
| 15. | Villanova (6–0) | Miami (FL) (6–0) | Detroit (9–1) | Miami (FL) (12–1) | Iowa (12–3) | Kentucky (10–4) | Kansas State (11–5) | Dayton (16–3) | St. John's (14–5) | Providence (18–4) | Providence (19–4) | Saint Louis (18–7) | 15. |
| 16. | Duke (4–1) | Toledo (4–1) | Villanova (7–0) | North Carolina (7–3) | Kentucky (10–4) | Saint Louis (10–5) | Providence (10–3) | Holy Cross (13–2) | Providence (14–4) | Saint Louis (17–6) | North Carolina (17–5) | Holy Cross (20–5) | 16. |
| 17. | Detroit (6–1) | Villanova (6–0) | Utah State (10–2) | Kentucky (8–4) | Toledo (10–2) | Virginia Tech (11–2) | North Carolina (9–3) | Auburn (13–3) | Auburn (15–3) | Holy Cross (17–3) | Villanova (18–5) | Villanova (19–5) | 17. |
| 18. | Texas A&M (5–0) | Duke (8–1) | Western Kentucky (7–1) | Toledo (8–1) | Saint Louis (10–5) | USC (11–5) | Saint Louis (11–5) | Saint Louis (13–5) | Ohio (13–4) | Texas A&M (17–3) | Wake Forest (19–6) | Duke (15–10) | 18. |
| 19. | Iowa (5–1) | Wake Forest (4–1) | North Carolina (6–3) | La Salle (8–0) | Dayton (12–3) | Dayton (13–3) | Illinois (11–3) т | Detroit (15–3) | North Carolina (12–4) | Toledo (17–4) | St. John's (17–6) | Wake Forest (21–7) | 19. |
| 20. | USC (3–2) | DePaul (6–0) | Toledo (7–1) | Detroit (10–2) | Detroit (12–2) | Providence (10–3) т Wake Forest (11–4) т | St. Bonaventure (11–3) т | Illinois (12–3) | Illinois (13–4) | Indiana (16–4) | Holy Cross (17–5) | St. John's (17–7) | 20. |
| Week 1 Dec. 22[1] | Week 2 Dec. 29[1] | Week 3 Jan. 5[1] | Week 4 Jan. 12[1] | Week 5 Jan. 19[1] | Week 6 Jan. 26[1] | Week 7 Feb. 2[1] | Week 8 Feb. 9[1] | Week 9 Feb. 16[1] | Week 10 Feb. 23[1] | Week 11 Mar. 1[2] | Final Mar. 8[2] | ||
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UP Poll
edit| Week 1 Dec. 8[1] | Week 2 Dec. 14[1] | Week 3 Dec. 21[1] | Week 4 Dec. 28[1] | Week 5 Jan. 5[1] | Week 6 Jan. 12[1] | Week 7 Jan. 19[1] | Week 8 Jan. 26[1] | Week 9 Feb. 2[1] | Week 10 Feb. 9[1] | Week 11 Feb. 16[1] | Week 12 Feb. 23[1] | Week 13 Mar. 1[2] | Final Mar. 8[2] | ||
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| 1. | Cincinnati (2–0) | Cincinnati (4–0) | Cincinnati (5–0) | Cincinnati (7–0) | Cincinnati (10–0) | Cincinnati (12–0) | Cincinnati (13–1) | Cincinnati (14–1) | California (16–1) | California (17–1) | California (19–1) | California (20–1) | California (22–1) | California (24–1) | 1. |
| 2. | California (1–0) | Ohio State (5–0) | West Virginia (8–0) | West Virginia (8–0) | California (9–1) | California (12–1) | California (14–1) | California (14–1) | Cincinnati (15–1) | Cincinnati (17–1) | Cincinnati (19–1) | Cincinnati (20–1) | Cincinnati (22–1) | Cincinnati (24–1) | 2. |
| 3. | West Virginia (3–0) | West Virginia (5–0) | Ohio State (6–0) | California (6–0) | West Virginia (10–1) | West Virginia (12–1) | West Virginia (15–1) | West Virginia (15–1) | Bradley (14–1) | Bradley (17–1) | Ohio State (17–2) | Ohio State (19–2) | Ohio State (20–2) | Ohio State (21–3) | 3. |
| 4. | Ohio State (3–0) | California (3–0) | California (5–0) | Ohio State (7–1) | Bradley (8–1) | Ohio State (9–2) | Bradley (12–1) | Bradley (13–1) | Ohio State (13–2) | Ohio State (15–2) | Bradley (19–1) | Bradley (21–1) | Bradley (22–2) | Bradley (24–2) | 4. |
| 5. | North Carolina (1–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | Saint Louis (6–2) | Utah (8–0) | Ohio State (7–2) | Bradley (10–1) | Ohio State (11–2) | Ohio State (12–2) | West Virginia (16–2) | West Virginia (18–2) | West Virginia (20–3) | Utah (20–2) | Utah (22–2) | Utah (24–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Kentucky (2–1) | Saint Louis (4–1) | Utah (6–0) | Saint Louis (8–2) | Utah (10–1) | Georgia Tech (10–1) | Georgia Tech (13–1) | Georgia Tech (14–2) | Georgia Tech (16–2) | Villanova (16–1) | Utah (18–2) | West Virginia (21–4) | West Virginia (24–4) | West Virginia (24–4) | 6. |
| 7. | Saint Louis (3–0) | Utah (4–0) | Bradley (6–0) | Bradley (6–1) | USC (8–3) | Texas A&M (10–0) | Utah (13–2) | Villanova (12–1) | Villanova (14–1) | Utah (17–2) | Utah State (18–2) | Utah State (19–3) | Utah State (20–4) | Utah State (22–5) | 7. |
| 8. | Indiana (1–0) | Bradley (3–0) | Georgia Tech (6–0) | Indiana (6–1) | Georgia Tech (9–1) | USC (10–4) | Texas A&M (11–1) | Utah (14–2) | Utah (15–2) | Georgia Tech (17–3) | Georgia Tech (19–3) | Georgia Tech (20–4) | Georgia Tech (21–5) | Georgia Tech (21–5) | 8. |
| 9. | Kansas (1–0) | Kansas (3–1) | Kansas (5–3) | Illinois (5–0) | Saint Louis (8–3) | Utah (11–2) | Villanova (10–1) | Texas A&M (12–1) | Texas A&M (12–1) | Utah State (17–2) | Villanova (17–2) | Villanova (17–3) | North Carolina (17–5) | Villanova (19–5) | 9. |
| 10. | Utah (1–0) | USC (3–2) | Indiana (4–1) | NYU (6–0) | Texas A&M (8–0) | Saint Louis (10–3) | USC (11–5) | Utah State (14–2) | Utah State (15–2) | Texas A&M (14–2) | Texas A&M (16–2) | Texas A&M (17–3) | Villanova (18–5) | Indiana (20–4) | 10. |
| 11. | Saint Joseph's (2–0) | Indiana (2–1) | North Carolina (3–2) | North Carolina (4–2) | Wake Forest (7–2) | North Carolina (7–3) | North Carolina (9–3) | North Carolina (9–3) | North Carolina (9–3) | North Carolina (10–3) | North Carolina (12–4) | St. John's (16–5) | St. Bonaventure (17–3) | St. Bonaventure (19–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Bradley (1–0) | Georgia Tech (5–0) | Kentucky (4–3) | Texas A&M (5–0) | North Carolina (6–3) | Villanova (9–0) | Utah State (13–2) | USC (11–5) | Dayton (15–3) | Dayton (16–3) | Saint Louis (14–6) | North Carolina (14–5) | Saint Louis (17–6) | NYU (19–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Louisville (2–1) | Kentucky (2–2) | NYU (5–0) | Iowa (7–1) | Indiana (8–2) | Utah State (11–2) | Iowa (12–3) | Saint Louis (10–5) | USC (11–5) | Saint Louis (13–5) | St. John's (14–5) | St. Bonaventure (15–3) | NYU (17–3) т | Texas (18–6) | 13. |
| 14. | Kansas State (1–1) | Iowa (4–0) | Villanova (6–0) | Kentucky (5–3) | Villanova (7–0) | Iowa (10–3) | Saint Louis (10–5) | Kentucky (10–4) т | Kansas State (11–5) | Illinois (12–3) т | Dayton (16–4) | Saint Louis (17–6) | St. John's (17–6) т | North Carolina (18–6) | 14. |
| 15. | USC (3–0) т | Villanova (4–0) | USC (3–2) | Kansas (5–3) | Iowa (8–3) | Iowa State (9–3) | Kentucky (10–4) | Iowa State (9–6) т | Saint Louis (11–5) | Kentucky (13–5) т | Kentucky (15–5) | NYU (15–3) | Texas (18–5) | Duke (15–10) | 15. |
| 16. | Georgia Tech (3–0) т | Illinois (2–0) т | Texas A&M (5–0) | Villanova (6–0) | Iowa State (8–2) | Illinois (8–2) | Illinois (10–2) | Kansas State (10–5) | St. Bonaventure (11–3) т | St. Bonaventure (11–3) т | NYU (13–3) т | Auburn (17–3) | Auburn (19–3) | Kansas State (16–9) | 16. |
| 17. | Wake Forest (1–1) | NC State (2–3) т | Illinois (4–0) т | Georgia Tech (7–1) | Utah State (10–2) | Wake Forest (8–3) | Notre Dame (13–5) | Iowa (13–3) | Saint Joseph's (12–4) т | USC (11–7) т | St. Bonaventure (13–3) т | Wake Forest (17–6) | Wake Forest (19–6) | Auburn (19–3) | 17. |
| 18. | Villanova (2–0) т | NYU (4–0) т | Iowa (5–1) т | Duke (8–1) т | SMU (7–3) | Kentucky (8–4) т | Kansas (9–5) | Dayton (13–3) | Indiana (10–4) т | Saint Joseph's (12–5) т | Illinois (13–4) т | Dayton (16–6) | Texas A&M (17–5) | Providence (21–4) | 18. |
| 19. | St. John's (2–1) т | Texas A&M (4–0) т | Michigan State (4–0) | USC (6–2) т | Saint Joseph's (8–2) | Indiana (8–4) т | Indiana (9–4) | Wake Forest (11–4) | Kentucky (12–5) т | Louisville (12–6) т | Wake Forest (13–6) т | Texas (15–5) | Dayton (17–6) | Saint Louis (18–7) | 19. |
| 20. | UCLA (2–1) т NC State (1–1) т | Louisville (4–1) т | Notre Dame (6–1) | Michigan State (4–2) | Kentucky (6–4) | Kansas (8–4) т Notre Dame (11–5) т | NYU (9–2) т SMU (10–4) т Saint Joseph's (11–3) т | Indiana (9–4) т Saint Joseph's (11–4) т | Iowa State (12–6) т SMU (10–4) т | Kansas State (11–6) т Wake Forest (13–6) т | Kansas State (12–7) | Kentucky (16–6) | Kansas (15–8) | Dayton (19–6) | 20. |
| Week 1 Dec. 8[1] | Week 2 Dec. 14[1] | Week 3 Dec. 21[1] | Week 4 Dec. 28[1] | Week 5 Jan. 5[1] | Week 6 Jan. 12[1] | Week 7 Jan. 19[1] | Week 8 Jan. 26[1] | Week 9 Feb. 2[1] | Week 10 Feb. 9[1] | Week 11 Feb. 16[1] | Week 12 Feb. 23[1] | Week 13 Mar. 1[2] | Final Mar. 8[2] | ||
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 679. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ a b c d ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 680. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.