1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings were made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.

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

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The final writers' poll was released on Tuesday, March 4.

Preseason
 [1]
Week 1
Dec. 3[1]
Week 2
Dec. 10[1]
Week 3
Dec. 17[1]
Week 4
Dec. 24[1]
Week 5
Dec. 31[1]
Week 6
Jan. 7[1]
Week 7
Jan. 14[1]
Week 8
Jan. 21[1]
Week 9
Jan. 28[1]
Week 10
Feb. 4[1]
Week 11
Feb. 11[1]
Week 12
Feb. 18[2]
Week 13
Feb. 25[2]
Final
Mar. 3[2][3][4]
1.IndianaIndiana (1–0)Indiana (3–0)Duke (6–0)Duke (8–0)Duke (10–0)Duke (12–0)DePaul (12–0)DePaul (15–0)DePaul (17–0)DePaul (19–0) (59)DePaul (20–0)DePaul (23–0)DePaul (25–0)DePaul (26–1)1.
2.KentuckyDuke (3–0)Duke (5–0)Ohio State (5–0)Kentucky (10–1)Kentucky (11–1)DePaul (11–0)Ohio State (11–1)Oregon State (17–1)Oregon State (18–1)Syracuse (20–1)Syracuse (21–1)Louisville (25–2)Kentucky (26–4)Louisville (28–3)2.
3.DukeOhio State (1–0)Ohio State (3–0)Kentucky (7–1)Notre Dame (7–0)DePaul (8–0)Ohio State (9–1)Syracuse (14–0)Duke (15–2)Kentucky (17–3)Louisville (19–2)Louisville (21–2)Kentucky (24–4)Syracuse (24–3)LSU (24–5)3.
4.Ohio StateNotre Dame (1–0)Notre Dame (4–0)Notre Dame (6–0)DePaul (7–0)LSU (8–0)Kentucky (12–2)Oregon State (15–1)Ohio State (12–2)Syracuse (17–1)Oregon State (20–2)Oregon State (22–2)Syracuse (22–2)Louisville (26–3)Kentucky (28–5)4.
5.Notre DameKentucky (3–1)Kentucky (5–1)Indiana (4–1)LSU (6–0)Ohio State (7–1)Syracuse (11–0)Duke (12–2)Kentucky (15–3)Duke (16–3)Kentucky (19–4)Kentucky (21–4)LSU (20–4)LSU (21–5)Oregon State (26–3)5.
6.North CarolinaLSU (1–0)LSU (3–0)DePaul (4–0)North Carolina (5–1)North Carolina (5–1)LSU (9–2)Kentucky (13–3)Syracuse (15–1)Ohio State (14–3)LSU (16–4)LSU (18–4)Oregon State (23–3)Oregon State (24–3)Syracuse (25–3)6.
7.LSUUCLA (2–0)UCLA (3–0)LSU (4–0)Ohio State (6–1)Notre Dame (7–1)Notre Dame (7–1)Louisville (12–2)Louisville (13–2)Louisville (16–2)Maryland (16–3)St. John's (21–2)St. John's (21–3)Maryland (21–5)Indiana (20–7)7.
8.UCLANorth Carolina (1–1)North Carolina (3–1)North Carolina (4–1)Purdue (6–1)Purdue (7–1)Virginia (12–1)Notre Dame (9–2)Notre Dame (11–2)Notre Dame (13–2)St. John's (19–2)Maryland (17–4)North Carolina (19–5)St. John's (23–3)Maryland (23–6)8.
9.DePaulSt. John's (2–0)Purdue (4–0)Purdue (5–0)Syracuse (6–0)Syracuse (8–0)Oregon State (13–1)North Carolina (8–3)St. John's (14–1)St. John's (17–1)Notre Dame (15–3)Ohio State (16–5)Maryland (19–5)Ohio State (19–6)Notre Dame (22–5)9.
10.LouisvilleDePaul (0–0)Syracuse (4–0)Syracuse (5–0)Indiana (5–2)Iowa (9–0)Purdue (8–2)St. John's (11–1)Missouri (14–2)LSU (13–4)Duke (17–4)Clemson (17–5)Notre Dame (19–4)North Carolina (20–6)Ohio State (20–7)10.
11.PurdueSyracuse (1–0)DePaul (2–0)Louisville (5–0)Iowa (8–0)Indiana (7–2)Louisville (10–2)Purdue (10–3)LSU (11–4)North Carolina (12–4)North Carolina (16–4)North Carolina (16–5)Ohio State (17–6)Missouri (22–4)Georgetown (24–5)11.
12.SyracusePurdue (1–0)Louisville (3–0)Virginia (5–0)Louisville (6–1)Missouri (10–0)Iowa (10–1)Virginia (12–2)Clemson (12–3)Maryland (14–3)Purdue (14–5)Notre Dame (16–4)Clemson (18–6)BYU (22–4)BYU (24–4)12.
13.VirginiaVirginia (2–0)Virginia (4–0)Iowa (6–0)Missouri (10–0)Virginia (9–1)Missouri (11–1)Iowa (11–2)North Carolina (10–4)Virginia (16–4)Ohio State (14–5)BYU (18–4)Missouri (20–4)Indiana (18–7)St. John's (24–4)13.
14.Texas A&MLouisville (1–0)Oregon State (5–0)UCLA (3–2)Virginia (7–1)Oregon State (11–1)St. John's (9–1)LSU (9–3)Purdue (11–4)Missouri (15–3)BYU (17–4)Missouri (18–4)BYU (20–4)Notre Dame (20–5)Duke (22–8)14.
15.BYUOregon State (2–0)St. John's (3–1)St. John's (5–1)St. John's (6–1)Louisville (8–2)North Carolina (6–3)Missouri (12–2)Maryland (13–2)Weber State (18–1)Missouri (16–4)Purdue (15–6)Purdue (16–7)Arizona State (20–5)North Carolina (21–7)15.
16.St. John'sMarquette (1–0)Georgetown (2–0)Missouri (8–0)UCLA (5–2)UCLA (7–2)UCLA (8–3)NC State (11–1)Indiana (11–4)Clemson (13–4)Clemson (15–5)Duke (17–6)Weber State (23–2)Weber State (24–2)Missouri (23–5)16.
17.Oregon StateGeorgetown (1–0)Iowa (4–0)Georgetown (4–1)Georgetown (7–1)St. John's (8–1)BYU (11–3)Clemson (11–2)Virginia (13–2)Purdue (12–5)Weber State (19–2)Weber State (21–2)Duke (18–7)Clemson (19–7)Weber State (26–2)17.
18.MarquetteBYU (1–1)BYU (3–1)BYU (6–1)Oregon State (8–1)Georgetown (8–2)Clemson (10–1)BYU (12–3)Weber State (17–1)Indiana (12–5)Virginia (16–6)Arizona State (17–5)Arizona State (19–5)Purdue (17–8)Arizona State (21–6)18.
19.GeorgetownKansas (1–0)Missouri (6–0)Oregon State (6–1)Arkansas (6–1)BYU (9–3)Indiana (7–4)Indiana (9–4)Tennessee (12–4)BYU (15–4)Arizona State (16–4)Kansas State (18–4)Indiana (16–7)NC State (20–6)Iona (28–4)19.
20.KansasIowa (1–0)Arkansas (4–0)Arkansas (5–0)BYU (7–2)Illinois (10–2)Georgetown (9–3)Tennessee (11–3)BYU (13–4)Kansas State (15–3)Indiana (13–6)Iowa (16–5)Washington State (19–4)Georgetown (21–5)Purdue (18–9)20.
Preseason
 [1]
Week 1
Dec. 3[1]
Week 2
Dec. 10[1]
Week 3
Dec. 17[1]
Week 4
Dec. 24[1]
Week 5
Dec. 31[1]
Week 6
Jan. 7[1]
Week 7
Jan. 14[1]
Week 8
Jan. 21[1]
Week 9
Jan. 28[1]
Week 10
Feb. 4[1]
Week 11
Feb. 11[1]
Week 12
Feb. 18[2]
Week 13
Feb. 25[2]
Final
Mar. 3[2][3][4]
Dropped:
Texas A&M
Dropped:
  • Marquette
  • Kansas
NoneNoneDropped:
Arkansas
Dropped:
Illinois
Dropped:
  • UCLA
  • Georgetown
Dropped:
  • Iowa (11–4)
  • NC State
Dropped:
Tennessee
Dropped:
Kansas State (16–4)
Dropped:
  • Virginia
  • Indiana
Dropped:
  • Kansas State
  • Iowa (16–7)
Dropped:
  • Duke
  • Washington State
Dropped:
  • Clemson
  • NC State

UPI Poll

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The final coaches' poll was released on Tuesday, March 4.

Preseason
 [1]
Week 1
Dec. 3[1]
Week 2
Dec. 10[1]
Week 3
Dec. 17[1]
Week 4
Dec. 24[1]
Week 5
Dec. 31[1]
Week 6
Jan. 7[1]
Week 7
Jan. 14[1]
Week 8
Jan. 21[1]
Week 9
Jan. 28[1]
Week 10
Feb. 4[1]
Week 11
Feb. 11[1]
Week 12
Feb. 18[2]
Week 13
Feb. 25[2]
Final
Mar. 3[2][5]
1.IndianaIndiana (1–0)Indiana (3–0)Duke (6–0)Duke (8–0)Duke (10–0)Duke (12–0)DePaul (12–0)DePaul (15–0)DePaul (17–0)DePaul (19–0)DePaul (20–0)DePaul (23–0)DePaul (25–0)DePaul (26–1) (36)1.
2.Ohio StateDuke (3–0)Duke (5–0)Ohio State (5–0)Kentucky (10–1)Kentucky (11–1)DePaul (11–0)Ohio State (11–1)Oregon State (17–1)Oregon State (18–1)Syracuse (20–1)Syracuse (21–1)Syracuse (22–2)Syracuse (24–2)LSU (24–5)2.
3.Notre DameOhio State (1–0)Ohio State (3–0)Kentucky (7–1)Notre Dame (7–0)DePaul (8–0)Ohio State (9–1)Syracuse (14–0)Duke (15–2)Syracuse (17–1)Louisville (19–2)Louisville (21–2)Louisville (25–2)Kentucky (26–4)Kentucky (28–5) (1)3.
4.North CarolinaNotre Dame (1–0)Notre Dame (4–0)Indiana (4–1)North Carolina (5–1)North Carolina (5–1)Kentucky (12–2)Oregon State (15–1)Ohio State (12–2)Ohio State (14–3)Oregon State (20–2)Oregon State (22–2)Kentucky (24–4)Louisville (26–3)Louisville (28–3) (1)4.
5.KentuckyLSU (1–0)Kentucky (5–1)Notre Dame (6–0)DePaul (7–0)Ohio State (7–1)Syracuse (11–0)Duke (12–2)Syracuse (15–1)Louisville (16–2)Maryland (16–3)Kentucky (21–4)Oregon State (23–3)Oregon State (24–3)Oregon State (26–3)5.
6.DukeKentucky (3–1)UCLA (3–0)LSU (4–0)LSU (6–0)LSU (8–0)LSU (9–2)Louisville (12–2)Louisville (13–2)Kentucky (17–3)Kentucky (19–4)LSU (18–4)LSU (20–4)LSU (21–5)Syracuse (25–3)6.
7.UCLANorth Carolina (1–1)LSU (3–0)DePaul (4–0) тOhio State (6–1)Purdue (7–1)Oregon State (13–1)Notre Dame (9–2)St. John's (14–1)Duke (16–3)LSU (16–4)Maryland (17–4)Maryland (19–5)Maryland (21–5)Indiana (20–7)7.
8.LSUUCLA (2–0)North Carolina (3–1)Purdue (5–0) тIndiana (5–2)Notre Dame (7–1)Notre Dame (7–1)St. John's (11–1)Notre Dame (11–2)St. John's (17–1)St. John's (19–2)St. John's (21–2)North Carolina (19–5)St. John's (23–3)Maryland (23–6)8.
9.DePaul тPurdue (1–0)Purdue (4–0)North Carolina (4–1)Purdue (6–1)Iowa (9–0)Purdue (8–2)Kentucky (13–3)Kentucky (15–3)Notre Dame (13–2)Notre Dame (15–3)Ohio State (16–5)Missouri (20–4)North Carolina (20–6) тOhio State (20–7)9.
10.Virginia тDePaul (0–0)DePaul (2–0)Syracuse (5–0)Iowa (8–0)Syracuse (8–0)Virginia (12–1)North Carolina (8–3)Missouri (14–2)LSU (13–4)Purdue (14–5)Missouri (18–4)Notre Dame (19–4)Missouri (22–4) тGeorgetown (24–5)10.
11.PurdueSt. John's (2–0)Syracuse (4–0)Louisville (5–0)Syracuse (6–0)Indiana (7–2)Iowa (10–1)Purdue (10–3)LSU (11–4)North Carolina (12–4)North Carolina (16–4)North Carolina (16–5)St. John's (21–3) тOhio State (19–6)Notre Dame (22–5)11.
12.SyracuseSyracuse (1–0)Oregon State (5–0)UCLA (3–2)Louisville (6–1)Oregon State (11–1)Louisville (10–2)Iowa (11–2)North Carolina (10–4)Missouri (15–3)Duke (17–4)Purdue (15–6)Ohio State (17–6) UIndiana (18–7)BYU (24–4)12.
13.Texas A&MVirginia (2–0)Louisville (3–0)Iowa (6–0)Georgetown (7–1)St. John's (8–1)St. John's (9–1)Missouri (12–2)Clemson (12–3)Maryland (14–3)Ohio State (14–5)Notre Dame (16–4)Indiana (16–7)BYU (22–4)St. John's (24–4)13.
14.LouisvilleOregon State (2–0)Iowa (4–0)Virginia (5–0)Missouri (10–0)Missouri (10–0)Missouri (11–1)Clemson (11–2)Maryland (13–2)Virginia (16–4)BYU (17–4)BYU (18–4)BYU (20–4)Arizona State (20–5)Missouri (23–5)14.
15.St. John'sLouisville (1–0)St. John's (3–1)St. John's (5–1)UCLA (5–2)Louisville (8–2)North Carolina (6–3)Virginia (12–2)Purdue (11–4)Weber State (18–1)Missouri (16–4)Weber State (21–2)Purdue (16–7)Notre Dame (20–5)North Carolina (21–7)15.
16.Oregon StateMarquette (1–0) тGeorgetown (2–0)Missouri (8–0)St. John's (6–1)UCLA (7–2)Clemson (10–1)NC State (11–1)Indiana (11–4) тIndiana (12–5)Arizona State (16–4)Clemson (17–5)Weber State (23–2)Weber State (24–2)Duke (22–8)16.
17.BYUGeorgetown (1–0) тVirginia (4–0)Georgetown (4–1)Oregon State (8–1)Virginia (9–1)Indiana (7–4)LSU (9–3)Weber State (17–1) тClemson (13–4)Weber State (19–2)Kansas State (18–4)Arizona State (19–5)NC State (20–6)Weber State (26–2)17.
18.IowaBYU (1–0) тBYU (3–1)BYU (6–1)Virginia (7–1)Weber State (11–1)Tennessee (9–1)Tennessee (11–3)Tennessee (12–4)BYU (15–4)Indiana (13–6)Arizona State (17–5)Clemson (18–6)Texas A&M (22–7)Texas A&M (24–7)18.
19.MarquetteKansas (1–0) тArkansas (4–0)Arkansas (5–0)Arkansas (6–1)Illinois (10–2)UCLA (8–3)Weber State (15–1)Virginia (13–2)Kansas State (15–3)Kansas State (16–4)Duke (17–6)Washington State (19–4)Clemson (19–7)Arizona State (21–6)19.
20.UNLVArkansas (1–0)USC (4–0)Oregon State (6–1)BYU (7–2)Georgetown (8–2)Weber State (12–1)BYU (12–3)Arizona State (12–4)Purdue (12–5)Texas A&M (17–5)NC State (16–5)NC State (18–6)Georgetown (21–5) т
Iona (25–4) т
Kansas State (21–8)20.
Preseason
 [1]
Week 1
Dec. 3[1]
Week 2
Dec. 10[1]
Week 3
Dec. 17[1]
Week 4
Dec. 24[1]
Week 5
Dec. 31[1]
Week 6
Jan. 7[1]
Week 7
Jan. 14[1]
Week 8
Jan. 21[1]
Week 9
Jan. 28[1]
Week 10
Feb. 4[1]
Week 11
Feb. 11[1]
Week 12
Feb. 18[2]
Week 13
Feb. 25[2]
Final
Mar. 3[2][5]
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
  • Iowa (1–0)
  • UNLV
Dropped:
  • Marquette
  • Kansas
Dropped:
  • USC
NoneDropped:
  • Arkansas
  • BYU (8–3)
Dropped:
  • Illinois
  • Georgetown
Dropped:
  • Indiana (9–4)
  • UCLA
Dropped:
  • Iowa (11–4)
  • NC State
  • BYU (13–4)
Dropped:
  • Tennessee
  • Arizona State
Dropped:
  • Virginia (16–6)
  • Clemson (15–5)
Dropped:
  • Indiana
  • Texas A&M
Dropped:
  • Kansas State
  • Duke (18–7)
Dropped:
  • Purdue (17–8)
  • Washington State
Dropped:
  • NC State
  • Clemson
  • Iona (28–4)

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 867. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  3. ^ "1980 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  4. ^ "1979-80 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "DePaul tops final basketball poll". The Daily Iowan. March 4, 1980. p. 8.