The 2003–04 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.
| 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings | |||||
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| Season | 2003–04 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 2004 | ||||
| Preseason No. 1 | |||||
| NCAA Tournament Champions | Connecticut | ||||
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Legend
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| 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
edit| Preseason [1][2] | Week 2 Nov. 26[1] | Week 3 Dec. 3[1] | Week 4 Dec. 10[1] | Week 5 Dec. 17[1] | Week 6 Dec. 24[1] | Week 7 Dec. 31[1] | Week 8 Jan. 7[1] | Week 9 Jan. 14[1] | Week 10 Jan. 21[1] | Week 11 Jan. 28[1] | Week 12 Feb. 4[1] | Week 13 Feb. 11[3] | Week 14 Feb. 18[3] | Week 15 Feb. 25[3] | Week 16 Mar. 3[3] | Week 17 Mar. 10[3] | Final Mar. 17[3] | ||
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| 1. | Connecticut (69) | Connecticut (3–0) (69) | Kansas (2–0) (52) | Florida (5–0) (46) | Connecticut (7–1) (21) | Connecticut (8–1) (21) | Connecticut (9–1) (37) | Connecticut (11–1) (50) | Connecticut (13–1) (52) | Duke (14–1) (45) | Duke (16–1) (44) | Duke (18–1) (44) | Duke (20–1) (43) | Stanford (21–0) (64) | Stanford (23–0) (64) | Stanford (25–0) (67) | Saint Joseph's (27–0) (67) | Stanford (29–1) | 1. |
| 2. | Duke (1) | Duke (1–0) (1) | Florida (2–0) (8) | Connecticut (6–1) (9) | Kentucky (5–0) (26) | Kentucky (6–0) (25) | Duke (8–1) (5) | Duke (10–1) (5) | Duke (12–1) (4) | Stanford (14–0) (24) | Stanford (16–0) (26) | Stanford (18–0) (26) | Stanford (20–0) (27) | Saint Joseph's (22–0) (8) | Saint Joseph's (24–0) (8) | Saint Joseph's (26–0) (5) | Stanford (26–1) (2) | Kentucky (26–4) | 2. |
| 3. | Michigan State (1) | Michigan State (1–0) (1) | Connecticut (4–1) (1) | Missouri (3–0) (6) | Duke (6–1) (1) | Duke (8–1) (2) | Georgia Tech (11–0) (21) | Arizona (9–1) (5) | Stanford (13–0) (11) | Saint Joseph's (15–0) (1) | Saint Joseph's (17–0) (2) | Saint Joseph's (18–0) (2) | Saint Joseph's (20–0) (12) | Duke (21–2) | Pittsburgh (24–2) | Duke (24–3) | Gonzaga (25–2) (1) | Gonzaga (27–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Arizona | Arizona (0–0) | Missouri (1–0) (3) | Duke (5–1) | North Carolina (6–0) (6) | Georgia Tech (10–0) (16) | Arizona (7–1) (4) | Stanford (11–0) (5) | Wake Forest (11–0) (5) | Connecticut (14–2) | Louisville (15–1) | Pittsburgh (20–1) | Pittsburgh (22–1) | Mississippi State (21–1) | Gonzaga (23–2) | Gonzaga (25–2) | Mississippi State (25–2) | Oklahoma State (27–3) | 4. |
| 5. | Missouri | Missouri (0–0) | Michigan State (3–1) | Kansas (3–1) | Georgia Tech (8–0) (14) | Arizona (5–1) (2) | Stanford (9–0) (3) | Wake Forest (9–0) (5) | Kentucky (10–1) | Louisville (13–1) | Kentucky (13–2) | Connecticut (17–3) | Connecticut (19–3) | Pittsburgh (23–2) | Duke (22–3) | Mississippi State (23–2) | Duke (25–4) (2) | Saint Joseph's (27–1) | 5. |
| 6. | Kansas (1) | Kansas (1–0) (1) | Duke (3–1) (1) | Texas (4–0) (3) | Kansas (5–1) | Stanford (7–0) (2) | Wake Forest (7–0) (1) | Oklahoma (10–0) (2) | Saint Joseph's (13–0) | Cincinnati (13–0) (2) | Connecticut (15–3) | Louisville (16–2) | Mississippi State (19–1) | Gonzaga (21–2) | Oklahoma State (21–2) | Pittsburgh (25–3) | Pittsburgh (27–3) | Duke (27–5) | 6. |
| 7. | Syracuse | Syracuse (0–0) | Arizona (1–1) | North Carolina (5–0) (3) | Arizona (4–1) (2) | Oklahoma (8–0) | Oklahoma (8–0) | Kentucky (9–1) | Arizona (10–2) | North Carolina (11–3) | Pittsburgh (19–1) | Mississippi State (18–1) | Gonzaga (19–2) | Oklahoma State (19–2) | Mississippi State (21–2) | Connecticut (23–5) | Oklahoma State (24–3) | Connecticut (27–6) | 7. |
| 8. | Florida | Florida (0–0) | Texas (3–0) (2) | Kentucky (4–0) (1) | Oklahoma (7–0) | Wake Forest (7–0) (1) | Kentucky (7–1) | Georgia Tech (12–1) | Louisville (11–1) | Pittsburgh (18–0) | Cincinnati (14–1) | Gonzaga (17–2) | Kentucky (16–3) | Connecticut (19–5) | Connecticut (21–5) | Oklahoma State (22–3) | Kentucky (23–4) | Mississippi State (25–3) | 8. |
| 9. | North Carolina | North Carolina (1–0) | Kentucky (2–0) (1) | Arizona (2–1) | Stanford (5–0) (2) | North Carolina (6–1) | North Carolina (7–1) | Saint Joseph's (11–0) | North Carolina (10–2) | Kentucky (11–2) | Arizona (13–3) | Kentucky (14–3) | Louisville (17–3) | Kentucky (17–4) | Kentucky (19–4) | Kentucky (21–4) | Connecticut (24–6) | Pittsburgh (29–4) | 9. |
| 10. | Kentucky | Kentucky (1–0) | North Carolina (3–0) (1) | Georgia Tech (7–0) (4) | Missouri (3–1) | Saint Joseph's (8–0) | Saint Joseph's (9–0) | Louisville (9–1) | Cincinnati (11–0) | Wake Forest (11–2) | Gonzaga (15–2) | Cincinnati (15–2) | Oklahoma State (17–2) | Louisville (17–4) | Texas (19–4) | Texas (21–4) | Wisconsin (21–6) | Wisconsin (24–6) | 10. |
| 11. | Texas | Texas (1–0) | Illinois (3–0) | Oklahoma (5–0) | Saint Joseph's (7–0) т | Missouri (4–1) | Louisville (7–1) | Cincinnati (9–0) | Oklahoma (10–1) | Georgia Tech (14–2) | Mississippi State (16–1) | Texas (14–3) | Texas (16–3) | Texas (17–4) | Wake Forest (17–6) | Wake Forest (19–6) | Texas (21–6) | Cincinnati (24–6) | 11. |
| 12. | Illinois | Illinois (1–0) | Saint Joseph's (3–0) | Saint Joseph's (5–0) | Texas (5–1) т | Kansas (6–2) | Cincinnati (8–0) | North Carolina (8–2) | Georgia Tech (12–2) | Kansas (11–2) | North Carolina (12–4) | Arizona (14–4) | Kansas (15–4) | Wisconsin (17–4) | North Carolina (16–7) | Providence (20–5) | Illinois (22–5) | Texas (23–7) | 12. |
| 13. | Saint Joseph's | Saint Joseph's (1–0) | Georgia Tech (3–0) | Stanford (4–0) | Gonzaga (7–1) | Florida (6–2) | Kansas (6–2) | Kansas (8–2) | Pittsburgh (16–0) | Syracuse (13–1) | Texas Tech (16–2) | Oklahoma State (15–2) | Cincinnati (16–3) | NC State (16–5) | Providence (18–5) | Cincinnati (20–5) | Cincinnati (21–6) | Illinois (24–6) | 13. |
| 14. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Illinois (4–1) | Wake Forest (5–0) | Cincinnati (6–0) | Florida (8–2) | Florida (9–2) | Kansas (9–2) | Arizona (11–3) | Georgia Tech (15–3) | Wisconsin (14–3) | North Carolina (14–6) | Arizona (16–6) | NC State (17–6) | North Carolina (17–8) | Georgia Tech (22–8) | Georgia Tech (23–9) | 14. |
| 15. | Wisconsin | Wisconsin (1–0) | Wisconsin (3–0) | Wake Forest (5–0) | Florida (5–2) | Gonzaga (7–2) | Pittsburgh (12–0) | Pittsburgh (14–0) | Florida (11–2) | Gonzaga (14–2) | Kansas (12–3) | Georgia Tech (16–4) | Georgia Tech (17–5) | Wake Forest (15–6) | Cincinnati (18–5) | Southern Illinois (24–2) | Wake Forest (19–8) | NC State (20–9) | 15. |
| 16. | Gonzaga | Gonzaga (1–1) | Syracuse (1–1) | Purdue (6–0) | Cincinnati (4–0) | Pittsburgh (10–0) | Gonzaga (8–2) | Gonzaga (10–2) | Gonzaga (12–2) | Texas (11–2) | Texas (12–3) | Wake Forest (13–4) | Arizona (14–6) | North Carolina (15–7) | Southern Illinois (22–2) | NC State (18–7) | North Carolina (18–9) | Kansas (21–8) | 16. |
| 17. | Louisville | Louisville (0–0) | Gonzaga (3–1) | Gonzaga (6–1) | Purdue (7–1) | Syracuse (5–1) | Syracuse (7–1) | Syracuse (9–1) | Syracuse (11–1) | Florida (11–3) | Wisconsin (13–3) | North Carolina (13–5) | Wisconsin (15–4) | Cincinnati (17–4) | Arizona (17–7) | Wisconsin (19–6) | NC State (19–8) | Wake Forest (19–9) | 17. |
| 18. | Cincinnati | Wake Forest (2–0) | Wake Forest (3–0) | Cincinnati (4–0) | Pittsburgh (7–0) | Texas (5–2) | Wisconsin (8–1) | Texas (7–2) | Texas (9–2) | Texas Tech (14–2) | Oklahoma State (14–2) | Syracuse (14–3) | Texas Tech (17–5) | Georgia Tech (18–6) | Georgia Tech (19–7) | Illinois (20–5) | Kansas (20–7) | North Carolina (18–10) | 18. |
| 19. | Wake Forest | Cincinnati (1–0) | Cincinnati (3–0) | Syracuse (2–1) | Syracuse (3–1) | Wisconsin (7–1) | Texas (5–2) | Illinois (9–2) | Wisconsin (11–2) | Mississippi State (14–1) | Wake Forest (11–4) | Texas Tech (16–4) | Utah State (19–1) | Providence (17–5) | Memphis (19–4) | Georgia Tech (20–8) | Syracuse (21–6) | Maryland (19–11) | 19. |
| 20. | Stanford | Stanford (1–0) | Purdue (4–0) | Pittsburgh (6–0) | Louisville (4–1) | Louisville (5–1) | Illinois (7–2) | Vanderbilt (11–0) | Mississippi State (13–0) | Oklahoma (10–3) | Syracuse (13–3) | Kansas (13–4) | Wake Forest (13–6) | Southern Illinois (20–2) | Kansas (17–6) | Memphis (20–5) | Providence (20–7) | Syracuse (21–7) | 20. |
| 21. | Notre Dame | Notre Dame (0–0) | Stanford (3–0) | Michigan State (3–3) | Illinois (6–2) | Illinois (6–2) | Purdue (9–2) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Marquette (11–2) | Wisconsin (11–3) | Purdue (14–4) | Florida (13–5) | NC State (14–5) | Kansas (15–6) | Louisville (17–6) | Kansas (18–7) | Arizona (19–8) | Providence (20–8) | 21. |
| 22. | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh (2–0) | Pittsburgh (4–0) | Marquette (6–0) | Wisconsin (6–1) | Purdue (8–2) | Vanderbilt (9–0) | Mississippi State (11–0) | Texas Tech (13–2) | Vanderbilt (13–2) | Florida (12–4) | Oklahoma (13–4) | Florida (14–6) | Texas Tech (18–6) | Wisconsin (17–6) | Arizona (18–8) | Utah State (25–2) | Arizona (20–9) | 22. |
| 23. | Marquette | Marquette (3–0) | Notre Dame (2–0) | Wisconsin (4–1) | Marquette (6–1) | Dayton (9–0) | Missouri (4–3) | Marquette (9–2) | Vanderbilt (12–1) | Purdue (12–4) | Providence (13–3) | Providence (14–4) | Southern Illinois (18–2) | Memphis (18–4) | Illinois (18–5) | Utah State (24–2) | Memphis (21–6) | Southern Illinois (25–4) | 23. |
| 24. | NC State | Oklahoma State (1–0) | Marquette (4–0) | Iowa (5–0) | Dayton (8–0) | Maryland (6–2) | Mississippi State (10–0) | Purdue (10–3) | Creighton (12–0) | Oklahoma State (12–2) | South Carolina (17–2) | Utah State (17–1) | Providence (15–5) | LSU (17–4) | Utah State (22–2) | Syracuse (19–6) | Southern Illinois (25–4) | Memphis (21–7) | 24. |
| 25. | Oklahoma State | NC State (1–0) | Oklahoma State (3–0) | Dayton (6–0) | Maryland (6–2) | Vanderbilt (8–0) | Marquette (8–2) | Providence (8–1) | Illinois (10–3) | South Carolina (16–2) | Oklahoma (11–4) | South Carolina (18–3) | South Carolina (19–4) | South Carolina (20–5) | Texas Tech (19–7) | Louisville (18–7) | Air Force (22–5) | Utah State (25–3) т Boston College (23–9) т | 25. |
| Preseason [1][2] | Week 2 Nov. 26[1] | Week 3 Dec. 3[1] | Week 4 Dec. 10[1] | Week 5 Dec. 17[1] | Week 6 Dec. 24[1] | Week 7 Dec. 31[1] | Week 8 Jan. 7[1] | Week 9 Jan. 14[1] | Week 10 Jan. 21[1] | Week 11 Jan. 28[1] | Week 12 Feb. 4[1] | Week 13 Feb. 11[3] | Week 14 Feb. 18[3] | Week 15 Feb. 25[3] | Week 16 Mar. 3[3] | Week 17 Mar. 10[3] | Final Mar. 17[3] | ||
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Coaches Poll
edit| Preseason [1] | Week 2 Nov. 25[1] | Week 3 Dec. 2[1] | Week 4 Dec. 9[1] | Week 5 Dec. 16[1] | Week 6 Dec. 23[1] | Week 7 Dec. 30[1] | Week 8 Jan. 6[1] | Week 9 Jan. 13[1] | Week 10 Jan. 20[1][4] | Week 11 Jan. 27[1][5] | Week 12 Feb. 3[1][6] | Week 13 Feb. 10[3][7] | Week 14 Feb. 17[3][8] | Week 15 Feb. 24[3][9] | Week 16 Mar. 2[3] | Week 17 Mar. 9[3] | Week 18 Mar. 16[3] | Final Apr. 6[3] | ||
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| 1. | Connecticut (25) | Connecticut (3–0) (27) | Kansas (2–0) (25) | Florida (5–0) (20) | Kentucky (5–0) (23) | Kentucky (6–0) (25) | Connecticut (9–1) (18) | Connecticut (11–1) (24) | Connecticut (13–1) (24) | Duke (14–1) (25) | Duke (16–1) (24) | Duke (18–1) (24) | Duke (20–1) (24) | Stanford (21–0) (26) | Stanford (23–0) (26) | Stanford (25–0) (27) | Saint Joseph's (27–0) (31) | Stanford (29–1) | Connecticut (33–6) (31) | 1. |
| 2. | Duke (3) | Duke (1–0) (2) | Florida (2–0) (2) | Kentucky (4–0) (2) | Connecticut (7–1) (4) | Connecticut (8–1) (4) | Duke (8–1) (6) | Duke (10–1) (3) | Duke (12–1) (2) | Stanford (14–0) (5) | Stanford (16–0) (6) | Stanford (18–0) (6) | Stanford (20–0) (6) | Saint Joseph's (22–0) (4) | Saint Joseph's (24–0) (5) | Saint Joseph's (26–0) (4) | Stanford (26–1) | Gonzaga (27–2) | Duke (31–6) | 2. |
| 3. | Michigan State (1) | Arizona (0–0) | Kentucky (2–0) | Connecticut (6–1) (4) | Duke (6–1) | Duke (8–1) | Georgia Tech (11–0) (5) | Arizona (9–1) (1) | Wake Forest (11–0) (3) | Saint Joseph's (15–0) (1) | Saint Joseph's (17–0) (1) | Saint Joseph's (19–0) (1) | Saint Joseph's (20–0) (1) | Duke (21–2) (1) | Pittsburgh (24–2) | Duke (24–3) | Gonzaga (25–2) | Oklahoma State (27–3) | Georgia Tech (28–10) | 3. |
| 4. | Arizona | Michigan State (1–0) | Connecticut (4–1) (1) | Missouri (3–0) | North Carolina (6–0) (1) | Georgia Tech (10–0) (2) | Arizona (7–1) | Wake Forest (9–0) (2) | Stanford (13–0) (1) | Connecticut (14–2) | Louisville (15–1) | Pittsburgh (20–1) | Pittsburgh (22–1) | Pittsburgh (23–2) | Duke (22–3) | Gonzaga (25–2) | Duke (25–4) | Kentucky (26–4) | Oklahoma State (31–4) | 4. |
| 5. | Kansas | Kansas (1–0) | Missouri (1–0) (1) | Duke (5–1) | Arizona (4–1) | Arizona (5–1) | Wake Forest (7–0) (1) | Kentucky (9–1) | Kentucky (10–1) | Cincinnati (13–0) | Kentucky (13–2) | Connecticut (17–3) | Connecticut (19–3) | Mississippi State (21–1) | Gonzaga (23–2) | Mississippi State (23–2) | Mississippi State (25–2) | Saint Joseph's (27–1) | Saint Joseph's (30–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Missouri | Missouri (0–0) | Duke (3–1) т | Texas (4–0) (2) | Georgia Tech (8–0) (3) | Wake Forest (7–0) | Kentucky (7–1) | Stanford (11–0) | Saint Joseph's (13–0) (1) | Louisville (13–1) | Pittsburgh (19–1) | Louisville (16–2) | Mississippi State (19–1) | Gonzaga (21–2) | Oklahoma State (21–2) | Pittsburgh (25–3) | Pittsburgh (27–3) | Duke (27–5) | Stanford (30–2) | 6. |
| 7. | Syracuse (1) | Syracuse (0–0) (1) | Michigan State (3–1) т | Kansas (3–1) | Kansas (5–1) | Oklahoma (8–0) | Stanford (9–0) | Oklahoma (10–0) | Cincinnati (11–0) | Wake Forest (11–2) | Cincinnati (14–1) | Mississippi State (18–1) | Gonzaga (19–2) | Oklahoma State (19–2) | Mississippi State (21–2) | Oklahoma State (22–3) | Oklahoma State (24–3) | Connecticut (27–6) | Pittsburgh (31–5) | 7. |
| 8. | Florida | Florida (0–0) | Arizona (1–1) | North Carolina (5–0) (1) | Oklahoma (7–0) | Stanford (7–0) | Oklahoma (8–0) | Georgia Tech (12–1) | Arizona (10–2) | Kentucky (11–2) | Connecticut (15–3) | Gonzaga (17–2) | Kentucky (16–3) | Connecticut (19–5) | Connecticut (21–5) | Connecticut (23–5) | Kentucky (23–4) | Pittsburgh (29–4) | Kentucky (27–5) | 8. |
| 9. | Kentucky | Kentucky (1–0) | Texas (3–0) | Arizona (2–1) | Wake Forest (5–0) | North Carolina (6–1) | North Carolina (7–1) | Saint Joseph's (11–0) | Louisville (11–1) | Pittsburgh (18–0) | Arizona (13–3) | Kentucky (14–3) | Louisville (17–3) | Kentucky (17–4) | Kentucky (19–4) | Kentucky (21–4) | Connecticut (24–6) | Mississippi State (25–3) | Kansas (24–9) | 9. |
| 10. | North Carolina (1) | North Carolina (1–0) (1) | North Carolina (1–0) (1) | Georgia Tech (7–0) (2) | Texas (5–1) | Saint Joseph's (8–0) | Saint Joseph's (9–0) (1) | Cincinnati (9–0) | Florida (11–2) | Kansas (11–2) | Gonzaga (15–2) | Cincinnati (15–2) | Oklahoma State (17–2) | Wisconsin (17–4) | Texas (19–4) | Texas (21–4) | Wisconsin (21–6) | Wisconsin (24–6) | Texas (25–8) | 10. |
| 11. | Texas | Texas (1–0) | Illinois (3–0) | Oklahoma (5–0) | Stanford (5–0) | Kansas (6–2) | Cincinnati (8–0) | Florida (9–2) | North Carolina (10–2) | North Carolina (11–3) | Mississippi State (16–1) | Wisconsin (14–3) | Texas (16–3) | Louisville (17–4) | Wake Forest (17–6) | Wake Forest (19–6) | Texas (21–6) | Texas (23–7) | Illinois (26–7) | 11. |
| 12. | Gonzaga | Illinois (1–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Wake Forest (5–0) | Saint Joseph's (7–0) | Cincinnati (6–0) | Florida (8–2) | Louisville (9–1) | Kansas (9–2) | Arizona (11–3) | Kansas (12–3) | Arizona (14–4) | Cincinnati (16–3) | Texas (17–4) | Cincinnati (18–5) | Cincinnati (20–5) | Cincinnati (21–6) | Cincinnati (24–6) | Gonzaga (28–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Illinois | Oklahoma (2–0) | Wisconsin (3–0) | Stanford (4–0) | Florida (5–2) | Florida (6–2) | Kansas (6–2) | North Carolina (8–2) | Oklahoma (10–1) | Georgia Tech (14–2) | Wisconsin (13–3) | Oklahoma State (15–2) | Kansas (15–4) | Arizona (16–6) | Providence (18–5) | Providence (20–5) | Illinois (22–5) | Illinois (24–6) | Mississippi State (26–4) | 13. |
| 14. | Wisconsin | Saint Joseph's (1–0) | Saint Joseph's (3–0) | Illinois (4–1) | Missouri (3–1) | Missouri (4–1) | Louisville (7–1) | Kansas (8–2) | Georgia Tech (12–2) | Texas (11–2) | Texas Tech (16–2) | Texas (14–3) | Wisconsin (15–4) | Cincinnati (17–4) | Arizona (17–7) | Wisconsin (19–6) | Wake Forest (19–8) | Kansas (21–8) | Xavier (26–11) | 14. |
| 15. | Oklahoma | Wisconsin (1–0) | Georgia Tech (5–0) | Saint Joseph's (5–0) | Gonzaga (7–1) | Wisconsin (7–1) | Wisconsin (8–1) | Pittsburgh (14–0) | Pittsburgh (16–0) | Gonzaga (14–2) | North Carolina (12–4) | Wake Forest (13–4) | Arizona (14–6) | Wake Forest (15–6) | Wisconsin (17–6) | Southern Illinois (24–2) | Kansas (20–7) | Georgia Tech (23–9) | Wake Forest (21–10) | 15. |
| 16. | Louisville | Louisville (0–0) | Wake Forest (3–0) | Purdue (6–0) | Cincinnati (4–0) | Texas (5–2) | Pittsburgh (12–0) | Texas (7–2) | Texas (9–2) | Syracuse (13–1) | Georgia Tech (15–3) | Georgia Tech (16–4) | Georgia Tech (17–5) | Georgia Tech (18–6) | North Carolina (16–7) | North Carolina (17–8) | Arizona (19–8) | Wake Forest (19–9) | Wisconsin (25–7) | 16. |
| 17. | Stanford | Stanford (1–0) | Stanford (3–0) | Cincinnati (4–0) | Purdue (7–1) | Pittsburgh (10–0) | Texas (5–2) | Gonzaga (10–2) | Gonzaga (12–2) | Florida (11–3) | Wake Forest (11–4) | Kansas (13–4) | North Carolina (14–6) | Providence (17–5) | Southern Illinois (22–2) | Arizona (18–8) | Providence (20–7) | NC State (20–9) | Alabama (20–13) | 17. |
| 18. | Saint Joseph's | Wake Forest (2–0) | Syracuse (1–1) | Gonzaga (6–1) | Wisconsin (6–1) | Gonzaga (7–2) | Gonzaga (8–2) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Wisconsin (11–2) | Texas Tech (14–2) | Texas (12–3) | Texas Tech (16–4) | Wake Forest (13–6) | NC State (16–5) | Kansas (17–6) | Kansas (18–7) | Georgia Tech (22–8) | Arizona (20–9) | Cincinnati (25–7) | 18. |
| 19. | Cincinnati т | Cincinnati (1–0) | Cincinnati (3–0) | Wisconsin (4–1) | Illinois (6–2) | Illinois (6–2) | Illinois (7–2) | Syracuse (9–1) | Syracuse (11–1) | Wisconsin (11–3) | Oklahoma State (14–2) | North Carolina (13–5) | Texas Tech (17–5) | North Carolina (15–7) | NC State (17–6) | NC State (18–7) | North Carolina (18–9) | Providence (20–8) | Syracuse (23–8) | 19. |
| 20. | Notre Dame т | Notre Dame (0–0) | Notre Dame (2–0) | Michigan State (3–3) | Pittsburgh (7–0) | Louisville (5–1) | Syracuse (7–1) | Illinois (9–2) | Creighton (12–0) | Mississippi State (14–1) | Florida (12–4) | Syracuse (14–3) | Florida (14–6) | Kansas (15–6) | Georgia Tech (19–7) | Illinois (20–5) | NC State (19–8) | North Carolina (18–10) | NC State (21–10) | 20. |
| 21. | Wake Forest | Gonzaga (1–1) | Purdue (5–0) | Marquette (6–0) т | Syracuse (3–1) | Syracuse (5–1) | Purdue (9–2) | Vanderbilt (11–0) | Marquette (11–2) | Oklahoma (10–3) | Purdue (14–4) | Florida (13–5) | Providence (15–5) | Southern Illinois (20–2) | Louisville (17–6) | Utah State (24–2) | Utah State (25–2) | Maryland (19–11) | Nevada (25–9) | 21. |
| 22. | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh (2–0) | Pittsburgh (4–0) | Syracuse (2–1) т | Louisville (4–1) | Purdue (8–2) | Missouri (4–3) | Marquette (9–2) | Texas Tech (13–2) | Vanderbilt (13–2) | Syracuse (13–3) | Oklahoma (13–4) | South Carolina (19–4) | South Carolina (20–5) | Memphis (19–4) | Georgia Tech (20–8) | Southern Illinois (25–4) | Utah State (25–3) | North Carolina (19–11) | 22. |
| 23. | Marquette | Marquette (3–0) | Marquette (4–0) | Pittsburgh (6–0) | Marquette (6–1) | Dayton (9–0) | Marquette (8–2) | Creighton (9–0) | Vanderbilt (12–1) | Purdue (12–4) | South Carolina (17–2) | Providence (14–4) | Utah State (19–1) | Texas Tech (18–6) | Utah State (22–2) | Memphis (20–5) | Syracuse (21–6) | Southern Illinois (25–4) | UAB (22–10) | 23. |
| 24. | Oklahoma State | Maryland (1–0) | Gonzaga (3–1) | Dayton (6–0) | Dayton (8–0) | Marquette (7–2) | Vanderbilt (9–0) | Oklahoma State (9–1) | Mississippi State (13–0) | Creighton (13–1) | Providence (13–3) | South Carolina (18–3) | Southern Illinois (18–2) | Syracuse (16–5) | Illinois (18–5) | Louisville (18–7) | Memphis (21–6) | Syracuse (21–7) | Maryland (20–12) | 24. |
| 25. | Maryland | Texas Tech (3–0) | Maryland (3–0) | Louisville (2–1) | Michigan State (3–4) | Maryland (6–2) | Florida State (11–1) | Texas Tech (12–2) т Purdue (10–3) т | Illinois (10–3) | Oklahoma State (12–2) | Oklahoma (11–4) | Vanderbilt (14–4) | Syracuse (14–5) | Utah State (20–2) | Texas Tech (19–7) | Michigan State (17–9) | Air Force (22–5) | Michigan State (18–11) | Vanderbilt (23–10) | 25. |
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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 w x ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 1130. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "Men's College Basketball Rankings - Week 1". ESPN. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 1131. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "Men's College Basketball Rankings - Week 10". ESPN. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Men's College Basketball Rankings - Week 11". ESPN. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Men's College Basketball Rankings - Week 12". ESPN. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Men's College Basketball Rankings - Week 13". ESPN. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Men's College Basketball Rankings - Week 14". ESPN. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Men's College Basketball Rankings - Week 15". ESPN. Retrieved January 23, 2021.