The 2004–05 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.
| 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings | |||||
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| Season | 2004–05 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 2005 | ||||
| Preseason No. 1 | |||||
| NCAA Tournament Champions | North Carolina | ||||
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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] | Week 2 Nov. 16 | Week 3 Nov. 23[2] | Week 4 Nov. 30[3] | Week 5 Dec. 7[4] | 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 Mar. 1 | Week 18 Mar. 8 | Final Mar. 15[5] | ||
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| 1. | Kansas (25) | Kansas (0–0) | Wake Forest (2–0) (25) | Wake Forest (5–0) (40) | Illinois (6–0) (25) | Illinois (9–0) (35) | Illinois (10–0) (50) | Illinois (11–0) (55) | Illinois (14–0) (62) | Illinois (16–0) (58) | Illinois (18–0) (58) | Illinois (19–0) (71) | Illinois (21–0) (72) | Illinois (23–0) (72) | Illinois (25–0) (72) | Illinois (27–0) (72) | Illinois (28–0) (71) | Illinois (29–1) (71) | Illinois (32–1) (72) | 1. |
| 2. | Wake Forest (22) | Wake Forest (0–0) | Kansas (1–0) (26) | Kansas (2–0) (18) | Kansas (4–0) (23) | Kansas (6–0) (22) | Kansas (7–0) (15) | Kansas (8–0) (13) | Kansas (9–0) (10) | Kansas (11–0) (13) | Kansas (13–0) (13) | Duke (15–0) (1) | North Carolina (17–2) | North Carolina (19–2) | Kansas (20–1) | North Carolina (22–3) | North Carolina (24–3) | North Carolina (26–3) | Duke (25–5) | 2. |
| 3. | Georgia Tech (10) | Georgia Tech (0–0) | Georgia Tech (1–0) (11) | Syracuse (5–0) (4) | Georgia Tech (5–0) (12) | Georgia Tech (6–0) (12) | Oklahoma State (8–0) (5) | Oklahoma State (9–0) (4) | North Carolina (12–1) | North Carolina (13–1) (1) | Wake Forest (15–1) | North Carolina (16–2) | Kansas (16–1) | Kansas (18–1) | Kentucky (19–2) | Boston College (22–1) | Kentucky (22–3) | Wake Forest (26–4) | North Carolina (27–4) | 3. |
| 4. | North Carolina (10) | North Carolina (0–0) | Syracuse (4–0) (4) | Georgia Tech (3–0) (7) | Syracuse (7–0) (9) | Oklahoma State (7–0) (3) | North Carolina (8–1) | North Carolina (9–1) | Wake Forest (12–1) | Wake Forest (13–1) | Duke (13–0) | Syracuse (19–1) | Duke (16–1) | Boston College (20–0) | North Carolina (20–3) | Oklahoma State (20–3) | Wake Forest (24–4) | Kentucky (23–4) | Louisville (29–4) | 4. |
| 5. | Illinois (2) | Syracuse (2–0) | Illinois (2–0) (1) | Illinois (4–0) (1) | Oklahoma State (5–0) (2) | North Carolina (7–1) | Wake Forest (9–1) | Wake Forest (10–1) | Duke (9–0) | Duke (11–0) | Oklahoma State (13–1) | Wake Forest (16–2) | Boston College (18–0) | Kentucky (17–2) | Wake Forest (21–3) | Kentucky (20–3) | Boston College (23–2) | Duke (22–5) | Kentucky (25–5) | 5. |
| 6. | Syracuse | Illinois (0–0) | Oklahoma State (1–0) (2) | Oklahoma State (3–0) (2) | Wake Forest (6–1) | Wake Forest (6–1) | Duke (8–0) | Duke (8–0) | Syracuse (13–1) | Oklahoma State (11–1) | North Carolina (14–2) | Kansas (14–1) | Kentucky (16–2) | Wake Forest (19–3) | Boston College (20–1) | Wake Forest (22–4) | Duke (21–4) | Louisville (26–4) | Wake Forest (26–5) | 6. |
| 7. | Oklahoma State (2) | Oklahoma State (0–0) | Connecticut (1–0) | Connecticut (1–0) | Connecticut (3–0) (1) | Duke (6–0) | Syracuse (9–1) | Syracuse (11–1) | Oklahoma State (9–1) | Syracuse (15–1) | Syracuse (17–1) | Kentucky (14–2) | Wake Forest (17–3) | Duke (17–2) | Duke (18–3) | Duke (19–4) | Kansas (21–4) | Boston College (24–3) | Washington (27–5) | 7. |
| 8. | Connecticut | Connecticut (0–0) | Kentucky (1–0) (1) | Kentucky (3–0) | North Carolina (6–1) | Syracuse (8–1) | Kentucky (7–1) | Kentucky (8–1) | Kentucky (9–1) | Georgia Tech (11–2) | Kentucky (12–2) | Boston College (16–0) | Syracuse (20–2) | Syracuse (21–2) | Oklahoma State (19–3) | Kansas (20–3) | Oklahoma State (20–5) | Arizona (25–5) | Oklahoma State (24–6) | 8. |
| 9. | Kentucky (1) | Kentucky (0–0) | Duke (1–0) | North Carolina (4–1) | Duke (5–0) | Kentucky (6–1) | Georgia Tech (7–1) | Georgia Tech (8–1) | Georgia Tech (9–2) | Kentucky (10–2) | Boston College (14–0) | Oklahoma State (14–2) | Louisville (18–3) | Louisville (20–3) | Syracuse (22–3) | Arizona (23–4) | Louisville (24–4) | Kansas (22–5) | Arizona (27–6) | 9. |
| 10. | Arizona | Arizona (0–0) | Michigan State (1–0) | Duke (3–0) | Kentucky (4–1) | Pittsburgh (7–0) | Pittsburgh (8–0) | Pittsburgh (9–0) | Connecticut (8–1) | Texas (11–2) | Washington (15–2) | Washington (16–2) | Oklahoma State (15–3) | Oklahoma State (17–3) | Arizona (21–4) | Michigan State (19–4) | Washington (23–4) | Oklahoma State (21–6) | Gonzaga (25–4) | 10. |
| 11. | Duke | Duke (0–0) | North Carolina (0–1) | Michigan State (3–0) | Pittsburgh (5–0) | Connecticut (4–1) | Connecticut (5–1) | Connecticut (6–1) | Gonzaga (10–2) | Mississippi State (14–2) | Gonzaga (13–3) | Arizona (16–3) | Alabama (17–3) | Washington (19–3) | Michigan State (17–4) | Louisville (23–4) | Arizona (24–5) | Gonzaga (24–4) | Syracuse (27–6) | 11. |
| 12. | Mississippi State | Mississippi State (2–0) | Louisville (1–0) | Maryland (3–0) | NC State (6–0) | NC State (7–0) | Washington (8–1) | Gonzaga (9–1) | Washington (12–1) | Connecticut (9–2) | Georgia Tech (11–4) | Louisville (16–3) | Michigan State (14–3) | Arizona (19–4) | Louisville (21–4) | Gonzaga (21–4) | Gonzaga (22–4) | Connecticut (21–6) | Kansas (23–6) | 12. |
| 13. | Michigan State | Michigan State (0–0) | Maryland (1–0) | Pittsburgh (3–0) | Louisville (4–1) | Louisville (5–1) | Gonzaga (8–1) | Washington (10–1) | Arizona (11–2) | Boston College (13–0) | Arizona (14–3) | Oklahoma (15–2) | Washington (17–3) | Michigan State (15–4) | Gonzaga (19–4) | Utah (23–3) | Syracuse (24–5) | Michigan State (22–5) | Connecticut (22–7) | 13. |
| 14. | Louisville | Louisville (0–0) | Mississippi State (4–1) | Washington (4–0) | Texas (5–1) | Texas (6–1) | Arizona (7–2) | Arizona (8–2) | Iowa (12–1) | Washington (13–2) | Louisville (14–3) | Alabama (15–3) | Arizona (17–4) | Gonzaga (17–4) | Utah (21–3) | Washington (21–4) | Michigan State (20–5) | Washington (24–5) | Boston College (24–4) | 14. |
| 15. | Maryland | Maryland (0–0) | Texas (1–0) | Mississippi State (5–1) | Arizona (5–2) | Arizona (6–2) | Texas (7–2) | Texas (8–2) | Texas (10–2) | Michigan State (10–2) | Texas (13–3) | Michigan State (12–3) | Oklahoma (16–3) | Utah (19–3) | Washington (20–4) | Syracuse (22–5) | Connecticut (19–6) | Utah (25–4) | Michigan State (26–6) | 15. |
| 16. | Texas | Texas (0–0) | Pittsburgh (1–0) | NC State (4–0) | Washington (5–1) | Iowa (8–1) | NC State (8–1) | Iowa (10–1) | Pittsburgh (10–1) | Gonzaga (11–3) | Connecticut (10–3) | Texas (14–4) | Pittsburgh (14–3) | Oklahoma (17–4) | Alabama (19–4) | Alabama (21–4) | Utah (24–4) | Syracuse (24–6) | Florida (23–7) | 16. |
| 17. | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh (0–0) | NC State (3–0) | Louisville (3–1) | Iowa (6–1) | Alabama (8–1) | Iowa (9–1) | NC State (9–1) | Louisville (11–2) | Arizona (12–3) | Mississippi State (15–3) | Gonzaga (14–4) | Gonzaga (15–4) | Alabama (17–4) | Pittsburgh (17–4) | Connecticut (17–6) | Pacific (23–2) | Oklahoma (23–6) | Oklahoma (24–7) | 17. |
| 18. | Alabama | Alabama (0–0) | Arizona (2–1) | Texas (3–1) | Alabama (6–1) | Washington (7–1) | Louisville (6–2) | Alabama (10–1) | Mississippi State (12–2) | Cincinnati (13–1) | Oklahoma (13–2) | Wisconsin (13–3) | Cincinnati (17–3) | Pittsburgh (15–4) | Connecticut (15–6) | Pittsburgh (18–5) | Charlotte (21–4) | Pacific (25–2) | Utah (27–5) | 18. |
| 19. | NC State | NC State (0–0) | Alabama (2–0) | Florida (3–0) | Virginia (6–0) | George Washington (6–1) | Alabama (9–1) | Louisville (8–2) | Alabama (11–2) | Louisville (12–3) | Michigan State (10–3) | Connecticut (11–4) | Wisconsin (14–4) | Connecticut (14–5) | Pacific (20–2) | Pacific (22–2) | Villanova (19–6) | Villanova (21–6) | Villanova (22–7) | 19. |
| 20. | Notre Dame | Notre Dame (0–0) | Wisconsin (1–0) | Notre Dame (3–0) | Michigan State (4–2) | Mississippi State (7–2) | George Washington (7–1) | George Washington (8–1) | Michigan State (8–2) | Pittsburgh (11–2) | Cincinnati (14–2) | Pittsburgh (13–3) | Texas (15–5) | Wisconsin (15–5) | Wisconsin (16–6) | Wisconsin (17–6) | Oklahoma (21–6) | Alabama (23–6) | Wisconsin (22–8) | 20. |
| 21. | Wisconsin | Wisconsin (0–0) | Notre Dame (1–0) | Arizona (3–2) | George Washington (5–1) | Michigan State (5–2) | Mississippi State (9–2) | Mississippi State (11–2) | West Virginia (10–0) | George Washington (10–2) | Pittsburgh (12–2) | Cincinnati (15–3) | Utah (17–3) | Cincinnati (17–5) | Oklahoma (17–6) | Charlotte (19–4) | Alabama (21–6) | Cincinnati (24–6) | Alabama (24–7) | 21. |
| 22. | Washington | Washington (0–0) | Washington (1–0) | Alabama (4–1) | Mississippi State (6–2) | Gonzaga (7–1) | Cincinnati (7–0) | Cincinnati (9–0) | Maryland (8–2) | Marquette (13–1) | Alabama (13–3) | Georgia Tech (11–5) | Maryland (13–5) | Villanova (13–5) | Maryland (15–7) | Oklahoma (19–6) | Cincinnati (22–6) | Pittsburgh (20–7) | Pacific (26–3) | 22. |
| 23. | Florida | Florida (0–0) | Florida (1–0) | Iowa (3–1) | Maryland (4–2) | Maryland (5–2) | Michigan State (6–2) | Michigan State (7–2) | Cincinnati (11–1) | Alabama (12–3) | Iowa (13–3) | Iowa (14–4) | Connecticut (12–5) | Texas (15–6) | Charlotte (17–4) | Villanova (17–6) | Wisconsin (18–7) | Wisconsin (20–7) | Cincinnati (24–7) | 23. |
| 24. | Memphis | Memphis (2–0) | Gonzaga (2–0) | Virginia (4–0) | Wisconsin (4–1) | Virginia (7–1) | Maryland (6–2) | Maryland (7–2) | George Washington (8–2) | Iowa (12–3) | Wisconsin (12–3) | Mississippi State (16–4) | Villanova (12–4) | Pacific (18–2) | Cincinnati (18–6) | Cincinnati (20–6) | Pittsburgh (18–7) | Nevada (–) | Texas Tech (20–10) | 24. |
| 25. | Gonzaga | Gonzaga (0–0) | Memphis (3–1) | Wisconsin (2–1) | Gonzaga (5–1) | Cincinnati (6–0) | Virginia (7–1) | Virginia (8–1) | Boston College (11–0) | Oklahoma (11–2) | Marquette (14–2) | Utah (16–3) | Georgia Tech (12–6) | Texas Tech (14–5) | Villanova (14–6) | Nevada (20–5) | Nevada (22–5) | Charlotte (21–6) | Georgia Tech (19–11) | 25. |
| Preseason [1] | Week 2 Nov. 16 | Week 3 Nov. 23[2] | Week 4 Nov. 30[3] | Week 5 Dec. 7[4] | 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 Mar. 1 | Week 18 Mar. 8 | Final Mar. 15[5] | ||
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Coaches Poll
edit| Preseason [6] | Week 2 Nov. 23[6] | Week 3 Nov. 30[6] | Week 4 Dec. 7[6] | Week 5 Dec. 14[6] | Week 6 Dec. 21[6] | Week 7 Dec. 28[6] | Week 8 Jan. 4[6] | Week 9 Jan. 11[6] | Week 10 Jan. 18[6] | Week 11 Jan. 25[6] | Week 12 Feb. 1[7] | Week 13 Feb. 8[7] | Week 14 Feb. 15[7] | Week 15 Feb. 22[7] | Week 16 Mar. 1[7] | Week 17 Mar. 8[7] | Week 18 Mar. 15[7] | Final Apr. 5[7] | ||
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| 1. | Kansas (8) | Wake Forest (2–0) (15) | Wake Forest (5–0) (22) | Illinois (6–0) (18) | Illinois (9–0) (21) | Illinois (10–0) (24) | Illinois (11–0) (25) | Illinois (14–0) (27) | Illinois (16–0) (25) | Illinois (18–0) (27) | Illinois (19–0) (31) | Illinois (21–0) (31) | Illinois (23–0) (31) | Illinois (25–0) (31) | Illinois (27–0) (31) | Illinois (28–0) (31) | Illinois (29–1) (21) | Illinois (32–1) () | North Carolina (33–4) | 1. |
| 2. | Wake Forest (12) | Kansas (1–0) (12) | Kansas (2–0) (5) | Kansas (4–0) (10) | Kansas (6–0) (6) | Kansas (7–0) (5) | Kansas (8–0) (4) | Kansas (9–0) (4) | Kansas (11–0) (4) | Kansas (13–0) (4) | Duke (15–0) | North Carolina (17–2) | North Carolina (19–2) | Kansas (20–1) | North Carolina (22–3) | North Carolina (24–3) | North Carolina (26–3) (10) | Duke (25–5) | Illinois (37–2) | 2. |
| 3. | North Carolina (6) | Georgia Tech (1–0) (1) | Illinois (4–0) (1) | Georgia Tech (5–0) (2) | Georgia Tech (6–0) (2) | Oklahoma State (8–0) (2) | Oklahoma State (9–0) (2) | Wake Forest (12–1) | Wake Forest (13–1) | Wake Forest (15–1) | North Carolina (16–2) | Kansas (16–1) | Kansas (18–1) | Kentucky (19–2) | Boston College (22–1) | Kentucky (22–3) | Wake Forest (26–4) | North Carolina (27–4) | Louisville (33–5) | 3. |
| 4. | Georgia Tech (1) | Illinois (2–0) (1) | Georgia Tech (3–0) (1) | Syracuse (7–0) | Oklahoma State (7–0) (2) | Wake Forest (9–1) | Wake Forest (10–1) | North Carolina (12–1) | North Carolina (13–1) (2) | Duke (13–0) | Syracuse (19–1) | Kentucky (16–2) | Boston College (20–0) | North Carolina (20–3) | Oklahoma State (20–3) | Wake Forest (24–4) | Kentucky (23–4) | Louisville (29–4) | Michigan State (26–7) | 4. |
| 5. | Illinois (1) | Syracuse (4–0) | Syracuse (5–0) | Oklahoma State (5–0) (1) | Wake Forest (6–1) | North Carolina (8–1) | North Carolina (9–1) | Duke (9–0) | Duke (11–0) | Oklahoma State (13–1) | Wake Forest (16–2) | Boston College (18–0) | Kentucky (17–2) | Wake Forest (21–3) | Kentucky (20–3) | Boston College (23–2) | Duke (22–5) | Kentucky (25–5) | Kentucky (28–6) | 5. |
| 6. | Syracuse | Connecticut (1–0) | Connecticut (1–0) | Connecticut (3–0) | North Carolina (7–1) | Duke (8–0) | Duke (8–0) | Oklahoma State (9–1) | Oklahoma State (11–1) | North Carolina (14–2) | Kentucky (14–2) | Duke (16–1) | Wake Forest (19–3) | Boston College (20–1) | Wake Forest (22–4) | Duke (21–4) | Louisville (26–4) | Wake Forest (26–5) | Arizona (30–7) | 6. |
| 7. | Connecticut | Oklahoma State (1–0) (1) | Oklahoma State (3–0) (1) | Wake Forest (6–1) | Duke (6–0) | Pittsburgh (8–0) | Pittsburgh (9–0) | Syracuse (13–1) | Syracuse (15–1) | Syracuse (17–1) | Kansas (14–1) | Wake Forest (17–3) | Syracuse (21–2) | Oklahoma State (19–3) | Kansas (20–3) | Kansas (21–4) | Boston College (24–3) | Washington (27–5) | Duke (27–6) | 7. |
| 8. | Oklahoma State (1) | Kentucky (1–0) (1) | Kentucky (3–0) (1) | North Carolina (6–1) | Syracuse (8–1) | Syracuse (9–1) | Syracuse (11–1) | Kentucky (9–1) | Georgia Tech (11–2) | Kentucky (12–2) | Boston College (16–0) | Syracuse (20–2) | Duke (17–2) | Duke (18–3) | Arizona (23–4) | Oklahoma State (20–5) | Arizona (25–5) | Oklahoma State (24–6) | Oklahoma State (26–7) | 8. |
| 9. | Kentucky | Michigan State (1–0) | Michigan State (3–0) | Duke (5–0) | NC State (7–0) | Georgia Tech (7–1) | Georgia Tech (8–1) | Connecticut (8–1) | Texas (12–2) | Boston College (14–0) | Oklahoma State (14–2) | Louisville (18–3) | Louisville (20–3) | Syracuse (22–3) | Michigan State (19–4) | Louisville (24–4) | Kansas (22–5) | Arizona (27–6) | Washington (29–6) | 9. |
| 10. | Michigan State | Duke (1–0) | Duke (3–0) | NC State (6–0) | Pittsburgh (7–0) | Kentucky (7–1) | Kentucky (8–1) | Georgia Tech (9–2) | Kentucky (10–2) | Washington (15–2) | Washington (16–2) | Michigan State (14–3) | Oklahoma State (17–3) | Michigan State (17–4) | Duke (19–4) | Washington (23–4) | Michigan State (22–5) | Kansas (23–6) | Wisconsin (25–9) | 10. |
| 11. | Arizona (1) | Louisville (1–0) | North Carolina (4–1) | Kentucky (4–1) | Kentucky (6–1) | Connecticut (5–1) | Connecticut (6–1) | Texas (10–2) | Connecticut (9–2) | Texas (13–3) | Arizona (16–3) | Oklahoma State (15–3) | Washington (19–3) | Arizona (21–4) | Louisville (23–4) | Arizona (24–5) | Oklahoma State (21–6) | Gonzaga (25–4) | Wake Forest (27–6) | 11. |
| 12. | Duke | North Carolina (0–1) | Maryland (3–0) | Pittsburgh (5–0) | Texas (6–1) | Texas (7–2) | Texas (8–2) | Pittsburgh (10–1) | Michigan State (10–2) | Arizona (14–3) | Louisville (16–3) | Washington (17–3) | Michigan State (15–4) | Louisville (21–4) | Utah (23–3) | Michigan State (20–5) | Gonzaga (24–4) | Boston College (24–4) | West Virginia (24–11) | 12. |
| 13. | Louisville (1) | Texas (1–0) | NC State (4–0) | Texas (5–1) | Connecticut (4–1) | NC State (8–1) | Alabama (10–1) | Arizona (11–2) | Cincinnati (13–1) | Connecticut (10–3) | Texas (14–4) т | Arizona (17–4) | Arizona (19–4) | Washington (20–4) т | Washington (21–4) | Gonzaga (22–4) т | Washington (24–5) | Syracuse (27–6) | Villanova (24–8) | 13. |
| 14. | Mississippi State | Maryland (1–0) | Pittsburgh (3–0) | Louisville (4–1) | Louisville (5–1) | Alabama (9–1) | Arizona (8–2) | Washington (12–1) | Washington (13–2) | Louisville (14–3) | Michigan State (12–3) т | Alabama (17–3) | Connecticut (14–5) | Utah (21–3) т | Alabama (21–4) | Syracuse (24–5) т | Connecticut (21–6) | Connecticut (22–7) | Utah (29–6) | 14. |
| 15. | Texas | Pittsburgh (1–0) | Texas (3–1) | Arizona (5–2) | Alabama (8–1) | Arizona (7–2) | NC State (9–1) | Iowa (12–1) | Mississippi State (14–2) | Georgia Tech (11–4) | Oklahoma (15–2) | Pittsburgh (14–3) | Utah (19–3) т | Pittsburgh (17–4) | Syracuse (22–5) | Utah (24–4) | Utah (25–4) | Michigan State (26–6) | Kansas (23–7) | 15. |
| 16. | Maryland | NC State (3–0) | Washington (4–0) | Michigan State (4–2) | Arizona (6–2) | Cincinnati (7–0) | Washington (10–1) | Louisville (11–2) | Arizona (12–3) | Michigan State (10–3) | Connecticut (11–4) | Oklahoma (16–3) | Pittsburgh (15–4) т | Gonzaga (19–4) | Gonzaga (21–4) | Connecticut (19–6) | Pacific (25–2) | Oklahoma (24–7) | Texas Tech (22–11) | 16. |
| 17. | Pittsburgh | Wisconsin (1–0) т | Louisville (3–1) | Maryland (4–2) | Cincinnati (6–0) | Washington (8–1) | Cincinnati (9–0) | Gonzaga (10–2) | Boston College (13–0) | Pittsburgh (12–2) | Alabama (15–3) | Cincinnati (17–3) | Gonzaga (17–4) | Alabama (19–4) | Pittsburgh (18–5) | Pacific (23–2) | Oklahoma (23–6) | Utah (27–5) | Connecticut (23–8) | 17. |
| 18. | Alabama | Arizona (2–1) т | Florida (3–0) | Alabama (6–1) | Michigan State (5–2) | Louisville (6–2) | Iowa (10–1) | Alabama (11–2) | Pittsburgh (11–2) | Cincinnati (14–2) | Pittsburgh (13–3) | Texas (15–5) | Oklahoma (17–4) | Connecticut (15–6) | Pacific (22–2) | Charlotte (21–4) | Syracuse (24–6) | Florida (23–7) | Gonzaga (26–5) | 18. |
| 19. | NC State | Alabama (2–0) | Notre Dame (3–0) | Virginia (6–0) | Maryland (5–2) | Iowa (9–1) | Louisville (8–2) | Michigan State (8–2) | Louisville (12–3) | Mississippi State (15–3) | Wisconsin (13–3) | Wisconsin (14–4) | Alabama (17–4) | Pacific (20–2) | Connecticut (17–6) | Alabama (21–6) | Alabama (23–6) | Wisconsin (22–8) | Boston College (25–5) | 19. |
| 20. | Wisconsin | Mississippi State (4–1) | Arizona (3–2) | Cincinnati (4–0) | Washington (7–1) | Michigan State (6–2) | Michigan State (7–2) | Cincinnati (11–1) | Gonzaga (11–3) | Gonzaga (13–3) | Cincinnati (15–3) | Connecticut (12–5) | Cincinnati (17–5) | Wisconsin (16–6) | Wisconsin (17–6) | Oklahoma (21–6) | Cincinnati (24–6) | Pacific (26–3) | Oklahoma (25–8) | 20. |
| 21. | Notre Dame | Notre Dame (1–0) | Mississippi State (5–1) | Washington (5–1) | Iowa (8–1) | Maryland (6–2) | Gonzaga (9–1) | Maryland (8–2) | Alabama (12–3) | Oklahoma (13–2) | Georgia Tech (11–5) | Gonzaga (15–4) | Wisconsin (15–5) | Cincinnati (18–6) | Charlotte (19–4) | Cincinnati (22–6) | Villanova (21–6) | Alabama (24–7) | Syracuse (27–7) | 21. |
| 22. | Florida | Florida (1–0) | Alabama (4–1) | Wisconsin (4–1) | George Washington (6–1) | George Washington (7–1) | George Washington (8–1) | Mississippi State (12–2) | George Washington (10–2) | Alabama (13–3) | Mississippi State (16–4) | Utah (17–3) | Texas (15–6) | Oklahoma (17–6) | Cincinnati (20–6) | Villanova (19–6) | Wisconsin (20–7) | Villanova (22–7) | NC State (21–14) | 22. |
| 23. | Memphis | Washington (1–0) | Wisconsin (2–1) | Mississippi State (6–2) | Virginia (7–1) | Gonzaga (8–1) | Maryland (7–2) | West Virginia (10–0) | Iowa (12–3) | Wisconsin (12–3) | Gonzaga (14–4) | Georgia Tech (12–6) | Texas Tech (14–5) | Charlotte (17–4) | Oklahoma (19–6) | Wisconsin (18–7) | Pittsburgh (20–7) | Cincinnati (24–7) | Wisconsin-Milwaukee (26–6) | 23. |
| 24. | Washington | Memphis (3–1) | Cincinnati (3–0) | Iowa (6–1) | Mississippi State (7–2) | Mississippi State (9–2) | Mississippi State (11–2) | NC State (10–3) | West Virginia (11–1) | Iowa (13–3) | Iowa (14–4) | Maryland (13–5) | Pacific (18–2) | Florida (15–6) | Villanova (17–6) | Pittsburgh (18–7) | Charlotte (21–6) | Texas Tech (20–10) | Florida (24–8) | 24. |
| 25. | Stanford | Gonzaga (2–0) | Virginia (4–0) | George Washington (5–1) | Marquette (9–0) | Virginia (7–1) | Virginia (8–1) | George Washington (8–2) | Oklahoma (11–2) | Marquette (14–2) | Utah (16–3) | Villanova (12–4) | Villanova (13–5) | Texas Tech (15–6) | Texas Tech (16–7) | Southern Illinois (24–6) | Florida (20–7) | Georgia Tech (19–11) | Cincinnati (25–8) | 25. |
| Preseason [6] | Week 2 Nov. 23[6] | Week 3 Nov. 30[6] | Week 4 Dec. 7[6] | Week 5 Dec. 14[6] | Week 6 Dec. 21[6] | Week 7 Dec. 28[6] | Week 8 Jan. 4[6] | Week 9 Jan. 11[6] | Week 10 Jan. 18[6] | Week 11 Jan. 25[6] | Week 12 Feb. 1[7] | Week 13 Feb. 8[7] | Week 14 Feb. 15[7] | Week 15 Feb. 22[7] | Week 16 Mar. 1[7] | Week 17 Mar. 8[7] | Week 18 Mar. 15[7] | Final Apr. 5[7] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Men's College Basketball Rankings - Week 1". ESPN. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ "Men's College Basketball Rankings - Week 2". ESPN. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ "Men's College Basketball Rankings - Week 3". ESPN. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ "Men's College Basketball Rankings - Week 4". ESPN. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ "Men's College Basketball Rankings - Week 17". ESPN. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 1141. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ a b c d e f g h ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 1142. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.