1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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AP Poll

The final writers' poll was released on Monday, March 8. |Week1-1 = North Carolina |Week1-2 = UCLA |Week1-3 = Kentucky |Week1-4 = Louisville |Week1-5 = Georgetown |Week1-6 = |Week1-7 = Virginia |Week1-8 = DePaul |Week1-9 = Iowa |Week1-10 = Minnesota |Week1-11 = Tulsa |Week1-12 = Indiana |Week1-13 = Wake Forest |Week1-14 = UAB |Week1-15 = Missouri |Week1-16 = |Week1-17 = |Week1-18 = Arkansas |Week1-19 = Notre Dame |Week1-20 = Alabama |Week2-1 = North Carolina (1–0) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = Kentucky (1–0) |Week2-2-Color = u |Week2-3 = Louisville (0–0) |Week2-3-Color = u |Week2-4 = Wichita State (1–0) |Week2-4-Color = u |Week2-5 = Virginia (3–0) |Week2-5-Color = u |Week2-6 = Iowa (1–0) |Week2-6-Color = u |Week2-7 = DePaul (0–0) |Week2-7-Color = u |Week2-8 = UCLA (1–1) |Week2-8-Color = d |Week2-9 = Tulsa (1–0) |Week2-9-Color = u |Week2-10 = Minnesota (0–0) |Week2-10-Color = |Week2-11 = UAB (2–0) |Week2-11-Color = u |Week2-12 = Indiana (1–0) |Week2-12-Color = |Week2-13 = Arkansas (1–0) |Week2-13-Color = u |Week2-14 = San Francisco (1–0) |Week2-14-Color = npr |Week2-15 = BYU (2–1) |Week2-15-Color = npr |Week2-16 = Missouri (0–0) |Week2-16-Color = d |Week2-17 = Alabama (1–0) |Week2-17-Color = u |Week2-18 = UNLV (2–0) |Week2-18-Color = npr |Week2-19 = Notre Dame (1–0) |Week2-19-Color = |Week2-20 = Georgetown (1–2) |Week2-20-Color = d |Week3-1 = North Carolina (3–0) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Kentucky (2–0) |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 = Louisville (2–0) |Week3-3-Color = |Week3-4 = Wichita State (3–0) |Week3-4-Color = |Week3-5 = Virginia (5–0) |Week3-5-Color = |Week3-6 = Iowa (3–0) |Week3-6-Color = |Week3-7 = DePaul (2–0) |Week3-7-Color = |Week3-8 = Minnesota (3–0) |Week3-8-Color = u |Week3-9 = UAB (3–0) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Indiana (2–0) |Week3-10-Color = u |Week3-11 = Arkansas (3–0) |Week3-11-Color = u |Week3-12 = San Francisco (3–0) |Week3-12-Color = u |Week3-13 = Missouri (3–0) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = Tulsa (2–1) |Week3-14-Color = d |Week3-15 = UNLV (4–0) |Week3-15-Color = u |Week3-16 = Alabama (4–0) |Week3-16-Color = u |Week3-17 = UCLA (2–2) |Week3-17-Color = d |Week3-18 = Southwestern Louisiana (5–0) |Week3-18-Color = npr |Week3-19 = Oregon State (2–0) |Week3-19-Color = npr |Week3-20 = Georgetown (3–2) |Week3-20-Color = |Week4-1 = North Carolina (4–0) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Kentucky (4–0) |Week4-2-Color = |Week4-3 = Louisville (4–0) |Week4-3-Color = |Week4-4 = Wichita State (5–0) |Week4-4-Color = |Week4-5 = Virginia (6–0) |Week4-5-Color = |Week4-6 = Iowa (5–0) |Week4-6-Color = |Week4-7 = DePaul (4–0) |Week4-7-Color = |Week4-8 = Minnesota (4–0) |Week4-8-Color = |Week4-9 = Arkansas (5–0) |Week4-9-Color = u |Week4-10 = San Francisco (5–0) |Week4-10-Color = u |Week4-11 = Missouri (5–0) |Week4-11-Color = u |Week4-12 = Tulsa (5–1) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = Indiana (4–1) |Week4-13-Color = d |Week4-14 = Alabama (5–0) |Week4-14-Color = u |Week4-15 = Southwestern Louisiana (8–0) |Week4-15-Color = u |Week4-16 = UAB (3–1) |Week4-16-Color = d |Week4-17 = UCLA (3–2) |Week4-17-Color = |Week4-18 = Villanova (5–0) |Week4-18-Color = npr |Week4-19 = Georgetown (5–2) |Week4-19-Color = u |Week4-20 = Oregon State (3–1) |Week4-20-Color = d |Week5-1 = North Carolina (5–0) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Kentucky (6–0) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = Wichita State (6–0) |Week5-3-Color = u |Week5-4 = Virginia (8–0) |Week5-4-Color = u |Week5-5 = Minnesota (5–1) |Week5-5-Color = u |Week5-6 = Arkansas (6–0) |Week5-6-Color = u |Week5-7 = San Francisco (7–0) |Week5-7-Color = u |Week5-8 = Louisville (5–1) |Week5-8-Color = d |Week5-9 = Missouri (6–0) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Iowa (6–1) |Week5-10-Color = d |Week5-11 = Indiana (6–1) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = Alabama (7–0) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = DePaul (5–1) |Week5-13-Color = d |Week5-14 = Tulsa (6–1) |Week5-14-Color = d |Week5-15 = UCLA (4–2) |Week5-15-Color = u |Week5-16 = Oregon State (5–1) |Week5-16-Color = u |Week5-17 = Georgetown (7–2) |Week5-17-Color = u |Week5-18 = Houston (7–1) |Week5-18-Color = npr |Week5-19 = UAB (5–2) |Week5-19-Color = d |Week5-20 = Villanova (6–1) |Week5-20-Color = d |Week6-1 = North Carolina (6–0) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Wichita State (7–0) |Week6-2-Color = u |Week6-3 = Virginia (8–0) |Week6-3-Color = u |Week6-4 = Kentucky (6–1) |Week6-4-Color = d |Week6-5 = Arkansas (7–0) |Week6-5-Color = u |Week6-6 = San Francisco (10–0) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = Missouri (7–0) |Week6-7-Color = u |Week6-8 = DePaul (7–1) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = Minnesota (5–1) |Week6-9-Color = d |Week6-10 = Iowa (6–1) |Week6-10-Color = |Week6-11 = Indiana (6–1) |Week6-11-Color = |Week6-12 = Alabama (7–0) |Week6-12-Color = |Week6-13 = Tulsa (7–1) |Week6-13-Color = u |Week6-14 = Louisville (6–2) |Week6-14-Color = d |Week6-15 = Oregon State (6–1) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = UCLA (5–2) |Week6-16-Color = d |Week6-17 = Georgetown (8–2) |Week6-17-Color = |Week6-18 = Houston (7–1) |Week6-18-Color = |Week6-19 = Villanova (7–1) |Week6-19-Color = u |Week6-20 = NC State (7–0) |Week6-20-Color = npr |Week7-1 = North Carolina (9–0) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Virginia (11–0) |Week7-2-Color = u |Week7-3 = Kentucky (8–1) |Week7-3-Color = u |Week7-4 = Missouri (9–0) |Week7-4-Color = u |Week7-5 = DePaul (11–1) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Minnesota (8–1) |Week7-6-Color = u |Week7-7 = Iowa (8–1) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = San Francisco (11–1) |Week7-8-Color = d |Week7-9 = Wichita State (10–2) |Week7-9-Color = d |Week7-10 = Tulsa (9–1) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Arkansas (8–1) |Week7-11-Color = d |Week7-12 = Louisville (8–2) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = Georgetown (11–2) |Week7-13-Color = u |Week7-14 = Houston (10–1) |Week7-14-Color = u |Week7-15 = NC State (11–1) |Week7-15-Color = u |Week7-16 = Alabama (9–1) |Week7-16-Color = d |Week7-17 = Oregon State (9–2) |Week7-17-Color = d |Week7-18 = Idaho (11–0) |Week7-18-Color = npr |Week7-19 = UCLA (6–4) |Week7-19-Color = d |Week7-20 = St. John's (9–1) |Week7-20-Color = npr |Week8-1 = North Carolina (12–0) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Missouri (11–0) |Week8-2-Color = u |Week8-3 = Virginia (12–1) |Week8-3-Color = d |Week8-4 = DePaul (12–1) |Week8-4-Color = u |Week8-5 = Iowa (10–1) |Week8-5-Color = u |Week8-6 = Kentucky (9–2) |Week8-6-Color = d |Week8-7 = San Francisco (13–1) |Week8-7-Color = u |Week8-8 = Georgetown (13–2) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = Arkansas (10–1) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = Houston (11–1) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = Minnesota (9–2) |Week8-11-Color = d |Week8-12 = NC State (13–1) |Week8-12-Color = u |Week8-13 = Alabama (11–1) |Week8-13-Color = u |Week8-14 = Idaho (13–0) |Week8-14-Color = u |Week8-15 = Oregon State (10–2) |Week8-15-Color = u |Week8-16 = Wichita State (11–3) |Week8-16-Color = d |Week8-17 = Louisville (10–3) |Week8-17-Color = d |Week8-18 = Tulsa (10–2) |Week8-18-Color = d |Week8-19 = (10–0) |Week8-19-Color = npr |Week8-20 = (10–1) |Week8-20-Color = npr |Week9-1 = North Carolina (14–0) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Missouri (14–0) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = Virginia (16–1) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = DePaul (15–1) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 = Minnesota (11–2) |Week9-5-Color = u |Week9-6 = Iowa (11–2) |Week9-6-Color = d |Week9-7 = Texas (13–0) |Week9-7-Color = u |Week9-8 = Idaho (15–0) |Week9-8-Color = u |Week9-9 = Kentucky (10–3) |Week9-9-Color = d |Week9-10 = Tulsa (13–2) |Week9-10-Color = u |Week9-11 = San Francisco (15–2) |Week9-11-Color = d |Week9-12 = Oregon State (12–2) |Week9-12-Color = u |Week9-13 = Georgetown (14–3) |Week9-13-Color = d |Week9-14 = NC State (14–2) |Week9-14-Color = d |Week9-15 = Arkansas (11–2) |Week9-15-Color = d |Week9-16 = Alabama (12–2) |Week9-16-Color = d |Week9-17 = Louisville (11–4) |Week9-17-Color = |Week9-18 = Kansas State (12–2) |Week9-18-Color = npr |Week9-19 = Houston (11–3) |Week9-19-Color = d |Week9-20 = Tennessee (11–3) |Week9-20-Color = npr |Week10-1 = Missouri (16–0) |Week10-1-Color = u |Week10-2 = North Carolina (14–1) |Week10-2-Color = d |Week10-3 = Virginia (18–1) |Week10-3-Color = |Week10-4 = DePaul (16–1) |Week10-4-Color = |Week10-5 = Texas (14–0) |Week10-5-Color = u |Week10-6 = Iowa (13–2) |Week10-6-Color = |Week10-7 = Kentucky (12–3) |Week10-7-Color = u |Week10-8 = Oregon State (14–2) |Week10-8-Color = u |Week10-9 = San Francisco (17–2) |Week10-9-Color = u |Week10-10 = Minnesota (12–3) |Week10-10-Color = d |Week10-11 = Idaho (16–1) |Week10-11-Color = d |Week10-12 = Arkansas (13–2) |Week10-12-Color = u |Week10-13 = Alabama (14–2) |Week10-13-Color = u |Week10-14 = Kansas State (14–2) |Week10-14-Color = u |Week10-15 = Tennessee (13–3) |Week10-15-Color = u |Week10-16 = Tulsa (13–3) |Week10-16-Color = d |Week10-17 = NC State (15–3) |Week10-17-Color = d |Week10-18 = Wake Forest (13–3) |Week10-18-Color = npr |Week10-19 = Fresno State (15–1) |Week10-19-Color = npr |Week10-20 = Villanova (13–3) |Week10-20-Color = npr |Week11-1 = Missouri (18–0) |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 = North Carolina (16–1) |Week11-2-Color = |Week11-3 = Virginia (20–1) |Week11-3-Color = |Week11-4 = DePaul (18–1) |Week11-4-Color = |Week11-5 = Iowa (15–2) |Week11-5-Color = u |Week11-6 = Minnesota (14–3) |Week11-6-Color = u |Week11-7 = San Francisco (19–2) |Week11-7-Color = u |Week11-8 = Alabama (16–2) |Week11-8-Color = u |Week11-9 = Kentucky (14–4) |Week11-9-Color = d |Week11-10 = Oregon State (15–3) |Week11-10-Color = d |Week11-11 = Tulsa (15–3) |Week11-11-Color = u |Week11-12 = Texas (14–3) |Week11-12-Color = d |Week11-13 = Wake Forest (14–4) |Week11-13-Color = u |Week11-14 = Arkansas (15–3) |Week11-14-Color = d |Week11-15 = Idaho (17–2) |Week11-15-Color = d |Week11-16 = Tennessee (14–4) |Week11-16-Color = d |Week11-17 = Fresno State (17–1) |Week11-17-Color = u |Week11-18 = West Virginia (17–1) |Week11-18-Color = npr |Week11-19 = Kansas State (14–4) |Week11-19-Color = d |Week11-20 = Memphis State (14–3) |Week11-20-Color = npr |Week12-1 = Virginia (22–1) |Week12-1-Color = u |Week12-2 = North Carolina (18–2) |Week12-2-Color = |Week12-3 = DePaul (20–1) |Week12-3-Color = u |Week12-4 = Missouri (19–1) |Week12-4-Color = d |Week12-5 = Iowa (17–2) |Week12-5-Color = |Week12-6 = Oregon State (16–3) |Week12-6-Color = u |Week12-7 = Tulsa (16–3) |Week12-7-Color = u |Week12-8 = Arkansas (16–3) |Week12-8-Color = u |Week12-9 = Minnesota (15–4) |Week12-9-Color = d |Week12-10 = Alabama (17–3) |Week12-10-Color = d |Week12-11 = West Virginia (19–1) |Week12-11-Color = u |Week12-12 = Kentucky (15–5) |Week12-12-Color = d |Week12-13 = Idaho (19–2) |Week12-13-Color = u |Week12-14 = Memphis State (16–3) |Week12-14-Color = u |Week12-15 = Kansas State (16–4) |Week12-15-Color = u |Week12-16 = Wake Forest (15–5) |Week12-16-Color = d |Week12-17 = San Francisco (19–4) |Week12-17-Color = d |Week12-18 = Fresno State (18–2) |Week12-18-Color = d |Week12-19 = Washington (17–3) |Week12-19-Color = npr |Week12-20 = Georgetown (18–5) |Week12-20-Color = npr |Week13-1 = Virginia (25–1) |Week13-1-Color = |Week13-2 = North Carolina (20–2) |Week13-2-Color = |Week13-3 = DePaul (23–1) |Week13-3-Color = |Week13-4 = Missouri (21–1) |Week13-4-Color = |Week13-5 = Oregon State (18–3) |Week13-5-Color = u |Week13-6 = Tulsa (18–4) |Week13-6-Color = u |Week13-7 = Iowa (18–3) |Week13-7-Color = d |Week13-8 = Minnesota (17–4) |Week13-8-Color = u |Week13-9 = West Virginia (21–1) |Week13-9-Color = u |Week13-10 = Kentucky (17–5) |Week13-10-Color = u |Week13-11 = Idaho (21–2) |Week13-11-Color = u |Week13-12 = Memphis State (18–3) |Week13-12-Color = u |Week13-13 = Georgetown (20–5) |Week13-13-Color = u |Week13-14 = Wake Forest (17–5) |Week13-14-Color = u |Week13-15 = Fresno State (20–2) |Week13-15-Color = u |Week13-16 = San Francisco (21–4) |Week13-16-Color = u |Week13-17 = Arkansas (18–5) |Week13-17-Color = d |Week13-18 = Kansas State (17–5) |Week13-18-Color = d |Week13-19 = Alabama (17–5) |Week13-19-Color = d |Week13-20 = Indiana (14–7) |Week13-20-Color = npr |Week14-1 = Virginia (26–1) |Week14-1-Color = |Week14-2 = North Carolina (22–2) |Week14-2-Color = |Week14-3 = DePaul (24–1) |Week14-3-Color = |Week14-4 = Oregon State (20–3) |Week14-4-Color = u |Week14-5 = Missouri (23–2) |Week14-5-Color = d |Week14-6 = West Virginia (23–1) |Week14-6-Color = u |Week14-7 = Kentucky (19–5) |Week14-7-Color = u |Week14-8 = Tulsa (19–4) |Week14-8-Color = d |Week14-9 = Idaho (23–2) |Week14-9-Color = u |Week14-10 = Memphis State (19–3) |Week14-10-Color = u |Week14-11 = Iowa (19–4) |Week14-11-Color = d |Week14-12 = Georgetown (21–6) |Week14-12-Color = u |Week14-13 = Minnesota (18–5) |Week14-13-Color = d |Week14-14 = Fresno State (22–2) |Week14-14-Color = u |Week14-15 = Arkansas (19–5) |Week14-15-Color = u |Week14-16 = San Francisco (23–4) |Week14-16-Color = |Week14-17 = Alabama (19–5) |Week14-17-Color = u |Week14-18 = Wake Forest (18–6) |Week14-18-Color = d |Week14-19 = Tennessee (18–6) |Week14-19-Color = npr |Week14-20 = UCLA (18–5) |Week14-20-Color = npr |Week15-1 = North Carolina (24–2) |Week15-1-Color = u |Week15-2 = DePaul (26–1) |Week15-2-Color = u |Week15-3 = Virginia (27–2) |Week15-3-Color = d |Week15-4 = Oregon State (22–3) |Week15-4-Color = |Week15-5 = Missouri (23–3) |Week15-5-Color = |Week15-6 = Idaho (24–2) |Week15-6-Color = u |Week15-7 = Minnesota (20–5) |Week15-7-Color = u |Week15-8 = Georgetown (23–6) |Week15-8-Color = u |Week15-9 = West Virginia (24–2) |Week15-9-Color = d |Week15-10 = Tulsa (21–5) |Week15-10-Color = d |Week15-11 = Iowa (20–5) |Week15-11-Color = |Week15-12 = Fresno State (24–2) |Week15-12-Color = u |Week15-13 = Memphis State (21–4) |Week15-13-Color = d |Week15-14 = Arkansas (21–5) |Week15-14-Color = u |Week15-15 = Kentucky (20–6) |Week15-15-Color = d |Week15-16 = Wake Forest (19–7) |Week15-16-Color = u |Week15-17 = Kansas State (20–6) |Week15-17-Color = npr |Week15-18 = Alabama (20–6) |Week15-18-Color = d |Week15-19 = UCLA (19–6) |Week15-19-Color = u |Week15-20 = UAB (23–5) |Week15-20-Color = npr |Week16-1 = North Carolina (27–2) (47) |Week16-1-Color = |Week16-2 = DePaul (26–1) (10) |Week16-2-Color = |Week16-3 = Virginia (29–3) (1) |Week16-3-Color = |Week16-4 = Oregon State (23–4) (1) |Week16-4-Color = |Week16-5 = Missouri (26–3) |Week16-5-Color = |Week16-6 = Georgetown (26–6) |Week16-6-Color = u |Week16-7 = Minnesota (22–5) |Week16-7-Color = |Week16-8 = Idaho (26–2) |Week16-8-Color = d |Week16-9 = Memphis State (23–4) |Week16-9-Color = u |Week16-10 = Tulsa (24–5) |Week16-10-Color = |Week16-11 = Fresno State (26–2) |Week16-11-Color = u |Week16-12 = Arkansas (23–5) |Week16-12-Color = u |Week16-13 = Alabama (23–6) |Week16-13-Color = u |Week16-14 = West Virginia (26–3) |Week16-14-Color = d |Week16-15 = Kentucky (22–7) |Week16-15-Color = |Week16-16 = Iowa (20–7) |Week16-16-Color = d |Week16-17 = UAB (23–5) |Week16-17-Color = u |Week16-18 = Wake Forest (20–8) |Week16-18-Color = d |Week16-19 = UCLA (21–6) |Week16-19-Color = |Week16-20 = Louisville (20–9) |Week16-20-Color = npr

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UPI Poll

The final coaches' poll was released on Monday, March 8. |Week1-1 = North Carolina |Week1-2 = UCLA |Week1-3 = Kentucky |Week1-4 = Louisville |Week1-5 = Georgetown |Week1-6 = Virginia |Week1-7 = |Week1-8 = Iowa |Week1-9 = DePaul |Week1-10 = Minnesota |Week1-11 = Indiana |Week1-12 = Tulsa |Week1-13 = |Week1-14 = Wake Forest |Week1-15 = Missouri |Week1-16 = San Francisco |Week1-17 = UAB |Week1-18 = |Week1-19 = Arkansas |Week1-20 = |Week2-1 = North Carolina (3–0) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = Kentucky (2–0) |Week2-2-Color = u |Week2-3 = Louisville (2–0) |Week2-3-Color = u |Week2-4 = Virginia (5–0) |Week2-4-Color = u |Week2-5 = Iowa (3–0) |Week2-5-Color = u |Week2-6 = Wichita State (3–0) |Week2-6-Color = u |Week2-7 = DePaul (2–0) |Week2-7-Color = u |Week2-8 = Indiana (2–0) |Week2-8-Color = u |Week2-9 = Minnesota (3–0) |Week2-9-Color = u |Week2-10 = Arkansas (3–0) |Week2-10-Color = u |Week2-11 = Missouri (3–0) |Week2-11-Color = u |Week2-12 = UAB (3–0) |Week2-12-Color = u |Week2-13 = UNLV (4–0) |Week2-13-Color = u |Week2-14 = San Francisco (3–0) |Week2-14-Color = u |Week2-15 = Oregon State (2–0) |Week2-15-Color = npr |Week2-16 = Tulsa (2–1) |Week2-16-Color = d |Week2-17 = (5–0) |Week2-17-Color = npr |Week2-18 = Villanova (3–0) |Week2-18-Color = npr |Week2-19 = Alabama (4–0) |Week2-19-Color = npr |Week2-20 = UCLA (2–2) |Week2-20-Color = d |Week3-1 = North Carolina (4–0) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Kentucky (4–0) |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 = Louisville (4–0) |Week3-3-Color = |Week3-4 = Wichita State (5–0) |Week3-4-Color = u |Week3-5 = Iowa (5–0) |Week3-5-Color = |Week3-6 = Virginia (6–0) |Week3-6-Color = d |Week3-7 = DePaul (4–0) |Week3-7-Color = |Week3-8 = Arkansas (5–0) |Week3-8-Color = u |Week3-9 = Minnesota (4–0) |Week3-9-Color = |Week3-10 = Missouri (5–0) |Week3-10-Color = u |Week3-11 = Indiana (4–1) |Week3-11-Color = d |Week3-12 = San Francisco (5–0) |Week3-12-Color = u |Week3-13 = Louisiana-Lafayette (8–0) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = Tulsa (5–1) |Week3-14-Color = u |Week3-15 = Alabama (5–0) |Week3-15-Color = u |Week3-16 = Villanova (5–0) |Week3-16-Color = u |Week3-17 = Georgetown (5–2) |Week3-17-Color = npr |Week3-18 = Georgia (3–1) |Week3-18-Color = npr |Week3-19 = UAB (3–1) |Week3-19-Color = d |Week3-20 = UC Irvine (6–0) |Week3-20-Color = npr |Week4-1 = North Carolina (5–0) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Kentucky (6–0) |Week4-2-Color = |Week4-3 = Virginia (8–0) |Week4-3-Color = u |Week4-4 = Wichita State (6–0) |Week4-4-Color = |Week4-5 = Minnesota (5–1) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Arkansas (6–0) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Indiana (6–1) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = San Francisco (7–0) |Week4-8-Color = u |Week4-9 = Louisville (5–1) |Week4-9-Color = d |Week4-10 = Missouri (6–0) |Week4-10-Color = |Week4-11 = Iowa (6–1) |Week4-11-Color = d |Week4-12 = DePaul (5–1) |Week4-12-Color = d |Week4-13 = Georgetown (7–2) |Week4-13-Color = u |Week4-14 = Alabama (7–0) |Week4-14-Color = u |Week4-15 = Oregon State (5–1) |Week4-15-Color = npr |Week4-16 = Tulsa (6–1) |Week4-16-Color = d |Week4-17 = Houston (7–1) |Week4-17-Color = npr |Week4-18 = NC State (7–0) |Week4-18-Color = npr |Week4-19 = Kansas (5–2) |Week4-19-Color = npr |Week4-20 = Villanova (6–1) |Week4-20-Color = d |Week5-1 = North Carolina (6–0) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Virginia (8–0) |Week5-2-Color = u |Week5-3 = Kentucky (6–1) |Week5-3-Color = d |Week5-4 = Wichita State (7–0) |Week5-4-Color = |Week5-5 = DePaul (7–1) |Week5-5-Color = u |Week5-6 = Arkansas (7–0) |Week5-6-Color = d |Week5-7 = Missouri (7–0) |Week5-7-Color = u |Week5-8 = San Francisco (10–0) |Week5-8-Color = |Week5-9 = Iowa (6–1) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Indiana (6–1) |Week5-10-Color = d |Week5-11 = Minnesota (5–1) |Week5-11-Color = d |Week5-12 = Oregon State (6–1) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = Louisville (6–2) |Week5-13-Color = d |Week5-14 = Alabama (7–0) |Week5-14-Color = |Week5-15 = Georgetown (8–2) |Week5-15-Color = d |Week5-16 = Tulsa (7–1) |Week5-16-Color = |Week5-17 = Houston (7–1) |Week5-17-Color = |Week5-18 = NC State (7–0) |Week5-18-Color = |Week5-19 = Villanova (7–1) |Week5-19-Color = u |Week5-20 = Wake Forest (6–1) |Week5-20-Color = npr |Week6-1 = North Carolina (9–0) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Virginia (11–0) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Kentucky (8–1) |Week6-3-Color = |Week6-4 = DePaul (11–1) |Week6-4-Color = u |Week6-5 = Missouri (9–0) |Week6-5-Color = u |Week6-6 = Minnesota (8–1) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = Iowa (8–1) |Week6-7-Color = u |Week6-8 = Louisville (8–2) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = Georgetown (11–2) |Week6-9-Color = u |Week6-10 = San Francisco (11–1) |Week6-10-Color = d |Week6-11 = Arkansas (8–1) |Week6-11-Color = d |Week6-12 = Wichita State (10–2) |Week6-12-Color = d |Week6-13 = Idaho (11–0) |Week6-13-Color = npr |Week6-14 = Tulsa (9–1) |Week6-14-Color = u |Week6-15 = NC State (11–1) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = Houston (10–1) |Week6-16-Color = u |Week6-17 = Alabama (9–1) |Week6-17-Color = d |Week6-18 = St. John's (9–1) |Week6-18-Color = npr |Week6-19 = Oregon State (9–2) |Week6-19-Color = d |Week6-20 = Indiana (6–3) |Week6-20-Color = d |Week7-1 = North Carolina (12–0) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Virginia (12–1) |Week7-2-Color = |Week7-3 = Missouri (11–0) |Week7-3-Color = u |Week7-4 = DePaul (12–1) |Week7-4-Color = |Week7-5 = Iowa (10–1) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Kentucky (9–2) |Week7-6-Color = d |Week7-7 = Georgetown (13–2) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = San Francisco (13–1) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = Minnesota (9–2) |Week7-9-Color = d |Week7-10 = Arkansas (10–1) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Idaho (13–0) |Week7-11-Color = u |Week7-12 = Houston (11–1) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = Louisville (10–3) |Week7-13-Color = d |Week7-14 = Oregon State (10–2) |Week7-14-Color = u |Week7-15 = NC State (13–1) |Week7-15-Color = |Week7-16 = Alabama (11–1) |Week7-16-Color = u |Week7-17 = Wichita State (11–3) |Week7-17-Color = d |Week7-18 = (10–0) |Week7-18-Color = npr |Week7-19 = Tulsa (10–2) |Week7-19-Color = d |Week7-20 = Kansas State (10–2) |Week7-20-Color = npr |Week8-1 = North Carolina (14–0) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Missouri (14–0) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = Virginia (16–1) |Week8-3-Color = d |Week8-4 = DePaul (15–1) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = Texas (13–0) |Week8-5-Color = u |Week8-6 = Minnesota (11–2) т |Week8-6-Color = tu |Week8-7 = Iowa (11–2) т |Week8-7-Color = d |Week8-8 = Idaho (15–0) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = Kentucky (10–3) |Week8-9-Color = d |Week8-10 = Oregon State (12–2) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = Georgetown (14–3) |Week8-11-Color = d |Week8-12 = Tulsa (13–2) |Week8-12-Color = u |Week8-13 = San Francisco (15–2) |Week8-13-Color = d |Week8-14 = Arkansas (11–2) |Week8-14-Color = d |Week8-15 = NC State (14–2) |Week8-15-Color = |Week8-16 = Kansas State (12–2) |Week8-16-Color = u |Week8-17 = Alabama (12–2) |Week8-17-Color = d |Week8-18 = Louisville (11–4) |Week8-18-Color = d |Week8-19 = Villanova (12–2) |Week8-19-Color = npr |Week8-20 = Fresno State (13–1) |Week8-20-Color = npr |Week9-1 = Missouri (16–0) |Week9-1-Color = u |Week9-2 = North Carolina (14–1) |Week9-2-Color = d |Week9-3 = Virginia (18–1) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = DePaul (16–1) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 = Texas (14–0) |Week9-5-Color = |Week9-6 = Iowa (13–2) |Week9-6-Color = |Week9-7 = Oregon State (14–2) |Week9-7-Color = u |Week9-8 = Kentucky (12–3) |Week9-8-Color = u |Week9-9 = Minnesota (12–3) |Week9-9-Color = d |Week9-10 = Idaho (16–1) |Week9-10-Color = d |Week9-11 = Arkansas (13–2) |Week9-11-Color = u |Week9-12 = San Francisco (17–2) |Week9-12-Color = u |Week9-13 = Kansas State (14–2) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = Alabama (14–2) |Week9-14-Color = u |Week9-15 = Tennessee (13–3) |Week9-15-Color = npr |Week9-16 = Tulsa (13–3) |Week9-16-Color = d |Week9-17 = NC State (15–3) |Week9-17-Color = d |Week9-18 = Fresno State (15–1) |Week9-18-Color = u |Week9-19 = Villanova (13–3) |Week9-19-Color = |Week9-20 = Wake Forest (13–3) |Week9-20-Color = npr |Week10-1 = Missouri (18–0) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 = North Carolina (16–1) |Week10-2-Color = |Week10-3 = DePaul (18–1) |Week10-3-Color = u |Week10-4 = Virginia (20–1) |Week10-4-Color = d |Week10-5 = Iowa (15–2) |Week10-5-Color = u |Week10-6 = Minnesota (14–3) |Week10-6-Color = u |Week10-7 = Oregon State (15–3) |Week10-7-Color = |Week10-8 = San Francisco (19–2) |Week10-8-Color = u |Week10-9 = Kentucky (14–4) |Week10-9-Color = d |Week10-10 = Alabama (16–2) |Week10-10-Color = u |Week10-11 = Texas (14–3) |Week10-11-Color = d |Week10-12 = Tulsa (15–3) |Week10-12-Color = u |Week10-13 = Fresno State (17–1) |Week10-13-Color = u |Week10-14 = Arkansas (15–3) |Week10-14-Color = d |Week10-15 = Idaho (17–2) |Week10-15-Color = d |Week10-16 = Wake Forest (14–4) |Week10-16-Color = u |Week10-17 = Tennessee (14–4) |Week10-17-Color = d |Week10-18 = Kansas State (14–4) |Week10-18-Color = d |Week10-19 = West Virginia (17–1) |Week10-19-Color = npr |Week10-20 = Georgetown (16–5) |Week10-20-Color = npr |Week11-1 = Virginia (22–1) |Week11-1-Color = u |Week11-2 = North Carolina (16–1) |Week11-2-Color = |Week11-3 = DePaul (20–1) |Week11-3-Color = |Week11-4 = Missouri (19–1) |Week11-4-Color = d |Week11-5 = Iowa (17–2) |Week11-5-Color = |Week11-6 = Oregon State (16–3) |Week11-6-Color = u |Week11-7 = Tulsa (16–3) |Week11-7-Color = u |Week11-8 = Minnesota (15–4) |Week11-8-Color = d |Week11-9 = Kentucky (15–5) |Week11-9-Color = |Week11-10 = Arkansas (16–3) |Week11-10-Color = u |Week11-11 = Alabama (17–3) |Week11-11-Color = d |Week11-12 = Idaho (19–2) |Week11-12-Color = u |Week11-13 = West Virginia (19–1) |Week11-13-Color = u |Week11-14 = Kansas State (16–4) |Week11-14-Color = u |Week11-15 = San Francisco (19–4) |Week11-15-Color = d |Week11-16 = Fresno State (18–2) |Week11-16-Color = d |Week11-17 = Georgetown (18–5) |Week11-17-Color = u |Week11-18 = Memphis State (16–3) |Week11-18-Color = npr |Week11-19 = Wake Forest (15–5) |Week11-19-Color = d |Week11-20 = Wyoming (17–5) |Week11-20-Color = npr |Week12-1 = Virginia (25–1) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 = North Carolina (20–2) |Week12-2-Color = |Week12-3 = DePaul (23–1) |Week12-3-Color = |Week12-4 = Missouri (21–1) |Week12-4-Color = |Week12-5 = Oregon State (18–3) |Week12-5-Color = u |Week12-6 = Iowa (18–3) |Week12-6-Color = d |Week12-7 = Tulsa (18–4) |Week12-7-Color = |Week12-8 = Minnesota (17–4) |Week12-8-Color = |Week12-9 = Kentucky (17–5) |Week12-9-Color = |Week12-10 = West Virginia (21–1) |Week12-10-Color = u |Week12-11 = Idaho (21–2) |Week12-11-Color = u |Week12-12 = Georgetown (20–5) |Week12-12-Color = u |Week12-13 = Memphis State (18–3) |Week12-13-Color = u |Week12-14 = Fresno State (20–2) |Week12-14-Color = u |Week12-15 = Alabama (17–5) |Week12-15-Color = d |Week12-16 = Kansas State (17–5) |Week12-16-Color = d |Week12-17 = Arkansas (18–5) |Week12-17-Color = d |Week12-18 = Wake Forest (17–5) |Week12-18-Color = u |Week12-19 = San Francisco (21–4) |Week12-19-Color = d |Week12-20 = Tennessee (16–6) |Week12-20-Color = npr |Week13-1 = Virginia (26–1) |Week13-1-Color = |Week13-2 = North Carolina (22–2) |Week13-2-Color = |Week13-3 = DePaul (24–1) |Week13-3-Color = |Week13-4 = Oregon State (20–3) |Week13-4-Color = u |Week13-5 = Missouri (23–2) |Week13-5-Color = d |Week13-6 = West Virginia (23–1) |Week13-6-Color = u |Week13-7 = Iowa (19–4) |Week13-7-Color = d |Week13-8 = Idaho (23–2) |Week13-8-Color = u |Week13-9 = Kentucky (19–5) |Week13-9-Color = |Week13-10 = Tulsa (19–4) |Week13-10-Color = d |Week13-11 = Georgetown (21–6) |Week13-11-Color = u |Week13-12 = Fresno State (22–2) |Week13-12-Color = u |Week13-13 = Memphis State (19–3) |Week13-13-Color = |Week13-14 = Minnesota (18–5) |Week13-14-Color = d |Week13-15 = Arkansas (19–5) |Week13-15-Color = u |Week13-16 = Alabama (19–5) |Week13-16-Color = d |Week13-17 = San Francisco (23–4) |Week13-17-Color = u |Week13-18 = Tennessee (18–6) |Week13-18-Color = u |Week13-19 = Kansas State (18–6) |Week13-19-Color = d |Week13-20 = Wake Forest (18–6) |Week13-20-Color = d |Week14-1 = North Carolina (24–2) |Week14-1-Color = u |Week14-2 = DePaul (26–1) |Week14-2-Color = u |Week14-3 = Virginia (27–2) |Week14-3-Color = d |Week14-4 = Oregon State (22–3) |Week14-4-Color = |Week14-5 = Missouri (23–3) |Week14-5-Color = |Week14-6 = Idaho (24–2) |Week14-6-Color = u |Week14-7 = Minnesota (20–5) |Week14-7-Color = u |Week14-8 = Georgetown (23–6) |Week14-8-Color = u |Week14-9 = Fresno State (24–2) |Week14-9-Color = u |Week14-10 = Iowa (20–5) |Week14-10-Color = d |Week14-11 = Memphis State (21–4) |Week14-11-Color = u |Week14-12 = Kentucky (20–6) |Week14-12-Color = d |Week14-13 = West Virginia (24–2) |Week14-13-Color = d |Week14-14 = Tulsa (21–5) |Week14-14-Color = d |Week14-15 = Arkansas (21–5) |Week14-15-Color = |Week14-16 = Kansas State (20–6) |Week14-16-Color = u |Week14-17 = Wyoming (20–6) |Week14-17-Color = npr |Week14-18 = Wake Forest (19–7) т |Week14-18-Color = tu |Week14-19 = Louisville (18–8) т |Week14-19-Color = npr |Week14-20 = Pepperdine (20–6) т Tennessee (18–8) т |Week14-20-Color = npr |Week15-1 = North Carolina (27–2) (38) |Week15-1-Color = |Week15-2 = DePaul (26–1) (4) |Week15-2-Color = |Week15-3 = Virginia (29–3) |Week15-3-Color = |Week15-4 = Oregon State (23–4) |Week15-4-Color = |Week15-5 = Missouri (26–3) |Week15-5-Color = |Week15-6 = Minnesota (22–5) |Week15-6-Color = u |Week15-7 = Georgetown (26–6) |Week15-7-Color = u |Week15-8 = Idaho (26–2) |Week15-8-Color = d |Week15-9 = Memphis State (23–4) |Week15-9-Color = u |Week15-10 = Fresno State (26–2) |Week15-10-Color = d |Week15-11 = Tulsa (24–5) |Week15-11-Color = u |Week15-12 = Alabama (23–6) |Week15-12-Color = npr |Week15-13 = Arkansas (23–5) |Week15-13-Color = u |Week15-14 = Kentucky (22–7) |Week15-14-Color = d |Week15-15 = Wyoming (23–5) |Week15-15-Color = u |Week15-16 = Iowa (20–7) |Week15-16-Color = d |Week15-17 = West Virginia (26–3) |Week15-17-Color = d |Week15-18 = Kansas State (21–7) |Week15-18-Color = d |Week15-19 = Wake Forest (20–8) |Week15-19-Color = d |Week15-20 = Louisville (20–9) |Week15-20-Color = d

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