1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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AP Poll

|Week1-1 = Georgia Tech |Week1-2 = North Carolina |Week1-3 = Michigan |Week1-4 = Syracuse |Week1-5 = Kansas |Week1-6 = Duke |Week1-7 = Illinois |Week1-8 = Georgetown |Week1-9 = Louisville |Week1-10 = Auburn |Week1-11 = Kentucky |Week1-12 = Notre Dame |Week1-13 = Oklahoma |Week1-14 = LSU |Week1-15 = Memphis State |Week1-16 = UAB |Week1-17 = NC State |Week1-18 = UNLV |Week1-19 = Maryland т |Week1-19-Color = t |Week1-20 = Navy т |Week2-1 = North Carolina (1–0) |Week2-1-Color = u |Week2-2 = Georgia Tech (0–0) |Week2-2-Color = d |Week2-3 = Michigan (2–0) |Week2-3-Color = |Week2-4 = Syracuse (1–0) |Week2-4-Color = |Week2-5 = Kansas (2–0) |Week2-5-Color = |Week2-6 = Duke (2–0) |Week2-6-Color = |Week2-7 = Illinois (0–0) |Week2-7-Color = |Week2-8 = Georgetown (1–0) |Week2-8-Color = |Week2-9 = Louisville (2–0) |Week2-9-Color = |Week2-10 = Kentucky (1–0) |Week2-10-Color = u |Week2-11 = Notre Dame (1–0) |Week2-11-Color = u |Week2-12 = LSU (1–0) |Week2-12-Color = u |Week2-13 = Oklahoma (1–0) |Week2-13-Color = |Week2-14 = Memphis State (0–0) |Week2-14-Color = u |Week2-15 = NC State (0–0) |Week2-15-Color = u |Week2-16 = UNLV (1–0) |Week2-16-Color = u |Week2-17 = Maryland (1–0) |Week2-17-Color = u |Week2-18 = St. John's (2–0) |Week2-18-Color = npr |Week2-19 = Auburn (0–1) |Week2-19-Color = d |Week2-20 = UAB (1–1) |Week2-20-Color = d |Week3-1 = North Carolina (5–0) (45) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Michigan (4–0) (12) |Week3-2-Color = u |Week3-3 = Duke (6–0) (4) |Week3-3-Color = u |Week3-4 = Syracuse (3–0) |Week3-4-Color = |Week3-5 = Georgia Tech (2–1) |Week3-5-Color = d |Week3-6 = Georgetown (2–0) (1) |Week3-6-Color = u |Week3-7 = Kansas (3–1) |Week3-7-Color = d |Week3-8 = Oklahoma (5–0) |Week3-8-Color = u |Week3-9 = Kentucky (3–0) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Notre Dame (2–0) (1) |Week3-10-Color = u |Week3-11 = LSU (5–0) |Week3-11-Color = u |Week3-12 = Illinois (2–1) |Week3-12-Color = d |Week3-13 = Memphis State (2–0) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = UNLV (4–1) |Week3-14-Color = u |Week3-15 = St. John's (3–1) |Week3-15-Color = u |Week3-16 = Louisville (2–2) |Week3-16-Color = d |Week3-17 = UAB (2–1) |Week3-17-Color = u |Week3-18 = Iowa (4–0) |Week3-18-Color = npr |Week3-19 = Auburn (1–1) |Week3-19-Color = |Week3-20 = Indiana (1–0) |Week3-20-Color = npr |Week4-1 = North Carolina (6–0) (47) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Michigan (6–0) (13) |Week4-2-Color = |Week4-3 = Duke (8–0) (4) |Week4-3-Color = |Week4-4 = Syracuse (5–0) |Week4-4-Color = |Week4-5 = Georgetown (4–0) т (1) |Week4-5-Color = tu |Week4-6 = Georgia Tech (4–1) т |Week4-6-Color = |Week4-7 = Kansas (6–1) |Week4-7-Color = |Week4-8 = Oklahoma (6–0) |Week4-8-Color = |Week4-9 = Kentucky (5–0) |Week4-9-Color = |Week4-10 = Illinois (5–1) |Week4-10-Color = u |Week4-11 = LSU (6–0) |Week4-11-Color = |Week4-12 = Memphis State (5–0) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = UNLV (5–1) |Week4-13-Color = u |Week4-14 = St. John's (6–1) |Week4-14-Color = u |Week4-15 = Louisville (3–2) |Week4-15-Color = u |Week4-16 = UAB (5–1) |Week4-16-Color = u |Week4-17 = Notre Dame (3–1) |Week4-17-Color = d |Week4-18 = Indiana (2–1) |Week4-18-Color = u |Week4-19 = DePaul (3–0) |Week4-19-Color = npr |Week4-20 = Ohio State (5–0) |Week4-20-Color = npr |Week5-1 = North Carolina (7–0) (45) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Michigan (9–0) (14) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = Duke (8–0) (4) |Week5-3-Color = |Week5-4 = Syracuse (6–0) |Week5-4-Color = |Week5-5 = Georgetown (6–0) (1) |Week5-5-Color = |Week5-6 = Kansas (8–1) |Week5-6-Color = u |Week5-7 = Georgia Tech (4–1) |Week5-7-Color = d |Week5-8 = Oklahoma (8–0) |Week5-8-Color = |Week5-9 = LSU (8–0) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Memphis State (7–0) |Week5-10-Color = u |Week5-11 = St. John's (8–1) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = UNLV (5–1) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = Kentucky (5–1) |Week5-13-Color = d |Week5-14 = UAB (8–1) |Week5-14-Color = u |Week5-15 = Illinois (5–2) |Week5-15-Color = d |Week5-16 = Louisville (5–2) |Week5-16-Color = d |Week5-17 = Indiana (4–1) |Week5-17-Color = u |Week5-18 = DePaul (4–0) |Week5-18-Color = |Week5-19 = Notre Dame (4–1) |Week5-19-Color = d |Week5-20 = Virginia Tech (7–1) |Week5-20-Color = npr |Week6-1 = North Carolina (10–0) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Michigan (10–0) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Duke (9–0) |Week6-3-Color = |Week6-4 = Syracuse (7–0) |Week6-4-Color = |Week6-5 = Georgetown (8–0) |Week6-5-Color = |Week6-6 = Kansas (9–1) |Week6-6-Color = |Week6-7 = Georgia Tech (7–1) |Week6-7-Color = |Week6-8 = Oklahoma (9–0) |Week6-8-Color = |Week6-9 = LSU (11–0) |Week6-9-Color = |Week6-10 = Memphis State (8–0) |Week6-10-Color = |Week6-11 = St. John's (9–1) |Week6-11-Color = |Week6-12 = UNLV (7–1) |Week6-12-Color = |Week6-13 = Kentucky (7–1) |Week6-13-Color = |Week6-14 = UAB (11–1) |Week6-14-Color = |Week6-15 = Louisville (6–2) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = Illinois (7–2) |Week6-16-Color = d |Week6-17 = Indiana (6–2) |Week6-17-Color = |Week6-18 = Notre Dame (5–1) |Week6-18-Color = u |Week6-19 = Virginia Tech (8–1) |Week6-19-Color = u |Week6-20 = DePaul (6–2) |Week6-20-Color = d |Week7-1 = North Carolina (12–0) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Michigan (12–0) |Week7-2-Color = |Week7-3 = Duke (11–0) |Week7-3-Color = |Week7-4 = Syracuse (8–0) |Week7-4-Color = |Week7-5 = Kansas (12–1) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Georgia Tech (10–1) |Week7-6-Color = u |Week7-7 = Oklahoma (11–0) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = LSU (12–0) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = Memphis State (11–0) |Week7-9-Color = u |Week7-10 = St. John's (12–1) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Georgetown (9–1) |Week7-11-Color = d |Week7-12 = Kentucky (9–1) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = UNLV (10–2) |Week7-13-Color = d |Week7-14 = Illinois (9–2) |Week7-14-Color = u |Week7-15 = Indiana (8–2) |Week7-15-Color = u |Week7-16 = UAB (12–2) |Week7-16-Color = d |Week7-17 = Notre Dame (6–1) |Week7-17-Color = u |Week7-18 = Louisville (6–3) |Week7-18-Color = d |Week7-19 = UTEP (11–1) |Week7-19-Color = npr |Week7-20 = Virginia Tech (8–2) |Week7-20-Color = d |Week8-1 = North Carolina (14–0) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Michigan (14–0) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = Duke (12–0) |Week8-3-Color = |Week8-4 = Syracuse (10–0) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = Georgia Tech (10–1) |Week8-5-Color = u |Week8-6 = Memphis State (12–0) |Week8-6-Color = u |Week8-7 = Oklahoma (13–0) |Week8-7-Color = |Week8-8 = LSU (14–0) |Week8-8-Color = |Week8-9 = Kansas (12–2) |Week8-9-Color = d |Week8-10 = St. John's (14–1) |Week8-10-Color = |Week8-11 = Kentucky (10–1) |Week8-11-Color = u |Week8-12 = UNLV (13–2) |Week8-12-Color = u |Week8-13 = Georgetown (10–2) |Week8-13-Color = d |Week8-14 = UAB (13–2) |Week8-14-Color = u |Week8-15 = UTEP (13–1) |Week8-15-Color = u |Week8-16 = Notre Dame (7–1) |Week8-16-Color = u |Week8-17 = Louisville (7–3) |Week8-17-Color = u |Week8-18 = Illinois (10–3) |Week8-18-Color = d |Week8-19 = Virginia Tech (10–2) |Week8-19-Color = u |Week8-20 = Purdue (13–2) |Week8-20-Color = npr |Week9-1 = North Carolina (16–0) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Michigan (16–0) |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = Duke (15–0) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = Syracuse (13–0) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 = Georgia Tech (14–1) |Week9-5-Color = |Week9-6 = Memphis State (15–0) |Week9-6-Color = |Week9-7 = Oklahoma (15–0) |Week9-7-Color = |Week9-8 = Kansas (14–2) |Week9-8-Color = u |Week9-9 = St. John's (15–2) |Week9-9-Color = u |Week9-10 = UNLV (15–2) |Week9-10-Color = u |Week9-11 = Kentucky (12–2) |Week9-11-Color = |Week9-12 = UAB (16–2) |Week9-12-Color = u |Week9-13 = Notre Dame (9–2) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = LSU (15–2) |Week9-14-Color = d |Week9-15 = Georgetown (11–3) |Week9-15-Color = d |Week9-16 = Virginia Tech (12–2) |Week9-16-Color = u |Week9-17 = UTEP (14–2) |Week9-17-Color = d |Week9-18 = Louisville (9–4) |Week9-18-Color = d |Week9-19 = Purdue (14–3) |Week9-19-Color = u |Week9-20 = Bradley (16–1) |Week9-20-Color = npr |Week10-1 = North Carolina (19–0) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 = Duke (16–1) |Week10-2-Color = u |Week10-3 = Memphis State (17–0) |Week10-3-Color = u |Week10-4 = Georgia Tech (15–1) |Week10-4-Color = u |Week10-5 = Oklahoma (17–0) |Week10-5-Color = u |Week10-6 = Michigan (17–1) |Week10-6-Color = d |Week10-7 = Kansas (16–2) |Week10-7-Color = u |Week10-8 = St. John's (17–2) |Week10-8-Color = u |Week10-9 = Syracuse (13–2) |Week10-9-Color = d |Week10-10 = UNLV (17–2) |Week10-10-Color = |Week10-11 = Kentucky (14–2) |Week10-11-Color = |Week10-12 = Georgetown (13–3) |Week10-12-Color = u |Week10-13 = Louisville (11–4) |Week10-13-Color = u |Week10-14 = LSU (16–2) |Week10-14-Color = |Week10-15 = Purdue (16–3) |Week10-15-Color = u |Week10-16 = Notre Dame (10–2) |Week10-16-Color = d |Week10-17 = Bradley (18–1) |Week10-17-Color = u |Week10-18 = UAB (16–4) |Week10-18-Color = d |Week10-19 = UTEP (15–3) |Week10-19-Color = d |Week10-20 = Virginia Tech (14–3) |Week10-20-Color = d |Week11-1 = North Carolina (21–0) |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 = Memphis State (20–0) |Week11-2-Color = u |Week11-3 = Georgia Tech (16–2) |Week11-3-Color = u |Week11-4 = Kansas (19–2) |Week11-4-Color = u |Week11-5 = Duke (18–2) |Week11-5-Color = d |Week11-6 = Oklahoma (18–1) |Week11-6-Color = d |Week11-7 = St. John's (19–2) |Week11-7-Color = u |Week11-8 = Kentucky (16–2) |Week11-8-Color = u |Week11-9 = Michigan (17–2) |Week11-9-Color = d |Week11-10 = UNLV (19–2) |Week11-10-Color = |Week11-11 = Syracuse (15–2) |Week11-11-Color = d |Week11-12 = Georgetown (16–3) |Week11-12-Color = |Week11-13 = Bradley (20–1) |Week11-13-Color = u |Week11-14 = Notre Dame (12–3) |Week11-14-Color = u |Week11-15 = Indiana (13–4) |Week11-15-Color = npr |Week11-16 = Virginia Tech (16–4) |Week11-16-Color = u |Week11-17 = LSU (16–3) |Week11-17-Color = d |Week11-18 = Louisville (11–6) |Week11-18-Color = d |Week11-19 = UTEP (17–3) |Week11-19-Color = |Week11-20 = Richmond (16–2) |Week11-20-Color = npr |Week12-1 = North Carolina (22–1) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 = Georgia Tech (17–2) |Week12-2-Color = u |Week12-3 = Memphis State (20–1) |Week12-3-Color = d |Week12-4 = Duke (20–2) |Week12-4-Color = u |Week12-5 = Oklahoma (20–1) |Week12-5-Color = u |Week12-6 = Kansas (20–3) |Week12-6-Color = d |Week12-7 = Michigan (19–2) |Week12-7-Color = u |Week12-8 = Syracuse (17–2) |Week12-8-Color = u |Week12-9 = UNLV (21–2) |Week12-9-Color = u |Week12-10 = St. John's (20–3) |Week12-10-Color = d |Week12-11 = Georgetown (17–3) |Week12-11-Color = u |Week12-12 = Kentucky (18–3) |Week12-12-Color = d |Week12-13 = Bradley (22–1) |Week12-13-Color = |Week12-14 = Notre Dame (14–3) |Week12-14-Color = |Week12-15 = Virginia Tech (18–4) |Week12-15-Color = u |Week12-16 = Louisville (13–6) |Week12-16-Color = u |Week12-17 = UTEP (18–3) |Week12-17-Color = u |Week12-18 = Indiana (14–5) |Week12-18-Color = d |Week12-19 = Western Kentucky (17–3) |Week12-19-Color = npr |Week12-20 = Alabama (15–4) |Week12-20-Color = npr |Week13-1 = North Carolina (24–1) |Week13-1-Color = |Week13-2 = Duke (22–2) |Week13-2-Color = u |Week13-3 = Kansas (22–3) |Week13-3-Color = u |Week13-4 = Memphis State (22–2) |Week13-4-Color = d |Week13-5 = Georgia Tech (18–4) |Week13-5-Color = d |Week13-6 = UNLV (24–2) |Week13-6-Color = u |Week13-7 = St. John's (23–3) |Week13-7-Color = u |Week13-8 = Oklahoma (21–2) |Week13-8-Color = d |Week13-9 = Georgetown (19–4) |Week13-9-Color = u |Week13-10 = Michigan (20–3) |Week13-10-Color = d |Week13-11 = Kentucky (20–3) |Week13-11-Color = u |Week13-12 = Syracuse (18–3) |Week13-12-Color = d |Week13-13 = Bradley (24–1) |Week13-13-Color = |Week13-14 = Notre Dame (16–4) |Week13-14-Color = |Week13-15 = UTEP (21–3) |Week13-15-Color = u |Week13-16 = Indiana (16–5) |Week13-16-Color = u |Week13-17 = NC State (17–6) |Week13-17-Color = npr |Week13-18 = Alabama (17–4) |Week13-18-Color = u |Week13-19 = Louisville (16–7) |Week13-19-Color = d |Week13-20 = Virginia Tech (18–6) |Week13-20-Color = d |Week14-1 = North Carolina (25–1) |Week14-1-Color = |Week14-2 = Duke (25–2) |Week14-2-Color = |Week14-3 = Kansas (24–3) |Week14-3-Color = |Week14-4 = Memphis State (23–2) |Week14-4-Color = |Week14-5 = Georgia Tech (19–4) |Week14-5-Color = |Week14-6 = St. John's (24–3) |Week14-6-Color = u |Week14-7 = Michigan (22–3) |Week14-7-Color = u |Week14-8 = Kentucky (22–3) |Week14-8-Color = u |Week14-9 = Syracuse (20–3) |Week14-9-Color = u |Week14-10 = Oklahoma (23–3) |Week14-10-Color = d |Week14-11 = UNLV (24–3) |Week14-11-Color = d |Week14-12 = Bradley (26–1) |Week14-12-Color = u |Week14-13 = Georgetown (19–5) |Week14-13-Color = d |Week14-14 = Notre Dame (17–5) |Week14-14-Color = |Week14-15 = Indiana (17–5) |Week14-15-Color = u |Week14-16 = Louisville (18–7) |Week14-16-Color = u |Week14-17 = Navy (20–4) |Week14-17-Color = npr |Week14-18 = Virginia Tech (19–6) |Week14-18-Color = u |Week14-19 = Michigan State (17–6) |Week14-19-Color = npr |Week14-20 = NC State (17–8) |Week14-20-Color = d |Week15-1 = Duke (27–2) |Week15-1-Color = u |Week15-2 = Kansas (27–3) |Week15-2-Color = u |Week15-3 = North Carolina (25–3) |Week15-3-Color = d |Week15-4 = Georgia Tech (21–4) |Week15-4-Color = u |Week15-5 = Kentucky (24–3) |Week15-5-Color = u |Week15-6 = Syracuse (22–3) |Week15-6-Color = u |Week15-7 = Memphis State (24–3) |Week15-7-Color = d |Week15-8 = St. John's (25–4) |Week15-8-Color = d |Week15-9 = UNLV (27–3) |Week15-9-Color = u |Week15-10 = Michigan (23–4) |Week15-10-Color = d |Week15-11 = Bradley (28–1) |Week15-11-Color = u |Week15-12 = Notre Dame (19–5) |Week15-12-Color = u |Week15-13 = Louisville (22–7) |Week15-13-Color = u |Week15-14 = Oklahoma (23–6) |Week15-14-Color = d |Week15-15 = Georgetown (20–6) |Week15-15-Color = d |Week15-16 = Indiana (18–6) |Week15-16-Color = d |Week15-17 = Michigan State (18–6) |Week15-17-Color = u |Week15-18 = NC State (18–9) |Week15-18-Color = u |Week15-19 = Navy (23–4) |Week15-19-Color = d |Week15-20 = Purdue (21–7) |Week15-20-Color = npr |Week16-1 = Duke (29–2) (62) |Week16-1-Color = |Week16-2 = Kansas (28–3) (1) |Week16-2-Color = |Week16-3 = Kentucky (26–3) |Week16-3-Color = u |Week16-4 = North Carolina (26–4) |Week16-4-Color = d |Week16-5 = St. John's (27–4) |Week16-5-Color = u |Week16-6 = Georgia Tech (23–5) |Week16-6-Color = d |Week16-7 = Michigan (25–4) |Week16-7-Color = u |Week16-8 = Syracuse (23–4) |Week16-8-Color = d |Week16-9 = Bradley (29–1) |Week16-9-Color = u |Week16-10 = Memphis State (25–4) |Week16-10-Color = d |Week16-11 = Louisville (24–7) |Week16-11-Color = u |Week16-12 = Notre Dame (21–5) |Week16-12-Color = |Week16-13 = UNLV (28–4) |Week16-13-Color = d |Week16-14 = Georgetown (22–6) |Week16-14-Color = u |Week16-15 = Oklahoma (24–6) |Week16-15-Color = d |Week16-16 = Indiana (20–6) |Week16-16-Color = |Week16-17 = Michigan State (20–6) |Week16-17-Color = |Week16-18 = Navy (25–4) |Week16-18-Color = u |Week16-19 = Illinois (20–8) |Week16-19-Color = npr |Week16-20 = NC State (18–11) |Week16-20-Color = d |Week17-1 = Duke (32–2) |Week17-1-Color = |Week17-2 = Kansas (31–3) |Week17-2-Color = |Week17-3 = Kentucky (29–3) |Week17-3-Color = |Week17-4 = St. John's (30–4) |Week17-4-Color = u |Week17-5 = Michigan (27–4) |Week17-5-Color = u |Week17-6 = Georgia Tech (25–6) |Week17-6-Color = |Week17-7 = Louisville (26–7) |Week17-7-Color = u |Week17-8 = North Carolina (26–5) |Week17-8-Color = d |Week17-9 = Syracuse (25–5) |Week17-9-Color = d |Week17-10 = Notre Dame (23–5) |Week17-10-Color = u |Week17-11 = UNLV (31–4) |Week17-11-Color = u |Week17-12 = Memphis State (27–5) |Week17-12-Color = d |Week17-13 = Georgetown (23–7) |Week17-13-Color = u |Week17-14 = Bradley (31–2) |Week17-14-Color = d |Week17-15 = Oklahoma (26–8) |Week17-15-Color = |Week17-16 = Indiana (21–7) |Week17-16-Color = |Week17-17 = Navy (27–4) |Week17-17-Color = u |Week17-18 = Michigan State (21–7) |Week17-18-Color = d |Week17-19 = Illinois (21–9) |Week17-19-Color = |Week17-20 = UTEP (27–5) |Week17-20-Color = npr

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Coaches Poll

|Week1-1 = Michigan |Week1-2 = Georgia Tech |Week1-3 = North Carolina |Week1-4 = Kansas |Week1-5 = Duke |Week1-6 = Syracuse |Week1-7 = Illinois |Week1-8 = Georgetown |Week1-9 = LSU |Week1-10 = Louisville |Week1-11 = Auburn |Week1-12 = Kentucky |Week1-13 = Notre Dame |Week1-14 = NC State т |Week1-14-Color = t |Week1-15 = Iowa т |Week1-16 = UAB |Week1-17 = Washington |Week1-18 = UNLV |Week1-19 = DePaul |Week1-20 = UCLA |Week2-1 = North Carolina (5–0) |Week2-1-Color = u |Week2-2 = Michigan (4–0) |Week2-2-Color = d |Week2-3 = Duke (6–0) |Week2-3-Color = u |Week2-4 = Georgia Tech (2–1) |Week2-4-Color = d |Week2-5 = Syracuse (3–0) |Week2-5-Color = u |Week2-6 = Kansas (3–1) |Week2-6-Color = d |Week2-7 = Georgetown (2–0) |Week2-7-Color = u |Week2-8 = Kentucky (3–0) |Week2-8-Color = u |Week2-9 = UNLV (4–1) |Week2-9-Color = u |Week2-10 = Oklahoma (5–0) |Week2-10-Color = npr |Week2-11 = LSU (5–0) |Week2-11-Color = u |Week2-12 = Illinois (2–1) |Week2-12-Color = d |Week2-13 = Notre Dame (2–0) |Week2-13-Color = |Week2-14 = St. John's (2–0) |Week2-14-Color = npr |Week2-15 = Louisville (2–2) |Week2-15-Color = d |Week2-16 = Memphis State (2–0) |Week2-16-Color = npr |Week2-17 = UAB (2–1) |Week2-17-Color = d |Week2-18 = Auburn (1–1) |Week2-18-Color = d |Week2-19 = Iowa (4–0) |Week2-19-Color = d |Week2-20 = Indiana (1–0) |Week2-20-Color = npr |Week3-1 = North Carolina (6–0) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Michigan (6–0) |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 = Duke (8–0) |Week3-3-Color = |Week3-4 = Kansas (6–1) |Week3-4-Color = u |Week3-5 = Syracuse (5–0) |Week3-5-Color = |Week3-6 = Georgia Tech (4–1) |Week3-6-Color = d |Week3-7 = Georgetown (4–0) |Week3-7-Color = |Week3-8 = Kentucky (5–0) |Week3-8-Color = |Week3-9 = Oklahoma (6–0) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = UNLV (5–1) |Week3-10-Color = d |Week3-11 = Illinois (5–1) |Week3-11-Color = u |Week3-12 = LSU (6–0) |Week3-12-Color = d |Week3-13 = St. John's (6–1) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = Louisville (3–2) |Week3-14-Color = u |Week3-15 = Memphis State (5–0) |Week3-15-Color = u |Week3-16 = Notre Dame (3–1) т |Week3-16-Color = td |Week3-17 = Indiana (2–1) т |Week3-17-Color = u |Week3-18 = UAB (5–1) |Week3-18-Color = d |Week3-19 = Ohio State (5–0) |Week3-19-Color = npr |Week3-20 = DePaul (3–0) |Week3-20-Color = npr |Week4-1 = North Carolina (7–0) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Michigan (9–0) |Week4-2-Color = |Week4-3 = Duke (8–0) |Week4-3-Color = |Week4-4 = Kansas (8–1) |Week4-4-Color = |Week4-5 = Syracuse (6–0) |Week4-5-Color = |Week4-6 = Georgetown (6–0) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Georgia Tech (4–1) |Week4-7-Color = d |Week4-8 = Oklahoma (8–0) |Week4-8-Color = u |Week4-9 = St. John's (8–1) |Week4-9-Color = u |Week4-10 = UNLV (5–1) |Week4-10-Color = |Week4-11 = LSU (8–0) т |Week4-11-Color = u |Week4-12 = Memphis State (7–0) т |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = Illinois (5–2) |Week4-13-Color = d |Week4-14 = Kentucky (5–1) |Week4-14-Color = d |Week4-15 = UAB (8–1) |Week4-15-Color = u |Week4-16 = Indiana (4–1) |Week4-16-Color = |Week4-17 = Louisville (5–2) |Week4-17-Color = d |Week4-18 = DePaul (4–0) |Week4-18-Color = u |Week4-19 = Notre Dame (4–1) |Week4-19-Color = d |Week4-20 = Pepperdine (6–1) |Week4-20-Color = npr |Week5-1 = North Carolina (10–0) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Michigan (10–0) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = Duke (9–0) |Week5-3-Color = |Week5-4 = Kansas (9–1) |Week5-4-Color = |Week5-5 = Syracuse (7–0) |Week5-5-Color = |Week5-6 = Georgia Tech (7–1) |Week5-6-Color = u |Week5-7 = Georgetown (8–0) |Week5-7-Color = d |Week5-8 = LSU (11–0) |Week5-8-Color = u |Week5-9 = Oklahoma (9–0) |Week5-9-Color = d |Week5-10 = Kentucky (7–1) |Week5-10-Color = u |Week5-11 = St. John's (9–1) |Week5-11-Color = d |Week5-12 = UNLV (7–1) |Week5-12-Color = d |Week5-13 = Memphis State (8–0) |Week5-13-Color = d |Week5-14 = Louisville (6–2) |Week5-14-Color = u |Week5-15 = Illinois (7–2) |Week5-15-Color = d |Week5-16 = Indiana (6–2) |Week5-16-Color = |Week5-17 = Notre Dame (5–1) |Week5-17-Color = u |Week5-18 = DePaul (6–2) |Week5-18-Color = |Week5-19 = UTEP (8–1) |Week5-19-Color = npr |Week5-20 = Washington (6–2) |Week5-20-Color = npr |Week6-1 = North Carolina (12–0) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Michigan (12–0) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Duke (11–0) |Week6-3-Color = |Week6-4 = Kansas (12–1) |Week6-4-Color = |Week6-5 = Syracuse (8–0) |Week6-5-Color = |Week6-6 = Georgia Tech (10–1) |Week6-6-Color = |Week6-7 = Oklahoma (11–0) |Week6-7-Color = u |Week6-8 = St. John's (12–1) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = LSU (12–0) |Week6-9-Color = d |Week6-10 = Kentucky (9–1) |Week6-10-Color = |Week6-11 = Georgetown (9–1) |Week6-11-Color = d |Week6-12 = Memphis State (11–0) |Week6-12-Color = u |Week6-13 = UNLV (10–2) |Week6-13-Color = d |Week6-14 = Illinois (9–2) |Week6-14-Color = u |Week6-15 = Indiana (8–2) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = UTEP (11–1) |Week6-16-Color = u |Week6-17 = UAB (12–2) |Week6-17-Color = npr |Week6-18 = Louisville (6–3) |Week6-18-Color = d |Week6-19 = Notre Dame (6–1) |Week6-19-Color = d |Week6-20 = NC State (7–3) |Week6-20-Color = npr |Week7-1 = North Carolina (14–0) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Michigan (14–0) |Week7-2-Color = |Week7-3 = Duke (12–0) |Week7-3-Color = |Week7-4 = Syracuse (10–0) |Week7-4-Color = |Week7-5 = Georgia Tech (10–1) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Memphis State (12–0) |Week7-6-Color = u |Week7-7 = LSU (14–0) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = Oklahoma (13–0) |Week7-8-Color = d |Week7-9 = Kansas (12–2) |Week7-9-Color = d |Week7-10 = St. John's (14–1) |Week7-10-Color = d |Week7-11 = Kentucky (10–1) |Week7-11-Color = d |Week7-12 = UNLV (13–2) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = UAB (13–2) |Week7-13-Color = u |Week7-14 = UTEP (13–1) |Week7-14-Color = u |Week7-15 = Georgetown (10–2) |Week7-15-Color = d |Week7-16 = Notre Dame (7–1) |Week7-16-Color = u |Week7-17 = Louisville (7–3) |Week7-17-Color = u |Week7-18 = Purdue (13–2) |Week7-18-Color = npr |Week7-19 = Illinois (10–3) т |Week7-19-Color = td |Week7-20 = Bradley (12–1) т |Week7-20-Color = npr |Week8-1 = North Carolina (16–0) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Michigan (16–0) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = Duke (15–0) |Week8-3-Color = |Week8-4 = Syracuse (13–0) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = Georgia Tech (14–1) |Week8-5-Color = |Week8-6 = Memphis State (15–0) |Week8-6-Color = |Week8-7 = Oklahoma (15–0) |Week8-7-Color = u |Week8-8 = Kansas (14–2) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = St. John's (15–2) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = UNLV (15–2) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = Kentucky (12–2) |Week8-11-Color = |Week8-12 = UAB (16–2) |Week8-12-Color = u |Week8-13 = Notre Dame (9–2) |Week8-13-Color = u |Week8-14 = LSU (15–2) |Week8-14-Color = d |Week8-15 = UTEP (14–2) |Week8-15-Color = d |Week8-16 = Georgetown (11–3) |Week8-16-Color = d |Week8-17 = Purdue (14–3) |Week8-17-Color = u |Week8-18 = Louisville (9–4) |Week8-18-Color = d |Week8-19 = Bradley (16–1) |Week8-19-Color = |Week8-20 = Virginia Tech (12–2) |Week8-20-Color = npr |Week9-1 = North Carolina (19–0) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Duke (16–1) |Week9-2-Color = u |Week9-3 = Georgia Tech (15–1) |Week9-3-Color = u |Week9-4 = Michigan (17–1) |Week9-4-Color = d |Week9-5 = Memphis State (17–0) |Week9-5-Color = u |Week9-6 = Oklahoma (17–0) |Week9-6-Color = u |Week9-7 = Kansas (16–2) |Week9-7-Color = u |Week9-8 = St. John's (17–2) |Week9-8-Color = u |Week9-9 = Kentucky (14–2) |Week9-9-Color = u |Week9-10 = UNLV (17–2) |Week9-10-Color = |Week9-11 = Syracuse (13–2) |Week9-11-Color = d |Week9-12 = Georgetown (13–3) |Week9-12-Color = u |Week9-13 = LSU (16–2) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = Louisville (11–4) |Week9-14-Color = u |Week9-15 = Notre Dame (10–2) |Week9-15-Color = d |Week9-16 = Purdue (16–3) |Week9-16-Color = u |Week9-17 = Bradley (18–1) |Week9-17-Color = u |Week9-18 = UTEP (15–3) |Week9-18-Color = d |Week9-19 = UAB (16–4) |Week9-19-Color = d |Week9-20 = Pepperdine (14–3) |Week9-20-Color = npr |Week10-1 = North Carolina (21–0) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 = Memphis State (20–0) |Week10-2-Color = u |Week10-3 = Georgia Tech (16–2) |Week10-3-Color = |Week10-4 = Duke (18–2) |Week10-4-Color = d |Week10-5 = Kansas (19–2) |Week10-5-Color = u |Week10-6 = Oklahoma (18–1) |Week10-6-Color = |Week10-7 = St. John's (19–2) |Week10-7-Color = u |Week10-8 = Michigan (17–2) |Week10-8-Color = d |Week10-9 = Kentucky (16–2) |Week10-9-Color = |Week10-10 = Syracuse (15–2) |Week10-10-Color = u |Week10-11 = UNLV (19–2) |Week10-11-Color = d |Week10-12 = Georgetown (16–3) |Week10-12-Color = |Week10-13 = Bradley (20–1) |Week10-13-Color = u |Week10-14 = UTEP (17–3) |Week10-14-Color = u |Week10-15 = Louisville (11–6) |Week10-15-Color = d |Week10-16 = Indiana (13–4) |Week10-16-Color = npr |Week10-17 = LSU (16–3) |Week10-17-Color = d |Week10-18 = Notre Dame (12–3) |Week10-18-Color = d |Week10-19 = Virginia Tech (16–4) |Week10-19-Color = npr |Week10-20 = Pepperdine (16–3) т Purdue (16–5) т |Week10-20-Color = |Week11-1 = North Carolina (22–1) |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 = Georgia Tech (17–2) т |Week11-2-Color = tu |Week11-3 = Duke (20–2) т |Week11-3-Color = u |Week11-4 = Memphis State (20–1) |Week11-4-Color = d |Week11-5 = Kansas (20–3) |Week11-5-Color = |Week11-6 = Oklahoma (20–1) |Week11-6-Color = |Week11-7 = Syracuse (17–2) |Week11-7-Color = u |Week11-8 = Michigan (19–2) |Week11-8-Color = |Week11-9 = UNLV (21–2) |Week11-9-Color = u |Week11-10 = St. John's (20–3) |Week11-10-Color = d |Week11-11 = Georgetown (17–3) |Week11-11-Color = u |Week11-12 = Kentucky (18–3) |Week11-12-Color = d |Week11-13 = Bradley (22–1) |Week11-13-Color = |Week11-14 = UTEP (18–3) |Week11-14-Color = |Week11-15 = Virginia Tech (18–4) |Week11-15-Color = u |Week11-16 = Louisville (13–6) |Week11-16-Color = d |Week11-17 = Notre Dame (14–3) |Week11-17-Color = u |Week11-18 = Indiana (14–5) |Week11-18-Color = d |Week11-19 = NC State (14–6) |Week11-19-Color = npr |Week11-20 = Virginia (14–5) |Week11-20-Color = npr |Week12-1 = North Carolina (24–1) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 = Duke (22–2) |Week12-2-Color = |Week12-3 = Kansas (22–3) |Week12-3-Color = u |Week12-4 = UNLV (24–2) |Week12-4-Color = u |Week12-5 = Georgia Tech (18–4) |Week12-5-Color = d |Week12-6 = Memphis State (22–2) |Week12-6-Color = d |Week12-7 = St. John's (23–3) |Week12-7-Color = u |Week12-8 = Kentucky (20–3) |Week12-8-Color = u |Week12-9 = Michigan (20–3) |Week12-9-Color = d |Week12-10 = Oklahoma (21–2) |Week12-10-Color = d |Week12-11 = Georgetown (19–4) |Week12-11-Color = |Week12-12 = Bradley (24–1) |Week12-12-Color = u |Week12-13 = Syracuse (18–3) |Week12-13-Color = d |Week12-14 = Notre Dame (16–4) т |Week12-14-Color = tu |Week12-15 = UTEP (21–3) т |Week12-15-Color = d |Week12-16 = Indiana (16–5) |Week12-16-Color = u |Week12-17 = Alabama (17–4) |Week12-17-Color = npr |Week12-18 = NC State (17–6) |Week12-18-Color = u |Week12-19 = Louisville (16–7) т |Week12-19-Color = td |Week12-20 = Pepperdine (19–4) т |Week12-20-Color = npr |Week13-1 = North Carolina (25–1) |Week13-1-Color = |Week13-2 = Duke (25–2) |Week13-2-Color = |Week13-3 = Kansas (24–3) |Week13-3-Color = |Week13-4 = Memphis State (23–2) |Week13-4-Color = u |Week13-5 = Georgia Tech (19–4) |Week13-5-Color = |Week13-6 = St. John's (24–3) |Week13-6-Color = u |Week13-7 = Kentucky (22–3) |Week13-7-Color = u |Week13-8 = Michigan (22–3) |Week13-8-Color = u |Week13-9 = Oklahoma (23–3) |Week13-9-Color = u |Week13-10 = Syracuse (20–3) |Week13-10-Color = u |Week13-11 = UNLV (24–3) |Week13-11-Color = d |Week13-12 = Bradley (26–1) |Week13-12-Color = |Week13-13 = Georgetown (19–5) |Week13-13-Color = d |Week13-14 = Indiana (17–5) |Week13-14-Color = u |Week13-15 = Notre Dame (17–5) |Week13-15-Color = d |Week13-16 = Louisville (18–7) |Week13-16-Color = u |Week13-17 = NC State (17–8) |Week13-17-Color = u |Week13-18 = Alabama (17–6) |Week13-18-Color = d |Week13-19 = UTEP (21–5) |Week13-19-Color = d |Week13-20 = Pepperdine (20–4) |Week13-20-Color = d |Week14-1 = Duke (27–2) |Week14-1-Color = u |Week14-2 = Kansas (27–3) |Week14-2-Color = u |Week14-3 = North Carolina (25–3) т |Week14-3-Color = td |Week14-4 = Georgia Tech (21–4) т |Week14-4-Color = u |Week14-5 = Kentucky (24–3) |Week14-5-Color = u |Week14-6 = Syracuse (22–3) |Week14-6-Color = u |Week14-7 = UNLV (27–3) |Week14-7-Color = u |Week14-8 = Memphis State (24–3) |Week14-8-Color = d |Week14-9 = Bradley (28–1) |Week14-9-Color = u |Week14-10 = St. John's (25–4) |Week14-10-Color = d |Week14-11 = Michigan (23–4) |Week14-11-Color = d |Week14-12 = Notre Dame (19–5) |Week14-12-Color = u |Week14-13 = Oklahoma (23–6) |Week14-13-Color = d |Week14-14 = Louisville (22–7) |Week14-14-Color = u |Week14-15 = Georgetown (20–6) |Week14-15-Color = d |Week14-16 = Indiana (18–6) |Week14-16-Color = d |Week14-17 = Michigan State (18–6) |Week14-17-Color = npr |Week14-18 = NC State (18–9) |Week14-18-Color = d |Week14-19 = Alabama (19–6) |Week14-19-Color = d |Week14-20 = Pepperdine (22–4) |Week14-20-Color = |Week15-1 = Duke (29–2) |Week15-1-Color = |Week15-2 = Kansas (28–3) |Week15-2-Color = |Week15-3 = North Carolina (26–4) |Week15-3-Color = |Week15-4 = Kentucky (26–3) |Week15-4-Color = u |Week15-5 = St. John's (27–4) |Week15-5-Color = u |Week15-6 = Georgia Tech (23–5) |Week15-6-Color = d |Week15-7 = Michigan (25–4) |Week15-7-Color = u |Week15-8 = Syracuse (23–4) |Week15-8-Color = d |Week15-9 = Bradley (29–1) |Week15-9-Color = |Week15-10 = Memphis State (25–4) |Week15-10-Color = d |Week15-11 = UNLV (28–4) |Week15-11-Color = d |Week15-12 = Louisville (24–7) |Week15-12-Color = u |Week15-13 = Notre Dame (21–5) |Week15-13-Color = d |Week15-14 = Indiana (20–6) |Week15-14-Color = u |Week15-15 = Georgetown (22–6) |Week15-15-Color = |Week15-16 = Oklahoma (24–6) |Week15-16-Color = d |Week15-17 = UTEP (24–5) |Week15-17-Color = npr |Week15-18 = Michigan State (20–6) |Week15-18-Color = d |Week15-19 = Illinois (20–8) |Week15-19-Color = npr |Week15-20 = Pepperdine (24–4) |Week15-20-Color = |Week16-1 = Duke (32–2) |Week16-1-Color = |Week16-2 = Kansas (31–3) |Week16-2-Color = |Week16-3 = St. John's (30–4) |Week16-3-Color = u |Week16-4 = Kentucky (29–3) |Week16-4-Color = |Week16-5 = Michigan (27–4) |Week16-5-Color = u |Week16-6 = Georgia Tech (25–6) |Week16-6-Color = |Week16-7 = Louisville (26–7) |Week16-7-Color = u |Week16-8 = North Carolina (26–5) |Week16-8-Color = d |Week16-9 = Syracuse (25–5) |Week16-9-Color = d |Week16-10 = UNLV (31–4) |Week16-10-Color = u |Week16-11 = Notre Dame (23–5) |Week16-11-Color = u |Week16-12 = Memphis State (27–5) |Week16-12-Color = d |Week16-13 = Bradley (31–2) |Week16-13-Color = d |Week16-14 = Indiana (21–7) |Week16-14-Color = |Week16-15 = Georgetown (23–7) |Week16-15-Color = |Week16-16 = UTEP (27–5) |Week16-16-Color = u |Week16-17 = Oklahoma (26–8) |Week16-17-Color = d |Week16-18 = Michigan State (21–7) |Week16-18-Color = |Week16-19 = Alabama (22–8) |Week16-19-Color = npr |Week16-20 = Illinois (21–9) |Week16-20-Color = d

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