1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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AP Poll

|Week1-1 = North Carolina |Week1-2 = Louisville |Week1-3 = Indiana |Week1-4 = Purdue |Week1-5 = UNLV |Week1-6 = Georgia Tech |Week1-7 = Oklahoma |Week1-8 = Kansas |Week1-9 = Navy |Week1-10 = Iowa |Week1-11 = Kentucky |Week1-12 = Auburn |Week1-13 = Alabama |Week1-14 = Illinois |Week1-15 = Syracuse |Week1-16 = Pittsburgh |Week1-17 = NC State |Week1-18 = Georgetown |Week1-19 = Arizona |Week1-20 = |Week2-1 = North Carolina (2–0) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = UNLV (4–0) |Week2-2-Color = u |Week2-3 = Indiana (1–0) |Week2-3-Color = |Week2-4 = Purdue (1–0) |Week2-4-Color = |Week2-5 = Iowa (3–0) |Week2-5-Color = u |Week2-6 = Kansas (1–0) |Week2-6-Color = u |Week2-7 = Auburn (1–0) |Week2-7-Color = u |Week2-8 = Alabama (1–0) |Week2-8-Color = u |Week2-9 = Illinois (2–0) |Week2-9-Color = u |Week2-10 = Navy (2–1) |Week2-10-Color = d |Week2-11 = Oklahoma (1–1) |Week2-11-Color = d |Week2-12 = Pittsburgh (1–0) |Week2-12-Color = u |Week2-13 = Kentucky (1–0) |Week2-13-Color = d |Week2-14 = (3–1) |Week2-14-Color = npr |Week2-15 = Georgia Tech (1–1) |Week2-15-Color = d |Week2-16 = Georgetown (2–0) |Week2-16-Color = u |Week2-17 = Syracuse (1–0) |Week2-17-Color = d |Week2-18 = NC State (3–1) |Week2-18-Color = d |Week2-19 = Northeastern (2–1) |Week2-19-Color = npr |Week2-20 = Arizona (0–1) |Week2-20-Color = d |Week3-1 = UNLV (5–0) |Week3-1-Color = u |Week3-2 = Indiana (3–0) |Week3-2-Color = u |Week3-3 = Purdue (3–0) |Week3-3-Color = u |Week3-4 = Iowa (6–0) |Week3-4-Color = u |Week3-5 = North Carolina (4–1) |Week3-5-Color = d |Week3-6 = Illinois (4–0) |Week3-6-Color = u |Week3-7 = Auburn (2–0) |Week3-7-Color = |Week3-8 = Western Kentucky (6–1) |Week3-8-Color = u |Week3-9 = Oklahoma (3–1) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Navy (3–1) |Week3-10-Color = |Week3-11 = UCLA (3–0) |Week3-11-Color = npr |Week3-12 = Syracuse (4–0) |Week3-12-Color = u |Week3-13 = Georgetown (4–0) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = Kansas (3–1) |Week3-14-Color = d |Week3-15 = NC State (5–1) |Week3-15-Color = u |Week3-16 = Georgia Tech (3–1) |Week3-16-Color = d |Week3-17 = Pittsburgh (2–1) |Week3-17-Color = d |Week3-18 = Alabama (2–1) |Week3-18-Color = d |Week3-19 = Kentucky (2–1) |Week3-19-Color = d |Week3-20 = Arkansas (4–0) |Week3-20-Color = npr |Week4-1 = UNLV (6–0) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Purdue (5–0) |Week4-2-Color = u |Week4-3 = Iowa (8–0) |Week4-3-Color = u |Week4-4 = North Carolina (5–1) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = Illinois (7–0) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Auburn (4–0) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = Oklahoma (5–1) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = Indiana (4–1) |Week4-8-Color = d |Week4-9 = Syracuse (7–0) |Week4-9-Color = u |Week4-10 = Georgetown (5–0) |Week4-10-Color = u |Week4-11 = Navy (4–1) |Week4-11-Color = d |Week4-12 = NC State (6–1) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = Kansas (4–1) |Week4-13-Color = u |Week4-14 = Pittsburgh (4–1) |Week4-14-Color = u |Week4-15 = St. John's (6–0) |Week4-15-Color = npr |Week4-16 = Georgia Tech (3–2) |Week4-16-Color = |Week4-17 = UCLA (3–1) |Week4-17-Color = d |Week4-18 = Kentucky (3–1) |Week4-18-Color = u |Week4-19 = DePaul (5–0) |Week4-19-Color = npr |Week4-20 = Temple (7–1) |Week4-20-Color = npr |Week5-1 = UNLV (9–0) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Purdue (6–0) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = Iowa (9–0) |Week5-3-Color = |Week5-4 = North Carolina (6–1) |Week5-4-Color = |Week5-5 = Auburn (6–0) |Week5-5-Color = u |Week5-6 = Oklahoma (6–1) |Week5-6-Color = u |Week5-7 = Syracuse (8–0) |Week5-7-Color = u |Week5-8 = Indiana (6–1) |Week5-8-Color = |Week5-9 = Illinois (7–1) |Week5-9-Color = d |Week5-10 = Georgetown (7–0) |Week5-10-Color = |Week5-11 = NC State (7–1) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = Navy (4–1) |Week5-12-Color = d |Week5-13 = Kansas (5–1) |Week5-13-Color = |Week5-14 = Pittsburgh (5–1) |Week5-14-Color = |Week5-15 = St. John's (7–0) |Week5-15-Color = |Week5-16 = Temple (8–1) |Week5-16-Color = u |Week5-17 = DePaul (7–0) |Week5-17-Color = u |Week5-18 = Kentucky (5–1) |Week5-18-Color = |Week5-19 = Georgia Tech (5–2) |Week5-19-Color = d |Week5-20 = Florida (8–1) |Week5-20-Color = npr |Week6-1 = UNLV (10–0) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Purdue (7–0) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Iowa (11–0) |Week6-3-Color = |Week6-4 = North Carolina (8–1) |Week6-4-Color = |Week6-5 = Auburn (7–0) |Week6-5-Color = |Week6-6 = Indiana (9–1) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = Syracuse (10–0) |Week6-7-Color = |Week6-8 = Georgetown (8–0) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = Navy (5–1) |Week6-9-Color = u |Week6-10 = St. John's (8–0) |Week6-10-Color = u |Week6-11 = Kentucky (6–1) |Week6-11-Color = u |Week6-12 = Kansas (6–2) |Week6-12-Color = u |Week6-13 = Oklahoma (7–2) |Week6-13-Color = d |Week6-14 = Temple (8–1) |Week6-14-Color = u |Week6-15 = DePaul (8–0) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = Illinois (8–2) |Week6-16-Color = d |Week6-17 = Pittsburgh (6–2) |Week6-17-Color = d |Week6-18 = Georgia Tech (6–2) |Week6-18-Color = u |Week6-19 = NC State (7–2) |Week6-19-Color = d |Week6-20 = Duke (6–1) |Week6-20-Color = npr |Week7-1 = UNLV (12–0) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Iowa (13–0) |Week7-2-Color = u |Week7-3 = North Carolina (11–1) |Week7-3-Color = u |Week7-4 = Indiana (10–1) |Week7-4-Color = u |Week7-5 = Syracuse (12–0) |Week7-5-Color = u |Week7-6 = Purdue (9–1) |Week7-6-Color = d |Week7-7 = DePaul (10–0) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = Temple (11–1) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = Kentucky (7–2) |Week7-9-Color = u |Week7-10 = St. John's (9–1) |Week7-10-Color = |Week7-11 = Oklahoma (9–2) |Week7-11-Color = u |Week7-12 = Illinois (9–2) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = Auburn (7–2) |Week7-13-Color = d |Week7-14 = Pittsburgh (9–2) |Week7-14-Color = u |Week7-15 = Navy (6–2) |Week7-15-Color = d |Week7-16 = Georgetown (9–1) |Week7-16-Color = d |Week7-17 = Duke (9–1) |Week7-17-Color = u |Week7-18 = NC State (9–2) |Week7-18-Color = u |Week7-19 = Kansas (7–2) |Week7-19-Color = d |Week7-20 = Clemson (11–0) |Week7-20-Color = npr |Week8-1 = UNLV (14–0) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Iowa (15–0) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = North Carolina (13–1) |Week8-3-Color = |Week8-4 = Indiana (12–1) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = Syracuse (14–0) |Week8-5-Color = |Week8-6 = Purdue (12–1) |Week8-6-Color = |Week8-7 = DePaul (12–0) |Week8-7-Color = |Week8-8 = Illinois (12–2) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = Georgetown (12–1) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = Auburn (9–2) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = Temple (14–2) |Week8-11-Color = d |Week8-12 = Clemson (14–0) |Week8-12-Color = u |Week8-13 = St. John's (10–2) |Week8-13-Color = d |Week8-14 = Duke (11–2) |Week8-14-Color = u |Week8-15 = Alabama (10–2) |Week8-15-Color = npr |Week8-16 = Oklahoma (10–3) |Week8-16-Color = d |Week8-17 = NC State (10–3) |Week8-17-Color = u |Week8-18 = Pittsburgh (11–3) |Week8-18-Color = d |Week8-19 = Navy (9–3) |Week8-19-Color = d |Week8-20 = Kansas (9–4) |Week8-20-Color = d |Week9-1 = Iowa (16–0) |Week9-1-Color = u |Week9-2 = North Carolina (15–1) |Week9-2-Color = u |Week9-3 = Indiana (14–1) |Week9-3-Color = u |Week9-4 = UNLV (15–1) |Week9-4-Color = d |Week9-5 = Purdue (14–1) |Week9-5-Color = u |Week9-6 = DePaul (14–0) |Week9-6-Color = u |Week9-7 = Syracuse (15–1) |Week9-7-Color = d |Week9-8 = Temple (16–2) |Week9-8-Color = u |Week9-9 = Illinois (13–3) |Week9-9-Color = d |Week9-10 = Clemson (16–0) |Week9-10-Color = u |Week9-11 = Oklahoma (12–3) |Week9-11-Color = u |Week9-12 = Duke (13–2) |Week9-12-Color = u |Week9-13 = Alabama (13–2) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = St. John's (12–2) |Week9-14-Color = d |Week9-15 = Georgetown (12–2) |Week9-15-Color = d |Week9-16 = Pittsburgh (13–3) |Week9-16-Color = u |Week9-17 = Auburn (10–3) |Week9-17-Color = d |Week9-18 = Navy (11–3) |Week9-18-Color = u |Week9-19 = TCU (13–3) |Week9-19-Color = npr |Week9-20 = NC State (11–4) |Week9-20-Color = d |Week10-1 = North Carolina (17–1) |Week10-1-Color = u |Week10-2 = Iowa (18–1) |Week10-2-Color = d |Week10-3 = UNLV (19–1) |Week10-3-Color = u |Week10-4 = Indiana (15–2) |Week10-4-Color = d |Week10-5 = Purdue (15–2) |Week10-5-Color = u |Week10-6 = Syracuse (17–2) |Week10-6-Color = u |Week10-7 = Temple (18–2) |Week10-7-Color = u |Week10-8 = DePaul (16–1) |Week10-8-Color = d |Week10-9 = Alabama (15–2) |Week10-9-Color = u |Week10-10 = Oklahoma (14–3) |Week10-10-Color = u |Week10-11 = Georgetown (14–2) |Week10-11-Color = u |Week10-12 = Illinois (14–4) |Week10-12-Color = d |Week10-13 = Duke (14–3) |Week10-13-Color = d |Week10-14 = Clemson (17–1) |Week10-14-Color = d |Week10-15 = St. John's (13–3) |Week10-15-Color = d |Week10-16 = TCU (16–3) |Week10-16-Color = u |Week10-17 = Pittsburgh (14–4) |Week10-17-Color = d |Week10-18 = Auburn (11–4) |Week10-18-Color = d |Week10-19 = Florida (15–4) |Week10-19-Color = npr |Week10-20 = Kansas (13–5) |Week10-20-Color = npr |Week11-1 = UNLV (21–1) |Week11-1-Color = u |Week11-2 = Indiana (17–2) |Week11-2-Color = u |Week11-3 = North Carolina (18–2) |Week11-3-Color = d |Week11-4 = Iowa (19–2) |Week11-4-Color = d |Week11-5 = DePaul (18–1) |Week11-5-Color = u |Week11-6 = Temple (20–2) |Week11-6-Color = u |Week11-7 = Purdue (16–3) |Week11-7-Color = d |Week11-8 = Oklahoma (17–3) |Week11-8-Color = u |Week11-9 = Alabama (16–3) |Week11-9-Color = |Week11-10 = Georgetown (15–3) |Week11-10-Color = u |Week11-11 = Syracuse (17–3) |Week11-11-Color = d |Week11-12 = Clemson (19–2) |Week11-12-Color = u |Week11-13 = Pittsburgh (17–4) |Week11-13-Color = u |Week11-14 = Illinois (15–5) |Week11-14-Color = d |Week11-15 = TCU (18–3) |Week11-15-Color = u |Week11-16 = Duke (16–4) |Week11-16-Color = d |Week11-17 = Providence (16–3) |Week11-17-Color = npr |Week11-18 = Kansas (15–5) |Week11-18-Color = u |Week11-19 = St. John's (14–4) |Week11-19-Color = d |Week11-20 = Auburn (12–6) |Week11-20-Color = d |Week12-1 = UNLV (23–1) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 = Indiana (19–2) |Week12-2-Color = |Week12-3 = North Carolina (20–2) |Week12-3-Color = |Week12-4 = Iowa (21–2) |Week12-4-Color = |Week12-5 = DePaul (20–1) |Week12-5-Color = |Week12-6 = Temple (23–2) |Week12-6-Color = |Week12-7 = Purdue (18–3) |Week12-7-Color = |Week12-8 = Oklahoma (19–3) |Week12-8-Color = |Week12-9 = Syracuse (19–3) |Week12-9-Color = u |Week12-10 = Pittsburgh (19–4) |Week12-10-Color = u |Week12-11 = Illinois (18–5) |Week12-11-Color = u |Week12-12 = Clemson (21–2) |Week12-12-Color = |Week12-13 = Georgetown (16–4) |Week12-13-Color = d |Week12-14 = Alabama (17–4) |Week12-14-Color = d |Week12-15 = Duke (19–4) |Week12-15-Color = u |Week12-16 = St. John's (18–4) |Week12-16-Color = u |Week12-17 = Kansas (18–5) |Week12-17-Color = u |Week12-18 = TCU (19–4) |Week12-18-Color = d |Week12-19 = Florida (18–5) |Week12-19-Color = npr |Week12-20 = Providence (16–5) |Week12-20-Color = d |Week13-1 = UNLV (26–1) |Week13-1-Color = |Week13-2 = Indiana (20–2) |Week13-2-Color = |Week13-3 = North Carolina (23–2) |Week13-3-Color = |Week13-4 = DePaul (22–1) |Week13-4-Color = u |Week13-5 = Temple (25–2) |Week13-5-Color = u |Week13-6 = Purdue (20–3) |Week13-6-Color = u |Week13-7 = Iowa (22–3) |Week13-7-Color = d |Week13-8 = Pittsburgh (21–4) |Week13-8-Color = u |Week13-9 = Syracuse (20–4) |Week13-9-Color = |Week13-10 = Clemson (23–2) |Week13-10-Color = u |Week13-11 = Georgetown (19–4) |Week13-11-Color = u |Week13-12 = Alabama (19–4) |Week13-12-Color = u |Week13-13 = Oklahoma (19–5) |Week13-13-Color = d |Week13-14 = Illinois (19–6) |Week13-14-Color = d |Week13-15 = Kansas (19–6) |Week13-15-Color = u |Week13-16 = TCU (20–4) |Week13-16-Color = u |Week13-17 = Duke (20–5) |Week13-17-Color = d |Week13-18 = Florida (20–6) |Week13-18-Color = u |Week13-19 = Providence (17–5) |Week13-19-Color = u |Week13-20 = St. John's (17–5) |Week13-20-Color = d |Week14-1 = UNLV (28–1) |Week14-1-Color = |Week14-2 = North Carolina (25–2) |Week14-2-Color = u |Week14-3 = Indiana (23–2) |Week14-3-Color = d |Week14-4 = DePaul (25–1) |Week14-4-Color = |Week14-5 = Temple (28–2) |Week14-5-Color = |Week14-6 = Purdue (20–3) |Week14-6-Color = |Week14-7 = Iowa (23–4) |Week14-7-Color = |Week14-8 = Georgetown (21–4) |Week14-8-Color = u |Week14-9 = Pittsburgh (22–5) |Week14-9-Color = d |Week14-10 = Alabama (21–4) |Week14-10-Color = u |Week14-11 = Syracuse (22–5) |Week14-11-Color = d |Week14-12 = Oklahoma (21–5) |Week14-12-Color = u |Week14-13 = Clemson (24–3) |Week14-13-Color = d |Week14-14 = Illinois (19–6) |Week14-14-Color = |Week14-15 = TCU (22–4) |Week14-15-Color = u |Week14-16 = Kansas (21–7) |Week14-16-Color = d |Week14-17 = Duke (21–6) |Week14-17-Color = |Week14-18 = Florida (21–7) |Week14-18-Color = |Week14-19 = New Orleans (22–3) |Week14-19-Color = npr |Week14-20 = Providence (18–6) |Week14-20-Color = d |Week15-1 = UNLV (30–1) |Week15-1-Color = |Week15-2 = North Carolina (27–2) |Week15-2-Color = |Week15-3 = Purdue (23–3) |Week15-3-Color = u |Week15-4 = Indiana (23–4) |Week15-4-Color = d |Week15-5 = DePaul (25–2) |Week15-5-Color = d |Week15-6 = Iowa (25–4) |Week15-6-Color = u |Week15-7 = Georgetown (23–4) |Week15-7-Color = u |Week15-8 = Temple (29–3) |Week15-8-Color = d |Week15-9 = Alabama (23–4) |Week15-9-Color = u |Week15-10 = Syracuse (24–5) |Week15-10-Color = u |Week15-11 = Pittsburgh (23–6) |Week15-11-Color = d |Week15-12 = Illinois (21–7) |Week15-12-Color = u |Week15-13 = Clemson (25–4) |Week15-13-Color = |Week15-14 = Duke (22–7) |Week15-14-Color = u |Week15-15 = TCU (23–5) |Week15-15-Color = |Week15-16 = New Orleans (25–3) |Week15-16-Color = u |Week15-17 = Oklahoma (21–8) |Week15-17-Color = d |Week15-18 = UCLA (21–6) |Week15-18-Color = npr |Week15-19 = Missouri (21–9) |Week15-19-Color = npr |Week15-20 = Notre Dame (19–7) |Week15-20-Color = npr |Week16-1 = UNLV (33–1) |Week16-1-Color = |Week16-2 = North Carolina (29–3) |Week16-2-Color = |Week16-3 = Indiana (24–4) |Week16-3-Color = u |Week16-4 = Georgetown (26–4) |Week16-4-Color = u |Week16-5 = DePaul (26–2) |Week16-5-Color = |Week16-6 = Iowa (27–4) |Week16-6-Color = |Week16-7 = Purdue (24–4) |Week16-7-Color = d |Week16-8 = Temple (31–3) |Week16-8-Color = |Week16-9 = Alabama (26–4) |Week16-9-Color = |Week16-10 = Syracuse (26–6) |Week16-10-Color = |Week16-11 = Illinois (23–7) |Week16-11-Color = u |Week16-12 = Pittsburgh (24–7) |Week16-12-Color = d |Week16-13 = Clemson (25–5) |Week16-13-Color = |Week16-14 = Missouri (24–9) |Week16-14-Color = u |Week16-15 = UCLA (24–6) |Week16-15-Color = u |Week16-16 = New Orleans (25–3) |Week16-16-Color = |Week16-17 = Duke (22–8) |Week16-17-Color = d |Week16-18 = Notre Dame (22–7) |Week16-18-Color = u |Week16-19 = TCU (23–6) |Week16-19-Color = d |Week16-20 = Kansas (23–10) |Week16-20-Color = npr

! scope="col" | Rank ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | Conference ! scope="col" | W–L (Pct.) |- | 1 | UNLV | PCAA | |- | 2 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | |- | 3 | Indiana | Big Ten | |- | 4 | Georgetown | Big East | |- | 5 | | Independent | |- | 6 | Iowa | Big Ten | |- | 7 | Purdue | Big Ten | |- | 8 | | Atlantic 10 | |- | 9 | Alabama | Southeastern | |- | 10 | Syracuse | Big East | |- | 11 | Illinois | Big Ten | |- | 12 | Pittsburgh | Big East | |- | 13 | Clemson | Atlantic Coast | |- | 14 | | Big Eight | |- | 15 | UCLA | Pacific-10 | |- | 16 | | Independent | |- | 17 | Duke | Atlantic Coast | |- | 18 | | Independent | |- | 19 | | Southwest | |- | 20 | Kansas | Big Eight | |}

Coaches Poll

|Week1-1 = North Carolina (2–0) |Week1-2 = UNLV (4–0) |Week1-3 = Indiana (1–0) |Week1-4 = Purdue (1–0) |Week1-5 = Kansas (1–0) |Week1-6 = Iowa (3–0) |Week1-7 = Alabama (1–0) |Week1-8 = Auburn (1–0) |Week1-9 = Oklahoma (1–1) |Week1-10 = (3–1) |Week1-11 = Pittsburgh (1–0) |Week1-12 = Georgetown (2–0) |Week1-13 = Syracuse (1–0) |Week1-14 = Navy (2–1) |Week1-15 = Illinois (2–0) |Week1-16 = Kentucky (1–0) |Week1-17 = UCLA (2–0) |Week1-18 = Louisville (0–3) |Week1-19 = NC State (3–1) |Week1-20 = Temple (3–1) |Week2-1 = UNLV (5–0) |Week2-1-Color = u |Week2-2 = Indiana (3–0) |Week2-2-Color = u |Week2-3 = Iowa (6–0) |Week2-3-Color = u |Week2-4 = Purdue (3–0) |Week2-4-Color = u |Week2-5 = North Carolina (4–1) |Week2-5-Color = d |Week2-6 = Illinois (4–0) |Week2-6-Color = u |Week2-7 = UCLA (3–0) |Week2-7-Color = u |Week2-8 = Auburn (2–0) |Week2-8-Color = |Week2-9 = Kansas (3–1) |Week2-9-Color = d |Week2-10 = Western Kentucky (6–1) |Week2-10-Color = |Week2-11 = Georgetown (4–0) |Week2-11-Color = u |Week2-12 = Syracuse (4–0) |Week2-12-Color = u |Week2-13 = Oklahoma (3–1) |Week2-13-Color = d |Week2-14 = Navy (3–1) |Week2-14-Color = |Week2-15 = Arkansas (4–0) |Week2-15-Color = npr |Week2-16 = Alabama (2–1) |Week2-16-Color = d |Week2-17 = Pittsburgh (2–1) |Week2-17-Color = d |Week2-18 = NC State (5–1) |Week2-18-Color = u |Week2-19 = Kentucky (2–1) т |Week2-19-Color = td |Week2-20 = Wyoming (3–0) т |Week2-20-Color = npr |Week3-1 = UNLV (6–0) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Purdue (5–0) |Week3-2-Color = u |Week3-3 = North Carolina (5–1) |Week3-3-Color = u |Week3-4 = Iowa (8–0) |Week3-4-Color = d |Week3-5 = Illinois (7–0) |Week3-5-Color = u |Week3-6 = Indiana (4–1) |Week3-6-Color = d |Week3-7 = Auburn (4–0) |Week3-7-Color = u |Week3-8 = Georgetown (5–0) |Week3-8-Color = u |Week3-9 = Oklahoma (5–1) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Syracuse (7–0) |Week3-10-Color = u |Week3-11 = Kansas (4–1) |Week3-11-Color = d |Week3-12 = Navy (4–1) |Week3-12-Color = u |Week3-13 = Pittsburgh (4–1) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = St. John's (6–0) |Week3-14-Color = npr |Week3-15 = NC State (6–1) |Week3-15-Color = u |Week3-16 = UCLA (3–1) |Week3-16-Color = d |Week3-17 = DePaul (5–0) т |Week3-17-Color = tnpr |Week3-18 = Arkansas (5–1) т |Week3-18-Color = d |Week3-19 = Temple (7–1) |Week3-19-Color = npr |Week3-20 = Kentucky (3–1) |Week3-20-Color = d |Week4-1 = UNLV (9–0) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Purdue (6–0) |Week4-2-Color = |Week4-3 = Iowa (9–0) |Week4-3-Color = u |Week4-4 = North Carolina (6–1) |Week4-4-Color = d |Week4-5 = Auburn (6–0) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Indiana (6–1) |Week4-6-Color = |Week4-7 = Syracuse (8–0) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = Oklahoma (6–1) |Week4-8-Color = u |Week4-9 = Georgetown (7–0) |Week4-9-Color = d |Week4-10 = Illinois (7–1) |Week4-10-Color = d |Week4-11 = Kansas (5–1) |Week4-11-Color = |Week4-12 = Navy (4–1) |Week4-12-Color = |Week4-13 = NC State (7–1) |Week4-13-Color = u |Week4-14 = Pittsburgh (5–1) |Week4-14-Color = d |Week4-15 = DePaul (7–0) |Week4-15-Color = u |Week4-16 = St. John's (7–0) |Week4-16-Color = d |Week4-17 = Temple (8–1) |Week4-17-Color = u |Week4-18 = Kentucky (5–1) |Week4-18-Color = u |Week4-19 = Florida (8–1) |Week4-19-Color = npr |Week4-20 = Duke (5–1) т (6–1) т |Week4-20-Color = npr |Week5-1 = UNLV (10–0) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Purdue (7–0) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = North Carolina (8–1) |Week5-3-Color = u |Week5-4 = Iowa (11–0) |Week5-4-Color = d |Week5-5 = Indiana (9–1) |Week5-5-Color = u |Week5-6 = Auburn (7–0) |Week5-6-Color = d |Week5-7 = Syracuse (10–0) |Week5-7-Color = |Week5-8 = Georgetown (8–0) |Week5-8-Color = u |Week5-9 = Kentucky (6–1) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Navy (5–1) |Week5-10-Color = u |Week5-11 = St. John's (8–0) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = Oklahoma (7–2) |Week5-12-Color = d |Week5-13 = Illinois (8–2) |Week5-13-Color = d |Week5-14 = Kansas (6–2) |Week5-14-Color = d |Week5-15 = Temple (8–1) |Week5-15-Color = u |Week5-16 = DePaul (8–0) |Week5-16-Color = d |Week5-17 = Pittsburgh (6–2) |Week5-17-Color = d |Week5-18 = Duke (6–1) |Week5-18-Color = u |Week5-19 = Cal State Fullerton (7–1) |Week5-19-Color = u |Week5-20 = TCU (9–3) |Week5-20-Color = npr |Week6-1 = UNLV (12–0) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = North Carolina (11–1) |Week6-2-Color = u |Week6-3 = Iowa (13–0) |Week6-3-Color = u |Week6-4 = Indiana (10–1) |Week6-4-Color = u |Week6-5 = Purdue (9–1) |Week6-5-Color = d |Week6-6 = Syracuse (12–0) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = Temple (11–1) |Week6-7-Color = u |Week6-8 = Kentucky (7–2) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = DePaul (10–0) |Week6-9-Color = u |Week6-10 = Oklahoma (9–2) |Week6-10-Color = u |Week6-11 = Auburn (7–2) |Week6-11-Color = d |Week6-12 = St. John's (9–1) |Week6-12-Color = d |Week6-13 = Illinois (9–2) |Week6-13-Color = |Week6-14 = Navy (6–2) |Week6-14-Color = d |Week6-15 = Pittsburgh (9–2) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = Duke (9–1) |Week6-16-Color = u |Week6-17 = Georgetown (9–1) |Week6-17-Color = d |Week6-18 = Kansas (7–2) |Week6-18-Color = d |Week6-19 = TCU (10–3) |Week6-19-Color = u |Week6-20 = NC State (9–2) |Week6-20-Color = npr |Week7-1 = UNLV (14–0) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Iowa (15–0) |Week7-2-Color = u |Week7-3 = North Carolina (13–1) |Week7-3-Color = d |Week7-4 = Indiana (12–1) |Week7-4-Color = |Week7-5 = Purdue (12–1) |Week7-5-Color = |Week7-6 = Syracuse (14–0) |Week7-6-Color = |Week7-7 = DePaul (12–0) |Week7-7-Color = u |Week7-8 = Georgetown (12–1) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = Auburn (9–2) |Week7-9-Color = u |Week7-10 = Illinois (12–2) |Week7-10-Color = u |Week7-11 = Temple (14–2) |Week7-11-Color = d |Week7-12 = Clemson (14–0) |Week7-12-Color = npr |Week7-13 = Duke (11–2) |Week7-13-Color = u |Week7-14 = St. John's (10–2) |Week7-14-Color = d |Week7-15 = Alabama (10–2) |Week7-15-Color = npr |Week7-16 = Oklahoma (10–3) |Week7-16-Color = d |Week7-17 = NC State (10–3) |Week7-17-Color = u |Week7-18 = Pittsburgh (11–3) |Week7-18-Color = d |Week7-19 = TCU (12–3) |Week7-19-Color = |Week7-20 = Navy (9–3) |Week7-20-Color = d |Week8-1 = North Carolina (15–1) |Week8-1-Color = u |Week8-2 = Iowa (16–0) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = UNLV (15–1) |Week8-3-Color = d |Week8-4 = Indiana (14–1) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = Purdue (14–1) |Week8-5-Color = |Week8-6 = DePaul (14–0) |Week8-6-Color = u |Week8-7 = Syracuse (15–1) |Week8-7-Color = d |Week8-8 = Temple (16–2) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = Oklahoma (12–3) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = Illinois (13–3) |Week8-10-Color = |Week8-11 = Alabama (13–2) |Week8-11-Color = u |Week8-12 = Clemson (16–0) |Week8-12-Color = |Week8-13 = Duke (13–2) |Week8-13-Color = u |Week8-14 = St. John's (12–2) |Week8-14-Color = |Week8-15 = Auburn (10–3) |Week8-15-Color = d |Week8-16 = Georgetown (12–2) |Week8-16-Color = d |Week8-17 = Pittsburgh (13–3) |Week8-17-Color = u |Week8-18 = TCU (13–3) |Week8-18-Color = u |Week8-19 = Navy (11–3) |Week8-19-Color = u |Week8-20 = Kansas (10–5) |Week8-20-Color = npr |Week9-1 = North Carolina (17–1) |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = UNLV (19–1) |Week9-2-Color = u |Week9-3 = Iowa (18–1) |Week9-3-Color = d |Week9-4 = Indiana (15–2) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 = Purdue (15–2) |Week9-5-Color = |Week9-6 = Syracuse (17–2) |Week9-6-Color = u |Week9-7 = Temple (18–2) |Week9-7-Color = u |Week9-8 = DePaul (16–1) |Week9-8-Color = d |Week9-9 = Oklahoma (14–3) |Week9-9-Color = |Week9-10 = Alabama (15–2) |Week9-10-Color = u |Week9-11 = Duke (14–3) |Week9-11-Color = u |Week9-12 = Illinois (14–4) |Week9-12-Color = d |Week9-13 = Georgetown (14–2) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = Clemson (17–1) |Week9-14-Color = d |Week9-15 = TCU (16–3) |Week9-15-Color = u |Week9-16 = Florida (15–4) |Week9-16-Color = npr |Week9-17 = Auburn (11–4) |Week9-17-Color = d |Week9-18 = St. John's (13–3) |Week9-18-Color = d |Week9-19 = Pittsburgh (14–4) |Week9-19-Color = d |Week9-20 = Kansas (13–5) |Week9-20-Color = |Week10-1 = UNLV (21–1) |Week10-1-Color = u |Week10-2 = Indiana (17–2) |Week10-2-Color = u |Week10-3 = North Carolina (18–2) |Week10-3-Color = d |Week10-4 = Iowa (19–2) |Week10-4-Color = d |Week10-5 = Temple (20–2) |Week10-5-Color = u |Week10-6 = Purdue (16–3) |Week10-6-Color = d |Week10-7 = DePaul (18–1) |Week10-7-Color = u |Week10-8 = Oklahoma (17–3) |Week10-8-Color = u |Week10-9 = Alabama (16–3) |Week10-9-Color = u |Week10-10 = Georgetown (15–3) |Week10-10-Color = u |Week10-11 = Syracuse (17–3) |Week10-11-Color = d |Week10-12 = TCU (18–3) |Week10-12-Color = u |Week10-13 = Clemson (19–2) |Week10-13-Color = u |Week10-14 = Illinois (15–5) |Week10-14-Color = d |Week10-15 = Duke (16–4) |Week10-15-Color = d |Week10-16 = Pittsburgh (17–4) |Week10-16-Color = u |Week10-17 = Kansas (15–5) |Week10-17-Color = u |Week10-18 = Providence (16–3) |Week10-18-Color = npr |Week10-19 = Florida (16–5) |Week10-19-Color = td |Week10-20 = Auburn (12–6) |Week10-20-Color = d |Week11-1 = UNLV (23–1) |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 = Indiana (19–2) |Week11-2-Color = |Week11-3 = North Carolina (20–2) |Week11-3-Color = |Week11-4 = Iowa (21–2) |Week11-4-Color = |Week11-5 = DePaul (20–1) |Week11-5-Color = u |Week11-6 = Purdue (18–3) |Week11-6-Color = |Week11-7 = Temple (23–2) |Week11-7-Color = d |Week11-8 = Oklahoma (19–3) |Week11-8-Color = |Week11-9 = Syracuse (19–3) |Week11-9-Color = u |Week11-10 = Georgetown (16–4) |Week11-10-Color = |Week11-11 = Clemson (21–2) |Week11-11-Color = u |Week11-12 = Illinois (18–5) |Week11-12-Color = u |Week11-13 = Pittsburgh (19–4) |Week11-13-Color = u |Week11-14 = Alabama (17–4) |Week11-14-Color = d |Week11-15 = TCU (19–4) |Week11-15-Color = d |Week11-16 = Duke (19–4) |Week11-16-Color = d |Week11-17 = Kansas (18–5) |Week11-17-Color = |Week11-18 = St. John's (18–4) |Week11-18-Color = npr |Week11-19 = Florida (18–5) |Week11-19-Color = |Week11-20 = UTEP (18–5) |Week11-20-Color = npr |Week12-1 = UNLV (26–1) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 = Indiana (20–2) |Week12-2-Color = |Week12-3 = North Carolina (23–2) |Week12-3-Color = |Week12-4 = Iowa (22–3) |Week12-4-Color = |Week12-5 = DePaul (22–1) |Week12-5-Color = |Week12-6 = Purdue (20–3) |Week12-6-Color = |Week12-7 = Temple (25–2) |Week12-7-Color = |Week12-8 = Pittsburgh (21–4) |Week12-8-Color = u |Week12-9 = Syracuse (20–4) |Week12-9-Color = |Week12-10 = Clemson (23–2) |Week12-10-Color = u |Week12-11 = Alabama (19–4) |Week12-11-Color = u |Week12-12 = Georgetown (19–4) |Week12-12-Color = d |Week12-13 = Illinois (19–6) |Week12-13-Color = d |Week12-14 = Kansas (19–6) |Week12-14-Color = u |Week12-15 = TCU (20–4) |Week12-15-Color = |Week12-16 = Oklahoma (19–5) |Week12-16-Color = d |Week12-17 = Florida (20–6) |Week12-17-Color = u |Week12-18 = Duke (20–5) |Week12-18-Color = d |Week12-19 = UTEP (20–5) |Week12-19-Color = u |Week12-20 = New Orleans (20–3) т Wyoming (18–6) т |Week12-20-Color = npr |Week13-1 = UNLV (28–1) |Week13-1-Color = |Week13-2 = Indiana (23–2) |Week13-2-Color = |Week13-3 = North Carolina (25–2) |Week13-3-Color = |Week13-4 = Temple (28–2) |Week13-4-Color = u |Week13-5 = DePaul (25–1) |Week13-5-Color = |Week13-6 = Purdue (20–3) |Week13-6-Color = |Week13-7 = Georgetown (21–4) |Week13-7-Color = u |Week13-8 = Iowa (23–4) |Week13-8-Color = d |Week13-9 = Pittsburgh (22–5) |Week13-9-Color = d |Week13-10 = Alabama (21–4) |Week13-10-Color = u |Week13-11 = Syracuse (22–5) |Week13-11-Color = d |Week13-12 = Clemson (24–3) |Week13-12-Color = d |Week13-13 = Illinois (19–6) |Week13-13-Color = |Week13-14 = Oklahoma (21–5) |Week13-14-Color = u |Week13-15 = TCU (22–4) |Week13-15-Color = |Week13-16 = Kansas (21–7) |Week13-16-Color = d |Week13-17 = Florida (21–7) |Week13-17-Color = |Week13-18 = UTEP (21–5) |Week13-18-Color = u |Week13-19 = Duke (21–6) |Week13-19-Color = d |Week13-20 = UCLA (19–6) |Week13-20-Color = npr |Week14-1 = UNLV (30–1) |Week14-1-Color = |Week14-2 = North Carolina (27–2) |Week14-2-Color = u |Week14-3 = Purdue (23–3) |Week14-3-Color = u |Week14-4 = Indiana (23–4) |Week14-4-Color = d |Week14-5 = DePaul (25–2) |Week14-5-Color = |Week14-6 = Iowa (25–4) |Week14-6-Color = u |Week14-7 = Georgetown (23–4) |Week14-7-Color = |Week14-8 = Temple (29–3) |Week14-8-Color = d |Week14-9 = Alabama (23–4) |Week14-9-Color = u |Week14-10 = Pittsburgh (23–6) |Week14-10-Color = d |Week14-11 = Syracuse (24–5) |Week14-11-Color = |Week14-12 = Illinois (21–7) |Week14-12-Color = u |Week14-13 = TCU (23–5) |Week14-13-Color = u |Week14-14 = Clemson (25–4) |Week14-14-Color = d |Week14-15 = Duke (22–7) |Week14-15-Color = u |Week14-16 = UCLA (21–6) |Week14-16-Color = u |Week14-17 = Oklahoma (21–8) |Week14-17-Color = d |Week14-18 = Notre Dame (19–7) |Week14-18-Color = npr |Week14-19 = New Orleans (25–3) т |Week14-19-Color = tnpr |Week14-20 = Kansas (20–9) т |Week14-20-Color = d |Week15-1 = UNLV (33–1) |Week15-1-Color = |Week15-2 = Indiana (24–4) |Week15-2-Color = u |Week15-3 = North Carolina (29–3) |Week15-3-Color = d |Week15-4 = Georgetown (26–4) |Week15-4-Color = u |Week15-5 = DePaul (26–2) |Week15-5-Color = |Week15-6 = Purdue (24–4) |Week15-6-Color = d |Week15-7 = Iowa (27–4) |Week15-7-Color = d |Week15-8 = Temple (31–3) |Week15-8-Color = |Week15-9 = Alabama (26–4) |Week15-9-Color = |Week15-10 = Syracuse (26–6) |Week15-10-Color = u |Week15-11 = Illinois (23–7) |Week15-11-Color = u |Week15-12 = Pittsburgh (24–7) |Week15-12-Color = d |Week15-13 = UCLA (24–6) |Week15-13-Color = u |Week15-14 = Missouri (24–9) |Week15-14-Color = npr |Week15-15 = Clemson (25–5) |Week15-15-Color = d |Week15-16 = TCU (23–6) |Week15-16-Color = d |Week15-17 = Wyoming (22–9) |Week15-17-Color = npr |Week15-18 = Notre Dame (22–7) |Week15-18-Color = |Week15-19 = New Orleans (25–3) т UTEP (24–6) т |Week15-19-Color = tnpr |Week15-20 = Oklahoma (22–9) т |Week15-20-Color = d

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