1949–50 NCAA men's basketball rankings

The 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of a single human poll – the AP Poll – with weekly editions released between January 5, 1950 and March 7, 1950.

1949–50 NCAA men's basketball rankings
Season	1949–50
NCAA Tournament	1950
NCAA Tournament Champions	CCNY
NCAA men's basketball rankings ← 1948–49 1950–51 →

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		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

	Week 1 Jan. 5^[1]^[2]	Week 2 Jan. 9^[1]^[3]	Week 3 Jan. 16^[1]^[4]	Week 4 Jan. 23^[1]^[5]	Week 5 Jan. 30^[1]^[6]	Week 6 Feb. 6^[1]^[7]	Week 7 Feb. 13^[1]^[8]	Week 8 Feb. 20^[1]^[9]	Week 9 Feb. 27^[1]^[10]	Final Mar. 6^[1]^[11]
1.	St. John's (12–1)	St. John's (13–1)	Holy Cross (13–0)	Holy Cross (14–0)	Holy Cross (14–0)	Holy Cross (17–0)	Holy Cross (20–0)	Bradley (24–3)	Bradley (25–3)	Bradley (27–3)	1.
2.	Kentucky (7–1)	Kentucky (8–1)	St. John's (14–1)	Duquesne (13–0)	Duquesne (14–0)	Bradley (19–3)	Bradley (21–3)	Holy Cross (22–0)	Ohio State (18–3)	Ohio State (19–3)	2.
3.	Bradley (10–2)	Long Island (11–1)	Long Island (12–1)	Long Island (13–2)	Bradley (17–3)	Duquesne (16–1)	Ohio State (15–3)	Ohio State (18–3)	Holy Cross (24–0)	Kentucky (24–5)	3.
4.	Long Island (10–1)	Indiana (10–0)	Bradley (14–2)	Kentucky (11–4)	Long Island (14–2)	St. John's (18–2) т	St. John's (20–2)	Duquesne (21–1)	Kentucky (22–4)	Holy Cross (26–1)	4.
5.	Indiana (9–0)	Holy Cross (11–0)	Kentucky (9–2)	St. John's (15–2)	St. John's (16–2)	Ohio State (14–3) т	Kentucky (17–4)	Kentucky (20–4)	Duquesne (22–1)	NC State (24–5)	5.
6.	Holy Cross (9–0)	Bradley (11–2)	Duquesne (12–0)	Bradley (15–3)	Kentucky (13–4)	Long Island (15–2)	Long Island (17–2)	St. John's (20–3)	UCLA (21–4)	Duquesne (22–3)	6.
7.	NC State (9–1)	CCNY (8–2)	CCNY (9–2)	La Salle (11–2)	Ohio State (11–3)	Kentucky (16–4)	Duquesne (18–1)	UCLA (19–4)	Western Kentucky (24–5)	UCLA (22–5)	7.
8.	Duquesne (9–0)	Duquesne (9–0)	Indiana (10–2)	CCNY (9–2)	La Salle (12–2)	NC State (17–3)	NC State (18–4)	Western Kentucky (22–4)	NC State (21–5)	Western Kentucky (24–5)	8.
9.	UCLA (8–3)	NC State (9–2)	UCLA (11–4)	Indiana (12–2)	NC State (15–3)	La Salle (14–2)	Western Kentucky (19–4)	NC State (20–4)	La Salle (18–3)	St. John's (22–4)	9.
10.	Minnesota (7–1)	UCLA (10–3)	La Salle (9–2)	NC State (13–3)	CCNY (10–2)	Kansas State (13–4)	UCLA (17–4)	Long Island (17–3)	St. John's (21–4)	La Salle (20–3)	10.
11.	Saint Louis (6–1)	Minnesota (8–1)	Ohio State (8–2)	UCLA (11–4)	Kansas State (12–3)	Western Kentucky (16–4)	La Salle (14–3)	San Francisco (15–6)	Villanova (22–4)	Villanova (23–4)	11.
12.	Missouri (8–1)	Cincinnati (6–0)	NC State (11–3)	Kansas State (12–3)	Indiana (12–2)	UCLA (15–4)	San Francisco (14–5)	La Salle (16–3)	Kansas State (16–5)	San Francisco (19–6)	12.
13.	Villanova (7–2)	La Salle (7–2)	Kansas State (10–3)	Ohio State (9–3)	UCLA (13–4)	Louisville (20–6)	CCNY (13–3)	Kansas State (16–5)	San Francisco (16–6)	Long Island (20–4)	13.
14.	CCNY (7–2)	Western Kentucky (6–4)	Western Kentucky (9–4)	Wyoming (17–4)	Western Kentucky (14–4)	CCNY (12–2)	Kansas State (13–5)	Toledo (19–4)	Long Island (18–4)	Kansas State (16–6)	14.
15.	Wisconsin (8–2)	Ohio State (6–2)	Tulane (11–2)	Wisconsin (10–3)	Louisville (19–5)	San Francisco (12–5)	Villanova (18–3)	Saint Louis (14–6)	Arizona (24–3)	Arizona (25–4)	15.
16.	Illinois (7–3)	Missouri (9–1)	Minnesota (9–2)	Washington (12–2)	Notre Dame (9–5)	Indiana (13–3)	Washington State (15–9)	USC (18–5)	Nebraska (16–5)	Wisconsin (16–6)	16.
17.	Oklahoma (5–2)	Villanova (8–2)	Tennessee (7–5)	Western Kentucky (12–4)	Wisconsin (10–3)	Washington State (14–8)	Arizona (20–2)	Indiana (16–4)	Toledo (21–5)	San Jose State (21–7)	17.
18.	La Salle (6–2)	Siena (14–0)	Villanova (10–2)	Minnesota (9–2)	Vanderbilt (11–5)	Arizona (17–2)	Saint Louis (13–5)	San Jose State (17–6)	Wyoming (24–5)	Washington State (19–11)	18.
19.	Bowling Green (10–4)	Oklahoma (5–3)	Louisville (14–2)	Villanova (11–2)	Oklahoma A&M (11–4)	Saint Louis (12–5)	USC (13–5)	Arizona (23–2)	San Jose State (18–7)	Kansas (13–9)	19.
20.	Kansas State (9–3)	Washington (12–1)	Cincinnati (7–1)	Illinois (10–4)	Wyoming (18–5)	Hamline (20–1)	Vanderbilt (20–6)	CCNY (14–4)	Vanderbilt (17–7)	Indiana (18–4)	20.
	Week 1 Jan. 5^[1]^[2]	Week 2 Jan. 9^[1]^[3]	Week 3 Jan. 16^[1]^[4]	Week 4 Jan. 23^[1]^[5]	Week 5 Jan. 30^[1]^[6]	Week 6 Feb. 6^[1]^[7]	Week 7 Feb. 13^[1]^[8]	Week 8 Feb. 20^[1]^[9]	Week 9 Feb. 27^[1]^[10]	Final Mar. 6^[1]^[11]
		Dropped: Saint Louis Wisconsin (8–3) Illinois (8–4) Bowling Green Kansas State (9–3)	Dropped: Missouri Siena Oklahoma Washington	Dropped: Tulane Tennessee Louisville Cincinnati	Dropped: Washington Minnesota Villanova Illinois (10–4)	Dropped: Notre Dame Wisconsin Vanderbilt Oklahoma A&M Wyoming	Dropped: Louisville Indiana Hamline	Dropped: Villanova Washington State Vanderbilt	Dropped: Saint Louis USC Indiana CCNY	Dropped: Nebraska Toledo Wyoming Vanderbilt

References

1. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 595. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
2. "January 5, 1950 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
3. "January 9, 1950 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
4. "January 16, 1950 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
5. "January 23, 1950 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
6. "January 30, 1950 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
7. "February 6, 1950 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
8. "February 13, 1950 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
9. "February 20, 1950 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
10. "February 27, 1950 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
11. "1950 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020.