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2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
The 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.
Legend edit
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| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#-#) | Win–loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP Poll edit
| Preseason Pre[1] | Week 1 Nov 15[2] | Week 2 Nov 22[3] | Week 3 Nov 29[4] | Week 4 Dec 6[5] | Week 5 Dec 13[6] | Week 6 Dec 20[7] | Week 7 Dec 27[8] | Week 8 Jan 3[9] | Week 9 Jan 10[10] | Week 10 Jan 17[11] | Week 11 Jan 24[12] | Week 12 Jan 31[13] | Week 13 Feb 7[14] | Week 14 Feb 14[15] | Week 15 Feb 21[16] | Week 16 Feb 28[17] | Week 17 Mar 7[18] | Week 18 Mar 14[19] | ||
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| 1. | Duke (61) | Duke (0–0) | Duke (3–0) (65) | Duke (5–0) (61) | Duke (7–0) (53) | Duke (9–0) (66) | Duke (10–0) (66) | Duke (11–0) (61) | Duke (12–0) (63) | Duke (14–0) (72) | Duke (16–0) (71) | UConn (16–1) (64) | UConn (18–1) (65) | UConn (20–1) (68) | UConn (22–1) (67) | Duke (25–1) (64) | Duke (27–1) (65) | UConn (27–2) (59) | Duke (30–3) | 1. |
| 2. | Texas (6) | Texas (0–0) | Texas (2–0) (6) | Texas (5–0) (6) | Texas (7–0) (9) | UConn (7–0) (5) | UConn (8–0) (5) | UConn (9–0) (7) | UConn (11–0) (7) | Florida (14–0) | Florida (16–0) (1) | Duke (17–1) (7) | Duke (19–1) (7) | Duke (21–1) (3) | Duke (23–1) (4) | Villanova (21–2) (3) | UConn (25–2) (6) | Villanova (24–3) (11) | UConn (27–3) | 2. |
| 3. | UConn | UConn (0–0) | UConn (1–0) | UConn (4–0) (4) | UConn (6–0) (9) | Villanova (6–0) (1) | Villanova (7–0) (1) | Villanova (8–0) (1) | Villanova (9–0) (2) | Villanova (10–1) | UConn (14–1) | Memphis (17–2) | Memphis (19–2) | Memphis (21–2) | Memphis (22–2) | UConn (23–2) (4) | Memphis (26–2) (1) | Duke (27–3) (1) | Villanova (25–4) | 3. |
| 4. | Michigan State (4) | Michigan State (0–0) | Villanova (1–0) (1) | Villanova (2–0) (1) | Villanova (4–0) (1) | Louisville (5–0) | Memphis (8–1) | Memphis (9–1) | Memphis (11–1) | UConn (12–1) | Memphis (15–2) | Texas (16–2) | Villanova (15–2) | Villanova (17–2) (1) | Villanova (19–2) (1) | Memphis (24–2) (1) | Villanova (22–3) | Memphis (27-3) | Memphis (30–3) | 4. |
| 5. | Villanova (1) | Villanova (0–0) | Oklahoma (1–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Louisville (3–0) | Memphis (7–1) | Florida (10–0) | Florida (11–0) | Florida (12–0) | Memphis (13–2) | Texas (14–2) | Florida (17–1) | Gonzaga (17–3) | Gonzaga (18–3) | Gonzaga (20–3) | Gonzaga (22–3) | Gonzaga (24–3) | Gonzaga (26-3) (1) | Gonzaga (27–3) | 5. |
| 6. | Oklahoma | Oklahoma (0–0) | Louisville (1–0) | Gonzaga (3–1) | Boston College (6–0) | Texas (8–1) | Illinois (11–0) | Illinois (12–0) | Illinois (14–0) | Gonzaga (11–3) | Gonzaga (13–3) | Villanova (13–2) (1) | Illinois (19–2) | Texas (19–3) | Texas (21–3) | George Washington (22–1) | Texas (24–4) | George Washington (26–1) | Ohio State (25–5) | 6. |
| 7. | Louisville | Louisville (0–0) | Kentucky (2–0) | Louisville (1–0) | Memphis (6–1) | Florida (9–0) | Oklahoma (6–1) | Washington (10–0) | Michigan State (12–2) | Illinois (15–1) | Illinois (16–1) | Gonzaga (15–3) | Texas (17–3) | Florida (20–2) | George Washington (20–1) | Texas (22–4) | George Washington (24–1) | Ohio State (23–4) | Boston College (26–7) | 7. |
| 8. | Gonzaga | Kentucky (1–0) | Gonzaga (1–0) | Boston College (5–0) | Oklahoma (4–1) | Oklahoma (5–1) | Gonzaga (7–2) | Gonzaga (9–2) | Gonzaga (10–3) | Texas (12–2) | Villanova (11–2) | Illinois (17–2) | Florida (18–2) | George Washington (18–1) | Tennessee (18–3) | Illinois (22–4) | Pittsburgh (21–4) | Texas (25–5) | UCLA (27–6) | 8. |
| 9. | Kentucky | Gonzaga (0–0) | Arizona (0–0) | Memphis (3–1) | Gonzaga (4–2) | Illinois (10–0) | Washington (9–0) | Michigan State (10–2) | Louisville (11–1) | Indiana (10–2) | Pittsburgh (14–0) | West Virginia (14–3) | Pittsburgh (17–1) | West Virginia (17–4) | Pittsburgh (19–3) | Pittsburgh (20–4) | Ohio State (21–4) | Illinois (25–5) | Texas (27–6) | 9. |
| 10. | Arizona | Arizona (0–0) | Boston College (2–0) | Kentucky (4–1) | Florida (7–0) | Gonzaga (6–2) | Michigan State (9–2) | Louisville (9–1) | Washington (11–1) | Louisville (12–2) | Washington (14–2) | Washington (16–2) | George Washington (16–1) | Illinois (20–3) | Florida (21–3) | Tennessee (19–4) | Illinois (23–5) | North Carolina (21–6) | North Carolina (22–7) | 10. |
| 11. | Boston College | Boston College (0–0) | Memphis (2–0) | Florida (5–0) | Illinois (7–0) | Washington (8–0) | Louisville (6–1) | UCLA (10–1) | Boston College (10–2) | UCLA (13–2) | Michigan State (14–4) | Michigan State (15–4) | West Virginia (15–4) | Tennessee (16–3) | West Virginia (18–5) | Boston College (21–5) | Tennessee (20–5) | Boston College (24–6) | Florida (27–6) | 11. |
| 12. | Memphis | Memphis (0–0) | Michigan State (0–1) | Illinois (5–0) | Iowa (7–1) | Michigan State (7–2) | UCLA (8–1) | George Washington (8–0) | Oklahoma (8–2) | Pittsburgh (12–0) | West Virginia (12–3) | Pittsburgh (15–1) | Michigan State (16–5) | Michigan State (17–5) | Ohio State (18–3) | Florida (22–4) | Boston College (22–6) | Washington (24–5) | Kansas (25–7) | 12. |
| 13. | Stanford | Stanford (0–0) | West Virginia (2–0) | Michigan State (3–2) | Washington (7–0) | Boston College (6–2) | George Washington (8–0) | Boston College (8–2) | NC State (11–1) | Washington (12–2) | Indiana (10–3) | Indiana (12–3) | Tennessee (14–3) | UCLA (19–4) | Boston College (19–5) | Ohio State (19–4) | North Carolina (19–6) | UCLA (24–6) | Illinois (25–6) | 13. |
| 14. | West Virginia | West Virginia (0–0) | Florida (4–0) | Iowa (4–1) | Michigan State (5–2) | UCLA (7–1) | Boston College (7–2) | Oklahoma (6–2) | Maryland (10–2) | Michigan State (12–4) | NC State (14–2) | George Washington (14–1) | UCLA (17–4) | Pittsburgh (17–3) | Illinois (20–4) | West Virginia (18–7) | Washington (22–5) | Tennessee (21–6) | George Washington (26–2) | 14. |
| 15. | Alabama | Alabama (0–0) | Illinois (2–0) | Arizona (2–2) | Kentucky (5–2) | George Washington (7–0) | Texas (8–2) | Texas (9–2) | Texas (10–2) | Boston College (11–3) | Wisconsin (14–2) | NC State (15–3) | Boston College (16–4) | Georgetown (16–4) | UCLA (20–5) | NC State (21–5) | UCLA (22–6) | Pittsburgh (21–6) | Iowa (25–8) | 15. |
| 16. | Syracuse | Syracuse (0–0) | UCLA (3–0) | UCLA (4–1) | UCLA (6–1) | Wake Forest (7–1) | Maryland (7–2) | Maryland (8–2) | Indiana (8–2) | West Virginia (10–3) | George Washington (12–1) | Ohio State (14–2) | Washington (16–4) | NC State (18–4) | Michigan State (18–6) | Kansas (19–6) | West Virginia (19–8) | Florida (24–6) | Pittsburgh (24–7) | 16. |
| 17. | Illinois | Illinois (0–0) | Syracuse (3–1) | Indiana (3–0) | Nevada (5–0) | Maryland (7–2) | North Carolina (6–1) | Indiana (7–2) | UCLA (11–2) | George Washington (10–1) | Louisville (13–3) | UCLA (15–4) | Georgetown (14–4) | Boston College (17–5) | Georgetown (17–7) | Washington (20–5) | Florida (22–6) | LSU (22–7) т | Washington (24–6) | 17. |
| 18. | Wake Forest т | UCLA (0–0) | Iowa (2–0) | Washington (6–0) | Indiana (4–1) | Indiana (5–2) | Indiana (5–2) | Kentucky (8–3) | Ohio State (10–0) | NC State (12–2) | UCLA (14–3) | Maryland (13–4) | NC State (16–4) | Iowa (18–5) | Iowa (19–6) | Michigan State (19–7) | Kansas (20–7) | Kansas (22–7) т | Tennessee (21–7) | 18. |
| 19. | UCLA т | Wake Forest (2–0) | Alabama (2–1) | George Washington (2–0) | George Washington (4–0) | North Carolina (5–1) | Kentucky (7–3) | NC State (9–1) | Kentucky (9–3) | Ohio State (11–1) | Ohio State (12–2) | Tennessee (12–3) | Oklahoma (13–4) | Ohio State (16–3) | Oklahoma (16–5) | UCLA (20–6) | Oklahoma (19–6) | West Virginia (20–9) | LSU (23–8) | 19. |
| 20. | Iowa | Iowa (0–0) | Indiana (1–0) | Nevada (3–0) | Wake Forest (7–1) | Nevada (6–1) | Nevada (7–1) | Nevada (8–1) | George Washington (8–1) | North Carolina (9–2) | Syracuse (15–2) | Boston College (14–4) | Ohio State (14–3) | Oklahoma (14–5) | Washington (18–5) | Iowa (20–7) | Georgetown (19–7) | Iowa (22–8) | Nevada (27–5) | 20. |
| 21. | George Washington | George Washington (0–0) | George Washington (0–0) | Alabama (2–1) | Maryland (5–1) | NC State (6–1) | NC State (8–1) | Ohio State (8–0) | Arizona (9–3) | Wisconsin (12–2) | Boston College (12–4) | Georgetown (12–4) | Michigan (15–3) | Washington (16–5) | NC State (19–5) | North Carolina (17–6) | LSU (20–7) | Nevada (24–5) | Syracuse (23–11) | 21. |
| 22. | Nevada | Nevada (0–0) | Nevada (1–0) | Wake Forest (5–1) | Alabama (4–1) | Iowa (7–3) | Wake Forest (8–2) | Wake Forest (9–2) | Pittsburgh (11–0) | Oklahoma (9–3) | Maryland (12–4) | Louisville (13–5) | Indiana (12–5) | Michigan (16–4) | Kansas (17–6) | Oklahoma (17–6) | NC State (21–7) | Oklahoma (20–7) | West Virginia (20–10) | 22. |
| 23. | Indiana | Indiana (0–0) | Maryland (1–0) | Maryland (4–1) | North Carolina (4–1) | Kentucky (6–3) | Tennessee (6–0) | North Carolina (6–2) | Wake Forest (10–2) | Maryland (11–3) | Iowa (13–4) | Wisconsin (14–4) | Iowa (16–5) | North Carolina (14–5) | North Carolina (15–6) | Georgetown (17–7) | Iowa (20–8) | Georgetown (19–8) | Georgetown (21–9) | 23. |
| 24. | Maryland | Maryland (0–0) | Wake Forest (3–1) | NC State (5–0) | Arizona (2–3) | Arizona (4–3) | Ohio State (7–0) | Wisconsin (9–1) | West Virginia (8–3) | Arizona (10–4) | North Carolina (10–3) | Oklahoma (11–4) | LSU (14–5) | Indiana (13–6) | Bucknell (20–3) | LSU (18–7) | Nevada (22–5) | UAB (22–5) | Oklahoma (20–8) | 24. |
| 25. | Iowa State | Iowa State (0–0) | Washington (4–0) | LSU (3–0) | NC State (5–1) | Houston (4–1) | Iowa (8–3) | West Virginia (7–3) | North Carolina (7–2) | Cincinnati (13–2) | Oklahoma (10–4) | Syracuse (15–4) | Northern Iowa (19–3) | Northern Iowa (20–4) | LSU (16–7) | Nevada (20–5) Northern Iowa (22–6) | Michigan State (19–9) | NC State (21–8) | UAB (24–6) | 25. |
| Preseason Pre[1] | Week 1 Nov 15[2] | Week 2 Nov 22[3] | Week 3 Nov 29[4] | Week 4 Dec 6[5] | Week 5 Dec 13[6] | Week 6 Dec 20[7] | Week 7 Dec 27[8] | Week 8 Jan 3[9] | Week 9 Jan 10[10] | Week 10 Jan 17[11] | Week 11 Jan 24[12] | Week 12 Jan 31[13] | Week 13 Feb 7[14] | Week 14 Feb 14[15] | Week 15 Feb 21[16] | Week 16 Feb 28[17] | Week 17 Mar 7[18] | Week 18 Mar 14[19] | ||
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Coaches Poll edit
| Preseason [2] | Week 2 Nov 22[2] | Week 3 Nov 29[2] | Week 4 Dec 6[2] | Week 5 Dec 13[2] | Week 6 Dec 20[2] | Week 7 Dec 27[2] | Week 8 Jan 3[2] | Week 9 Jan 10[2] | Week 10 Jan 17[2] | Week 11 Jan 24[2] | Week 12 Jan 31[20] | Week 13 Feb 7[20] | Week 14 Feb 14[20] | Week 15 Feb 21[20] | Week 16 Feb 28[20] | Week 17 Mar 7[20] | Week 18 Mar 14[20] | Week 19 Apr 4[20][19] | ||
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| 1. | Duke (28) | Duke (3–0) (29) | Duke (5–0) (27) | Duke (7–0) (25) | Duke (9–0) (30) | Duke (10–0) (29) | Duke (11–0) (30) | Duke (12–0) (30) | Duke (14–0) (31) | Duke (16–0) (31) | UConn (16–1) (19) | UConn (18–1) (20) | UConn (20–1) (22) | UConn (22–1) (22) | Duke (25–1) (26) | Duke (27–1) (27) | UConn (27–2) (27) | Duke (30–3) | Florida (33–6) | 1. |
| 2. | UConn | Texas (2–0) (2) | Texas (5–0) (3) | Texas (7–0) (4) | UConn (7–0) (1) | UConn (8–0) (1) | UConn (9–0) (1) | UConn (11–0) (1) | Florida (14–0) | Florida (16–0) | Duke (17–1) (10) | Duke (19–1) (10) | Duke (21–1) (8) | Duke (23–1) (8) | Villanova (21–2) | UConn (25–2) (1) | Villanova (24–3) (4) | UConn (27–3) | UCLA (32–7) | 2. |
| 3. | Texas (2) | UConn (1–0) | UConn (4–0) (1) | UConn (6–0) (1) | Villanova (6–0) | Villanova (7–0) (1) | Villanova (8–0) | Villanova (9–0) | Villanova (10–1) | UConn (14–1) | Memphis (17–2) (1) | Memphis (19–2) (1) | Memphis (21–2) (1) | Memphis (22–2) (1) | Memphis (24–2) (3) | Memphis (26–2) (3) | Duke (27–3) | Memphis (30–3) | LSU (27–9) | 3. |
| 4. | Villanova (1) | Villanova (1–0) | Villanova (2–0) | Villanova (4–0) (1) | Louisville (5–0) | Memphis (8–1) | Memphis (9–1) | Memphis (11–1) | UConn (12–1) | Memphis (15–2) | Florida (17–1) | Villanova (15–2) | Villanova (17–2) | Villanova (19–2) | Connecticut (23–2) (2) | Villanova (22–3) | Gonzaga (26–3) | Villanova (25–4) | Connecticut (30–4) | 4. |
| 5. | Michigan State | Oklahoma (1–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Louisville (3–0) | Memphis (7–1) | Florida (10–0) | Florida (11–0) | Florida (12–0) | Memphis (13–2) | Illinois (16–1) | Texas (16–2) (1) | Gonzaga (17–3) | Gonzaga (18–3) | Gonzaga (20–3) | Gonzaga (22–3) | Gonzaga (24–3) | Memphis (27–3) | Gonzaga (27–3) | Villanova (28–5) | 5. |
| 6. | Oklahoma | Louisville (1–0) | Louisville (1–0) | Boston College (6–0) | Florida (9–0) | Illinois (11–0) | Illinois (12–0) | Illinois (14–0) | Illinois (15–1) | Texas (14–2) | Villanova (13–2) | Illinois (19–2) | Florida (20–2) | Texas (21–3) | George Washington (22–1) | George Washington (24–1) | George Washington (26–1) | Ohio State (25–5) | Memphis (33–4) | 6. |
| 7. | Gonzaga | Kentucky (2–0) | Gonzaga (3–1) | Memphis (6–1) | Texas (8–1) | Washington (9–0) | Washington (10–0) | Michigan State (12–2) | Gonzaga (11–3) | Villanova (11–2) | Illinois (17–2) т | Florida (18–2) | Texas (19–3) | Florida (21–3) | Texas (22–4) | Texas (24–4) | Ohio State (23–4) | Boston College (26–7) | Duke (32–4) | 7. |
| 8. | Louisville | Arizona (0–0) | Boston College (5–0) | Florida (7–0) | Illinois (10–0) | Oklahoma (6–1) | Gonzaga (9–2) | Louisville (11–1) | Indiana (10–2) | Gonzaga (13–3) | Gonzaga (15–3) т | Texas (17–3) | George Washington (18–1) | George Washington (20–1) | Illinois (22–4) | Ohio State (21–4) | Texas (25–5) | UCLA (27–6) | George Mason (27–8) | 8. |
| 9. | Arizona | Gonzaga (1–0) | Memphis (3–1) | Oklahoma (4–1) | Oklahoma (5–1) | Gonzaga (7–2) | Michigan State (10–2) | Gonzaga (10–3) | Texas (12–2) | Pittsburgh (14–0) | Washington (16–2) | Pittsburgh (17–1) | Illinois (20–3) | Pittsburgh (19–3) | Florida (22–4) | Pittsburgh (21–4) | Illinois (25–5) | Texas (27–6) | Texas (30–7) | 9. |
| 10. | Kentucky | Boston College (2–0) | Kentucky (4–1) | Illinois (7–0) | Washington (8–0) | Louisville (6–1) | Louisville (9–1) | Washington (11–1) | Louisville (12–2) | Washington (14–2) | Pittsburgh (15–1) | George Washington (16–1) | West Virginia (17–4) | Tennessee (18–3) | Pittsburgh (20–4) | Illinois (23–5) | North Carolina (21–6) | Florida (27–6) | Gonzaga (29–4) | 10. |
| 11. | Boston College | Memphis (2–0) | Florida (5–0) | Gonzaga (4–2) | Gonzaga (6–2) | Michigan State (9–2) | UCLA (10–1) | Boston College (10–2) | Pittsburgh (12–0) | Indiana (10–3) | Indiana (12–3) | West Virginia (15–4) | Michigan State (17–5) | West Virginia (18–5) | Tennessee (19–4) | Tennessee (20–5) | Boston College (24–6) | George Washington (26–2) | Boston College (28–8) | 11. |
| 12. | Memphis | Michigan State (0–1) | Illinois (5–0) | Washington (7–0) | Michigan State (7–2) | UCLA (8–1) | George Washington (8–0) | Maryland (10–2) т | UCLA (13–2) | Michigan State (14–4) | Michigan State (15–4) | Michigan State (16–5) | UCLA (19–4) | Ohio State (18–3) | Ohio State (19–4) | Boston College (22–6) | UCLA (24–6) | North Carolina (22–7) | Washington (26–7) | 12. |
| 13. | Stanford | West Virginia (2–0) | Arizona (2–2) | Iowa (7–1) | Boston College (6–2) | George Washington (8–0) | Boston College (8–2) | NC State (11–1) т | Washington (12–2) | Wisconsin (14–2) | West Virginia (14–3) | UCLA (17–4) | Pittsburgh (17–3) | Illinois (20–4) | Boston College (21–5) | UCLA (22–6) | Washington (24–5) | Kansas (25–7) | Ohio State (26–6) | 13. |
| 14. | Alabama | Illinois (2–0) | Michigan State (3–2) | Michigan State (5–2) | UCLA (7–1) | Boston College (7–2) | Maryland (8–2) | Oklahoma (8–2) | Boston College (11–3) | NC State (14–2) | NC State (15–3) | Boston College (16–4) | Tennessee (16–3) | UCLA (20–5) | NC State (21–5) | Florida (22–6) | Florida (24–6) | Illinois (25–6) | North Carolina (23–8) | 14. |
| 15. | West Virginia | Florida (4–0) | Iowa (4–1) | Kentucky (5–2) | George Washington (6–0) | Texas (8–2) | Oklahoma (6–2) | Indiana (8–2) | Michigan State (12–4) | Louisville (13–3) | George Washington (14–1) | Washington (16–4) | NC State (18–4) | Boston College (19–5) | West Virginia (18–7) | North Carolina (19–6) | Tennessee (21–6) | Iowa (25–8) | West Virginia (22–11) | 15. |
| 16. | Syracuse | UCLA (3–0) | Indiana (3–0) | Indiana (4–1) | Wake Forest (7–1) | Maryland (7–2) | Texas (9–2) | Texas (10–2) | Ohio State (11–1) | UCLA (14–3) | Ohio State (14–2) | Tennessee (14–3) | Georgetown (16–4) | Michigan State (18–6) | Michigan State (19–7) | Washington (22–5) | Pittsburgh (21–6) | Pittsburgh (24–7) | Georgetown (23–10) | 16. |
| 17. | Illinois | Iowa (2–0) | UCLA (4–1) | Maryland (5–1) | Maryland (7–2) | Indiana (5–2) | Indiana (7–2) | UCLA (11–2) | Wisconsin (12–2) | West Virginia (12–3) | UCLA (15–4) | NC State (16–4) | Ohio State (16–3) | Georgetown (17–7) | UCLA (20–6) | Oklahoma (19–6) | LSU (22–7) | Washington (24–6) | Illinois (26–7) | 17. |
| 18. | Wake Forest т | Alabama (2–1) | Alabama (2–1) | UCLA (6–1) | Indiana (5–2) | NC State (8–1) | NC State (9–1) | Ohio State (10–0) | NC State (12–2) | George Washington (12–1) | Boston College (14–4) | Oklahoma (13–4) | Boston College (17–5) | NC State (19–5) | Kansas (19–6) | West Virginia (19–8) | Kansas (22–7) | LSU (23–8) | Pittsburgh (25–8) | 18. |
| 19. | UCLA т | Syracuse (3–1) | Washington (6–0) | Alabama (4–1) | NC State (6–1) | North Carolina (6–1) | Kentucky (8–3) | George Washington (8–1) | George Washington (10–1) | Ohio State (12–2) | Maryland (13–4) | Ohio State (14–3) | Iowa (18–5) | Oklahoma (16–5) | Washington (20–5) | NC State (21–7) | Oklahoma (20–7) | Tennessee (21–7) | George Washington (27–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Iowa | Maryland (1–0) | Maryland (4–1) | George Washington (4–0) | North Carolina (5–1) | Kentucky (7–3) | Ohio State (8–0) | Pittsburgh (11–0) | North Carolina (9–2) | Syracuse (15–2) | Tennessee (12–3) | Michigan (15–3) | Oklahoma (14–5) | Iowa (19–6) | Oklahoma (17–6) | Georgetown (19–7) | Iowa (22–8) | Oklahoma (20–8) | Tennessee (22–8) | 20. |
| 21. | Maryland | Indiana (1–0) | NC State (5–0) | Wake Forest (7–1) | Nevada (6–1) | Nevada (7–1) | Nevada (8–1) | Kentucky (9–3) | Maryland (11–3) | Boston College (12–4) | Wisconsin (14–4) | Indiana (12–5) | Indiana (13–6) | Washington (18–5) | North Carolina (17–6) | LSU (20–7) | West Virginia (20–9) | Nevada (27–5) | Wichita State (26–9) | 21. |
| 22. | Indiana | George Washington (0–0) | George Washington (2–0) | Nevada (5–0) | Kentucky (6–3) | Ohio State (7–0) | Wisconsin (9–1) | Wake Forest (10–2) | Oklahoma (9–3) | Maryland (12–4) | Oklahoma (11–4) | Georgetown (14–4) | Michigan (16–4) | Kansas (17–6) | Iowa (20–7) | Kansas (20–7) | NC State (21–8) | Syracuse (23–11) | Kansas (25–8) | 22. |
| 23. | Iowa State | Iowa State (1–0) | Wake Forest (5–1) | NC State (5–1) | Iowa (7–3) | Wisconsin (9–1) | Pittsburgh (9–0) | Arizona (9–3) | West Virginia (10–3) | North Carolina (10–3) | Louisville (13–5) | Maryland (14–5) | Washington (16–5) | North Carolina (15–6) | Georgetown (17–7) | Michigan State (19–9) | Georgetown (19–8) | West Virginia (20–10) | Iowa (25–9) | 23. |
| 24. | George Washington | Wake Forest (3–1) | Syracuse (4–2) | North Carolina (4–1) | Wisconsin (7–1) | Wake Forest (8–2) | Wake Forest (9–2) | Wisconsin (10–2) | Syracuse (13–2) | Oklahoma (10–4) | Syracuse (15–4) | Northern Iowa (19–3) | North Carolina (14–5) | Bucknell (20–3) | LSU (18–7) | Iowa (20–8) | Nevada (24–5) | Georgetown (21–9) | Bradley (22–11) | 24. |
| 25. | Nevada | Stanford (0–1) | LSU (3–0) | Arizona (2–3) | Ohio State (4–0) | Pittsburgh (8–0) | North Carolina (6–2) | North Carolina (7–2) | Arizona (10–4) | Iowa (13–4) | North Carolina (11–4) | Colorado (15–3) | Colorado (15–4) | LSU (16–7) | George Mason (21–5) | Wisconsin (19–8) | UAB (22–5) | UAB (24–6) | Bucknell (27–5) | 25. |
| Preseason [2] | Week 2 Nov 22[2] | Week 3 Nov 29[2] | Week 4 Dec 6[2] | Week 5 Dec 13[2] | Week 6 Dec 20[2] | Week 7 Dec 27[2] | Week 8 Jan 3[2] | Week 9 Jan 10[2] | Week 10 Jan 17[2] | Week 11 Jan 24[2] | Week 12 Jan 31[20] | Week 13 Feb 7[20] | Week 14 Feb 14[20] | Week 15 Feb 21[20] | Week 16 Feb 28[20] | Week 17 Mar 7[20] | Week 18 Mar 14[20] | Week 19 Apr 4[20][19] | ||
| Dropped: Nevada (1–0) | Dropped:
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| Dropped: Iowa (8–3) | None | Dropped: Nevada | Dropped:
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| Dropped: Bucknell (21–4) | Dropped: George Mason (22–6) | Dropped: Wisconsin | Dropped: NC State | Dropped:
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