1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Season 1975–76 NCAA Tournament 1976 Preseason No. 1 NCAA Tournament Champions Indiana
The 1975–76 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.
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AP Poll
Preseason [1] [2] Week 1 Dec. 1[1] [3] Week 2 Dec. 8[1] [4] Week 3 Dec. 15[1] Week 4 Dec. 22[1] Week 5 Dec. 29[1] Week 6 Jan. 5[1] Week 7 Jan. 12[1] Week 8 Jan. 19[1] Week 9 Jan. 26[1] Week 10 Feb. 2[1] Week 11 Feb. 9[1] Week 12 Feb. 16[5] Week 13 Feb. 23[5] Week 14 Mar. 1[5] Week 15 Mar. 8[5] Final Mar. 15[5] [6] [7] 1. Indiana (30) Indiana (1–0) Indiana (1–0) Indiana (3–0) Indiana (6–0) Indiana (8–0) Indiana (10–0) Indiana (12–0) Indiana (14–0) (62) Indiana (16–0) Indiana (18–0) (60) Indiana (19–0) Indiana (21–0) Indiana (23–0) Indiana (25–0) Indiana (26–0) (51) Indiana (28–0) (47) 1. 2. UCLA (13) Maryland (1-0) Maryland (3–0) Maryland (5–0) Maryland (6–0) Maryland (7–0) Maryland (10–0) Maryland (11–1) UNLV (18–0) (1) Marquette (14–1) Marquette (16–1) Marquette (18–1) Marquette (19–1) Marquette (22–1) Marquette (23–1) Marquette (25–1) (1) Marquette (26–1) (2) 2. 3. Maryland Marquette (0-0) Marquette (2–0) Marquette (3–0) North Carolina (5–0) North Carolina (6–0) UCLA (10–1) Marquette (9–1) Maryland (13–1) UNLV (20–0) UNLV (23–0) (1) North Carolina (18–2) North Carolina (20–2) Rutgers (23–0) Rutgers (25–0) Rutgers (28–0) (1) UNLV (29–1) (1) 3. 4. Marquette North Carolina (1-0) North Carolina (3–0) North Carolina (4–0) UCLA (3–1) UCLA (6–1) Marquette (8–1) UNLV (16–0) Marquette (11–1) North Carolina (12–2) North Carolina (15–2) Maryland (17–3) Rutgers (21–0) North Carolina (22–2) North Carolina (24–2) UNLV (28–1) (1) Rutgers (29–0) (2) 4. 5. North Carolina UCLA (0-1) UCLA (2–1) Notre Dame (5–1) Notre Dame (5–1) Notre Dame (5–1) UNLV (13–0) Wake Forest (11–1) North Carolina (12–1) Rutgers (15–0) Maryland (15–3) Rutgers (19–0) UCLA (19–3) UNLV (26–1) UNLV (26–1) North Carolina (25–3) UCLA (24–4) 5. 6. Kentucky (2) Louisville (1-0) Louisville (2–0) UCLA (2–1) Cincinnati (7–0) Marquette (5–1) North Carolina (7–1) Washington (13–0) UCLA (13–2) Washington (16–1) Washington (17–1) UCLA (17–3) UNLV (24–1) Notre Dame (20–4) Alabama (20–3) UCLA (23–4) Alabama (22–4) 6. 7. Notre Dame Kentucky (0-1) Tennessee (3–0) Cincinnati (6–0) Marquette (5–1) Cincinnati (8–1) Wake Forest (10–0)North Carolina (10–1) Rutgers (13–0) Maryland (13–2) Rutgers (16–0) UNLV (23–1) Maryland (18–4) Alabama (19–3) UCLA (22–4) Notre Dame (22–5) Notre Dame (23–5) 7. 8. Louisville Tennessee (0-0) Notre Dame (3–0) Alabama (4–0) Alabama (6–0) Alabama (6–0) Washington (11–0) UCLA (11–2) Washington (14–1) NC State (13–2) Tennessee (14–2) Tennessee (16–2) Notre Dame (17–4) Washington (21–3) Notre Dame (21–5) Alabama (21–4) North Carolina (25–4) 8. 9. Tennessee (1) Notre Dame (1-0) Cincinnati (4–0) NC State (4–0) NC State (5–0) NC State (7–0) Tennessee (8–1) Tennessee (9–1) St. John's (13–1) Tennessee (12–2) UCLA (15–3) Washington (18–2) Tennessee (17–3) UCLA (20–4) Maryland (21–5) Tennessee (21–5) Michigan (22–6) 9. 10. Cincinnati Cincinnati (2-0) Arizona (4–0) Louisville (3–1) Tennessee (6–1) UNLV (11–0) Alabama (8–1) Rutgers (11–0) Tennessee (10–2) Notre Dame (11–3) NC State (14–3) Notre Dame (14–4) Alabama (17–3) Maryland (19–5) Washington (22–4) Missouri (24–4) Western Michigan (25–2) 10. 11. Arizona Arizona (1-0) Alabama (3–0) Tennessee (4–1) Louisville (5–1) Louisville (7–1) NC State (8–1) Alabama (10–1) NC State (11–2) Alabama (13–2) Notre Dame (12–4) Alabama (15–3) Washington (19–3) Tennessee (18–4) Michigan (20–5) Washington (22–5) Maryland (22–6) 11. 12. Alabama San Francisco (1-0) San Francisco (3–0) Washington (5–0) UNLV (8–0) Tennessee (7–1) Rutgers (10–0) St. John's (11–1) Alabama (11–2) UCLA (14–3) St. John's (15–2) NC State (16–4) NC State (18–4) Missouri (22–3) Tennessee (19–5) Maryland (22–6) Cincinnati (24–6) 12. 13. NC State NC State (1-0) NC State (3–0) UNLV (6–0) Washington (7–0) Washington (8–0) Notre Dame (5–3) NC State (10–1) Oregon State (11–4) Missouri (15–2) Missouri (17–2) Cincinnati (17–3) Cincinnati (18–3) Michigan (18–5) Cincinnati (21–4) Virginia (18–11)Tennessee (21–6) 13. 14. Kansas State Alabama (1-0) Kentucky (0–1) San Francisco (5–1) San Francisco (7–1) Rutgers (7–0) St. John's (10–1) Cincinnati (11–2) Wake Forest (11–3) St. John's (14–2) Alabama (13–3) Missouri (18–3) Missouri (20–3) St. John's (20–3) Western Michigan (22–1) Michigan (21–6) Missouri (25–4) 14. 15. San Francisco Providence (1-0) Washington (4–0) Rutgers (6–0)Rutgers (7–0) St. John's (9–0) Cincinnati (9–2) Notre Dame (6–3) Notre Dame (9–3) Michigan (12–3) Princeton (12–3) Western Michigan (18–0) Michigan (16–5) NC State (19–5) Missouri (22–4) Cincinnati (23–5) Arizona (23–8) 15. 16. Michigan Michigan (1-0) UNLV (4–0)Michigan (3–1) Michigan (5–1) Minnesota (8–0) Louisville (7–2) Michigan (9–3) Cincinnati (13–2) Oregon State (12–5) Cincinnati (15–3) Michigan (14–5) St. John's (18–3) Western Michigan (20–1) St. John's (21–4) Western Michigan (24–2) Texas Tech (25–5) 16. 17. Providence Auburn (1-0) Auburn (2–0) Auburn (3–0) St. John's (7–0) Michigan (5–1) Minnesota (8–1) Oregon State (9–4)Michigan (11–3) Princeton (11–3)Western Michigan (16–0)St. John's (17–3) Western Michigan (20–1) Oregon (17–9)NC State (19–7) St. John's (23–5) DePaul (20–8)17. 18. Arizona State Kansas State (1-1) Michigan (1–1) St. John's (6–0)Kentucky (4–3) Centenary (8–1) USC (11–1)Centenary (14–2) Missouri (14–2) Cincinnati (13–3) Centenary (18–3) Virginia Tech (18–3) Virginia Tech (19–4) Cincinnati (19–4) Florida State (20–5)Arizona (22–8)Virginia (18–12) 18. 19. Memphis State тAuburn тArizona State (0-0) Arizona State (3–0) Arizona State (5–0) Centenary (7–1)San Francisco (9–2) Michigan (7–2) West Texas State (10–1)West Texas State (12–1) Centenary (16–3) Virginia Tech (15–3) Centenary (20–3) Louisville (17–4) Centenary (22–4) Texas A&M (21–5) Texas Tech (24–5)Centenary (23–5) 19. 20. Syracuse Washington (2-0)Missouri (4–0)Kentucky (2–2) Minnesota (5–0)La Salle (7–0)San Francisco (10–3) Missouri (11–2) Virginia Tech (12–2)West Texas State (13–2) North Texas (16–2)North Texas (16–2) Centenary (20–4) Texas A&M (20–5)Centenary (23–5) Centenary (23–5) Pepperdine (22–5)20. Preseason [1] [2] Week 1 Dec. 1[1] [3] Week 2 Dec. 8[1] [4] Week 3 Dec. 15[1] Week 4 Dec. 22[1] Week 5 Dec. 29[1] Week 6 Jan. 5[1] Week 7 Jan. 12[1] Week 8 Jan. 19[1] Week 9 Jan. 26[1] Week 10 Feb. 2[1] Week 11 Feb. 9[1] Week 12 Feb. 16[5] Week 13 Feb. 23[5] Week 14 Mar. 1[5] Week 15 Mar. 8[5] Final Mar. 15[5] [6] [7] Dropped: Dropped: Providence Kansas State (2–2) Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Louisville Minnesota USC San Francisco Dropped: Dropped: Wake Forest (11–5) Virginia Tech Dropped: Michigan (13–4) Oregon State (12–6) West Texas State Dropped: Princeton (14–4)Dropped: North TexasDropped: Virginia Tech Louisville (18–5) Dropped: OregonDropped: NC State Florida State (20–6) Texas A&M Dropped:
UPI Poll
Week 2 Dec. 8[1] Week 3 Dec. 15[1] Week 4 Dec. 22[1] Week 5 Dec. 29[1] Week 6 Jan. 5[1] Week 7 Jan. 12[1] Week 8 Jan. 19[1] Week 9 Jan. 26[1] Week 10 Feb. 2[1] Week 11 Feb. 9[1] Week 12 Feb. 16[5] Week 13 Feb. 23[5] Week 14 Mar. 1[5] Final Mar. 8[5] 1. Indiana (1–0)Indiana (3–0) Indiana (6–0) Indiana (8–0) Indiana (10–0) Indiana (12–0) Indiana (14–0) Indiana (16–0) Indiana (18–0) Indiana (19–0) Indiana (21–0) Indiana (23–0) Indiana (25–0) Indiana (26–0) 1. 2. Marquette (2–0)Marquette (3–0) Maryland (6–0) Maryland (7–0) Maryland (10–0) Marquette (9–1) Marquette (11–1) Marquette (14–1) Marquette (16–1) Marquette (18–1) Marquette (19–1) Marquette (22–1) Marquette (23–1) Marquette (25–1) 2. 3. Maryland (3–0)Maryland (5–0) North Carolina (5–0) North Carolina (6–0) UCLA (10–1) Washington (13–0) Maryland (13–1) UNLV (20–0) North Carolina (15–2) North Carolina (18–2) North Carolina (20–2) North Carolina (22–2) North Carolina (24–2) Rutgers (28–0) 3. 4. North Carolina (3–0)North Carolina (4–0) UCLA (3–1) UCLA (6–1) Marquette (8–1) Maryland (11–1) North Carolina (12–1) North Carolina (12–2) UNLV (23–0) Maryland (17–3) UCLA (19–3) Rutgers (23–0) Rutgers (25–0) UNLV (28–1) 4. 5. UCLA (2–1)UCLA (2–1) Marquette (5–1) Marquette (5–1) Washington (11–0) Wake Forest (11–1) UNLV (18–0) Washington (16–1) Washington (17–1) Rutgers (19–0) Rutgers (21–0) UNLV (26–1) UNLV (26–1) UCLA (23–4) 5. 6. Tennessee (3–0)Notre Dame (5–1) Notre Dame (5–1) Notre Dame (5–1) UNLV (13–0) UNLV (16–0) Washington (14–1) Rutgers (15–0) Maryland (15–3) UCLA (17–3) UNLV (24–1) Notre Dame (20–4) UCLA (22–4) North Carolina (25–3) 6. 7. Louisville (2–0)Alabama (4–0) Alabama (6–0) Alabama (6–0) Wake Forest (10–0)North Carolina (10–1) UCLA (13–2) Maryland (13–2) Rutgers (17–0) Tennessee (16–2) Maryland (18–4) UCLA (20–4) Alabama (20–3) Alabama (21–4) 7. 8. Notre Dame (3–0)UNLV (6–0) UNLV (8–0) NC State (7–0) North Carolina (7–1) UCLA (11–2) Rutgers (13–0) Alabama (13–2) Tennessee (14–2) UNLV (23–1) Washington (19–3) Maryland (19–5) Maryland (21–5) Notre Dame (22–5) 8. 9. Arizona (4–0)Cincinnati (6–0) Cincinnati (7–0) UNLV (11–0) т Alabama (8–1) Alabama (10–1) Alabama (11–2) Tennessee (12–2) UCLA (15–3) Washington (18–2) Tennessee (17–3) Washington (21–3) Michigan (20–5) Michigan (21–6) 9. 10. Alabama (2–0)Tennessee (4–1) Louisville (5–1) Louisville (7–1) т St. John's (10–1) Tennessee (9–1) St. John's (13–1) UCLA (14–3) NC State (14–3) т Notre Dame (14–4) Notre Dame (17–4) Alabama (19–3) Notre Dame (21–5) Washington (22–5) 10. 11. Cincinnati (4–0) тWashington (5–0) Michigan (5–1) St. John's (9–0) Rutgers (10–0) Rutgers (11–0) Oregon State (11–4) Notre Dame (11–3) Missouri (17–2) т Michigan (14–5) Michigan (16–5) Michigan (18–5) Washington (22–4) Missouri (24–4) 11. 12. UNLV (4–0) тMichigan (3–1) NC State (5–0) Washington (8–0) Tennessee (8–1) St. John's (11–1) Tennessee (10–2) NC State (13–2) Notre Dame (12–4) Alabama (15–3) Missouri (20–3) Tennessee (18–4) Florida State (20–5) Arizona (22–8) 12. 13. Washington (4–0)NC State (4–0) Washington (7–0) Tennessee (7–1) Michigan (7–2) Michigan (9–3) NC State (11–2) Michigan (12–3) St. John's (15–2) Missouri (18–3) Alabama (17–3) Missouri (22–3) Tennessee (19–5) Maryland (22–4) 13. 14. San Francisco (3–0)Rutgers (6–0) Tennessee (6–1) Cincinnati (8–1) Notre Dame (5–3) NC State (10–1) Michigan (11–3) Missouri (15–2) Michigan (13–4) Utah (16–4) Louisville (17–4) St. John's (20–3) Missouri (22–4) Tennessee (21–5) 14. 15. USC (4–0)Louisville (3–1) Rutgers (7–0) Michigan (5–1) USC (11–1) Missouri (11–2) Missouri (14–2) Oregon State (12–5) Alabama (13–3) NC State (16–4) NC State (18–4) Louisville (18–5) Arizona (21–8) Virginia (18–11)15. 16. Kentucky (0–1)San Francisco (5–1) San Francisco (7–1) Rutgers (7–0) NC State (8–1) Notre Dame (6–3) Notre Dame (9–3) St. John's (14–2) Utah (14–4) Louisville (16–4) St. John's (18–3) Texas (20–5) St. John's (21–4) Cincinnati (23–5) т 16. 17. Rutgers (3–0)St. John's (6–0)St. John's (7–0) San Francisco (9–2) Louisville (7–2) т Arizona State (8–1) т Wake Forest (11–3) Utah (12–4) Louisville (13–4) Western Michigan (18–0)Cincinnati (18–3) т Florida State (18–5)Louisville (19–6) Florida State (20–6) т 17. 18. NC State (3–0)Arizona State (5–0)Kentucky (4–3) Iowa (9–0)Missouri (10–2) тDePaul (9–2) тWest Texas State (12–1) West Texas State (13–2) Oregon State (12–6) St. John's (17–3) San Francisco (21–4) т NC State (19–5) Cincinnati (21–4) St. John's (23–5) 18. 19. Michigan (1–1)Arizona (5–2) Arizona State (6–1) т Minnesota (8–0)Kentucky (5–4) West Texas State (10–1)Utah (11–4)Princeton (11–3)Princeton (12–3) Cincinnati (17–3) т Utah (17–5) Cincinnati (19–4) Western Michigan (22–1) Western Michigan (24–2) т 19. 20. Kansas State (2–2)Wichita State (3–0)Kansas State (5–0) т USC (7–1) т Duquesne (5–1)Iowa (10–1) Oregon State (9–4)Cincinnati (13–2) Wake Forest (11–5) Cincinnati (15–3) West Texas State (15–3) т Texas A&M (17–5)Arizona (19–8) NC State (19–7) Princeton (22–4) т20. Week 2 Dec. 8[1] Week 3 Dec. 15[1] Week 4 Dec. 22[1] Week 5 Dec. 29[1] Week 6 Jan. 5[1] Week 7 Jan. 12[1] Week 8 Jan. 19[1] Week 9 Jan. 26[1] Week 10 Feb. 2[1] Week 11 Feb. 9[1] Week 12 Feb. 16[5] Week 13 Feb. 23[5] Week 14 Mar. 1[5] Final Mar. 8[5] Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Kentucky Arizona State Kansas State USC Dropped: Cincinnati San Francisco Minnesota (8–1) Duquesne Dropped: USC Louisville Kentucky Iowa Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: West Texas State Wake Forest Dropped: Dropped: Western Michigan (20–1) West Texas State Dropped: Dropped: Dropped:
References
NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings