The 1962–63 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
| 1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings | |||||
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| Season | 1962–63 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 1963 | ||||
| Preseason No. 1 | |||||
| NCAA Tournament Champions | Loyola-Chicago | ||||
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Legend
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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
editAll AP polls for this season included only ten ranked teams.
| Preseason [1] | Week 2 Dec. 4[1] | Week 3 Dec. 11[1] | Week 4 Dec. 18[1] | Week 5 Dec. 25[1] | Week 6 Jan. 1[1] | Week 7 Jan. 8[1] | Week 8 Jan. 15[1] | Week 9 Jan. 22[1] | Week 10 Jan. 29[1] | Week 11 Feb. 5[1] | Week 12 Feb. 12[1] | Week 13 Feb. 19[2] | Week 14 Feb. 26[2] | Week 15 Mar. 5[2] | Final Mar. 12[2] | ||
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| 1. | Cincinnati | Cincinnati (1–0) | Cincinnati (4–0) | Cincinnati (6–0) | Cincinnati (8–0) | Cincinnati (9–0) | Cincinnati (11–0) | Cincinnati (13–0) | Cincinnati (14–0) | Cincinnati (15–0) (42) | Cincinnati (17–0) | Cincinnati (19–0) | Cincinnati (19–1) | Cincinnati (21–1) | Cincinnati (23–1) | Cincinnati (23–1) | 1. |
| 2. | Duke | Duke (1–0) | Duke (3–0) | Duke (6–0) | Ohio State (6–0) | Loyola-Chicago (11–0) | Loyola-Chicago (13–0) | Loyola-Chicago (15–0) | Loyola-Chicago (16–0) | Loyola-Chicago (18–0) | Loyola-Chicago (20–0) | Loyola-Chicago (20–0) | Duke (19–2) | Duke (21–2) | Duke (24–2) | Duke (24–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Kentucky | West Virginia (1–0) | Ohio State (4–0) | Ohio State (5–0) | Loyola-Chicago (7–0) | Illinois (8–1) | Arizona State (12–1) | Illinois (11–1) | Illinois (12–1) | Duke (13–2) (1) | Duke (15–2) | Duke (17–2) | Loyola-Chicago (21–1) | Loyola-Chicago (23–1) | Ohio State (19–3) | Loyola-Chicago (24–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Loyola-Chicago | Loyola-Chicago (1–0) | Loyola-Chicago (2–0) | Loyola-Chicago (4–0) | Illinois (5–0) | Arizona State (10–1) | Ohio State (9–1) | Arizona State (14–1) | Duke (12–2) | Illinois (12–2) | Illinois (12–2) | Illinois (14–2) | Arizona State (20–2) | Arizona State (22–2) | Arizona State (23–2) | Arizona State (24–2) | 4. |
| 5. | West Virginia | Mississippi State (0–0) | Mississippi State (3–0) | Mississippi State (5–0) | Kentucky (5–2) | Ohio State (8–1) | Illinois (9–1) | Duke (12–2) | Arizona State (15–2) | Arizona State (15–2) | Arizona State (16–2) | Arizona State (18–2) | Ohio State (15–3) | Ohio State (17–3) | Loyola-Chicago (24–2) | Wichita (19–7) | 5. |
| 6. | Mississippi State | Wisconsin (1–0) | West Virginia (2–1) | Colorado (4–0) | Arizona State (7–1) | Kentucky (7–3) | Duke (10–2) | Georgia Tech (11–1) | West Virginia (12–3) | Georgia Tech (14–1) | Georgia Tech (16–1) | Mississippi State (16–4) | Illinois (14–4) | Illinois (16–4) | Wichita (19–7) | Mississippi State (21–5) | 6. |
| 7. | Oregon State | Oregon State (0–0) | Wisconsin (2–1) | West Virginia (3–1) | USC (9–0) | Duke (8–2) | Georgia Tech (9–0) | Wichita (11–3) | Georgia Tech (12–1) | Stanford (12–3) | Colorado (12–3) | Colorado (13–4) | Wichita (16–6) | Mississippi State (19–5) | Mississippi State (21–5) | Ohio State (20–4) | 7. |
| 8. | Illinois | Indiana (1–0) | Colorado (3–0) | Illinois (3–0) | Duke (6–2) | Wichita (9–2) | Wichita (9–3) | Ohio State (10–2) | Wichita (12–4) | Colorado (11–3) | Mississippi State (14–4) | Stanford (13–5) | Mississippi State (17–5) | Wichita (16–7) | Illinois (17–5) | Illinois (19–5) | 8. |
| 9. | St. Bonaventure | Kentucky (0–1) | Oregon State (1–1) | Kentucky (3–1) | Stanford (7–0) | UCLA (10–2) | West Virginia (8–3) | Mississippi State (10–3) | Mississippi State (12–3) | Mississippi State (12–4) | Wichita (14–5) | Ohio State (14–3) | Auburn (16–2) | NYU (15–2) | Stanford (18–6) | NYU (17–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Wisconsin | Wichita (1–0) | Illinois (2–0) | Seattle (4–0) | Mississippi State (6–1) | Auburn (8–0) | North Carolina (6–1) | Oregon State (9–4) | Stanford (12–3) | Wichita (13–5) | Stanford (12–4) | Georgia Tech (17–3) | NYU (13–2) | Georgia Tech (20–4) | Providence (19–4) | Colorado (17–6) | 10. |
| Preseason [1] | Week 2 Dec. 4[1] | Week 3 Dec. 11[1] | Week 4 Dec. 18[1] | Week 5 Dec. 25[1] | Week 6 Jan. 1[1] | Week 7 Jan. 8[1] | Week 8 Jan. 15[1] | Week 9 Jan. 22[1] | Week 10 Jan. 29[1] | Week 11 Feb. 5[1] | Week 12 Feb. 12[1] | Week 13 Feb. 19[2] | Week 14 Feb. 26[2] | Week 15 Mar. 5[2] | Final Mar. 12[2] | ||
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UPI Poll
edit| Preseason [1] | Week 2 Dec. 4[1] | Week 3 Dec. 11[1] | Week 4 Dec. 18[1] | Week 5 Dec. 25[1] | Week 6 Jan. 1[1] | Week 7 Jan. 8[1] | Week 8 Jan. 15[1] | Week 9 Jan. 22[1] | Week 10 Jan. 29[1] | Week 11 Feb. 5[1] | Week 12 Feb. 12[1] | Week 13 Feb. 19[2] | Week 14 Feb. 26[2] | Week 15 Mar. 5[2] | Final Mar. 12[2] | ||
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| 1. | Cincinnati | Cincinnati (1–0) | Cincinnati (4–0) | Cincinnati (6–0) | Cincinnati (8–0) | Cincinnati (9–0) | Cincinnati (11–0) | Cincinnati (13–0) | Cincinnati (14–0) | Cincinnati (15–0) | Cincinnati (17–0) | Cincinnati (19–0) | Cincinnati (19–1) | Cincinnati (21–1) | Cincinnati (23–1) | Cincinnati (23–1) | 1. |
| 2. | Duke | Duke (1–0) | Duke (3–0) | Duke (6–0) | Loyola-Chicago (7–0) | Loyola-Chicago (11–0) | Loyola-Chicago (13–0) | Loyola-Chicago (15–0) | Loyola-Chicago (16–0) | Loyola-Chicago (18–0) | Loyola-Chicago (20–0) | Loyola-Chicago (20–0) | Duke (19–2) | Duke (21–2) | Duke (24–2) | Duke (24–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Kentucky | Loyola-Chicago (1–0) | Loyola-Chicago (2–0) | Loyola-Chicago (4–0) | Ohio State (6–0) | Illinois (8–1) | Illinois (9–1) | Illinois (11–1) | Illinois (12–1) | Duke (13–2) | Duke (15–2) | Duke (17–2) | Loyola-Chicago (21–1) | Loyola-Chicago (23–1) | Arizona State (23–2) | Arizona State (24–2) | 3. |
| 4. | West Virginia | West Virginia (1–0) | Ohio State (4–0) | Ohio State (5–0) | Stanford (7–0) | Arizona State (10–1) | Arizona State (12–1) | Arizona State (14–1) | Duke (12–2) | Illinois (12–2) | Illinois (12–2) | Illinois (14–2) | Arizona State (20–2) | Arizona State (22–2) | Ohio State (19–3) | Loyola-Chicago (24–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Loyola-Chicago | Oregon State (0–0) | Mississippi State (3–0) | Mississippi State (5–0) | Illinois (5–0) | UCLA (10–2) | Ohio State (9–1) | Duke (12–2) | Arizona State (15–2) | Arizona State (15–2) | Arizona State (16–2) | Arizona State (18–2) | Illinois (14–4) | Illinois (16–4) | Loyola-Chicago (24–2) | Illinois (19–5) | 5. |
| 6. | Oregon State | Mississippi State (0–0) | Oregon State (1–1) | Bowling Green (4–0) | Arizona State (7–1) | Ohio State (8–1) | Duke (10–2) | Georgia Tech (11–1) | Georgia Tech (12–1) | Georgia Tech (14–1) | Georgia Tech (16–1) | Colorado (13–4) | Wichita (16–6) | Ohio State (17–3) | Wichita (19–7) | Wichita (19–7) | 6. |
| 7. | Mississippi State | Illinois (1–0) | Stanford (2–0) | Illinois (3–0) | Bowling Green (4–0) | Kentucky (7–3) | Georgia Tech (9–0) | Wichita (11–3) | Mississippi State (12–3) | Stanford (12–3) | Colorado (12–3) | Mississippi State (16–4) | Ohio State (15–3) т | Mississippi State (19–5) | Mississippi State (21–5) | Mississippi State (21–5) | 7. |
| 8. | St. Bonaventure | Wisconsin (1–0) | Illinois (2–0) | Stanford (3–0) | Kentucky (5–2) | Wichita (9–2) | Mississippi State (9–2) | Ohio State (10–2) | Wichita (12–4) | Colorado (11–3) | Stanford (12–4) | Stanford (13–5) | Stanford (14–6) т | Stanford (15–6) | Illinois (17–5) | Ohio State (20–4) | 8. |
| 9. | Wisconsin | Kansas State (1–0) | Bowling Green (1–0) | Arizona State (5–0) | Mississippi State (6–1) | Duke (8–2) | Wichita (9–3) | Mississippi State (10–3) | Stanford (12–3) | Oregon State (11–4) | Mississippi State (14–4) | Georgia Tech (17–3) | Colorado (14–5) | Wichita (16–7) | Stanford (18–6) | Colorado (17–6) | 9. |
| 10. | Bowling Green т | Bowling Green (1–0) | West Virginia (2–1) | West Virginia (3–1) | Duke (6–2) | Oregon State (6–3) | UCLA (10–4) | Oregon State (9–4) | West Virginia (12–3) | Wichita (13–5) | Oregon State (12–4) | Oregon State (13–5) | Georgia Tech (18–4) | NYU (15–2) | NYU (15–3) | Stanford (18–6) | 10. |
| 11. | Stanford т | Stanford (2–0) | Colorado (3–0) | Colorado (4–0) | UCLA (7–2) | Mississippi State (7–2) | Oregon State (8–3) | Colorado State (9–3) | Colorado (11–3) | Mississippi State (12–4) | Wichita (14–5) | Utah State (17–3) | Mississippi State (17–5) | Texas (16–5) | Texas (18–5) | NYU (17–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Dayton | Creighton (1–0) т | Wisconsin (2–1) | Kentucky (3–1) | West Virginia (4–2) | Auburn (8–0) | North Carolina (6–1) | Colorado (10–3) | Oregon State (10–4) | UCLA (13–4) | Utah State (17–3) | Ohio State (14–3) | NYU (13–2) | Georgia Tech (18–4) | Colorado State (18–4) | Texas (19–6) | 12. |
| 13. | Illinois | UCLA (2–0) т | Arizona State (3–0) | Oregon State (2–2) | Seattle (5–1) | Georgia Tech (7–0) | West Virginia (8–3) т | UCLA (11–4) | Ohio State (10–3) | Utah State (15–3) | UCLA (13–4) | Texas (12–5) | Oregon State (14–6) | Colorado (15–6) | Providence (19–4) т | Providence (21–4) | 13. |
| 14. | Kansas State | Kentucky (0–1) | Drake (3–0) | Seattle (4–0) | Virginia Tech (4–1) | North Carolina (4–1) | Colorado State (9–3) т | West Virginia (10–3) т | UCLA (11–4) | Ohio State (11–4) | Ohio State (12–4) | UCLA (13–5) | Texas (14–5) | Colorado State (17–4) | Kansas State (15–8) т | Oregon State (19–7) | 14. |
| 15. | Arizona State | NYU (1–0) | Kentucky (1–1) | Minnesota (3–1) | USC (9–0) | Miami (FL) (8–0) | Kentucky (7–4) | Notre Dame (12–3) т | Utah State (13–3) | Niagara (10–0) | Colorado State (12–4) | Oklahoma State (14–4) | Auburn (16–2) | Texas Western (17–5) | Oregon State (17–7) | UCLA (19–7) | 15. |
| 16. | NYU | Arizona State (2–0) | Minnesota (2–0) | Notre Dame (6–0) т | Wichita (7–2) | Colorado State (7–3) | Auburn (8–1) | Stanford (10–3) | Auburn (11–1) т | Colorado State (11–4) | Notre Dame (13–4) т | Colorado State (14–4) | Oklahoma State (15–4) | UCLA (14–6) | Texas Western (19–6) | Saint Joseph's (21–4) т | 16. |
| 17. | UCLA | Ohio State (1–0) | NYU (2–0) | UCLA (4–2) т | Colorado (5–2) | Saint Joseph's (8–2) т | Colorado (8–3) | Kentucky (10–4) | Colorado State (9–3) т | West Virginia (12–4) | Texas (10–5) т | Wichita (14–6) | Utah State (19–5) | Auburn (17–3) т | Bowling Green (17–7) | West Virginia (21–7) т | 17. |
| 18. | Colorado State | Indiana (1–0) | St. Bonaventure (2–1) | Wisconsin (3–2) | Georgia Tech (5–0) | Stanford (9–2) т | Saint Joseph's (9–2) | Niagara (8–0) т | DePaul (9–2) т | Miami (FL) (13–2) | DePaul (11–3) | Bradley (12–7) т | Colorado State (16–4) | Providence (17–4) т | Saint Joseph's (21–4) | Bowling Green (18–7) | 18. |
| 19. | Creighton | Dayton (1–0) | Seattle (0–0) | Marquette (4–0) | Princeton (6–0) | Kansas (7–4) | California (10–2) т | Texas (8–5) т | Miami (FL) (12–2) т | Texas (8–5) т | Auburn (13–2) т | NYU (12–2) т | UCLA (13–5) | Oregon State (15–7) | Seattle (20–5) | Kansas State (17–8) т | 19. |
| 20. | Indiana | USC (2–0) | Iowa State (2–1) т Texas (3–1) т | Princeton (5–0) | North Carolina (4–1) | West Virginia (6–3) | Stanford (9–2) т Utah State (11–3) т Wisconsin (7–3) т | Utah State (12–3) | Niagara (9–0) т | Saint Louis (11–5) т Indiana (7–6) т Oregon (6–8) т | West Virginia (14–5) т | Saint Joseph's (16–3) | Providence (15–5) т Texas Western (15–5) т | Saint Joseph's (20–3) | West Virginia (21–7) | Seattle (21–6) т | 20. |
| Preseason [1] | Week 2 Dec. 4[1] | Week 3 Dec. 11[1] | Week 4 Dec. 18[1] | Week 5 Dec. 25[1] | Week 6 Jan. 1[1] | Week 7 Jan. 8[1] | Week 8 Jan. 15[1] | Week 9 Jan. 22[1] | Week 10 Jan. 29[1] | Week 11 Feb. 5[1] | Week 12 Feb. 12[1] | Week 13 Feb. 19[2] | Week 14 Feb. 26[2] | Week 15 Mar. 5[2] | Final Mar. 12[2] | ||
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 706. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ a b c d e f g h ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 707. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.