1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

The 1969–70 NCAA University Division 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

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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

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Preseason
 [1]
Week 1
Dec. 8[1][2]
Week 2
Dec. 15[1][3]
Week 3
Dec. 22[1][4]
Week 4
Dec. 29[1][5]
Week 5
Jan. 5[1][6]
Week 6
Jan. 12[1][7]
Week 7
Jan. 19[1][8]
Week 8
Jan. 26[1][9]
Week 9
Feb. 2[1][10]
Week 10
Feb. 9[1][11]
Week 11
Feb. 16[1][12]
Week 12
Feb. 23[13][14]
Week 13
Mar. 2[13][15]
Final
Mar. 9[13][16]
1.South CarolinaKentucky (2–0)Kentucky (4–0)Kentucky (6–0)Kentucky (7–0)UCLA (8–0)UCLA (10–0)UCLA (12–0)UCLA (14–0)UCLA (16–0)UCLA (17–0)UCLA (20–0)Kentucky (21–1)UCLA (23–1)Kentucky (25–1)1.
2.KentuckyUCLA (2–0)UCLA (4–0)UCLA (4–0)UCLA (6–0)Kentucky (9–0)Kentucky (11–0)Kentucky (13–0)Kentucky (14–0)South Carolina (15–1)South Carolina (17–1)Kentucky (19–1)UCLA (21–1)Kentucky (23–1)UCLA (24–2)2.
3.PurdueNew Mexico State (3–0)New Mexico State (6–0)South Carolina (6–1)South Carolina (6–1)South Carolina (8–1)South Carolina (10–1)South Carolina (12–1)St. Bonaventure (12–0)Kentucky (15–1)Kentucky (17–1)St. Bonaventure (17–1)St. Bonaventure (19–1)South Carolina (23–2)St. Bonaventure (23–1)3.
4.UCLADavidson (2–0)Davidson (2–0)North Carolina (5–1)North Carolina (6–1)North Carolina (9–1)St. Bonaventure (10–0)St. Bonaventure (10–0)South Carolina (12–1)St. Bonaventure (13–1)St. Bonaventure (15–1)South Carolina (19–2)South Carolina (21–2)St. Bonaventure (20–1)Jacksonville (24–1)4.
5.DavidsonNorth Carolina (2–0)South Carolina (4–1)Ohio (6–0)Ohio (7–0)St. Bonaventure (8–0)New Mexico State (14–1)New Mexico State (15–1)New Mexico State (16–1)NC State (15–1)NC State (17–1)New Mexico State (20–2)New Mexico State (21–2)New Mexico State (23–2)New Mexico State (24–2)5.
6.New Mexico StateUSC (2–0)Notre Dame (5–0)Tennessee (4–0)Tennessee (5–0)New Mexico State (12–1)Jacksonville (12–0)Jacksonville (13–0)Jacksonville (13–0)New Mexico State (17–2)New Mexico State (18–2)Jacksonville (19–1)Jacksonville (21–1)Jacksonville (22–1)South Carolina (25–3)6.
7.North CarolinaDuquesne (3–0)North Carolina (3–1)New Mexico State (8–1)New Mexico State (10–1)Jacksonville (9–0)North Carolina (11–2)Houston (12–1)Marquette (13–1)North Carolina (13–3)Jacksonville (17–1)Penn (21–1)Penn (23–1)Penn (25–1)Iowa (19–4)7.
8.MarquetteSouth Carolina (1–1)Tennessee (2–0)Houston (8–0)Houston (9–0)Davidson (7–1)Davidson (10–1)Marquette (12–1)NC State (13–1)Jacksonville (14–1)Penn (19–1)Florida State (20–2)Marquette (18–3)Iowa (17–4)Marquette (22–3)8.
9.VillanovaTennessee (1–0)Villanova (3–0)Davidson (3–1)Washington (7–0)Ohio (9–1)Houston (12–1)North Carolina (12–3)North Carolina (12–3)Marquette (14–2)Florida State (18–2)Davidson (18–3)Iowa (15–4)Marquette (20–3)Notre Dame (21–6)9.
10.ColoradoNotre Dame (3–0)Ohio (3–0)Washington (6–0)Jacksonville (8–0)NC State (10–0)Marquette (11–1)NC State (12–1)Illinois (12–2)Penn (16–1)North Carolina (14–4)Marquette (17–3)Florida State (21–3)Davidson (22–4)NC State (22–6)10.
11.DuquesneLouisville (1–0)Santa Clara (4–0)Notre Dame (6–1)Davidson (4–1)Houston (11–1)NC State (11–1)Davidson (11–2)Davidson (13–2)USC (13–3)Drake (16–4)Iowa (13–4)Davidson (19–4)Florida State (23–3)Florida State (23–3)11.
12.Santa ClaraMarquette (2–0)Purdue (3–1)USC (4–2)St. Bonaventure (5–0)Tennessee (7–1)Niagara (11–0)Illinois (12–2)Houston (12–2)Florida State (16–2)Marquette (14–3)NC State (18–3)Western Kentucky (19–2)Western Kentucky (21–2)Houston (25–3)12.
13.Notre DameVillanova (2–0)USC (3–1)Jacksonville (5–0)Notre Dame (6–2)Marquette (9–1)Columbia (13–1)Ohio (11–2)Ohio (12–2)Drake (15–4)Davidson (16–3)North Carolina (16–5)Notre Dame (19–5)Houston (22–3)Penn (25–2)13.
14.St. John'sPurdue (2–0)Louisville (2–1)Louisville (3–1)Penn (7–0)Washington (9–2)Ohio (9–2)Penn (12–1)Penn (14–1)Illinois (12–3)Iowa (11–4)Notre Dame (16–5)NC State (19–4)Drake (20–6)Drake (21–6)14.
15.LouisvilleSanta Clara (2–0)LSU (4–0)Illinois (6–0)Columbia (8–0)Niagara (10–0)Washington (10–2) тUSC (10–3)USC (11–3)Davidson (14–3)Houston (16–3)Houston (18–3)Houston (20–3)Notre Dame (20–6)Davidson (22–5)15.
16.USCOhio State (2–0)Colorado (5–1)Kansas (6–1)NC State (9–0)Oklahoma (10–1)Penn (11–1) тDuke (9–2)Drake (13–4)Houston (14–3)Notre Dame (14–5)Western Kentucky (17–2)Drake (19–5)Kansas State (19–6)Utah State (21–6)16.
17.St. BonaventureColorado (3–1)Marquette (4–1)Penn (6–0)Purdue (6–2)Columbia (11–1)Illinois (10–2)Kansas State (12–3)Columbia (13–2)Columbia (14–2)Western Kentucky (15–2)Drake (17–5)Kansas State (18–5)Ohio (20–4)Niagara (22–5)17.
18.Ohio StateJacksonville (2–0)Jacksonville (4–0)Purdue (5–2)Marquette (8–1)Penn (8–1)Louisville (7–2)Iowa (8–3) тFlorida State (14–2)Kansas State (14–3)USC (13–4)Kansas State (16–5)Columbia (20–3)Utah State (19–6)Western Kentucky (22–3)18.
19.DrakeOhio (2–0)Houston (5–0)St. Bonaventure (4–0)USC (5–3)Duke (8–1)Duke (9–2)Louisville (7–4) тKansas State (12–3)Villanova (12–5)Columbia (16–3)Louisville (15–4)North Carolina (17–6)NC State (19–6) тLong Beach State (24–3)19.
20.HoustonSt. Bonaventure (1–0)Washington (4–0)Villanova (3–1)Colorado (6–3)Louisville (5–2)USC (10–3)Notre Dame (11–4)Iowa (8–4)Iowa (9–4)Georgia (11–6)Santa Clara (17–3)Utah State (17–5)Cincinnati (20–4) тUSC (18–8)20.
Preseason
 [1]
Week 1
Dec. 8[1][2]
Week 2
Dec. 15[1][3]
Week 3
Dec. 22[1][4]
Week 4
Dec. 29[1][5]
Week 5
Jan. 5[1][6]
Week 6
Jan. 12[1][7]
Week 7
Jan. 19[1][8]
Week 8
Jan. 26[1][9]
Week 9
Feb. 2[1][10]
Week 10
Feb. 9[1][11]
Week 11
Feb. 16[1][12]
Week 12
Feb. 23[13][14]
Week 13
Mar. 2[13][15]
Final
Mar. 9[13][16]
Dropped:
  • St. John's
  • Drake
  • Houston
Dropped:
  • Duquesne
  • Ohio State
  • St. Bonaventure (2–0)
Dropped:
  • Santa Clara
  • LSU
  • Colorado (5–3)
  • Marquette (5–1)
Dropped:
  • Louisville
  • Illinois (6–1)
  • Kansas (6–2)
  • Villanova
Dropped:
  • Notre Dame
  • Purdue
  • USC
  • Colorado
Dropped:
  • Tennessee
  • Oklahoma
Dropped:
  • Niagara
  • Columbia (13–2)
  • Washington
Dropped:
  • Duke
  • Louisville
  • Notre Dame
Dropped:
  • Ohio
Dropped:
  • Illinois (12–5)
  • Kansas State
  • Villanova
Dropped:
  • USC
  • Columbia (18–3)
  • Georgia
Dropped:
  • Louisville
  • Santa Clara
Dropped:
  • Columbia
  • North Carolina (18–7)
Dropped:
  • Kansas State
  • Ohio
  • Cincinnati (21–5)

Coaches Poll

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Preseason
 [1]
Week 1
Dec. 9[1]
Week 2
Dec. 16[1]
Week 3
Dec. 23[1]
Week 4
Dec. 30[1]
Week 5
Jan. 6[1]
Week 6
Jan. 13[1]
Week 7
Jan. 20[1]
Week 8
Jan. 27[1]
Week 9
Feb. 3[1]
Week 10
Feb. 10[1]
Week 11
Feb. 17[1]
Week 12
Feb. 24[13]
Week 13
Mar. 3[13]
Final
Mar. 10[13]
1.UCLAKentucky (2–0)Kentucky (4–0)Kentucky (6–0)Kentucky (7–0)UCLA (8–0)UCLA (10–0)UCLA (12–0)UCLA (14–0)UCLA (16–0)UCLA (17–0)UCLA (20–0)UCLA (21–1)UCLA (23–1)Kentucky (25–1)1.
2.South CarolinaUCLA (2–0)UCLA (4–0)UCLA (4–0)UCLA (6–0)Kentucky (9–0)Kentucky (11–0)Kentucky (13–0)Kentucky (14–0)South Carolina (15–1)South Carolina (17–1)Kentucky (19–1)Kentucky (21–1)Kentucky (23–1)UCLA (24–2)2.
3.KentuckyNew Mexico State (3–0)New Mexico State (6–0)South Carolina (6–1)South Carolina (6–1)South Carolina (8–1)South Carolina (10–1)South Carolina (12–1)St. Bonaventure (12–0)Kentucky (15–1)Kentucky (17–1)South Carolina (19–2)South Carolina (21–2)South Carolina (23–2)St. Bonaventure (23–1)3.
4.PurdueSouth Carolina (1–1)South Carolina (4–1) тNorth Carolina (5–1)North Carolina (6–1)St. Bonaventure (8–0)St. Bonaventure (10–0)St. Bonaventure (10–0)South Carolina (12–1)St. Bonaventure (13–1)St. Bonaventure (15–1)St. Bonaventure (17–1)St. Bonaventure (19–1)St. Bonaventure (20–1)New Mexico State (24–2)4.
5.New Mexico StateUSC (2–0) тUSC (3–1) тHouston (8–0)Ohio (7–0)North Carolina (9–1)New Mexico State (14–1)New Mexico State (15–1)New Mexico State (16–1)New Mexico State (17–2)New Mexico State (18–2)New Mexico State (20–2)New Mexico State (21–2)New Mexico State (23–2)Jacksonville (24–1)5.
6.ColoradoDuquesne (3–0) тDavidson (2–0)Tennessee (4–0)Washington (7–0)New Mexico State (12–1)North Carolina (11–2)Jacksonville (13–0)Jacksonville (13–0)North Carolina (13–3)NC State (17–1)Jacksonville (19–1)Jacksonville (21–1)Jacksonville (22–1)South Carolina (25–3)6.
7.North CarolinaDavidson (2–0)Notre Dame (5–0)New Mexico State (8–1)St. Bonaventure (5–0)Jacksonville (9–0)Jacksonville (12–0)Houston (12–1)Marquette (13–1)NC State (15–1)Jacksonville (17–1)Penn (21–1)Penn (23–1)Iowa (17–4)Iowa (19–4)7.
8.DavidsonNorth Carolina (2–0)Santa Clara (4–0)Ohio (6–0)New Mexico State (10–1)Houston (11–1)Houston (12–1)Marquette (12–1)North Carolina (12–3)Jacksonville (14–1)North Carolina (14–4)NC State (18–3)Iowa (15–4)Penn (25–1)Notre Dame (21–6)8.
9.USCTennessee (1–0)North Carolina (3–1)Kansas (6–1)Houston (9–0)Ohio (9–1)Davidson (10–1)Illinois (12–2)Illinois (12–2)Illinois (12–3)Penn (19–1)Florida State (18–2)Iowa (13–4)Florida State (21–3)Drake (20–6)Drake (21–6)9.
10.DuquesneVillanova (2–0)Villanova (3–0)St. Bonaventure (4–0)Jacksonville (8–0)Tennessee (7–1)Marquette (11–1)North Carolina (12–3)Houston (12–2)Marquette (14–2)Drake (16–4)Davidson (18–3)Marquette (18–3)Marquette (20–3)Marquette (22–3)10.
11.Santa ClaraOhio State (2–0)Tennessee (2–0)Washington (6–0)Tennessee (5–0)Washington (9–2)Ohio (9–2)Davidson (11–2)Davidson (13–2)Drake (15–4)Davidson (16–3) тFlorida State (20–2)NC State (19–4) тHouston (22–3)Houston (25–3)11.
12.KansasLouisville (1–0)Ohio (3–0)Illinois (6–0)Notre Dame (6–2)NC State (10–0)Illinois (10–2)Ohio (11–2)NC State (13–1)Utah (14–4)Iowa (11–4) тDrake (17–5)Houston (20–3) тFlorida State (23–3)NC State (22–6)12.
13.MarquetteSanta Clara (2–0)Colorado (5–1)Notre Dame (6–1)Penn (7–0)Marquette (9–1)Washington (10–2)UTEP (11–2)Utah (12–4)USC (13–3)Houston (16–3)North Carolina (16–5)Davidson (19–4)Davidson (22–4)Penn (25–2)13.
14.St. John'sMarquette (2–0)Illinois (4–0)USC (4–2)Wyoming (7–0)Davidson (7–1)Columbia (13–1)Columbia (13–2)USC (11–3)Penn (16–1)Wyoming (15–4)Houston (18–3)Drake (19–5)UTEP (17–6)Florida State (23–3)14.
15.VillanovaPurdue (1–1)Washington (4–0)Villanova (3–1)Kansas (6–2)Columbia (11–1)UTEP (9–2)USC (10–3)Ohio (12–2)Kansas State (14–3)Marquette (14–3) тMarquette (17–3)Notre Dame (19–5)Western Kentucky (21–2)Long Beach State (24–3) т15.
16.St. BonaventureNotre Dame (3–0)St. Bonaventure (2–0)Davidson (3–1)Davidson (4–1)Oklahoma (10–1)Penn (11–1) тPenn (12–1) тPenn (14–1) тDavidson (14–3)Notre Dame (14–5) тNotre Dame (16–5) тWestern Kentucky (19–2) тNC State (19–6)Villanova (21–6) т16.
17.Arizona тIllinois (2–0)LSU (4–0)St. John's (5–1)Marquette (8–1)Oregon (7–2) тUSC (10–3) тSanta Clara (12–2) тUTEP (11–3) тFlorida State (16–2)Santa Clara (15–3)Utah (16–6) тColumbia (20–3) тCincinnati (20–4)Utah State (21–6) т17.
18.New Mexico тColorado (3–1)Dayton (3–0)Wyoming (7–0)Purdue (6–2)Santa Clara (8–2) тUtah (11–3) тWyoming (11–2)Drake (13–4)Santa Clara (13–2) тWestern Kentucky (15–2)Western Kentucky (17–2)North Carolina (17–6) тNotre Dame (20–6)Niagara (22–5) т18.
19.LouisvilleWestern Kentucky (2–0)Jacksonville (4–0)Jacksonville (5–0)USC (5–3)Utah (9–3) тWyoming (9–2) тNC State (12–1) тSanta Clara (13–2)Utah State (13–3) тFlorida State (18–2)Utah State (15–4)Utah (17–7)North Carolina (18–7)Western Kentucky (22–3) т19.
20.La SalleJacksonville (2–0)
St. Bonaventure (1–0)
Houston (5–0)Marquette (5–1)Colorado (6–3)Washington State (9–2) т
Wyoming (8–1) т
Niagara (11–0)Drake (12–4) т
Utah (11–4) т
Western Kentucky (12–2)Houston (14–3) т
Columbia (14–2) т
Illinois (12–5) т
Ohio (15–3) т
Columbia (18–3)Kansas State (18–5)Villanova (19–6)Cincinnati (21–5) т
UTEP (17–7) т
20.
Preseason
 [1]
Week 1
Dec. 9[1]
Week 2
Dec. 16[1]
Week 3
Dec. 23[1]
Week 4
Dec. 30[1]
Week 5
Jan. 6[1]
Week 6
Jan. 13[1]
Week 7
Jan. 20[1]
Week 8
Jan. 27[1]
Week 9
Feb. 3[1]
Week 10
Feb. 10[1]
Week 11
Feb. 17[1]
Week 12
Feb. 24[13]
Week 13
Mar. 3[13]
Final
Mar. 10[13]
Dropped:
  • Kansas
  • St. John's
  • Arizona
  • New Mexico
  • La Salle
Dropped:
  • Duquesne
  • Ohio State
  • Louisville (2–1)
  • Marquette (4–1)
  • Purdue (3–1)
  • Western Kentucky
Dropped:
  • Santa Clara
  • Colorado (5–3)
  • LSU
  • Dayton
Dropped:
  • Illinois
  • Villanova
  • St. John's
Dropped:
  • Notre Dame
  • Penn (8–1)
  • Kansas
  • Purdue
  • USC
  • Colorado
Dropped:
  • NC State (11–1)
  • Tennessee
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Santa Clara
  • Washington State
Dropped:
  • Washington
  • Niagara
Dropped:
  • Columbia
  • Wyoming
Dropped:
  • Ohio
  • UTEP
  • Western Kentucky
Dropped:
  • Utah (14–6)
  • USC (13–4)
  • Kansas State
  • Utah State
  • Columbia (16–3)
Dropped:
  • Wyoming
  • Santa Clara
  • Illinois
  • Ohio
Dropped:
  • Utah State
Dropped:
  • Columbia
  • Utah
  • Kansas State (19–6)
Dropped:
  • Davidson (22–5)
  • North Carolina (18–8)

References

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