1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

The 1970–71 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.

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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. 7[1]
Week 2
Dec. 14[1]
Week 3
Dec. 21[1]
Week 4
Dec. 28[1]
Week 5
Jan. 4[1]
Week 6
Jan. 11[1]
Week 7
Jan. 18[1]
Week 8
Jan. 25[1]
Week 9
Feb. 1[1]
Week 10
Feb. 8[1]
Week 11
Feb. 15[1]
Week 12
Feb. 22[2]
Week 13
Mar. 1[2]
Week 14
Mar. 8[2]
Final
Mar. 15[2][3]
1.UCLAUCLA (2–0)UCLA (4–0)UCLA (4–0)UCLA (6–0)UCLA (9–0)UCLA (11–0)UCLA (13–0)Marquette (14–0)Marquette (16–0)UCLA (16–1)UCLA (18–1)UCLA (20–1)UCLA (21–1)UCLA (24–1)UCLA (25–1)1.
2.South CarolinaSouth Carolina (2–0)South Carolina (3–0)South Carolina (5–0)South Carolina (6–0)South Carolina (9–0)Marquette (11–0)Marquette (13–0)UCLA (14–1)USC (16–0)Marquette (18–0)Marquette (20–0)Marquette (21–0)Marquette (23–0)Marquette (26–0)Marquette (27–0)2.
3.KentuckyJacksonville (2–0)Kentucky (4–0)Marquette (5–0)Marquette (6–0)Marquette (9–0)USC (12–0)USC (14–0)USC (14–0)UCLA (15–1)USC (16–1)USC (18–1)USC (20–1)USC (21–1)USC (24–1)Penn (27–0)3.
4.JacksonvilleMarquette (2–0)Marquette (4–0)Jacksonville (5–0)USC (7–0)USC (10–0)Penn (11–0)Penn (13–0)Penn (15–0)Penn (16–0)Penn (18–0)Penn (20–0)Penn (22–0)Kansas (22–1)Penn (26–0)Kansas (25–1)4.
5.Notre DameKentucky (2–0)Jacksonville (5–0)Penn (5–0)Western Kentucky (7–0)Penn (8–0)Western Kentucky (11–1)Kansas (11–1)Kansas (13–1)Kansas (14–1)Kansas (16–1)Kansas (18–1)Kansas (20–1)Penn (24–0)Kansas (23–1)USC (24–2)5.
6.MarquetteNotre Dame (1–1)Penn (4–0)USC (6–0)Penn (6–0)Western Kentucky (9–1)South Carolina (10–2)Jacksonville (10–2)Jacksonville (12–2)Jacksonville (14–2)Jacksonville (16–2)Jacksonville (18–2)Jacksonville (21–2)South Carolina (19–4)South Carolina (20–4)South Carolina (23–4)6.
7.USCDrake (2–0)Notre Dame (3–1)Kentucky (5–1)Drake (8–0)Jacksonville (7–2)Jacksonville (8–2)Western Kentucky (12–2)Notre Dame (9–4)South Carolina (11–3)Western Kentucky (15–3)South Carolina (14–4)South Carolina (16–4)Western Kentucky (20–4)Western Kentucky (20–5)Western Kentucky (21–5)7.
8.VillanovaPenn (2–0)USC (4–0)Kansas (6–0)Kentucky (6–1)Kansas (9–1)Kansas (9–1)Tennessee (11–2)Tennessee (12–2)Kentucky (13–3)Kentucky (15–3)North Carolina (16–3)Duquesne (19–2)Kentucky (20–4)Kentucky (22–4)Kentucky (22–4)8.
9.Western KentuckyUSC (2–0)Drake (4–0)Drake (6–0)Jacksonville (5–1)Notre Dame (6–2)Notre Dame (7–2)Notre Dame (8–3)Utah State (15–2)Western Kentucky (14–3)Notre Dame (11–5)Western Kentucky (16–4)Western Kentucky (18–4)Jacksonville (21–3)Jacksonville (22–3)Fordham (25–2)9.
10.DrakeVillanova (2–0)Villanova (4–0)Western Kentucky (5–0)Tennessee (6–0)St. Bonaventure (8–0)Kentucky (9–2)St. Bonaventure (9–1)South Carolina (10–3)La Salle (14–1)South Carolina (13–4)Duquesne (17–2)Kentucky (18–4)Fordham (21–2)Fordham (23–2)Ohio State (19–5)10.
11.PennIndiana (2–0)Western Kentucky (4–0)Indiana (5–1)Villanova (8–1)Kentucky (7–2)Indiana (9–2)South Carolina (10–3)Kentucky (11–3)Tennessee (13–3)North Carolina (13–3)La Salle (17–2)Fordham (20–1)Duquesne (19–3)Duquesne (21–3)Jacksonville (22–4)11.
12.Utah StateKansas (2–0)Kansas (4–0)Tennessee (5–0)Kansas (7–1)Indiana (8–2)St. Bonaventure (9–1)Kentucky (10–3)Western Kentucky (12–3)Notre Dame (10–5)Duquesne (15–2)Kentucky (16–4)Michigan (14–4)North Carolina (19–4)Ohio State (18–5)Notre Dame (20–7)12.
13.DukeWestern Kentucky (2–0)Indiana (3–1)Villanova (6–1)St. Bonaventure (6–0)Louisville (8–1)Villanova (11–3)Utah State (12–2)Oregon (10–2)Utah State (15–3)La Salle (15–2)Tennessee (16–4)North Carolina (17–4)Ohio State (16–5)North Carolina (20–5)North Carolina (22–6)13.
14.KansasArmy (2–0)Tennessee (3–0)Notre Dame (3–2)Indiana (6–2)Villanova (8–2)Fordham (12–0)Villanova (13–3)La Salle (12–1)Duquesne (12–2)Tennessee (14–4)Notre Dame (13–6)La Salle (18–3)Tennessee (19–5)Notre Dame (19–7)Houston (21–6)14.
15.New Mexico StateNew Mexico State (2–0)Utah State (5–1)St. Bonaventure (5–0)Notre Dame (3–2)Utah State (9–2)North Carolina (10–2)La Salle (10–1)Virginia (11–2)Illinois (9–3)Houston (17–3)Utah State (19–4)Louisville (17–4)Houston (20–5)Tennessee (20–6)Duquesne (21–4)15.
16.IndianaUtah State (2–1)Oregon (4–1)Purdue (5–2)Oregon (6–1)Drake (8–2)Louisville (10–2)Oregon (9–2)Villanova (14–4)North Carolina (12–3)Michigan (12–4)Michigan (13–4)Utah State (19–5)Notre Dame (17–7)Utah State (20–6)Long Beach State (23–4)16.
17.HoustonTennessee (2–0)New Mexico State (6–0) тOregon (5–1) тLouisville (5–1)Tennessee (7–2)Utah State (10–2)Fordham (12–1)Duquesne (10–2)Villanova (15–4)Murray State (15–2)Murray State (17–2)Tennessee (17–5)Long Beach State (21–4)Long Beach State (22–4)Tennessee (20–6)17.
18.Long Beach StateOregon (3–0)Florida State (5–1) тNorth Carolina (5–1) тLSU (5–0)Fordham (11–0)Tennessee (9–2)Indiana (9–3)Illinois (8–2)Houston (15–3)Villanova (16–4)Fordham (18–1)Ohio State (14–5)Indiana (16–4)Houston (20–6)Drake (20–7)18.
19.NC StateSt. Bonaventure (2–0)St. Bonaventure (3–0)St. John's (6–0)Utah State (5–2)North Carolina (8–2) тMemphis State (11–2)Virginia (11–2)Murray State (13–2)Murray State (14–2)Utah State (17–4)Louisville (16–4)Notre Dame (15–7)La Salle (19–4)Duke (18–7)Villanova (24–6)19.
20.St. BonaventureLouisville (2–0)North Carolina (3–0)New Mexico State (6–1)Purdue (5–3)Purdue (6–5) тOregon State (9–2)North Carolina (11–3)North Carolina (11–3)Michigan (10–4)Fordham (16–1)Ohio State (12–5)Long Beach State (20–4)Utah State (20–6)Miami (OH) (20–4)BYU (19–9)20.
Preseason
 [1]
Week 1
Dec. 7[1]
Week 2
Dec. 14[1]
Week 3
Dec. 21[1]
Week 4
Dec. 28[1]
Week 5
Jan. 4[1]
Week 6
Jan. 11[1]
Week 7
Jan. 18[1]
Week 8
Jan. 25[1]
Week 9
Feb. 1[1]
Week 10
Feb. 8[1]
Week 11
Feb. 15[1]
Week 12
Feb. 22[2]
Week 13
Mar. 1[2]
Week 14
Mar. 8[2]
Final
Mar. 15[2][3]
Dropped:
  • Duke
  • Houston
  • Long Beach State
  • NC State
Dropped:
  • Army
  • Louisville
Dropped:
  • Utah State
  • Florida State
Dropped:
  • North Carolina
  • St. John's
  • New Mexico State
Dropped:
  • Oregon
  • LSU
Dropped:
  • Drake
  • Purdue
Dropped:
  • Louisville
  • Memphis State
  • Oregon State
Dropped:
  • St. Bonaventure
  • Fordham
  • Indiana
Dropped:
  • Oregon
  • Virginia
Dropped:
  • Illinois (10–4)
Dropped:
  • Houston
  • Villanova
Dropped:
  • Murray State
Dropped:
  • Michigan
  • Louisville (17–6)
Dropped:
  • Indiana
  • La Salle (20–6)
Dropped:
  • Utah State
  • Duke
  • Miami (OH)

Coaches Poll

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Preseason
 [1]
Week 1
Dec. 7[1]
Week 2
Dec. 14[1]
Week 3
Dec. 21[1]
Week 4
Dec. 28[1]
Week 5
Jan. 4[1]
Week 6
Jan. 11[1]
Week 7
Jan. 18[1]
Week 8
Jan. 25[1]
Week 9
Feb. 1[1]
Week 10
Feb. 8[1]
Week 11
Feb. 15[1]
Week 12
Feb. 22[2]
Week 13
Mar. 1[2]
Week 14
Mar. 8[2]
Final
Mar. 15[2]
1.UCLAUCLA (2–0)UCLA (4–0)UCLA (4–0)UCLA (6–0)UCLA (9–0)UCLA (11–0)UCLA (13–0)USC (14–0)USC (16–0)UCLA (16–1)UCLA (18–1)UCLA (20–1)UCLA (21–1)UCLA (24–1)UCLA (25–1)1.
2.South CarolinaSouth Carolina (2–0)South Carolina (3–0)South Carolina (5–0)South Carolina (6–0)South Carolina (9–0)USC (12–0)USC (14–0)UCLA (14–1)UCLA (15–1)Marquette (18–0)Marquette (20–0)Marquette (21–0)Marquette (23–0)Marquette (26–0)Marquette (27–0)2.
3.JacksonvilleKentucky (2–0)Jacksonville (5–0)Jacksonville (5–0)Marquette (6–0)USC (10–0)Marquette (11–0)Marquette (13–0)Marquette (14–0)Marquette (16–0)USC (16–1)USC (18–1)USC (20–1)USC (21–1)USC (24–1)Penn (27–0)3.
4.KentuckyJacksonville (2–0)Kentucky (4–0)Marquette (5–0)USC (7–0)Marquette (9–0)Penn (11–0)Penn (13–0)Penn (15–0)Penn (16–0)Penn (18–0)Penn (20–0)Penn (22–0)Penn (24–0)Penn (26–0)Kansas (25–1)4.
5.MarquetteMarquette (2–0)Marquette (4–0)USC (6–0)Western Kentucky (7–0)Penn (8–0)Western Kentucky (11–1)Kansas (11–1)Kansas (13–1)Kansas (14–1)Kansas (16–1)Kansas (18–1)Kansas (20–1)Kansas (22–1)Kansas (23–1)USC (24–2)5.
6.Notre DameNotre Dame (1–1)USC (4–0)Penn (5–0)Penn (6–0)Western Kentucky (9–1)South Carolina (10–2)Jacksonville (10–2)Jacksonville (12–2)Jacksonville (14–2)Jacksonville (16–2)Jacksonville (18–2)Jacksonville (21–2)South Carolina (19–4)Jacksonville (22–3)South Carolina (23–4)6.
7.PennUSC (2–0)Penn (4–0)Kentucky (5–1)Kentucky (6–1)Kansas (9–1)Jacksonville (8–2)Western Kentucky (12–2)Notre Dame (9–4)South Carolina (11–3)Western Kentucky (15–3)Western Kentucky (16–4)South Carolina (16–4)Western Kentucky (20–4)South Carolina (20–4)Western Kentucky (21–5)7.
8.Western KentuckyWestern Kentucky (2–0)Kansas (4–0)Kansas (6–0)Jacksonville (5–1)Kentucky (7–2)Kansas (9–1)South Carolina (10–3)Tennessee (12–2)Western Kentucky (14–3)Kentucky (15–3)Michigan (13–4)Western Kentucky (18–4)Jacksonville (21–3)Western Kentucky (20–5)Kentucky (22–4)8.
9.Utah StateKansas (2–0)Notre Dame (3–1)St. John's (6–0)Drake (8–0)Jacksonville (7–2)Kentucky (9–2)Tennessee (11–2)South Carolina (10–3)Tennessee (13–3)South Carolina (13–4)South Carolina (14–4)Fordham (20–1)Fordham (21–2)Kentucky (22–4)Fordham (25–2)9.
10.USCPenn (2–0)Villanova (4–0)Drake (6–0)Villanova (8–1)Notre Dame (6–2)Notre Dame (7–2)Villanova (13–3)Western Kentucky (12–3)Kentucky (13–3)Notre Dame (11–5)North Carolina (16–3)Michigan (14–4)Kentucky (20–4)Fordham (23–2)Ohio State (19–5)10.
11.KansasIndiana (2–0)Western Kentucky (4–0)Western Kentucky (5–0)Kansas (7–1)St. Bonaventure (8–0)Fordham (12–0)Utah State (12–2)Utah State (15–2)Illinois (9–3)North Carolina (13–3)La Salle (17–2)Duquesne (19–2)North Carolina (19–4)Ohio State (18–5)Jacksonville (22–4) т11.
12.IndianaVillanova (2–0)Drake (4–0)Indiana (5–1)Tennessee (6–0)Villanova (8–2)St. Bonaventure (9–1)St. Bonaventure (9–1)Oregon (10–2)La Salle (14–1)Michigan (12–4)Duquesne (17–2)Kentucky (18–4)Duquesne (19–3)Duquesne (21–3)BYU (19–9) т12.
13.VillanovaUtah State (2–1)Utah State (5–1)Villanova (6–1)St. John's (7–1)Indiana (8–2)Villanova (11–3)Notre Dame (8–3)Kentucky (11–3)Notre Dame (10–5)Duquesne (15–2)Fordham (18–1)North Carolina (17–4) тOhio State (16–5)BYU (18–9)North Carolina (22–6)13.
14.Florida StateDrake (2–0)North Carolina (3–0)Notre Dame (3–2)Louisville (5–1)Louisville (8–1) тIndiana (9–2)La Salle (10–1)La Salle (12–1)Fordham (13–1)Fordham (16–1)Kentucky (16–4)La Salle (18–3) тHouston (20–5)North Carolina (20–5)Notre Dame (20–7) т14.
15.Long Beach StateLouisville (2–0)Indiana (3–1)Oregon (5–1)Colorado State (7–1) тOregon (7–2) тNorth Carolina (10–2)Oregon (9–2)Fordham (12–1)North Carolina (12–3)La Salle (15–2) тTennessee (16–4)Louisville (17–4) тLouisville (17–6)Houston (20–6) тLong Beach State (23–4) т15.
16.Drake тFlorida State (3–0)New Mexico State (6–0)North Carolina (5–1)New Mexico (9–1) тFordham (11–0)Oregon (9–2)Fordham (12–1)Illinois (8–2)Utah State (15–3)Tennessee (14–4) тUtah State (19–4)Tennessee (17–5)La Salle (19–4)Drake (19–7) тDrake (20–7)16.
17.Utah тLong Beach State (1–1)Colorado State (5–0)Tennessee (5–0) тOregon (6–1)Utah State (9–2)Weber State (9–1)Kentucky (10–3) тVillanova (14–4)Michigan (10–4)Houston (17–3) тLouisville (16–4)Villanova (20–6)Utah State (20–6)Hawaii (22–4) тVillanova (24–6)17.
18.Kansas StateTennessee (2–0)Florida State (5–1)Utah State (5–2) тIndiana (6–2) тNorth Carolina (8–2)Utah State (10–2)Weber State (10–1) тDuquesne (10–2) тDuquesne (12–2)Illinois (10–4) тHouston (17–4) тUtah State (19–5) тHawaii (22–4) тNotre Dame (19–7) тHouston (21–6) т18.
19.DukeNew Mexico (2–0)Long Beach State (4–1)Colorado State (6–1) тLSU (5–0) тDrake (8–2) тLouisville (10–2) тIllinois (8–2)North Carolina (11–3) тVillanova (15–4) тOregon (12–4) тVillanova (18–6) тArizona State (15–7) тVillanova (22–6) тUtah State (20–6) тDuquesne (21–4) т19.
20.IllinoisNorth Carolina (2–0)St. John's (3–0)New Mexico (8–1) тUtah State (5–2) тNew Mexico (9–2) тNew Mexico (10–3) тNorth Carolina (11–3)Memphis State (12–3) тNebraska (12–3) тLouisville (15–4)Notre Dame (13–6)Hawaii (21–3) тWeber State (20–5) тLa Salle (20–6) т
Louisville (19–7) т
Weber State (21–5) т
Weber State (21–6)20.
Preseason
 [1]
Week 1
Dec. 7[1]
Week 2
Dec. 14[1]
Week 3
Dec. 21[1]
Week 4
Dec. 28[1]
Week 5
Jan. 4[1]
Week 6
Jan. 11[1]
Week 7
Jan. 18[1]
Week 8
Jan. 25[1]
Week 9
Feb. 1[1]
Week 10
Feb. 8[1]
Week 11
Feb. 15[1]
Week 12
Feb. 22[2]
Week 13
Mar. 1[2]
Week 14
Mar. 8[2]
Final
Mar. 15[2]
Dropped:
  • Utah
  • Kansas State
  • Duke
  • Illinois
Dropped:
  • Louisville
  • Tennessee
  • New Mexico
Dropped:
  • New Mexico State (6–1)
  • Florida State
  • Long Beach State
Dropped:
  • Notre Dame
  • North Carolina
Dropped:
  • Tennessee
  • St. John's
  • Colorado State
  • LSU
Dropped:
  • Drake
Dropped:
  • Indiana (9–3)
  • Louisville
  • New Mexico
Dropped:
  • St. Bonaventure
  • Weber State
Dropped:
  • Oregon
  • Memphis State
Dropped:
  • Utah State (17–4)
  • Villanova (16–4)
  • Nebraska
Dropped:
  • Illinois
  • Oregon
Dropped:
  • Houston
  • Notre Dame (15–7)
Dropped:
  • Michigan
  • Tennessee
  • Arizona State
Dropped:
  • Villanova
Dropped:
  • Hawaii
  • Utah State
  • La Salle
  • Louisville

References

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  1. ^ 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. Random House. 2009. p. 778. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 779. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  3. ^ "1971 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved January 26, 2020.