1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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.

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][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.MarylandMarquette (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.MarquetteNorth 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 CarolinaUCLA (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 DameKentucky (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.LouisvilleTennessee (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.CincinnatiCincinnati (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.ArizonaArizona (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.AlabamaSan 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 StateNC 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 StateAlabama (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 FranciscoProvidence (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.MichiganMichigan (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.ProvidenceAuburn (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 StateKansas 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 т
Auburn т
Arizona 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.SyracuseWashington (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:
  • Memphis State
  • Syracuse
Dropped:
  • Providence
  • Kansas State (2–2)
Dropped:
  • Arizona (5–2)
  • Missouri
Dropped:
  • Auburn
  • Arizona State
Dropped:
  • Kentucky
Dropped:
  • Centenary
  • La Salle
Dropped:
  • Louisville
  • Minnesota
  • USC
  • San Francisco
Dropped:
  • Centenary
Dropped:
  • Wake Forest (11–5)
  • Virginia Tech
Dropped:
  • Michigan (13–4)
  • Oregon State (12–6)
  • West Texas State
Dropped:
Princeton (14–4)
Dropped:
North Texas
Dropped:
  • Virginia Tech
  • Louisville (18–5)
Dropped:
Oregon
Dropped:
  • NC State
  • Florida State (20–6)
  • Texas A&M
Dropped:
  • Washington
  • St. John's

UPI Poll

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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) тAlabama (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) тSt. John's (10–1)Tennessee (9–1)St. John's (13–1)UCLA (14–3)NC State (14–3) тNotre 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) тMichigan (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) т16.
17.Rutgers (3–0)St. John's (6–0)St. John's (7–0)San Francisco (9–2)Louisville (7–2) тArizona State (8–1) тWake Forest (11–3)Utah (12–4)Louisville (13–4)Western Michigan (18–0)Cincinnati (18–3) тFlorida State (18–5)Louisville (19–6)Florida State (20–6) т17.
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) тNC State (19–5)Cincinnati (21–4)St. John's (23–5)18.
19.Michigan (1–1)Arizona (5–2)Arizona State (6–1) тMinnesota (8–0)Kentucky (5–4)West Texas State (10–1)Utah (11–4)Princeton (11–3)Princeton (12–3)Cincinnati (17–3) тUtah (17–5)Cincinnati (19–4)Western Michigan (22–1)Western Michigan (24–2) т19.
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) тTexas 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:
  • USC
  • Kentucky
  • Kansas State
Dropped:
  • Arizona
  • Wichita State
Dropped:
  • Kentucky
  • Arizona State
  • Kansas State
  • USC
Dropped:
  • Cincinnati
  • San Francisco
  • Minnesota (8–1)
  • Duquesne
Dropped:
  • USC
  • Louisville
  • Kentucky
  • Iowa
Dropped:
  • Arizona State
  • DePaul
Dropped:
  • Cincinnati (13–3)
Dropped:
  • West Texas State
  • Wake Forest
Dropped:
  • Oregon State
  • Princeton
Dropped:
  • Western Michigan (20–1)
  • West Texas State
Dropped:
  • San Francisco
  • Utah
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M (21–5)
Dropped:
  • NC State
  • Centenary (23–5)

References

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