1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 1981–82 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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The final writers' poll was released on Monday, March 8.[1]

Preseason
 [2]
Week 1
Dec. 1[2]
Week 2
Dec. 8[2]
Week 3
Dec. 15[2]
Week 4
Dec. 22[2]
Week 5
Dec. 29[2]
Week 6
Jan. 5[2]
Week 7
Jan. 12[2]
Week 8
Jan. 19[2]
Week 9
Jan. 26[2]
Week 10
Feb. 2[2]
Week 11
Feb. 9[2]
Week 12
Feb. 16[3]
Week 13
Feb. 23[3]
Week 14
Mar. 2[3]
Final
Mar. 9[3]
1.North CarolinaNorth Carolina (1–0)North Carolina (3–0)North Carolina (4–0)North Carolina (5–0)North Carolina (6–0)North Carolina (9–0)North Carolina (12–0)North Carolina (14–0)Missouri (16–0)Missouri (18–0)Virginia (22–1)Virginia (25–1)Virginia (26–1)North Carolina (24–2)North Carolina (27–2) (47)1.
2.UCLAKentucky (1–0)Kentucky (2–0)Kentucky (4–0)Kentucky (6–0)Wichita State (7–0)Virginia (11–0)Missouri (11–0)Missouri (14–0)North Carolina (14–1)North Carolina (16–1)North Carolina (18–2)North Carolina (20–2)North Carolina (22–2)DePaul (26–1)DePaul (26–1) (10)2.
3.KentuckyLouisville (0–0)Louisville (2–0)Louisville (4–0)Wichita State (6–0)Virginia (8–0)Kentucky (8–1)Virginia (12–1)Virginia (16–1)Virginia (18–1)Virginia (20–1)DePaul (20–1)DePaul (23–1)DePaul (24–1)Virginia (27–2)Virginia (29–3) (1)3.
4.LouisvilleWichita State (1–0)Wichita State (3–0)Wichita State (5–0)Virginia (8–0)Kentucky (6–1)Missouri (9–0)DePaul (12–1)DePaul (15–1)DePaul (16–1)DePaul (18–1)Missouri (19–1)Missouri (21–1)Oregon State (20–3)Oregon State (22–3)Oregon State (23–4) (1)4.
5.GeorgetownVirginia (3–0)Virginia (5–0)Virginia (6–0)Minnesota (5–1)Arkansas (7–0)DePaul (11–1)Iowa (10–1)Minnesota (11–2)Texas (14–0)Iowa (15–2)Iowa (17–2)Oregon State (18–3)Missouri (23–2)Missouri (23–3)Missouri (26–3)5.
6.Wichita StateIowa (1–0)Iowa (3–0)Iowa (5–0)Arkansas (6–0)San Francisco (10–0)Minnesota (8–1)Kentucky (9–2)Iowa (11–2)Iowa (13–2)Minnesota (14–3)Oregon State (16–3)Tulsa (18–4)West Virginia (23–1)Idaho (24–2)Georgetown (26–6)6.
7.VirginiaDePaul (0–0)DePaul (2–0)DePaul (4–0)San Francisco (7–0)Missouri (7–0)Iowa (8–1)San Francisco (13–1)Texas (13–0)Kentucky (12–3)San Francisco (19–2)Tulsa (16–3)Iowa (18–3)Kentucky (19–5)Minnesota (20–5)Minnesota (22–5)7.
8.DePaulUCLA (1–1)Minnesota (3–0)Minnesota (4–0)Louisville (5–1)DePaul (7–1)San Francisco (11–1)Georgetown (13–2)Idaho (15–0)Oregon State (14–2)Alabama (16–2)Arkansas (16–3)Minnesota (17–4)Tulsa (19–4)Georgetown (23–6)Idaho (26–2)8.
9.IowaTulsa (1–0)UAB (3–0)Arkansas (5–0)Missouri (6–0)Minnesota (5–1)Wichita State (10–2)Arkansas (10–1)Kentucky (10–3)San Francisco (17–2)Kentucky (14–4)Minnesota (15–4)West Virginia (21–1)Idaho (23–2)West Virginia (24–2)Memphis State (23–4)9.
10.MinnesotaMinnesota (0–0)Indiana (2–0)San Francisco (5–0)Iowa (6–1)Iowa (6–1)Tulsa (9–1)Houston (11–1)Tulsa (13–2)Minnesota (12–3)Oregon State (15–3)Alabama (17–3)Kentucky (17–5)Memphis State (19–3)Tulsa (21–5)Tulsa (24–5)10.
11.TulsaUAB (2–0)Arkansas (3–0)Missouri (5–0)Indiana (6–1)Indiana (6–1)Arkansas (8–1)Minnesota (9–2)San Francisco (15–2)Idaho (16–1)Tulsa (15–3)West Virginia (19–1)Idaho (21–2)Iowa (19–4)Iowa (20–5)Fresno State (26–2)11.
12.IndianaIndiana (1–0)San Francisco (3–0)Tulsa (5–1)Alabama (7–0)Alabama (7–0)Louisville (8–2)NC State (13–1)Oregon State (12–2)Arkansas (13–2)Texas (14–3)Kentucky (15–5)Memphis State (18–3)Georgetown (21–6)Fresno State (24–2)Arkansas (23–5)12.
13.Wake ForestArkansas (1–0)Missouri (3–0)Indiana (4–1)DePaul (5–1)Tulsa (7–1)Georgetown (11–2)Alabama (11–1)Georgetown (14–3)Alabama (14–2)Wake Forest (14–4)Idaho (19–2)Georgetown (20–5)Minnesota (18–5)Memphis State (21–4)Alabama (23–6)13.
14.UABSan Francisco (1–0)Tulsa (2–1)Alabama (5–0)Tulsa (6–1)Louisville (6–2)Houston (10–1)Idaho (13–0)NC State (14–2)Kansas State (14–2)Arkansas (15–3)Memphis State (16–3)Wake Forest (17–5)Fresno State (22–2)Arkansas (21–5)West Virginia (26–3)14.
15.MissouriBYU (2–1)UNLV (4–0)Southwestern Louisiana (8–0)UCLA (4–2)Oregon State (6–1)NC State (11–1)Oregon State (10–2)Arkansas (11–2)Tennessee (13–3)Idaho (17–2)Kansas State (16–4)Fresno State (20–2)Arkansas (19–5)Kentucky (20–6)Kentucky (22–7)15.
16.GeorgiaMissouri (0–0)Alabama (4–0)UAB (3–1)Oregon State (5–1)UCLA (5–2)Alabama (9–1)Wichita State (11–3)Alabama (12–2)Tulsa (13–3)Tennessee (14–4)Wake Forest (15–5)San Francisco (21–4)San Francisco (23–4)Wake Forest (19–7)Iowa (20–7)16.
17.LSUAlabama (1–0)UCLA (2–2)UCLA (3–2)Georgetown (7–2)Georgetown (8–2)Oregon State (9–2)Louisville (10–3)Louisville (11–4)NC State (15–3)Fresno State (17–1)San Francisco (19–4)Arkansas (18–5)Alabama (19–5)Kansas State (20–6)UAB (23–5)17.
18.ArkansasUNLV (2–0)Southwestern Louisiana (5–0)Villanova (5–0)Houston (7–1)Houston (7–1)Idaho (11–0)Tulsa (10–2)Kansas State (12–2)Wake Forest (13–3)West Virginia (17–1)Fresno State (18–2)Kansas State (17–5)Wake Forest (18–6)Alabama (20–6)Wake Forest (20–8)18.
19.Notre DameNotre Dame (1–0)Oregon State (2–0)Georgetown (5–2)UAB (5–2)Villanova (7–1)UCLA (6–4)Texas (10–0)Houston (11–3)Fresno State (15–1)Kansas State (14–4)Washington (17–3)Alabama (17–5)Tennessee (18–6)UCLA (19–6)UCLA (21–6)19.
20.AlabamaGeorgetown (1–2)Georgetown (3–2)Oregon State (3–1)Villanova (6–1)NC State (7–0)St. John's (9–1)Virginia Tech (10–1)Tennessee (11–3)Villanova (13–3)Memphis State (14–3)Georgetown (18–5)Indiana (14–7)UCLA (18–5)UAB (23–5)Louisville (20–9)20.
Preseason
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Week 1
Dec. 1[2]
Week 2
Dec. 8[2]
Week 3
Dec. 15[2]
Week 4
Dec. 22[2]
Week 5
Dec. 29[2]
Week 6
Jan. 5[2]
Week 7
Jan. 12[2]
Week 8
Jan. 19[2]
Week 9
Jan. 26[2]
Week 10
Feb. 2[2]
Week 11
Feb. 9[2]
Week 12
Feb. 16[3]
Week 13
Feb. 23[3]
Week 14
Mar. 2[3]
Final
Mar. 9[3]
Dropped:
  • Wake Forest
  • Georgia
  • LSU
Dropped:
  • BYU
  • Notre Dame
Dropped:
UNLV
Dropped:
Southwestern Louisiana
Dropped:
UAB
Dropped:
  • Indiana (6–3)
  • Villanova
Dropped:
  • UCLA
  • St. John's
Dropped:
  • Wichita State
  • Virginia Tech
Dropped:
  • Louisville
  • Houston
  • Tennessee
Dropped:
  • NC State
  • Villanova
Dropped:
  • Texas (14–5)
  • Tennessee
Dropped:
Washington
Dropped:
  • Kansas State (18–6)
  • Indiana
Dropped:
  • San Francisco
  • Tennessee (18–8)
Dropped:
  • Kansas State (21–7)

UPI Poll

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The final coaches' poll was released on Monday, March 8.[1]

Preseason
 [2]
Week 2
Dec. 8[2]
Week 3
Dec. 15[2]
Week 4
Dec. 22[2]
Week 5
Dec. 29[2]
Week 6
Jan. 5[2]
Week 7
Jan. 12[2]
Week 8
Jan. 19[2]
Week 9
Jan. 26[2]
Week 10
Feb. 2[2]
Week 11
Feb. 9[2]
Week 12
Feb. 16[3]
Week 13
Feb. 23[3]
Week 14
Mar. 2[3]
Final
Mar. 9[3]
1.North CarolinaNorth Carolina (3–0)North Carolina (4–0)North Carolina (5–0)North Carolina (6–0)North Carolina (9–0)North Carolina (12–0)North Carolina (14–0)Missouri (16–0)Missouri (18–0)Virginia (22–1)Virginia (25–1)Virginia (26–1)North Carolina (24–2)North Carolina (27–2) (38)1.
2.UCLAKentucky (2–0)Kentucky (4–0)Kentucky (6–0)Virginia (8–0)Virginia (11–0)Virginia (12–1)Missouri (14–0)North Carolina (14–1)North Carolina (16–1)North Carolina (16–1)North Carolina (20–2)North Carolina (22–2)DePaul (26–1)DePaul (26–1) (4)2.
3.KentuckyLouisville (2–0)Louisville (4–0)Virginia (8–0)Kentucky (6–1)Kentucky (8–1)Missouri (11–0)Virginia (16–1)Virginia (18–1)DePaul (18–1)DePaul (20–1)DePaul (23–1)DePaul (24–1)Virginia (27–2)Virginia (29–3)3.
4.LouisvilleVirginia (5–0)Wichita State (5–0)Wichita State (6–0)Wichita State (7–0)DePaul (11–1)DePaul (12–1)DePaul (15–1)DePaul (16–1)Virginia (20–1)Missouri (19–1)Missouri (21–1)Oregon State (20–3)Oregon State (22–3)Oregon State (23–4)4.
5.GeorgetownIowa (3–0)Iowa (5–0)Minnesota (5–1)DePaul (7–1)Missouri (9–0)Iowa (10–1)Texas (13–0)Texas (14–0)Iowa (15–2)Iowa (17–2)Oregon State (18–3)Missouri (23–2)Missouri (23–3)Missouri (26–3)5.
6.VirginiaWichita State (3–0)Virginia (6–0)Arkansas (6–0)Arkansas (7–0)Minnesota (8–1)Kentucky (9–2)Minnesota (11–2) тIowa (13–2)Minnesota (14–3)Oregon State (16–3)Iowa (18–3)West Virginia (23–1)Idaho (24–2)Minnesota (22–5)6.
7.Wichita StateDePaul (2–0)DePaul (4–0)Indiana (6–1)Missouri (7–0)Iowa (8–1)Georgetown (13–2)Iowa (11–2) тOregon State (14–2)Oregon State (15–3)Tulsa (16–3)Tulsa (18–4)Iowa (19–4)Minnesota (20–5)Georgetown (26–6)7.
8.IowaIndiana (2–0)Arkansas (5–0)San Francisco (7–0)San Francisco (10–0)Louisville (8–2)San Francisco (13–1)Idaho (15–0)Kentucky (12–3)San Francisco (19–2)Minnesota (15–4)Minnesota (17–4)Idaho (23–2)Georgetown (23–6)Idaho (26–2)8.
9.DePaulMinnesota (3–0)Minnesota (4–0)Louisville (5–1)Iowa (6–1)Georgetown (11–2)Minnesota (9–2)Kentucky (10–3)Minnesota (12–3)Kentucky (14–4)Kentucky (15–5)Kentucky (17–5)Kentucky (19–5)Fresno State (24–2)Memphis State (23–4)9.
10.MinnesotaArkansas (3–0)Missouri (5–0)Missouri (6–0)Indiana (6–1)San Francisco (11–1)Arkansas (10–1)Oregon State (12–2)Idaho (16–1)Alabama (16–2)Arkansas (16–3)West Virginia (21–1)Tulsa (19–4)Iowa (20–5)Fresno State (26–2)10.
11.IndianaMissouri (3–0)Indiana (4–1)Iowa (6–1)Minnesota (5–1)Arkansas (8–1)Idaho (13–0)Georgetown (14–3)Arkansas (13–2)Texas (14–3)Alabama (17–3)Idaho (21–2)Georgetown (21–6)Memphis State (21–4)Tulsa (24–5)11.
12.TulsaUAB (3–0)San Francisco (5–0)DePaul (5–1)Oregon State (6–1)Wichita State (10–2)Houston (11–1)Tulsa (13–2)San Francisco (17–2)Tulsa (15–3)Idaho (19–2)Georgetown (20–5)Fresno State (22–2)Kentucky (20–6)Alabama (23–6)12.
13.GeorgiaUNLV (4–0)Louisiana-Lafayette (8–0)Georgetown (7–2)Louisville (6–2)Idaho (11–0)Louisville (10–3)San Francisco (15–2)Kansas State (14–2)Fresno State (17–1)West Virginia (19–1)Memphis State (18–3)Memphis State (19–3)West Virginia (24–2)Arkansas (23–5)13.
14.Wake ForestSan Francisco (3–0)Tulsa (5–1)Alabama (7–0)Alabama (7–0)Tulsa (9–1)Oregon State (10–2)Arkansas (11–2)Alabama (14–2)Arkansas (15–3)Kansas State (16–4)Fresno State (20–2)Minnesota (18–5)Tulsa (21–5)Kentucky (22–7)14.
15.MissouriOregon State (2–0)Alabama (5–0)Oregon State (5–1)Georgetown (8–2)NC State (11–1)NC State (13–1)NC State (14–2)Tennessee (13–3)Idaho (17–2)San Francisco (19–4)Alabama (17–5)Arkansas (19–5)Arkansas (21–5)Wyoming (23–5)15.
16.San FranciscoTulsa (2–1)Villanova (5–0)Tulsa (6–1)Tulsa (7–1)Houston (10–1)Alabama (11–1)Kansas State (12–2)Tulsa (13–3)Wake Forest (14–4)Fresno State (18–2)Kansas State (17–5)Alabama (19–5)Kansas State (20–6)Iowa (20–7)16.
17.UABLouisiana-Lafayette (5–0)Georgetown (5–2)Houston (7–1)Houston (7–1)Alabama (9–1)Wichita State (11–3)Alabama (12–2)NC State (15–3)Tennessee (14–4)Georgetown (18–5)Arkansas (18–5)San Francisco (23–4)Wyoming (20–6)West Virginia (26–3)17.
18.LSUVillanova (3–0)Georgia (3–1)NC State (7–0)NC State (7–0)St. John's (9–1)Texas (10–0)Louisville (11–4)Fresno State (15–1)Kansas State (14–4)Memphis State (16–3)Wake Forest (17–5)Tennessee (18–6)Wake Forest (19–7) тKansas State (21–7)18.
19.ArkansasAlabama (4–0)UAB (3–1)Kansas (5–2)Villanova (7–1)Oregon State (9–2)Tulsa (10–2)Villanova (12–2)Villanova (13–3)West Virginia (17–1)Wake Forest (15–5)San Francisco (21–4)Kansas State (18–6)Louisville (18–8) тWake Forest (20–8)19.
20.UNLVUCLA (2–2)UC Irvine (6–0)Villanova (6–1)Wake Forest (6–1)Indiana (6–3)Kansas State (10–2)Fresno State (13–1)Wake Forest (13–3)Georgetown (16–5)Wyoming (17–5)Tennessee (16–6)Wake Forest (18–6)Pepperdine (20–6) т
Tennessee (18–8) т
Louisville (20–9)20.
Preseason
 [2]
Week 2
Dec. 8[2]
Week 3
Dec. 15[2]
Week 4
Dec. 22[2]
Week 5
Dec. 29[2]
Week 6
Jan. 5[2]
Week 7
Jan. 12[2]
Week 8
Jan. 19[2]
Week 9
Jan. 26[2]
Week 10
Feb. 2[2]
Week 11
Feb. 9[2]
Week 12
Feb. 16[3]
Week 13
Feb. 23[3]
Week 14
Mar. 2[3]
Final
Mar. 9[3]
Dropped:
  • Georgetown (3–2)
  • Georgia
  • Wake Forest
  • LSU
Dropped:
  • UNLV
  • Oregon State
  • UCLA
Dropped:
  • Louisiana-Lafayette
  • Georgia
  • UAB
  • UC Irvine
Dropped:
  • Kansas
Dropped:
  • Villanova
  • Wake Forest
Dropped:
  • St. John's
  • Indiana
Dropped:
  • Houston (11–3)
  • Wichita State
Dropped:
  • Georgetown
  • Louisville
Dropped:
  • NC State
  • Villanova
Dropped:
  • Texas
  • Tennessee
Dropped:
  • Wyoming
NoneDropped:
  • Alabama (20–6)
  • San Francisco
Dropped:
  • Pepperdine
  • Tennessee

References

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  1. ^ a b "Scoreboard: basketball". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). wire services. March 9, 1982. p. 19.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 888. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 889. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.