1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Season	1986–87
NCAA Tournament	1987
Preseason No. 1	North Carolina
NCAA Tournament Champions	Indiana
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The 1986–87 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.

AP Poll

Rank	Team	Conference	W–L (Pct.)
1	UNLV	PCAA
2	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast
3	Indiana	Big Ten
4	Georgetown	Big East
5	DePaul	Independent
6	Iowa	Big Ten
7	Purdue	Big Ten
8	Temple	Atlantic 10
9	Alabama	Southeastern
10	Syracuse	Big East
11	Illinois	Big Ten
12	Pittsburgh	Big East
13	Clemson	Atlantic Coast
14	Missouri	Big Eight
15	UCLA	Pacific-10
16	New Orleans	Independent
17	Duke	Atlantic Coast
18	Notre Dame	Independent
19	TCU	Southwest
20	Kansas	Big Eight

Coaches Poll

Rank	Team	Conference	W–L (Pct.)
1	UNLV	PCAA	33-1
2	Indiana	Big Ten	24-4
3	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast	29-3
4	Georgetown	Big East	26-4
5	DePaul	Independent	26-2
6	Purdue	Big Ten	24-4
7	Iowa	Big Ten	27-4
8	Temple	Atlantic 10	31-3
9	Alabama	Southeastern	26-4
10	Syracuse	Big East	26-6
11	Illinois	Big Ten	23-7
12	Pittsburgh	Big East	24-7
13	UCLA	Pacific-10	24-6
14	Missouri	Big Eight	24-9
15	Clemson	Atlantic Coast	25-5
16	TCU	Southwest	23-6
17	Wyoming	WAC	22-9
18	Notre Dame	Independent	22-7
19	New Orleans	Independent	25-3
	Oklahoma	Big Eight	22-9
	UTEP	WAC	24-6