2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings | |||||
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Season | 2020–21 | ||||
NCAA Tournament | 2021 | ||||
Preseason No. 1 | |||||
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Two human polls made up the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.
With the release of the poll on November 30, Kansas was ranked in the AP poll for the 223rd consecutive week, breaking the record set by UCLA from 1966–1980.[1]
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
Preseason Nov 9[2] | Week 2 Nov 30[3] | Week 3 Dec 7[4] | Week 4 Dec 14[5] | Week 5 Dec 21[6] | Week 6 Dec 28[7] | Week 7 Jan 4[8] | Week 8 Jan 11[9] | Week 9 Jan 18[10] | Week 10 Jan 25[11] | Week 11 Feb 1[12] | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | ||
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1. | Gonzaga (28) | Gonzaga (2–0) (57) | Gonzaga (3–0) (54) | Gonzaga (3–0) (54) | Gonzaga (4–0) (61) | Gonzaga (7–0) (62) | Gonzaga (10–0) (63) | Gonzaga (12–0) (63) | Gonzaga (14-0) (62) | Gonzaga (15-0) (62) | Gonzaga (17-0) (61) | 1. | |||||||
2. | Baylor (24) | Baylor (2–0) (6) | Baylor (3–0) (7) | Baylor (4–0) (7) | Baylor (5–0) (3) | Baylor (6–0) (2) | Baylor (9–0) (1) | Baylor (11–0) (1) | Baylor (12-0) (2) | Baylor (14-0) (2) | Baylor (16-0) (3) | 2. | |||||||
3. | Villanova (11) | Iowa (2–0) | Iowa (3–0) | Iowa (6–0) (1) | Kansas (7–1) | Kansas (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (8-1) | Villanova (10-1) | Villanova (11-1) | 3. | |||||||
4. | Virginia (1) | Wisconsin (2–0) | Michigan State (5–0) | Michigan State (6–0) | Iowa (6–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (10–1) | Iowa (12-2) | Michigan (13-1) | Michigan (13-1) | 4. | |||||||
5. | Iowa | Illinois (3–0) | Kansas (4–1) | Kansas (6–1) | Villanova (7–1) | Houston (7–0) | Iowa (9–2) | Iowa (11–2) | Texas (11-2) | Texas (11-2) | Houston (15-1) | 5. | |||||||
6. | Kansas | Duke (1–0) | Illinois (3–1) | Houston (4–0) | Houston (5–0) | Wisconsin (8–1) | Kansas (8–2) | Kansas (10–2) | Tennessee (10-1) | Houston (13-1) | Texas (11-3) | 6. | |||||||
7. | Wisconsin | Kansas (1–1) | Houston (4–0) | Villanova (5–1) | West Virginia (7–1) | Tennessee (6–0) | Creighton (8–2) | Michigan (10–0) | Michigan (11-1) | Iowa (12-3) | Ohio State (14-4) | 7. | |||||||
8. | Illinois | Michigan State (2–0) | Creighton (3–0) | West Virginia (6–1) | Tennessee (4–0) | Texas (7–1) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Creighton (10–2) | Houston (11-1) | Virginia (10-2) | Iowa (12-4) | 8. | |||||||
9. | Duke | Creighton (1–0) | Villanova (4–1) | Creighton (4–1) | Wisconsin (6–1) | West Virginia (7–2) | Tennessee (7–1) | Wisconsin (10–2) | Kansas (10-3) | Alabama (13-3) | Oklahoma (11-4) | 9. | |||||||
10. | Kentucky | Houston (3–0) | Duke (2–1) | Tennessee (2–0) | Texas (7–1) | Iowa (7–2) | Michigan (9–0) | Tennessee (9–1) | Wisconsin (11-3) | Texas Tech (11-4) | Alabama (14-4) | 10. | |||||||
11. | Creighton | West Virginia (3–0) | West Virginia (4–1) | Texas (5–1) | Rutgers (6–0) | Creighton (7–2) | Houston (8–1) | Houston (10–1) | Creighton (10-3) | West Virginia (10-4) | Tennessee (12-3) | 11. | |||||||
12. | Tennessee | Villanova (2–1) | Tennessee (0–0) | Wisconsin (4–1) | Michigan State (6–1) | Missouri (6–0) | Illinois (8–3) | Clemson (9–1) | Texas Tech (11-4) | Missouri (10-2) | Illinois (11-5) | 12. | |||||||
13. | Michigan State | Tennessee (0–0) | Wisconsin (3–1) т | Illinois (4–2) | Creighton (6–2) | Texas Tech (7–2) | Missouri (7–1) | West Virginia (9–4) | Virginia (9-2) | Ohio State (12-4) | Texas Tech (12-5) | 13. | |||||||
14. | Texas Tech | North Carolina (1–0) | Texas (4–1) т | Texas Tech (6–1) | Missouri (5–0) | Rutgers (6–1) | West Virginia (8–3) | Illinois (9–4) | West Virginia (9-4) | Wisconsin (12-4) | Virginia (11-3) | 14. | |||||||
15. | West Virginia | Virginia (1–1) | Virginia Tech (4–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Texas Tech (6–2) | Illinois (7–3) | Rutgers (7–2) | Texas Tech (10–3) | Ohio State (11-3) | Kansas (10-5) | Creighton (13-4) | 15. | |||||||
16. | North Carolina | Virginia Tech (3–0) | North Carolina (3–1) | Missouri (5–0) | Virginia (3–1) | Michigan (7–0) | Minnesota (10–2) | Louisville (8–1) | Virginia Tech (11-2) | Florida State (9-2) | Virginia Tech (13-3) | 16. | |||||||
17. | Houston | Texas Tech (2–1) т | Texas Tech (4–1) | Virginia (3–1) | North Carolina (5–2) | Michigan State (6–2) | Oregon (8–1) | Missouri (7–2) | Minnesota (11-4) | Creighton (11-4) | West Virginia (11-5) | 17. | |||||||
18. | Arizona State | Texas (1–0) т | Virginia (3–1) | San Diego State (5–0) | Illinois (5–3) | Florida State (5–1) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Virginia (7–2) | Alabama (11-3) | Tennessee (10-3) | Missouri (11-3) | 18. | |||||||
19. | Texas | Richmond (2–0) | Richmond (2–0) | Rutgers (4–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Northwestern (6–1) | Virginia Tech (8–1) | Duke (5–2) | Missouri (8-2) | Illinois (10-5) | Wisconsin (13-5) | 19. | |||||||
20. | Oregon | Kentucky (1–1) | Florida State (1–0) | Ohio State (5–0) | Duke (3–2) | Duke (3–2) | Clemson (8–1) | Virginia Tech (9–2) | Clemson (9-2) | Virginia Tech (11-3) | Florida State (10-3) | 20. | |||||||
21. | Florida State | Oregon (0–0) | Rutgers (3–0) | Duke (2–2) | Florida State (4–1) | Oregon (6–1) т | Duke (3–2) | Ohio State (9–3) | Oregon (9-2) | Minnesota (11-6) | UCLA (13-3) | 21. | |||||||
22. | UCLA | Florida State (0–0) | Ohio State (3–0) | North Carolina (4–2) | Xavier (8–0) | Minnesota (8–1) т | Virginia (5–2) | Oregon (9–2) | Illinois (9-5) | Saint Louis (7-1) | Florida (10-4) | 22. | |||||||
23. | Ohio State | Ohio State (2–0) | Arizona State (3–1) | Louisville (4–0) | Ohio State (6–1) | Virginia (4–2) | Saint Louis (7–1) | Minnesota (10–4) | UConn (7-1) | UCLA (12-3) | Kansas (11-6) | 23. | |||||||
24. | Rutgers | Rutgers (3–0) | San Diego State (4–0) | Clemson (5–0) | Virginia Tech (6–1) | Virginia Tech (7–1) | Michigan State (7–3) | Saint Louis (7–1) | UCLA (11-2) | Oklahoma (9-4) | Purdue (12-6) | 24. | |||||||
25. | Michigan | Arizona State (2–1) | Louisville (4–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Oregon (6–1) | Ohio State (7–2) | Florida State (5–2) | UConn (6–1) | Saint Louis (7-1) | Louisville (10-3) | Drake (16-0) | 25. | |||||||
Preseason Nov 9[2] | Week 2 Nov 30[3] | Week 3 Dec 7[4] | Week 4 Dec 14[5] | Week 5 Dec 21[6] | Week 6 Dec 28[7] | Week 7 Jan 4[8] | Week 8 Jan 11[9] | Week 9 Jan 18[10] | Week 10 Jan 25[11] | Week 11 Feb 1[12] | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | ||
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USA Today Coaches Poll
The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked No. 1; second highest is ranked No. 2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. The maximum points a single team can earn is 775.
Preseason Nov 9[13] | Week 2 Dec 7[14] | Week 3 Dec 14[15] | Week 4 Dec 21[16] | Week 5 Dec 28[17] | Week 6 Jan 4[18] | Week 7 Jan 11[19] | Week 8 Jan 18[20] | Week 9 Jan 25[21] | Week 10 Feb 1[22] | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | ||
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1. | Baylor (12) | Gonzaga (3–0) (23) | Gonzaga (3–0) (24) | Gonzaga (4–0) (25) | Gonzaga (7–0) (29) | Gonzaga (10–0) (29) | Gonzaga (12–0) (29) | Gonzaga (14–0) (28) | Gonzaga (15–0) (29) | Gonzaga (17–0) (28) | 1. | ||||||||
2. | Gonzaga (10) | Baylor (3–0) (8) | Baylor (3–0) (6) | Baylor (5–0) (5) | Baylor (6–0) (3) | Baylor (6–0) (3) | Baylor (11–0) (3) | Baylor (12–0) (3) | Baylor (14–0) (3) | Baylor (16–0) (4) | 2. | ||||||||
3. | Villanova (8) | Iowa (3–0) (1) | Iowa (6–0) (2) | Villanova (7–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (10–1) | Villanova (11–1) | 3. | ||||||||
4. | Virginia | Michigan State (5–0) | Michigan State (6–0) | Kansas (7–1) | Kansas (8–1) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (10–1) | Iowa (12–2) | Michigan (13–1) | Michigan (13–1) | 4. | ||||||||
5. | Kansas | Kansas (4–1) | Kansas (6–1) | Iowa (6–1) | Houston (7–0) | Creighton (8–1) | Michigan (10–0) | Texas (11–2) | Texas (11–2) | Houston (15–1) | 5. | ||||||||
6. | Iowa (1) | Villanova (4–1) | Villanova (5–1) | West Virginia (7–1) | Tennessee (6–0) | Kansas (8–2) | Creighton (10–2) | Tennessee (10–1) | Houston (13–1) | Texas (11–3) | 6. | ||||||||
7. | Wisconsin | Creighton (3–0) | West Virginia (6–1) | Houston (5–0) | Wisconsin (8–1) | Iowa (8–2) | Kansas (10–2) | Michigan (11–1) | Iowa (12–3) | Alabama (14–4) | 7. | ||||||||
8. | Duke (1) | Houston (4–0) | Houston (4–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | West Virginia (7–2) | Tennessee (7–1) | Iowa (11–2) | Houston (11–1) | Virginia (10–2) | Iowa (12–4) | 8. | ||||||||
9. | Kentucky | Illinois (3–1) | Creighton (4–1) | Wisconsin (6–1) | Texas (7–1) | Michigan (9–0) | Wisconsin (10–2) | Kansas (10–3) | Alabama (13–3) | Ohio State (14–4) | 9. | ||||||||
10. | Illinois | West Virginia (4–1) | Tennessee (2–0) | Texas (7–1) | Creighton (7–2) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Tennessee (9–1) | Wisconsin (11–3) | Texas Tech (11–4) | Tennessee (12–3) | 10. | ||||||||
11. | Creighton | Duke (2–1) | Texas (5–1) | Michigan State (6–1) | Iowa (7–2) | Houston (8–1) | Houston (10–1) | Creighton (10–3) | West Virginia (10–4) | Texas Tech (12–5) | 11. | ||||||||
12. | Michigan State | Texas (4–1) | Wisconsin (4–1) | Rutgers (6–0) | Missouri (6–0) | Illinois (8–3) | Clemson (9–1) | Virginia (9–2) | Missouri (10–2) | Creighton (13–4) | 12. | ||||||||
13. | Texas Tech | Wisconsin (3–1) | Illinois (4–2) | Creighton (6–2) | Rutgers (6–1) | Missouri (7–1) | Illinois (9–4) | Texas Tech (11–4) | Wisconsin (12–4) | Illinois (11–5) | 13. | ||||||||
14. | Tennessee | North Carolina (3–1) | Texas Tech (6–1) | Missouri (5–0) | Texas Tech (7–2) | Rutgers (7–2) | West Virginia (9–4) | Virginia Tech (11–2) | Creighton (11–4) | Oklahoma (11–4) | 14. | ||||||||
15. | West Virginia | Virginia Tech (4–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Virginia (3–1) | Michigan (7–0) | Oregon (8–1) | Texas Tech (10–3) | West Virginia (9–4) | Ohio State (12–4) | Virginia (11–3) | 15. | ||||||||
16. | North Carolina | Tennessee (0–0) | Virginia (3–1) | Texas Tech (6–2) | Illinois (7–3) | West Virginia (8–13) | Missouri (7–2) | Alabama (11–3) | Florida State (9–2) | Virginia Tech (13–3) | 16. | ||||||||
17. | Arizona State | Texas Tech (4–1) | Rutgers (4–0) | North Carolina (5–2) | Oregon (6–1) | Minnesota (10–2) | Oregon (9–2) | Minnesota (11–4) | Tennessee (10–3) | Missouri (11–3) | 17. | ||||||||
18. | Houston | Virginia (3–1) | Missouri (5–0) | Illinois (5–3) | Michigan State (6–2) | Clemson (8–1) | Louisville (8–1) | Ohio State (11–3) | Kansas (10–5) | West Virginia (11–5) | 18. | ||||||||
19. | Florida State | Richmond (2–0) | Ohio State (5–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Florida State (5–1) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Minnesota (10–4) | Missouri (8–2) | Virginia Tech (11–3) | Florida State (10–3) | 19. | ||||||||
20. | Oregon | Ohio State (3–0) | San Diego State (5–0) | Ohio State (6–1) | Xavier (8–1) т | Virginia Tech (8–1) | Virginia Tech (9–2) | UCLA (11–2) | Minnesota (11–5) | Wisconsin (13–5) | 20. | ||||||||
21. | UCLA | Florida State (1–0) | North Carolina (4–2) | Florida State (4–1) | Ohio State (7–2) т | Virginia (5–2) | UCLA (9–2) | Oregon (9–2) | UCLA (12–3) | UCLA (13–3) | 21. | ||||||||
22. | Texas | Rutgers (3–0) | Louisville (4–0) | Xavier (8–0) | Northwestern (6–1) | Florida State (5–2) | Virginia (7–2) | Clemson (9–2) | Illinois (10–5) | Kansas (11–6) | 22. | ||||||||
23. | Rutgers | Arizona State (3–1) | Duke (2–2) | Richmond (6–1) | San Diego State (6–1) | Saint Louis (7–1) | Duke (5–2) | Colorado (11–3) | Louisville (10–3) | Florida (10–4) | 23. | ||||||||
24. | Ohio State | Louisville (4–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Oregon (6–1) | Virginia (4–2) т | Duke (3–2) | Saint Louis (7–1) | Illinois (9–5) | Saint Louis (7–1) | Oklahoma State (11–4) | 24. | ||||||||
25. | Alabama | Florida (3–0) | Richmond (4–1) | Duke (3–2) | Minnesota (8–1) т | Louisville (7–1) | Alabama (9–3) | Florida State (7–2) | Oregon (9–3) | Drake (16–0) | 25. | ||||||||
Preseason Nov 9[13] | Week 2 Dec 7[14] | Week 3 Dec 14[15] | Week 4 Dec 21[16] | Week 5 Dec 28[17] | Week 6 Jan 4[18] | Week 7 Jan 11[19] | Week 8 Jan 18[20] | Week 9 Jan 25[21] | Week 10 Feb 1[22] | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | ||
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See also
2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
References
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