1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
Season	1972–73
NCAA Tournament	1973
Preseason No. 1	UCLA
NCAA Tournament Champions	UCLA
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The 1972–73 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.

AP Poll

Rank	Team	Conference	W–L (Pct.)
1	UCLA	Pac-8	26–0 (1.000)
2	NC State	ACC	27–0 (1.000)
3	Long Beach State	PCAA	24–2 (.923)
4	Providence	Independent	23–2 (.920)
5	Marquette	Independent	23–3 (.885)
6	Indiana	Big Ten	19–5 (.792)
7	UL-Lafayette	Southland	23–3 (.885)
8	Maryland	ACC	22–6 (.786)
9	Kansas State	Big 8	22–4 (.846)
10	Minnesota	Big Ten	20–4 (.833)
11	North Carolina	ACC	22–7 (.759)
12	Memphis	MVC	21–5 (.808)
13	Houston	MVC	22–3 (.880)
14	Syracuse	Independent	22–4 (.846)
15	Missouri	Big 8	21–5 (.808)
16	Arizona State	Pac-8	18–7 (.720)
17	Kentucky	SEC	19–7 (.731)
18	Penn	Ivy League	20–5 (.800)
19	Austin Peay	OVC	22–5 (.815)
20	San Francisco	WCAC	22–4 (.846)

Coaches Poll

Rank	Team	Conference	W–L (Pct.)
1	UCLA	Pac-8	26–0 (1.000)
2	NC State	ACC	27–0 (1.000)
3	Long Beach State	PCAA	24–2 (.923)
4	Marquette	Independent	23–3 (.885)
5	Providence	Independent	23–2 (.920)
6	Indiana	Big Ten	19–5 (.792)
7	UL-Lafayette	Southland	23–3 (.885)
	Kansas State	Big 8	22–4 (.846)
9	Minnesota	Big Ten	20–4 (.833)
10	Maryland	ACC	22–6 (.786)
11	Memphis	MVC	21–5 (.808)
12	North Carolina	ACC	22–7 (.759)
13	Arizona State	Pac-8	18–7 (.720)
14	Syracuse	Independent	22–4 (.846)
15	Kentucky	SEC	19–7 (.731)
16	South Carolina	Independent	20–6 (.769)
17	Missouri	Big 8	21–5 (.808)
18	Houston	MVC	22–3 (.880)
19	Weber State	Big Sky	20–7 (.741)
20	Penn	Ivy League	20–5 (.800)