1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Season	1976–77
NCAA Tournament	1977
Preseason No. 1	Michigan
NCAA Tournament Champions	Marquette
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The 1976–77 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	Michigan	Big Ten	25–3 (.893)
2	UCLA	Pacific-8	24–4 (.857)
3	Kentucky	SEC	25–3 (.893)
4	UNLV	Independent	26–2 (.929)
5	North Carolina	ACC	25–4 (.862)
6	Syracuse	Independent	26–3 (.897)
7	Marquette	Independent	21–7 (.750)
8	San Francisco	WCAC	29–2 (.935)
9	Wake Forest	ACC	23–6 (.793)
10	Notre Dame	Independent	21–6 (.778)
11	Alabama	SEC	25–4 (.862)
12	Detroit	Independent	25–3 (.893)
13	Minnesota	Big Ten	22–3 (.880)
14	Utah	WAC	22–6 (.786)
15	Tennessee	SEC	22–6 (.786)
16	Kansas State	Big 8	23–7 (.767)
17	UNC Charlotte	Sun Belt	24–3 (.889)
18	Arkansas	SWC	26–2 (.929)
19	Louisville	Metro	21–7 (.750)
20	VMI	Southern	26–3 (.897)

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UPI Poll

Rank	Team	Conference	W–L (Pct.)
1	Michigan	Big Ten	24–3 (.889)
2	San Francisco	WCAC	29–1 (.967)
3	North Carolina	ACC	25–4 (.862)
4	UCLA	Pacific-8	23–4 (.852)
5	Kentucky	SEC	23–3 (.885)
6	UNLV	Independent	25–2 (.926)
7	Arkansas	SWC	26–1 (.963)
8	Tennessee	SEC	21–5 (.808)
9	Syracuse	Independent	25–3 (.893)
10	Utah	WAC	21–6 (.778)
11	Kansas State	Big 8	22–7 (.759)
12	Cincinnati	Metro	25–4 (.862)
13	Louisville	Metro	21–6 (.778)
14	Marquette	Independent	21–7 (.750)
15	Providence	Independent	24–4 (.857)
16	Indiana State	MVC	23–5 (.821)
17	Minnesota	Big Ten	24–3 (.889)
18	Alabama	SEC	22–4 (.846)
19	Detroit	Independent	24–3 (.889)
20	Purdue	Big Ten	19–8 (.704)

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