1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
Season	1959–60
NCAA Tournament	1960
NCAA Tournament Champions	Ohio State
NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
← 1958–59	1960–61 →

The 1959–60 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		New to rankings from previous week
Italics		Number of first place votes
(#–#)		Win-loss record
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

	Week 1 Dec. 22^[1]	Week 2 Dec. 29^[1]	Week 3 Jan. 5^[1]	Week 4 Jan. 12^[1]	Week 5 Jan. 19^[1]	Week 6 Jan. 26^[1]	Week 7 Feb. 2^[1]	Week 8 Feb. 9^[1]	Week 9 Feb. 16^[1]	Week 10 Feb. 23^[1]	Week 11 Mar. 1^[2]	Final Mary. 8^[2]
1.	Cincinnati (5–0)	Cincinnati (7–0)	Cincinnati (10–0)	Cincinnati (12–0)	Cincinnati (13–1)	Cincinnati (14–1)	Cincinnati (15–1)	Cincinnati (17–1)	Cincinnati (19–1)	Cincinnati (20–1)	Cincinnati (22–1)	Cincinnati (24–1)	1.
2.	West Virginia (8–0)											California (24–1)	2.
3.	Ohio State (6–0)											Ohio State (21–3)	3.
4.	California (5–0)											Bradley (24–2)	4.
5.	Bradley (6–0)											West Virginia (24–4)	5.
6.	Utah (6–0)											Utah (24–2)	6.
7.	Saint Louis (6–2)											Indiana (20–4)	7.
8.	Georgia Tech (6–0)											Utah State (22–5)	8.
9.	Indiana (4–1)											St. Bonaventure (19–3)	9.
10.	Illinois (4–0)											Miami (FL) (23–3)	10.
11.	Michigan State (4–0)											Auburn (19–3)	11.
12.	NYU (5–0)											NYU (19–3)	12.
13.	Kentucky (4–3)											Georgia Tech (21–5)	13.
14.	La Salle (6–0)											Providence (21–4)	14.
15.	Villanova (6–0)											Saint Louis (18–7)	15.
16.	Duke (4–1)											Holy Cross (20–5)	16.
17.	Detroit (6–1)											Villanova (19–5)	17.
18.	Texas A&M (5–0)											Duke (15–10)	18.
19.	Iowa (5–1)											Wake Forest (21–7)	19.
20.	USC (3–2)											St. John's (17–7)	20.
	Week 1 Dec. 22^[1]	Week 2 Dec. 29^[1]	Week 3 Jan. 5^[1]	Week 4 Jan. 12^[1]	Week 5 Jan. 19^[1]	Week 6 Jan. 26^[1]	Week 7 Feb. 2^[1]	Week 8 Feb. 9^[1]	Week 9 Feb. 16^[1]	Week 10 Feb. 23^[1]	Week 11 Mar. 1^[2]	Final Mary. 8^[2]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Dropped: North Carolina (18–6)

UP Poll

	Week 1 Dec. 8^[1]	Week 2 Dec. 14^[1]	Week 3 Dec. 21^[1]	Week 4 Dec. 28^[1]	Week 5 Jan. 5^[1]	Week 6 Jan. 12^[1]	Week 7 Jan. 19^[1]	Week 8 Jan. 26^[1]	Week 9 Feb. 2^[1]	Week 10 Feb. 9^[1]	Week 11 Feb. 16^[1]	Week 12 Feb. 23^[1]	Week 13 Mar. 1^[2]	Final Mar. 8^[2]
1.	Cincinnati (2–0)	Cincinnati (4–0)												California (24–1)	1.
2.	California (1–0)	Ohio State (5–0)												Cincinnati (24–1)	2.
3.	West Virginia (3–0)													Ohio State (21–3)	3.
4.	Ohio State (3–0)													Bradley (24–2)	4.
5.	North Carolina (1–0)													Utah (24–2)	5.
6.	Kentucky (2–1)													West Virginia (24–4)	6.
7.	Saint Louis (3–0)													Utah State (22–5)	7.
8.	Indiana (1–0)													Georgia Tech (21–5)	8.
9.	Kansas (1–0)													Villanova (19–5)	9.
10.	Utah (1–0)													Indiana (20–4)	10.
11.	Saint Joseph's (2–0)													St. Bonaventure (19–3)	11.
12.	Bradley (1–0)													NYU (19–3)	12.
13.	Louisville (2–1)													Texas (18–6)	13.
14.	Kansas State (1–1)													North Carolina (18–6)	14.
15.	USC (3–0) т													Duke (15–10)	15.
16.	Georgia Tech (3–0) т	Illinois (2–0)												Kansas State (16–9)	16.
17.	Wake Forest (1–1)													Auburn (19–3)	17.
18.	Villanova (2–0) т													Providence (21–4)	18.
19.	St. John's (2–1) т	Texas A&M (4–0)												Saint Louis (18–7)	19.
20.	UCLA (2–1) т NC State (1–1) т													Dayton (19–6)	20.
	Week 1 Dec. 8^[1]	Week 2 Dec. 14^[1]	Week 3 Dec. 21^[1]	Week 4 Dec. 28^[1]	Week 5 Jan. 5^[1]	Week 6 Jan. 12^[1]	Week 7 Jan. 19^[1]	Week 8 Jan. 26^[1]	Week 9 Feb. 2^[1]	Week 10 Feb. 9^[1]	Week 11 Feb. 16^[1]	Week 12 Feb. 23^[1]	Week 13 Mar. 1^[2]	Final Mar. 8^[2]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Dropped: St. John's (17–7) Texas A&M (17–6)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 679. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 680. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[ESPN-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 679. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[ESPN2-2] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 680. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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