1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
Season	1961–62
NCAA Tournament	1962
Preseason No. 1	Ohio State
NCAA Tournament Champions	Cincinnati
NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
← 1960–61	1962–63 →

The 1961–62 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

	Preseason ^[1]	Week 2 Dec. 19^[1]	Week 3 Dec. 26^[1]	Week 4 Jan. 2^[1]	Week 5 Jan. 9^[1]	Week 6 Jan. 16^[1]	Week 7 Jan. 23^[1]	Week 8 Jan. 30^[1]	Week 9 Feb. 6^[1]	Week 10 Feb. 13^[1]	Week 11 Feb. 20^[1]	Week 12 Feb. 27^[2]	Week 13 Mar. 6^[2]	Final Mar. 13^[2]
1.	Ohio State	Ohio State (5–0)	Ohio State (7–0)	Ohio State (10–0)	Ohio State (11–0)	Ohio State (12–0)	Ohio State (13–0)	Ohio State (14–0)	Ohio State (16–0)	Ohio State (18–0)	Ohio State (20–0)	Ohio State (21–0)	Ohio State (22–1)	Ohio State (23–1)	1.
2.	Cincinnati	Cincinnati (5–0)	Cincinnati (6–1)	Cincinnati (10–1)	Cincinnati (11–1)	Kentucky (12–1)								Cincinnati (24–2)	2.
3.	Wake Forest	Providence (5–0)	Duquesne (6–0)	Kentucky (8–1)	Kentucky (10–1)	Cincinnati (11–2)								Kentucky (22–2)	3.
4.	USC	Kansas State (5–0)	USC (7–1)	Kansas State (10–1)	USC (11–2)	Kansas State (12–2)								Mississippi State (24–1)	4.
5.	Providence	West Virginia (6–0)	Kansas State (7–1)	Villanova (11–0)	Kansas State (10–2)	Duquesne (11–1)								Bradley (21–5)	5.
6.	Purdue	USC (5–1)	Kentucky (6–1)	USC (9–2)	Villanova (12–1)	USC (12–3)								Kansas State (22–3)	6.
7.	Duke	Duquesne (5–0)	West Virginia (6–1)	Duquesne (9–1)	Mississippi State (10–0)	Duke (11–2)								Utah (23–3)	7.
8.	Kansas State	Purdue (3–1)	Wichita (7–1)	Duke (8–1)	Duquesne (9–1)	Bowling Green (12–1)								Bowling Green (21–3)	8.
9.	St. John's	St. Bonaventure (6–0)	Purdue (5–1)	Mississippi State (9–0)	Bowling Green (10–1)	Bradley (10–2)								Colorado (18–5)	9.
10.	Seattle	Arizona State (5–0) Seattle (5–0)	Duke (7–1)	Bowling Green (8–1)	Duke (9–2)	Mississippi State (11–1)								Duke (20–5)	10.
	Preseason ^[1]	Week 2 Dec. 19^[1]	Week 3 Dec. 26^[1]	Week 4 Jan. 2^[1]	Week 5 Jan. 9^[1]	Week 6 Jan. 16^[1]	Week 7 Jan. 23^[1]	Week 8 Jan. 30^[1]	Week 9 Feb. 6^[1]	Week 10 Feb. 13^[1]	Week 11 Feb. 20^[1]	Week 12 Feb. 27^[2]	Week 13 Mar. 6^[2]	Final Mar. 13^[2]
		Dropped: Wake Forest (3–3) Duke (5–1) St. John's (3–1)	Dropped: Providence (5–2) St. Bonaventure (6–1) Arizona State (6–1) Seattle (5–0)	Dropped: Wichita (9–2) Purdue (7–2) West Virginia (7–3)	None	Dropped: Villanova (13–2)	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Dropped: Loyola-Chicago (21–3)

UPI Poll

	Week 1 Dec. 12^[1]	Week 2 Dec. 19^[1]	Week 3 Dec. 26^[1]	Week 4 Jan. 2^[1]	Week 5 Jan. 9^[1]	Week 6 Jan. 16^[1]	Week 7 Jan. 23^[1]	Week 8 Jan. 30^[1]	Week 9 Feb. 6^[1]	Week 10 Feb. 13^[1]	Week 11 Feb. 20^[1]	Week 12 Feb. 27^[2]	Week 13 Mar. 6^[2]	Final Mar. 13^[2]
1.	Ohio State (4–0)	Ohio State (5–0)	Ohio State (7–0)	Ohio State (10–0)	Ohio State (11–0)	Ohio State (12–0)	Ohio State (13–0)	Ohio State (14–0)	Ohio State (16–0)	Ohio State (18–0)	Ohio State (20–0)	Ohio State (21–0)	Ohio State (22–1)	Ohio State (23–1)	1.
2.	Cincinnati (3–0)													Cincinnati (24–2)	2.
3.	Kansas State													Kentucky (22–2)	3.
4.	Providence													Mississippi State (24–1)	4.
5.	Duke													Kansas State (22–3)	5.
6.	Purdue													Bradley (21–5)	6.
7.	USC													Wake Forest (18–8)	7.
8.	Arizona State													Colorado (18–5)	8.
9.	West Virginia													Bowling Green (21–3)	9.
10.	Wake Forest													Utah (23–3)	10.
11.														Oregon State (22–4)	11.
12.														St. John's (19–4)	12.
13.														Duke (20–5) т	13.
14.														Loyola-Chicago (21–3) т	14.
15.														Arizona State (22–3)	15.
16.														West Virginia (24–5)	16.
17.														UCLA (16–9)	17.
18.														Duquesne (22–5)	18.
19.														Utah State (21–5)	19.
20.														Villanova (19–6)	20.
	Week 1 Dec. 12^[1]	Week 2 Dec. 19^[1]	Week 3 Dec. 26^[1]	Week 4 Jan. 2^[1]	Week 5 Jan. 9^[1]	Week 6 Jan. 16^[1]	Week 7 Jan. 23^[1]	Week 8 Jan. 30^[1]	Week 9 Feb. 6^[1]	Week 10 Feb. 13^[1]	Week 11 Feb. 20^[1]	Week 12 Feb. 27^[2]	Week 13 Mar. 6^[2]	Final Mar. 13^[2]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

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. 697. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 698. 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. 697. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[ESPN2-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 698. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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