1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings | |||||
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Season | 1965–66 | ||||
NCAA Tournament | 1966 | ||||
Preseason No. 1 | |||||
NCAA Tournament Champions | Texas Western | ||||
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The 1965–66 NCAA University Division 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
All AP polls for this season included only ten ranked teams.
Preseason [1] | Week 2 Dec. 7[1] | Week 3 Dec. 14[1] | Week 4 Dec. 21[1] | Week 5 Dec. 28[1] | Week 6 Jan. 4[1] | Week 7 Jan. 11[1] | Week 8 Jan. 18[1] | Week 9 Jan. 25[1] | Week 10 Feb. 1[1] | Week 11 Feb. 8[1] | Week 12 Feb. 15[1] | Week 13 Feb. 22[2] | Week 14 Mar. 1[2] | Final Mar. 8[2] | ||
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1. | UCLA | UCLA (2–0) | Duke (4–1) | Duke (6–1) | Duke (7–1) | Duke (9–1) | Duke (11–1) | Duke (14–1) | Duke (14–1) | Duke (15–1) | Kentucky (17–0) | Kentucky (19–0) | Kentucky (21–0) | Kentucky (23–0) | Kentucky (23–1) | 1. |
2. | Michigan | Michigan (3–0) | Saint Joseph's (4–0) | Saint Joseph's (6–0) | Vanderbilt (8–0) | Kentucky (8–0) | Kentucky (10–0) | Kentucky (12–0) | Kentucky (12–0) | Kentucky (14–0) | Duke (15–1) | Duke (17–2) | Duke (19–2) | Texas Western (22–0) | Duke (23–3) | 2. |
3. | Duke | Saint Joseph's (2–0) | Michigan (4–1) | Michigan (4–1) | Bradley (10–0) | Vanderbilt (10–1) | Vanderbilt (12–1) | Saint Joseph's (11–2) | Providence (12–1) | Vanderbilt (15–2) | Loyola-Chicago (16–1) | Texas Western (18–0) | Texas Western (20–0) | Duke (20–3) | Texas Western (23–1) | 3. |
4. | Saint Joseph's | Vanderbilt (1–0) | Kansas (5–0) | Vanderbilt (6–0) | Iowa (7–0) | Saint Joseph's (9–2) | Saint Joseph's (10–2) | Providence (12–1) | Vanderbilt (14–2) | Providence (13–1) | Texas Western (16–0) | Loyola-Chicago (17–2) | Loyola-Chicago (20–2) | Loyola-Chicago (21–2) | Kansas (21–3) | 4. |
5. | Vanderbilt | Minnesota (2–0) | Vanderbilt (4–0) | Bradley (8–0) | Kentucky (7–0) | Bradley (10–1) | Bradley (13–1) | Vanderbilt (14–2) | Saint Joseph's (13–3) | Loyola-Chicago (15–1) | Vanderbilt (16–3) | Vanderbilt (17–3) | Vanderbilt (19–3) | Vanderbilt (21–3) | St. Joseph's (22–4) | 5. |
6. | Providence | Duke (2–0) | Minnesota (3–0) | Minnesota (4–0) | BYU (6–0) | Providence (8–1) | Providence (10–1) | Kansas (13–2) | Texas Western (12–0) | Texas Western (14–0) | Providence (15–1) | Providence (17–2) | Kansas (18–3) | Kansas (20–3) | Loyola-Chicago (21–2) | 6. |
7. | Minnesota | Kansas (2–0) | Providence (3–0) | Providence (5–0) | Michigan (4–3) | Iowa (8–1) | BYU (10–1) | Bradley (14–2) | Loyola-Chicago (13–1) | Kansas (14–3) | Kansas (15–3) | Kansas (16–3) | Saint Joseph's (19–4) | Saint Joseph's (21–4) | Cincinnati (21–5) | 7. |
8. | Kansas | Providence (1–0) | UCLA (2–2) | Wichita State (4–0) | Saint Joseph's (6–2) | BYU (8–1) | Texas Western (12–0) | Texas Western (12–0) | Cincinnati (13–2) | Saint Joseph's (13–4) | Saint Joseph's (15–4) | Saint Joseph's (17–4) | Nebraska (17–3) | Providence (21–3) | Vanderbilt (22–4) | 8. |
9. | Bradley | Bradley (1–0) | Bradley (6–0) | Iowa (7–0) | Minnesota (5–1) | Texas Western (10–0) | UCLA (9–3) | Loyola-Chicago (13–1) | Kansas (14–3) | Michigan (11–4) | Nebraska (14–2) | Nebraska (16–3) | Providence (19–3) | Nebraska (18–4) | Michigan (17–6) | 9. |
10. | Kansas State | South Carolina (2–0) | Wichita State (3–0) | Kentucky (6–0) | Providence (5–1) | UCLA (7–3) | Kansas (11–2) | UCLA (10–4) | UCLA (10–4) | Cincinnati (14–3) | Michigan (12–5) | Michigan (13–5) | Michigan (14–5) | Cincinnati (20–5) | Western Kentucky (24–2) | 10. |
Preseason [1] | Week 2 Dec. 7[1] | Week 3 Dec. 14[1] | Week 4 Dec. 21[1] | Week 5 Dec. 28[1] | Week 6 Jan. 4[1] | Week 7 Jan. 11[1] | Week 8 Jan. 18[1] | Week 9 Jan. 25[1] | Week 10 Feb. 1[1] | Week 11 Feb. 8[1] | Week 12 Feb. 15[1] | Week 13 Feb. 22[2] | Week 14 Mar. 1[2] | Final Mar. 8[2] | ||
Dropped: Kansas State | Dropped: South Carolina (4–0) | Dropped:
| Dropped: Wichita State (4–2) | Dropped:
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| Dropped: Bradley (14–3) | Dropped: UCLA (10–5) | Dropped: Cincinnati (14–5) | None | None | Dropped: Michigan (15–6) | Dropped:
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UPI Poll
Preseason [1] | Week 2 Dec. 6[1] | Week 3 Dec. 13[1] | Week 4 Dec. 20[1] | Week 5 Dec. 27[1] | Week 6 Jan. 3[1] | Week 7 Jan. 10[1] | Week 8 Jan. 17[1] | Week 9 Jan. 24[1] | Week 10 Jan. 31[1] | Week 11 Feb. 7[1] | Week 12 Feb. 14[1] | Week 13 Feb. 21[2] | Week 14 Feb. 28[2] | Final Mar. 7[2] | ||
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1. | UCLA | UCLA (2–0) | Kentucky (23–1) | 1. | ||||||||||||
2. | Michigan | Duke (23–3) | 2. | |||||||||||||
3. | Minnesota | Texas Western (23–1) | 3. | |||||||||||||
4. | Saint Joseph's | Kansas (21–3) | 4. | |||||||||||||
5. | Duke | Loyola-Chicago (21–2) | 5. | |||||||||||||
6. | Vanderbilt | St. Joseph's (22–4) | 6. | |||||||||||||
7. | Providence | Michigan (17–6) | 7. | |||||||||||||
8. | Kansas | Vanderbilt (22–4) | 8. | |||||||||||||
9. | Bradley | Cincinnati (21–5) | 9. | |||||||||||||
10. | BYU | Providence (22–4) | 10. | |||||||||||||
11. | San Francisco | Texas Western (10–0) | Nebraska (20–5) | 11. | ||||||||||||
12. | Kansas State | Utah (21–6) | 12. | |||||||||||||
13. | NC State | Oklahoma City (18–5) | 13. | |||||||||||||
14. | Dayton | Houston (21–5) | 14. | |||||||||||||
15. | Boston College т | Oregon State (20–6) | 15. | |||||||||||||
16. | St. John's т | Syracuse (21–5) | 16. | |||||||||||||
17. | Louisville т | Pacific (22–4) | 17. | |||||||||||||
18. | Tennessee т | Davidson (20–5) | 18. | |||||||||||||
19. | West Virginia | BYU (17–5) т | 19. | |||||||||||||
20. | Iowa т New Mexico т Princeton т | Dayton (23–4) т | 20. | |||||||||||||
Preseason [1] | Week 2 Dec. 6[1] | Week 3 Dec. 13[1] | Week 4 Dec. 20[1] | Week 5 Dec. 27[1] | Week 6 Jan. 3[1] | Week 7 Jan. 10[1] | Week 8 Jan. 17[1] | Week 9 Jan. 24[1] | Week 10 Jan. 31[1] | Week 11 Feb. 7[1] | Week 12 Feb. 14[1] | Week 13 Feb. 21[2] | Week 14 Feb. 28[2] | Final Mar. 7[2] | ||
None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | Dropped:
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 733. 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. 734. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.