1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

The 1961–62 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Legend

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  Increase in ranking
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  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

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All AP polls for the 1961–62 season included only 10 ranked teams.

Preseason
 [1][2]
Week 2
Dec. 18[1][3]
Week 3
Dec. 25[1][4]
Week 4
Jan. 1[1][5]
Week 5
Jan. 8[1][6]
Week 6
Jan. 15[1][7]
Week 7
Jan. 22[1][8]
Week 8
Jan. 29[1][9]
Week 9
Feb. 5[1][10]
Week 10
Feb. 12[1][11]
Week 11
Feb. 19[1][12]
Week 12
Feb. 26[13][14]
Week 13
Mar. 5[13][15]
Final
Mar. 12[13][16]
1.Ohio StateOhio 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.CincinnatiCincinnati (5–0)Cincinnati (6–1)Cincinnati (10–1)Cincinnati (11–1)Kentucky (12–1)Kentucky (13–1)Kentucky (13–1)Kentucky (16–1)Kentucky (17–1)Cincinnati (21–2)Cincinnati (23–2)Cincinnati (24–2)Cincinnati (24–2)2.
3.Wake ForestProvidence (5–0)Duquesne (6–0)Kentucky (8–1)Kentucky (10–1)Cincinnati (11–2)Cincinnati (13–2)Cincinnati (14–2)Cincinnati (17–2)Cincinnati (19–2)Kentucky (17–2)Kansas State (19–2)Kansas State (21–2)Kentucky (22–2)3.
4.USCKansas State (5–0)USC (7–1)Kansas State (10–1)USC (11–2)Kansas State (12–2)Kansas State (13–2)Kansas State (14–2)Kansas State (15–2)Kansas State (17–2)Kansas State (18–2)Kentucky (19–2)Kentucky (20–2)Mississippi State (24–1)4.
5.ProvidenceWest Virginia (6–0)Kansas State (7–1)Villanova (11–0)Kansas State (10–2)Duquesne (11–1)USC (12–3)USC (12–3)Duke (14–2)Bradley (16–3)Mississippi State (20–1)Mississippi State (22–1)Mississippi State (24–1)Bradley (21–5)5.
6.PurdueUSC (5–1)Kentucky (6–1)USC (9–2)Villanova (12–1)USC (12–3)Duquesne (12–2)Duke (12–2)Duquesne (16–2)Oregon State (17–1)Bradley (18–3)Bradley (19–4)Bradley (21–4)Kansas State (22–3)6.
7.DukeDuquesne (5–0)West Virginia (6–1)Duquesne (9–1)Mississippi State (10–0)Duke (11–2)Duke (11–2)Duquesne (14–2)Bradley (14–3)Duke (15–3)Bowling Green (18–2)Bowling Green (20–2)Utah (22–3)Utah (23–3)7.
8.Kansas StatePurdue (3–1)Wichita (7–1)Duke (8–1)Duquesne (9–1)Bowling Green (12–1)Bowling Green (14–1)Bowling Green (16–1)Bowling Green (16–1)Mississippi State (18–1)Duke (17–4)Duke (19–4)Bowling Green (21–3)Bowling Green (21–3)8.
9.St. John'sSt. Bonaventure (6–0)Purdue (5–1)Mississippi State (9–0)Bowling Green (10–1)Bradley (10–2)Bradley (11–3)Bradley (12–3)Mississippi State (16–1)Duquesne (16–3)Colorado (14–5)Colorado (15–5)Duke (20–5)Colorado (18–5)9.
10.SeattleArizona State (5–0)
Seattle (5–0)
Duke (7–1)Bowling Green (8–1)Duke (9–2)Mississippi State (11–1)Mississippi State (13–1)Mississippi State (16–1)Oregon State (16–1)Bowling Green (16–2)Oregon State (17–3)Utah (21–3)Loyola-Chicago (21–2)Duke (20–5)10.
Preseason
 [1][2]
Week 2
Dec. 18[1][3]
Week 3
Dec. 25[1][4]
Week 4
Jan. 1[1][5]
Week 5
Jan. 8[1][6]
Week 6
Jan. 15[1][7]
Week 7
Jan. 22[1][8]
Week 8
Jan. 29[1][9]
Week 9
Feb. 5[1][10]
Week 10
Feb. 12[1][11]
Week 11
Feb. 19[1][12]
Week 12
Feb. 26[13][14]
Week 13
Mar. 5[13][15]
Final
Mar. 12[13][16]
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)
NoneDropped:
  • Villanova (13–2)
NoneNoneDropped:
USC (12–4)
NoneDropped:
Duquesne (16–5)
Dropped:
Oregon State (18–4)
Dropped:
Colorado (16–6)
Dropped:
  • Loyola-Chicago (21–3)

UPI Poll

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The initial UPI poll for this season included only 10 ranked teams, while UPI polls for the remainder of the season included 20 ranked teams.

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[13]
Week 13
Mar. 6[13]
Final
Mar. 13[13]
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 (5–0)Cincinnati (6–1)Cincinnati (10–1)Cincinnati (11–1)Cincinnati (11–2)Cincinnati (13–2)Cincinnati (14–2)Cincinnati (17–2)Cincinnati (19–2)Cincinnati (21–2)Cincinnati (23–2)Cincinnati (24–2)Cincinnati (24–2)2.
3.Kansas State (3–0)Kansas State (5–0)Kansas State (7–1)Kansas State (10–1)USC (11–2)Kentucky (12–1)Kentucky (13–1)Kentucky (13–1)Kentucky (16–1)Kentucky (17–1)Kentucky (17–2)Kansas State (19–2)Kansas State (21–2)Kentucky (22–2)3.
4.Providence (3–0)Providence (5–0)USC (7–1)USC (9–2)Kentucky (10–1)Kansas State (12–2)USC (12–3)Kansas State (14–2)Kansas State (15–2)Kansas State (17–2)Kansas State (18–2)Kentucky (19–2)Kentucky (20–2)Mississippi State (24–1)4.
5.Duke (3–0)USC (5–1)Wichita (7–1)Kentucky (8–1)Kansas State (10–2)USC (12–3)Kansas State (13–2)USC (12–3)Duke (14–2)Bradley (16–3)Mississippi State (20–1)Mississippi State (22–1)Mississippi State (24–1)Kansas State (22–3)5.
6.Purdue (2–0)West Virginia (6–0)Kentucky (6–1)Villanova (11–0)Villanova (12–1)Duquesne (11–1)Duquesne (12–2)Duke (12–2)Duquesne (16–2)Oregon State (17–1)Bradley (18–3)Duke (19–4)Bradley (21–4)Bradley (21–5)6.
7.USC (3–1)Arizona State (5–0)Duquesne (6–0)Duke (8–1)Duquesne (9–1)Bradley (10–2)Bradley (11–3)Duquesne (14–2)USC (12–4)Duke (15–3)Duke (17–4)Bradley (19–4)Utah (22–3)Wake Forest (18–8)7.
8.Arizona State (3–0)Duke (6–1)Duke (7–1)Duquesne (9–1)Duke (9–2)Duke (11–2)Villanova (14–2)Bradley (12–3)Bradley (14–3)Mississippi State (18–1)Oregon State (17–3)Bowling Green (20–2)Wake Forest (18–8)Colorado (18–5)8.
9.West Virginia (4–0)Purdue (3–1)West Virginia (6–1)Wichita (9–2)Oregon State (9–1)Villanova (13–2)Duke (11–2)Oregon State (14–1)Oregon State (16–1)Duquesne (16–3)St. John's (15–4)Loyola-Chicago (18–2)Loyola-Chicago (21–2)Bowling Green (21–3)9.
10.Wake Forest (2–1)Wichita (5–1)Utah (8–1)Oregon State (7–1)West Virginia (9–3)Oregon State (11–1)Oregon State (13–1)Villanova (15–2)Bowling Green (16–1)USC (13–5)Bowling Green (18–2) тColorado (15–5)Bowling Green (21–3)Utah (23–3)10.
11. Utah (5–1)Providence (5–2)Purdue (7–2)Mississippi State (10–0)Wichita (13–3)Wichita (14–4)Bowling Green (16–1)Mississippi State (16–1)Villanova (16–5)Loyola-Chicago (16–2) тOregon State (18–4)Duke (20–5)Oregon State (22–4)11.
12. Duquesne (5–0)Purdue (5–1)West Virginia (7–3)Utah (11–2)West Virginia (11–3)Bowling Green (14–1)West Virginia (14–3)Villanova (15–4)Bowling Green (16–2) тUSC (14–6) тUCLA (14–8)UCLA (15–8)St. John's (19–4)12.
13. St. John's (3–1)NYU (6–0)Texas Tech (6–1)Bradley (8–2)Mississippi State (11–1)Mississippi State (13–1)Mississippi State (16–1)Colorado (10–5) тSt. John's (15–4) тColorado (14–5)St. John's (16–4)Oregon State (20–4)Duke (20–5) т13.
14. Utah (3–1)St. John's (4–1)Mississippi State (9–0) тWichita (11–3)Bowling Green (12–1)West Virginia (13–3)Utah (15–2)Utah (16–3) тUtah (17–3)Duquesne (16–5) тDuquesne (18–5)West Virginia (24–5)Loyola-Chicago (21–3) т14.
15. St. Bonaventure (6–0)Texas Tech (4–1)Bowling Green (8–1) тSanta Clara (12–1)Utah (13–2)Utah (15–2)Loyola-Chicago (21–2)West Virginia (16–4) тUCLA (11–7)Utah (19–3) тUtah (21–3)St. John's (17–4)Arizona State (22–3)15.
16. Drake (3–1)Seattle (5–0)Utah (10–2)Bowling Green (10–1)Stanford (7–2)Stanford (8–2)Colorado (9–5)Arizona State (14–3)Loyola-Chicago (15–2)West Virginia (19–5)Houston (21–5) тWisconsin (18–6)West Virginia (24–5)16.
17. Dayton (5–0)Santa Clara (8–1) тSanta Clara (11–1) тIllinois (8–1)Purdue (10–3)Colorado (8–5)Arizona State (13–3) тLoyola-Chicago (14–2)Arizona State (18–3)Utah State (18–4)Wake Forest (15–8) тArizona State (22–3)UCLA (16–9)17.
18. NYU (5–0)Villanova (9–0) тTemple (7–1) тPurdue (7–3) тSt. John's (9–3)St. John's (10–3)Wichita (14–5) тSt. John's (13–4)Colorado (12–5)UCLA (12–8)Arizona State (21–3)Villanova (18–6)Duquesne (22–5)18.
19. Texas Tech (3–1)Mississippi State (7–0)Illinois (7–1) тTemple (9–1) тIllinois (9–2)Arizona State (13–3)Houston (14–3) тStanford (10–4)West Virginia (18–4)Wake Forest (13–8)Villanova (17–6)Colorado (16–5)Utah State (21–5)19.
20. Illinois (5–0)Washington (5–1)St. John's (6–2) тColorado State (8–3)Santa Clara (12–3)Santa Clara (12–3)North Carolina (6–2) т
Santa Clara (14–3) т
Loyola Marymount (14–3) т
UCLA (10–7) т
Utah State (15–4) т
Washington (11–8)Arizona State (20–3) т
NC State (11–4) т
West Virginia (21–5) т
USC (14–8) т
NYU (17–3)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[13]
Week 13
Mar. 6[13]
Final
Mar. 13[13]
Dropped:
  • Wake Forest (2–2)
Dropped:
  • Arizona State
  • St. Bonaventure
  • Drake
  • Dayton
  • Illinois
Dropped:
  • Providence
  • NYU
  • Seattle
  • Washington
Dropped:
  • Texas Tech
  • St. John's
Dropped:
  • Temple
  • Colorado State
Dropped:
  • Purdue
  • Illinois
Dropped:
  • Stanford
  • St. John's
Dropped:
  • Wichita
  • Houston
  • North Carolina
  • Santa Clara
Dropped:
  • Stanford
  • Loyola Marymount
  • Utah State
Dropped:
  • Villanova
  • Washington
Dropped:
  • Utah State
  • NC State
Dropped:
  • Duquesne
  • Houston
  • USC
Dropped:
  • Wisconsin (17–7)
  • NYU (18–4)

References

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  2. ^ "1962 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "December 18, 1961 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "December 25, 1961 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "January 1, 1962 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "January 8, 1962 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "January 15, 1962 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "January 22, 1962 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "January 29, 1962 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  10. ^ "February 5, 1962 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  11. ^ "February 12, 1962 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  12. ^ "February 19, 1962 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  13. ^ a b c d e f ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 698. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  14. ^ "February 26, 1962 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  15. ^ "March 5, 1962 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  16. ^ "1962 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved November 9, 2020.