2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Two human polls made up the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.
| 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings | |||||
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| Season | 2020–21 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 2021 | ||||
| Preseason #1 | |||||
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With the release of the poll on November 30, Kansas was ranked in the AP poll for the 223rd consecutive week, breaking the record set by UCLA from 1966–1980.[1]
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| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#–#) | Win-loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP Poll
| Preseason Nov 9[2] | Week 2 Nov 30[3] | Week 3 Dec 7[4] | Week 4 Dec 14[5] | Week 5 Dec 21[6] | Week 6 Dec 28[7] | Week 7 Jan 4[8] | Week 8 Jan 11[9] | Week 9 Jan 18[10] | Week 10 Jan 25[11] | Week 11 Feb 1[12] | Week 12 Feb 8[13] | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | ||
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| 1. | Gonzaga (28) | Gonzaga (2–0) (57) | Gonzaga (3–0) (54) | Gonzaga (3–0) (54) | Gonzaga (4–0) (61) | Gonzaga (7–0) (62) | Gonzaga (10–0) (63) | Gonzaga (12–0) (63) | Gonzaga (14-0) (62) | Gonzaga (15-0) (62) | Gonzaga (17-0) (61) | Gonzaga (18-0) (55) | 1. | ||||||
| 2. | Baylor (24) | Baylor (2–0) (6) | Baylor (3–0) (7) | Baylor (4–0) (7) | Baylor (5–0) (3) | Baylor (6–0) (2) | Baylor (9–0) (1) | Baylor (11–0) (1) | Baylor (12-0) (2) | Baylor (14-0) (2) | Baylor (16-0) (3) | Baylor (17-0) (8) | 2. | ||||||
| 3. | Villanova (11) | Iowa (2–0) | Iowa (3–0) | Iowa (6–0) (1) | Kansas (7–1) | Kansas (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (8-1) | Villanova (10-1) | Villanova (11-1) | Michigan (13-1) | 3. | ||||||
| 4. | Virginia (1) | Wisconsin (2–0) | Michigan State (5–0) | Michigan State (6–0) | Iowa (6–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (10–1) | Iowa (12-2) | Michigan (13-1) | Michigan (13-1) | Ohio State (15-4) | 4. | ||||||
| 5. | Iowa | Illinois (3–0) | Kansas (4–1) | Kansas (6–1) | Villanova (7–1) | Houston (7–0) | Iowa (9–2) | Iowa (11–2) | Texas (11-2) | Texas (11-2) | Houston (15-1) | Villanova (12-2) | 5. | ||||||
| 6. | Kansas | Duke (1–0) | Illinois (3–1) | Houston (4–0) | Houston (5–0) | Wisconsin (8–1) | Kansas (8–2) | Kansas (10–2) | Tennessee (10-1) | Houston (13-1) | Texas (11-3) | Illinois (13-5) | 6. | ||||||
| 7. | Wisconsin | Kansas (1–1) | Houston (4–0) | Villanova (5–1) | West Virginia (7–1) | Tennessee (6–0) | Creighton (8–2) | Michigan (10–0) | Michigan (11-1) | Iowa (12-3) | Ohio State (14-4) | Texas Tech (14-5) | 7. | ||||||
| 8. | Illinois | Michigan State (2–0) | Creighton (3–0) | West Virginia (6–1) | Tennessee (4–0) | Texas (7–1) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Creighton (10–2) | Houston (11-1) | Virginia (10-2) | Iowa (12-4) | Houston (16-2) | 8. | ||||||
| 9. | Duke | Creighton (1–0) | Villanova (4–1) | Creighton (4–1) | Wisconsin (6–1) | West Virginia (7–2) | Tennessee (7–1) | Wisconsin (10–2) | Kansas (10-3) | Alabama (13-3) | Oklahoma (11-4) | Virginia (13-3) | 9. | ||||||
| 10. | Kentucky | Houston (3–0) | Duke (2–1) | Tennessee (2–0) | Texas (7–1) | Iowa (7–2) | Michigan (9–0) | Tennessee (9–1) | Wisconsin (11-3) | Texas Tech (11-4) | Alabama (14-4) | Missouri (13-3) | 10. | ||||||
| 11. | Creighton | West Virginia (3–0) | West Virginia (4–1) | Texas (5–1) | Rutgers (6–0) | Creighton (7–2) | Houston (8–1) | Houston (10–1) | Creighton (10-3) | West Virginia (10-4) | Tennessee (12-3) | Alabama (15-5) | 11. | ||||||
| 12. | Tennessee | Villanova (2–1) | Tennessee (0–0) | Wisconsin (4–1) | Michigan State (6–1) | Missouri (6–0) | Illinois (8–3) | Clemson (9–1) | Texas Tech (11-4) | Missouri (10-2) | Illinois (11-5) | Oklahoma (12-5) | 12. | ||||||
| 13. | Michigan State | Tennessee (0–0) | Wisconsin (3–1) т | Illinois (4–2) | Creighton (6–2) | Texas Tech (7–2) | Missouri (7–1) | West Virginia (9–4) | Virginia (9-2) | Ohio State (12-4) | Texas Tech (12-5) | Texas (11-5) | 13. | ||||||
| 14. | Texas Tech | North Carolina (1–0) | Texas (4–1) т | Texas Tech (6–1) | Missouri (5–0) | Rutgers (6–1) | West Virginia (8–3) | Illinois (9–4) | West Virginia (9-4) | Wisconsin (12-4) | Virginia (11-3) | West Virginia (13-5) | 14. | ||||||
| 15. | West Virginia | Virginia (1–1) | Virginia Tech (4–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Texas Tech (6–2) | Illinois (7–3) | Rutgers (7–2) | Texas Tech (10–3) | Ohio State (11-3) | Kansas (10-5) | Creighton (13-4) | Iowa (13-6) | 15. | ||||||
| 16. | North Carolina | Virginia Tech (3–0) | North Carolina (3–1) | Missouri (5–0) | Virginia (3–1) | Michigan (7–0) | Minnesota (10–2) | Louisville (8–1) | Virginia Tech (11-2) | Florida State (9-2) | Virginia Tech (13-3) | Tennessee (13-4) | 16. | ||||||
| 17. | Houston | Texas Tech (2–1) т | Texas Tech (4–1) | Virginia (3–1) | North Carolina (5–2) | Michigan State (6–2) | Oregon (8–1) | Missouri (7–2) | Minnesota (11-4) | Creighton (11-4) | West Virginia (11-5) | Florida State (10-3) | 17. | ||||||
| 18. | Arizona State | Texas (1–0) т | Virginia (3–1) | San Diego State (5–0) | Illinois (5–3) | Florida State (5–1) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Virginia (7–2) | Alabama (11-3) | Tennessee (10-3) | Missouri (11-3) | Virginia Tech (14-4) | 18. | ||||||
| 19. | Texas | Richmond (2–0) | Richmond (2–0) | Rutgers (4–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Northwestern (6–1) | Virginia Tech (8–1) | Duke (5–2) | Missouri (8-2) | Illinois (10-5) | Wisconsin (13-5) | Creighton (14-5) | 19. | ||||||
| 20. | Oregon | Kentucky (1–1) | Florida State (1–0) | Ohio State (5–0) | Duke (3–2) | Duke (3–2) | Clemson (8–1) | Virginia Tech (9–2) | Clemson (9-2) | Virginia Tech (11-3) | Florida State (10-3) | USC (15-3) | 20. | ||||||
| 21. | Florida State | Oregon (0–0) | Rutgers (3–0) | Duke (2–2) | Florida State (4–1) | Oregon (6–1) т | Duke (3–2) | Ohio State (9–3) | Oregon (9-2) | Minnesota (11-6) | UCLA (13-3) | Wisconsin (14-6) | 21. | ||||||
| 22. | UCLA | Florida State (0–0) | Ohio State (3–0) | North Carolina (4–2) | Xavier (8–0) | Minnesota (8–1) т | Virginia (5–2) | Oregon (9–2) | Illinois (9-5) | Saint Louis (7-1) | Florida (10-4) | Loyola–Chicago (17-3) | 22. | ||||||
| 23. | Ohio State | Ohio State (2–0) | Arizona State (3–1) | Louisville (4–0) | Ohio State (6–1) | Virginia (4–2) | Saint Louis (7–1) | Minnesota (10–4) | UConn (7-1) | UCLA (12-3) | Kansas (11-6) | Oklahoma State (12-5) | 23. | ||||||
| 24. | Rutgers | Rutgers (3–0) | San Diego State (4–0) | Clemson (5–0) | Virginia Tech (6–1) | Virginia Tech (7–1) | Michigan State (7–3) | Saint Louis (7–1) | UCLA (11-2) | Oklahoma (9-4) | Purdue (12-6) | Purdue (13-7) | 24. | ||||||
| 25. | Michigan | Arizona State (2–1) | Louisville (4–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Oregon (6–1) | Ohio State (7–2) | Florida State (5–2) | UConn (6–1) | Saint Louis (7-1) | Louisville (10-3) | Drake (16-0) | Rutgers (11-6) | 25. | ||||||
| Preseason Nov 9[2] | Week 2 Nov 30[3] | Week 3 Dec 7[4] | Week 4 Dec 14[5] | Week 5 Dec 21[6] | Week 6 Dec 28[7] | Week 7 Jan 4[8] | Week 8 Jan 11[9] | Week 9 Jan 18[10] | Week 10 Jan 25[11] | Week 11 Feb 1[12] | Week 12 Feb 8[13] | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | ||
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USA Today Coaches Poll
The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked No. 1; second highest is ranked No. 2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. The maximum points a single team can earn is 775.
| Preseason Nov 9[14] | Week 2 Dec 7[15] | Week 3 Dec 14[16] | Week 4 Dec 21[17] | Week 5 Dec 28[18] | Week 6 Jan 4[19] | Week 7 Jan 11[20] | Week 8 Jan 18[21] | Week 9 Jan 25[22] | Week 10 Feb 1[23] | Week 11 Feb 8[24] | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | ||
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| 1. | Baylor (12) | Gonzaga (3–0) (23) | Gonzaga (3–0) (24) | Gonzaga (4–0) (25) | Gonzaga (7–0) (29) | Gonzaga (10–0) (29) | Gonzaga (12–0) (29) | Gonzaga (14–0) (28) | Gonzaga (15–0) (29) | Gonzaga (17–0) (28) | Gonzaga (18–0) (28) | 1. | |||||||
| 2. | Gonzaga (10) | Baylor (3–0) (8) | Baylor (3–0) (6) | Baylor (5–0) (5) | Baylor (6–0) (3) | Baylor (6–0) (3) | Baylor (11–0) (3) | Baylor (12–0) (3) | Baylor (14–0) (3) | Baylor (16–0) (4) | Baylor (17–0) (4) | 2. | |||||||
| 3. | Villanova (8) | Iowa (3–0) (1) | Iowa (6–0) (2) | Villanova (7–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Villanova (10–1) | Villanova (11–1) | Michigan (13–1) | 3. | |||||||
| 4. | Virginia | Michigan State (5–0) | Michigan State (6–0) | Kansas (7–1) | Kansas (8–1) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (10–1) | Iowa (12–2) | Michigan (13–1) | Michigan (13–1) | Villanova (12–2) | 4. | |||||||
| 5. | Kansas | Kansas (4–1) | Kansas (6–1) | Iowa (6–1) | Houston (7–0) | Creighton (8–1) | Michigan (10–0) | Texas (11–2) | Texas (11–2) | Houston (15–1) | Ohio State (15–4) | 5. | |||||||
| 6. | Iowa (1) | Villanova (4–1) | Villanova (5–1) | West Virginia (7–1) | Tennessee (6–0) | Kansas (8–2) | Creighton (10–2) | Tennessee (10–1) | Houston (13–1) | Texas (11–3) | Illinois (13–5) | 6. | |||||||
| 7. | Wisconsin | Creighton (3–0) | West Virginia (6–1) | Houston (5–0) | Wisconsin (8–1) | Iowa (8–2) | Kansas (10–2) | Michigan (11–1) | Iowa (12–3) | Alabama (14–4) | Houston (16–2) | 7. | |||||||
| 8. | Duke (1) | Houston (4–0) | Houston (4–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | West Virginia (7–2) | Tennessee (7–1) | Iowa (11–2) | Houston (11–1) | Virginia (10–2) | Iowa (12–4) | Texas Tech (14–5) | 8. | |||||||
| 9. | Kentucky | Illinois (3–1) | Creighton (4–1) | Wisconsin (6–1) | Texas (7–1) | Michigan (9–0) | Wisconsin (10–2) | Kansas (10–3) | Alabama (13–3) | Ohio State (14–4) | Virginia (13–3) | 9. | |||||||
| 10. | Illinois | West Virginia (4–1) | Tennessee (2–0) | Texas (7–1) | Creighton (7–2) | Wisconsin (9–2) | Tennessee (9–1) | Wisconsin (11–3) | Texas Tech (11–4) | Tennessee (12–3) | Missouri (13–3) | 10. | |||||||
| 11. | Creighton | Duke (2–1) | Texas (5–1) | Michigan State (6–1) | Iowa (7–2) | Houston (8–1) | Houston (10–1) | Creighton (10–3) | West Virginia (10–4) | Texas Tech (12–5) | Alabama (15–5) | 11. | |||||||
| 12. | Michigan State | Texas (4–1) | Wisconsin (4–1) | Rutgers (6–0) | Missouri (6–0) | Illinois (8–3) | Clemson (9–1) | Virginia (9–2) | Missouri (10–2) | Creighton (13–4) | Oklahoma (12–5) | 12. | |||||||
| 13. | Texas Tech | Wisconsin (3–1) | Illinois (4–2) | Creighton (6–2) | Rutgers (6–1) | Missouri (7–1) | Illinois (9–4) | Texas Tech (11–4) | Wisconsin (12–4) | Illinois (11–5) | Texas (11–5) | 13. | |||||||
| 14. | Tennessee | North Carolina (3–1) | Texas Tech (6–1) | Missouri (5–0) | Texas Tech (7–2) | Rutgers (7–2) | West Virginia (9–4) | Virginia Tech (11–2) | Creighton (11–4) | Oklahoma (11–4) | West Virginia (13–5) | 14. | |||||||
| 15. | West Virginia | Virginia Tech (4–0) | Florida State (3–0) | Virginia (3–1) | Michigan (7–0) | Oregon (8–1) | Texas Tech (10–3) | West Virginia (9–4) | Ohio State (12–4) | Virginia (11–3) | Tennessee (13–4) | 15. | |||||||
| 16. | North Carolina | Tennessee (0–0) | Virginia (3–1) | Texas Tech (6–2) | Illinois (7–3) | West Virginia (8–13) | Missouri (7–2) | Alabama (11–3) | Florida State (9–2) | Virginia Tech (13–3) | Iowa (13–6) | 16. | |||||||
| 17. | Arizona State | Texas Tech (4–1) | Rutgers (4–0) | North Carolina (5–2) | Oregon (6–1) | Minnesota (10–2) | Oregon (9–2) | Minnesota (11–4) | Tennessee (10–3) | Missouri (11–3) | Virginia Tech (14–4) | 17. | |||||||
| 18. | Houston | Virginia (3–1) | Missouri (5–0) | Illinois (5–3) | Michigan State (6–2) | Clemson (8–1) | Louisville (8–1) | Ohio State (11–3) | Kansas (10–5) | West Virginia (11–5) | Creighton (14–5) | 18. | |||||||
| 19. | Florida State | Richmond (2–0) | Ohio State (5–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Florida State (5–1) | Texas Tech (8–3) | Minnesota (10–4) | Missouri (8–2) | Virginia Tech (11–3) | Florida State (10–3) | Florida State (10–3) | 19. | |||||||
| 20. | Oregon | Ohio State (3–0) | San Diego State (5–0) | Ohio State (6–1) | Xavier (8–1) т | Virginia Tech (8–1) | Virginia Tech (9–2) | UCLA (11–2) | Minnesota (11–5) | Wisconsin (13–5) | USC (15–3) | 20. | |||||||
| 21. | UCLA | Florida State (1–0) | North Carolina (4–2) | Florida State (4–1) | Ohio State (7–2) т | Virginia (5–2) | UCLA (9–2) | Oregon (9–2) | UCLA (12–3) | UCLA (13–3) | Wisconsin (14–6) | 21. | |||||||
| 22. | Texas | Rutgers (3–0) | Louisville (4–0) | Xavier (8–0) | Northwestern (6–1) | Florida State (5–2) | Virginia (7–2) | Clemson (9–2) | Illinois (10–5) | Kansas (11–6) | Oklahoma State (12–5) | 22. | |||||||
| 23. | Rutgers | Arizona State (3–1) | Duke (2–2) | Richmond (6–1) | San Diego State (6–1) | Saint Louis (7–1) | Duke (5–2) | Colorado (11–3) | Louisville (10–3) | Florida (10–4) | Loyola-Chicago (17–3) | 23. | |||||||
| 24. | Ohio State | Louisville (4–0) | Michigan (6–0) | Oregon (6–1) | Virginia (4–2) т | Duke (3–2) | Saint Louis (7–1) | Illinois (9–5) | Saint Louis (7–1) | Oklahoma State (11–4) | UCLA (13–4) | 24. | |||||||
| 25. | Alabama | Florida (3–0) | Richmond (4–1) | Duke (3–2) | Minnesota (8–1) т | Louisville (7–1) | Alabama (9–3) | Florida State (7–2) | Oregon (9–3) | Drake (16–0) | Purdue (13–7) | 25. | |||||||
| Preseason Nov 9[14] | Week 2 Dec 7[15] | Week 3 Dec 14[16] | Week 4 Dec 21[17] | Week 5 Dec 28[18] | Week 6 Jan 4[19] | Week 7 Jan 11[20] | Week 8 Jan 18[21] | Week 9 Jan 25[22] | Week 10 Feb 1[23] | Week 11 Feb 8[24] | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | ||
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