1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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The 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.

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
Nov 17[1]
Week 2
Dec 1[2]
Week 3
Dec 8[3]
Week 4
Dec 15[4]
Week 5
Dec. 22[5]
Week 6
Dec. 29[6]
Week 7
Jan. 5[7]
Week 8
Jan. 12[8]
Week 9
Jan. 19[9]
Week 10
Jan. 26[10]
Week 11
Feb. 2[11]
Week 12
Feb. 9[12]
Week 13
Feb. 16[13]
Week 14
Feb. 23[14]
Week 15
Mar. 2[15]
Week 16
Mar. 9[16][17]
1.North CarolinaNorth Carolina (2–0)UNLV (5–0)UNLV (6–0)UNLV (9–0)UNLV (10–0)UNLV (12–0)UNLV (14–0)Iowa (16–0)North Carolina (17–1)UNLV (21–1)UNLV (23–1)UNLV (26–1)UNLV (28–1)UNLV (30–1)UNLV (33–1)1.
2.LouisvilleUNLV (4–0)Indiana (3–0)Purdue (5–0)Purdue (6–0)Purdue (7–0)Iowa (13–0)Iowa (15–0)North Carolina (15–1)Iowa (18–1)Indiana (17–2)Indiana (19–2)Indiana (20–2)North Carolina (25–2)North Carolina (27–2)North Carolina (29–3)2.
3.IndianaIndiana (1–0)Purdue (3–0)Iowa (8–0)Iowa (9–0)Iowa (11–0)North Carolina (11–1)North Carolina (13–1)Indiana (14–1)UNLV (19–1)North Carolina (18–2)North Carolina (20–2)North Carolina (23–2)Indiana (23–2)Purdue (23–3)Indiana (24–4)3.
4.PurduePurdue (1–0)Iowa (6–0)North Carolina (5–1)North Carolina (6–1)North Carolina (8–1)Indiana (10–1)Indiana (12–1)UNLV (15–1)Indiana (15–2)Iowa (19–2)Iowa (21–2)DePaul (22–1)DePaul (25–1)Indiana (23–4)Georgetown (26–4)4.
5.UNLVIowa (3–0)North Carolina (4–1)Illinois (7–0)Auburn (6–0)Auburn (7–0)Syracuse (12–0)Syracuse (14–0)Purdue (14–1)Purdue (15–2)DePaul (18–1)DePaul (20–1)Temple (25–2)Temple (28–2)DePaul (25–2)DePaul (26–2)5.
6.Georgia TechKansas (1–0)Illinois (4–0)Auburn (4–0)Oklahoma (6–1)Indiana (9–1)Purdue (9–1)Purdue (12–1)DePaul (14–0)Syracuse (17–2)Temple (20–2)Temple (23–2)Purdue (20–3)Purdue (20–3)Iowa (25–4)Iowa (27–4)6.
7.OklahomaAuburn (1–0)Auburn (2–0)Oklahoma (5–1)Syracuse (8–0)Syracuse (10–0)DePaul (10–0)DePaul (12–0)Syracuse (15–1)Temple (18–2)Purdue (16–3)Purdue (18–3)Iowa (22–3)Iowa (23–4)Georgetown (23–4)Purdue (24–4)7.
8.KansasAlabama (1–0)Western Kentucky (6–1)Indiana (4–1)Indiana (6–1)Georgetown (8–0)Temple (11–1)Illinois (12–2)Temple (16–2)DePaul (16–1)Oklahoma (17–3)Oklahoma (19–3)Pittsburgh (21–4)Georgetown (21–4)Temple (29–3)Temple (31–3)8.
9.NavyIllinois (2–0)Oklahoma (3–1)Syracuse (7–0)Illinois (7–1)Navy (5–1)Kentucky (7–2)Georgetown (12–1)Illinois (13–3)Alabama (15–2)Alabama (16–3)Syracuse (19–3)Syracuse (20–4)Pittsburgh (22–5)Alabama (23–4)Alabama (26–4)9.
10.IowaNavy (2–1)Navy (3–1)Georgetown (5–0)Georgetown (7–0)St. John's (8–0)St. John's (9–1)Auburn (9–2)Clemson (16–0)Oklahoma (14–3)Georgetown (15–3)Pittsburgh (19–4)Clemson (23–2)Alabama (21–4)Syracuse (24–5)Syracuse (26–6)10.
11.KentuckyOklahoma (1–1)UCLA (3–0)Navy (4–1)NC State (7–1)Kentucky (6–1)Oklahoma (9–2)Temple (14–2)Oklahoma (12–3)Georgetown (14–2)Syracuse (17–3)Illinois (18–5)Georgetown (19–4)Syracuse (22–5)Pittsburgh (23–6)Illinois (23–7)11.
12.AuburnPittsburgh (1–0)Syracuse (4–0)NC State (6–1)Navy (4–1)Kansas (6–2)Illinois (9–2)Clemson (14–0)Duke (13–2)Illinois (14–4)Clemson (19–2)Clemson (21–2)Alabama (19–4)Oklahoma (21–5)Illinois (21–7)Pittsburgh (24–7)12.
13.AlabamaKentucky (1–0)Georgetown (4–0)Kansas (4–1)Kansas (5–1)Oklahoma (7–2)Auburn (7–2)St. John's (10–2)Alabama (13–2)Duke (14–3)Pittsburgh (17–4)Georgetown (16–4)Oklahoma (19–5)Clemson (24–3)Clemson (25–4)Clemson (25–5)13.
14.IllinoisWestern Kentucky (3–1)Kansas (3–1)Pittsburgh (4–1)Pittsburgh (5–1)Temple (8–1)Pittsburgh (9–2)Duke (11–2)St. John's (12–2)Clemson (17–1)Illinois (15–5)Alabama (17–4)Illinois (19–6)Illinois (19–6)Duke (22–7)Missouri (24–9)14.
15.SyracuseGeorgia Tech (1–1)NC State (5–1)St. John's (6–0)St. John's (7–0)DePaul (8–0)Navy (6–2)Alabama (10–2)Georgetown (12–2)St. John's (13–3)TCU (18–3)Duke (19–4)Kansas (19–6)TCU (22–4)TCU (23–5)UCLA (24–6)15.
16.PittsburghGeorgetown (2–0)Georgia Tech (3–1)Georgia Tech (3–2)Temple (8–1)Illinois (8–2)Georgetown (9–1)Oklahoma (10–3)Pittsburgh (13–3)TCU (16–3)Duke (16–4)St. John's (18–4)TCU (20–4)Kansas (21–7)New Orleans (25–3)New Orleans (25–3)16.
17.NC StateSyracuse (1–0)Pittsburgh (2–1)UCLA (3–1)DePaul (7–0)Pittsburgh (6–2)Duke (9–1)NC State (10–3)Auburn (10–3)Pittsburgh (14–4)Providence (16–3)Kansas (18–5)Duke (20–5)Duke (21–6)Oklahoma (21–8)Duke (22–8)17.
18.GeorgetownNC State (3–1)Alabama (2–1)Kentucky (3–1)Kentucky (5–1)Georgia Tech (6–2)NC State (9–2)Pittsburgh (11–3)Navy (11–3)Auburn (11–4)Kansas (15–5)TCU (19–4)Florida (20–6)Florida (21–7)UCLA (21–6)Notre Dame (22–7)18.
19.ArizonaNortheastern (2–1)Kentucky (2–1)DePaul (5–0)Georgia Tech (5–2)NC State (7–2)Kansas (7–2)Navy (9–3)TCU (13–3)Florida (15–4)St. John's (14–4)Florida (18–5)Providence (17–5)New Orleans (22–3)Missouri (21–9)TCU (23–6)19.
20.Cleveland StateArizona (0–1)Arkansas (4–0)Temple (7–1)Florida (8–1)Duke (6–1)Clemson (11–0)Kansas (9–4)NC State (11–4)Kansas (13–5)Auburn (12–6)Providence (16–5)St. John's (17–5)Providence (18–6)Notre Dame (19–7)Kansas (23–10)20.
Preseason
Nov 17[1]
Week 2
Dec 1[2]
Week 3
Dec 8[3]
Week 4
Dec 15[4]
Week 5
Dec. 22[5]
Week 6
Dec. 29[6]
Week 7
Jan. 5[7]
Week 8
Jan. 12[8]
Week 9
Jan. 19[9]
Week 10
Jan. 26[10]
Week 11
Feb. 2[11]
Week 12
Feb. 9[12]
Week 13
Feb. 16[13]
Week 14
Feb. 23[14]
Week 15
Mar. 2[15]
Week 16
Mar. 9[16][17]
Dropped:
  • Louisville (0–3)
  • Cleveland State (0–1)
Dropped:
  • Arizona (2–2)
  • Northeastern (3–3)
Dropped:
  • Western Kentucky (7–3)
  • Alabama (3–2)
  • Arkansas (5–1)
Dropped:
  • UCLA (3–4)
Dropped:
  • Florida (9–3)
Dropped:
  • Georgia Tech (7–3)
Dropped:
  • Kentucky (7–4)
Dropped:
  • Kansas (10–5)
Dropped:
  • Navy (12–5)
  • NC State (12–4)
Dropped:
  • Florida (16–5)
Dropped:
  • Auburn (12–8)
Dropped:
None
Dropped:
  • St. John's (19–6)
Dropped:
  • Kansas (20–9)
  • Florida (21–9)
  • Providence (20–7)
Dropped:
  • Oklahoma (22–9)


Coaches Poll[]

Week 1
Dec 2[18]
Week 2
Dec 9[18]
Week 3
Dec 16[18]
Week 4
Dec. 23[18]
Week 5
Dec. 30[18]
Week 6
Jan. 6[18]
Week 7
Jan. 13[18]
Week 8
Jan. 20[18]
Week 9
Jan. 27[18]
Week 10
Feb. 3[18]
Week 11
Feb. 10[18]
Week 12
Feb. 17[19]
Week 13
Feb. 24[19]
Week 14
Mar. 3[19]
Week 15
Mar. 10[19][20]
1.North Carolina (2–0)UNLV (5–0)UNLV (6–0)UNLV (9–0)UNLV (10–0)UNLV (12–0)UNLV (14–0)North Carolina (15–1)North Carolina (17–1)UNLV (21–1)UNLV (23–1)UNLV (26–1)UNLV (28–1)UNLV (30–1)UNLV (33–1)1.
2.UNLV (4–0)Indiana (3–0)Purdue (5–0)Purdue (6–0)Purdue (7–0)North Carolina (11–1)Iowa (15–0)Iowa (16–0)UNLV (19–1)Indiana (17–2)Indiana (19–2)Indiana (20–2)Indiana (23–2)North Carolina (27–2)Indiana (24–4)2.
3.Indiana (1–0)Iowa (6–0)North Carolina (5–1)Iowa (9–0)North Carolina (8–1)Iowa (13–0)North Carolina (13–1)UNLV (15–1)Iowa (18–1)North Carolina (18–2)North Carolina (20–2)North Carolina (23–2)North Carolina (25–2)Purdue (23–3)North Carolina (29–3)3.
4.Purdue (1–0)Purdue (3–0)Iowa (8–0)North Carolina (6–1)Iowa (11–0)Indiana (10–1)Indiana (12–1)Indiana (14–1)Indiana (15–2)Iowa (19–2)Iowa (21–2)Iowa (22–3)Temple (28–2)Indiana (23–4)Georgetown (26–4)4.
5.Kansas (1–0)North Carolina (4–1)Illinois (7–0)Auburn (6–0)Indiana (9–1)Purdue (9–1)Purdue (12–1)Purdue (14–1)Purdue (15–2)Temple (20–2)DePaul (20–1)DePaul (22–1)DePaul (25–1)DePaul (25–2)DePaul (26–2)5.
6.Iowa (3–0)Illinois (4–0)Indiana (4–1)Indiana (6–1)Auburn (7–0)Syracuse (12–0)Syracuse (14–0)DePaul (14–0)Syracuse (17–2)Purdue (16–3)Purdue (18–3)Purdue (20–3)Purdue (20–3)Iowa (25–4)Purdue (24–4)6.
7.Alabama (1–0)UCLA (3–0)Auburn (4–0)Syracuse (8–0)Syracuse (10–0)Temple (11–1)DePaul (12–0)Syracuse (15–1)Temple (18–2)DePaul (18–1)Temple (23–2)Temple (25–2)Georgetown (21–4)Georgetown (23–4)Iowa (27–4)7.
8.Auburn (1–0)Auburn (2–0)Georgetown (5–0)Oklahoma (6–1)Georgetown (8–0)Kentucky (7–2)Georgetown (12–1)Temple (16–2)DePaul (16–1)Oklahoma (17–3)Oklahoma (19–3)Pittsburgh (21–4)Iowa (23–4)Temple (29–3)Temple (31–3)8.
9.Oklahoma (1–1)Kansas (3–1)Oklahoma (5–1)Georgetown (7–0)Kentucky (6–1)DePaul (10–0)Auburn (9–2)Oklahoma (12–3)Oklahoma (14–3)Alabama (16–3)Syracuse (19–3)Syracuse (20–4)Pittsburgh (22–5)Alabama (23–4)Alabama (26–4)9.
10.Western Kentucky (3–1)Western Kentucky (6–1)Syracuse (7–0)Illinois (7–1)Navy (5–1)Oklahoma (9–2)Illinois (12–2)Illinois (13–3)Alabama (15–2)Georgetown (15–3)Georgetown (16–4)Clemson (23–2)Alabama (21–4)Pittsburgh (23–6)Syracuse (26–6)10.
11.Pittsburgh (1–0)Georgetown (4–0)Kansas (4–1)Kansas (5–1)St. John's (8–0)Auburn (7–2)Temple (14–2)Alabama (13–2)Duke (14–3)Syracuse (17–3)Clemson (21–2)Alabama (19–4)Syracuse (22–5)Syracuse (24–5)Illinois (23–7)11.
12.Georgetown (2–0)Syracuse (4–0)Navy (4–1)Navy (4–1)Oklahoma (7–2)St. John's (9–1)Clemson (14–0)Clemson (16–0)Illinois (14–4)TCU (18–3)Illinois (18–5)Georgetown (19–4)Clemson (24–3)Illinois (21–7)Pittsburgh (24–7)12.
13.Syracuse (1–0)Oklahoma (3–1)Pittsburgh (4–1)NC State (7–1)Illinois (8–2)Illinois (9–2)Duke (11–2)Duke (13–2)Georgetown (14–2)Clemson (19–2)Pittsburgh (19–4)Illinois (19–6)Illinois (19–6)TCU (23–5)UCLA (24–6)13.
14.Navy (2–1)Navy (3–1)St. John's (6–0)Pittsburgh (5–1)Kansas (6–2)Navy (6–2)St. John's (10–2)St. John's (12–2)Clemson (17–1)Illinois (15–5)Alabama (17–4)Kansas (19–6)Oklahoma (21–5)Clemson (25–4)Missouri (24–9)14.
15.Illinois (2–0)Arkansas (4–0)NC State (6–1)DePaul (7–0)Temple (8–1)Pittsburgh (9–2)Alabama (10–2)Auburn (10–3)TCU (16–3)Duke (16–4)TCU (19–4)TCU (20–4)TCU (22–4)Duke (22–7)Clemson (25–5)15.
16.Kentucky (1–0)Alabama (2–1)UCLA (3–1)St. John's (7–0)DePaul (8–0)Duke (9–1)Oklahoma (10–3)Georgetown (12–2)Florida (15–4)Pittsburgh (17–4)Duke (19–4)Oklahoma (19–5)Kansas (21–7)UCLA (21–6)TCU (23–6)16.
17.UCLA (2–0)Pittsburgh (2–1)DePaul (5–0) тTemple (8–1)Pittsburgh (6–2)Georgetown (9–1)NC State (10–3)Pittsburgh (13–3)Auburn (11–4)Kansas (15–5)Kansas (18–5)Florida (20–6)Florida (21–7)Oklahoma (21–8)Wyoming (22–9)17.
18.Louisville (0–3)NC State (5–1)Arkansas (5–1) тKentucky (5–1)Duke (6–1)Kansas (7–2)Pittsburgh (11–3)TCU (13–3)St. John's (13–3)Providence (16–3)St. John's (18–4)Duke (20–5)UTEP (21–5)Notre Dame (19–7)Notre Dame (22–7)18.
19.NC State (3–1)Kentucky (2–1) тTemple (7–1)Florida (8–1)Cal State Fullerton (7–1)TCU (10–3)TCU (12–3)Navy (11–3)Pittsburgh (14–4)Florida (16–5)Florida (18–5)UTEP (20–5)Duke (21–6)New Orleans (25–3) тNew Orleans (25–3) т
UTEP (24–6) т
19.
20.Temple (3–1)Wyoming (3–0) тKentucky (3–1)Duke (5–1) т
Cal State Fullerton (6–1) т
TCU (9–3)NC State (9–2)Navy (9–3)Kansas (10–5)Kansas (13–5)Auburn (12–6)UTEP (18–5)New Orleans (20–3) т
Wyoming (18–6) т
UCLA (19–6)Kansas (20–9) тOklahoma (22–9) т20.
Week 1
Dec 2[18]
Week 2
Dec 9[18]
Week 3
Dec 16[18]
Week 4
Dec. 23[18]
Week 5
Dec. 30[18]
Week 6
Jan. 6[18]
Week 7
Jan. 13[18]
Week 8
Jan. 20[18]
Week 9
Jan. 27[18]
Week 10
Feb. 3[18]
Week 11
Feb. 10[18]
Week 12
Feb. 17[19]
Week 13
Feb. 24[19]
Week 14
Mar. 3[19]
Week 15
Mar. 10[19][20]
Dropped:
  • Louisville (2–3)
  • Temple (6–1)
Dropped:
  • Western Kentucky (7–3)
  • Alabama (3–2)
  • Wyoming (3–2)
Dropped:
  • UCLA (3–4)
  • Arkansas (6–3)
Dropped:
  • Florida (9–3)
Dropped:
  • Cal State Fullerton (7–3)
Dropped:
  • Kentucky (7–4)
Dropped:
  • NC State (11–4)
Dropped:
  • Navy (12–5)
Dropped:
  • St. John's (14–4)
Dropped:
  • Providence (16–5)
Dropped:
None
Dropped:
  • New Orleans (22–3)
  • Wyoming (18–7)
Dropped:
  • Florida (21–9)
  • UTEP (22–5)
Dropped:
  • Duke (22–8)
  • Kansas (23–10)

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