1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
| 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings | |||||
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| Season | 1996–97 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 1997 | ||||
| Preseason No. 1 | |||||
| NCAA Tournament Champions | Arizona | ||||
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The 1996–97 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[]
After Cincinnati sat atop the poll for the initial three releases, Kansas assumed the top spot in the poll for the remainder of the season. Arizona, ranked number 15 in the final poll (released on March 10), became the first team to defeat three #1 seeds – Kansas, North Carolina, and Kentucky – en route to winning the NCAA Tournament.
| Preseason [1][2] | Week 2 Nov. 19[1] | Week 3 Nov. 26[1] | Week 4 Dec. 3[1] | Week 5 Dec. 10[1] | Week 6 Dec. 17[1] | Week 7 Dec. 24[1] | Week 8 Dec. 31[1] | Week 9 Jan. 7[1] | Week 10 Jan. 14[1] | Week 11 Jan. 21[1] | Week 12 Jan. 28[1] | Week 13 Feb. 4[3] | Week 14 Feb. 11[3] | Week 15 Feb. 18[3] | Week 16 Feb. 25[3] | Week 17 Mar. 4[3] | Final Mar. 11[3][4] | ||
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| 1. | Cincinnati | Cincinnati (0–0) | Cincinnati (1–0) | Kansas (5–0) | Kansas (7–0) | Kansas (9–0) | Kansas (10–0) | Kansas (10–0) | Kansas (13–0) | Kansas (16–0) | Kansas (18–0) | Kansas (20–0) | Kansas (22–0) | Kansas (23–1) | Kansas (25–1) | Kansas (27–1) | Kansas (29–1) | Kansas (32–1) | 1. |
| 2. | Kansas | Kansas (0–0) | Kansas (1–0) | Wake Forest (4–0) | Wake Forest (6–0) | Wake Forest (7–0) | Wake Forest (8–0) | Wake Forest (8–0) | Wake Forest (10–0) | Wake Forest (12–0) | Clemson (16–1) | Wake Forest (15–1) | Wake Forest (18–1) | Wake Forest (19–2) | Minnesota (22–2) | Minnesota (24–2) | Minnesota (26–2) | Utah (26–3) | 2. |
| 3. | Kentucky | Wake Forest (0–0) | Wake Forest (1–0) | Utah (3–0) | Kentucky (5–1) | Kentucky (7–1) | Kentucky (8–1) | Kentucky (10–1) | Kentucky (12–1) | Clemson (14–1) | Kentucky (16–2) | Kentucky (18–2) | Kentucky (20–2) | Minnesota (20–2) | Kentucky (24–3) | Kentucky (26–3) | Utah (23–3) | Minnesota (27–3) | 3. |
| 4. | Wake Forest | Utah (0–0) | Utah (1–0) | Cincinnati (2–1) | Villanova (5–0) | Michigan (7–0) | Michigan (8–0) | Iowa State (8–0) | Iowa State (10–0) | Cincinnati (11–2) | Wake Forest (13–1) | Utah (13–2) | Minnesota (19–2) | Kentucky (22–3) | Wake Forest (20–3) | Utah (20–3) | South Carolina (23–6) | North Carolina (24–6) | 4. |
| 5. | UCLA | UCLA (0–0) | Villanova (0–0) | Villanova (3–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Iowa State (6–0) | Iowa State (8–0) | Clemson (10–1) | Clemson (12–1) | Kentucky (14–2) | Utah (12–2) | Maryland (17–2) | Utah (15–3) | Utah (17–3) | Utah (19–3) | Wake Forest (21–4) | North Carolina (21–6) | Kentucky (30–4) | 5. |
| 6. | Utah | Villanova (0–0) | Duke (2–0) | Kentucky (3–1) | Iowa State (4–0) | Arizona (5–1) | Clemson (10–1) | Cincinnati (5–2) | Cincinnati (8–2) | Arizona (10–2) | Louisville (15–1) | Minnesota (18–2) | Iowa State (15–3) | Duke (19–5) | Duke (21–5) | South Carolina (21–6) | Kentucky (27–4) | South Carolina (24–7) | 6. |
| 7. | Villanova | North Carolina (0–0) | Michigan (0–0) | Michigan (2–0) | Cincinnati (2–2) | Cincinnati (2–2) | Cincinnati (4–2) | Utah (8–1) | Arizona (9–2) | Minnesota (15–1) | Maryland (15–2) | Clemson (16–3) | Maryland (17–4) | Clemson (19–4) | Iowa State (18–4) | Duke (22–6) | Duke (23–7) | UCLA (21–7) | 7. |
| 8. | North Carolina | Kentucky (0–1) | Kentucky (0–1) | Indiana (4–0) | Arizona (3–1) | Clemson (7–1) | Utah (6–1) | Michigan (9–1) | Villanova (11–1) | Iowa State (11–1) | Minnesota (16–2) | Cincinnati (14–3) | Duke (17–5) | Cincinnati (17–4) | Clemson (20–5) | North Carolina (19–6) | Wake Forest (22–5) | Duke (23–8) | 8. |
| 9. | Michigan | Michigan (0–0) | Iowa State (0–0) | Iowa State (3–0) | Utah (4–1) | Utah (5–1) | Arizona (5–2) | Arizona (6–2) | Utah (9–1) | Utah (10–2) | Cincinnati (12–3) | Louisville (16–2) | New Mexico (16–3) | Iowa State (16–4) | South Carolina (18–6) | Cincinnati (22–5) | UCLA (19–7) | Wake Forest (23–6) | 9. |
| 10. | Duke | Duke (0–0) | Clemson (2–0) | Duke (2–1) | Clemson (6–1) | Villanova (6–1) | Villanova (7–1) | Villanova (9–1) | Duke (11–2) | Louisville (13–1) | Duke (14–4) | Arizona (12–4) | Clemson (17–4) | Maryland (18–5) | New Mexico (20–4) | UCLA (17–7) | Cincinnati (24–6) | Cincinnati (25–7) | 10. |
| 11. | Iowa State | Iowa State (0–0) | Arizona (1–0) | New Mexico (5–0) | North Carolina (5–1) | Duke (7–2) | North Carolina (9–1) | North Carolina (9–1) | Minnesota (13–1) | Maryland (14–1) | Arizona (10–4) | Iowa State (13–3) | Louisville (18–3) | Arizona (15–5) | Cincinnati (19–5) | New Mexico (21–5) | Xavier (22–4) | New Mexico (24–7) | 11. |
| 12. | Syracuse | Clemson (1–0) | Syracuse (1–0) | Clemson (4–1) | Indiana (6–1) | North Carolina (6–1) | Duke (8–2) | Indiana (13–1) | Xavier (10–0) | New Mexico (13–2) | Villanova (14–3) | Duke (15–5) | Cincinnati (15–4) | South Carolina (17–5) | North Carolina (17–6) | Clemson (20–7) | Arizona (19–7) | Saint Joseph's (24–6) | 12. |
| 13. | Arkansas | Syracuse (0–0) | UCLA (0–1) | Fresno State (4–0) | Texas (4–0) | Indiana (9–1) | Indiana (10–1) | Duke (8–2) | North Carolina (9–2) | Duke (11–4) | Michigan (13–4) | New Mexico (15–3) | Michigan (16–5) | New Mexico (18–4) | Arizona (16–6) | Iowa State (18–6) | Clemson (21–8) | Xavier (22–5) | 13. |
| 14. | Fresno State | Fresno State (0–0) | North Carolina (0–1) | North Carolina (2–1) | Duke (5–2) | Texas (5–1) | New Mexico (8–1) | Louisville (10–0) | Louisville (11–1) | Xavier (11–1) | Iowa State (11–3) | Villanova (15–4) | Arizona (13–5) | Michigan (17–6) | Maryland (19–6) | Xavier (20–4) | New Mexico (22–6) | Clemson (21–9) | 14. |
| 15. | UMass | UMass (0–0) | Fresno State (1–0) | Arizona (2–1) | New Mexico (6–1) | New Mexico (7–1) | Minnesota (8–1) | Minnesota (10–1) | Indiana (14–2) | Stanford (10–2) | New Mexico (14–3) | Stanford (13–3) | Colorado (16–4) | Colorado (17–6) | Louisville (19–5) | Arizona (17–7) | Illinois (20–8) | Arizona (19–9) | 15. |
| 16. | Texas | Arkansas (0–0) | Arkansas (1–0) | Minnesota (5–0) | Fresno State (5–1) | Minnesota (6–1) | Louisville (8–0) | New Mexico (11–1) | Michigan (10–3) | Villanova (12–3) | Xavier (12–2) | Michigan (14–5) | Villanova (16–5) | North Carolina (15–6) | Xavier (18–4) | Maryland (20–7) | Iowa State (19–7) | College of Charleston (28–2) | 16. |
| 17. | New Mexico | Texas (0–0) | UMass (0–0) | UCLA (0–1) | Minnesota (5–1) | Xavier (7–0) | Xavier (8–0) | Xavier (9–0) | Oregon (10–0) | Indiana (14–3) | Stanford (11–3) | Indiana (17–4) | Xavier (15–3) | Louisville (18–5) | UCLA (15–7) | Louisville (21–6) | College of Charleston (28–2) | Georgia (24–8) | 17. |
| 18. | Stanford | New Mexico (0–0) | Texas (1–0) | Texas (2–0) | Texas Tech (5–0) | Louisville (6–0) | Texas (6–2) | Texas (6–2) | New Mexico (11–2) | Michigan (11–4) | Colorado (14–3) | Colorado (15–4) | Stanford (13–4) | Villanova (17–6) | Michigan (17–7) | Villanova (20–7) | Colorado (21–8) | Iowa State (20–8) | 18. |
| 19. | Arizona | Arizona (0–0) | New Mexico (3–0) | Syracuse (3–1) | Xavier (5–0) | Arkansas (4–1) | Alabama (10–0) | Maryland (11–0) | Maryland (12–1) | Boston College (10–2) | North Carolina (11–4) | North Carolina (12–5) | South Carolina (15–5) | Xavier (16–4) | Villanova (18–7) | Colorado (19–7) | Saint Joseph's (21–6) | Illinois (21–9) | 19. |
| 20. | Clemson | Stanford (0–0) | Indiana (3–0) | Boston College (2–0) | Arkansas (3–1) | Alabama (8–0) | Texas Tech (7–1) | Oregon (9–0) | Texas Tech (9–2) | Ole Miss (11–3) | Texas Tech (12–3) | Xavier (13–3) | North Carolina (13–6) | Illinois (17–6) | Stanford (15–6) | College of Charleston (25–2) | Louisville (22–7) | Villanova (23–9) | 20. |
| 21. | Boston College | Boston College (0–0) | Stanford (0–0) | Tulsa (2–1) | Stanford (3–1) | Fresno State (6–2) | Maryland (8–0) | Stanford (7–1) | Stanford (8–2) | Georgia (12–2) | Indiana (15–4) | Tulsa (15–4) | Tulane (16–5) | Texas Tech (14–6) | Colorado (17–7) | Illinois (18–8) | Villanova (21–8) | Stanford (20–7) | 21. |
| 22. | Minnesota | Indiana (1–0) | Tulsa (2–0) | Arkansas (2–1) | Louisville (4–0) | Stanford (4–1) | Arkansas (5–2) | Arkansas (6–2) | Texas (7–3) | North Carolina (9–4) | Boston College (12–3) | Texas Tech (13–4) | Tulsa (17–5) | Stanford (13–6) | College of Charleston (23–2) | Indiana (21–8) | Maryland (20–9) | Maryland (21–10) | 22. |
| 23. | Iowa | Minnesota (0–0) | Boston College (1–0) | Xavier (3–0) | UCLA (1–2) | Texas Tech (5–1) | Stanford (6–1) | Texas Tech (8–2) | Boston College (8–2) | Texas (8–4) | Texas (9–5) | Texas (11–5) | Texas Tech (13–5) | Tulane (16–7) | Illinois (18–7) | Saint Joseph's (19–6) | Stanford (18–7) | Boston College (21–8) | 23. |
| 24. | George Washington | George Washington (0–0) | Minnesota (1–0) | Stanford (2–1) | Alabama (7–0) | UCLA (2–2) | Oregon (7–0) | Illinois (10–2) | Georgia (11–2) | Oregon (10–2) | Tulsa (14–4) | Marquette (13–3) | Indiana (17–6) | UCLA (13–7) | Indiana (20–7) | Michigan (17–9) | Georgia (21–7) | Colorado (21–9) | 24. |
| 25. | Marquette | Iowa (0–0) | George Washington (2–0) | Virginia (3–1) | Boston College (3–1) | Maryland (7–0) | Boston College (5–1) | Boston College (6–2) | Illinois (11–3) | Texas Tech (10–3) | Marquette (12–3) | South Carolina (13–5) | Iowa (15–5) | College of Charleston (21–2) | California (18–6) | Stanford (16–7) | Indiana (21–9) | Louisville (23–8) | 25. |
| Preseason [1][2] | Week 2 Nov. 19[1] | Week 3 Nov. 26[1] | Week 4 Dec. 3[1] | Week 5 Dec. 10[1] | Week 6 Dec. 17[1] | Week 7 Dec. 24[1] | Week 8 Dec. 31[1] | Week 9 Jan. 7[1] | Week 10 Jan. 14[1] | Week 11 Jan. 21[1] | Week 12 Jan. 28[1] | Week 13 Feb. 4[3] | Week 14 Feb. 11[3] | Week 15 Feb. 18[3] | Week 16 Feb. 25[3] | Week 17 Mar. 4[3] | Final Mar. 11[3][4] | ||
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Coaches Poll[]
| Preseason [1] | Week 2 Nov. 26[1] | Week 3 Dec. 3[1] | Week 4 Dec. 10[1] | Week 5 Dec. 17[1] | Week 6 Dec. 24[1] | Week 7 Dec. 31[1] | Week 8 Jan. 7[1] | Week 9 Jan. 14[1] | Week 10 Jan. 21[1] | Week 11 Jan. 28[1] | Week 12 Feb. 4[3] | Week 13 Feb. 11[3] | Week 14 Feb. 18[3] | Week 15 Feb. 25[3] | Week 16 Mar. 4[3] | Week 17 Mar. 11[3] | Final Apr. 1[3] | ||
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| 1. | Kansas | Cincinnati (1–0) | Kansas (5–0) | Kansas (7–0) | Kansas (9–0) | Kansas (10–0) | Kansas (10–0) | Kansas (13–0) | Kansas (16–0) | Kansas (18–0) | Kansas (20–0) | Kansas (22–0) | Kansas (23–1) | Kansas (25–1) | Kansas (27–1) | Kansas (29–1) | Kansas (32–1) | Arizona (25–9) | 1. |
| 2. | Cincinnati | Kansas (1–0) | Wake Forest (4–0) | Wake Forest (6–0) | Wake Forest (7–0) | Wake Forest (8–0) | Wake Forest (8–0) | Wake Forest (10–0) | Wake Forest (12–0) | Wake Forest (13–1) | Wake Forest (15–1) | Wake Forest (18–1) | Wake Forest (19–2) | Minnesota (22–2) | Minnesota (24–2) | Minnesota (26–2) | Utah (26–3) | Kentucky (35–5) | 2. |
| 3. | Wake Forest | Wake Forest (1–0) | Utah (3–0) | Kentucky (5–1) | Kentucky (7–1) | Kentucky (8–1) | Kentucky (10–1) | Kentucky (12–1) | Clemson (14–1) | Clemson (16–1) | Kentucky (18–2) | Kentucky (20–2) | Minnesota (20–2) | Kentucky (24–3) | Kentucky (26–3) | Utah (23–3) | Minnesota (27–3) | Minnesota (31–4) | 3. |
| 4. | Kentucky | Utah (1–0) | Cincinnati (2–1) | Villanova (5–0) | Michigan (7–0) | Michigan (8–0) | Iowa State (8–0) | Iowa State (10–0) | Kentucky (14–2) | Kentucky (16–2) | Utah (13–2) | Minnesota (19–2) | Kentucky (22–3) | Wake Forest (20–3) | Utah (20–3) | South Carolina (23–6) | Kentucky (30–4) | North Carolina (28–7) | 4. |
| 5. | Utah | Duke (2–0) | Kentucky (3–1) | Michigan (5–0) | Iowa State (6–0) | Iowa State (8–0) | Michigan (9–1) | Clemson (12–1) | Iowa State (11–1) | Utah (12–2) | Minnesota (18–2) | Louisville (18–3) | Utah (17–3) | Utah (19–3) | Wake Forest (21–4) | Kentucky (27–4) | North Carolina (24–6) | Kansas (34–2) | 5. |
| 6. | UCLA | Villanova (0–0) | Indiana (4–0) | Clemson (6–1) | Arizona (5–1) | Cincinnati (4–2) | Cincinnati (5–2) | Cincinnati (8–2) | Cincinnati (11–2) | Minnesota (16–2) | Clemson (16–3) | Cincinnati (15–4) | Clemson (19–4) | Duke (21–5) | South Carolina (21–6) | North Carolina (21–6) | South Carolina (24–7) | Utah (29–4) | 6. |
| 7. | North Carolina | Michigan (0–0) | Michigan (2–0) | Utah (4–1) | Utah (5–1) | Utah (6–1) | Clemson (10–1) | Villanova (11–1) | Arizona (10–2) | Cincinnati (12–3) | Cincinnati (14–3) | Utah (15–3) | Duke (19–5) | Clemson (20–5) | Duke (22–6) | Duke (23–7) | UCLA (21–7) | UCLA (24–8) | 7. |
| 8. | Villanova | Kentucky (0–1) | Villanova (3–0) | Arizona (3–1) | Clemson (7–1) | Duke (8–2) | Utah (8–1) | Arizona (9–2) | Minnesota (15–1) | Louisville (15–1) | Louisville (16–2) | Clemson (17–4) | Cincinnati (17–4) | Iowa State (18–4) | Cincinnati (22–5) | UCLA (19–7) | Duke (23–8) | Clemson (23–10) | 8. |
| 9. | Michigan | Clemson (2–0) | Clemson (4–1) | Cincinnati (2–2) | Indiana (9–1) | Clemson (10–1) | North Carolina (9–1) | Duke (11–2) | Utah (10–2) | Duke (14–4) | Maryland (17–2) | Maryland (17–4) | Iowa State (16–4) | South Carolina (18–6) | North Carolina (19–6) | Wake Forest (22–5) | Wake Forest (23–6) | Wake Forest (24–7) | 9. |
| 10. | Duke | Arizona (1–0) | Duke (2–1) | Indiana (6–1) | Cincinnati (2–2) | North Carolina (9–1) | Indiana (13–1) | Utah (9–1) | Louisville (13–1) | Maryland (15–2) | Arizona (12–4) | New Mexico (16–3) | Maryland (18–5) | New Mexico (20–4) | Clemson (20–7) | Cincinnati (24–6) | Cincinnati (25–7) | Louisville (26–9) | 10. |
| 11. | Iowa State | Syracuse (1–0) | Texas (2–0) | North Carolina (5–1) | Duke (7–2) | Indiana (10–1) | Duke (8–2) | Minnesota (13–1) | Xavier (11–1) | Arizona (10–4) | Duke (15–5) | Duke (17–5) т | Arizona (15–5) | Cincinnati (19–5) | New Mexico (21–5) | Arizona (19–7) | New Mexico (24–7) | Duke (24–9) | 11. |
| 12. | Syracuse | North Carolina (0–1) | New Mexico (5–0) | Iowa State (4–0) | Villanova (6–1) | Villanova (7–1) | Villanova (9–1) | North Carolina (9–2) | Maryland (14–1) | Iowa State (11–3) | Iowa State (13–3) | Arizona (13–5) т | New Mexico (18–4) | Arizona (16–6) | Iowa State (18–6) | New Mexico (22–6) | Clemson (21–9) | Stanford (22–8) | 12. |
| 13. | UMass | Texas (1–0) | Arizona (2–1) | Texas (4–0) | North Carolina (6–1) | Arizona (5–2) | Arizona (6–2) | Xavier (10–0) | Duke (11–4) | Villanova (14–3) | Villanova (15–4) | Iowa State (15–3) | South Carolina (17–5) | Maryland (19–6) | Arizona (17–7) | Clemson (21–8) | Arizona (19–9) | Iowa State (22–9) | 13. |
| 14. | Stanford | Stanford (0–0) | North Carolina (2–1) | Duke (5–2) | Texas (5–1) | New Mexico (8–1) | New Mexico (11–1) | Michigan (10–3) | New Mexico (13–2) | New Mexico (14–3) | New Mexico (15–3) | Villanova (16–5) | Michigan (17–6) | North Carolina (17–6) | UCLA (17–7) | Xavier (22–4) | Xavier (22–5) | South Carolina (24–8) | 14. |
| 15. | Texas | Iowa State (0–0) | Iowa State (3–0) | New Mexico (6–1) | New Mexico (7–1) | Louisville (8–0) | Louisville (10–0) | Indiana (14–2) | Villanova (12–3) | Xavier (12–2) | Stanford (13–3) | Michigan (16–5) | Louisville (18–5) | Louisville (19–5) | Louisville (21–6) | Iowa State (19–7) | Saint Joseph's (24–6) | Providence (24–12) | 15. |
| 16. | Arizona | UMass (0–0) | Fresno State (4–0) | Fresno State (5–1) | Minnesota (6–1) | Texas (6–2) | Minnesota (10–1) | Louisville (11–1) | Indiana (14–3) | Michigan (13–4) | Michigan (14–5) | Stanford (13–4) | Colorado (17–6) | Michigan (17–7) | Maryland (20–7) | Colorado (21–8) | Villanova (23–9) | Cincinnati (26–8) | 16. |
| 17. | Clemson | Indiana (3–0) | UCLA (0–1) | Minnesota (5–1) | Fresno State (6–2) | Minnesota (8–1) | Texas (6–2) | Maryland (12–1) | Stanford (10–2) | Stanford (11–3) | Indiana (17–4) | Xavier (15–3) | North Carolina (15–6) | Xavier (18–4) | Xavier (20–4) | Villanova (21–8) | Iowa State (20–8) | Saint Joseph's (26–7) | 17. |
| 18. | Arkansas | UCLA (0–1) | Syracuse (3–1) | Stanford (3–1) | Louisville (6–0) | Xavier (8–0) | Maryland (11–0) | New Mexico (11–2) | Michigan (11–4) | North Carolina (11–4) | North Carolina (12–5) | North Carolina (13–6) | Villanova (17–6) | Villanova (18–7) | Villanova (20–7) | College of Charleston (28–2) | College of Charleston (28–2) | California (25–9) | 18. |
| 19. | Fresno State | Fresno State (1–0) | Tulsa (2–1) | Texas Tech (5–0) | Xavier (7–0) | Alabama (10–0) | Xavier (9–0) | Texas (7–3) | Boston College (10–2) | Indiana (15–4) | Xavier (13–3) | Colorado (16–4) | Xavier (16–4) | UCLA (15–7) | Colorado (19–7) | Louisville (22–7) | Maryland (21–10) | New Mexico (25–8) | 19. |
| 20. | Iowa | Arkansas (1–0) | Minnesota (5–0) | Arkansas (3–1) | Stanford (4–1) | Stanford (6–1) | Stanford (7–1) | Oregon (10–0) | Texas (8–4) | Texas Tech (12–3) | Colorado (15–4) | South Carolina (15–5) | Texas Tech (14–6) | Colorado (17–7) | College of Charleston (25–2) | Maryland (20–9) | Boston College (21–8) | Texas (18–12) | 20. |
| 21. | Boston College | Tulsa (2–0) | Stanford (2–1) | Xavier (5–0) | Arkansas (4–1) | Maryland (8–0) | Texas Tech (8–2) | Texas Tech (9–2) | North Carolina (9–4) | Texas (9–5) | Texas (11–5) | Texas Tech (13–5) | Illinois (17–6) | Illinois (18–7) | Michigan (17–9) | Illinois (20–8) | Stanford (20–7) | College of Charleston (29–3) | 21. |
| 22. | New Mexico | New Mexico (3–0) | Boston College (2–0) | Louisville (4–0) | Alabama (8–0) | Texas Tech (7–1) | Oregon (9–0) | Stanford (8–2) | Oregon (10–2) | Colorado (14–3) | Texas Tech (13–4) | Tulsa (17–5) | Stanford (13–6) | Stanford (15–6) | Indiana (21–8) | Stanford (18–7) | Georgia (24–8) | Xavier (23–6) | 22. |
| 23. | Tulane | Iowa (1–0) | Arkansas (2–1) | Boston College (3–1) | Texas Tech (5–1) | Fresno State (7–0) | Alabama (10–2) | Boston College (8–2) | Texas Tech (10–3) | Boston College (12–3) | Marquette (13–3) | Indiana (17–6) | Tulane (16–7) | Texas Tech (15–7) | Illinois (18–8) | Saint Joseph's (21–6) | Colorado (21–9) | Boston College (22–9) | 23. |
| 24. | Indiana | Boston College (1–0) | Georgetown (3–0) | Georgetown (5–1) | Boston College (4–1) | Arkansas (5–2) | Arkansas (6–2) | Illinois (10–2) | Georgia (12–2) | Iowa (14–4) | Tulsa (15–4) | Tulane (16–5) | Tulsa (17–6) | College of Charleston (23–2) | Stanford (16–7) | Indiana (21–9) | Illinois (21–9) | Michigan (23–11) | 24. |
| 25. | Louisville | George Washington (2–0) | Texas Tech (3–0) | George Washington (5–1) | Maryland (7–0) | Boston College (5–1) | Boston College (6���2) | Georgia (11–2) | Ole Miss (11–3) | Illinois (13–4) | Boston College (13–4) | Illinois (15–6) | UCLA (13–7) | Indiana (20–7) | California (19–7) | Princeton (22–3) | Louisville (23–8) | Colorado (22–10) | 25. |
| Preseason [1] | Week 2 Nov. 26[1] | Week 3 Dec. 3[1] | Week 4 Dec. 10[1] | Week 5 Dec. 17[1] | Week 6 Dec. 24[1] | Week 7 Dec. 31[1] | Week 8 Jan. 7[1] | Week 9 Jan. 14[1] | Week 10 Jan. 21[1] | Week 11 Jan. 28[1] | Week 12 Feb. 4[3] | Week 13 Feb. 11[3] | Week 14 Feb. 18[3] | Week 15 Feb. 25[3] | Week 16 Mar. 4[3] | Week 17 Mar. 11[3] | Final Apr. 1[3] | ||
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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 ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 1053. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
- ^ "1997 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 1054. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
- ^ "1997 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
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- 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
- College men's basketball rankings in the United States