1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

August 2023 1981 NCAA logo.svg North Carolina North Carolina The 1981–82 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 The final writers' poll was released on Monday, March 8.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9epWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z_kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3843%2C2247261 Spokane Chronicle Washington wire services Scoreboard: basketball March 9, 1982 19 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final  ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 888 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 22 Dec. 29 Jan. 5 Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 16ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 889 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Feb. 23 Mar. 2 Mar. 9 North Carolina UCLA Kentucky Louisville Georgetown 1981 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Virginia DePaul Iowa Minnesota Tulsa Indiana Wake Forest UAB Missouri 1981 none Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 1981 none LSU Tigers LSU Arkansas Notre Dame Alabama North Carolina (1–0) Kentucky (1–0) u Louisville (0–0) u Wichita State (1–0) u Virginia (3–0) u Iowa (1–0) u DePaul (0–0) u UCLA (1–1) d Tulsa (1–0) u Minnesota (0–0) UAB (2–0) u Indiana (1–0) Arkansas (1–0) u San Francisco (1–0) npr BYU (2–1) npr Missouri (0–0) d Alabama (1–0) u UNLV (2–0) npr Notre Dame (1–0) Georgetown (1–2) d Wake Forest Georgia LSU North Carolina (3–0) Kentucky (2–0) Louisville (2–0) Wichita State (3–0) Virginia (5–0) Iowa (3–0) DePaul (2–0) Minnesota (3–0) u UAB (3–0) u Indiana (2–0) u Arkansas (3–0) u San Francisco (3–0) u Missouri (3–0) u Tulsa (2–1) d UNLV (4–0) u Alabama (4–0) u UCLA (2–2) d Southwestern Louisiana (5–0) npr Oregon State (2–0) npr Georgetown (3–2) BYU Notre Dame North Carolina (4–0) Kentucky (4–0) Louisville (4–0) Wichita State (5–0) Virginia (6–0) Iowa (5–0) DePaul (4–0) Minnesota (4–0) Arkansas (5–0) u San Francisco (5–0) u Missouri (5–0) u Tulsa (5–1) u Indiana (4–1) d Alabama (5–0) u Southwestern Louisiana (8–0) u UAB (3–1) d UCLA (3–2) Villanova (5–0) npr Georgetown (5–2) u Oregon State (3–1) d UNLV North Carolina (5–0) Kentucky (6–0) Wichita State (6–0) u Virginia (8–0) u Minnesota (5–1) u Arkansas (6–0) u San Francisco (7–0) u Louisville (5–1) d Missouri (6–0) u Iowa (6–1) d Indiana (6–1) u Alabama (7–0) u DePaul (5–1) d Tulsa (6–1) d UCLA (4–2) u Oregon State (5–1) u Georgetown (7–2) u Houston (7–1) npr UAB (5–2) d Villanova (6–1) d Southwestern Louisiana North Carolina (6–0) Wichita State (7–0) u Virginia (8–0) u Kentucky (6–1) d Arkansas (7–0) u San Francisco (10–0) u Missouri (7–0) u DePaul (7–1) u Minnesota (5–1) d Iowa (6–1) Indiana (6–1) Alabama (7–0) Tulsa (7–1) u Louisville (6–2) d Oregon State (6–1) u UCLA (5–2) d Georgetown (8–2) Houston (7–1) Villanova (7–1) u NC State (7–0) npr UAB North Carolina (9–0) Virginia (11–0) u Kentucky (8–1) u Missouri (9–0) u DePaul (11–1) u Minnesota (8–1) u Iowa (8–1) u San Francisco (11–1) d Wichita State (10–2) d Tulsa (9–1) u Arkansas (8–1) d Louisville (8–2) u Georgetown (11–2) u Houston (10–1) u NC State (11–1) u Alabama (9–1) d Oregon State (9–2) d Idaho (11–0) npr UCLA (6–4) d St. John's (9–1) npr Indiana (6–3) Villanova North Carolina (12–0) Missouri (11–0) u Virginia (12–1) d DePaul (12–1) u Iowa (10–1) u Kentucky (9–2) d San Francisco (13–1) u Georgetown (13–2) u Arkansas (10–1) u Houston (11–1) u Minnesota (9–2) d NC State (13–1) u Alabama (11–1) u Idaho (13–0) u Oregon State (10–2) u Wichita State (11–3) d Louisville (10–3) d Tulsa (10–2) d 1981 men Texas Longhorns Texas (10–0) npr 1981 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech (10–1) npr UCLA St. John's North Carolina (14–0) Missouri (14–0) Virginia (16–1) DePaul (15–1) Minnesota (11–2) u Iowa (11–2) d Texas (13–0) u Idaho (15–0) u Kentucky (10–3) d Tulsa (13–2) u San Francisco (15–2) d Oregon State (12–2) u Georgetown (14–3) d NC State (14–2) d Arkansas (11–2) d Alabama (12–2) d Louisville (11–4) Kansas State (12–2) npr Houston (11–3) d Tennessee (11–3) npr Wichita State Virginia Tech Missouri (16–0) u North Carolina (14–1) d Virginia (18–1) DePaul (16–1) Texas (14–0) u Iowa (13–2) Kentucky (12–3) u Oregon State (14–2) u San Francisco (17–2) u Minnesota (12–3) d Idaho (16–1) d Arkansas (13–2) u Alabama (14–2) u Kansas State (14–2) u Tennessee (13–3) u Tulsa (13–3) d NC State (15–3) d Wake Forest (13–3) npr Fresno State (15–1) npr Villanova (13–3) npr Louisville Houston Tennessee Missouri (18–0) North Carolina (16–1) Virginia (20–1) DePaul (18–1) Iowa (15–2) u Minnesota (14–3) u San Francisco (19–2) u Alabama (16–2) u Kentucky (14–4) d Oregon State (15–3) d Tulsa (15–3) u Texas (14–3) d Wake Forest (14–4) u Arkansas (15–3) d Idaho (17–2) d Tennessee (14–4) d Fresno State (17–1) u West Virginia (17–1) npr Kansas State (14–4) d Memphis State (14–3) npr NC State Villanova Virginia (22–1) u North Carolina (18–2) DePaul (20–1) u Missouri (19–1) d Iowa (17–2) Oregon State (16–3) u Tulsa (16–3) u Arkansas (16–3) u Minnesota (15–4) d Alabama (17–3) d West Virginia (19–1) u Kentucky (15–5) d Idaho (19–2) u Memphis State (16–3) u Kansas State (16–4) u Wake Forest (15–5) d San Francisco (19–4) d Fresno State (18–2) d Washington (17–3) npr Georgetown (18–5) npr Texas (14–5) Tennessee Virginia (25–1) North Carolina (20–2) DePaul (23–1) Missouri (21–1) Oregon State (18–3) u Tulsa (18–4) u Iowa (18–3) d Minnesota (17–4) u West Virginia (21–1) u Kentucky (17–5) u Idaho (21–2) u Memphis State (18–3) u Georgetown (20–5) u Wake Forest (17–5) u Fresno State (20–2) u San Francisco (21–4) u Arkansas (18–5) d Kansas State (17–5) d Alabama (17–5) d Indiana (14–7) npr Washington Virginia (26–1) North Carolina (22–2) DePaul (24–1) Oregon State (20–3) u Missouri (23–2) d West Virginia (23–1) u Kentucky (19–5) u Tulsa (19–4) d Idaho (23–2) u Memphis State (19–3) u Iowa (19–4) d Georgetown (21–6) u Minnesota (18–5) d Fresno State (22–2) u Arkansas (19–5) u San Francisco (23–4) Alabama (19–5) u Wake Forest (18–6) d Tennessee (18–6) npr UCLA (18–5) npr Kansas State (18–6) Indiana North Carolina (24–2) u DePaul (26–1) u Virginia (27–2) d Oregon State (22–3) Missouri (23–3) Idaho (24–2) u Minnesota (20–5) u Georgetown (23–6) u West Virginia (24–2) d Tulsa (21–5) d Iowa (20–5) Fresno State (24–2) u Memphis State (21–4) d Arkansas (21–5) u Kentucky (20–6) d Wake Forest (19–7) u Kansas State (20–6) npr Alabama (20–6) d UCLA (19–6) u UAB (23–5) npr San Francisco Tennessee (18–8) North Carolina (27–2) (47) DePaul (26–1) (10) Virginia (29–3) (1) Oregon State (23–4) (1) Missouri (26–3) Georgetown (26–6) u Minnesota (22–5) Idaho (26–2) d Memphis State (23–4) u Tulsa (24–5) Fresno State (26–2) u Arkansas (23–5) u Alabama (23–6) u West Virginia (26–3) d Kentucky (22–7) Iowa (20–7) d UAB (23–5) u Wake Forest (20–8) d UCLA (21–6) Louisville (20–9) npr Kansas State (21–7) UPI Poll The final coaches' poll was released on Monday, March 8. 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final   Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 22 Dec. 29 Jan. 5 Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Mar. 2 Mar. 9 North Carolina UCLA Kentucky Louisville Georgetown Virginia 1981 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Iowa DePaul Minnesota Indiana Tulsa 1981 none Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Wake Forest Missouri San Francisco UAB 1981 none LSU Tigers LSU Arkansas 1981 none UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV North Carolina (3–0) Kentucky (2–0) u Louisville (2–0) u Virginia (5–0) u Iowa (3–0) u Wichita State (3–0) u DePaul (2–0) u Indiana (2–0) u Minnesota (3–0) u Arkansas (3–0) u Missouri (3–0) u UAB (3–0) u UNLV (4–0) u San Francisco (3–0) u Oregon State (2–0) npr Tulsa (2–1) d 1981 men Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana-Lafayette (5–0) npr Villanova (3–0) npr Alabama (4–0) npr UCLA (2–2) d Georgetown (3–2) Georgia Wake Forest LSU North Carolina (4–0) Kentucky (4–0) Louisville (4–0) Wichita State (5–0) u Iowa (5–0) Virginia (6–0) d DePaul (4–0) Arkansas (5–0) u Minnesota (4–0) Missouri (5–0) u Indiana (4–1) d San Francisco (5–0) u Louisiana-Lafayette (8–0) u Tulsa (5–1) u Alabama (5–0) u Villanova (5–0) u Georgetown (5–2) npr Georgia (3–1) npr UAB (3–1) d UC Irvine (6–0) npr UNLV Oregon State UCLA North Carolina (5–0) Kentucky (6–0) Virginia (8–0) u Wichita State (6–0) Minnesota (5–1) u Arkansas (6–0) u Indiana (6–1) u San Francisco (7–0) u Louisville (5–1) d Missouri (6–0) Iowa (6–1) d DePaul (5–1) d Georgetown (7–2) u Alabama (7–0) u Oregon State (5–1) npr Tulsa (6–1) d Houston (7–1) npr NC State (7–0) npr Kansas (5–2) npr Villanova (6–1) d Louisiana-Lafayette Georgia UAB UC Irvine North Carolina (6–0) Virginia (8–0) u Kentucky (6–1) d Wichita State (7–0) DePaul (7–1) u Arkansas (7–0) d Missouri (7–0) u San Francisco (10–0) Iowa (6–1) u Indiana (6–1) d Minnesota (5–1) d Oregon State (6–1) u Louisville (6–2) d Alabama (7–0) Georgetown (8–2) d Tulsa (7–1) Houston (7–1) NC State (7–0) Villanova (7–1) u Wake Forest (6–1) npr Kansas North Carolina (9–0) Virginia (11–0) Kentucky (8–1) DePaul (11–1) u Missouri (9–0) u Minnesota (8–1) u Iowa (8–1) u Louisville (8–2) u Georgetown (11–2) u San Francisco (11–1) d Arkansas (8–1) d Wichita State (10–2) d Idaho (11–0) npr Tulsa (9–1) u NC State (11–1) u Houston (10–1) u Alabama (9–1) d St. John's (9–1) npr Oregon State (9–2) d Indiana (6–3) d Villanova Wake Forest North Carolina (12–0) Virginia (12–1) Missouri (11–0) u DePaul (12–1) Iowa (10–1) u Kentucky (9–2) d Georgetown (13–2) u San Francisco (13–1) u Minnesota (9–2) d Arkansas (10–1) u Idaho (13–0) u Houston (11–1) u Louisville (10–3) d Oregon State (10–2) u NC State (13–1) Alabama (11–1) u Wichita State (11–3) d 1981 men Texas Longhorns Texas (10–0) npr Tulsa (10–2) d Kansas State (10–2) npr St. John's Indiana North Carolina (14–0) Missouri (14–0) Virginia (16–1) d DePaul (15–1) Texas (13–0) u Minnesota (11–2) т tu Iowa (11–2) т d Idaho (15–0) u Kentucky (10–3) d Oregon State (12–2) u Georgetown (14–3) d Tulsa (13–2) u San Francisco (15–2) d Arkansas (11–2) d NC State (14–2) Kansas State (12–2) u Alabama (12–2) d Louisville (11–4) d Villanova (12–2) npr Fresno State (13–1) npr Houston (11–3) Wichita State Missouri (16–0) u North Carolina (14–1) d Virginia (18–1) DePaul (16–1) Texas (14–0) Iowa (13–2) Oregon State (14–2) u Kentucky (12–3) u Minnesota (12–3) d Idaho (16–1) d Arkansas (13–2) u San Francisco (17–2) u Kansas State (14–2) u Alabama (14–2) u Tennessee (13–3) npr Tulsa (13–3) d NC State (15–3) d Fresno State (15–1) u Villanova (13–3) Wake Forest (13–3) npr Georgetown Louisville Missouri (18–0) North Carolina (16–1) DePaul (18–1) u Virginia (20–1) d Iowa (15–2) u Minnesota (14–3) u Oregon State (15–3) San Francisco (19–2) u Kentucky (14–4) d Alabama (16–2) u Texas (14–3) d Tulsa (15–3) u Fresno State (17–1) u Arkansas (15–3) d Idaho (17–2) d Wake Forest (14–4) u Tennessee (14–4) d Kansas State (14–4) d West Virginia (17–1) npr Georgetown (16–5) npr NC State Villanova Virginia (22–1) u North Carolina (16–1) DePaul (20–1) Missouri (19–1) d Iowa (17–2) Oregon State (16–3) u Tulsa (16–3) u Minnesota (15–4) d Kentucky (15–5) Arkansas (16–3) u Alabama (17–3) d Idaho (19–2) u West Virginia (19–1) u Kansas State (16–4) u San Francisco (19–4) d Fresno State (18–2) d Georgetown (18–5) u Memphis State (16–3) npr Wake Forest (15–5) d Wyoming (17–5) npr Texas Tennessee Virginia (25–1) North Carolina (20–2) DePaul (23–1) Missouri (21–1) Oregon State (18–3) u Iowa (18–3) d Tulsa (18–4) Minnesota (17–4) Kentucky (17–5) West Virginia (21–1) u Idaho (21–2) u Georgetown (20–5) u Memphis State (18–3) u Fresno State (20–2) u Alabama (17–5) d Kansas State (17–5) d Arkansas (18–5) d Wake Forest (17–5) u San Francisco (21–4) d Tennessee (16–6) npr Wyoming Virginia (26–1) North Carolina (22–2) DePaul (24–1) Oregon State (20–3) u Missouri (23–2) d West Virginia (23–1) u Iowa (19–4) d Idaho (23–2) u Kentucky (19–5) Tulsa (19–4) d Georgetown (21–6) u Fresno State (22–2) u Memphis State (19–3) Minnesota (18–5) d Arkansas (19–5) u Alabama (19–5) d San Francisco (23–4) u Tennessee (18–6) u Kansas State (18–6) d Wake Forest (18–6) d North Carolina (24–2) u DePaul (26–1) u Virginia (27–2) d Oregon State (22–3) Missouri (23–3) Idaho (24–2) u Minnesota (20–5) u Georgetown (23–6) u Fresno State (24–2) u Iowa (20–5) d Memphis State (21–4) u Kentucky (20–6) d West Virginia (24–2) d Tulsa (21–5) d Arkansas (21–5) Kansas State (20–6) u Wyoming (20–6) npr Wake Forest (19–7) т tu Louisville (18–8) т npr Pepperdine (20–6) тTennessee (18–8) т npr Alabama (20–6) San Francisco North Carolina (27–2) (38) DePaul (26–1) (4) Virginia (29–3) Oregon State (23–4) Missouri (26–3) Minnesota (22–5) u Georgetown (26–6) u Idaho (26–2) d Memphis State (23–4) u Fresno State (26–2) d Tulsa (24–5) u Alabama (23–6) npr Arkansas (23–5) u Kentucky (22–7) d Wyoming (23–5) u Iowa (20–7) d West Virginia (26–3) d Kansas State (21–7) d Wake Forest (20–8) d Louisville (20–9) d Pepperdine Tennessee References Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the 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