1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

none August 2023 1986 NCAA logo.svg North Carolina Indiana 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 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Nov 17 Dec 1 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. 9https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1987-polls.html 1986-87 College Basketball Polls Sports Reference March 18, 2018 North Carolina Louisville Indiana Purdue UNLV Georgia Tech Oklahoma Kansas Navy Iowa Kentucky Auburn Alabama Illinois Syracuse Pittsburgh NC State Georgetown Arizona 1986 men Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State North Carolina (2–0) UNLV (4–0) u Indiana (1–0) Purdue (1–0) Iowa (3–0) u Kansas (1–0) u Auburn (1–0) u Alabama (1–0) u Illinois (2–0) u Navy (2–1) d Oklahoma (1–1) d Pittsburgh (1–0) u Kentucky (1–0) d 1986 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky (3–1) npr Georgia Tech (1–1) d Georgetown (2–0) u Syracuse (1–0) d NC State (3–1) d Northeastern (2–1) npr Arizona (0–1) d Louisville (0–3) Cleveland State (0–1) UNLV (5–0) u Indiana (3–0) u Purdue (3–0) u Iowa (6–0) u North Carolina (4–1) d Illinois (4–0) u Auburn (2–0) Western Kentucky (6–1) u Oklahoma (3–1) u Navy (3–1) UCLA (3–0) npr Syracuse (4–0) u Georgetown (4–0) u Kansas (3–1) d NC State (5–1) u Georgia Tech (3–1) d Pittsburgh (2–1) d Alabama (2–1) d Kentucky (2–1) d Arkansas (4–0) npr Arizona (2–2) Northeastern (3–3) UNLV (6–0) Purdue (5–0) u Iowa (8–0) u North Carolina (5–1) u Illinois (7–0) u Auburn (4–0) u Oklahoma (5–1) u Indiana (4–1) d Syracuse (7–0) u Georgetown (5–0) u Navy (4–1) d NC State (6–1) u Kansas (4–1) u Pittsburgh (4–1) u St. John's (6–0) npr Georgia Tech (3–2) UCLA (3–1) d Kentucky (3–1) u DePaul (5–0) npr Temple (7–1) npr Western Kentucky (7–3) Alabama (3–2) Arkansas (5–1) UNLV (9–0) Purdue (6–0) Iowa (9–0) North Carolina (6–1) Auburn (6–0) u Oklahoma (6–1) u Syracuse (8–0) u Indiana (6–1) Illinois (7–1) d Georgetown (7–0) NC State (7–1) u Navy (4–1) d Kansas (5–1) Pittsburgh (5–1) St. John's (7–0) Temple (8–1) u DePaul (7–0) u Kentucky (5–1) Georgia Tech (5–2) d Florida (8–1) npr UCLA (3–4) UNLV (10–0) Purdue (7–0) Iowa (11–0) North Carolina (8–1) Auburn (7–0) Indiana (9–1) u Syracuse (10–0) Georgetown (8–0) u Navy (5–1) u St. John's (8–0) u Kentucky (6–1) u Kansas (6–2) u Oklahoma (7–2) d Temple (8–1) u DePaul (8–0) u Illinois (8–2) d Pittsburgh (6–2) d Georgia Tech (6–2) u NC State (7–2) d Duke (6–1) npr Florida (9–3) UNLV (12–0) Iowa (13–0) u North Carolina (11–1) u Indiana (10–1) u Syracuse (12–0) u Purdue (9–1) d DePaul (10–0) u Temple (11–1) u Kentucky (7–2) u St. John's (9–1) Oklahoma (9–2) u Illinois (9–2) u Auburn (7–2) d Pittsburgh (9–2) u Navy (6–2) d Georgetown (9–1) d Duke (9–1) u NC State (9–2) u Kansas (7–2) d Clemson (11–0) npr Georgia Tech (7–3) UNLV (14–0) Iowa (15–0) North Carolina (13–1) Indiana (12–1) Syracuse (14–0) Purdue (12–1) DePaul (12–0) Illinois (12–2) u Georgetown (12–1) u Auburn (9–2) u Temple (14–2) d Clemson (14–0) u St. John's (10–2) d Duke (11–2) u Alabama (10–2) npr Oklahoma (10–3) d NC State (10–3) u Pittsburgh (11–3) d Navy (9–3) d Kansas (9–4) d Kentucky (7–4) Iowa (16–0) u North Carolina (15–1) u Indiana (14–1) u UNLV (15–1) d Purdue (14–1) u DePaul (14–0) u Syracuse (15–1) d Temple (16–2) u Illinois (13–3) d Clemson (16–0) u Oklahoma (12–3) u Duke (13–2) u Alabama (13–2) u St. John's (12–2) d Georgetown (12–2) d Pittsburgh (13–3) u Auburn (10–3) d Navy (11–3) u TCU (13–3) npr NC State (11–4) d Kansas (10–5) North Carolina (17–1) u Iowa (18–1) d UNLV (19–1) u Indiana (15–2) d Purdue (15–2) u Syracuse (17–2) u Temple (18–2) u DePaul (16–1) d Alabama (15–2) u Oklahoma (14–3) u Georgetown (14–2) u Illinois (14–4) d Duke (14–3) d Clemson (17–1) d St. John's (13–3) d TCU (16–3) u Pittsburgh (14–4) d Auburn (11–4) d Florida (15–4) npr Kansas (13–5) npr Navy (12–5) NC State (12–4) UNLV (21–1) u Indiana (17–2) u North Carolina (18–2) d Iowa (19–2) d DePaul (18–1) u Temple (20–2) u Purdue (16–3) d Oklahoma (17–3) u Alabama (16–3) Georgetown (15–3) u Syracuse (17–3) d Clemson (19–2) u Pittsburgh (17–4) u Illinois (15–5) d TCU (18–3) u Duke (16–4) d Providence (16–3) npr Kansas (15–5) u St. John's (14–4) d Auburn (12–6) d Florida (16–5) UNLV (23–1) Indiana (19–2) North Carolina (20–2) Iowa (21–2) DePaul (20–1) Temple (23–2) Purdue (18–3) Oklahoma (19–3) Syracuse (19–3) u Pittsburgh (19–4) u Illinois (18–5) u Clemson (21–2) Georgetown (16–4) d Alabama (17–4) d Duke (19–4) u St. John's (18–4) u Kansas (18–5) u TCU (19–4) d Florida (18–5) npr Providence (16–5) d Auburn (12–8) UNLV (26–1) Indiana (20–2) North Carolina (23–2) DePaul (22–1) u Temple (25–2) u Purdue (20–3) u Iowa (22–3) d Pittsburgh (21–4) u Syracuse (20–4) Clemson (23–2) u Georgetown (19–4) u Alabama (19–4) u Oklahoma (19–5) d Illinois (19–6) d Kansas (19–6) u TCU (20–4) u Duke (20–5) d Florida (20–6) u Providence (17–5) u St. John's (17–5) d None UNLV (28–1) North Carolina (25–2) u Indiana (23–2) d DePaul (25–1) Temple (28–2) Purdue (20–3) Iowa (23–4) Georgetown (21–4) u Pittsburgh (22–5) d Alabama (21–4) u Syracuse (22–5) d Oklahoma (21–5) u Clemson (24–3) d Illinois (19–6) TCU (22–4) u Kansas (21–7) d Duke (21–6) Florida (21–7) New Orleans (22–3) npr Providence (18–6) d St. John's (19–6) UNLV (30–1) North Carolina (27–2) Purdue (23–3) u Indiana (23–4) d DePaul (25–2) d Iowa (25–4) u Georgetown (23–4) u Temple (29–3) d Alabama (23–4) u Syracuse (24–5) u Pittsburgh (23–6) d Illinois (21–7) u Clemson (25–4) Duke (22–7) u TCU (23–5) New Orleans (25–3) u Oklahoma (21–8) d UCLA (21–6) npr Missouri (21–9) npr Notre Dame (19–7) npr Kansas (20–9) Florida (21–9) Providence (20–7) UNLV (33–1) North Carolina (29–3) Indiana (24–4) u Georgetown (26–4) u DePaul (26–2) Iowa (27–4) Purdue (24–4) d Temple (31–3) Alabama (26–4) Syracuse (26–6) Illinois (23–7) u Pittsburgh (24–7) d Clemson (25–5) Missouri (24–9) u UCLA (24–6) u New Orleans (25–3) Duke (22–8) d Notre Dame (22–7) u TCU (23–6) d Kansas (23–10) npr Oklahoma (22–9) Coaches Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Dec 2ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 943–944 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Dec 9 Dec 16 Dec. 23 Dec. 30 Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 3 Mar. 10http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1987/di1987-03-10.pdf Iowa drops one notch in final poll The Daily Iowan March 10, 1987 February 3, 2018 North Carolina (2–0) UNLV (4–0) Indiana (1–0) Purdue (1–0) Kansas (1–0) Iowa (3–0) Alabama (1–0) Auburn (1–0) Oklahoma (1–1) 1986 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky (3–1) Pittsburgh (1–0) Georgetown (2–0) Syracuse (1–0) Navy (2–1) Illinois (2–0) Kentucky (1–0) UCLA (2–0) Louisville (0–3) NC State (3–1) Temple (3–1) UNLV (5–0) u Indiana (3–0) u Iowa (6–0) u Purdue (3–0) u North Carolina (4–1) d Illinois (4–0) u UCLA (3–0) u Auburn (2–0) Kansas (3–1) d Western Kentucky (6–1) Georgetown (4–0) u Syracuse (4–0) u Oklahoma (3–1) d Navy (3–1) Arkansas (4–0) npr Alabama (2–1) d Pittsburgh (2–1) d NC State (5–1) u Kentucky (2–1) т td Wyoming (3–0) т npr Louisville (2–3) Temple (6–1) UNLV (6–0) Purdue (5–0) u North Carolina (5–1) u Iowa (8–0) d Illinois (7–0) u Indiana (4–1) d Auburn (4–0) u Georgetown (5–0) u Oklahoma (5–1) u Syracuse (7–0) u Kansas (4–1) d Navy (4–1) u Pittsburgh (4–1) u St. John's (6–0) npr NC State (6–1) u UCLA (3–1) d DePaul (5–0) т tnpr Arkansas (5–1) т d Temple (7–1) npr Kentucky (3–1) d Western Kentucky (7–3) Alabama (3–2) Wyoming (3–2) UNLV (9–0) Purdue (6–0) Iowa (9–0) u North Carolina (6–1) d Auburn (6–0) u Indiana (6–1) Syracuse (8–0) u Oklahoma (6–1) u Georgetown (7–0) d Illinois (7–1) d Kansas (5–1) Navy (4–1) NC State (7–1) u Pittsburgh (5–1) d DePaul (7–0) u St. John's (7–0) d Temple (8–1) u Kentucky (5–1) u Florida (8–1) npr Duke (5–1) т1986 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton (6–1) т npr UCLA (3–4) Arkansas (6–3) UNLV (10–0) Purdue (7–0) North Carolina (8–1) u Iowa (11–0) d Indiana (9–1) u Auburn (7–0) d Syracuse (10–0) Georgetown (8–0) u Kentucky (6–1) u Navy (5–1) u St. John's (8–0) u Oklahoma (7–2) d Illinois (8–2) d Kansas (6–2) d Temple (8–1) u DePaul (8–0) d Pittsburgh (6–2) d Duke (6–1) u Cal State Fullerton (7–1) u TCU (9–3) npr Florida (9–3) UNLV (12–0) North Carolina (11–1) u Iowa (13–0) u Indiana (10–1) u Purdue (9–1) d Syracuse (12–0) u Temple (11–1) u Kentucky (7–2) u DePaul (10–0) u Oklahoma (9–2) u Auburn (7–2) d St. John's (9–1) d Illinois (9–2) Navy (6–2) d Pittsburgh (9–2) u Duke (9–1) u Georgetown (9–1) d Kansas (7–2) d TCU (10–3) u NC State (9–2) npr Cal State Fullerton (7–3) UNLV (14–0) Iowa (15–0) u North Carolina (13–1) d Indiana (12–1) Purdue (12–1) Syracuse (14–0) DePaul (12–0) u Georgetown (12–1) u Auburn (9–2) u Illinois (12–2) u Temple (14–2) d Clemson (14–0) npr Duke (11–2) u St. John's (10–2) d Alabama (10–2) npr Oklahoma (10–3) d NC State (10–3) u Pittsburgh (11–3) d TCU (12–3) Navy (9–3) d Kentucky (7–4) North Carolina (15–1) u Iowa (16–0) UNLV (15–1) d Indiana (14–1) Purdue (14–1) DePaul (14–0) u Syracuse (15–1) d Temple (16–2) u Oklahoma (12–3) u Illinois (13–3) Alabama (13–2) u Clemson (16–0) Duke (13–2) u St. John's (12–2) Auburn (10–3) d Georgetown (12–2) d Pittsburgh (13–3) u TCU (13–3) u Navy (11–3) u Kansas (10–5) npr NC State (11–4) North Carolina (17–1) UNLV (19–1) u Iowa (18–1) d Indiana (15–2) Purdue (15–2) Syracuse (17–2) u Temple (18–2) u DePaul (16–1) d Oklahoma (14–3) Alabama (15–2) u Duke (14–3) u Illinois (14–4) d Georgetown (14–2) u Clemson (17–1) d TCU (16–3) u Florida (15–4) npr Auburn (11–4) d St. John's (13–3) d Pittsburgh (14–4) d Kansas (13–5) Navy (12–5) UNLV (21–1) u Indiana (17–2) u North Carolina (18–2) d Iowa (19–2) d Temple (20–2) u Purdue (16–3) d DePaul (18–1) u Oklahoma (17–3) u Alabama (16–3) u Georgetown (15–3) u Syracuse (17–3) d TCU (18–3) u Clemson (19–2) u Illinois (15–5) d Duke (16–4) d Pittsburgh (17–4) u Kansas (15–5) u Providence (16–3) npr Florida (16–5) td Auburn (12–6) d St. John's (14–4) UNLV (23–1) Indiana (19–2) North Carolina (20–2) Iowa (21–2) DePaul (20–1) u Purdue (18–3) Temple (23–2) d Oklahoma (19–3) Syracuse (19–3) u Georgetown (16–4) Clemson (21–2) u Illinois (18–5) u Pittsburgh (19–4) u Alabama (17–4) d TCU (19–4) d Duke (19–4) d Kansas (18–5) St. John's (18–4) npr Florida (18–5) UTEP (18–5) npr Providence (16–5) UNLV (26–1) Indiana (20–2) North Carolina (23–2) Iowa (22–3) DePaul (22–1) Purdue (20–3) Temple (25–2) Pittsburgh (21–4) u Syracuse (20–4) Clemson (23–2) u Alabama (19–4) u Georgetown (19–4) d Illinois (19–6) d Kansas (19–6) u TCU (20–4) Oklahoma (19–5) d Florida (20–6) u Duke (20–5) d UTEP (20–5) u New Orleans (20–3) тWyoming (18–6) т npr None UNLV (28–1) Indiana (23–2) North Carolina (25–2) Temple (28–2) u DePaul (25–1) Purdue (20–3) Georgetown (21–4) u Iowa (23–4) d Pittsburgh (22–5) d Alabama (21–4) u Syracuse (22–5) d Clemson (24–3) d Illinois (19–6) Oklahoma (21–5) u TCU (22–4) Kansas (21–7) d Florida (21–7) UTEP (21–5) u Duke (21–6) d UCLA (19–6) npr New Orleans (22–3) Wyoming (18–7) UNLV (30–1) North Carolina (27–2) u Purdue (23–3) u Indiana (23–4) d DePaul (25–2) Iowa (25–4) u Georgetown (23–4) Temple (29–3) d Alabama (23–4) u Pittsburgh (23–6) d Syracuse (24–5) Illinois (21–7) u TCU (23–5) u Clemson (25–4) d Duke (22–7) u UCLA (21–6) u Oklahoma (21–8) d Notre Dame (19–7) npr New Orleans (25–3) т tnpr Kansas (20–9) т d Florida (21–9) UTEP (22–5) UNLV (33–1) Indiana (24–4) u North Carolina (29–3) d Georgetown (26–4) u DePaul (26–2) Purdue (24–4) d Iowa (27–4) d Temple (31–3) Alabama (26–4) Syracuse (26–6) u Illinois (23–7) u Pittsburgh (24–7) d UCLA (24–6) u Missouri (24–9) npr Clemson (25–5) d TCU (23–6) d Wyoming (22–9) npr Notre Dame (22–7) New Orleans (25–3) тUTEP (24–6) т tnpr Oklahoma (22–9) т d Duke (22–8) Kansas (23–10) References Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United 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