1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

August 2023 1965 image UCLA Texas Western The 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. 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 All AP polls for this season included only ten ranked teams. 0 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 733 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Dec. 7 Dec. 14 Dec. 21 Dec. 28 Jan. 4 Jan. 11 Jan. 18 Jan. 25 Feb. 1 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 22ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 734 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Mar. 1 Mar. 8 UCLA Michigan Duke 1965 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's 1965 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt 1965 men Providence Friars Providence 1965 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Kansas 1965 men Bradley Braves Bradley 1965 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State UCLA (2–0) Michigan (3–0) Saint Joseph's (2–0) u Vanderbilt (1–0) u Minnesota (2–0) u Duke (2–0) d Kansas (2–0) u Providence (1–0) d Bradley (1–0) 1965 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina (2–0) npr Kansas State Duke (4–1) u Saint Joseph's (4–0) u Michigan (4–1) d Kansas (5–0) u Vanderbilt (4–0) d Minnesota (3–0) d Providence (3–0) u UCLA (2–2) d Bradley (6–0) 1965 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State (3–0) npr South Carolina (4–0) Duke (6–1) Saint Joseph's (6–0) Michigan (4–1) Vanderbilt (6–0) u Bradley (8–0) u Minnesota (4–0) Providence (5–0) Wichita State (4–0) u Iowa (7–0) npr Kentucky (6–0) npr Kansas (5–2) UCLA (3–3) Duke (7–1) Vanderbilt (8–0) u Bradley (10–0) u Iowa (7–0) u Kentucky (7–0) u 1965 men BYU Cougars BYU (6–0) npr Michigan (4–3) d Saint Joseph's (6–2) d Minnesota (5–1) d Providence (5–1) d Wichita State (4–2) Duke (9–1) Kentucky (8–0) u Vanderbilt (10–1) d Saint Joseph's (9–2) u Bradley (10–1) d Providence (8–1) u Iowa (8–1) d BYU (8–1) d Texas Western (10–0) npr UCLA (7–3) npr Michigan (6–4) Minnesota (7–3) Duke (11–1) Kentucky (10–0) Vanderbilt (12–1) Saint Joseph's (10–2) Bradley (13–1) Providence (10–1) BYU (10–1) u Texas Western (12–0) u UCLA (9–3) u Kansas (11–2) npr Iowa (8–2) Duke (14–1) Kentucky (12–0) Saint Joseph's (11–2) u Providence (12–1) u Vanderbilt (14–2) d Kansas (13–2) u Bradley (14–2) d Texas Western (12–0) 1965 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola-Chicago (13–1) npr UCLA (10–4) d BYU (10–3) Duke (14–1) Kentucky (12–0) Providence (12–1) u Vanderbilt (14–2) u Saint Joseph's (13–3) d Texas Western (12–0) u Loyola-Chicago (13–1) u 1965 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati (13–2) npr Kansas (14–3) d UCLA (10–4) Bradley (14–3) Duke (15–1) Kentucky (14–0) Vanderbilt (15–2) u Providence (13–1) d Loyola-Chicago (15–1) u Texas Western (14–0) Kansas (14–3) u Saint Joseph's (13–4) d Michigan (11–4) npr Cincinnati (14–3) d UCLA (10–5) Kentucky (17–0) u Duke (15–1) d Loyola-Chicago (16–1) u Texas Western (16–0) u Vanderbilt (16–3) d Providence (15–1) d Kansas (15–3) Saint Joseph's (15–4) 1965 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska (14–2) npr Michigan (12–5) d Cincinnati (14–5) Kentucky (19–0) Duke (17–2) Texas Western (18–0) u Loyola-Chicago (17–2) d Vanderbilt (17–3) Providence (17–2) Kansas (16–3) Saint Joseph's (17–4) Nebraska (16–3) Michigan (13–5) Kentucky (21–0) Duke (19–2) Texas Western (20–0) Loyola-Chicago (20–2) Vanderbilt (19–3) Kansas (18–3) u Saint Joseph's (19–4) u Nebraska (17–3) u Providence (19–3) d Michigan (14–5) Kentucky (23–0) Texas Western (22–0) u Duke (20–3) d Loyola-Chicago (21–2) Vanderbilt (21–3) Kansas (20–3) Saint Joseph's (21–4) Providence (21–3) u Nebraska (18–4) d Cincinnati (20–5) npr Michigan (15–6) Kentucky (23–1) Duke (23–3) u Texas Western (23–1) d Kansas (21–3) u St. Joseph's (22–4) u Loyola-Chicago (21–2) d Cincinnati (21–5) u Vanderbilt (22–4) d Michigan (17–6) npr Western Kentucky (24–2) npr Providence (22–4) Nebraska (20–5) UPI Poll 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final   Dec. 6 Dec. 13 Dec. 20 Dec. 27 Jan. 3 Jan. 10 Jan. 17 Jan. 24 Jan. 31 Feb. 7 Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 28 Mar. 7 UCLA Michigan 1965 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 1965 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Duke 1965 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt 1965 men Providence Friars Providence Kansas 1965 men Bradley Braves Bradley 1965 men BYU Cougars BYU 1965 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco 1965 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State 1965 men NC State Wolfpack NC State 1965 men Dayton Flyers Dayton 1965 men Boston College Eagles Boston College т t St. John's т 1965 men Louisville Cardinals Louisville т t 1965 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee т t 1965 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia Iowa т1965 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico т1965 men Princeton Tigers Princeton т UCLA (2–0) Michigan (3–0) Saint Joseph's (2–0) u Duke (2–0) u Minnesota (2–0) d Vanderbilt (1–0) Kansas (2–0) u Providence (1–0) d BYU (1–0) u Bradley (1–0) d San Francisco (2–1) Iowa (3–0) u Kentucky (2–0) npr Louisville (2–0) u NC State (1–0) d New Mexico (2–0) т tu 1965 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State (1–2) т npr Boston College (1–0) т td Tennessee (0–1) т d Dayton (2–0) d Kansas State St. John's West Virginia Princeton Duke (4–1) u Saint Joseph's (4–0) u Vanderbilt (4–0) u Kansas (5–0) u Michigan (4–1) d Minnesota (3–0) d Providence (3–0) u UCLA (2–2) d BYU (2–0) 1965 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State (3–0) npr Bradley (6–0) d Iowa (5–0) Kentucky (4–0) 1965 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina (4–0) npr 1965 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City (5–0) npr New Mexico (4–0) т t 1965 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis (4–0) т npr 1965 men Florida Gators Florida (3–0) npr NC State (1–1) т td Utah (4–0) т npr San Francisco Louisville Ohio State Boston College Tennessee Dayton Duke (6–1) Saint Joseph's (6–0) Vanderbilt (6–0) Minnesota (4–0) u Michigan (4–1) Providence (5–0) u Wichita State (4–0) u BYU (4–0) u Iowa (7–0) т tu Kentucky (6–0) т Bradley (8–0) Kansas (5–2) d UCLA (3–3) d 1965 men Syracuse Orangemen Syracuse (7–0) npr 1965 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati (5–1) т tnpr Utah (6–0) т u Dayton (6–0) т tnpr NC State (2–1) т u 1965 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State (5–0) т npr San Francisco (5–2) т npr South Carolina Oklahoma City New Mexico Saint Louis Florida Duke (7–1) Vanderbilt (8–0) u BYU (6–0) u Bradley (10–0) u Kentucky (7–0) u Iowa (7–0) u Saint Joseph's (6–2) d Providence (5–1) d Michigan (4–3) d Minnesota (5–1) d UCLA (5–3) u Kansas (6–2) Syracuse (7–0) u NC State (3–2) т tu Utah (7–0) т u Cincinnati (6–1) т td Wichita State (4–2) т d Dayton (7–0) d New Mexico (6–1) npr North Carolina (6–2) npr Colorado State San Francisco Duke (9–1) Kentucky (8–0) u Vanderbilt (10–1) d Saint Joseph's (9–2) u BYU (8–1) d Providence (8–1) u Bradley (10–1) d UCLA (7–3) u Iowa (8–1) т td Kansas (9–2) т u Texas Western (10–0) npr Cincinnati (8–1) u Syracuse (9–2) 1965 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola-Chicago (9–1) npr Minnesota (7–3) d Michigan (6–4) d Utah (8–2) d 1965 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul (8–1) т tnpr New Mexico (9–1) т u 1965 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State (6–3) npr NC State Wichita State Dayton North Carolina Duke (11–1) Kentucky (10–0) Vanderbilt (12–1) Saint Joseph's (10–2) Bradley (13–1) u BYU (10–1) d Providence (10–1) d UCLA (9–3) Texas Western (12–0) u Kansas (11–2) d Loyola-Chicago (11–1) u Iowa (8–2) d New Mexico (10–1) u Dayton (10–1) npr 1965 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa (12–3) т tnpr Utah (10–3) т u Louisville (9–3) npr Western Kentucky (10–1) npr 1965 men Temple Owls Temple (12–1) т tnpr 1965 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M (7–4) т npr Cincinnati Syracuse Minnesota Michigan DePaul Oregon State Duke (14–1) Kentucky (12–0) Saint Joseph's (11–2) Providence (12–1) u Vanderbilt (14–2) d Bradley (14–2) d Kansas (13–2) u Texas Western (12–0) u Loyola-Chicago (13–1) u Utah (12–3) u BYU (10–3) d UCLA (10–4) d Michigan (9–4) npr Cincinnati (11–2) npr New Mexico (11–2) т td San Francisco (12–2) т npr Michigan State (10–3) npr 1965 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska (12–2) npr Iowa (9–3) d NC State (8–4) npr Tulsa Louisville Western Kentucky Temple Texas A&M Duke (14–1) Kentucky (12–0) Providence (12–1) u Vanderbilt (14–2) u Saint Joseph's (13–3) d Texas Western (12–0) u Loyola-Chicago (13–1) u Bradley (14–3) d Kansas (14–3) d Cincinnati (13–2) u Michigan State (10–4) u Utah (13–3) d Nebraska (13–2) u UCLA (10–4) d St. John's (10–3) npr San Francisco (12–2) d BYU (11–3) d Dayton (13–3) т tnpr Tulsa (13–4) т npr Iowa (10–3) тSyracuse (11–3) т d Michigan NC State Duke (15–1) Kentucky (14–0) Vanderbilt (15–2) u Providence (13–1) d Loyola-Chicago (15–1) u Texas Western (14–0) Kansas (14–3) u Saint Joseph's (13–4) d Michigan (11–4) u Cincinnati (14–3) Utah (14–3) u Nebraska (13–2) u Bradley (14–4) т td St. John's (11–3) т u Dayton (14–3) u San Francisco (13–2) BYU (11–3) New Mexico (12–2) npr Oklahoma City (9–4) т tnpr Tulsa (13–6) т d UCLA Iowa Syracuse Kentucky (17–0) u Duke (15–1) d Loyola-Chicago (16–1) u Providence (15–1) Texas Western (16–0) u Kansas (15–3) u Vanderbilt (16–3) d Saint Joseph's (15–4) Nebraska (14–2) u Michigan (12–5) d Cincinnati (14–5) т td San Francisco (15–2) т u Utah (14–4) d Dayton (15–3) u St. John's (12–4) т td Syracuse (13–3) т npr BYU (12–3) Illinois (9–7) npr Bradley (15–4) d Michigan State (13–4) npr New Mexico Oklahoma City Tulsa Kentucky (19–0) Duke (17–2) Texas Western (18–0) u Providence (17–2) Loyola-Chicago (17–2) d Saint Joseph's (17–4) u Kansas (16–3) d Vanderbilt (17–3) d Nebraska (16–3) Michigan (13–5) San Francisco (16–3) Cincinnati (16–5) d Syracuse (15–3) u BYU (14–3) т tu Utah (17–4) т d Houston (17–4) npr St. John's (14–4) d Oklahoma City (12–4) npr Western Kentucky (17–2) npr Dayton (17–3) d Illinois Bradley Michigan State Kentucky (21–0) Duke (19–2) Texas Western (20–0) Loyola-Chicago (20–2) u Kansas (18–3) u Vanderbilt (19–3) u Saint Joseph's (19–4) d Providence (19–3) d Michigan (14–5) u Nebraska (17–3) d Cincinnati (18–5) u Utah (18–5) u San Francisco (18–3) d Western Kentucky (19–2) u Houston (18–4) u Syracuse (18–4) d St. John's (16–4) Oklahoma City (15–5) Oregon State (16–6) npr Boston College (16–4) тTennessee (17–6) т npr BYU Dayton Kentucky (23–0) Duke (20–3) Texas Western (22–0) Loyola-Chicago (21–2) Kansas (20–3) Saint Joseph's (21–4) u Vanderbilt (21–3) d Providence (21–3) Michigan (15–6) Cincinnati (20–5) u Utah (20–5) u San Francisco (20–4) u Nebraska (18–4) d Oregon State (17–6) u Syracuse (19–5) u Dayton (21–4) npr Western Kentucky (21–2) d 1965 men Pacific Tigers Pacific (20–4) npr Oklahoma City (17–5) d Boston College (19–4) тMichigan State (16–6) т Houston Tennessee Kentucky (23–1) Duke (23–3) u Texas Western (23–1) d Kansas (21–3) u Loyola-Chicago (21–2) d St. Joseph's (22–4) Michigan (17–6) u Vanderbilt (22–4) d Cincinnati (21–5) u Providence (22–4) d Nebraska (20–5) u Utah (21–6) d Oklahoma City (18–5) u Houston (21–5) npr Oregon State (20–6) d Syracuse (21–5) d Pacific (22–4) u 1965 men Davidson Wildcats Davidson (20–5) npr BYU (17–5) т tnpr Dayton (23–4) т d San Francisco (20–5) Western Kentucky Boston College (19–5) Michigan State (16–7) References Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States