1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

November 2025 August 2023 1968 image UCLA UCLA The 1968–69 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 This was the first season since 1959–60 that AP polls throughout the season included 20 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 760–761 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Dec. 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 UCLA North Carolina 1968 men Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Notre Dame Kansas Davidson 1968 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure 1968 men Houston Cougars Houston 1968 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico Purdue 1968 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova 1968 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State 1968 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Cincinnati Marquette 1968 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky Duke 1968 men Detroit Titans Detroit 1968 men Florida Gators Florida 1968 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee UCLA (1–0) North Carolina (0–0) Kentucky (1–0) Kansas (1–0) u Notre Dame (0–0) d Houston (1–0) tu Davidson (1–0) New Mexico (1–0) u Cincinnati (1–0) u Villanova (1–0) u St. Bonaventure (0–0) d Vanderbilt (0–0) u Ohio State (1–0) d Purdue (0–1) d Detroit (1–0) u Duke (1–0) u Western Kentucky (1–0) d Santa Clara (1–0) npr 1968 men California Golden Bears California (0–0) npr Iowa (1–0)Marquette (0–0)Tennessee (1–0) npr Florida UCLA (3–0) North Carolina (3–0) Davidson (3–0) u Kentucky (2–1) d New Mexico (3–0) u Cincinnati (3–0) u Notre Dame (1–1) d Villanova (3–0) u Duke (3–0) u St. Bonaventure (2–0) u Kansas (3–1) d Houston (3–1) d Purdue (2–1) u Detroit (4–0) u Western Kentucky (4–0) u Santa Clara (3–0) u Ohio State (1–1) d California (2–0) u Iowa (3–0) u 1968 men La Salle Explorers La Salle (1–0) npr Vanderbilt Marquette Tennessee UCLA (3–0) North Carolina (4–0) Davidson (3–0) Kentucky (3–1) New Mexico (5–0) Cincinnati (4–0) Notre Dame (3–1) Villanova (4–0) St. Bonaventure (4–0) u Santa Clara (5–0) u Kansas (5–1) Purdue (4–1) u Detroit (6–0) u 1968 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State (5–0) npr California (3–0) u La Salle (4–0) u Ohio State (2–1) Western Kentucky (6–1) d 1968 men Louisville Cardinals Louisville (5–0) npr Houston (4–2) d Duke Iowa (3–2) UCLA (5–0) North Carolina (6–0) Davidson (5–0) Kentucky (5–1) Villanova (5–0) u New Mexico (8–1) d Notre Dame (5–1) Kansas (8–1) u Santa Clara (6–0) u Cincinnati (6–1) d Detroit (8–0) u Illinois (7–0) npr St. Bonaventure (5–1) d Louisville (7–0) u New Mexico State (7–0) d Ohio State (4–1) u La Salle (6–0) d Purdue (5–2) d 1968 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming (7–0) npr 1968 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee (5–1) npr California Western Kentucky Houston UCLA (7–0) Davidson (7–0) u Kentucky (6–1) u North Carolina (7–1) d Kansas (10–1) u Santa Clara (9–0) u Detroit (10–0) u Illinois (9–0) u Villanova (6–1) d Cincinnati (7–1) La Salle (8–0) u New Mexico State (9–0) u Ohio State (6–1) u Louisville (7–0) 1968 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne (9–0) npr Notre Dame (5–2) d St. John's (8–1) npr New Mexico (8–2) d 1968 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern (8–1) npr St. Bonaventure (6–2) d Purdue (7–3) Wyoming (8–1) Tennessee UCLA (9–0) North Carolina (8–1) u Santa Clara (12–0) u Illinois (10–0) u Kansas (12–1) Davidson (8–1) d Kentucky (7–2) d St. John's (8–2) u Villanova (8–1) New Mexico State (11–0) u La Salle (9–1) Northwestern (9–1) u Detroit (10–2) d Louisville (9–1) Duquesne (9–1) Ohio State (7–2) d Notre Dame (7–2) d Drake (10–1) npr Cincinnati (7–3) d Marquette (8–2) npr New Mexico St. Bonaventure UCLA (11–0) North Carolina (11–1) Santa Clara (14–0) Davidson (10–1) u Kentucky (9–2) u St. John's (9–2) u New Mexico State (14–0) u Illinois (11–1) d Villanova (10–1) Kansas (13–2) d La Salle (11–1) Duquesne (10–1) u Ohio State (8–2) u 1968 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa (11–2) npr Marquette (11–2) u Notre Dame (10–2) u Northwestern (9–2) d 1968 men Baylor Bears Baylor (9–2) npr Cincinnati (9–3) 1968 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado (13–2) npr Detroit Louisville Drake (11–2) UCLA (12–0) North Carolina (13–1) Santa Clara (16–0) Davidson (12–1) Kentucky (11–2) St. John's (11–2) New Mexico State (15–0) Illinois (11–1) La Salle (12–1) u Duquesne (11–1) u Villanova (11–2) d Ohio State (9–2) u Kansas (14–3) d Tulsa (13–2) Notre Dame (12–2) u Marquette (12–2) d Colorado (14–2) u Purdue (9–3) npr 1968 men Columbia Lions Columbia (13–1) npr Dayton (12–2) npr Northwestern Baylor Cincinnati UCLA (14–0) North Carolina (13–1) Santa Clara (16–0) Davidson (14–1) Kentucky (12–2) St. John's (12–2) Illinois (12–1) u New Mexico State (16–0) d La Salle (14–1) Villanova (13–2) u Duquesne (11–1) d Ohio State (11–2) Tulsa (14–2) u Purdue (10–3) u Kansas (14–3) d Marquette (13–2) Colorado (14–2) Columbia (13–1) u South Carolina (10–2) npr Dayton (13–3) Notre Dame UCLA (16–0) North Carolina (14–1) Santa Clara (17–0) Kentucky (14–2) u St. John's (13–2) u Davidson (15–2) d La Salle (16–1) u Villanova (15–2) u Purdue (11–3) u Illinois (13–2) d Tulsa (16–2) u Ohio State (12–3) Kansas (15–3) u Columbia (15–1) u Duquesne (12–2) d New Mexico State (16–2) d Marquette (14–3) d New Mexico (13–6) npr Dayton (15–3) u Colorado (14–3) d South Carolina UCLA (18–0) North Carolina (17–1) Santa Clara (20–0) Kentucky (16–2) La Salle (18–1) u Davidson (18–2) Tulsa (18–2) u Purdue (13–3) u St. John's (16–3) d Illinois (14–2) Villanova (16–3) d Kansas (17–3) u Duquesne (14–2) u Colorado (16–3) u New Mexico State (19–2) u Ohio State (12–4) d Dayton (16–4) u Marquette (16–3) d 1968 men Baylor Bears Baylor (14–3) npr Louisville (14–3) npr Columbia New Mexico UCLA (19–0) Santa Clara (21–0) u North Carolina (19–2) d La Salle (20–1) u Davidson (20–2) u Kentucky (17–3) d St. John's (18–3) u Duquesne (16–2) u Purdue (14–4) d Ohio State (14–4) u Villanova (17–4) South Carolina (17–3) npr Louisville (16–3) u Tulsa (18–4) d New Mexico State (21–2) Kansas (18–4) d Tennessee (15–3) npr Colorado (17–4) d Illinois (14–4) d Marquette (17–4) d Dayton Baylor UCLA (22–0) North Carolina (21–2) u La Salle (22–1) u Santa Clara (22–1) d Davidson (22–2) Kentucky (19–3) St. John's (20–3) South Carolina (19–3) u Purdue (16–4) Duquesne (17–3) d Louisville (17–3) u Villanova (19–4) d Kansas (19–4) u Ohio State (15–5) d Illinois (16–4) u New Mexico State (21–3) d Tennessee (16–4) Marquette (19–4) u Tulsa (18–5) d 1968 men Boston College Eagles Boston College (19–3) npr Colorado UCLA (24–0) La Salle (23–1) u Santa Clara (24–1) u North Carolina (22–3) d Davidson (24–2) Purdue (18–4) u Kentucky (20–4) d St. John's (22–4) d Duquesne (17–3) d Villanova (17–3) u Drake (21–4) npr New Mexico State (23–3) u South Carolina (19–5) d Marquette (21–4) u Louisville (18–4) d Boston College (20–3) u Notre Dame (20–5) npr Colorado (19–6) npr Kansas (20–5) d Illinois (17–5) d Ohio State Tennessee Tulsa (18–6) UPI Poll 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final Dec. 3 Dec. 10 Dec. 17 Dec. 24 Dec. 31 Jan. 7 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 28 Feb. 4 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25 Mar. 4 Mar. 11 UCLA (1–0) North Carolina (0–0) 1968 men Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky (1–0) Notre Dame (0–0) Kansas (1–0) 1968 men Houston Cougars Houston (1–0) Davidson (1–0) 1968 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico (1–0) 1968 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova (1–0) Cincinnati (1–0) Purdue (0–1) 1968 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure (0–0) 1968 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State (1–0) 1968 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State (1–0) Duke (1–0) т t 1968 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky (1–0) т Santa Clara (1–0) 1968 men USC Trojans USC (0–2) 1968 men Florida Gators Florida (0–0) 1968 men California Golden Bears California (0–0) UCLA (3–0) North Carolina (3–0) Davidson (3–0) u Kentucky (2–1) d New Mexico (3–0) u Villanova (3–0) u Notre Dame (1–1) d Cincinnati (3–0) u Purdue (2–1) u Kansas (3–1) d St. Bonaventure (2–0) u Duke (3–0) u Houston (3–1) d Western Kentucky (4–0) u Santa Clara (3–0) u New Mexico State (3–0) d 1968 men Detroit Titans Detroit (3–0) npr Ohio State (1–1) т td Dayton (4–0) т npr USC (2–2) d California (2–0) Florida (0–0) UCLA (3–0) North Carolina (4–0) Davidson (3–0) Cincinnati (4–0) u Kentucky (3–1) d New Mexico (5–0) d Villanova (4–0) d Notre Dame (3–1) d Kansas (5–1) u Santa Clara (5–0) u St. Bonaventure (4–0) Purdue (4–1) d New Mexico State (5–0) u 1968 men La Salle Explorers La Salle (4–0) npr Houston (4–2) d Illinois (4–0) npr 1968 men Columbia Lions Columbia (4–0) npr 1968 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa (5–1) npr Western Kentucky (6–1) d USC (4–2) Duke Detroit (6–0) Ohio State (2–1) Dayton UCLA (5–0) North Carolina (6–0) Davidson (5–0) Kentucky (5–1) u Villanova (5–0) u Santa Clara (6–0) u Notre Dame (5–1) u New Mexico (8–1) d Kansas (8–1) Cincinnati (6–1) d Illinois (7–0) u New Mexico State (7–0) u St. Bonaventure (5–1) d 1968 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming (7–0) npr Detroit (8–0) npr 1968 men Louisville Cardinals Louisville (7–0) npr Dayton (6–1) npr Ohio State (4–1) npr Purdue (5–2) d USC (5–3) La Salle (6–0) Houston Columbia Tulsa Western Kentucky UCLA (7–0) North Carolina (7–1) Davidson (7–0) Kentucky (6–1) Santa Clara (9–0) u Kansas (10–1) u Villanova (6–1) d Illinois (9–0) u Cincinnati (7–1) u St. John's (8–1) npr 1968 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne (9–0) npr New Mexico (8–2) d Detroit (10–0) u Columbia (8–0) npr New Mexico State (9–0) d La Salle (8–0) npr Purdue (7–3) u Louisville (7–0) т td 1968 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt (6–2) т tnpr Wyoming (8–1) т d Notre Dame (5–2) St. Bonaventure (6–2) Dayton Ohio State (6–1) USC UCLA (9–0) North Carolina (8–1) Santa Clara (12–0) u Davidson (8–1) d Illinois (10–0) u Kansas (12–1) Kentucky (7–2) d St. John's (8–2) u Villanova (8–1) d New Mexico State (11–0) u New Mexico (10–3) u Notre Dame (7–2) npr Purdue (8–3) u Duquesne (9–1) d Columbia (9–1) d Louisville (9–1) u Drake (10–1) npr Tulsa (10–2) npr 1968 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern (9–1) т tnpr Detroit (10–2) т d Cincinnati (7–3) La Salle (9–1) Wyoming Vanderbilt UCLA (11–0) North Carolina (11–1) Santa Clara (14–0) Davidson (10–1) Illinois (11–1) Kentucky (9–2) u New Mexico State (14–0) u St. John's (9–2) Kansas (13–2) d Villanova (10–1) d Tulsa (11–2) u New Mexico (11–4) d Notre Dame (10–2) d Duquesne (10–1) Wyoming (9–2) npr Purdue (9–3) d 1968 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado (13–2) т tnpr St. Bonaventure (7–5) т npr Cincinnati (9–3) т npr Columbia (11–1) тLouisville (10–2) т d Drake Northwestern (9–2) Detroit UCLA (12–0) North Carolina (13–1) Santa Clara (16–0) Davidson (12–1) Kentucky (11–2) u New Mexico State (15–0) u St. John's (11–2) u Illinois (11–1) d Villanova (11–2) u Tulsa (13–2) u Kansas (14–3) d Colorado (14–2) u Duquesne (11–1) т tu Notre Dame (12–2) т Ohio State (9–2) npr La Salle (12–1) npr Columbia (13–1) u St. Bonaventure (7–5) d Dayton (12–2) т tnpr New Mexico (11–6) т d Wyoming Purdue (9–3) Cincinnati Louisville UCLA (14–0) North Carolina (13–1) Santa Clara (16–0) Davidson (14–1) Kentucky (12–2) New Mexico State (16–0) St. John's (12–2) Illinois (12–1) Villanova (13–2) La Salle (14–1) u Duquesne (11–1) u Tulsa (14–2) d Kansas (14–3) d Colorado (14–2) d Columbia (13–1) u Notre Dame (13–3) d Ohio State (11–2) d Dayton (13–3) т tu New Mexico (11–6) т Purdue (10–3) тWyoming (10–3) т npr St. Bonaventure UCLA (16–0) North Carolina (14–1) Santa Clara (17–0) Kentucky (14–2) u St. John's (13–2) u Davidson (15–2) d Villanova (15–2) u Illinois (13–2) La Salle (16–1) u Kansas (15–3) Tulsa (16–2) u Purdue (11–3) u New Mexico State (16–2) d Columbia (15–1) u New Mexico (13–6) u Duquesne (12–2) d Iowa (10–4) npr Ohio State (12–3) т td 1968 men Lamar Cardinals Lamar (15–0) т npr Colorado (14–3) d Notre Dame Dayton (15–3) Wyoming UCLA (18–0) North Carolina (17–1) Santa Clara (20–0) Kentucky (16–2) Davidson (18–2) u St. John's (16–3) d La Salle (18–1) u Purdue (13–3) u Illinois (14–2) d Villanova (16–3) d Tulsa (18–2) Kansas (17–3) d Colorado (16–3) u New Mexico (13–7) u Duquesne (14–2) u Louisville (14–3) т tnpr Wyoming (14–5) т npr Columbia (15–3) т td South Carolina (14–3) т npr Notre Dame (15–4) тBoston College (15–3) т npr New Mexico State Iowa Ohio State Lamar UCLA (19–0) Santa Clara (21–0) u North Carolina (19–2) d Davidson (20–2) u La Salle (20–1) u Kentucky (17–3) d St. John's (18–3) d Purdue (14–4) Villanova (17–4) u Duquesne (16–2) u South Carolina (17–3) u Tulsa (18–4) d New Mexico State (21–2) npr Louisville (16–3) u Ohio State (14–4) npr Illinois (14–4) d New Mexico (15–7) т td Wyoming (15–5) т d Kansas (18–4) т td Columbia (17–3) т d Colorado Notre Dame Boston College UCLA (22–0) North Carolina (21–2) u Santa Clara (22–1) d La Salle (22–1) u Davidson (22–2) d Kentucky (19–3) Purdue (16–4) u St. John's (20–3) d Villanova (19–4) Duquesne (17–3) Louisville (17–3) u South Carolina (19–3) d New Mexico State (21–3) Kansas (19–4) u Ohio State (15–5) Wyoming (16–8) u Drake (19–4) npr Boston College (19–3) т tnpr New Mexico (16–8) т d Illinois (16–4) d Tulsa Columbia UCLA (24–0) Santa Clara (24–1) u North Carolina (22–3) d Davidson (24–2) u La Salle (23–1) d Purdue (18–4) u Kentucky (20–4) d St. John's (22–4) Duquesne (19–3) u Villanova (21–4) d Drake (21–4) u New Mexico State (23–3) т tu Wyoming (19–7) т u Notre Dame (20–5) т tnpr Colorado (19–6) т npr South Carolina (19–5) d Marquette (21–4) npr Kansas (20–5) d Boston College (20–3) d Princeton (19–6) npr Louisville Ohio State New Mexico Illinois UCLA (25–1) North Carolina (25–3) u Davidson (26–2) u Santa Clara (26–1) d Kentucky (22–4) u La Salle (23–1) d Purdue (20–4) d St. John's (23–5) New Mexico State (24–3) u Duquesne (17–3) d Drake (22–4) Colorado (20–6) u Louisville (20–4) npr Marquette (23–4) u Boston College (21–3) т tu Villanova (21–5) т d Weber State (26–2) т tnpr Wyoming (19–8) т d Colorado State (17–6) npr Kansas (20–6) тSouth Carolina (21–6) т d Notre Dame (20–6) Princeton (19–7) References Rankings 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