1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

November 2025 August 2023 1974 NCAA 70s logo.svg 1974 men NC State Wolfpack NC State UCLA The 1974–75 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final  ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia 978-0-345-51392-2 Random House 2009 816–817 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 Mar. 10 Mar. 17 Mar. 24 Mar. 31 1974 men NC State Wolfpack NC State UCLA Indiana Maryland Marquette Kansas 1974 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Louisville 1974 men Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 1974 men USC Trojans USC North Carolina 1974 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 1974 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue 1974 men Providence Friars Providence 1974 men Memphis State Tigers Memphis State Kentucky Michigan 1974 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 1974 men Arizona Wildcats Arizona 1974 men Penn Quakers Penn NC State (1–0) UCLA (2–0) Indiana (1–0) Maryland (1–0) South Carolina (2–0) u Louisville (0–0) u Kansas (1–0) d Marquette (0–0) d North Carolina (1–0) u USC (1–0) Alabama (0–0) d Purdue (1–0) u Notre Dame (1–0) d Penn (2–0) u Kentucky (1–0) u Memphis State (1–0) d Providence (0–0) d Arizona (1–0) u Michigan (1–0) d 1974 men Houston Cougars Houston (0–0) npr Minnesota NC State (4–0) UCLA (4–0) Indiana (3–0) Louisville (2–0) u Maryland (3–0) d USC (3–0) u Marquette (2–0) u North Carolina (3–0) u Kansas (3–1) d Alabama (2–0) u Notre Dame (3–0) u Penn (3–0) u South Carolina (2–1) d Memphis State (2–0) u Purdue (2–1) d Michigan (2–0) u Arizona (3–0) u 1974 men Oregon Ducks Oregon (3–0) npr 1974 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma (2–1) npr Providence (2–0) d Kentucky Houston NC State (5–0) Indiana (5–0) u UCLA (4–0) d Louisville (3–0) Maryland (5–0) Marquette (3–0) u USC (4–0) d Alabama (3–0) u Penn (5–0) u North Carolina (3–1) d Memphis State (4–0) u Notre Dame (4–1) d Arizona (6–0) u South Carolina (2–1) d Purdue (5–1) Providence (4–0) u Oklahoma (4–1) u Kansas (4–3) d Oregon (4–0) d Kentucky (3–1) npr Michigan NC State (6–0) Indiana (7–0) UCLA (6–0) Louisville (4–0) Maryland (6–0) USC (7–0) u Alabama (4–0) u North Carolina (4–1) u Penn (6–0) Arizona (7–0) u South Carolina (4–1) u Providence (5–0) u Notre Dame (4–2) d Marquette (3–2) d Purdue (5–1) Memphis State (6–1) d Kentucky (5–1) u Oklahoma (5–1) d Oregon (4–0) 1974 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers (7–1) npr Kansas NC State (8–0) Indiana (10–0) UCLA (8–0) Louisville (7–0) USC (8–0) u Alabama (5–0) u Maryland (7–1) d North Carolina (5–1) Kentucky (7–1) u Providence (7–1) u Oregon (7–0) u Penn (7–1) d Marquette (5–2) u Arizona (8–1) d South Carolina (5–2) d 1974 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State (9–1) npr Michigan (7–1) npr Purdue (5–3) d Memphis State (8–2) d Notre Dame (4–3) d Oklahoma Rutgers Indiana (12–0) u UCLA (10–0) u Louisville (8–0) u NC State (9–1) d Maryland (9–1) u USC (10–1) d Kentucky (8–1) u Alabama (7–1) d Oregon (9–0) u Arizona (10–1) u Michigan (9–1) u Arizona State (11–1) u Marquette (6–2) 1974 men La Salle Explorers La Salle (10–1) npr North Carolina (5–3) d South Carolina (6–3) d 1974 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota (9–1) npr 1974 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee (7–1) npr Providence (7–3) т td 1974 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest (7–3) т npr Penn Purdue Memphis State Notre Dame Indiana (14–0) UCLA (12–0) Louisville (11–0) NC State (10–1) Maryland (11–1) USC (12–1) Alabama (9–1) u Oregon (10–1) u Arizona State (13–1) u Kentucky (9–2) d La Salle (12–1) u Marquette (9–2) u Arizona (12–2) d North Carolina (7–3) u Providence (9–3) u Minnesota (10–2) u Rutgers (10–2) npr Tennessee (8–2) Michigan (9–3) d South Carolina (8–3) d Wake Forest Indiana (16–0) Louisville (12–0) u Maryland (13–1) u UCLA (13–1) d NC State (11–2) d Alabama (11–1) u USC (13–2) d Oregon (12–1) La Salle (14–1) u Arizona State (15–1) d Kentucky (11–2) d Marquette (11–2) Arizona (14–2) North Carolina (8–4) 1974 men Stanford Cardinals Stanford (8–6) npr Providence (10–3) d Minnesota (11–3) d Kansas (9–4) npr Rutgers (10–3) d 1974 men Auburn Tigers Auburn (8–3) тPurdue (10–4) т npr Tennessee Michigan South Carolina (9–4) Indiana (18–0) NC State (12–2) u Louisville (13–1) d UCLA (14–2) Kentucky (13–2) u USC (13–2) u La Salle (16–1) u Maryland (13–3) d Alabama (13–2) d North Carolina (10–4) u Oregon (12–2) d Arizona State (16–2) d Marquette (11–3) d Auburn (10–3) u Arizona (15–3) d Notre Dame (9–6) npr Stanford (9–6) d Tennessee (11–3) npr South Carolina (11–4) npr Kansas (10–5) d Providence Minnesota Rutgers Purdue Indiana (20–0) UCLA (15–2) u Louisville (15–1) Maryland (14–3) u Kentucky (15–2) NC State (13–3) d Alabama (15–2) u USC (13–3) d Oregon (15–2) u Arizona State (17–2) u Marquette (13–3) u North Carolina (11–5) d La Salle (16–3) d Notre Dame (11–6) u Tennessee (12–3) u Clemson (11–7) npr Arizona (15–4) d 1974 men Creighton Bluejays Creighton (15–4) npr Rutgers (14–4) npr Penn (14–4) npr Auburn Stanford South Carolina Kansas Indiana (22–0) UCLA (17–2) Maryland (17–3) u Kentucky (17–2) u NC State (16–3) u Louisville (16–2) d Alabama (17–2) Arizona State (17–2) u Marquette (15–3) u USC (14–4) d North Carolina (15–5) u La Salle (18–3) u Oregon (15–4) d Penn (16–4) u 1974 men Pan American Broncs Texas–Pan American (19–1) npr Notre Dame (12–7) d 1974 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State (13–8) npr Clemson (11–8) d Arizona (15–4) d Creighton (15–4) d Tennessee Rutgers Indiana (24–0) UCLA (19–2) Maryland (18–3) NC State (18–3) u Alabama (19–2) u Louisville (17–2) Kentucky (19–3) d Arizona State (19–2) Marquette (17–3) USC (15–5) Notre Dame (15–7) u Penn (18–4) u North Carolina (15–6) d Creighton (18–4) u Arizona (17–4) u Clemson (13–8) u La Salle (19–4) d Centenary (22–3) npr Texas–Pan American (20–2) d Oregon State (14–9) d Oregon Indiana (26–0) Maryland (19–3) u Louisville (20–2) u Kentucky (20–3) u UCLA (20–3) d Marquette (20–3) u NC State (19–4) d Alabama (20–3) d Arizona State (20–3) d Penn (20–4) u Clemson (15–8) u USC (16–6) d Creighton (19–4) u North Carolina (16–7) d 1974 men UTEP Miners UTEP (18–4) npr Notre Dame (16–8) d Oregon State (16–9) u Texas–Pan American (21–2) u Arizona (18–5) d Washington (16–7) npr La Salle Centenary (24–4) Indiana (28–0) Maryland (22–3) Louisville (22–2) UCLA (22–3) u Marquette (21–3) u Kentucky (21–4) d Alabama (22–3) u NC State (20–5) d Arizona State (22–3) Penn (23–4) USC (18–6) u North Carolina (19–7) u Creighton (19–4) Clemson (16–9) d Oregon State (17–9) u Notre Dame (18–8) Texas–Pan American (22–2) u UTEP (19–5) d Arizona (20–5) Rutgers (20–6) npr Washington Indiana (29–0) UCLA (23–3) u Louisville (24–2) Maryland (22–4) d Marquette (22–3) Kentucky (22–4) North Carolina (21–7) u Arizona State (23–3) u NC State (22–6) d Alabama (22–4) d Penn (23–4) d Notre Dame (18–8) u USC (18–7) d Clemson (17–10) Oregon State (17–10) Rutgers (22–6) u Centenary (25–4) npr 1974 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati (21–4) npr UTEP (22–2) u Texas–Pan American (22–2) d Creighton (20–6) Arizona (20–6) Indiana (30–0) UCLA (24–3) Louisville (25–2) Maryland (23–4) Kentucky (23–4) u North Carolina (22–7) u Arizona State (24–3) u NC State (22–6) u Notre Dame (19–8) u Marquette (23–4) d Alabama (22–5) d Cincinnati (22–5) u Oregon State (18–10) u 1974 men Drake Bulldogs Drake (19–10) npr Penn (23–5) d 1974 men UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV (23–4) npr 1974 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State (19–8) npr USC (18–8) d Centenary (25–4) d 1974 men Syracuse Orangemen Syracuse (21–7) npr Clemson Rutgers UTEP Texas–Pan American UCLA (26–3) u Kentucky (25–4) u Indiana (31–1) d Louisville (27–2) d Maryland (24–5) d Syracuse (23–7) u Arizona State (25–4) NC State (22–6) North Carolina (23–8) d Marquette (23–4) Alabama (22–5) Cincinnati (23–6) Princeton (22–8) npr Notre Dame (19–10) d Kansas State (20–9) u Drake (20–10) d Penn (23–5) d Centenary (25–4) u Michigan (19–8) npr UNLV (24–5) d USC Syracuse UCLA (28–3) Kentucky (26–5) Indiana (31–1) Louisville (28–3) Maryland (24–5) Syracuse (23–9) NC State (22–6) u Arizona State (25–4) d North Carolina (23–8) Alabama (22–5) u Marquette (23–4) d Princeton (22–8) u Cincinnati (23–6) d Notre Dame (19–10) Kansas State (20–9) Drake (20–10) UNLV (26–5) u Oregon State (18–12) npr Michigan (19–8) Providence (17–10) npr Penn Centenary (25–4) UPI Poll 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final Dec. 11 Dec. 18 Dec. 25 Jan. 2 Jan. 8 Jan. 15 Jan. 22 Jan. 29 Feb. 5 Feb. 12 Feb. 19 Feb. 26 Mar. 5 Mar. 12 1974 men NC State Wolfpack NC State (4–0) UCLA (4–0) Indiana (3–0) Louisville (2–0) North Carolina (3–0) 1974 men USC Trojans USC (3–0) Marquette (2–0) 1974 men Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama (2–0) Kansas (3–1) Maryland (3–0) 1974 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame (3–0) 1974 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina (2–1) 1974 men Penn Quakers Penn (3–0) 1974 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State (3–0) 1974 men Arizona Wildcats Arizona (3–0) 1974 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue (2–1) т t 1974 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State (4–0) т 1974 men Memphis State Tigers Memphis State (2–0) Michigan (2–0) т t 1974 men Oregon Ducks Oregon (3–0) т NC State (5–0) Indiana (5–0) u UCLA (4–0) d Louisville (3–0) USC (4–0) u Maryland (5–0) u Marquette (3–0) Alabama (3–0) North Carolina (3–1) d Arizona State (7–0) u Notre Dame (4–1) Purdue (5–1) u Arizona (6–0) т tu South Carolina (5–0) т td Washington (6–0) т npr Oregon (4–0) u Penn (5–0) т td Memphis State (4–0) т u 1974 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma (4–1) npr Kentucky (3–1) npr Kansas Oregon State Michigan NC State (6–0) Indiana (7–0) UCLA (6–0) Louisville (4–0) USC (7–0) Alabama (4–0) u Maryland (6–0) d North Carolina (4–1) u Arizona State (8–0) u South Carolina (4–1) u Penn (6–0) u Arizona (7–0) u Purdue (5–1) d Oregon (4–0) u Kentucky (5–1) u 1974 men Providence Friars Providence (5–0) npr Oklahoma (5–1) u Marquette (3–2) d Notre Dame (4–2) d 1974 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers (7–1) npr Washington Memphis State (6–1) NC State (8–0) Indiana (10–0) UCLA (8–0) Louisville (7–0) USC (8–0) Alabama (5–0) Maryland (7–1) North Carolina (5–1) Kentucky (7–1) u Oregon (7–0) u Arizona State (9–1) d South Carolina (5–2) u Providence (7–1) u Marquette (5–2) u Michigan (7–1) npr Penn (7–1) d Kansas (6–4) npr Arizona (8–1) d 1974 men Bradley Braves Bradley (6–1) npr Memphis State (8–2) npr Purdue Oklahoma Notre Dame (4–3) Rutgers Indiana (12–0) u UCLA (10–0) u NC State (9–1) d Louisville (8–0) USC (10–1) Maryland (9–1) u Oregon (9–0) u Alabama (7–1) d Kentucky (8–1) Arizona State (11–1) u Michigan (9–1) u North Carolina (5–3) d Arizona (10–1) u Marquette (6–2) 1974 men La Salle Explorers La Salle (10–1) npr South Carolina (6–3) т td Providence (7–3) т td 1974 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest (7–3) т tnpr Washington (9–2) т npr 1974 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State (9–2) тRutgers (10–2) т npr Penn Kansas Bradley Memphis State Indiana (14–0) UCLA (12–0) NC State (10–1) Louisville (11–0) USC (12–1) Maryland (11–1) Alabama (9–1) u Arizona State (13–1) u Oregon (10–1) d Kentucky (9–2) d La Salle (12–1) u Marquette (9–2) u Arizona (12–2) North Carolina (7–3) d South Carolina (8–3) u 1974 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee (8–2) npr Rutgers (10–2) т tu Bradley (8–3) т npr New Mexico State (9–3) т tu Penn (9–3) т npr Michigan Providence (9–3) Wake Forest Washington (9–3) Indiana (16–0) UCLA (13–1) Louisville (12–0) u Maryland (13–1) u NC State (11–2) d Alabama (11–1) u USC (13–2) d Arizona State (15–1) Oregon (12–1) Kentucky (11–2) La Salle (14–1) Marquette (11–2) Arizona (14–2) North Carolina (8–4) South Carolina (9–4) 1974 men UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV (12–3) npr 1974 men Creighton Bluejays Creighton (12–4) npr 1974 men Stanford Cardinals Stanford (8–6) npr Kansas (9–4) т tnpr 1974 men Utah Utes Utah (11–3) т npr Tennessee Rutgers Bradley New Mexico State Penn Indiana (18–0) NC State (12–2) u Louisville (13–1) UCLA (14–2) d Indiana (13–2) u Alabama (13–2) Kentucky (13–2) u Maryland (13–3) d Arizona State (16–2) d La Salle (16–1) u North Carolina (10–4) u Oregon (12–2) d Arizona (15–3) South Carolina (11–4) т tu Creighton (13–4) т u UNLV (13–3) Marquette (11–3) т d Stanford (9–6) т u Oregon State (12–6) т npr Notre Dame (9–6) npr Kansas (10–5) Utah Indiana (20–0) UCLA (15–2) u Louisville (15–1) Maryland (14–3) u Kentucky (15–2) u NC State (13–3) d Alabama (15–2) d USC (13–3) d Arizona State (17–2) Oregon (15–2) u North Carolina (11–5) Marquette (13–3) u Arizona (15–4) Oregon State (12–7) Clemson (11–7) npr Notre Dame (11–6) tu UNLV (15–3) La Salle (16–3) т td Tennessee (12–3) т tnpr Creighton (15–4) т d South Carolina Stanford Indiana (22–0) UCLA (17–2) Maryland (17–3) u NC State (16–3) u Kentucky (17–2) Alabama (17–2) u Louisville (16–2) d Arizona State (17–2) u USC (14–4) d North Carolina (15–5) u Oregon State (13–8) u Marquette (15–3) La Salle (18–3) u Arizona (15–4) d UNLV (17–3) u Creighton (15–4) u New Mexico State (16–5) npr South Carolina (13–6) npr 1974 men Utah State Aggies Utah State (16–4) npr 1974 men UTEP Miners UTEP (14–4) npr Oregon Clemson Notre Dame Tennessee Indiana (24–0) UCLA (19–2) Maryland (18–3) NC State (18–3) Alabama (19–2) u Louisville (17–2) u Arizona State (19–2) u Kentucky (19–3) d Marquette (17–3) u USC (15–5) d Oregon State (14–9) North Carolina (15–6) d Arizona (17–4) u UTEP (16–4) u Utah State (17–4) u La Salle (19–4) d UNLV (18–4) d Notre Dame (15–7) т tnpr Kansas (15–6) т npr South Carolina (15–6) d Creighton New Mexico State Indiana (26–0) Maryland (19–3) u UCLA (20–3) d Louisville (20–2) u Kentucky (20–3) u NC State (19–4) d Alabama (20–3) т td Arizona State (20–3) т Marquette (20–3) Oregon State (16–9) u UTEP (18–4) u USC (16–6) d North Carolina (16–7) d Penn (20–4) npr Clemson (15–8) npr Utah State (19–5) т tu UNLV (20–4) т d Arizona (18–5) т td Washington (16–7) т tnpr New Mexico State (19–5) т npr La Salle Notre Dame (16–8) Kansas South Carolina Indiana (28–0) Maryland (22–3) UCLA (22–3) Louisville (22–2) Alabama (22–3) u Kentucky (21–4) d Marquette (21–3) u Arizona State (22–3) d NC State (20–5) d Oregon State (17–9) USC (18–6) u Penn (23–4) u North Carolina (19–7) Clemson (16–9) u Utah State (19–5) u UTEP (19–5) т td UNLV (20–4) т Creighton (19–4) npr Cincinnati (20–5) npr Arizona (20–5) d Washington New Mexico State Indiana (29–0) UCLA (23–3) u Louisville (24–2) u Kentucky (22–4) u Maryland (22–4) d Marquette (23–4) u Arizona State (23–3) u Alabama (22–4) d NC State (22–6) North Carolina (21–7) u Penn (23–4) u USC (18–7) d Utah State (21–5) u UNLV (21–4) u Notre Dame (18–8) npr Creighton (20–6) u Arizona (20–6) u New Mexico State (20–6) npr Clemson (17–10) d UTEP (20–5) d Oregon State (17–10) Cincinnati (21–5) References Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States