1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

November 2025 August 2023 1988 NCAA logo.svg Duke Michigan The 1988–89 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 November 2025 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Pre Nov. 22 Nov. 29 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 Mar. 14 Duke Georgetown Michigan Louisville Oklahoma North Carolina Iowa Syracuse Illinois UNLV Arizona 1988 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova Georgia Tech Missouri Florida Florida State 1988 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State NC State 1988 men Temple Owls Temple Stanford Duke (1–0) Georgetown (0–0) Michigan (0–0) Oklahoma (0–0) u North Carolina (2–0) u Syracuse (0–0) u Iowa (0–0) UNLV (0–0) u Illinois (0–0) Arizona (0–0) u Villanova (0–0) u Louisville (0–1) d Missouri (2–0) u Georgia Tech (0–0) d Florida (0–0) Ohio State (0–0) u Florida State (0–0) d NC State (0–0) Temple (0–0) Indiana (2–0) npr Stanford (1–1) Duke (2–0) Michigan (3–0) Georgetown (2–0) d Syracuse (4–0) u Oklahoma (2–1) d Iowa (1–0) u Illinois (1–0) u Missouri (3–1) u UNLV (2–1) d North Carolina (3–1) d Arizona (0–0) d Georgia Tech (1–0) u Louisville (0–1) d Florida State (1–0) u Ohio State (2–1) u NC State (1–0) u Temple (0–0) u Villanova (1–1) d Florida (1–1) d 1988 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee (1–0) npr Indiana (2–2) Duke (4–0) Michigan (5–0) Syracuse (7–0) u Georgetown (2–0) d Iowa (4–0) u Oklahoma (2–1) d Illinois (3–0) North Carolina (6–1) u UNLV (2–1) Arizona (2–1) u Missouri (5–2) d Georgia Tech (3–0) Florida State (3–0) u Ohio State (3–1) u Louisville (1–2) d Tennessee (3–0) u Villanova (3–1) u Connecticut (2–0) npr NC State (2–1) d Seton Hall (5–0) npr Temple (0–2) Florida (3–2) Duke (6–0) Michigan (8–0) Syracuse (8–0) Iowa (6–0) u Georgetown (4–0) d Illinois (6–0) u Oklahoma (5–1) d North Carolina (8–1) Arizona (3–1) u Missouri (7–2) u Georgia Tech (4–0) u Florida State (4–0) u UNLV (2–2) d Ohio State (4–1) Louisville (4–2) Tennessee (4–0) Seton Hall (7–0) u NC State (2–1) u Notre Dame (4–0) npr UCLA (4–0) npr Villanova (3–3) Connecticut (4–1) Duke (6–0) Michigan (9–0) Syracuse (10–0) Iowa (8–0) Illinois (7–0) u Georgetown (6–0) d Oklahoma (6–1) North Carolina (9–1) Arizona (4–1) Missouri (9–2) Florida State (6–0) u Ohio State (6–1) u UNLV (3–2) Louisville (5–2) u Seton Hall (9–0) u Georgia Tech (4–1) d NC State (2–1) u South Carolina (5–0) npr Tennessee (4–1) d Kansas (7–1) npr Notre Dame (4–1) UCLA (4–1) Duke (7–0) Michigan (11–0) Syracuse (11–0) Illinois (9–0) u Georgetown (7–0) u Oklahoma (8–1) u North Carolina (10–1) u Arizona (6–1) u Iowa (10–1) d Florida State (7–0) u Missouri (10–3) d UNLV (5–2) u Seton Hall (10–0) u Louisville (6–2) Ohio State (7–2) d South Carolina (6–0) u Georgia Tech (5–1) d NC State (4–1) d Tennessee (6–1) Kansas (8–1) Duke (8–0) Syracuse (13–0) u Illinois (12–0) u Oklahoma (10–1) u Georgetown (9–0) North Carolina (11–1) u Michigan (12–1) d Arizona (8–1) Iowa (11–1) Seton Hall (12–0) u Missouri (12–3) UNLV (7–2) Louisville (7–2) u Ohio State (9–2) u Florida State (8–1) d Tennessee (8–1) т tu NC State (6–1) т u Kansas (10–1) u Georgia Tech (7–2) d 1988 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia (9–2) npr South Carolina (6–2) Duke (11–0) Illinois (13–0) u Oklahoma (12–1) u Syracuse (14–1) d Iowa (13–1) u Michigan (13–1) u Georgetown (10–1) d North Carolina (13–2) d Louisville (9–2) u Missouri (13–3) u UNLV (9–2) u Arizona (9–2) d Seton Hall (13–1) d Florida State (10–1) u NC State (9–1) u Kansas (12–1) u Tennessee (10–1) d Ohio State (10–3) d Georgia Tech (10–2) Providence (12–0) npr Georgia (9–4) Duke (13–0) Illinois (15–0) Georgetown (12–1) u Louisville (12–2) u Oklahoma (13–2) d Michigan (14–2) Iowa (13–2) d Missouri (13–3) u Arizona (11–2) u UNLV (11–2) u Syracuse (14–3) d Seton Hall (15–1) u North Carolina (14–3) d Florida State (12–1) NC State (11–1) Ohio State (12–3) u Kansas (14–2) d Tennessee (11–2) d Indiana (13–4) npr Stanford (12–3) npr Georgia Tech (10–4) Providence (13–1) Illinois (17–0) u Georgetown (14–1) u Louisville (13–2) u Oklahoma (15–2) u Missouri (16–3) u Arizona (13–2) u North Carolina (16–3) u Duke (13–2) d Seton Hall (17–1) u Michigan (15–3) d Florida State (14–1) u Iowa (14–3) d UNLV (13–3) d Syracuse (15–4) d NC State (12–2) Indiana (15–4) u Ohio State (12–4) d Kansas (15–3) d Stanford (14–4) u Providence (14–2) npr Tennessee (12–3) Oklahoma (17–2) u Illinois (18–1) d North Carolina (18–3) u Arizona (15–2) u Missouri (18–3) Georgetown (15–2) d Louisville (14–3) d Florida State (16–1) u Iowa (15–3) u Seton Hall (18–2) d Michigan (16–4) d Duke (14–3) d NC State (14–2) u Syracuse (17–4) Ohio State (15–4) u UNLV (14–4) d Indiana (16–5) d West Virginia (15–2) npr LSU (14–5) npr Stanford (15–5) d Kansas (16–4) Providence (15–3) Arizona (17–2) u Georgetown (17–2) u Missouri (20–3) u Louisville (16–3) u Oklahoma (18–3) d North Carolina (18–4) d Illinois (18–3) d Iowa (17–4) u Syracuse (19–4) u Michigan (17–4) u Seton Hall (19–3) d Florida State (17–2) d Indiana (18–5) u Duke (15–4) d West Virginia (17–2) u Ohio State (15–5) d NC State (14–4) d Stanford (17–5) u UNLV (14–5) d Georgia Tech (14–6) npr LSU (15–6) Oklahoma (21–3) u Arizona (18–3) d Missouri (21–4) Georgetown (18–3) d Illinois (20–3) u Syracuse (21–4) u Florida State (19–2) u North Carolina (19–5) d Indiana (20–5) u Louisville (17–5) d Duke (17–4) u Seton Hall (20–4) d Michigan (18–5) d West Virginia (19–2) u Iowa (17–6) d Ohio State (17–6) Stanford (19–5) u UNLV (16–6) u NC State (15–5) d LSU (17–6) npr Georgia Tech (14–7) Oklahoma (23–3) Arizona (20–3) Georgetown (20–3) u Indiana (21–5) u North Carolina (22–5) u Syracuse (22–5) Missouri (22–5) d Louisville (18–5) u Duke (19–4) u Illinois (21–4) d West Virginia (22–2) u Florida State (19–4) d Michigan (19–6) Iowa (19–6) u Seton Hall (21–5) d Stanford (20–5) u NC State (17–5) u UNLV (18–6) Saint Mary's (22–3) npr Ball State (21–2) npr Ohio State (17–8) LSU (18–7) Arizona (22–3) u Georgetown (22–3) u Indiana (23–5) u Oklahoma (24–4) d North Carolina (24–5) Syracuse (23–5) Missouri (23–6) Illinois (23–4) u Duke (21–5) Michigan (21–6) u Iowa (21–6) u Seton Hall (23–5) u Stanford (23–5) u Louisville (19–7) d West Virginia (23–3) d Florida State (19–6) d Saint Mary's (24–3) u UNLV (20–7) Ball State (23–2) u NC State (18–7) d Arizona (24–3) Oklahoma (26–4) u Georgetown (23–4) d Illinois (25–4) u Syracuse (25–6) u Indiana (24–6) d Duke (22–6) u Michigan (23–6) u North Carolina (24–7) d Missouri (24–7) s Seton Hall (25–5) u Stanford (24–5) u West Virginia (25–3) u Florida State (21–6) u Iowa (21–8) d Louisville (20–8) d NC State (20–7) u UNLV (23–7) Ball State (25–2) Saint Mary's (25–4) d Arizona (27–3) Georgetown (26–4) u Illinois (27–4) u Oklahoma (28–5) d North Carolina (27–7) u Missouri (27–7) u Syracuse (27–7) d Indiana (25–7) d Duke (24–7) d Michigan (24–7) d Seton Hall (26–6) Louisville (22–8) u Stanford (26–6) d Iowa (22–9) u UNLV (26–7) u Florida State (22–7) d West Virginia (25–4) d Ball State (28–2) u NC State (20–8) d Alabama (23–7) npr Saint Mary's (25–4) Coaches Poll 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final  ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 965–966 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Nov. 28 Dec. 5 Dec. 12 Dec. 19 Dec. 26 Jan. 2 Jan. 9 Jan. 16 Jan. 23 Jan. 30 Feb. 6 Feb. 13 Feb. 20 Feb. 27 Mar. 6 Mar. 13 Duke Michigan North Carolina Georgetown Illinois Oklahoma UNLV Syracuse Iowa Louisville Arizona 1988 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova Missouri Florida 1988 men Temple Owls Temple Georgia Tech Indiana Florida State Stanford NC State т1988 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue т Duke (2–0) Michigan (3–0) Syracuse (4–0) u Georgetown (2–0) Oklahoma (2–1) u Illinois (1–0) d Iowa (1–0) u UNLV (2–1) d Arizona (0–0) u North Carolina (3–1) d Missouri (3–1) u Georgia Tech (1–0) u Temple (0–0) u Florida State (1–0) u 1988 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State (2–1) npr Louisville (0–1) d Villanova (1–1) d Florida (2–1) d Stanford (1–1) Seton Hall (3–0) npr Indiana (2–2) NC State (2–0) Purdue (0–1) Duke (4–0) Michigan (5–0) Syracuse (7–0) Georgetown (2–0) North Carolina (6–1) u Iowa (4–0) u Oklahoma (2–1) d UNLV (2–1) Illinois (3–0) d Arizona (2–1) d Missouri (5–2) Georgia Tech (3–0) Florida State (3–0) u Louisville (1–2) u Ohio State (3–1) 1988 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee (3–0) npr Villanova (3–1) UCLA (3–0) npr Seton Hall (5–0) u Oregon State (2–0) npr Temple (0–2) Florida (3–2) Stanford (3–2) Duke (6–0) Michigan (8–0) Syracuse (8–0) Georgetown (4–0) Iowa (6–0) u Illinois (6–0) u Oklahoma (5–1) North Carolina (8–1) d Arizona (3–1) u Missouri (7–2) u Georgia Tech (4–0) u Florida State (4–0) u UNLV (2–2) d Ohio State (4–1) u Seton Hall (7–0) u Louisville (4–2) d Tennessee (4–0) d Notre Dame (4–0) npr UCLA (4–0) d NC State (2–1) npr Villanova (3–3) Oregon State (3–1) Duke (6–0) Michigan (9–0) Syracuse (10–0) Iowa (8–0) u Illinois (7–0) u Georgetown (6–0) d North Carolina (9–1) u Oklahoma (6–1) d Arizona (4–1) Missouri (9–2) Florida State (6–0) u Ohio State (6–1) u Seton Hall (9–0) u UNLV (3–2) d Louisville (5–2) u Georgia Tech (4–1) d South Carolina (5–0) npr Tennessee (4–1) d 1988 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia (5–2) npr NC State (2–1) Notre Dame (4–1) UCLA (4–1) Duke (7–0) Michigan (11–0) Syracuse (11–0) Illinois (9–0) u North Carolina (10–1) u Georgetown (7–0) Oklahoma (8–1) u Arizona (6–1) u Iowa (10–1) d UNLV (5–2) u Missouri (10–3) d Florida State (7–0) d Seton Hall (10–0) Louisville (6–2) u Ohio State (7–2) d Georgia (7–2) u Georgia Tech (5–1) d NC State (4–1) u South Carolina (6–0) d Tennessee (6–1) d Duke (8–0) Syracuse (13–0) u Illinois (12–0) u North Carolina (11–1) u Georgetown (9–0) u Oklahoma (10–1) u Michigan (12–1) т td Arizona (8–1) т u Iowa (11–1) Seton Hall (12–0) u Louisville (7–2) u UNLV (7–2) d Missouri (10–3) d Ohio State (9–2) u Florida State (8–1) d Georgia Tech (7–2) u Tennessee (8–1) u NC State (6–1) UTEP (11–1) npr Georgia (9–2) d South Carolina (6–2) Duke (11–0) Illinois (13–0) u Oklahoma (12–1) u Syracuse (14–1) d Michigan (12–1) u Iowa (13–1) u Georgetown (10–1) d North Carolina (13–2) d Louisville (9–2) u Arizona (9–2) d UNLV (9–2) u Missouri (13–3) u Seton Hall (13–1) d Florida State (10–1) u Ohio State (10–3) d Georgia Tech (10–2) NC State (9–1) u Providence (12–0) т tnpr Tennessee (10–1) т d UTEP (13–1) d Georgia (9–4) Duke (13–0) Illinois (15–0) Louisville (12–2) u Georgetown (12–1) u Michigan (14–2) Oklahoma (13–2) d Arizona (11–2) u Iowa (13–2) т td Missouri (13–3) т u UNLV (11–2) u Syracuse (14–3) d North Carolina (14–3) d Seton Hall (15–1) Florida State (12–1) NC State (11–1) u Ohio State (12–3) d Indiana (13–4) npr Stanford (12–3) npr Providence (13–1) d Tennessee (11–2) тGeorgia Tech (10–4) т d UTEP (14–2) Illinois (17–0) u Georgetown (14–1) u Louisville (13–2) Oklahoma (15–2) u Arizona (13–2) u North Carolina (16–3) u Duke (13–2) d Missouri (16–3) Seton Hall (17–1) u Michigan (15–3) d Florida State (14–1) u Iowa (14–3) d Syracuse (15–4) d Indiana (15–4) u NC State (12–2) UNLV (13–3) d Ohio State (12–4) d Stanford (14–4) Georgia Tech (12–5) u Saint Mary's (16–1) npr Providence (14–2) Tennessee (12–3) Oklahoma (17–2) u Illinois (18–1) d Arizona (15–2) т u North Carolina (18–3) т u Georgetown (15–2) d Missouri (18–3) u Louisville (14–3) d Seton Hall (18–2) u Florida State (16–1) u Duke (14–3) d Michigan (16–4) d NC State (14–2) u Iowa (15–3) d Syracuse (17–4) d Ohio State (15–4) u Indiana (16–5) d UNLV (14–4) d Stanford (15–5) Saint Mary's (17–2) u LSU (14–5) npr Georgia Tech (12–6) Arizona (17–2) u Georgetown (17–2) u Missouri (20–3) u Louisville (16–3) u Oklahoma (18–3) North Carolina (18–4) d Illinois (18–3) d Seton Hall (19–3) Michigan (17–4) u Syracuse (19–4) u Iowa (17–4) u Indiana (18–5) u Florida State (17–2) d Duke (15–4) d West Virginia (17–2) npr Ohio State (15–5) d NC State (14–4) d Stanford (17–5) UNLV (14–5) d Saint Mary's (18–3) тGeorgia Tech (14–6) т d LSU (15–6) Oklahoma (21–3) u Arizona (18–3) d Missouri (21–4) Georgetown (18–3) d Syracuse (21–4) u Illinois (20–3) u North Carolina (19–5) d Indiana (20–5) u Florida State (19–2) u Louisville (17–5) d Seton Hall (20–4) d Duke (17–4) u Michigan (18–5) d West Virginia (19–2) u Iowa (17–6) d Stanford (19–5) u UNLV (16–6) u NC State (15–5) d Ohio State (17–6) d UTEP (19–4) тUCLA (14–5) т npr Georgia Tech (14–7) Saint Mary's (18–5) Oklahoma (23–3) Arizona (20–3) Georgetown (20–3) u North Carolina (22–5) u Syracuse (22–5) Indiana (21–5) u Missouri (22–5) d Duke (19–4) u Louisville (18–5) u Illinois (21–4) d West Virginia (22–2) u Florida State (19–4) d Michigan (19–6) Seton Hall (21–5) d NC State (17–5) u Iowa (19–6) d Stanford (20–5) d UNLV (18–6) d Arkansas-Little Rock (18–5) npr Ball State (21–2) npr UTEP (19–5) UCLA (15–7) Arizona (22–3) u Georgetown (22–3) u Indiana (23–5) u Oklahoma (24–4) d North Carolina (24–5) d Syracuse (23–5) d Missouri (23–6) Duke (21–5) Illinois (23–4) u Michigan (21–6) u Iowa (21–6) u Seton Hall (23–5) u Stanford (23–5) u Louisville (19–7) d West Virginia (23–3) d Florida State (19–6) т td UNLV (20–7) т u Ball State (23–2) т tu NC State (18–7) т d Saint Mary's (24–3) npr Arkansas-Little Rock (19–6) Arizona (24–3) Oklahoma (26–4) u Georgetown (23–4) d Syracuse (25–6) u Illinois (25–4) u Indiana (24–6) d Duke (22–6) u North Carolina (24–7) d Michigan (23–6) u Missouri (24–7) d Seton Hall (25–5) u Stanford (24–5) u NC State (20–7) u West Virginia (25–3) u Louisville (20–8) d Florida State (21–6) Iowa (21–8) d Ball State (25–2) UNLV (23–7) d Arkansas (20–6) npr Saint Mary's (25–4) Arizona (27–3) Georgetown (26–4) u Illinois (27–4) u North Carolina (27–7) u Oklahoma (28–5) d Indiana (25–7) Duke (24–7) Missouri (27–7) u Syracuse (27–7) d Michigan (24–7) d Seton Hall (26–6) Stanford (26–6) Louisville (22–8) u UNLV (26–7) u Iowa (22–9) u Florida State (22–7) Arkansas (23–6) u NC State (20–8) d West Virginia (25–4) d Alabama (23–7) 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