1949–50 NCAA men's basketball rankings

November 2025 August 2023 1949 image CCNY The 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of a single human poll – the AP Poll – with weekly editions released between January 5, 1950 and March 7, 1950. 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final Jan. 5ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 595 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Jan. 9 Jan. 16 Jan. 23 Jan. 30 Feb. 6 Feb. 13 Feb. 20 Feb. 27 Mar. 6 1949 men St. John's Redmen St. John's (12–1) Kentucky (7–1) Bradley (10–2) 1949 men LIU Sharks Long Island (10–1) Indiana (9–0) 1949 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross (9–0) NC State (9–1) 1949 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne (9–0) UCLA (8–3) 1949 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota (7–1) 1949 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis (6–1) 1949 men Missouri Tigers Missouri (8–1) 1949 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova (7–2) CCNY (7–2) Wisconsin (8–2) Illinois (7–3) Oklahoma (5–2) 1949 men La Salle Explorers La Salle (6–2) 1949 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green (10–4) 1949 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State (9–3) St. John's (13–1) Kentucky (8–1) Long Island (11–1) u Indiana (10–0) u Holy Cross (11–0) u Bradley (11–2) d CCNY (8–2) u Duquesne (9–0) NC State (9–2) d UCLA (10–3) d Minnesota (8–1) d 1949 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati (6–0) npr La Salle (7–2) u 1949 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky (6–4) npr 1949 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State (6–2) npr Missouri (9–1) d Villanova (8–2) d 1949 men Siena Saints Siena (14–0) npr Oklahoma (5–3) d Washington (12–1) npr Saint Louis Wisconsin (8–3) Illinois (8–4) Bowling Green Kansas State (9–3) Holy Cross (13–0) u St. John's (14–1) d Long Island (12–1) Bradley (14–2) u Kentucky (9–2) d Duquesne (12–0) u CCNY (9–2) Indiana (10–2) d UCLA (11–4) u La Salle (9–2) u Ohio State (8–2) u NC State (11–3) d Kansas State (10–3) npr Western Kentucky (9–4) 1949 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane (11–2) npr Minnesota (9–2) d 1949 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee (7–5) npr Villanova (10–2) d 1949 men Louisville Cardinals Louisville (14–2) npr Cincinnati (7–1) d Missouri Siena Oklahoma Washington Holy Cross (14–0) Duquesne (13–0) u Long Island (13–2) Kentucky (11–4) u St. John's (15–2) d Bradley (15–3) d La Salle (11–2) u CCNY (9–2) d Indiana (12–2) d NC State (13–3) u UCLA (11–4) d Kansas State (12–3) u Ohio State (9–3) d 1949 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming (17–4) npr Wisconsin (10–3) npr Washington (12–2) npr Western Kentucky (12–4) d Minnesota (9–2) d Villanova (11–2) d Illinois (10–4) npr Tulane Tennessee Louisville Cincinnati Holy Cross (14–0) Duquesne (14–0) Bradley (17–3) u Long Island (14–2) d St. John's (16–2) Kentucky (13–4) d Ohio State (11–3) u La Salle (12–2) d NC State (15–3) u CCNY (10–2) d Kansas State (12–3) u Indiana (12–2) d UCLA (13–4) d Western Kentucky (14–4) u Louisville (19–5) npr 1949 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame (9–5) npr Wisconsin (10–3) d 1949 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt (11–5) npr 1949 men Oklahoma A&M Aggies Oklahoma A&M (11–4) npr Wyoming (18–5) d Washington Minnesota Villanova Illinois (10–4) Holy Cross (17–0) Bradley (19–3) u Duquesne (16–1) d St. John's (18–2) т tu Ohio State (14–3) т u Long Island (15–2) d Kentucky (16–4) d NC State (17–3) u La Salle (14–2) d Kansas State (13–4) u Western Kentucky (16–4) u UCLA (15–4) u Louisville (20–6) u CCNY (12–2) d 1949 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco (12–5) npr Indiana (13–3) d Washington State (14–8) npr 1949 men Arizona Wildcats Arizona (17–2) npr Saint Louis (12–5) npr Hamline (20–1) npr Notre Dame Wisconsin Vanderbilt Oklahoma A&M Wyoming Holy Cross (20–0) Bradley (21–3) Ohio State (15–3) u St. John's (20–2) Kentucky (17–4) u Long Island (17–2) Duquesne (18–1) d NC State (18–4) Western Kentucky (19–4) u UCLA (17–4) u La Salle (14–3) d San Francisco (14–5) u CCNY (13–3) u Kansas State (13–5) d Villanova (18–3) npr Washington State (15–9) u Arizona (20–2) u Saint Louis (13–5) u 1949 men USC Trojans USC (13–5) npr Vanderbilt (20–6) npr Louisville Indiana Hamline Bradley (24–3) Holy Cross (22–0) d Ohio State (18–3) Duquesne (21–1) u Kentucky (20–4) St. John's (20–3) d UCLA (19–4) u Western Kentucky (22–4) u NC State (20–4) d Long Island (17–3) d San Francisco (15–6) u La Salle (16–3) d Kansas State (16–5) u 1949 men Toledo Rockets Toledo (19–4) npr Saint Louis (14–6) u USC (18–5) u Indiana (16–4) npr 1949 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State (17–6) npr Arizona (23–2) d CCNY (14–4) d Villanova Washington State Vanderbilt Bradley (25–3) Ohio State (18–3) u Holy Cross (24–0) d Kentucky (22–4) u Duquesne (22–1) d UCLA (21–4) u Western Kentucky (24–5) u NC State (21–5) u La Salle (18–3) u St. John's (21–4) d Villanova (22–4) npr Kansas State (16–5) u San Francisco (16–6) d Long Island (18–4) d Arizona (24–3) u 1949 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska (16–5) npr Toledo (21–5) d Wyoming (24–5) npr San Jose State (18–7) d Vanderbilt (17–7) npr Saint Louis USC Indiana CCNY Bradley (27–3) Ohio State (19–3) Kentucky (24–5) u Holy Cross (26–1) d NC State (24–5) u Duquesne (22–3) d UCLA (22–5) d Western Kentucky (24–5) d St. John's (22–4) u La Salle (20–3) d Villanova (23–4) San Francisco (19–6) u Long Island (20–4) u Kansas State (16–6) d Arizona (25–4) Wisconsin (16–6) npr San Jose State (21–7) u Washington State (19–11) npr Kansas (13–9) npr Indiana (18–4) npr Nebraska Toledo Wyoming Vanderbilt References Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States