1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Men's basketball tournament August 2023 1979 NCAA logo.svg Indiana Louisville The 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings were 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 The final writers' poll was released on Tuesday, March 4. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final  ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 866–867 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 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. 3https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1980-polls.html 1979-80 College Basketball Polls Sports Reference March 18, 2018 Indiana Kentucky Duke Ohio State Notre Dame North Carolina LSU UCLA DePaul Louisville Purdue Syracuse Virginia Texas A&M BYU St. John's Oregon State Marquette Georgetown Kansas Indiana (1–0) Duke (3–0) u Ohio State (1–0) u Notre Dame (1–0) u Kentucky (3–1) d LSU (1–0) u UCLA (2–0) u North Carolina (1–1) d St. John's (2–0) u DePaul (0–0) d Syracuse (1–0) u Purdue (1–0) d Virginia (2–0) Louisville (1–0) d Oregon State (2–0) u Marquette (1–0) u Georgetown (1–0) u BYU (1–1) d Kansas (1–0) u Iowa (1–0) npr Texas A&M Indiana (3–0) Duke (5–0) Ohio State (3–0) Notre Dame (4–0) Kentucky (5–1) LSU (3–0) UCLA (3–0) North Carolina (3–1) Purdue (4–0) u Syracuse (4–0) u DePaul (2–0) d Louisville (3–0) u Virginia (4–0) Oregon State (5–0) u St. John's (3–1) d Georgetown (2–0) u Iowa (4–0) u BYU (3–1) Missouri (6–0) npr Arkansas (4–0) npr Marquette Kansas Duke (6–0) u Ohio State (5–0) u Kentucky (7–1) u Notre Dame (6–0) Indiana (4–1) d DePaul (4–0) u LSU (4–0) d North Carolina (4–1) Purdue (5–0) Syracuse (5–0) Louisville (5–0) u Virginia (5–0) u Iowa (6–0) u UCLA (3–2) d St. John's (5–1) Missouri (8–0) u Georgetown (4–1) d BYU (6–1) Oregon State (6–1) d Arkansas (5–0) Duke (8–0) Kentucky (10–1) u Notre Dame (7–0) u DePaul (7–0) u LSU (6–0) u North Carolina (5–1) u Ohio State (6–1) d Purdue (6–1) u Syracuse (6–0) u Indiana (5–2) d Iowa (8–0) u Louisville (6–1) d Missouri (10–0) u Virginia (7–1) d St. John's (6–1) UCLA (5–2) d Georgetown (7–1) Oregon State (8–1) u Arkansas (6–1) u BYU (7–2) d Duke (10–0) Kentucky (11–1) DePaul (8–0) u LSU (8–0) u Ohio State (7–1) u North Carolina (5–1) Notre Dame (7–1) d Purdue (7–1) Syracuse (8–0) Iowa (9–0) u Indiana (7–2) d Missouri (10–0) u Virginia (9–1) u Oregon State (11–1) u Louisville (8–2) d UCLA (7–2) St. John's (8–1) d Georgetown (8–2) d BYU (9–3) u Illinois (10–2) npr Arkansas Duke (12–0) DePaul (11–0) u Ohio State (9–1) u Kentucky (12–2) d Syracuse (11–0) u LSU (9–2) d Notre Dame (7–1) Virginia (12–1) u Oregon State (13–1) u Purdue (8–2) d Louisville (10–2) u Iowa (10–1) d Missouri (11–1) d St. John's (9–1) u North Carolina (6–3) d UCLA (8–3) BYU (11–3) u Clemson (10–1) npr Indiana (7–4) d Georgetown (9–3) d Illinois DePaul (12–0) u Ohio State (11–1) u Syracuse (14–0) u Oregon State (15–1) u Duke (12–2) d Kentucky (13–3) d Louisville (12–2) u Notre Dame (9–2) d North Carolina (8–3) u St. John's (11–1) u Purdue (10–3) d Virginia (12–2) d Iowa (11–2) d LSU (9–3) d Missouri (12–2) d NC State (11–1) npr Clemson (11–2) u BYU (12–3) d Indiana (9–4) Tennessee (11–3) npr UCLA Georgetown DePaul (15–0) Oregon State (17–1) u Duke (15–2) u Ohio State (12–2) d Kentucky (15–3) u Syracuse (15–1) d Louisville (13–2) Notre Dame (11–2) St. John's (14–1) u Missouri (14–2) u LSU (11–4) u Clemson (12–3) u North Carolina (10–4) d Purdue (11–4) d Maryland (13–2) npr Indiana (11–4) u Virginia (13–2) d Weber State (17–1) npr Tennessee (12–4) u BYU (13–4) d Iowa (11–4) NC State DePaul (17–0) Oregon State (18–1) Kentucky (17–3) u Syracuse (17–1) u Duke (16–3) d Ohio State (14–3) d Louisville (16–2) Notre Dame (13–2) St. John's (17–1) LSU (13–4) u North Carolina (12–4) u Maryland (14–3) u Virginia (16–4) u Missouri (15–3) d Weber State (18–1) u Clemson (13–4) d Purdue (12–5) d Indiana (12–5) d BYU (15–4) u Kansas State (15–3) npr Tennessee DePaul (19–0) (59) Syracuse (20–1) u Louisville (19–2) u Oregon State (20–2) d Kentucky (19–4) d LSU (16–4) u Maryland (16–3) u St. John's (19–2) u Notre Dame (15–3) d Duke (17–4) d North Carolina (16–4) Purdue (14–5) u Ohio State (14–5) d BYU (17–4) u Missouri (16–4) d Clemson (15–5) Weber State (19–2) d Virginia (16–6) d Arizona State (16–4) npr Indiana (13–6) d Kansas State (16–4) DePaul (20–0) Syracuse (21–1) Louisville (21–2) Oregon State (22–2) Kentucky (21–4) u LSU (18–4) u St. John's (21–2) u Maryland (17–4) d Ohio State (16–5) u Clemson (17–5) u North Carolina (16–5) Notre Dame (16–4) d BYU (18–4) u Missouri (18–4) u Purdue (15–6) d Duke (17–6) d Weber State (21–2) Arizona State (17–5) u Kansas State (18–4) npr Iowa (16–5) npr Virginia Indiana DePaul (23–0) Louisville (25–2) u Kentucky (24–4) u Syracuse (22–2) d LSU (20–4) u Oregon State (23–3) d St. John's (21–3) North Carolina (19–5) u Maryland (19–5) d Notre Dame (19–4) u Ohio State (17–6) d Clemson (18–6) d Missouri (20–4) u BYU (20–4) d Purdue (16–7) Weber State (23–2) u Duke (18–7) d Arizona State (19–5) Indiana (16–7) npr Washington State (19–4) npr Kansas State Iowa (16–7) DePaul (25–0) Kentucky (26–4) u Syracuse (24–3) u Louisville (26–3) d LSU (21–5) Oregon State (24–3) Maryland (21–5) u St. John's (23–3) d Ohio State (19–6) u North Carolina (20–6) d Missouri (22–4) u BYU (22–4) u Indiana (18–7) u Notre Dame (20–5) d Arizona State (20–5) u Weber State (24–2) Clemson (19–7) d Purdue (17–8) d NC State (20–6) npr Georgetown (21–5) npr Duke Washington State DePaul (26–1) Louisville (28–3) u LSU (24–5) u Kentucky (28–5) d Oregon State (26–3) u Syracuse (25–3) d Indiana (20–7) u Maryland (23–6) d Notre Dame (22–5) u Ohio State (20–7) d Georgetown (24–5) u BYU (24–4) St. John's (24–4) d Duke (22–8) npr North Carolina (21–7) d Missouri (23–5) d Weber State (26–2) d Arizona State (21–6) d Iona (28–4) npr Purdue (18–9) d Clemson NC State UPI Poll The final coaches' poll was released on Tuesday, March 4. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 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. 3DePaul tops final basketball poll The Daily Iowan 8 March 4, 1980 Indiana Ohio State Notre Dame North Carolina Kentucky Duke UCLA LSU DePaul т t Virginia т Purdue Syracuse Texas A&M Louisville St. John's Oregon State BYU Iowa Marquette 1979 none UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV Indiana (1–0) Duke (3–0) u Ohio State (1–0) d Notre Dame (1–0) d LSU (1–0) u Kentucky (3–1) d North Carolina (1–1) d UCLA (2–0) d Purdue (1–0) u DePaul (0–0) d St. John's (2–0) u Syracuse (1–0) Virginia (2–0) d Oregon State (2–0) u Louisville (1–0) d Marquette (1–0) т tu Georgetown (1–0) т npr BYU (1–0) т td Kansas (1–0) т npr Arkansas (1–0) npr Texas A&M Iowa (1–0) UNLV Indiana (3–0) Duke (5–0) Ohio State (3–0) Notre Dame (4–0) Kentucky (5–1) u UCLA (3–0) u LSU (3–0) d North Carolina (3–1) d Purdue (4–0) DePaul (2–0) Syracuse (4–0) u Oregon State (5–0) u Louisville (3–0) u Iowa (4–0) npr St. John's (3–1) d Georgetown (2–0) Virginia (4–0) d BYU (3–1) Arkansas (4–0) u 1979 men USC Trojans USC (4–0) npr Marquette Kansas Duke (6–0) u Ohio State (5–0) u Kentucky (7–1) u Indiana (4–1) d Notre Dame (6–0) d LSU (4–0) u DePaul (4–0) т tu Purdue (5–0) т u North Carolina (4–1) d Syracuse (5–0) u Louisville (5–0) u UCLA (3–2) d Iowa (6–0) u Virginia (5–0) u St. John's (5–1) Missouri (8–0) npr Georgetown (4–1) d BYU (6–1) Arkansas (5–0) Oregon State (6–1) d USC Duke (8–0) Kentucky (10–1) u Notre Dame (7–0) u North Carolina (5–1) u DePaul (7–0) u LSU (6–0) Ohio State (6–1) d Indiana (5–2) d Purdue (6–1) d Iowa (8–0) u Syracuse (6–0) d Louisville (6–1) d Georgetown (7–1) u Missouri (10–0) u UCLA (5–2) d St. John's (6–1) d Oregon State (8–1) u Virginia (7–1) d Arkansas (6–1) BYU (7–2) Duke (10–0) Kentucky (11–1) DePaul (8–0) u North Carolina (5–1) Ohio State (7–1) u LSU (8–0) Purdue (7–1) u Notre Dame (7–1) d Iowa (9–0) u Syracuse (8–0) u Indiana (7–2) d Oregon State (11–1) u St. John's (8–1) u Missouri (10–0) Louisville (8–2) d UCLA (7–2) d Virginia (9–1) u Weber State (11–1) npr Illinois (10–2) npr Georgetown (8–2) d Arkansas BYU (8–3) Duke (12–0) DePaul (11–0) u Ohio State (9–1) u Kentucky (12–2) d Syracuse (11–0) u LSU (9–2) Oregon State (13–1) u Notre Dame (7–1) Purdue (8–2) d Virginia (12–1) u Iowa (10–1) d Louisville (10–2) u St. John's (9–1) Missouri (11–1) North Carolina (6–3) d Clemson (10–1) npr Indiana (7–4) d Tennessee (9–1) npr UCLA (8–3) d Weber State (12–1) d Illinois Georgetown DePaul (12–0) u Ohio State (11–1) u Syracuse (14–0) u Oregon State (15–1) u Duke (12–2) d Louisville (12–2) u Notre Dame (9–2) u St. John's (11–1) u Kentucky (13–3) d North Carolina (8–3) u Purdue (10–3) d Iowa (11–2) d Missouri (12–2) u Clemson (11–2) u Virginia (12–2) d NC State (11–1) npr LSU (9–3) d Tennessee (11–3) Weber State (15–1) u BYU (12–3) npr Indiana (9–4) UCLA DePaul (15–0) Oregon State (17–1) u Duke (15–2) u Ohio State (12–2) d Syracuse (15–1) d Louisville (13–2) u St. John's (14–1) u Notre Dame (11–2) d Kentucky (15–3) Missouri (14–2) u LSU (11–4) u North Carolina (10–4) d Clemson (12–3) u Maryland (13–2) npr Purdue (11–4) d Indiana (11–4) т tnpr Weber State (17–1) т u Tennessee (12–4) Virginia (13–2) d Arizona State (12–4) npr Iowa (11–4) NC State BYU (13–4) DePaul (17–0) Oregon State (18–1) Syracuse (17–1) u Ohio State (14–3) Louisville (16–2) u Kentucky (17–3) u Duke (16–3) d St. John's (17–1) d Notre Dame (13–2) d LSU (13–4) u North Carolina (12–4) u Missouri (15–3) d Maryland (14–3) u Virginia (16–4) u Weber State (18–1) u Indiana (12–5) Clemson (13–4) d BYU (15–4) npr Kansas State (15–3) npr Purdue (12–5) d Tennessee Arizona State DePaul (19–0) Syracuse (20–1) u Louisville (19–2) u Oregon State (20–2) d Maryland (16–3) u Kentucky (19–4) LSU (16–4) u St. John's (19–2) Notre Dame (15–3) Purdue (14–5) u North Carolina (16–4) Duke (17–4) d Ohio State (14–5) d BYU (17–4) u Missouri (16–4) d Arizona State (16–4) npr Weber State (19–2) d Indiana (13–6) d Kansas State (16–4) Texas A&M (17–5) npr Virginia (16–6) Clemson (15–5) DePaul (20–0) Syracuse (21–1) Louisville (21–2) Oregon State (22–2) Kentucky (21–4) u LSU (18–4) u Maryland (17–4) d St. John's (21–2) Ohio State (16–5) u Missouri (18–4) u North Carolina (16–5) Purdue (15–6) d Notre Dame (16–4) d BYU (18–4) Weber State (21–2) u Clemson (17–5) npr Kansas State (18–4) u Arizona State (17–5) d Duke (17–6) d NC State (16–5) npr Indiana Texas A&M DePaul (23–0) Syracuse (22–2) Louisville (25–2) Kentucky (24–4) u Oregon State (23–3) d LSU (20–4) Maryland (19–5) North Carolina (19–5) u Missouri (20–4) u Notre Dame (19–4) u St. John's (21–3) т td Ohio State (17–6) U d Indiana (16–7) npr BYU (20–4) d Purdue (16–7) d Weber State (23–2) d Arizona State (19–5) u Clemson (18–6) d Washington State (19–4) npr NC State (18–6) Kansas State Duke (18–7) DePaul (25–0) Syracuse (24–2) Kentucky (26–4) u Louisville (26–3) d Oregon State (24–3) LSU (21–5) Maryland (21–5) St. John's (23–3) u North Carolina (20–6) т td Missouri (22–4) т Ohio State (19–6) Indiana (18–7) u BYU (22–4) u Arizona State (20–5) u Notre Dame (20–5) d Weber State (24–2) NC State (20–6) u Texas A&M (22–7) npr Clemson (19–7) d Georgetown (21–5) тIona (25–4) т npr Purdue (17–8) Washington State DePaul (26–1) (36) LSU (24–5) u Kentucky (28–5) (1) Louisville (28–3) (1) Oregon State (26–3) Syracuse (25–3) d Indiana (20–7) u Maryland (23–6) d Ohio State (20–7) u Georgetown (24–5) u Notre Dame (22–5) u BYU (24–4) u St. John's (24–4) d Missouri (23–5) d North Carolina (21–7) d Duke (22–8) npr Weber State (26–2) d Texas A&M (24–7) Arizona State (21–6) d Kansas State (21–8) npr NC State Clemson Iona (28–4) References Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States