1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

August 2023 1977 NCAA 70s logo.svg North Carolina Kentucky The 1977–78 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 Final  ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia 978-0-345-51392-2 Random House 2009 846–847 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. 5 Mar. 121977-78 College Basketball Season Summary https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1978.html Sports Reference January 29, 2020 North Carolina Kentucky Marquette Notre Dame San Francisco UCLA Arkansas 1977 men UNLV Rebels UNLV Cincinnati Louisville 1977 men Syracuse Orangemen Syracuse 1977 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Michigan Maryland Alabama 1977 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 1977 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest 1977 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross Detroit St. John's Kentucky (1–0) u North Carolina (1–0) d Notre Dame (1–0) u Marquette (0–0) d San Francisco (1–0) UCLA (2–0) Arkansas (1–0) Cincinnati (1–0) u Louisville (0–0) u UNLV (1–0) d Purdue (1–0) u Syracuse (1–0) d Michigan (1–0) Maryland (2–0) Alabama (0–0) St. John's (2–0) u Holy Cross (0–0) u Wake Forest (1–0) d Detroit (0–0) Utah (1–0) npr Minnesota Kentucky (1–0) North Carolina (4–0) Notre Dame (3–0) Marquette (2–0) UCLA (4–0) u Arkansas (4–0) u Cincinnati (3–0) u San Francisco (2–1) d Michigan (3–0) u UNLV (3–0) 1977 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State (3–0) npr Maryland (4–0) u St. John's (4–0) u Utah (2–0) u Holy Cross (2–0) u Louisville (1–1) d Detroit (2–0) u Syracuse (4–1) d Kansas (3–0) npr Providence (3–0) npr Purdue (2–1) Alabama Wake Forest Kentucky (3–0) Notre Dame (6–0) u Marquette (4–0) u Arkansas (6–0) u North Carolina (5–1) d Cincinnati (4–0) u Indiana State (5–0) u UCLA (4–1) d UNLV (5–0) u Louisville (3–1) u San Francisco (3–1) d Syracuse (6–1) u Holy Cross (5–0) u Providence (5–0) u Michigan (4–1) d Detroit (4–0) u Purdue (4–1) npr Maryland (5–1) d 1977 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State (5–0) npr Kansas (5–1) d St. John's (5–1) Utah (3–1) Kentucky (7–0) Marquette (5–0) u North Carolina (6–1) u Arkansas (6–0) Notre Dame (6–1) d Indiana State (7–0) u UCLA (6–1) u Louisville (4–1) u UNLV (9–0) Syracuse (8–1) u San Francisco (6–1) Cincinnati (5–1) d Holy Cross (5–0) u Providence (5–0) Detroit (6–0) u Kansas (6–1) u Utah (5–1) npr Alabama (4–1) npr 1977 men Virginia Cavaliers Virginia (5–0) npr Maryland (6–1) d Purdue (6–2) St. John's Kentucky (7–0) North Carolina (7–1) u Arkansas (8–0) u Notre Dame (7–1) u Marquette (5–1) d Indiana State (7–0) Louisville (6–1) u UCLA (8–1) d UNLV (11–0) Syracuse (8–1) Cincinnati (6–1) u Holy Cross (6–0) Providence (6–0) u Maryland (7–1) u Indiana (6–1) npr Virginia (5–0) u Kansas (7–2) d Florida State (8–0) npr San Francisco (6–3) d Detroit (6–1) d Utah Alabama Kentucky (8–0) North Carolina (10–1) Arkansas (10–0) Marquette (7–1) u Notre Dame (7–2) d Indiana State (8–0) UCLA (9–1) u Syracuse (10–1) u UNLV (13–0) Louisville (7–2) d Indiana (8–1) u Cincinnati (7–1) d Virginia (7–0) u Kansas (9–2) u Maryland (9–1) d Holy Cross (7–1) d Providence (8–1) d Michigan State (8–1) npr San Francisco (8–3) Georgetown (8–2) npr Florida State Detroit Kentucky (11–0) North Carolina (12–1) Arkansas (13–0) Marquette (10–1) Notre Dame (7–2) Indiana State (10–0) UCLA (11–1) Syracuse (11–1) Louisville (9–2) u Kansas (11–2) u UNLV (14–1) d Michigan State (10–1) u Holy Cross (9–1) u Providence (11–1) u Virginia (8–1) d NC State (10–1) npr Georgetown (10–2) u Indiana (8–2) d Cincinnati (8–3) d DePaul (11–1) npr Maryland San Francisco Kentucky (12–0) Marquette (12–1) u UCLA (13–1) u Indiana State (12–0) u North Carolina (13–2) d Arkansas (14–1) d Notre Dame (8–3) d Kansas (13–2) u Louisville (10–2) Michigan State (12–1) u Syracuse (12–2) d Providence (13–1) u Virginia (10–1) u Holy Cross (11–1) d Texas (12–2) npr UNLV (15–2) d Duke (12–3) npr DePaul (13–1) u Georgetown (12–2) d New Mexico (10–2) npr NC State Indiana Cincinnati Kentucky (14–0) Marquette (14–1) North Carolina (15–2) u Arkansas (16–1) u Notre Dame (11–3) u UCLA (13–2) d Michigan State (14–1) u Kansas (15–2) Providence (15–1) u Syracuse (13–2) u Duke (14–3) u Louisville (11–3) d Indiana State (13–2) d New Mexico (13–2) u Texas (13–2) Georgetown (13–2) u Florida State (14–2) npr Virginia (12–2) d DePaul (14–2) d Illinois State (16–2) npr Holy Cross UNLV Kentucky (14–1) Arkansas (19–1) u Marquette (15–2) d Notre Dame (14–3) u UCLA (14–2) u North Carolina (16–3) d Michigan State (15–1) Kansas (16–3) Louisville (12–3) u New Mexico (15–2) u Virginia (14–2) u Texas (16–2) u DePaul (16–2) u Georgetown (15–2) u Florida State (15–2) u Providence (16–2) d Duke (15–4) d Syracuse (14–3) d Illinois State (18–2) u San Francisco (15–4) npr Indiana State Kentucky (16–1) Arkansas (21–1) Marquette (17–2) Notre Dame (16–3) UCLA (16–2) New Mexico (17–2) u North Carolina (18–4) d Kansas (18–3) Louisville (14–3) Michigan State (16–3) d DePaul (18–2) u Texas (18–3) Virginia (15–3) d Wake Forest (15–3) npr Illinois State (18–2) u Florida State (16–3) d Detroit (18–1) npr Syracuse (15–4) 1977 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska (18–3) npr Providence (17–4) d Georgetown (15–4) Duke San Francisco (17–4) Arkansas (23–1) u Marquette (19–2) u Kentucky (17–2) d UCLA (18–2) u New Mexico (19–2) u Kansas (20–3) u Notre Dame (16–4) d DePaul (20–2) u Louisville (16–3) Michigan State (18–3) North Carolina (20–5) d Texas (19–3) Providence (18–4) u Florida State (18–3) u Illinois State (20–2) Syracuse (16–4) u Virginia (17–4) d Georgetown (17–4) npr Detroit (18–2) d Duke (17–5) npr Wake Forest Nebraska Marquette (21–2) u Kentucky (20–2) u UCLA (20–2) u Arkansas (25–2) d New Mexico (21–2) Kansas (22–3) DePaul (22–2) u North Carolina (22–5) u Notre Dame (17–5) d Michigan State (19–4) Providence (22–4) u Florida State (19–4) u Duke (19–5) u Texas (21–4) d Illinois State (21–2) Detroit (21–2) u Syracuse (18–4) d Georgetown (19–4) Minnesota (16–7) npr Louisville (16–6) d Virginia Kentucky (22–2) u UCLA (22–2) u Marquette (22–3) d Arkansas (27–2) Kansas (23–3) u DePaul (23–2) u Notre Dame (19–5) u New Mexico (22–3) d Michigan State (21–4) u North Carolina (23–6) d Florida State (21–4) u Texas (22–4) u Illinois State (23–2) u Syracuse (21–4) u Duke (20–6) d Detroit (23–2) Georgetown (21–5) u Providence (22–6) d Utah (21–5) npr Louisville (18–6) Minnesota Kentucky (24–2) UCLA (24–2) Marquette (24–3) DePaul (25–2) u New Mexico (24–3) u Michigan State (23–4) u Arkansas (28–3) d Duke (23–6) u Kansas (24–4) d Notre Dame (19–6) d North Carolina (23–7) d Louisville (22–6) u Florida State (23–5) d Houston (25–7) npr Utah (22–5) u Texas (22–5) d Illinois State (24–3) d Syracuse (22–5) d Detroit (24–3) d San Francisco (22–5) npr Georgetown (21–6) Providence Kentucky (26–2) UCLA (26–2) DePaul (26–2) u Michigan State (24–4) u Arkansas (29–3) u Notre Dame (21–6) u Duke (24–6) u Marquette (24–4) d Louisville (23–6) u Kansas (24–5) d San Francisco (23–5) u New Mexico (24–4) d Indiana (21–7) npr Utah (23–5) u Florida State (23–6) d North Carolina (23–8) d Texas (23–5) d Detroit (25–3) u Miami (OH) (18–9) npr Penn (20–7) npr Houston Illinois State Syracuse UPI Poll 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final   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. 5 North Carolina т t Kentucky т Marquette Notre Dame San Francisco UCLA 1977 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Cincinnati Arkansas Louisville 1977 men Syracuse Orangemen Syracuse Michigan Maryland 1977 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest т t St. John's т t 1977 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State т t Utah т 1977 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Alabama 1977 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross Kentucky (1–0) North Carolina (4–0) d Notre Dame (3–0) u Marquette (2–0) d UCLA (4–0) u Arkansas (4–0) u Cincinnati (3–0) u Indiana State (3–0) u San Francisco (2–1) d Syracuse (4–1) u Michigan (3–0) u Maryland (4–0) u Utah (2–0) u Purdue (2–1) d St. John's (4–0) т td Kansas (3–0) т npr Providence (3–0) npr Holy Cross (2–0) т tu Louisville (1–1) т d New Mexico (3–0) npr Wake Forest Kansas State Alabama Kentucky (3–0) Notre Dame (6–0) u Marquette (4–0) u North Carolina (5–1) d Arkansas (6–0) u UCLA (4–1) d Indiana State (5–0) u Cincinnati (4–0) d Louisville (3–1) u Syracuse (6–1) San Francisco (3–1) d Holy Cross (5–0) u Providence (5–0) u Michigan (4–1) d Utah (3–1) d Purdue (4–1) d Kansas (5–1) d Maryland (5–1) d St. John's (5–1) d 1977 men Virginia Cavaliers Virginia (5–0) npr New Mexico Kentucky (7–0) Marquette (5–0) u North Carolina (6–1) u Notre Dame (6–1) d Arkansas (6–0) UCLA (6–1) Indiana State (7–0) Syracuse (8–1) u San Francisco (6–1) u Louisville (4–1) d Holy Cross (5–0) u Cincinnati (5–1) d Providence (5–0) Kansas (6–1) u Utah (5–1) Indiana (6–1) npr Purdue (6–2) d Maryland (6–1) Virginia (5–0) u Alabama (4–1) npr Michigan St. John's Kentucky (7–0) North Carolina (7–1) u Notre Dame (7–1) u Arkansas (8–0) u Marquette (5–1) d Louisville (6–1) u UCLA (8–1) d Indiana State (7–0) d Holy Cross (6–0) u Syracuse (8–1) d Cincinnati (6–1) т tu Indiana (6–1) т u Providence (6–0) Maryland (7–1) u Florida State (8–0) npr 1977 men Utah State Aggies Utah State (5–1) npr Virginia (5–0) u Kansas (7–2) d San Francisco (6–3) т td 1977 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska (9–0) т npr Utah Purdue Alabama Kentucky (8–0) North Carolina (10–1) Arkansas (10–0) u Marquette (7–1) u UCLA (9–1) u Notre Dame (7–2) d Indiana State (8–0) u Syracuse (10–1) u Louisville (7–2) d Indiana (8–1) u Kansas (9–2) u Maryland (9–1) u Cincinnati (7–1) d Virginia (7–0) u Georgetown (8–2) npr Michigan State т tnpr Utah State (5–1) т Holy Cross (7–1) т td Providence (8–1) т d San Francisco (8–3) d Florida State Nebraska Kentucky (11–0) North Carolina (12–1) Arkansas (13–0) Marquette (10–1) UCLA (11–1) Notre Dame (7–2) u Indiana State (10–0) Louisville (9–2) u Syracuse (11–1) d Kansas (11–2) u Michigan State (10–1) u Georgetown (10–2) u Indiana (8–2) d Holy Cross (9–1) u Providence (11–1) т tu New Mexico (9–2) т tnpr Nebraska (12–1) т npr NC State (10–1) npr Cincinnati (8–3) d Texas (10–2) npr Maryland Virginia Utah State San Francisco Kentucky (12–0) Marquette (12–1) u UCLA (13–1) u North Carolina (13–2) d Indiana State (12–0) u Arkansas (14–1) d Louisville (10–2) u Kansas (13–2) u Michigan State (12–1) u Notre Dame (8–3) d Syracuse (12–2) d San Francisco (12–4) npr New Mexico (10–2) u Virginia (10–1) npr Georgetown (12–2) d Holy Cross (11–1) d Texas (12–2) u Duke (12–3) npr Providence (13–1) d DePaul (13–1) npr Indiana Nebraska NC State Cincinnati Kentucky (14–0) Marquette (14–1) North Carolina (15–2) u Arkansas (16–1) u UCLA (13–2) d Kansas (15–2) u Michigan State (14–1) u Notre Dame (11–3) u Louisville (11–3) d Providence (15–1) u Syracuse (13–2) New Mexico (13–2) u Indiana State (13–2) d Georgetown (13–2) u San Francisco (12–4) d Florida State (14–2) npr Texas (13–2) 1977 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State (12–3) npr DePaul (14–2) u Duke (14–3) d Virginia Holy Cross Kentucky (14–1) Marquette (15–2) North Carolina (16–3) Arkansas (19–1) Michigan State (15–1) u UCLA (14–2) d Notre Dame (14–3) u New Mexico (15–2) u Kansas (16–3) d Louisville (12–3) d Georgetown (15–2) u Florida State (15–2) u DePaul (16–2) u San Francisco (15–4) u Virginia (14–2) npr Providence (16–2) d Texas (16–2) Duke (15–4) u Syracuse (14–3) d Nebraska (16–3) npr Indiana State Colorado State Kentucky (16–1) Marquette (17–2) Arkansas (21–1) u UCLA (16–2) u Notre Dame (16–3) u Kansas (18–3) u North Carolina (18–4) d New Mexico (17–2) Louisville (14–3) u Michigan State (16–3) d DePaul (18–2) u Texas (18–3) u Purdue (13–6) npr Florida State (16–3) d Georgetown (15–4) d Wake Forest (15–3) т tnpr Detroit (18–1) т npr Nebraska (18–3) u Virginia (15–3) d San Francisco (17–4) d Providence Duke Syracuse Marquette (19–2) u Kentucky (17–2) d Arkansas (23–1) UCLA (18–2) New Mexico (19–2) u Kansas (20–3) Michigan State (18–3) u North Carolina (20–5) d Notre Dame (16–4) d DePaul (20–2) u Louisville (16–3) d Florida State (18–3) u Providence (18–4) npr Texas (19–3) d Georgetown (17–4) Virginia (17–4) u Duke (17–5) npr St. John's (16–4) npr Illinois State (20–2) npr Syracuse (16–4) npr Purdue Wake Forest Detroit Nebraska San Francisco Marquette (21–2) Kentucky (20–2) UCLA (20–2) u Arkansas (25–2) d New Mexico (21–2) Kansas (22–3) DePaul (22–2) u North Carolina (22–5) Michigan State (19–4) d Florida State (19–4) u Providence (22–4) u Notre Dame (17–5) т td Texas (21–4) т u Duke (19–5) т tu Syracuse (18–4) т u Georgetown (19–4) d Illinois State (21–2) u Utah (19–5) npr Louisville (16–6) т td Indiana (16–7) тNC State (17–6) т npr Virginia St. John's Kentucky (22–2) u UCLA (22–2) u Marquette (22–3) d Arkansas (27–2) Kansas (23–3) u New Mexico (22–3) d DePaul (23–2) Michigan State (21–4) u North Carolina (23–6) d Notre Dame (19–5) u Florida State (21–4) d Texas (22–4) Utah (21–5) u Syracuse (21–4) т t Georgetown (21–5) т u Providence (22–6) d Duke (20–6) d 1977 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech (14–11) npr Indiana (18–4) т t St. John's (18–6) т npr Illinois State Louisville NC State Kentucky (24–2) UCLA (24–2) Marquette (24–3) New Mexico (24–3) u Michigan State (23–4) u Arkansas (28–3) d DePaul (25–2) Kansas (24–4) d Duke (23–6) u North Carolina (23–7) d Notre Dame (19–6) d Florida State (23–5) d San Francisco (22–5) npr Louisville (22–6) npr Indiana (20–7) u Houston (25–7) npr Utah State (21–6) npr Utah (22–5) d Texas (22–5) d Georgetown (21–6) d Syracuse (22–5) Providence Georgia Tech St. John's References Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States