1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

August 2023 1962 image Cincinnati Loyola-Chicago The 1962–63 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. 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 All AP polls for this season included only ten ranked teams. 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final  ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 706 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Dec. 4 Dec. 11 Dec. 18 Dec. 25 Jan. 1 Jan. 8 Jan. 15 Jan. 22 Jan. 29 Feb. 5 Feb. 12 Feb. 19ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 707 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Feb. 26 Mar. 5 Mar. 12 Cincinnati Duke 1962 men Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Loyola-Chicago 1962 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia Mississippi State Oregon State Illinois 1962 men St. Bonaventure Brown Indians St. Bonaventure Wisconsin Cincinnati (1–0) Duke (1–0) West Virginia (1–0) u Loyola-Chicago (1–0) Mississippi State (0–0) u Wisconsin (1–0) u Oregon State (0–0) Indiana (1–0) npr Kentucky (0–1) d 1962 men Wichita Shockers Wichita (1–0) npr Illinois (1–0) St. Bonaventure Cincinnati (4–0) Duke (3–0) 1962 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State (4–0) npr Loyola-Chicago (2–0) Mississippi State (3–0) West Virginia (2–1) d Wisconsin (2–1) d 1962 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado (3–0) npr Oregon State (1–1) d Illinois (2–0) npr Indiana (1–3) Kentucky (1–1) Wichita Cincinnati (6–0) Duke (6–0) Ohio State (5–0) Loyola-Chicago (4–0) Mississippi State (5–0) Colorado (4–0) u West Virginia (3–1) d Illinois (3–0) u Kentucky (3–1) npr 1962 men Seattle Chieftains Seattle (4–0) npr Wisconsin (3–2) Oregon State (2–2) Cincinnati (8–0) Ohio State (6–0) u Loyola-Chicago (7–0) u Illinois (5–0) u Kentucky (5–2) u 1962 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State (7–1) npr 1962 men USC Trojans USC (9–0) npr Duke (6–2) d 1962 men Stanford Indians Stanford (7–0) npr Mississippi State (6–1) d Colorado (5–2) West Virginia (4–2) Seattle (5–1) Cincinnati (9–0) Loyola-Chicago (11–0) u Illinois (8–1) u Arizona State (10–1) u Ohio State (8–1) d Kentucky (7–3) d Duke (8–2) u Wichita (9–2) npr UCLA (10–2) npr Auburn (8–0) npr USC Stanford (9–2) Mississippi State (7–2) Cincinnati (11–0) Loyola-Chicago (13–0) Arizona State (12–1) u Ohio State (9–1) u Illinois (9–1) d Duke (10–2) u 1962 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech (9–0) npr Wichita (9–3) West Virginia (8–3) npr North Carolina (6–1) npr Kentucky (7–4) UCLA (10–4) Auburn (8–1) Cincinnati (13–0) Loyola-Chicago (15–0) Illinois (11–1) u Arizona State (14–1) d Duke (12–2) u Georgia Tech (11–1) u Wichita (11–3) u Ohio State (10–2) d Mississippi State (10–3) npr Oregon State (9–4) npr West Virginia (10–3) North Carolina Cincinnati (14–0) Loyola-Chicago (16–0) Illinois (12–1) Duke (12–2) u Arizona State (15–2) d West Virginia (12–3) npr Georgia Tech (12–1) d Wichita (12–4) d Mississippi State (12–3) Stanford (12–3) npr Ohio State (10–3) Oregon State (10–4) Cincinnati (15–0) (42) Loyola-Chicago (18–0) Duke (13–2) (1) u Illinois (12–2) d Arizona State (15–2) Georgia Tech (14–1) u Stanford (12–3) u Colorado (11–3) npr Mississippi State (12–4) Wichita (13–5) d West Virginia (12–4) Cincinnati (17–0) Loyola-Chicago (20–0) Duke (15–2) Illinois (12–2) Arizona State (16–2) Georgia Tech (16–1) Colorado (12–3) u Mississippi State (14–4) u Wichita (14–5) u Stanford (12–4) d Cincinnati (19–0) Loyola-Chicago (20–0) Duke (17–2) Illinois (14–2) Arizona State (18–2) Mississippi State (16–4) u Colorado (13–4) Stanford (13–5) u Ohio State (14–3) npr Georgia Tech (17–3) d Wichita (14–6) Cincinnati (19–1) Duke (19–2) u Loyola-Chicago (21–1) d Arizona State (20–2) u Ohio State (15–3) u Illinois (14–4) d Wichita (16–6) npr Mississippi State (17–5) d Auburn (16–2) npr 1962 men NYU Violets NYU (13–2) npr Colorado (14–5) Stanford (14–6) Georgia Tech (18–4) Cincinnati (21–1) Duke (21–2) Loyola-Chicago (23–1) Arizona State (22–2) Ohio State (17–3) Illinois (16–4) Mississippi State (19–5) u Wichita (16–7) d NYU (15–2) u Georgia Tech (20–4) npr Auburn (17–3) Cincinnati (23–1) Duke (24–2) Ohio State (19–3) u Arizona State (23–2) Loyola-Chicago (24–2) d Wichita (19–7) u Mississippi State (21–5) Illinois (17–5) d Stanford (18–6) npr 1962 men Providence Friars Providence (19–4) npr NYU (15–3) Cincinnati (23–1) Duke (24–2) Loyola-Chicago (24–2) u Arizona State (24–2) Wichita (19–7) u Mississippi State (21–5) u Ohio State (20–4) d Illinois (19–5) NYU (17–3) npr Colorado (17–6) npr Stanford (18–6) Providence (21–4) UPI Poll 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final   Dec. 4 Dec. 11 Dec. 18 Dec. 25 Jan. 1 Jan. 8 Jan. 15 Jan. 22 Jan. 29 Feb. 5 Feb. 12 Feb. 19 Feb. 26 Mar. 5 Mar. 12 Cincinnati Duke 1962 men Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky 1962 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia Loyola-Chicago Oregon State Mississippi State 1962 men St. Bonaventure Brown Indians St. Bonaventure Wisconsin Bowling Green т t 1962 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford т 1962 men Dayton Flyers Dayton Illinois 1962 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State 1962 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 1962 men NYU Violets NYU UCLA 1962 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State 1962 men Creighton Bluejays Creighton Indiana Cincinnati (1–0) Duke (1–0) Loyola-Chicago (1–0) u West Virginia (1–0) Oregon State (0–0) u Mississippi State (0–0) u Illinois (1–0) u Wisconsin (1–0) u Kansas State (1–0) u Bowling Green (1–0) Stanford (2–0) d Creighton (1–0) т tu UCLA (2–0) т u Kentucky (0–1) d NYU (1–0) u Arizona State (2–0) d 1962 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State (1–0) npr Indiana (1–0) u Dayton (1–0) d 1962 men USC Trojans USC (2–0) npr St. Bonaventure Colorado State Cincinnati (4–0) Duke (3–0) Loyola-Chicago (2–0) Ohio State (4–0) u Mississippi State (3–0) u Oregon State (1–1) d Stanford (2–0) u Illinois (2–0) d Bowling Green (1–0) u West Virginia (2–1) d 1962 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado (3–0) npr Wisconsin (2–1) d Arizona State (3–0) u 1962 men Drake Bulldogs Drake (3–0) npr Kentucky (1–1) d 1962 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota (2–0) npr NYU (2–0) d St. Bonaventure (2–1) npr 1962 men Seattle Chieftains Seattle (0–0) npr Iowa State (2–1) т1962 men Texas Longhorns Texas (3–1) т npr Kansas State Creighton UCLA Indiana (1–3) Dayton USC Cincinnati (6–0) Duke (6–0) Loyola-Chicago (4–0) Ohio State (5–0) Mississippi State (5–0) Bowling Green (4–0) u Illinois (3–0) u Stanford (3–0) d Arizona State (5–0) u West Virginia (3–1) Colorado (4–0) Kentucky (3–1) u Oregon State (2–2) d Seattle (4–0) u Minnesota (3–1) u Notre Dame (6–0) т tnpr UCLA (4–2) т npr Wisconsin (3–2) d 1962 men Marquette Warriors Marquette (4–0) npr Princeton (5–0) npr Drake NYU St. Bonaventure Iowa State Texas Cincinnati (8–0) Loyola-Chicago (7–0) u Ohio State (6–0) u Stanford (7–0) u Illinois (5–0) u Arizona State (7–1) u Bowling Green (4–0) d Kentucky (5–2) u Mississippi State (6–1) d Duke (6–2) d UCLA (7–2) u West Virginia (4–2) d Seattle (5–1) u 1962 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech (4–1) npr USC (9–0) npr 1962 men Wichita Shockers Wichita (7–2) npr Colorado (5–2) d 1962 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech (5–0) npr Princeton (6–0) u North Carolina (4–1) npr Oregon State Minnesota Notre Dame Wisconsin Marquette Cincinnati (9–0) Loyola-Chicago (11–0) Illinois (8–1) u Arizona State (10–1) u UCLA (10–2) u Ohio State (8–1) d Kentucky (7–3) u Wichita (9–2) u Duke (8–2) u Oregon State (6–3) npr Mississippi State (7–2) d Auburn (8–0) npr Georgia Tech (7–0) u North Carolina (4–1) u 1962 men Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) (8–0) npr Colorado State (7–3) npr 1962 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's (8–2) т tnpr Stanford (9–2) т d Kansas (7–4) npr West Virginia (6–3) d Bowling Green Seattle Virginia Tech USC Colorado Princeton Cincinnati (11–0) Loyola-Chicago (13–0) Illinois (9–1) Arizona State (12–1) Ohio State (9–1) u Duke (10–2) u Georgia Tech (9–0) u Mississippi State (9–2) u Wichita (9–3) d UCLA (10–4) d Oregon State (8–3) d North Carolina (6–1) u West Virginia (8–3) т tu Colorado State (9–3) т u Kentucky (7–4) d Auburn (8–1) d Colorado (8–3) npr Saint Joseph's (9–2) d 1962 men California Golden Bears California (10–2) т tnpr Stanford (9–2) т1962 men Utah State Aggies Utah State (11–3) тWisconsin (7–3) т d Miami (FL) Kansas Cincinnati (13–0) Loyola-Chicago (15–0) Illinois (11–1) Arizona State (14–1) Duke (12–2) u Georgia Tech (11–1) u Wichita (11–3) u Ohio State (10–2) d Mississippi State (10–3) d Oregon State (9–4) u Colorado State (9–3) u Colorado (10–3) u UCLA (11–4) d West Virginia (10–3) т td Notre Dame (12–3) т npr Stanford (10–3) u Kentucky (10–4) d 1962 men Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara (8–0) т tnpr Texas (8–5) т npr Utah State (12–3) d North Carolina Auburn Saint Joseph's California Wisconsin Cincinnati (14–0) Loyola-Chicago (16–0) Illinois (12–1) Duke (12–2) u Arizona State (15–2) d Georgia Tech (12–1) Mississippi State (12–3) u Wichita (12–4) d Stanford (12–3) u West Virginia (12–3) u Colorado (11–3) u Oregon State (10–4) d Ohio State (10–3) d UCLA (11–4) d Utah State (13–3) u Auburn (11–1) т tnpr Colorado State (9–3) т td 1962 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul (9–2) т npr Miami (FL) (12–2) т npr Niagara (9–0) т d Notre Dame Kentucky Texas Cincinnati (15–0) Loyola-Chicago (18–0) Duke (13–2) u Illinois (12–2) d Arizona State (15–2) Georgia Tech (14–1) Stanford (12–3) u Colorado (11–3) u Oregon State (11–4) u Wichita (13–5) d Mississippi State (12–4) d UCLA (13–4) u Utah State (15–3) u Ohio State (11–4) d Niagara (10–0) u Colorado State (11–4) West Virginia (12–4) d Miami (FL) (13–2) u Texas (8–5) т tnpr 1962 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis (11–5) тIndiana (7–6) т1962 men Oregon Ducks Oregon (6–8) т npr Auburn DePaul Cincinnati (17–0) Loyola-Chicago (20–0) Duke (15–2) Illinois (12–2) Arizona State (16–2) Georgia Tech (16–1) Colorado (12–3) u Stanford (12–4) d Mississippi State (14–4) u Oregon State (12–4) d Wichita (14–5) Utah State (17–3) u UCLA (13–4) d Ohio State (12–4) Colorado State (12–4) u Notre Dame (13–4) т tnpr Texas (10–5) т u DePaul (11–3) npr Auburn (13–2) т tnpr West Virginia (14–5) т d Niagara Miami (FL) Saint Louis Indiana Oregon Cincinnati (19–0) Loyola-Chicago (20–0) Duke (17–2) Illinois (14–2) Arizona State (18–2) Colorado (13–4) u Mississippi State (16–4) u Stanford (13–5) Georgia Tech (17–3) d Oregon State (13–5) Utah State (17–3) u Ohio State (14–3) u Texas (12–5) u UCLA (13–5) d 1962 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State (14–4) npr Colorado State (14–4) d Wichita (14–6) d 1962 men Bradley Braves Bradley (12–7) т tnpr NYU (12–2) т npr Saint Joseph's (16–3) npr Notre Dame DePaul Auburn West Virginia Cincinnati (19–1) Duke (19–2) u Loyola-Chicago (21–1) d Arizona State (20–2) u Illinois (14–4) d Wichita (16–6) u Ohio State (15–3) т tu Stanford (14–6) т u Colorado (14–5) d Georgia Tech (18–4) d Mississippi State (17–5) d NYU (13–2) u Oregon State (14–6) d Texas (14–5) d Auburn (16–2) npr Oklahoma State (15–4) d Utah State (19–5) d Colorado State (16–4) d UCLA (13–5) d Providence (15–5) т1962 men Texas Western Miners Texas Western (15–5) т npr Bradley Saint Joseph's Cincinnati (21–1) Duke (21–2) Loyola-Chicago (23–1) Arizona State (22–2) Illinois (16–4) Ohio State (17–3) u Mississippi State (19–5) u Stanford (15–6) d Wichita (16–7) d NYU (15–2) u Texas (16–5) u Georgia Tech (18–4) d Colorado (15–6) d Colorado State (17–4) u Texas Western (17–5) u UCLA (14–6) u Auburn (17–3) т td Providence (17–4) т u Oregon State (15–7) d Saint Joseph's (20–3) npr Oklahoma State Utah State Cincinnati (23–1) Duke (24–2) Arizona State (23–2) u Ohio State (19–3) u Loyola-Chicago (24–2) d Wichita (19–7) u Mississippi State (21–5) Illinois (17–5) d Stanford (18–6) d NYU (15–3) Texas (18–5) Colorado State (18–4) u Providence (19–4) т tu Kansas State (15–8) т npr Oregon State (17–7) u Texas Western (19–6) d Bowling Green (17–7) npr Saint Joseph's (21–4) u Seattle (20–5) npr West Virginia (21–7) npr Colorado UCLA Auburn Cincinnati (23–1) Duke (24–2) Arizona State (24–2) Loyola-Chicago (24–2) u Illinois (19–5) u Wichita (19–7) Mississippi State (21–5) Ohio State (20–4) d 1962 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado (17–6) npr Stanford (18–6) d NYU (17–3) d Texas (19–6) d Providence (21–4) Oregon State (19–7) u UCLA (19–7) npr Saint Joseph's (21–4) т tu West Virginia (21–7) т u Bowling Green (18–7) Kansas State (17–8) т td Seattle (21–6) т Colorado State Texas Western References Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States