2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

August 2023 2011 NCAA logo.svg North Carolina Kentucky Two human polls make up the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked 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 Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released on October 28, 2011. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. Generally, all top 25 teams in the poll at the end of the regular season are invited to the NCAA basketball tournament, also known as March Madness. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Oct 28AP Top 25: Oct 28, Rivals.com, retrieved 10-28-2011. Nov 14AP Top 25: Nov 14, Rivals.com, retrieved 11-14-2011. Nov 21AP Top 25: Nov 21, Rivals.com, retrieved 11-21-2011. Nov 28AP Top 25: Nov 28, Rivals.com, retrieved 11-28-2011. Dec 5AP Top 25: Dec 5, Rivals.com, retrieved 12-05-2011. Dec 12AP Top 25: Dec 12, Rivals.com, retrieved 12-12-2011. Dec 19AP Top 25: Dec 19, Rivals.com, retrieved 12-19-2011. Dec 26AP Top 25: Dec 26, Rivals.com, retrieved 12-26-2011. Jan 2AP Top 25: Jan 2, Rivals.com, retrieved 01-02-2012. Jan 9AP Top 25: Jan 9, Rivals.com, retrieved 01-09-2012. Jan 16AP Top 25: Jan 16, Rivals.com, retrieved 01-16-2012. Jan 23AP Top 25: Jan 23, Rivals.com, retrieved 01-23-2012. Jan 30AP Top 25: Jan 30, Rivals.com, retrieved 02-10-2012. Feb 6AP Top 25: Feb 6, Rivals.com, retrieved 02-10-2012. Feb 13AP Top 25: Feb 13, Rivals.com, retrieved 02-13-2012. Feb 20AP Top 25: Feb 20, Rivals.com, retrieved 02-20-2012. Feb 27AP Top 25: Feb 27, Rivals.com, retrieved 02-27-2012. Mar 5AP Top 25: Mar 5, Rivals.com, retrieved 03-05-2012. Mar 12AP Top 25: Mar 12, Rivals.com, retrieved 03-12-2012. North Carolina 62 Kentucky Ohio State 1 Connecticut 2 Syracuse Duke Vanderbilt Florida Louisville Pittsburgh Memphis Baylor Kansas Xavier Wisconsin Arizona UCLA Michigan Alabama Texas A&M Cincinnati Marquette Gonzaga California Missouri North Carolina (2–0) 62 Kentucky (1–0) Ohio State (1–0) 1 Connecticut (1–0) 2 Syracuse (1–0) Duke (2–0) Florida (1–0) u Louisville (2–0) u Pittsburgh (2–0) u Memphis (0–0) u Baylor (2–0) u Kansas (1–0) u Xavier (1–0) u Wisconsin (1–0) u Arizona (3–0) u Alabama (1–0) u Michigan (1–0) u Vanderbilt (1–1) d Texas A&M (2–0) u Cincinnati (1–0) u Marquette (1–0) u Gonzaga (1–0) u California (2–0) u Missouri (1–0) u Florida State (1–0) npr UCLA (0–1) North Carolina (3–0) 62 Kentucky (4–0) Ohio State (3–0) 1 Connecticut (4–0) 2 Syracuse (4–0) Duke (4–0) Louisville (3–0) u Memphis (1–0) u Baylor (3–0) u Florida (2–1) d Wisconsin (3–0) u Xavier (3–0) u Alabama (5–0) u Kansas (1–1) d Michigan (3–0) u Marquette (4–0) u Pittsburgh (2–1) d Vanderbilt (3–1) Gonzaga (3–0) u California (3–0) u Missouri (3–0) u Florida State (4–0) u Arizona (4–1) d Mississippi State (4–1) npr Texas A&M (3–1) d Cincinnati (2–1) Kentucky (6–0) 46 u Ohio State (6–0) 17 u Duke (7–0) 2 u Syracuse (6–0) u North Carolina (5–1) d Louisville (5–0) u Baylor (5–0) u Connecticut (6–1) d Wisconsin (6–0) u Florida (4–1) Xavier (4–0) u Alabama (7–0) u Missouri (6–0) u Michigan (5–1) u Kansas (3–2) d Marquette (5–0) Pittsburgh (5–1) UNLV (7–0) npr Gonzaga (4–0) Vanderbilt (5–1) d Mississippi State (7–1) u Memphis (2–2) d Saint Louis (6–0) npr California (5–1) d Texas A&M (4–1) Florida State (5–2) Arizona (4–2) Kentucky (8–0) 47 Ohio State (8–0) 18 Syracuse (8–0) u North Carolina (6–2) u Louisville (7–0) u Baylor (7–0) u Duke (7–1) d Xavier (6–0) u Connecticut (7–1) d Missouri (7–0) u Marquette (7–0) u Florida (5–2) d Kansas (5–2) u Wisconsin (6–2) d Pittsburgh (7–1) u Alabama (7–1) d Mississippi State (8–1) u Georgetown (7–1) npr Creighton (7–0) npr Michigan (6–2) d Memphis (4–2) u Texas A&M (6–1) u Gonzaga (5–1) d Illinois (8–0) npr Harvard (8–0) npr UNLV (8–1) Vanderbilt (5–3) Saint Louis (7–1) California (6–2) Syracuse (10–0) 51 u Ohio State (8–1) 7 Kentucky (8–1) 4 d Louisville (9–0) 2 u North Carolina (8–2) 1 d Baylor (7–0) Duke (9–1) Xavier (8–0) Connecticut (8–1) Missouri (9–0) Marquette (9–0) Kansas (7–2) u Florida (7–2) d Wisconsin (8–2) Pittsburgh (9–1) Georgetown (8–1) u Mississippi State (9–1) Indiana (9–0) npr Illinois (10–0) u Michigan (7–2) Michigan State (8–2) npr Texas A&M (8–1) Alabama (8–2) d Murray State (10–0) npr Creighton (7–1) т Vanderbilt (6–3) т Memphis (5–3) Gonzaga (5–2) Harvard (9–1) Syracuse (11–0) 53 Ohio State (10–1) 5 Kentucky (9–1) 4 Louisville (10–0) 2 North Carolina (9–2) Baylor (9–0) Duke (9–1) Connecticut (9–1) u Missouri (11–0) u Marquette (10–0) u Florida (8–2) u Kansas (7–2) Wisconsin (10–2) u Xavier (8–1) d Pittsburgh (10–1) Georgetown (9–1) Indiana (10–0) u Mississippi State (11–1) d Michigan State (9–2) u Michigan (9–2) UNLV (11–2) y Murray State (12–0) u Creighton (8–1) u Virginia (9–1) y Illinois (10–1) d Texas A&M (8–2) Alabama (8–3) Vanderbilt (6–4) Syracuse (13–0) 54 Ohio State (12–1) 5 Kentucky (11–1) 4 Louisville (12–0) 2 North Carolina (11–2) Baylor (12–0) Duke (10–1) Missouri (12–0) u Connecticut (10–1) d Florida (10–2) u Wisconsin (11–2) u Georgetown (10–1) u Indiana (12–0) u Marquette (11–1) d Mississippi State (12–1) u Michigan State (11–2) u Kansas (8–3) d Michigan (10–2) u UNLV (13–2) u Murray State (13–0) u Creighton (10–1) u Pittsburgh (11–2) d Virginia (10–1) u Harvard (10–1) y San Diego State (11–2) y Xavier (9–3) Illinois (11–2) Syracuse (15–0) 60 Kentucky (13–1) 5 u North Carolina (13–2) u Baylor (13–0) u Duke (12–1) u Ohio State (13–2) d Missouri (13–0) u Connecticut (12–1) u Georgetown (12–1) u Michigan State (13–2) u Louisville (12–2) d Indiana (13–1) u Florida (11–3) d Kansas (10–3) u Mississippi State (13–2) Michigan (12–2) u UNLV (15–2) u Wisconsin (12–3) d Murray State (14–0) u Marquette (12–2) d Virginia (12–1) u Harvard (12–1) u Kansas State (11–1) npr San Diego State (12–2) u Gonzaga (11–2) npr Creighton (11–2) Pittsburgh (11–4) Syracuse (17–0) 60 Kentucky (15–1) 5 North Carolina (14–2) Baylor (15–0) Ohio State (15–2) u Michigan State (14–2) u Indiana (15–1) u Duke (13–2) d Missouri (14–1) d Kansas (12–3) u Georgetown (13–2) d UNLV (16–2) u Michigan (13–3) u Louisville (13–3) d Murray State (16–0) u Virginia (14–1) u Connecticut (12–3) d Kansas State (12–2) u Florida (12–4) d Mississippi State (13–3) d Gonzaga (13–2) u San Diego State (13–2) u Creighton (13–2) npr Seton Hall (14–2) npr Marquette (12–4) d Wisconsin (12–5) Harvard (13–2) Syracuse (19–0) 60 Kentucky (17–1) 4 Baylor (17–0) 1 u Duke (15–2) u Missouri (16–1) u Ohio State (16–3) d Kansas (14–3) u North Carolina (15–3) d Michigan State (15–3) d Georgetown (14–3) u Indiana (15–3) d Murray State (18–0) u Connecticut (14–3) u UNLV (16–3) d Virginia (14–2) u San Diego State (16–2) u Florida (14–4) u Mississippi State (15–3) u Creighton (16–2) u Michigan (14–4) d Marquette (14–4) u Illinois (15–3) npr Louisville (14–4) d Saint Mary's (17–2) npr Kansas State (12–4) d Gonzaga (14–3) Seton Hall (15–3) Kentucky (19–1) 61 u Missouri (18–1) 2 u Syracuse (20–1) 2 d Ohio State (17–3) u Kansas (16–3) u Baylor (17–2) d North Carolina (16–3) u Duke (16–3) d Georgetown (16–3) u Michigan State (16–4) d Murray State (20–0) u UNLV (18–3) u San Diego State (17–2) u Florida (15–4) u Creighton (18–2) u Indiana (16–4) d Marquette (16–4) u Mississippi State (16–4) Virginia (15–3) d Michigan (15–5) Saint Mary's (19–2) u Kansas State (14–4) u Florida State (13–6) npr Connecticut (14–5) d Wisconsin (16–5) npr Illinois (15–5) Louisville (15–5) Kentucky (21–1) 63 Syracuse (22–1) 2 u Ohio State (19–3) Missouri (19–2) d North Carolina (18–3) u Baylor (19–2) Duke (18–3) u Kansas (17–4) d Michigan State (17–4) u Murray State (21–0) u UNLV (20–3) u Florida (17–4) u Creighton (20–2) u Georgetown (16–4) d Marquette (18–4) u Virginia (17–3) u San Diego State (18–3) d Saint Mary's (21–2) u Wisconsin (17–5) u Indiana (17–5) d Florida State (14–6) u Mississippi State (17–5) d Michigan (16–6) d Gonzaga (17–3) y Vanderbilt (16–5) npr Connecticut (14–6) Kansas State (15–5) Kentucky (23–1) 63 Syracuse (23–1) 2 Ohio State (20–3) Missouri (21–2) North Carolina (20–3) Baylor (21–2) Kansas (18–5) u Florida (19–4) u Murray State (23–0) u Duke (19–4) d Michigan State (18–5) d Georgetown (18–4) u San Diego State (20–3) u UNLV (21–4) d Florida State (16–6) u Saint Mary's (22–2) u Creighton (21–3) d Marquette (19–5) d Virginia (18–4) d Mississippi State (18–5) u Wisconsin (18–6) d Michigan (17–7) u Indiana (18–6) d Louisville (18–5) y Harvard (20–2) y Gonzaga (18–4) Vanderbilt (16–7) Kentucky (25–1) 63 Syracuse (25–1) 2 Missouri (23–2) u Kansas (20–5) u Duke (21–4) u Ohio State (21–4) d Michigan State (20–5) u North Carolina (21–4) d Baylor (21–4) d Georgetown (19–5) u UNLV (22–4) u Marquette (21–5) u San Diego State (20–4) Florida (19–6) d Wisconsin (19–6) u Murray State (24–1) d Michigan (19–7) u Indiana (19–6) u Louisville (20–5) u Florida State (17–7) d Saint Mary's (23–3) d Virginia (19–5) d Notre Dame (17–8) y Gonzaga (20–4) т ty Wichita State (22–4) т y Creighton (21–5) Mississippi State (19–6) Harvard (21–3) Kentucky (26–1) 63 Syracuse (27–1) 2 Missouri (25–2) Kansas (22–5) Duke (23–4) Michigan State (22–5) u North Carolina (23–4) u Ohio State (22–5) d Georgetown (20–5) u Marquette (22–5) u Michigan (20–7) u Florida (21–6) u Baylor (22–5) d Murray State (26–1) u Florida State (19–7) u Wisconsin (20–7) d Louisville (21–6) u New Mexico (22–4) npr Wichita State (24–4) u Notre Dame (19–8) u UNLV (22–6) d Temple (21–5) npr Indiana (20–7) d San Diego State (20–6) d Virginia (20–6) d Saint Mary's (23–5) Gonzaga (21–5) Kentucky (28–1) 63 Syracuse (29–1) 2 Kansas (24–5) u Duke (25–4) u Michigan State (24–5) u North Carolina (25–4) u Missouri (25–4) d Marquette (24–5) u Baylor (24–5) u Ohio State (23–6) d Georgetown (21–6) d Murray State (28–1) u Michigan (21–8) d Wisconsin (21–8) u Wichita State (26–4) u Florida (22–7) d UNLV (24–6) u Indiana (22–7) u Louisville (22–7) d Notre Dame (20–9) San Diego State (22–6) u Florida State (19–9) d Temple (22–6) d Virginia (21–7) u Creighton (25–5) npr New Mexico (22–6) Kentucky (30–1) 63 Syracuse (30–1) 2 Kansas (26–5) North Carolina (27–4) u Missouri (27–4) u Duke (26–5) d Ohio State (25–6) u Michigan State (24–7) d Marquette (25–6) d Michigan (23–8) u Murray State (30–1) u Baylor (25–6) d Georgetown (22–7) d Wisconsin (23–8) Indiana (24–7) u Wichita State (27–5) d Florida State (21–9) u San Diego State (24–6) u Creighton (28–5) u UNLV (25–7) d Temple (24–6) u Florida (22–9) d Notre Dame (21–10) d Gonzaga (25–5) npr Iowa State (22–9) npr Louisville (22–9) Virginia (22–8) Kentucky (32–2) 61 Syracuse (31–2) 1 Missouri (30–4) 2 u North Carolina (29–5) 1 Michigan State (27–7) u Kansas (27–6) d Ohio State (27–7) Duke (27–6) d Baylor (27–7) u Florida State (24–9) u Marquette (25–7) d Murray State (30–1) d Michigan (24–9) d Wisconsin (24–9) Georgetown (23–8) d Indiana (25–8) d Louisville (26–9) npr Wichita State (27–5) d Creighton (28–5) Vanderbilt (24–10) npr New Mexico (27–6) npr San Diego State (26–7) d UNLV (26–8) d Saint Mary's (27–5) npr Florida (23–10) d Temple (24–7) Notre Dame (22–11) Gonzaga (25–6) Iowa State (22–10) ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked #1; second highest is ranked #2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. Any team receiving votes after the top 25 are listed after the top 25 by their point totals. However, these are not real rankings: They are not considered #26, #27, etc. The maximum points a single team can earn is 775. The preseason poll was released on October 20, 2011. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Oct 20USA Today/ESPN: Oct 20, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2011-10-20 Nov 14USA Today/ESPN: Nov 14, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2011-11-14 Nov 21USA Today/ESPN: Nov 21, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2011-11-21 Nov 28USA Today/ESPN: Nov 28, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2011-11-28 Dec 5USA Today/ESPN: Dec 5, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2011-12-05 Dec 12USA Today/ESPN: Dec 12, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2011-12-12 Dec 19USA Today/ESPN: Dec 19, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2011-12-19 Dec 26USA Today/ESPN: Dec 26, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2011-12-26 Jan 2USA Today/ESPN: Jan 2, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2012-01-02 Jan 9USA Today/ESPN: Jan 9, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2012-01-09 Jan 16USA Today/ESPN: Jan 16, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2012-01-16 Jan 23USA Today/ESPN: Jan 23, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2012-01-23 Jan 30USA Today/ESPN: Jan 30, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2012-02-10 Feb 6USA Today/ESPN: Feb 6, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2012-02-10 Feb 13USA Today/ESPN: Feb 13, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2012-02-13 Feb 20USA Today/ESPN: Feb 20, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2012-02-20 Feb 27USA Today/ESPN: Feb 27, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2012-02-27 Mar 5USA Today/ESPN: Mar 5, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2012-04-03 Mar 11USA Today/ESPN: Mar 11, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2012-04-03 Apr 3USA Today/ESPN: Apr 3, ESPN.com, Retrieved 2012-04-03 North Carolina 30 Kentucky 1 Ohio State Connecticut Syracuse Duke Vanderbilt Louisville Memphis Florida Pittsburgh Baylor Kansas Wisconsin Xavier Arizona Alabama Michigan Texas A&M UCLA Marquette Cincinnati Gonzaga California Missouri North Carolina (2–0) 30 Kentucky (1–0) 1 Ohio State (1–0) Connecticut (1–0) Syracuse (1–0) Duke (2–0) Louisville (2–0) u Florida (1–0) u Pittsburgh (2–0) u Memphis (0–0) d Kansas (1–0) u Baylor (2–0) u Wisconsin (1–0) u Xavier (1–0) u Alabama (1–0) u Arizona (3–0) Michigan (1–0) u Texas A&M (2–0) u Marquette (1–0) u Vanderbilt (1–1) т td Cincinnati (1–0) т u California (2–0) u Gonzaga (1–0) Florida State (1–0) npr Missouri (1–0) UCLA (0–1) North Carolina (3–0) 30 Kentucky (4–0) 1 Ohio State (3–0) Connecticut (4–0) Syracuse (4–0) Duke (4–0) Louisville (3–0) Memphis (1–0) u Florida (2–1) d Baylor (3–0) u Wisconsin (3–0) u Xavier (3–0) u Alabama (5–0) u Kansas (1–1) d Michigan (3–0) u Pittsburgh (2–1) d Marquette (4–0) u California (3–0) u Gonzaga (3–0) u Florida State (4–0) u Missouri (3–0) u Vanderbilt (3–1) d Arizona (4–1) d Texas A&M (3–1) d Creighton (4–0) npr Cincinnati (2–1) Kentucky (6–0) 22 u Ohio State (6–0) 8 u Syracuse (6–0) 1 u Duke (7–0) u North Carolina (5–1) d Louisville (5–0) u Wisconsin (6–0) u Baylor (5–0) u Florida (4–1) Connecticut (6–1) d Xavier (4–0) u Alabama (7–0) u Missouri (6–0) u Kansas (3–2) Michigan (5–1) Marquette (5–0) u Pittsburgh (5–1) d Gonzaga (4–0) u Vanderbilt (5–1) u UNLV (7–0) npr Memphis (2–2) d Creighton (5–1) u California (5–1) d Mississippi State (7–1) npr Saint Louis (6–0) npr Florida State (5–2) Arizona (4–2) Texas A&M (4–1) Kentucky (8–0) 19 Ohio State (8–0) 11 Syracuse (8–0) 1 Louisville (7–0) u Duke (7–1) d North Carolina (6–2) d Baylor (7–0) u Xavier (6–0) u Connecticut (7–1) u Missouri (7–0) u Marquette (7–0) u Florida (5–2) d Kansas (5–2) u Pittsburgh (7–1) u Alabama (7–1) d Wisconsin (6–2) d Creighton (7–0) u Mississippi State (8–1) u Michigan (6–2) d Memphis (4–2) u Georgetown (7–1) npr Illinois (8–0) т tnpr Gonzaga (5–1) т d Harvard (8–0) npr Texas A&M (6–1) npr Vanderbilt (5–3) UNLV (8–1) California (6–2) Saint Louis (7–1) Syracuse (10–0) 28 u Ohio State (8–1) 2 Kentucky (8–1) d Louisville (9–0) Duke (9–1) North Carolina (8–2) Baylor (7–0) Missouri (9–0) u Xavier (8–0) d Connecticut (8–1) d Marquette (9–0) Kansas (7–2) u Florida (7–2) d Pittsburgh (9–1) Wisconsin (8–2) u Mississippi State (9–1) u Georgetown (8–1) u Michigan (7–2) u Illinois (10–0) u Indiana (9–0) npr Alabama (8–2) d Texas A&M (8–1) u Michigan State (8–2) npr Creighton (7–1) d Vanderbilt (6–3) npr Memphis (5–3) Gonzaga (5–2) Harvard (9–1) Syracuse (11–0) 30 Ohio State (10–1) 1 Kentucky (9–1) Louisville (10–0) Duke (9–1) North Carolina (9–2) Baylor (9–0) Missouri (11–0) Connecticut (9–1) u Marquette (10–0) u Kansas (7–2) u Florida (8–2) u Pittsburgh (10–1) u Wisconsin (10–2) u Xavier (8–1) d Georgetown (9–1) u Mississippi State (11–1) d Indiana (10–0) u Michigan (9–2) d Michigan State (9–2) u Creighton (8–1) u Murray State (12–0) npr UNLV (11–2) npr Illinois (10–1) d Harvard (9–1) npr Alabama (8–3) Texas A&M (8–2) Vanderbilt (6–4) Syracuse (13–0) 30 Ohio State (12–1) 1 Kentucky (11–1) Louisville (12–0) Duke (10–1) North Carolina (11–2) Baylor (12–0) Missouri (12–0) Connecticut (10–1) Florida (10–2) u Wisconsin (11–2) u Georgetown (10–1) u Marquette (11–1) d Mississippi State (12–1) u Indiana (12–0) u Michigan (10–2) u Michigan State (11–2) u Kansas (8–3) d Creighton (10–1) u UNLV (13–2) u Murray State (13–0) u Pittsburgh (11–2) d Harvard (10–1) u Virginia (10–1) npr Kansas State (10–1) npr Xavier (9–3) Illinois (11–2) Syracuse (15–0) 30 Kentucky (13–1) 1 u Duke (12–1) u North Carolina (13–2) u Baylor (13–0) u Missouri (13–0) u Ohio State (13–2) d Connecticut (12–1) u Georgetown (12–1) u Louisville (12–2) d Michigan State (13–2) u Indiana (13–1) u Michigan (12–2) u Florida (11–3) d Kansas (10–3) u Mississippi State (13–2) d UNLV (15–2) u Murray State (14–0) u Wisconsin (12–3) d Marquette (12–2) d Harvard (12–1) u Kansas State (11–1) u Virginia (12–1) u Creighton (11–2) d San Diego State (12–2) npr Pittsburgh (11–4) Syracuse (17–0) 30 Kentucky (15–1) 1 North Carolina (14–2) u Baylor (15–0) u Ohio State (15–2) u Duke (13–2) d Michigan State (14–2) u Indiana (15–1) u Missouri (14–1) d Kansas (12–3) u Georgetown (13–2) d UNLV (16–2) u Michigan (13–3) Murray State (16–0) u Louisville (13–3) d Connecticut (12–3) d Virginia (14–1) u Kansas State (12–2) u Florida (12–4) d Mississippi State (13–3) d Creighton (13–2) u San Diego State (13–2) u Gonzaga (13–2) y Marquette (12–4) d Harvard (13–2) d Wisconsin (12–5) Syracuse (19–0) 31 Kentucky (17–1) Baylor (17–0) u Duke (15–2) u Missouri (16–1) u Ohio State (16–3) d Kansas (14–3) u North Carolina (15–3) d Michigan State (15–3) d Murray State (18–0) u Connecticut (14–3) u Georgetown (14–3) d Indiana (15–3) d Florida (14–4) u Mississippi State (15–3) u San Diego State (16–2) u Virginia (14–2) Creighton (16–2) u Michigan (14–4) d UNLV (16–3) d Louisville (14–4) d Marquette (14–4) u Saint Mary's (17–2) y Harvard (15–2) u Illinois (15–3) y Kansas State (12–4) Gonzaga (14–3) Kentucky (19–1) 31 u Missouri (18–1) u Ohio State (17–3) u Syracuse (20–1) d Kansas (16–3) u Duke (16–3) d Baylor (17–2) d North Carolina (16–3) Murray State (20–0) u Georgetown (16–3) u Michigan State (16–4) d San Diego State (17–2) u Florida (15–4) u Creighton (18–2) u UNLV (18–3) u Mississippi State (16–4) d Indiana (16–4) d Marquette (16–4) u Connecticut (14–5) d Saint Mary's (19–2) u Virginia (15–3) d Michigan (15–5) d Harvard (16–2) u Kansas State (14–4) npr Wisconsin (16–5) т Louisville (15–5) т Illinois (15–5) Kentucky (21–1) 31 Syracuse (22–1) u Ohio State (19–3) Missouri (19–2) d Duke (18–3) u Baylor (19–2) т tu North Carolina (18–3) т u Kansas (17–4) d Murray State (21–0) Michigan State (17–4) u Florida (17–4) u Creighton (20–2) u UNLV (20–3) u Georgetown (16–4) d Marquette (18–4) u Saint Mary's (21–2) u San Diego State (18–3) d Virginia (17–3) u Mississippi State (17–5) d Indiana (17–5) т td Wisconsin (17–5) т u Michigan (16–6) Harvard (18–2) Florida State (14–6) y Louisville (17–5) Connecticut (14–6) Kansas State (15–5) Kentucky (23–1) 31 Syracuse (23–1) Ohio State (20–3) Missouri (21–2) North Carolina (20–3) u Baylor (21–2) Florida (19–4) т tu Murray State (23–0) т u Duke (19–4) d Kansas (18–5) d Georgetown (18–4) u Michigan State (18–5) d Saint Mary's (22–2) u San Diego State (20–3) u Creighton (21–3) d UNLV (21–4) d Florida State (16–6) u Mississippi State (18–5) u Marquette (19–5) d Virginia (18–4) d Harvard (20–2) u Wisconsin (18–6) d Indiana (18–6) т td Louisville (18–5) т u Michigan (17–7) d Kentucky (25–1) 31 Syracuse (25–1) Missouri (23–2) u Duke (21–4) u Kansas (20–5) u Ohio State (21–4) d North Carolina (21–4) d Michigan State (20–5) u Georgetown (19–5) u Baylor (21–4) d UNLV (22–4) u Florida (19–6) d Marquette (21–5) u Murray State (24–1) d San Diego State (20–4) d Saint Mary's (23–3) d Wisconsin (19–6) u Louisville (20–5) u Michigan (19–7) u Indiana (19–6) u Florida State (17–7) d Virginia (19–5) d Mississippi State (19–6) d Gonzaga (20–4) y Notre Dame (17–-8) y Creighton (21–5) Harvard (21–3) Kentucky (26–1) 31 Syracuse (27–1) Missouri (25–2) Duke (23–4) Kansas (22–5) Michigan State (22–5) u North Carolina (23–4) Georgetown (20–5) u Ohio State (22–5) d Marquette (22–5) u Florida (21–6) u Murray State (26–1) u Michigan (20–7) u Baylor (22–5) d Wisconsin (20–7) u Florida State (19–7) u Louisville (21–6) u Notre Dame (19–8) u Wichita State (24–4) npr UNLV (22–6) d New Mexico (22–4) npr Temple (21–5) npr Saint Mary's (23–5) d Indiana (20–7) d San Diego State (20–6) d Virginia (20–6) Mississippi State (19–8) Gonzaga (21–5) Kentucky (28–1) 31 Syracuse (29–1) Duke (25–4) u Kansas (24–5) u Michigan State (24–5) u North Carolina (25–4) u Marquette (24–5) u Missouri (25–4) d Murray State (28–1) u Baylor (24–5) u Ohio State (23–6) d Georgetown (21–6) d Florida (22–7) d Wichita State (26–4) u Wisconsin (21–8) Michigan (21–8) d UNLV (24–6) u Louisville (22–7) d Notre Dame (20–9) d Indiana (22–7) u Saint Mary's (25–5) u Florida State (19–9) d San Diego State (22–6) u Creighton (25–5) npr Temple (22–6) d New Mexico (22–6) Kentucky (30–1) 31 Syracuse (30–1) Kansas (26–5) u North Carolina (27–4) u Missouri (27–4) u Duke (26–5) d Ohio State (25–6) u Michigan State (24–7) d Marquette (25–6) d Murray State (30–1) d Baylor (25–6) d Wisconsin (23–8) u Michigan (23–8) u Georgetown (22–7) d Indiana (24–7) u Wichita State (27–5) d Florida State (21–9) u St. Mary's (26–5) u Florida (22–9) d UNLV (25–7) d San Diego State (24–6) u Creighton (28–5) u Notre Dame (21–10) d Temple (24–6) u Gonzaga (25–5) npr Louisville (22–9) Kentucky (32–2) 30 Syracuse (31–2) Missouri (30–4) 1 u Michigan State (27–7) u North Carolina (29–5) d Kansas (27–6) d Ohio State (27–7) Duke (27–6) d Murray State (30–1) u Baylor (27–7) u Marquette (25–7) d Florida State (24–9) u Wisconsin (24–9) d Michigan (24–9) d Georgetown (23–8) d Saint Mary's (27–5) u Indiana (25–8) d Louisville (26–9) npr Wichita State (27–5) d Creighton (28–5) u Florida (23–10) d New Mexico (27–6) npr San Diego State (26–7) d Vanderbilt (24–10) npr UNLV (26–8) d Temple (24–7) Notre Dame (22–11) Gonzaga (25–6) Kentucky (38–2) 31 Kansas (32–7) u Ohio State (31–8) u Louisville (30–10) u Syracuse (34–3) d North Carolina (32–6) d Michigan State (29–8) d Baylor (30–8) u Florida (26–11) u Marquette (27–8) u Missouri (30–5) d Wisconsin (26–10) u Indiana (27–9) u Duke (27–7) d Florida State (25–10) d Murray State (31–2) d Georgetown (24–9) d Cincinnati (26–11) npr Vanderbilt (25–11) u North Carolina State (24–13) npr Creighton (29–6) d Michigan (24–10) d New Mexico (28–7) d Xavier (23–13) npr Ohio (29–8) npr Saint Mary's (27–6) Wichita State (27–6) San Diego State (26–8) UNLV (26–9) Preseason polls Various publications and news sources release their preseason top 25 months before the season commences. Athlon Lindy's Sporting NewsCollege basketball Top 50 countdown http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2011-09-21/college-basketball-top-50-countdown The Sporting News 7 October 2011 Fox SportsNorth Carolina is No. 1 in poll http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/North-Carolina-tops-college-basketball-ap-preseason-poll-102811 Fox Sports 14 November 2011 CBS SportsPreseason Top 25 (and one): From the original guy (and one) Goodman Jeff Parrish Gary http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/15726143/preseason-top-25-and-one-from-the-original-guy-and-one CBS Sports 12 October 2011 Rivals.comRivals.com College Basketball – Rivals 2011–12 Countdown to Tipoff http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1281057 Rivals.com 19 October 2011 Blue RibbonFour Big 12 Teams In Blue Ribbon Preseason Poll http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=205276064 Big 12 Conference 7 October 2011 1. North Carolina Ohio State North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina 2. Kentucky North Carolina Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky 3. Ohio State Kentucky Ohio State Ohio State Connecticut Connecticut Ohio State 4. Connecticut Vanderbilt Connecticut Connecticut Syracuse Ohio State Syracuse 5. Syracuse Duke Duke Syracuse Ohio State Duke Connecticut 6. Duke Pittsburgh Syracuse Duke Duke Syracuse Duke 7. Vanderbilt Michigan Florida Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Florida Vanderbilt 8. Louisville Connecticut Memphis Florida Louisville Vanderbilt Pittsburgh 9. Florida Syracuse Baylor Louisville Memphis Pittsburgh Florida 10. Pittsburgh Florida Vanderbilt Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Baylor Arizona 11. Baylor California Pittsburgh Memphis Florida Memphis Kansas 12. Memphis Louisville Arizona Baylor Baylor Kansas Memphis 13. Kansas Memphis Wisconsin Kansas Xavier Wisconsin Louisville 14. Wisconsin Gonzaga Kansas Xavier Kansas Marquette Xavier 15. Xavier Washington UCLA Wisconsin Arizona Arizona Wisconsin 16. Alabama Michigan State Louisville Arizona Cincinnati Louisville Texas A&M 17. Marquette Baylor Cincinnati UCLA Texas A&M Xavier Florida State 18. Cincinnati Xavier Xavier Michigan Gonzaga Gonzaga Alabama 19. Michigan State New Mexico Michigan Alabama Florida State Alabama Baylor 20. UCLA UCLA Gonzaga Texas A&M Michigan Michigan Michigan State 21. California Missouri Marquette Cincinnati UCLA Texas A&M California 22. Florida State Arizona California Marquette Alabama California Marquette 23. Texas A&M Creighton Alabama Gonzaga Missouri Cincinnati UCLA 24. Missouri Butler Washington California Wisconsin Florida State Missouri 25. Arizona Alabama Michigan State Missouri Villanova Temple Michigan References 2 Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States