1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

November 2025 August 2023 1982 NCAA logo.svg Virginia NC State The 1982–83 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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final  ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 899–900 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Dec. 13 Dec. 20 Dec. 27 Jan. 3 Jan. 10 Jan. 17 Jan. 24 Jan. 31 Feb. 7 Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 28 Mar. 7 Mar. 14 Virginia Georgetown North Carolina Kentucky Villanova 1982 men Memphis Tigers Memphis State UCLA Louisville Indiana 1982 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Iowa Alabama Tennessee Houston Missouri NC State Arkansas Marquette St. John's UNLV Virginia (2–0) Georgetown (2–0) Kentucky (1–0) u Villanova (1–0) u Memphis State (2–0) u UCLA (1–0) u Louisville (3–0) u Indiana (2–0) u Missouri (1–0) u Iowa (2–0) u Houston (2–0) u St. John's (3–0) u Alabama (1–0) d Tennessee (1–0) d North Carolina (0–2) d Arkansas (1–0) u Marquette (0–0) u NC State (1–0) d UNLV (1–0) т tu Oregon State (0–1) т d Virginia (4–0) Kentucky (3–0) u Georgetown (5–0) d Memphis State (4–0) u UCLA (3–0) u Indiana (3–0) u Iowa (4–0) u Missouri (2–0) u Houston (4–0) u Villanova (1–1) d Alabama (2–0) u St. John's (5–0) Louisville (4–1) d Tennessee (2–0) Arkansas (3–0) u Marquette (2–0) u North Carolina (2–2) d NC State (2–0) т t UNLV (3–0) т u Purdue (4–0) npr Oregon State (1–2) Virginia (6–0) Kentucky (5–0) Memphis State (6–0) u UCLA (4–0) u Indiana (6–0) т tu Georgetown (6–1) т d Iowa (6–0) Missouri (6–0) St. John's (7–0) u Alabama (4–0) u Tennessee (4–0) u Louisville (5–1) u Arkansas (4–0) u Houston (5–1) d NC State (4–0) u Syracuse (6–0) npr North Carolina (3–2) UNLV (5–0) Villanova (2–2) d West Virginia (5–0) npr Purdue (4–1) Virginia (8–0) Kentucky (7–0) UCLA (5–0) u Memphis State (7–0) d Indiana (7–0) Missouri (6–0) u St. John's (9–0) u Alabama (5–0) u Tennessee (6–0) u Iowa (6–1) d Georgetown (6–2) d Arkansas (5–0) u Syracuse (8–0) u Louisville (7–1) d NC State (4–0) West Virginia (8–0) u UNLV (5–0) u Villanova (3–2) u Houston (6–2) d 1982 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa (5–1) npr North Carolina (4–3) Indiana (8–0) u Memphis State (8–0) u Kentucky (7–1) d Virginia (8–1) d UCLA (6–1) d Alabama (6–0) u St. John's (9–0) Tennessee (7–0) u Iowa (6–1) u Georgetown (7–2) u Arkansas (6–0) u Missouri (8–1) d Louisville (8–1) u Syracuse (9–0) d UNLV (7–0) u Villanova (4–2) u NC State (4–1) d Houston (7–2) u Tulsa (5–1) u West Virginia (8–1) d Indiana (10–0) Memphis State (9–0) Kentucky (8–1) Virginia (10–1) Alabama (8–0) u UCLA (7–1) d St. John's (10–0) Iowa (8–1) u Syracuse (10–0) u Arkansas (7–0) u UNLV (10–0) u Tennessee (8–1) d Louisville (8–2) Villanova (6–2) u Missouri (9–2) d NC State (5–1) u Georgetown (8–3) d North Carolina (8–3) npr Houston (8–2) d Purdue (9–1) npr Tulsa (6–2) West Virginia (8–3) Memphis State (11–1) u Virginia (11–1) u St. John's (13–0) u Indiana (10–1) d UCLA (9–1) u Kentucky (11–2) d Arkansas (11–0) u UNLV (12–0) u Louisville (11–2) u Alabama (9–2) d North Carolina (10–3) u Iowa (9–2) d Syracuse (11–2) d Missouri (10–2) u Villanova (8–2) d Houston (11–2) u 1982 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota (10–1) npr Tennessee (10–2) d NC State (7–2) d Ohio State (9–2) npr Georgetown (9–4) Purdue (9–3) UCLA (11–1) u Indiana (12–1) u North Carolina (12–3) u Arkansas (13–0) u UNLV (14–0) u Memphis State (12–1) d Virginia (12–2) d St. John's (14–1) d Louisville (13–2) Iowa (10–2) u Kentucky (11–3) d Missouri (12–2) u Villanova (10–2) u Houston (13–2) u Syracuse (12–2) d Minnesota (10–3) u 1982 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech (14–1) npr Oklahoma State (12–1) npr Georgetown (11–4) npr Auburn (10–3) npr Alabama (9–4) Tennessee (10–3) NC State (8–3) Ohio State (9–4) UCLA (13–1) Indiana (14–1) North Carolina (15–3) UNLV (16–0) u Memphis State (14–1) u Virginia (15–2) u St. John's (17–1) u Louisville (15–2) u Houston (15–2) u Kentucky (13–3) u Villanova (12–3) u Arkansas (15–1) d Missouri (14–3) d Iowa (12–3) d Georgetown (13–4) u Minnesota (12–3) Illinois State (14–1) npr Syracuse (13–3) d Wake Forest (13–2) npr Oklahoma State (13–2) d Virginia Tech (14–3) Auburn (10–5) North Carolina (17–3) u UNLV (18–0) u Virginia (17–2) u Memphis State (16–1) u St. John's (18–1) u Indiana (15–2) d UCLA (14–2) d Houston (16–2) u Arkansas (17–1) u Missouri (16–3) u Villanova (13–3) Louisville (16–3) d Iowa (13–4) u Georgetown (15–4) u Kentucky (13–4) d Illinois State (15–1) u Minnesota (13–3) d Washington State (15–2) npr Georgia (14–3) npr Oklahoma State (13–2) d Wake Forest (13–4) Oklahoma State (13–4) North Carolina (20–3) UNLV (20–0) Virginia (19–2) Indiana (16–2) u UCLA (16–2) u Houston (18–2) u St. John's (19–2) d Arkansas (19–1) u Memphis State (18–2) d Missouri (18–3) Louisville (19–3) u Villanova (14–4) d Kentucky (14–5) u Georgetown (16–5) Syracuse (15–5) u 1982 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State (17–3) npr Illinois State (17–2) d Purdue (15–4) npr Minnesota (14–4) d Iowa (13–6) d Washington State (15–4) Georgia (15–4) UNLV (22–0) Indiana (19–2) u North Carolina (21–4) d Houston (20–2) u Virginia (19–3) d St. John's (20–2) u Arkansas (20–1) u Villanova (17–4) u Louisville (21–3) u UCLA (17–3) d Kentucky (16–5) u Missouri (19–4) d Memphis State (18–4) d Georgetown (16–6) Wichita State (18–3) u Iowa (15–6) u Syracuse (16–5) d Boston College (17–4) npr Oklahoma (18–6) npr Ohio State (15–6) npr Illinois State (17–4) Purdue (15–6) Minnesota (14–6) UNLV (24–0) Houston (22–2) u Virginia (21–3) u Indiana (20–3) d Louisville (22–3) u Arkansas (22–1) u Villanova (19–4) u UCLA (19–3) u St. John's (22–3) d Kentucky (18–5) u North Carolina (21–6) d Wichita State (21–3) u Syracuse (18–5) u Memphis State (19–4) d Missouri (20–6) т td Ohio State (17–6) т u Iowa (16–7) d Georgetown (17–7) d Boston College (18–5) d Tennessee (16–7) npr Oklahoma (19–7) Houston (23–2) u Virginia (23–3) u Louisville (24–3) u Villanova (21–4) u Arkansas (24–1) u UCLA (21–3) u Kentucky (20–5) u North Carolina (23–6) u UNLV (24–2) d St. John's (23–4) d Indiana (20–5) d Wichita State (23–3) Missouri (22–6) u Ohio State (18–7) u Boston College (20–5) u Georgetown (19–7) u Memphis State (19–5) d Syracuse (18–6) d Chattanooga (21–3) npr Purdue (18–6) npr Iowa (17–8) Tennessee (17–8) Houston (25–2) Virginia (25–3) Louisville (27–3) UCLA (22–4) u North Carolina (25–6) u Arkansas (25–2) d Indiana (22–5) u St. John's (24–4) u UNLV (25–2) Kentucky (21–6) d Wichita State (25–3) u Missouri (24–6) u Villanova (21–6) d Boston College (22–5) u Georgetown (21–8) u Ohio State (19–8) d Memphis State (21–6) Chattanooga (23–3) u Oklahoma (23–7) npr Syracuse (19–8) d Purdue (18–8) Houston (27–2) Louisville (29–3) u St. John's (27–4) u Virginia (27–4) d Indiana (23–5) u UNLV (28–2) u UCLA (23–5) d North Carolina (26–7) d Arkansas (25–3) d Missouri (26–7) u Boston College (24–6) u Kentucky (21–7) d Villanova (22–7) Wichita State (25–3) d Chattanooga (26–3) u NC State (20–10) npr Memphis State (22–7) Georgia (21–9) npr Oklahoma State (24–6) npr Georgetown (21–9) d Ohio State (19–9) Oklahoma (23–8) Syracuse (19–9) Coaches Poll 0 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final   Dec. 6 Dec. 13 Dec. 20 Dec. 27 Jan. 3 Jan. 10 Jan. 17 Jan. 24 Jan. 31 Feb. 7 Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 28 Mar. 7 Mar. 14 Virginia North Carolina Georgetown Kentucky Louisville UCLA Villanova т t Indiana т 1982 men Memphis Tigers Memphis State 1982 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Houston Iowa Alabama Missouri Tennessee Marquette 1982 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Oklahoma St. John's Arkansas Virginia (4–0) Kentucky (3–0) u Georgetown (5–0) UCLA (3–0) u Memphis State (4–0) u Iowa (4–0) u Indiana (3–0) Missouri (2–0) u Villanova (1–1) d Houston (4–0) u Alabama (2–0) u Louisville (4–1) d St. John's (5–0) u Tennessee (2–0) u Purdue (4–0) npr Arkansas (3–0) u North Carolina (2–2) d NC State (2–0) npr Marquette (2–0) d DePaul (3–1) d Oregon State (1–2) Oklahoma (2–2) Virginia (6–0) Kentucky (5–0) UCLA (4–0) u Memphis State (6–0) u Indiana (6–0) u Iowa (6–0) Georgetown (6–1) d Missouri (6–0) Alabama (4–0) u St. John's (7–0) u Louisville (5–1) u Tennessee (4–0) u Arkansas (4–0) u Houston (5–1) d Syracuse (6–0) npr North Carolina (3–2) d NC State (4–0) u Villanova (2–2) d UNLV (5–0) npr 1982 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota (5–0) npr Purdue (5–1) Marquette (3–1) DePaul (4–2) Virginia (8–0) Kentucky (7–0) UCLA (5–0) Memphis State (7–0) Indiana (7–0) Missouri (6–0) u Alabama (5–0) u St. John's (9–0) u Iowa (6–1) d Tennessee (6–0) u Louisville (7–1) Georgetown (6–2) d Syracuse (8–0) u Arkansas (5–0) d NC State (4–0) u Villanova (3–2) u Houston (6–2) d UNLV (5–0) u 1982 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State (6–0) npr West Virginia (8–0) npr North Carolina (4–3) Minnesota Indiana (8–0) u Memphis State (8–0) u Virginia (8–1) d Kentucky (7–1) d UCLA (6–1) d Alabama (6–0) u St. John's (9–0) u Tennessee (7–0) u Louisville (8–1) u Iowa (6–1) d Syracuse (9–0) u Missouri (8–1) d Georgetown (7–2) d Arkansas (6–0) UNLV (7–0) u Houston (7–2) u Villanova (4–2) u NC State (4–1) d 1982 men Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana-Lafayette (8–0) npr 1982 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa (5–1) npr West Virginia (8–1) San Diego State (6–1) Indiana (10–0) Memphis State (9–0) Kentucky (8–1) u Virginia (10–1) d Alabama (8–0) u UCLA (7–1) d St. John's (10–0) Iowa (8–1) u Syracuse (10–0) u Louisville (8–2) d Tennessee (8–1) d Arkansas (7–0) u UNLV (10–0) u Villanova (6–2) u Missouri (9–2) d North Carolina (8–3) npr Georgetown (8–3) d NC State (5–1) Houston (8–2) d Minnesota (7–1) npr Louisiana-Lafayette (8–2) Tulsa (6–2) Memphis State (11–1) u Virginia (11–1) u St. John's (13–0) u Indiana (10–1) d UCLA (9–1) u Kentucky (11–2) d Arkansas (11–0) u Louisville (11–2) u UNLV (12–0) u Alabama (9–2) d North Carolina (10–3) u Iowa (9–2) d Houston (11–2) d Syracuse (11–2) u Missouri (10–2) d Minnesota (10–1) u Villanova (8–2) d Tennessee (10–2) d NC State (7–2) d Illinois State (10–1) npr Georgetown (9–4) UCLA (11–1) u Indiana (12–1) u North Carolina (12–3) т tu Memphis State (12–1) т d Arkansas (13–0) u Virginia (12–2) d St. John's (14–1) d Louisville (13–2) UNLV (14–0) Iowa (10–2) u Missouri (12–2) u Houston (13–2) u Kentucky (11–3) d Villanova (10–2) u Syracuse (12–2) d Georgetown (11–4) npr Illinois State (12–1) u Minnesota (10–3) d Oklahoma State (12–1) npr NC State (8–3)Tennessee (10–3) d Alabama (9–4) UCLA (13–1) Indiana (14–1) North Carolina (15–3) Virginia (15–2) u Memphis State (14–1) d St. John's (17–1) u Louisville (15–2) u UNLV (16–0) u Houston (15–2) u Kentucky (13–3) u Arkansas (15–1) d Villanova (12–3) u Missouri (14–3) d Illinois State (14–1) u Georgetown (13–4) u Iowa (12–3) d Minnesota (12–3) u Syracuse (13–3) т td Washington State (13–2) т npr Wake Forest (13–2) npr Oklahoma State (13–2) NC State (9–4) Tennessee (10–5) North Carolina (17–3) u Virginia (17–2) u UNLV (18–0) u St. John's (18–1) u Memphis State (16–1) Indiana (15–2) d UCLA (14–2) d Houston (16–2) u Arkansas (17–1) u Missouri (16–3) u Villanova (13–3) u Louisville (16–3) d Iowa (13–4) u Illinois State (15–1) u Kentucky (13–4) d Georgetown (15–4) u Washington State (15–2) u Minnesota (13–3) d Oklahoma (16–4) npr Auburn (12–5) npr Syracuse (13–4) Wake Forest (13–4) North Carolina (20–3) Virginia (19–2) UNLV (20–0) Indiana (16–2) u UCLA (16–2) u Houston (18–2) u St. John's (19–2) d Missouri (18–3) u Arkansas (19–1) Memphis State (18–2) d Louisville (19–3) u Kentucky (14–5) u Georgetown (16–5) u Villanova (14–4) d Minnesota (14–4) u Syracuse (15–5) т tnpr Illinois State (17–2) т d Purdue (15–4) npr Georgia (15–4) npr Tennessee (14–5) npr Iowa (13–6) Washington State (15–4) Oklahoma (16–6) Auburn (12–6) Indiana (19–2) u UNLV (22–0) u North Carolina (21–4) d Houston (20–2) u Virginia (19–3) d St. John's (20–2) u Arkansas (20–1) u Louisville (21–3) u Villanova (17–4) u Missouri (19–4) u UCLA (17–3) d Kentucky (16–5) u Memphis State (18–4) d Georgetown (16–6) d Iowa (15–6) npr Tennessee (15–7) u Syracuse (16–5) d Boston College (17–4) npr Chattanooga (17–3) npr Oklahoma State (17–4) npr Minnesota (14–6) Illinois State (17–4) Purdue (15–6) Georgia (15–6) UNLV (24–0) u Houston (22–2) u Virginia (21–3) u Indiana (20–3) d Arkansas (22–1) u Louisville (22–3) u Villanova (19–4) u St. John's (22–3) d UCLA (19–3) u Kentucky (18–5) u North Carolina (21–6) d Missouri (20–6) d Memphis State (19–4) Syracuse (18–5) u Ohio State (17–6) npr Boston College (18–5) u Iowa (16–7) d Georgetown (17–7) d Chattanooga (19–3) Tennessee (16–7) d Oklahoma State (17–6) Houston (23–2) u Virginia (23–3) u Louisville (24–3) u Arkansas (24–1) u Villanova (21–4) u Kentucky (20–5) u UCLA (21–3) u St. John's (23–4) u Missouri (22–6) d North Carolina (23–6) d UNLV (24–2) d Indiana (20–5) Boston College (20–5) u Ohio State (18–7) u Washington State (20–5) npr Georgetown (19–7) u Chattanooga (21–3) u Memphis State (19–5) d Oklahoma (20–7) npr Iowa (17–8) d Syracuse (18–6) Tennessee (17–8) Houston (25–2) Virginia (25–3) Louisville (27–3) UCLA (22–4) u Arkansas (25–2) d North Carolina (25–6) u Indiana (22–5) u St. John's (24–4) u Missouri (24–6) u Kentucky (21–6) d UNLV (25–2) Villanova (21–6) d Boston College (22–5) u Georgetown (21–8) u Chattanooga (23–3) u Washington State (21–5) d Ohio State (19–8) d Memphis State (21–6) Oklahoma (23–7) Illinois State (21–6) npr Iowa (17–9) Houston (27–2) Louisville (29–3) u St. John's (27–4) u Virginia (27–4) d Indiana (23–5) u UNLV (28–2) u UCLA (23–5) d North Carolina (26–7) d Arkansas (25–3) d Kentucky (21–7) Villanova (22–7) u Missouri (26–7) d Boston College (24–6) NC State (20–10) npr Georgia (21–9) npr Chattanooga (26–3) d Memphis State (22–7) u Illinois State (24–6) u Oklahoma State (24–6) npr Georgetown (21–9) d Washington State (21–7) Ohio State (19–9) Oklahoma (23–8) References Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States