1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

August 2023 1989 NCAA logo.svg UNLV UNLV The 1989–90 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 November 2025 The AP poll expanded to 25 teams beginning with the 1989–90 season.Skretta Dave 2024-01-04 The AP Top 25 remains a college basketball mainstay after 75 years of evolution https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-25-mens-basketball-poll-cc2528e1ee75e931e8d8a8a172e12575 2026-07-08 AP News en 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final Pre Nov. 27 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. 6 Mar. 13 UNLV LSU Syracuse Michigan Georgetown Arizona North Carolina Illinois Arkansas Duke Missouri Louisville UCLA Indiana Temple Oklahoma Notre Dame Pittsburgh NC State Minnesota 1989 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Georgia Tech 1989 men Florida Gators Florida 1989 men Memphis Tigers Memphis State St. John's Syracuse (0–0) u Arizona (1–0) u Georgetown (2–0) u Kansas (4–0) npr Missouri (3–0) u UNLV (3–1) d Duke (1–0) u Illinois (0–0) LSU (1–1) d Michigan (0–1) d Arkansas (2–0) d North Carolina (2–1) d Louisville (2–1) d Indiana (1–0) UCLA (1–0) d Temple (0–0) d Oklahoma (0–0) d Pittsburgh (0–0) Notre Dame (0–0) d St. John's (3–1) u Georgia Tech (1–0) u Memphis State (2–0) u Oklahoma State (0–0) d Florida (0–0) d NC State (1–1) d Minnesota (0–1) Syracuse (4–0) Kansas (6–0) u Georgetown (3–0) Missouri (4–0) u UNLV (3–1) u Duke (3–0) u Illinois (2–0) u Michigan (3–1) u LSU (2–1) Arkansas (3–0) u Louisville (3–1) u Oklahoma (2–0) u UCLA (3–0) u Indiana (3–0) St. John's (4–1) u Memphis State (3–0) u North Carolina (4–2) d Georgia Tech (2–0) u NC State (4–1) u Arizona (1–2) d Alabama (4–0) npr Pittsburgh (2–1) d Temple (2–1) d Oregon State (3–0) npr Florida (1–0) d Notre Dame (1–1) Oklahoma State (2–1) Syracuse (6–0) Kansas (9–0) Georgetown (5–0) Missouri (7–0) Illinois (5–0) u Michigan (5–1) u Arkansas (5–0) u Oklahoma (4–0) u LSU (4–1) Louisville (6–1) u Indiana (6–0) u Duke (3–2) d UCLA (4–0) UNLV (3–2) d Georgia Tech (3–0) u NC State (6–1) u Memphis State (4–1) d St. John's (5–2) d Alabama (5–1) u Arizona (2–2) Iowa (6–0) npr Oklahoma State (4–1) npr Oregon State (4–1) u Florida (2–1) u Michigan State (6–0) npr North Carolina (4–4) Pittsburgh (2–3) Temple (2–2) Syracuse (7–0) Kansas (10–0) Georgetown (7–0) Missouri (9–0) Illinois (6–0) Michigan (7–1) Oklahoma (4–0) u LSU (4–1) u Louisville (7–1) u Arkansas (5–1) d Indiana (7–0) Duke (3–2) UNLV (4–2) u Georgia Tech (5–0) u NC State (6–1) u Iowa (6–0) u Memphis State (4–1) UCLA (4–1) d St. John's (8–2) d Alabama (6–1) d Oregon State (5–1) u Arizona (2–2) d La Salle (4–0) npr Oklahoma State (6–2) d Michigan State (7–1) Florida (3–2) Syracuse (8–0) Kansas (11–0) Georgetown (8–0) Illinois (8–0) u Michigan (8–1) u Oklahoma (5–0) u Missouri (9–1) d Louisville (8–1) u LSU (6–1) d Indiana (8–0) u Arkansas (7–1) d UNLV (5–2) u Duke (5–2) d Georgia Tech (6–0) Memphis State (6–1) u UCLA (6–1) u St. John's (9–2) u Iowa (7–1) d NC State (7–2) d La Salle (6–0) u Arizona (3–2) u Alabama (7–2) d Oregon State (6–2) d North Carolina (6–4) npr Minnesota (7–1) npr Oklahoma State (7–3) Michigan State (9–2) Syracuse (9–0) Kansas (13–0) Georgetown (9–0) Illinois (10–0) Michigan (10–1) Oklahoma (8–0) Missouri (10–1) Louisville (9–1) Indiana (10–0) u UNLV (7–2) u LSU (6–1) d Georgia Tech (8–0) u Duke (8–2) Arkansas (8–2) d UCLA (8–1) u St. John's (9–2) u La Salle (7–0) u NC State (7–2) u Arizona (5–2) u Iowa (8–1) d Memphis State (7–3) d Alabama (9–2) Oregon State (9–2) Minnesota (8–1) u Loyola Marymount (7–2) npr North Carolina (7–5) Kansas (15–0) u Georgetown (11–0) u Michigan (10–1) u Oklahoma (10–0) u Missouri (13–1) u Syracuse (10–1) d UNLV (9–2) u Illinois (11–1) d Georgia Tech (10–0) u Duke (10–2) u Louisville (10–2) d Arkansas (10–2) u Indiana (10–1) d LSU (8–2) d St. John's (13–2) u Minnesota (10–1) u NC State (11–2) u Arizona (8–2) u UCLA (9–2) d Memphis State (9–3) u La Salle (8–1) d Oregon State (11–2) u Loyola Marymount (9–3) u Alabama (10–3) d Xavier (9–1) npr Iowa (8–3) Kansas (18–0) Georgetown (13–0) Oklahoma (12–0) u Missouri (15–1) u Syracuse (12–1) u Michigan (11–2) d Illinois (12–1) u Duke (12–2) u UNLV (10–3) d Louisville (12–2) u Georgia Tech (11–1) d Arkansas (12–2) LSU (10–2) u Indiana (12–2) d St. John's (14–3) UCLA (11–2) u La Salle (10–1) u Oregon State (12–2) u NC State (12–3) d Xavier (11–1) u Loyola Marymount (11–3) u Minnesota (10–3) d Arizona (9–3) d Purdue (11–2) npr Alabama (12–3) d Memphis State (10–4) Missouri (17–1) u Kansas (19–1) d Georgetown (14–1) d Louisville (14–2) u UNLV (12–3) u Arkansas (14–2) u Michigan (13–3) d Duke (13–3) Oklahoma (12–2) d Illinois (13–3) d Syracuse (12–3) d Indiana (13–2) u Georgia Tech (12–2) d Purdue (13–2) u St. John's (16–3) LSU (12–3) d Oregon State (14–2) u La Salle (12–1) d Arizona (11–3) u Connecticut (15–3) npr Minnesota (12–3) u Loyola Marymount (13–3) d UCLA (12–3) d Alabama (13–4) u Xavier (13–2) d NC State (12–5) Missouri (19–1) Kansas (20–1) Arkansas (17–2) u Michigan (15–3) u Duke (16–3) u Georgetown (15–2) d Syracuse (14–3) u Purdue (15–2) u Oklahoma (14–2) Louisville (14–3) d Illinois (15–3) d UNLV (14–4) d Connecticut (17–3) u LSU (14–4) u La Salle (15–1) u UCLA (14–3) u Georgia Tech (12–4) d St. John's (17–4) d Minnesota (14–4) u Loyola Marymount (15–3) u Oregon State (15–3) d Indiana (13–4) d Xavier (15–2) u Arizona (12–4) d North Carolina (15–6) npr Alabama (14–5) Missouri (21–1) Kansas (22–1) Arkansas (19–2) Duke (18–3) u Georgetown (17–2) u Syracuse (16–3) u Michigan (16–4) d Connecticut (19–3) u UNLV (16–4) u Purdue (16–3) d LSU (16–4) u Illinois (16–4) d Oklahoma (15–3) d La Salle (16–1) u Louisville (16–4) d Georgia Tech (14–4) u Minnesota (15–4) u Oregon State (17–3) u UCLA (15–4) d Loyola Marymount (17–4) Xavier (17–2) u Arizona (14–4) u Michigan State (17–5) npr St. John's (17–6) d Indiana (14–5) d North Carolina (16–7) Kansas (24–1) u Missouri (22–2) d Georgetown (19–2) u Syracuse (18–3) u Michigan (18–4) u Duke (19–4) d UNLV (19–4) u Arkansas (20–3) d LSU (19–4) u Connecticut (20–4) d Oklahoma (17–3) u Purdue (17–4) d Georgia Tech (16–4) u La Salle (19–1) Illinois (17–5) d Oregon State (18–3) u Minnesota (16–5) Louisville (18–5) d Loyola Marymount (19–4) u Arizona (16–4) u Michigan State (19–5) u Xavier (19–2) d UCLA (16–5) d St. John's (19–6) New Mexico State (20–2) npr Indiana (14–6) Missouri (24–2) u Kansas (25–2) d Duke (22–4) u UNLV (22–4) u Georgetown (20–3) d Connecticut (22–4) u Michigan (19–5) d Georgia Tech (19–4) u Purdue (18–4) u Oklahoma (19–4) u Syracuse (18–5) d LSU (20–5) d Arkansas (21–4) d La Salle (22–1) Michigan State (21–5) u Louisville (20–5) u Oregon State (19–4) d Minnesota (17–6) d Illinois (18–6) d Xavier (21–2) u Arizona (17–5) d Loyola Marymount (20–5) d Clemson (20–5) npr New Mexico State (21–3) u Indiana (16–6) npr St. John's (20–7) Kansas (27–2) u UNLV (24–4) u Missouri (25–3) d Connecticut (24–4) u Duke (23–5) d Oklahoma (21–4) u Georgetown (21–4) d Michigan (20–5) d Purdue (20–5) Syracuse (20–5) u Georgia Tech (20–5) d Arkansas (22–4) u La Salle (25–1) u Michigan State (22–5) u LSU (21–6) d Oregon State (21–4) u Minnesota (19–6) u Illinois (19–6) u Xavier (23–2) Clemson (22–5) u Louisville (20–7) d Loyola Marymount (22–5) Arizona (19–6) d New Mexico State (23–3) Georgia (19–6) npr Indiana (16–8) Oklahoma (23–4) u Kansas (28–3) d UNLV (26–5) d Syracuse (22–5) u Georgetown (22–5) u Missouri (26–4) d Michigan State (24–5) u Connecticut (25–5) d Arkansas (23–4) u Purdue (21–6) d La Salle (28–1) u Duke (23–7) d Michigan (20–7) d Georgia Tech (21–6) d Arizona (21–6) u LSU (22–7) d Clemson (23–6) u Louisville (23–7) u Minnesota (20–7) d Illinois (20–7) d Loyola Marymount (23–5) u Oregon State (22–5) d New Mexico State (25–3) u Xavier (24–3) d Georgia (20–7) Oklahoma (26–4) (57) UNLV (29–5) (3) u Michigan State (26–5) (3) u Connecticut (28–5) u Kansas (29–4) d Syracuse (24–6) d Arkansas (26–4) u Georgetown (23–6) d Georgia Tech (24–6) u Purdue (21–7) Missouri (26–5) d La Salle (29–1) d Michigan (22–7) Arizona (24–6) u Duke (24–8) d Louisville (26–7) u Clemson (24–8) Illinois (21–7) u LSU (22–8) d Minnesota (20–8) d Loyola Marymount (23–5) Oregon State (22–6) Alabama (24–8) npr New Mexico State (26–4) d Xavier (26–4) d Georgia (20–8) Coaches Poll November 2025 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 976–977 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Nov. 27 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. 6 Mar. 13https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/105841799/ FINAL UPI MEN'S COACHES POLL Indianapolis Star via newspapers.com 35 March 13, 1990 February 17, 2018 UNLV Syracuse LSU Georgetown Michigan Arizona North Carolina Illinois Duke Arkansas т t Missouri т Indiana UCLA Louisville Georgia Tech Oklahoma Temple Pittsburgh Notre Dame 1989 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Syracuse (0–0) Kansas (4–0) npr Arizona (1–0) u Georgetown (2–0) UNLV (3–1) d Missouri (3–0) u LSU (1–1) d Illinois (0–0) Arkansas (2–0) u North Carolina (2–1) d Duke (1–0) d Michigan (0–1) d UCLA (1–0) Indiana (1–0) d Louisville (2–1) d Oklahoma (0–0) Temple (0–0) Oklahoma State (0–0) u Georgia Tech (1–0) d Florida (0–0) npr Pittsburgh (0–0) Notre Dame (0–0) Syracuse (4–0) Kansas (6–0) Georgetown (3–0) u Missouri (4–0) u UNLV (3–1) Duke (3–0) u Illinois (2–0) u LSU (2–1) d Arkansas (3–0) Michigan (3–1) u Louisville (3–1) u Oklahoma (2–0) u Indiana (3–0) u UCLA (3–0) d North Carolina (4–2) d Alabama (4–0) npr Arizona (1–2) d Georgia Tech (2–0) т tu NC State (4–1) т npr Oregon State (3–0) npr Temple (2–1) Oklahoma State (2–1) Florida (1–0) Syracuse (6–0) Kansas (9–0) Georgetown (5–0) Missouri (7–0) Illinois (5–0) u Arkansas (5–0) u Michigan (5–1) u Oklahoma (4–0) u LSU (4–1) d Indiana (6–0) u Louisville (6–1) UNLV (3–2) d Duke (3–2) d UCLA (4–0) NC State (6–1) u Georgia Tech (3–0) u Iowa (6–0) npr Michigan State (6–0) npr Alabama (5–1) d Oklahoma State (4–1) npr North Carolina (4–4) Arizona (2–2) Oregon State (4–1) Syracuse (7–0) Kansas (10–0) Georgetown (7–0) Missouri (9–0) Illinois (6–0) Michigan (7–1) u Oklahoma (4–0) u LSU (4–1) u Indiana (7–0) u Louisville (7–1) u Arkansas (5–1) d UNLV (4–2) Georgia Tech (5–0) u Duke (3–2) d Iowa (6–0) u UCLA (4–1) d Oregon State (5–1) npr Alabama (6–1) u St. John's (8–2) npr Memphis (4–1) т1989 men Little Rock Trojans Arkansas-Little Rock (3–0) тNorth Carolina (5–4) т npr NC State (6–1) Michigan State (7–1) Oklahoma State (6–2) Syracuse (8–0) Kansas (11–0) Georgetown (8–0) Illinois (8–0) u Oklahoma (5–0) u Michigan (8–1) т t Missouri (9–1) т d Indiana (8–0) u UNLV (5–2) u Arkansas (7–1) u Louisville (8–1) d LSU (6–1) d Georgia Tech (6–0) Duke (5–2) UCLA (6–1) u La Salle (6–0) npr Arizona (3–2) npr Virginia (8–1) npr North Carolina (6–4) u Iowa (7–1) d Oregon State (6–2) Alabama (7–2) St. John's (9–2) Memphis (6–1) Arkansas-Little Rock (4–2) Syracuse (9–0) Kansas (13–0) Georgetown (9–0) Illinois (10–0) Oklahoma (8–0) т t Michigan (10–1) т u Missouri (10–1) d Indiana (10–0) UNLV (7–2) Louisville (9–1) u LSU (6–1) u Georgia Tech (8–0) u Duke (8–2) u Arkansas (8–2) d UCLA (8–1) Colorado State (10–2) npr Iowa (8–1) u Alabama (9–2) npr La Salle (7–0) т td Arizona (5–2) т d Virginia (8–1) North Carolina (8–5) Kansas (15–0) u Georgetown (11–0) u Oklahoma (10–0) u Michigan (10–1) u Missouri (13–1) u Syracuse (10–1) d Illinois (11–1) d UNLV (9–2) u Georgia Tech (10–0) Louisville (10–2) Duke (10–2) u Indiana (10–1) d LSU (8–2) d Arkansas (10–2) Minnesota (10–1) npr St. John's (13–2) npr Arizona (8–2) u Loyola Marymount (9–3) npr UCLA (9–2) d Alabama (10–3) d Colorado State (10–3) Iowa (8–3) La Salle (8–1) Kansas (18–0) Georgetown (13–0) Oklahoma (12–0) Missouri (15–1) u Syracuse (12–1) u Illinois (12–1) u Michigan (11–2) d Duke (12–2) u UNLV (10–3) d Louisville (12–2) Georgia Tech (11–1) d LSU (10–2) u Arkansas (12–2) u Indiana (12–2) d UCLA (11–2) u Purdue (11–2) npr St. John's (14–3) d Xavier (11–1) npr Michigan State (14–2) npr La Salle (10–1) npr Minnesota (10–3) Arizona (9–3) Loyola Marymount (11–3) Alabama (12–3) Missouri (17–1) u Kansas (19–1) d Georgetown (14–1) d Louisville (14–2) u UNLV (12–3) u Oklahoma (12–2) d Duke (13–3) u Michigan (13–3) d Arkansas (14–2) u Syracuse (12–3) d Georgia Tech (12–2) Illinois (13–3) d Purdue (13–2) т u LSU (12–3) т d Indiana (13–2) d Oregon State (14–2) npr St. John's (16–3) La Salle (12–1) u Connecticut (15–3) npr Alabama (13–4) npr UCLA (12–3) Xavier (13–2) Michigan State (15–3) Missouri (19–1) Kansas (20–1) Arkansas (17–2) u Michigan (15–3) u Duke (16–3) u Georgetown (15–2) d Syracuse (14–3) u Oklahoma (14–2) d Purdue (15–2) u UNLV (14–4) d Illinois (15–3) u Louisville (14–3) d LSU (14–4) Connecticut (17–3) u La Salle (15–1) т u Georgia Tech (12–4) т d UCLA (14–3) npr North Carolina (15–6) npr St. John's (17–4) d Minnesota (14–4) npr Indiana (13–4) Oregon State (15–3) Alabama (14–5) Missouri (21–1) Kansas (22–1) Arkansas (19–2) Duke (18–3) u Georgetown (17–2) u Syracuse (16–3) u UNLV (16–4) u Michigan (16–4) d Purdue (16–3) Oklahoma (15–3) d Connecticut (19–3) u LSU (16–4) u Illinois (16–4) d Louisville (16–4) d Georgia Tech (14–4) La Salle (16–1) d Oregon State (17–3) npr Minnesota (15–4) u New Mexico State (18–2) npr UCLA (15–4) d North Carolina (16–7) St. John's (17–6) Kansas (24–1) u Georgetown (19–2) u Syracuse (18–3) u Missouri (22–2) d Duke (19–4) d Michigan (18–4) u UNLV (19–4) Arkansas (20–3) d LSU (19–4) u Oklahoma (17–3) Georgia Tech (16–4) u Purdue (17–4) d Connecticut (20–4) d La Salle (19–1) u Minnesota (16–5) u Oregon State (18–3) u Illinois (17–5) d New Mexico State (20–2) u Xavier (19–2) npr Loyola Marymount (19–4) npr Louisville (18–5) UCLA (16–5) Missouri (24–2) u Kansas (25–2) d Georgetown (20–3) d Duke (22–4) u UNLV (22–4) u Georgia Tech (19–4) u Purdue (18–4) u Connecticut (22–4) u Syracuse (18–5) d Michigan (19–5) d Oklahoma (19–4) d Arkansas (21–4) d LSU (20–5) d La Salle (22–1) Louisville (20–5) npr Michigan State (21–5) npr Minnesota (17–6) d Oregon State (19–4) d Xavier (21–2) т t New Mexico State (21–3) т d Illinois (18–6) Loyola Marymount (20–5) Kansas (27–2) u Missouri (25–3) d UNLV (24–4) u Duke (23–5) Georgetown (21–4) d Connecticut (24–4) u Oklahoma (21–4) u Michigan (20–5) u Syracuse (20–5) Purdue (20–5) d Georgia Tech (20–5) d Arkansas (22–4) Michigan State (22–5) u La Salle (25–1) LSU (21–6) т td Oregon State (21–4) т u Illinois (19–6) npr Xavier (23–2) u New Mexico State (23–3) Minnesota (19–6) d Louisville (20–7) Oklahoma (23–4) u Kansas (28–3) d UNLV (26–5) Syracuse (22–5) u Missouri (26–4) d Georgetown (22–5) d Connecticut (25–5) d Michigan State (24–5) u Purdue (21–6) u Arkansas (23–4) u Duke (23–7) d La Salle (28–1) u Georgia Tech (21–6) d Michigan (20–7) d Clemson (23–6) npr Arizona (21–6) npr New Mexico State (25–3) u Louisville (23–7) npr Illinois (20–7) d Minnesota (20–7) LSU (22–7) Oregon State (22–5) Xavier (24–3) Oklahoma (26–4) (34) UNLV (29–5) (3) u Connecticut (28–5) u Michigan State (26–5) (1) u Kansas (29–4) d Syracuse (24–6) (1) d Georgia Tech (24–6) u Arkansas (26–4) u Georgetown (23–6) d Purdue (21–7) d Missouri (26–5) d Arizona (24–6) u La Salle (29–1) (1) d Duke (24–8) d Michigan (22–7) d Louisville (26–7) u Clemson (24–8) d Illinois (21–7) u Alabama (24–8) npr New Mexico State (26–4) d Minnesota (20–8) References Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States