1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

August 2023 1958 image Cincinnati California The 1958–59 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2020/D1.pdf 2019–20 Division I men's basketball records NCAA August 23, 2020 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final Dec. 9ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 670–671 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Dec. 16 Dec. 23 Dec. 30 Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 2 Mar. 9 Cincinnati (2–0) 1958 men Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky (2–0) Kansas State (2–0) West Virginia (3–0) 1958 men NC State Wolfpack NC State (3–0) 1958 none Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee (3–0) Kansas (2–0) 1958 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State (3–0) 1958 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis (2–0) 1958 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern (2–0) 1958 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame (1–0) Auburn (2–0) 1958 men North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina (2–0) 1958 men Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's (2–0) 1958 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State (1–0) 1958 men Xavier Musketeers Xavier (2–0) 1958 men Marquette Warriors Marquette (2–0) 1958 men SMU Mustangs SMU (1–1) Indiana (4–1) St. John's (1–0) т1958 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State (1–0) т Cincinnati (3–0) Kentucky (5–0) Kansas State (4–0) NC State (4–0) u Tennessee (4–0) u Northwestern (3–0) u West Virginia (5–1) d Mississippi State (5–0) Xavier (4–0) u North Carolina (2–0) u 1958 men Bradley Braves Bradley (2–0) т tnpr Michigan State (4–0) т u Auburn (2–0) d 1958 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's (4–0) npr California (3–1) npr 1958 men Seattle Chieftains Seattle (4–0) npr Saint Louis (2–1) d 1958 men Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh (3–1) npr UCLA (1–2) npr SMU (3–2) d Kansas (2–3) Notre Dame Saint Mary's Marquette Indiana (4–1) St. John's Oklahoma State Kentucky (8–0) u Cincinnati (5–0) d North Carolina (5–0) u Kansas State (6–1) d West Virginia (7–2) u NC State (6–1) d Mississippi State (7–0) u Auburn (5–0) u Michigan State (4–0) u Xavier (5–0) d Tennessee (5–1) d Northwestern (4–1) d Bradley (5–0) d California (5–1) u 1958 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova (6–0) npr Saint Louis (3–2) u Marquette (7–1) npr 1958 men Memphis State Tigers Memphis State (5–0) npr Washington (5–2) npr 1958 men Dayton Flyers Dayton (4–0) npr Saint Joseph's (6–1) Seattle Pittsburgh UCLA SMU Kentucky (8–0) Cincinnati (5–0) Kansas State (7–1) u North Carolina (5–0) d NC State (6–1) u Northwestern (6–1) u Michigan State (4–0) u Mississippi State (7–0) d Auburn (6–0) d Bradley (7–0) u West Virginia (7–3) d Saint Joseph's (8–1) npr St. John's (7–1) npr Tennessee (6–1) d Marquette (9–1) u Saint Louis (3–3) u 1958 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City (7–1) npr 1958 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue (7–1) npr 1958 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU (7–1) npr California (6–2) d Xavier (6–2) Villanova Memphis State Washington (6–3) Dayton Kentucky (11–0) NC State (9–1) u North Carolina (8–1) u Kansas State (9–1) d Michigan State (7–1) u Auburn (8–0) u Cincinnati (6–2) d Northwestern (8–1) d Bradley (8–0) u St. John's (9–1) u West Virginia (9–3) Mississippi State (10–1) d Oklahoma City (8–1) u Saint Louis (5–3) u Marquette (10–1) Seattle (8–2) npr Tennessee (7–2) d Villanova (7–0) npr 1958 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M (9–1) npr Illinois (6–2) npr Saint Joseph's Purdue (7–3) TCU (8–2) California (7–3) NC State (11–1) u Kentucky (12–1) d North Carolina (9–1) Kansas State (11–1) Auburn (10–0) u Cincinnati (8–2) u Bradley (9–1) u Michigan State (8–2) d St. John's (10–1) u West Virginia (12–3) u Northwestern (9–2) d Mississippi State (11–1) Marquette (12–1) u 1958 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure (7–0) npr Saint Louis (7–3) d Seattle (9–3) Oklahoma City (10–1) d 1958 men Portland Pilots Portland (10–2) npr Indiana (5–5) npr California (9–3) npr Tennessee Villanova Texas A&M Illinois Kentucky (14–1) u North Carolina (10–1) u Kansas State (13–1) NC State (12–2) d Auburn (11–0) Cincinnati (10–2) St. John's (11–1) u Michigan State (8–2) Bradley (11–2) d West Virginia (13–3) Mississippi State (13–1) u Marquette (13–1) u St. Bonaventure (9–0) u Saint Louis (7–4) u Oklahoma City (11–2) u Seattle (11–3) Portland (12–2) u Northwestern (9–3) d Villanova (10–1) npr 1958 men Utah Utes Utah (11–4) npr Indiana California (10–4) Kentucky (14–1) North Carolina (10–1) Kansas State (13–1) Auburn (12–0) u Cincinnati (11–2) u NC State (12–2) d St. John's (12–1) Michigan State (10–2) Bradley (11–2) West Virginia (14–3) Mississippi State (18–1) Marquette (13–1) Seattle (12–3) u Oklahoma City (12–2) u Saint Louis (9–4) d St. Bonaventure (9–1) d Louisville (9–8) npr Illinois (8–4) npr TCU (11–4) npr California (10–4) npr Portland Northwestern (10–4) Villanova Utah (12–4) Kentucky (17–1) North Carolina (12–1) Kansas State (15–1) Auburn (14–0) Cincinnati (13–2) NC State (14–2) Michigan State (11–2) u Bradley (14–2) u Saint Louis (12–4) u West Virginia (16–3) Mississippi State (18–1) Marquette (14–1) Oklahoma City (15–2) u Seattle (15–3) d St. John's (12–3) d Utah (13–4) npr TCU (12–4) u St. Bonaventure (11–1) d California (11–4) u Saint Joseph's (12–3) npr Louisville Illinois Kentucky (18–1) North Carolina (14–1) Kansas State (17–1) Auburn (16–0) Cincinnati (16–2) NC State (16–2) Bradley (17–2) u Saint Louis (12–4) u West Virginia (18–3) u Mississippi State (18–1) u Marquette (17–1) u Michigan State (12–3) d Seattle (15–3) u Oklahoma City (16–4) d Indiana (9–6) npr TCU (14–4) u Utah (15–4) d California (13–4) u St. John's (13–3) d Purdue (11–4) npr St. Bonaventure (13–1) Saint Joseph's North Carolina (16–1) u Auburn (18–0) u Kentucky (19–2) d Kansas State (19–1) d Mississippi State (20–1) u Cincinnati (16–2) d NC State (18–2) Saint Louis (14–5) Michigan State (13–3) u Bradley (17–3) d West Virginia (19–4) d Seattle (16–5) u Marquette (17–3) d St. Bonaventure (17–3) npr California (15–4) u TCU (16–4) Utah (16–4) Oklahoma City (17–5) d Indiana (10–7) d Purdue (12–5) St. John's (13–5) Kentucky (21–2) u Kansas State (21–1) u North Carolina (17–2) d Cincinnati (18–2) u Mississippi State (22–1) Auburn (19–1) d NC State (19–3) d Michigan State (15–3) u Bradley (19–3) u West Virginia (22–4) u Saint Louis (14–6) d California (17–4) u Marquette (18–3) TCU (18–4) u Oklahoma City (19–5) u Seattle (17–5) d St. John's (14–5) npr St. Bonaventure (17–2) d Portland (17–7) npr St. Mary's (17–4) npr Utah (17–5) Indiana Purdue Kentucky (23–2) Kansas State (22–1) Cincinnati (21–2) u Mississippi State (24–1) u North Carolina (18–3) d Michigan State (16–3) u Auburn (20–2) d West Virginia (25–4) u Bradley (21–3) NC State (19–4) d California (20–4) u Saint Louis (15–6) d Marquette (21–3) Oklahoma City (20–5) u TCU (18–5) d Utah (19–5) npr Saint Mary's (18–4) u St. John's (15–6) d St. Bonaventure (18–2) Saint Joseph's (20–3) npr Seattle Portland Kansas State (24–1) u Kentucky (23–2) d Mississippi State (24–1) u Bradley (23–3) u Cincinnati (23–3) d NC State (22–4) u Michigan State (18–3) d Auburn (20–2) d North Carolina (20–4) d West Virginia (25–4) d California (21–4) Saint Louis (17–7) Seattle (22–6) npr Saint Joseph's (22–3) u Saint Mary's (19–6) u TCU (19–5) d Oklahoma City (20–5) d Utah (21–5) d St. Bonaventure (20–2) d Marquette (22–4) d St. John's (16–6) UPI Poll 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final   Dec. 9 Dec. 16 Dec. 23 Dec. 30 Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 2 Mar. 9 Cincinnati Kansas State 1958 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 1958 men Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky 1958 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Washington West Virginia 1958 men Xavier Musketeers Xavier 1958 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State St. John's 1958 men Maryland Terrapins Maryland 1958 men NC State Wolfpack NC State 1958 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern 1958 men North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina 1958 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's 1958 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 1958 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 1958 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Louisville 1958 men Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Cincinnati (2–0) Kansas State (2–0) Kentucky (2–0) u Michigan State (1–0) u Notre Dame (1–0) d NC State (3–0) u West Virginia (3–0) т t Northwestern (2–0) т u Saint Louis (2–0) u St. John's (1–0) 1958 men Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's (2–0) npr Kansas (2–0) npr Xavier (2–0) т td 1958 men Utah Utes Utah (2–0) т npr 1958 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU (2–0) npr 1958 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee (3–0) npr Mississippi State (3–0) Oklahoma State (1–0) d North Carolina (2–0) т td Texas Tech (3–0) npr Washington Maryland Saint Joseph's Purdue Louisville Iowa Cincinnati (3–0) Kansas State (4–0) Kentucky (5–0) NC State (4–0) u Northwestern (3–0) u Michigan State (2–0) d West Virginia (5–1) Xavier (4–0) u Saint Joseph's (4–0) npr TCU (4–1) u Indiana (4–1) npr Tennessee (4–0) u Utah (4–1) North Carolina (2–0) т tu 1958 men USC Trojans USC (3–0) т npr 1958 men Bradley Braves Bradley (4–0) npr Mississippi State (5–0) UCLA (1–2) npr Purdue (3–1) npr Kansas (2–3) d Notre Dame Saint Louis St. John's Saint Mary's Oklahoma State Texas Tech Cincinnati (5–0) Kentucky (8–0) u Kansas State (6–1) d Michigan State (4–0) u North Carolina (5–0) u NC State (6–1) d West Virginia (7–2) Xavier (5–0) Auburn (5–0) npr Northwestern (4–1) т td California (5–1) т npr Bradley (5–0) u TCU (5–1) d Mississippi State (7–0) u St. John's (5–1) npr Purdue (5–1) u 1958 men St. Bonaventure Brown Indians St. Bonaventure (4–0) npr Washington (5–2) т tnpr Utah (4–2) т d Saint Joseph's (6–2) d Indiana Tennessee USC UCLA Kansas Cincinnati (5–0) Kentucky (8–0) Kansas State (7–1) Michigan State (4–0) North Carolina (5–0) NC State (6–1) Northwestern (6–1) u Bradley (7–0) u TCU (7–1) Auburn (6–0) d Purdue (7–1) u St. John's (7–1) u Saint Joseph's (8–1) u West Virginia (7–3) d California (6–2) d Mississippi State (7–0) d Saint Louis (3–3) npr Xavier (6–2) d 1958 men Marquette Warriors Marquette (9–1) npr Washington (6–3) d St. Bonaventure Utah Kentucky (11–0) NC State (9–1) u Kansas State (9–1) North Carolina (8–1) u Michigan State (7–1) d Cincinnati (6–2) d Northwestern (8–1) Bradley (8–0) Auburn (8–0) u St. John's (9–1) u West Virginia (9–3) u 1958 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M (9–1) npr TCU (8–2) d California (7–3) u Mississippi State (10–1) т tu Purdue (7–3) т d St. Bonaventure (6–0) npr Marquette (10–1) u 1958 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City (8–1) т npr 1958 men Utah State Aggies Utah State (9–3) т npr Saint Joseph's Saint Louis Xavier Washington Kentucky (12–1) NC State (11–1) Kansas State (11–1) North Carolina (9–1) Cincinnati (8–2) u Michigan State (8–2) d Auburn (10–0) u Bradley (9–1) Northwestern (9–2) d St. John's (10–1) TCU (10–2) u West Virginia (12–3) d St. Bonaventure (7–0) u Marquette (12–1) u California (9–3) d Saint Louis (7–3) npr Mississippi State (11–1) d Indiana (5–5) npr Utah (9–4) т tnpr 1958 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt (7–5) т npr Texas A&M Purdue Oklahoma City Utah State Kentucky (14–1) North Carolina (10–1) u Kansas State (13–1) NC State (12–2) d Cincinnati (10–2) Auburn (11–0) u St. John's (11–1) т tu Michigan State (8–2) т Bradley (11–2) d West Virginia (13–3) u TCU (11–3) Mississippi State (13–1) u Marquette (13–1) т tu California (10–4) т u Northwestern (9–3) d St. Bonaventure (9–0) т td Saint Louis (7–4) т Utah (11–4) u Illinois (8–3) т tnpr Michigan (9–2) т npr Indiana Vanderbilt Kentucky (14–1) North Carolina (10–1) Kansas State (13–1) NC State (12–2) Cincinnati (11–2) Auburn (12–0) Michigan State (10–2) St. John's (12–1) d Bradley (11–2) West Virginia (14–3) Saint Louis (9–4) u Marquette (13–1) u Mississippi State (18–1) т td California (10–4) т t Utah (12–4) т u Northwestern (10–4) d TCU (11–4) т td UCLA (10–5) т npr Utah State (12–4) npr Oklahoma City (12–2) npr St. Bonaventure Illinois Michigan Kentucky (17–1) North Carolina (12–1) Kansas State (15–1) Cincinnati (13–2) u NC State (14–2) d Michigan State (11–2) u Auburn (14–0) d Bradley (14–2) u Saint Louis (12–4) u West Virginia (16–3) St. John's (12–3) d California (11–4) u Marquette (14–1) d Utah (13–4) d Oklahoma City (15–2) u TCU (12–4) u Mississippi State (18–1) d 1958 men Memphis State Tigers Memphis State (12–4) npr Northwestern (10–5) d UCLA (10–5) d Utah State Kentucky (18–1) North Carolina (14–1) Kansas State (17–1) Cincinnati (16–2) NC State (16–2) Auburn (16–0) u Michigan State (12–3) d Bradley (17–2) Saint Louis (12–4) West Virginia (18–3) Marquette (17–1) u California (13–4) Utah (15–4) u TCU (14–4) u Mississippi State (18–1) u Indiana (9–6) т tnpr Memphis State (12–5) т tu Tennessee A&I State т npr 1958 men Seattle Chieftains Seattle (15–3) т tnpr Oklahoma City (16–4) тNotre Dame (9–10) тSt. Bonaventure (13–1) т d St. John's Northwestern UCLA North Carolina (16–1) u Kansas State (19–1) u Kentucky (19–2) d Cincinnati (16–2) NC State (18–2) Auburn (18–0) Michigan State (13–3) Saint Louis (14–5) u California (15–4) u Mississippi State (20–1) u TCU (16–4) u Bradley (17–3) d Utah (16–4) West Virginia (19–4) d Marquette (17–3) d Louisville (13–9) т tnpr St. John's (13–5) т npr St. Bonaventure (17–3) u Oklahoma City (17–5) т t Saint Mary's (14–4) т npr Indiana Memphis State Tennessee A&I State Seattle Notre Dame Kentucky (21–2) u Kansas State (21–1) Cincinnati (18–2) u North Carolina (17–2) d NC State (19–3) Michigan State (15–3) u Mississippi State (22–1) u Auburn (19–1) d California (17–4) Bradley (19–3) u TCU (18–4) Saint Louis (14–6) d West Virginia (22–4) u Utah (17–5) d Marquette (18–3) Maryland (8–12) npr Navy (14–5) npr St. Bonaventure (17–2) Louisville (14–10) d Saint Mary's (17–4) d St. John's Oklahoma City Kansas State (22–1) u Kentucky (23–2) d Cincinnati (21–2) Michigan State (16–3) u North Carolina (18–3) d Mississippi State (24–1) u NC State (19–4) d California (20–4) u Bradley (21–3) u Auburn (20–2) d West Virginia (25–4) u Saint Louis (15–6) TCU (18–5) d Utah (19–5) Marquette (21–3) Saint Mary's (18–4) u St. John's (15–6) npr Oklahoma City (20–5) т tnpr St. Bonaventure (18–2) т t Louisville (16–10) т u Maryland Navy Kansas State (24–1) Kentucky (23–2) Michigan State (18–3) u Cincinnati (23–3) d NC State (22–4) u Mississippi State (24–1) т t North Carolina (20–4) т d Bradley (23–3) u California (21–4) d Auburn (20–2) West Virginia (25–4) TCU (19–5) u Saint Louis (17–7) d Utah (21–5) Marquette (22–4) Tennessee A&I State (27–1) npr St. John's (16–6) Saint Mary's (19–6) т td Navy (16–5) т npr Saint Joseph's (22–3) тSt. Bonaventure (20–2) т npr Oklahoma City Louisville References Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States