1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

August 2023 1959 image Ohio State The 1959–60 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final Dec. 22ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 679 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Dec. 29 Jan. 5 Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Mar. 1ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 680 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Mar. 8 Cincinnati (5–0) West Virginia (8–0) Ohio State (6–0) California (5–0) 1959 men Bradley Braves Bradley (6–0) 1959 men Utah Utes Utah (6–0) 1959 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis (6–2) 1959 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech (6–0) Indiana (4–1) Illinois (4–0) 1959 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State (4–0) NYU (5–0) 1959 men Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky (4–3) 1959 men La Salle Explorers La Salle (6–0) 1959 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova (6–0) Duke (4–1) 1959 men Detroit Titans Detroit (6–1) 1959 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M (5–0) 1959 men Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa (5–1) 1959 men USC Trojans USC (3–2) Cincinnati (7–0) West Virginia (8–0) California (6–0) u Utah (8–0) u Ohio State (7–1) d Saint Louis (8–2) u Indiana (6–1) u Illinois (5–0) u Bradley (6–1) d Georgia Tech (7–1) d Detroit (7–1) u NYU (6–0) Kentucky (5–3) Iowa (7–1) u 1959 men Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) (6–0) npr 1959 men Toledo Rockets Toledo (4–1) npr Villanova (6–0) d Duke (8–1) d 1959 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest (4–1) npr 1959 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul (6–0) npr Michigan State (4–2) La Salle Texas A&M (5–0) USC (6–2) Cincinnati (10–0) California (9–1) u West Virginia (10–1) d Bradley (8–1) u Utah (10–1) d Georgia Tech (9–1) u Ohio State (7–2) d Wake Forest (7–2) u Illinois (7–1) d USC (8–3) npr Indiana (8–2) d Saint Louis (8–3) d Texas A&M (8–0) npr Miami (FL) (11–1) u Detroit (9–1) d Villanova (7–0) u 1959 men Utah State Aggies Utah State (10–2) npr Western Kentucky (7–1) npr 1959 men North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina (6–3) npr Toledo (7–1) d NYU Kentucky (6–4) Iowa (8–3) Duke DePaul Cincinnati (12–0) California (12–1) West Virginia (12–1) Bradley (10–1) Ohio State (9–2) u Georgia Tech (10–1) Utah (11–2) d Texas A&M (10–0) u Villanova (9–0) u USC (10–4) Saint Louis (10–3) u Utah State (11–2) u Wake Forest (8–3) d Illinois (8–2) d Miami (FL) (12–1) d North Carolina (7–3) u Kentucky (8–4) npr Toledo (8–1) u La Salle (8–0) npr Detroit (10–2) d Indiana (8–4) Western Kentucky Cincinnati (13–1) Bradley (12–1) u California (14–1) d West Virginia (15–1) d Ohio State (11–2) Georgia Tech (13–1) Utah (13–2) Villanova (10–1) u Utah State (13–2) u Texas A&M (11–1) d Miami (FL) (15–1) u North Carolina (9–3) u Illinois (10–2) u USC (11–5) d Iowa (12–3) npr Kentucky (10–4) u Toledo (10–2) u Saint Louis (10–5) d 1959 men Dayton Flyers Dayton (12–3) npr Detroit (12–2) Wake Forest La Salle Cincinnati (14–1) Bradley (13–1) California (14–1) West Virginia (15–1) Ohio State (12–2) Georgia Tech (14–2) Utah (14–2) Villanova (12–1) Utah State (14–2) Texas A&M (12–1) Miami (FL) (15–2) North Carolina (9–3) Toledo (11–2) u Detroit (13–2) u Kentucky (10–4) u Saint Louis (10–5) u 1959 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech (11–2) npr USC (11–5) d Dayton (13–3) 1959 men Providence Friars Providence (10–3) тWake Forest (11–4) т npr Illinois Iowa (13–3) Cincinnati (15–1) Bradley (14–1) California (16–1) Ohio State (13–2) u West Virginia (16–2) d Georgia Tech (16–2) Utah (15–2) Villanova (14–1) Utah State (15–2) Texas A&M (12–1) Miami (FL) (16–2) Toledo (13–2) u Dayton (15–3) u Detroit (14–2) 1959 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State (11–5) npr Providence (10–3) u North Carolina (9–3) d Saint Louis (11–5) d Illinois (11–3) т tnpr 1959 men St. Bonaventure Brown Indians St. Bonaventure (11–3) т npr Kentucky Virginia Tech USC Wake Forest Cincinnati (17–1) Bradley (17–1) California (17–1) Ohio State (15–2) West Virginia (18–2) Georgia Tech (17–3) Utah State (17–2) u Villanova (16–1) Utah (17–2) d Miami (FL) (20–2) u Toledo (15–2) u Texas A&M (14–2) d North Carolina (10–3) u Providence (13–3) u Dayton (16–3) d 1959 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross (13–2) npr Auburn (13–3) npr Saint Louis (13–5) Detroit (15–3) d Illinois (12–3) d Kansas State (11–6) St. Bonaventure (11–3) Cincinnati (19–1) Bradley (19–1) California (19–1) Ohio State (17–2) West Virginia (20–3) Georgia Tech (19–3) Utah State (18–2) Utah (18–2) u Villanova (17–2) d Miami (FL) (20–3) Texas A&M (16–2) u Toledo (17–2) d Holy Cross (15–2) u St. Bonaventure (13–3) npr St. John's (14–5) npr Providence (14–4) d Auburn (15–3) Ohio (13–4) npr North Carolina (12–4) d Illinois (13–4) Dayton (16–4) Saint Louis (14–6) Detroit Cincinnati (20–1) Ohio State (19–2) u Bradley (21–1) d California (20–1) d Utah (20–2) u Georgia Tech (20–4) West Virginia (21–4) d Utah State (19–3) d Miami (FL) (21–3) u St. Bonaventure (15–3) u St. John's (16–5) u Villanova (17–3) d Auburn (17–3) u NYU (15–3) npr Providence (18–4) u Saint Louis (17–6) npr Holy Cross (17–3) d Texas A&M (17–3) d Toledo (17–4) d Indiana (16–4) npr Ohio North Carolina (14–5) Illinois Cincinnati (22–1) Ohio State (20–2) California (22–1) u Bradley (22–2) d West Virginia (24–4) u Utah (22–2) d Georgia Tech (21–5) d Miami (FL) (23–3) u St. Bonaventure (17–3) u Utah State (20–4) d Auburn (19–3) u Indiana (18–4) u Saint Louis (17–6) u NYU (17–3) Providence (19–4) North Carolina (17–5) npr Villanova (18–5) d Wake Forest (19–6) npr St. John's (17–6) d Holy Cross (17–5) d Texas A&M (17–5) Toledo Cincinnati (24–1) California (24–1) u Ohio State (21–3) d Bradley (24–2) West Virginia (24–4) Utah (24–2) Indiana (20–4) u Utah State (22–5) u St. Bonaventure (19–3) Miami (FL) (23–3) d Auburn (19–3) NYU (19–3) u Georgia Tech (21–5) d Providence (21–4) u Saint Louis (18–7) d Holy Cross (20–5) u Villanova (19–5) Duke (15–10) npr Wake Forest (21–7) d St. John's (17–7) North Carolina (18–6) UP Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final Dec. 8 Dec. 14 Dec. 21 Dec. 28 Jan. 5 Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Mar. 1 Mar. 8 Cincinnati (2–0) California (1–0) West Virginia (3–0) Ohio State (3–0) 1959 men North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina (1–0) 1959 men Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky (2–1) 1959 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis (3–0) Indiana (1–0) Kansas (1–0) 1959 men Utah Utes Utah (1–0) 1959 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's (2–0) 1959 men Bradley Braves Bradley (1–0) 1959 men Louisville Cardinals Louisville (2–1) 1959 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State (1–1) 1959 men USC Trojans USC (3–0) т t 1959 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech (3–0) т 1959 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest (1–1) 1959 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova (2–0) т t St. John's (2–1) т UCLA (2–1) т1959 men NC State Wolfpack NC State (1–1) т Cincinnati (4–0) Ohio State (5–0) u West Virginia (5–0) California (3–0) d North Carolina (3–0) Saint Louis (4–1) u Utah (4–0) u Bradley (3–0) u Kansas (3–1) USC (3–2) u Indiana (2–1) d Georgia Tech (5–0) u Kentucky (2–2) d 1959 men Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa (4–0) npr Villanova (4–0) u Illinois (2–0) т tnpr NC State (2–3) т u NYU (4–0) т tnpr 1959 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M (4–0) т tnpr Louisville (4–1) т d Saint Joseph's Kansas State Wake Forest St. John's UCLA Cincinnati (5–0) West Virginia (8–0) u Ohio State (6–0) d California (5–0) Saint Louis (6–2) u Utah (6–0) u Bradley (6–0) u Georgia Tech (6–0) u Kansas (5–3) Indiana (4–1) u North Carolina (3–2) d Kentucky (4–3) u NYU (5–0) u Villanova (6–0) u USC (3–2) d Texas A&M (5–0) u Illinois (4–0) т td Iowa (5–1) т d 1959 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State (4–0) npr 1959 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame (6–1) npr NC State Louisville Cincinnati (7–0) West Virginia (8–0) California (6–0) u Ohio State (7–1) d Utah (8–0) u Saint Louis (8–2) d Bradley (6–1) Indiana (6–1) u Illinois (5–0) u NYU (6–0) u North Carolina (4–2) Texas A&M (5–0) u Iowa (7–1) u Kentucky (5–3) d Kansas (5–3) d Villanova (6–0) d Georgia Tech (7–1) d Duke (8–1) т tnpr USC (6–2) т d Michigan State (4–2) d Notre Dame Cincinnati (10–0) California (9–1) u West Virginia (10–1) d Bradley (8–1) u Ohio State (7–2) d Utah (10–1) d USC (8–3) u Georgia Tech (9–1) u Saint Louis (8–3) d Texas A&M (8–0) u Wake Forest (7–2) npr North Carolina (6–3) d Indiana (8–2) d Villanova (7–0) u Iowa (8–3) d Iowa State (8–2) npr 1959 men Utah State Aggies Utah State (10–2) npr 1959 men SMU Mustangs SMU (7–3) npr Saint Joseph's (8–2) npr Kentucky (6–4) d Illinois (7–1) NYU Kansas Duke Michigan State Cincinnati (12–0) California (12–1) West Virginia (12–1) Ohio State (9–2) u Bradley (10–1) d Georgia Tech (10–1) u Texas A&M (10–0) u USC (10–4) d Utah (11–2) d Saint Louis (10–3) d North Carolina (7–3) u Villanova (9–0) u Utah State (11–2) u Iowa (10–3) u Iowa State (9–3) u Illinois (8–2) npr Wake Forest (8–3) d Kentucky (8–4) т tu Indiana (8–4) т d Kansas (8–4) тNotre Dame (11–5) т npr SMU Saint Joseph's Cincinnati (13–1) California (14–1) West Virginia (15–1) Bradley (12–1) u Ohio State (11–2) d Georgia Tech (13–1) Utah (13–2) u Texas A&M (11–1) d Villanova (10–1) u USC (11–5) d North Carolina (9–3) Utah State (13–2) u Iowa (12–3) u Saint Louis (10–5) d Kentucky (10–4) u Illinois (10–2) Notre Dame (13–5) u Kansas (9–5) u Indiana (9–4) d NYU (9–2) тSMU (10–4) тSaint Joseph's (11–3) т npr Iowa State Wake Forest Cincinnati (14–1) California (14–1) West Virginia (15–1) Bradley (13–1) Ohio State (12–2) Georgia Tech (14–2) Villanova (12–1) u Utah (14–2) d Texas A&M (12–1) d Utah State (14–2) u North Carolina (9–3) USC (11–5) d Saint Louis (10–5) u Kentucky (10–4) т tu Iowa State (9–6) т npr Kansas State (10–5) npr Iowa (13–3) d 1959 men Dayton Flyers Dayton (13–3) npr Wake Forest (11–4) npr Indiana (9–4) тSaint Joseph's (11–4) т d Illinois Notre Dame Kansas NYU SMU California (16–1) u Cincinnati (15–1) d Bradley (14–1) u Ohio State (13–2) u West Virginia (16–2) d Georgia Tech (16–2) Villanova (14–1) Utah (15–2) Texas A&M (12–1) Utah State (15–2) North Carolina (9–3) Dayton (15–3) u USC (11–5) d Kansas State (11–5) u Saint Louis (11–5) d 1959 men St. Bonaventure Brown Indians St. Bonaventure (11–3) т tnpr Saint Joseph's (12–4) т u Indiana (10–4) т u Kentucky (12–5) т d Iowa State (12–6) тSMU (10–4) т d Iowa Wake Forest California (17–1) Cincinnati (17–1) Bradley (17–1) Ohio State (15–2) West Virginia (18–2) Villanova (16–1) u Utah (17–2) u Georgia Tech (17–3) d Utah State (17–2) u Texas A&M (14–2) d North Carolina (10–3) Dayton (16–3) Saint Louis (13–5) u Illinois (12–3) т tnpr Kentucky (13–5) т u St. Bonaventure (11–3) т t USC (11–7) т d Saint Joseph's (12–5) т td Louisville (12–6) т tnpr Kansas State (11–6) тWake Forest (13–6) т d Indiana Iowa State SMU California (19–1) Cincinnati (19–1) Ohio State (17–2) u Bradley (19–1) d West Virginia (20–3) Utah (18–2) u Utah State (18–2) u Georgia Tech (19–3) Villanova (17–2) d Texas A&M (16–2) North Carolina (12–4) Saint Louis (14–6) u St. John's (14–5) npr Dayton (16–4) d Kentucky (15–5) d NYU (13–3) т tnpr St. Bonaventure (13–3) т Illinois (13–4) т td Wake Forest (13–6) т Kansas State (12–7) d USC Saint Joseph's Louisville California (20–1) Cincinnati (20–1) Ohio State (19–2) Bradley (21–1) Utah (20–2) u West Virginia (21–4) d Utah State (19–3) Georgia Tech (20–4) Villanova (17–3) Texas A&M (17–3) St. John's (16–5) u North Carolina (14–5) d St. Bonaventure (15–3) u Saint Louis (17–6) d NYU (15–3) u Auburn (17–3) npr Wake Forest (17–6) u Dayton (16–6) d Texas (15–5) npr Kentucky (16–6) d Illinois Kansas State California (22–1) Cincinnati (22–1) Ohio State (20–2) Bradley (22–2) Utah (22–2) West Virginia (24–4) Utah State (20–4) Georgia Tech (21–5) North Carolina (17–5) u Villanova (18–5) d St. Bonaventure (17–3) u Saint Louis (17–6) u NYU (17–3) т tu St. John's (17–6) т d Texas (18–5) u Auburn (19–3) Wake Forest (19–6) Texas A&M (17–5) d Dayton (17–6) d Kansas (15–8) npr Kentucky California (24–1) Cincinnati (24–1) Ohio State (21–3) Bradley (24–2) Utah (24–2) West Virginia (24–4) Utah State (22–5) Georgia Tech (21–5) Villanova (19–5) u Indiana (20–4) npr St. Bonaventure (19–3) NYU (19–3) u Texas (18–6) u North Carolina (18–6) d Duke (15–10) npr Kansas State (16–9) npr Auburn (19–3) d Providence (21–4) u Saint Louis (18–7) d Dayton (19–6) d St. John's (17–7) Texas A&M (17–6) References Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States