1948–49 NCAA men's basketball rankings

August 2023 1948 image Kentucky The 1948–49 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of a single human poll – the AP Poll – with weekly editions released between January 18, 1949, and March 8, 1949. 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 This was the initial season for the AP college basketball poll. It was modeled after its college football poll, which began in the mid-1930s.ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 590 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final Jan. 17 Jan. 24 Jan. 31 Feb. 7 Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 28 Mar. 8Associated Press March 8, 1949 6 Kentucky Named National Champ in Final AP Poll https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-great-falls-leader-1949-ap-poll-kent/190731032/ The Great Falls Leader Kentucky's wildcats are national collegiate basketball champions of the 1948-49 season... 1948 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis (11–0) (69) Kentucky (11–1) (16) 1948 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky (12–0) (2) 1948 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota (12–0) (3) Oklahoma A&M (9–2) (3) 1948 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco (13–1) Illinois (12–1) Hamline (11–0) 1948 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova (11–0) 1948 men Utah Utes Utah (10–2) 1948 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane (13–2) 1948 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola-Chicago (11–2) 1948 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati (8–1) 1948 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross (8–5) 1948 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green (9–6) 1948 men Bradley Braves Bradley (15–3) 1948 men Stanford Indians Stanford (11–2) Washington State (17–1) т t 1948 men Butler Bulldogs Butler (9–2) т 1948 men NYU Violets NYU (7–3) Saint Louis (12–1) (39) Kentucky (12–1) (33) Oklahoma A&M (10–2) (15) u Western Kentucky (15–0) (9) d Minnesota (13–0) (8) d Illinois (12–1) u Hamline (13–0) u Villanova (11–0) u San Francisco (15–2) d Utah (13–2) Stanford (15–2) u Tulane (15–2) d Loyola-Chicago (13–2) d Washington State (18–1) u 1948 men NC State Wolfpack NC State (11–7) (1) npr 1948 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul (10–6) npr Butler (11–3) u 1948 men Baylor Bears Baylor (10–6) т tnpr Bradley (18–3) т d Holy Cross (9–5) d Cincinnati (8–3) Bowling Green (9–6) NYU (7–3) Kentucky (13–1) (39) u Saint Louis (13–1) (25) d Oklahoma A&M (11–2) (4) Illinois (13–1) (1) u Minnesota (13–1) Western Kentucky (16–1) (1) d Villanova (12–1) u Hamline (14–0) d Stanford (17–2) (1) u San Francisco (16–2) d Tulane (15–2) u Utah (14–3) d Loyola-Chicago (14–2) Bowling Green (10–6) npr NYU (7–3) т tnpr Butler (12–3) т u NC State (14–7) d Bradley (19–3) u Holy Cross (9–5) u 1948 men Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky (12–3) npr Washington State (18–2) DePaul Baylor Kentucky (17–1) Saint Louis (15–1) Oklahoma A&M (13–2) Illinois (14–2) Hamline (15–0) u Western Kentucky (17–2) Minnesota (14–2) d Tulane (18–2) u San Francisco (18–3) u Stanford (17–3) d Loyola-Chicago (16–3) u Utah (16–4) Villanova (13–3) d Bowling Green (12–6) Holy Cross (12–5) u Butler (13–3) Washington State (18–2) npr 1948 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State (9–4) npr 1948 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming (17–6) npr 1948 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne (13–2) npr NYU NC State Bradley Eastern Kentucky Kentucky (20–1) Saint Louis (16–2) Oklahoma A&M (16–3) Illinois (16–2) Tulane (19–2) u Minnesota (15–2) u Western Kentucky (20–3) d San Francisco (19–4) u Hamline (17–1) d Bowling Green (16–6) u Butler (15–3) u Bradley (22–4) npr Loyola-Chicago (16–4) d Utah (18–5) d Villanova (15–3) d 1948 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma (11–5) npr DePaul (14–7) т tnpr NC State (17–8) т tnpr Wyoming (20–6) т Duquesne (15–3) тStanford (17–5) т1948 men Yale Bulldogs Yale (15–4) т Holy Cross Washington State Ohio State (9–6) Kentucky (22–1) Saint Louis (18–2) Oklahoma A&M (17–3) Illinois (16–2) Minnesota (16–2) u Tulane (20–2) d Western Kentucky (22–3) San Francisco (20–5) Bowling Green (18–6) u Bradley (23–4) u Butler (17–3) Loyola-Chicago (18–4) u Yale (18–4) u Wyoming (22–6) u Hamline (19–3) d Utah (20–6) d Duquesne (15–4) u Ohio State (11–6) npr 1948 men USC Trojans USC (12–8) npr 1948 men Texas Longhorns Texas (16–5) npr Villanova Oklahoma DePaul NC State Stanford Kentucky (25–1) Oklahoma A&M (19–4) u Saint Louis (19–3) d Illinois (19–2) Minnesota (18–2) Western Kentucky (25–3) u Tulane (21–3) d San Francisco (21–5) Bowling Green (20–6) Bradley (25–5) Butler (18–5) Wyoming (22–8) u Utah (23–6) u Loyola-Chicago (21–5) d NC State (22–8) npr Hamline (23–3) d Villanova (18–3) npr Yale (19–5) d Ohio State (13–7) d Arkansas (12–10) npr Duquesne USC Texas Kentucky (29–1) Oklahoma A&M (20–4) Saint Louis (20–3) Illinois (19–2) Western Kentucky (25–3) u Minnesota (18–3) d Bradley (25–6) u San Francisco (21–5) Tulane (24–4) d Bowling Green (21–6) d Yale (21–5) u Utah (24–7) u NC State (25–8) u Villanova (20–3) u UCLA (21–5) npr Loyola-Chicago (22–5) d Wyoming (24–8) d Butler (18–5) d Hamline (23–3) d Ohio State (14–7) d Arkansas (14–10) References Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States