1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

November 2025 August 2023 1960 image Cincinnati The 1960–61 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 The December AP polls included 20 ranked teams, while AP polls for the remainder of the season included only 10 ranked teams. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final Dec. 13ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 688–689 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Dec. 20 Dec. 27 Jan. 3 Jan. 10 Jan. 17 Jan. 24 Jan. 31 Feb. 7 Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 28 Mar. 7 Ohio State (3–0) 1960 men Bradley Braves Bradley (3–0) 1960 men Detroit Titans Detroit (3–0) Indiana (2–1) 1960 men North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina (2–0) 1960 men St. Bonaventure Brown Indians St. Bonaventure (4–0) St. John's (3–0) Duke (3–0) 1960 men Louisville Cardinals Louisville (5–0) 1960 men NC State Wolfpack NC State (4–0) Auburn (3–0) 1960 men Maryland Terrapins Maryland (4–0) UCLA (3–1) 1960 men Utah State Aggies Utah State (2–2) 1960 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech (3–0) Kansas (2–1) т t 1960 men Wichita Shockers Wichita (4–0) т 1960 men Utah Utes Utah (3–2) Illinois (2–0) 1960 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State (2–2) тKentucky (2–1) т Ohio State (4–0) Bradley (6–0) St. Bonaventure (6–0) u Indiana (4–1) Louisville (8–0) u St. John's (4–0) u Duke (5–0) u Detroit (4–1) d Auburn (5–0) u North Carolina (3–2) т td NC State (5–1) т Kansas State (5–2) u 1960 men Providence Friars Providence (6–0) npr UCLA (5–1) d 1960 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado (7–0) npr 1960 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis (4–1) npr 1960 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt (5–0) npr Utah (4–2) Wake Forest (5–2) npr 1960 men Drake Bulldogs Drake (5–0) тKansas (3–2) т npr Maryland (4–2) Utah State (4–3) Georgia Tech (3–2) Wichita (5–2) Illinois (2–2) Kentucky (2–3) Ohio State (6–0) Bradley (8–0) St. Bonaventure (7–0) Indiana (5–1) Louisville (9–0) Duke (7–0) u St. John's (6–0) d Saint Louis (7–1) u Auburn (5–0) NC State (6–1) North Carolina (4–2) d Kansas State (6–2) Detroit (5–2) d Drake (6–0) u Providence (7–0) d UCLA (5–1) т td Vanderbilt (7–0) т u Wichita (7–2) npr 1960 men Memphis State Tigers Memphis State (7–0) т tnpr Kentucky (4–3) т npr Colorado (7–2) Utah (6–2) Wake Forest (5–2) Kansas (4–3) Ohio State (9–0) Bradley (10–0) St. Bonaventure (9–1) Louisville (11–0) u St. John's (8–1) u North Carolina (7–2) u Iowa (8–1) npr Duke (9–1) d UCLA (7–2) u Auburn (6–0) d t t t t t t t t t Indiana (6–3) Saint Louis (8–2) NC State (8–2) Kansas State (9–2) Detroit (7–2) Drake (8–1) Providence (7–2) Vanderbilt (8–2) Wichita (10–2) Memphis State (8–1) Kentucky (6–3) Ohio State (10–0) Bradley (12–0) St. Bonaventure (11–1) Louisville (13–0) St. John's (9–1) Iowa (9–1) u North Carolina (8–2) d Duke (11–1) Kansas State (10–2) npr UCLA (8–3) d t t t t t t t t t Auburn (7–1) Ohio State (12–0) St. Bonaventure (13–1) u Bradley (13–1) d Iowa (11–1) u Louisville (13–1) d North Carolina (10–2) u 1960 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul (11–0) npr Duke (13–1) St. John's (10–2) d Kansas State (11–2) d t t t t t t t t t UCLA (10–3) Ohio State (13–0) St. Bonaventure (14–1) Bradley (13–1) North Carolina (12–2) u Duke (13–1) u Iowa (12–2) d St. John's (10–2) u Louisville (14–2) d 1960 men USC Trojans USC (12–2) npr 1960 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue (9–3) npr t t t t t t t t t DePaul (11–2) Kansas State (11–3) Ohio State (14–0) St. Bonaventure (14–1) Bradley (14–2) Duke (14–1) u North Carolina (12–2) d Iowa (12–2) St. John's (10–3) Louisville (15–2) USC (14–2) Kansas State (12–3) npr t t t t t t t t t Purdue (9–5) Ohio State (16–0) St. Bonaventure (16–1) Duke (16–1) u Bradley (14–3) d Cincinnati (16–3) npr North Carolina (14–3) d Kansas State (14–3) u USC (15–3) u Iowa (12–3) d Louisville (17–2) d t t t t t t t t t St. John's (11–4) Ohio State (18–0) St. Bonaventure (18–1) Duke (17–2) Cincinnati (17–3) u Bradley (16–4) d Kansas State (15–3) u North Carolina (15–4) d USC (16–3) Iowa (13–3) 1960 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia (18–3) npr t t t t t t t t t Louisville (17–4) Ohio State (20–0) St. Bonaventure (20–1) Cincinnati (19–3) u Bradley (19–4) u Iowa (14–4) u Duke (18–4) d North Carolina (18–4) Kansas State (16–4) d West Virginia (20–3) u USC (16–4) d t t t t t t t t t Ohio State (22–0) St. Bonaventure (21–2) Cincinnati (21–3) Bradley (21–4) North Carolina (19–4) u Iowa (16–4) d Kansas State (18–4) u West Virginia (22–3) u Duke (20–5) d USC (17–5) t t t t t t t t t Ohio State (23–0) Cincinnati (23–3) u St. Bonaventure (22–3) d Kansas State (20–4) u North Carolina (19–4) Bradley (21–5) d USC (19–5) u Iowa (17–5) d West Virginia (23–4) d Duke (22–6) d   t   t   t   t   t   t   t   t   t   UPI Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final Dec. 5 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 Ohio State (1–0) 1960 men Bradley Braves Bradley (1–0) Indiana (1–0) Kansas (1–0) 1960 men North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina (1–0) 1960 men St. Bonaventure Brown Indians St. Bonaventure (2–0) т t 1960 men Utah State Aggies Utah State (1–0) т Cincinnati (2–0) 1960 men Detroit Titans Detroit (1–0) St. John's (1–0) 1960 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State (1–0) 1960 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech (2–0) 1960 men Providence Friars Providence (1–0) Auburn (2–0) 1960 men Utah Utes Utah (0–2) Duke (1–0) 1960 men California Golden Bears California (1–0) Washington (1–1) 1960 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky (2–0) 1960 men Dayton Flyers Dayton (0–0) Ohio State (3–0) Bradley (3–0) North Carolina (2–0) u Indiana (2–1) d Detroit (3–0) u St. John's (3–0) u St. Bonaventure (4–0) d Kansas (2–1) d Providence (3–0) u Cincinnati (3–1) d UCLA (3–1) npr Georgia Tech (3–0) Duke (3–0) u Auburn (3–0) 1960 men Maryland Terrapins Maryland (4–0) npr California (3–0) u Utah State (2–2) d Utah (3–2) d Illinois (2–0) npr Washington (2–1) d Kansas State (2–2) Western Kentucky (3–1) Dayton (1–1) Ohio State (4–0) Bradley (6–0) Indiana (4–1) u St. John's (4–0) u St. Bonaventure (6–0) u Detroit (4–1) d North Carolina (3–2) d UCLA (5–1) u 1960 men Louisville Cardinals Louisville (8–0) npr Kansas (3–2) d Kansas State (5–2) npr Duke (5–0) u 1960 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis (4–1) npr California (4–0) u 1960 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado (7–0) npr Auburn (5–0) d Providence (6–0) d 1960 men NC State Wolfpack NC State (5–1) npr Wake Forest (5–2) npr Utah State (4–3) d Cincinnati (3–2) Georgia Tech (3–4) Maryland (4–2) Utah (4–2) Illinois (3–2) Washington (3–2) Ohio State (6–0) Bradley (8–0) St. John's (6–0) u Indiana (5–1) d St. Bonaventure (7–0) Saint Louis (7–1) u UCLA (5–1) u Detroit (5–2) d Louisville (9–0) Duke (7–0) u North Carolina (4–2) d Kansas State (6–2) d Auburn (5–0) т tu Kansas (4–3) т d California (6–1) d Providence (7–0) т tu 1960 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt (7–0) npr Utah (6–2) npr 1960 men Memphis State Tigers Memphis State (7–0) npr NC State (6–1) d Colorado (7–2) Wake Forest (5–2) Utah State (5–3) Ohio State (9–0) Bradley (10–0) St. Bonaventure (9–1) u St. John's (8–1) d North Carolina (7–2) u Louisville (11–0) u Kansas State (9–2) u UCLA (7–2) d Iowa (8–1) npr Duke (9–1) Detroit (7–2) d Saint Louis (8–2) d Indiana (6–3) d Vanderbilt (8–0) т tu Utah (7–4) т tu 1960 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia (6–2) т npr 1960 men Wichita Shockers Wichita (10–2) npr Kansas (6–4) d Auburn (6–0) d Providence (7–2) тMemphis State (8–1) тNC State (8–2) т1960 men USC Trojans USC (8–2) тIowa State (5–4) т d California (8–2) Ohio State (10–0) Bradley (12–0) St. Bonaventure (11–1) Louisville (13–0) u St. John's (9–1) d Kansas State (10–2) u North Carolina (8–2) d Iowa (9–1) u Duke (11–1) u UCLA (8–3) d Indiana (7–3) u Utah (8–4) u USC (10–2) u Detroit (9–3) d Memphis State (9–1) т tu Vanderbilt (10–0) т d Wichita (11–3) 1960 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul (9–0) т tnpr Kansas (7–4) т West Virginia (8–2) d Saint Louis (8–4) Auburn (7–1) Providence (9–2) NC State (8–3) Iowa State (6–5) Ohio State (12–0) St. Bonaventure (13–1) u Bradley (13–1) d Iowa (11–1) u Kansas State (11–2) u North Carolina (10–2) u St. John's (10–2) d Duke (13–1) u Louisville (13–1) d DePaul (11–0) u UCLA (10–3) d USC (12–2) u Kansas (9–4) u Indiana (8–3) d Utah (10–4) d Memphis State (11–1) d Wake Forest (9–5) npr Cincinnati (11–3) npr Wichita (12–4) d Detroit (9–5) d Vanderbilt (10–2) West Virginia (9–3) Ohio State (13–0) St. Bonaventure (14–1) Bradley (13–1) North Carolina (12–2) u St. John's (10–2) u Duke (13–1) u Louisville (14–2) u Iowa (12–2) d USC (12–2) u Kansas State (11–3) d UCLA (10–3) Kansas (10–5) u Indiana (8–3) т tu Memphis State (13–1) т u DePaul (11–2) d Cincinnati (13–3) u Utah (11–5) d Xavier (11–3) npr West Virginia (12–3) npr Wake Forest (10–5) тWichita (13–4) т d Detroit Ohio State (14–0) Bradley (14–2) u St. Bonaventure (14–1) d North Carolina (12–2) Duke (14–1) u USC (14–2) u Iowa (12–2) т tu Louisville (15–2) т St. John's (10–3) d Kansas State (12–3) UCLA (12–3) Kansas (10–5) Indiana (9–3) Cincinnati (14–3) u Memphis State (14–1) d Utah (12–5) u Wake Forest (11–5) u Detroit (11–5) npr West Virginia (13–3) Wichita (14–4) DePaul Xavier Ohio State (16–0) St. Bonaventure (16–1) u Duke (16–1) u Bradley (14–3) d North Carolina (14–3) d USC (15–3) Kansas State (14–3) u Iowa (12–3) d Cincinnati (16–3) т tu Louisville (17–2) т d Kansas (11–5) u UCLA (13–4) d St. John's (11–4) d Indiana (10–5) d Utah (14–5) u West Virginia (16–3) u Wichita (15–4) u 1960 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State (14–3) npr Saint Louis (12–5) т tnpr 1960 men Oregon Ducks Oregon (12–5) т npr Memphis State Wake Forest Detroit Ohio State (18–0) St. Bonaventure (18–1) Duke (17–2) USC (16–3) u Bradley (16–4) d Cincinnati (17–3) u North Carolina (15–4) d Kansas State (15–3) u St. John's (13–4) u Louisville (17–4) d Iowa (13–3) d Kansas (13–5) d Utah (15–5) u UCLA (13–5) d West Virginia (18–3) u Memphis State (17–2) npr Wichita (16–4) Indiana (10–7) td Saint Joseph's (16–4) npr Ohio (15–4) тProvidence (16–3) т npr Mississippi State Saint Louis Oregon Ohio State (20–0) St. Bonaventure (20–1) Bradley (19–4) u Cincinnati (19–3) u North Carolina (18–4) u USC (16–4) d Kansas State (16–4) u Duke (18–4) d Iowa (14–4) u St. John's (15–4) d Kansas (15–5) u Utah (17–5) u Louisville (18–5) d West Virginia (20–3) u UCLA (14–6) d Dayton (15–7) npr Memphis State (19–2) d Kentucky (13–7) npr Wichita (16–7) d Saint Louis (14–7) npr Indiana Saint Joseph's Ohio Providence Ohio State (22–0) St. Bonaventure (21–2) Cincinnati (21–3) u Bradley (21–4) d Kansas State (18–4) u North Carolina (19–4) d Duke (20–5) u Iowa (16–4) u St. John's (17–4) u USC (17–5) d West Virginia (22–3) u Utah (19–5) Louisville (18–6) Dayton (17–7) u UCLA (15–6) Memphis State (20–2) u Kentucky (15–7) u Vanderbilt (18–4) т tnpr Wichita (16–8) т Texas Tech (13–8) npr Kansas Saint Louis Ohio State (23–0) Cincinnati (23–3) u St. Bonaventure (22–3) d Kansas State (20–4) u USC (19–5) u North Carolina (19–4) Bradley (21–5) d St. John's (19–4) u Duke (22–6) d Iowa (17–5) т td Wake Forest (17–10) т npr West Virginia (23–4) u Utah (20–6) u Saint Louis (20–7) npr Louisville (18–7) d Saint Joseph's (22–4) npr Dayton (19–7) d Kentucky (17–7) d Texas Tech (14–9) u Memphis State (20–2) d UCLA (18–8) Vanderbilt (18–5) Wichita (16–9) References Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States