1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.

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Italics   Number of first place votes
(#–#)   Win–loss record
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

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Preseason
 [1][2]
Week 1
Nov. 28[1][3]
Week 2
Dec. 5[1][4]
Week 3
Dec. 12[1][5]
Week 4
Dec. 19[1][6]
Week 5
Dec. 26[1]
Week 6
Jan. 2[1]
Week 7
Jan. 9[1]
Week 8
Jan. 16[1]
Week 9
Jan. 23[1]
Week 10
Jan. 30[1]
Week 11
Feb. 6[1]
Week 12
Feb. 13[7]
Week 13
Feb. 20[7]
Week 14
Feb. 27[7]
Week 15
Mar. 5[7]
Final
Mar. 12[7][8][9]
1.North CarolinaKentucky (1–0)Kentucky (1–0)Kentucky (3–0)Kentucky (7–0)Kentucky (7–0)Kentucky (8–0)Kentucky (11–0)Kentucky (12–0)Kentucky (14–0)Kentucky (14–1)Kentucky (16–1)Arkansas (23–1)Marquette (21–2)Kentucky (22–2)Kentucky (24–2)Kentucky (26–2)1.
2.KentuckyNorth Carolina (1–0)North Carolina (4–0)Notre Dame (6–0)Marquette (5–0)North Carolina (7–1)North Carolina (10–1)North Carolina (12–1)Marquette (12–1)Marquette (14–1)Arkansas (19–1)Arkansas (21–1)Marquette (19–2)Kentucky (20–2)UCLA (22–2)UCLA (24–2)UCLA (26–2)2.
3.MarquetteNotre Dame (1–0)Notre Dame (3–0)Marquette (4–0)North Carolina (6–1)Arkansas (8–0)Arkansas (10–0)Arkansas (13–0)UCLA (13–1)North Carolina (15–2)Marquette (15–2)Marquette (17–2)Kentucky (17–2)UCLA (20–2)Marquette (22–3)Marquette (24–3)DePaul (26–2)3.
4.Notre DameMarquette (0–0)Marquette (2–0)Arkansas (6–0)Arkansas (6–0)Notre Dame (7–1)Marquette (7–1)Marquette (10–1)Indiana State (12–0)Arkansas (16–1)Notre Dame (14–3)Notre Dame (16–3)UCLA (18–2)Arkansas (25–2)Arkansas (27–2)DePaul (25–2)Michigan State (24–4)4.
5.San FranciscoSan Francisco (1–0)UCLA (4–0)North Carolina (5–1)Notre Dame (6–1)Marquette (5–1)Notre Dame (7–2)Notre Dame (7–2)North Carolina (13–2)Notre Dame (11–3)UCLA (14–2)UCLA (16–2)New Mexico (19–2)New Mexico (21–2)Kansas (23–3)New Mexico (24–3)Arkansas (29–3)5.
6.UCLAUCLA (2–0)Arkansas (4–0)Cincinnati (4–0)Indiana State (7–0)Indiana State (7–0)Indiana State (8–0)Indiana State (10–0)Arkansas (14–1)UCLA (13–2)North Carolina (16–3)New Mexico (17–2)Kansas (20–3)Kansas (22–3)DePaul (23–2)Michigan State (23–4)Notre Dame (21–6)6.
7.ArkansasArkansas (1–0)Cincinnati (3–0)Indiana State (5–0)UCLA (6–1)Louisville (6–1)UCLA (9–1)UCLA (11–1)Notre Dame (8–3)Michigan State (14–1)Michigan State (15–1)North Carolina (18–4)Notre Dame (16–4)DePaul (22–2)Notre Dame (19–5)Arkansas (28–3)Duke (24–6)7.
8.UNLVCincinnati (1–0)San Francisco (2–1)UCLA (4–1)Louisville (4–1)UCLA (8–1)Syracuse (10–1)Syracuse (11–1)Kansas (13–2)Kansas (15–2)Kansas (16–3)Kansas (18–3)DePaul (20–2)North Carolina (22–5)New Mexico (22–3)Duke (23–6)Marquette (24–4)8.
9.CincinnatiLouisville (0–0)Michigan (3–0)UNLV (5–0)UNLV (9–0)UNLV (11–0)UNLV (13–0)Louisville (9–2)Louisville (10–2)Providence (15–1)Louisville (12–3)Louisville (14–3)Louisville (16–3)Notre Dame (17–5)Michigan State (21–4)Kansas (24–4)Louisville (23–6)9.
10.LouisvilleUNLV (1–0)UNLV (3–0)Louisville (3–1)Syracuse (8–1)Syracuse (8–1)Louisville (7–2)Kansas (11–2)Michigan State (12–1)Syracuse (13–2)New Mexico (15–2)Michigan State (16–3)Michigan State (18–3)Michigan State (19–4)North Carolina (23–6)Notre Dame (19–6)Kansas (24–5)10.
11.SyracusePurdue (1–0)Indiana State (3–0)San Francisco (3–1)San Francisco (6–1)Cincinnati (6–1)Indiana (8–1)UNLV (14–1)Syracuse (12–2)Duke (14–3)Virginia (14–2)DePaul (18–2)North Carolina (20–5)Providence (22–4)Florida State (21–4)North Carolina (23–7)San Francisco (23–5)11.
12.PurdueSyracuse (1–0)Maryland (4–0)Syracuse (6–1)Cincinnati (5–1)Holy Cross (6–0)Cincinnati (7–1)Michigan State (10–1)Providence (13–1)Louisville (11–3)Texas (16–2)Texas (18–3)Texas (19–3)Florida State (19–4)Texas (22–4)Louisville (22–6)New Mexico (24–4)12.
13.MichiganMichigan (1–0)St. John's (4–0)Holy Cross (5–0)Holy Cross (5–0)Providence (6–0)Virginia (7–0)Holy Cross (9–1)Virginia (10–1)Indiana State (13–2)DePaul (16–2)Virginia (15–3)Providence (18–4)Duke (19–5)Illinois State (23–2)Florida State (23–5)Indiana (21–7)13.
14.MarylandMaryland (2–0)Utah (2–0)Providence (5–0)Providence (5–0)Maryland (7–1)Kansas (9–2)Providence (11–1)Holy Cross (11–1)New Mexico (13–2)Georgetown (15–2)Wake Forest (15–3)Florida State (18–3)Texas (21–4)Syracuse (21–4)Houston (25–7)Utah (23–5)14.
15.AlabamaAlabama (0–0)Holy Cross (2–0)Michigan (4–1)Detroit (6–0)Indiana (6–1)Maryland (9–1)Virginia (8–1)Texas (12–2)Texas (13–2)Florida State (15–2)Illinois State (18–2)Illinois State (20–2)Illinois State (21–2)Duke (20–6)Utah (22–5)Florida State (23–6)15.
16.MinnesotaSt. John's (2–0)Louisville (1–1)Detroit (4–0)Kansas (6–1)Virginia (5–0)Holy Cross (7–1)NC State (10–1)UNLV (15–2)Georgetown (13–2)Providence (16–2)Florida State (16–3)Syracuse (16–4)Detroit (21–2)Detroit (23–2)Texas (22–5)North Carolina (23–8)16.
17.Wake ForestHoly Cross (0–0)Detroit (2–0)Purdue (4–1)Utah (5–1)Kansas (7–2)Providence (8–1)Georgetown (10–2)Duke (12–3)Florida State (14–2)Duke (15–4)Detroit (18–1)Virginia (17–4)Syracuse (18–4)Georgetown (21–5)Illinois State (24–3)Texas (23–5)17.
18.Holy CrossWake Forest (1–0)Syracuse (4–1)Maryland (5–1)Alabama (4–1)Florida State (8–0)Michigan State (8–1)Indiana (8–2)DePaul (13–1)Virginia (12–2)Syracuse (14–3)Syracuse (15–4)Georgetown (17–4)Georgetown (19–4)Providence (22–6)Syracuse (22–5)Detroit (25–3)18.
19.DetroitDetroit (0–0)Kansas (3–0)Kansas State (5–0)Virginia (5–0)San Francisco (6–3)San Francisco (8–3)Cincinnati (8–3)Georgetown (12–2)DePaul (14–2)Illinois State (18–2)Nebraska (18–3)Detroit (18–2)Minnesota (16–7)Utah (21–5)Detroit (24–3)Miami (OH) (18–9)19.
20.St. John'sUtah (1–0)Providence (3–0)Kansas (5–1)Maryland (6–1)Detroit (6–1)Georgetown (8–2)DePaul (11–1)New Mexico (10–2)Illinois State (16–2)San Francisco (15–4)Providence (17–4)Duke (17–5)Louisville (16–6)Louisville (18–6)San Francisco (22–5)Penn (20–7)20.
Preseason
 [1][2]
Week 1
Nov. 28[1][3]
Week 2
Dec. 5[1][4]
Week 3
Dec. 12[1][5]
Week 4
Dec. 19[1][6]
Week 5
Dec. 26[1]
Week 6
Jan. 2[1]
Week 7
Jan. 9[1]
Week 8
Jan. 16[1]
Week 9
Jan. 23[1]
Week 10
Jan. 30[1]
Week 11
Feb. 6[1]
Week 12
Feb. 13[7]
Week 13
Feb. 20[7]
Week 14
Feb. 27[7]
Week 15
Mar. 5[7]
Final
Mar. 12[7][8][9]
Dropped:
  • Minnesota
Dropped:
  • Purdue (2–1)
  • Alabama
  • Wake Forest
Dropped:
  • St. John's (5–1)
  • Utah (3–1)
Dropped:
  • Purdue (6–2)
  • St. John's
Dropped:
  • Utah
  • Alabama
Dropped:
  • Florida State
  • Detroit
Dropped:
  • Maryland
  • San Francisco
Dropped:
  • NC State
  • Indiana
  • Cincinnati
Dropped:
  • Holy Cross
  • UNLV
Dropped:
  • Indiana State
Dropped:
  • Georgetown (15–4)
  • Duke
  • San Francisco (17–4)
Dropped:
  • Wake Forest
  • Nebraska
Dropped:
  • Virginia
Dropped:
  • Minnesota
Dropped:
  • Georgetown (21–6)
  • Providence
Dropped:
  • Houston
  • Illinois State
  • Syracuse

UPI Poll

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Preseason
 [1]
Week 2
Dec. 5[1]
Week 3
Dec. 12[1]
Week 4
Dec. 19[1]
Week 5
Dec. 26[1]
Week 6
Jan. 2[1]
Week 7
Jan. 9[1]
Week 8
Jan. 16[1]
Week 9
Jan. 23[1]
Week 10
Jan. 30[1]
Week 11
Feb. 6[1]
Week 12
Feb. 13[7]
Week 13
Feb. 20[7]
Week 14
Feb. 27[7]
Final
Mar. 5[7]
1.North Carolina тKentucky (1–0)Kentucky (3–0)Kentucky (7–0)Kentucky (7–0)Kentucky (8–0)Kentucky (11–0)Kentucky (12–0)Kentucky (14–0)Kentucky (14–1)Kentucky (16–1)Marquette (19–2)Marquette (21–2)Kentucky (22–2)Kentucky (24–2)1.
2.Kentucky тNorth Carolina (4–0)Notre Dame (6–0)Marquette (5–0)North Carolina (7–1)North Carolina (10–1)North Carolina (12–1)Marquette (12–1)Marquette (14–1)Marquette (15–2)Marquette (17–2)Kentucky (17–2)Kentucky (20–2)UCLA (22–2)UCLA (24–2)2.
3.MarquetteNotre Dame (3–0)Marquette (4–0)North Carolina (6–1)Notre Dame (7–1)Arkansas (10–0)Arkansas (13–0)UCLA (13–1)North Carolina (15–2)North Carolina (16–3)Arkansas (21–1)Arkansas (23–1)UCLA (20–2)Marquette (22–3)Marquette (24–3)3.
4.Notre DameMarquette (2–0)North Carolina (5–1)Notre Dame (6–1)Arkansas (8–0)Marquette (7–1)Marquette (10–1)North Carolina (13–2)Arkansas (16–1)Arkansas (19–1)UCLA (16–2)UCLA (18–2)Arkansas (25–2)Arkansas (27–2)New Mexico (24–3)4.
5.San FranciscoUCLA (4–0)Arkansas (6–0)Arkansas (6–0)Marquette (5–1)UCLA (9–1)UCLA (11–1)Indiana State (12–0)UCLA (13–2)Michigan State (15–1)Notre Dame (16–3)New Mexico (19–2)New Mexico (21–2)Kansas (23–3)Michigan State (23–4)5.
6.UCLAArkansas (4–0)UCLA (4–1)UCLA (6–1)Louisville (6–1)Notre Dame (7–2)Notre Dame (7–2)Arkansas (14–1)Kansas (15–2)UCLA (14–2)Kansas (18–3)Kansas (20–3)Kansas (22–3)New Mexico (22–3)Arkansas (28–3)6.
7.PurdueCincinnati (3–0)Indiana State (5–0)Indiana State (7–0)UCLA (8–1)Indiana State (8–0)Indiana State (10–0)Louisville (10–2)Michigan State (14–1)Notre Dame (14–3)North Carolina (18–4)Michigan State (18–3)DePaul (22–2)DePaul (23–2)DePaul (25–2)7.
8.CincinnatiIndiana State (3–0)Cincinnati (4–0)Syracuse (8–1)Indiana State (7–0)Syracuse (10–1)Louisville (9–2)Kansas (13–2)Notre Dame (11–3)New Mexico (15–2)New Mexico (17–2)North Carolina (20–5)North Carolina (22–5)Michigan State (21–4)Kansas (24–4)8.
9.ArkansasSan Francisco (2–1)Louisville (3–1)San Francisco (6–1)Holy Cross (6–0)Louisville (7–2)Syracuse (11–1)Michigan State (12–1)Louisville (11–3)Kansas (16–3)Louisville (14–3)Notre Dame (16–4)Michigan State (19–4)North Carolina (23–6)Duke (23–6)9.
10.LouisvilleSyracuse (4–1)Syracuse (6–1)Louisville (4–1)Syracuse (8–1)Indiana (8–1)Kansas (11–2)Notre Dame (8–3)Providence (15–1)Louisville (12–3)Michigan State (16–3)DePaul (20–2)Florida State (19–4)Notre Dame (19–5)North Carolina (23–7)10.
11.SyracuseMichigan (3–0)San Francisco (3–1)Holy Cross (5–0)Cincinnati (6–1) тKansas (9–2)Michigan State (10–1)Syracuse (12–2)Syracuse (13–2)Georgetown (15–2)DePaul (18–2)Louisville (16–3)Providence (22–4)Florida State (21–4)Notre Dame (19–6)11.
12.MichiganMaryland (4–0)Holy Cross (5–0)Cincinnati (5–1)Indiana (6–1) тMaryland (9–1)Georgetown (10–2)San Francisco (12–4)New Mexico (13–2)Florida State (15–2)Texas (18–3)Florida State (18–3)Notre Dame (17–5) тTexas (22–4)Florida State (23–5)12.
13.MarylandUtah (2–0)Providence (5–0)Providence (5–0)Providence (6–0)Cincinnati (7–1)Indiana (8–2)New Mexico (10–2)Indiana State (13–2)DePaul (16–2)Purdue (13–6)Providence (18–4)Texas (21–4) тUtah (21–5)San Francisco (22–5)13.
14.Wake Forest тPurdue (2–1)Michigan (4–1)Kansas (6–1)Maryland (7–1)Virginia (7–0)Holy Cross (9–1)Virginia (10–1)Georgetown (13–2)San Francisco (15–4)Florida State (16–3)Texas (19–3)Duke (19–5) тSyracuse (21–4) тLouisville (22–6)14.
15.St. John's тSt. John's (4–0) тUtah (3–1)Utah (5–1)Florida State (8–0)Georgetown (8–2)Providence (11–1) тGeorgetown (12–2)San Francisco (12–4)Virginia (14–2)Georgetown (15–4)Georgetown (17–4)Syracuse (18–4) тGeorgetown (21–5) тIndiana (20–7)15.
16.Indiana State тKansas (3–0) тPurdue (4–1)Indiana (6–1)Utah State (5–1)Michigan State тNew Mexico (9–2) тHoly Cross (11–1)Florida State (14–2)Providence (16–2)Wake Forest (15–3) тVirginia (17–4)Georgetown (19–4)Providence (22–6)Houston (25–7)16.
17.Utah тProvidence (3–0)Kansas (5–1)Purdue (6–2)Virginia (5–0)Utah State (5–1) тNebraska (12–1) тTexas (12–2)Texas (13–2)Texas (16–2)Detroit (18–1) тDuke (17–5)Illinois State (21–2)Duke (20–6)Utah State (21–6)17.
18.Kansas StateHoly Cross (2–0) тMaryland (5–1)Maryland (6–1)Kansas (7–2)Holy Cross (7–1) тNC State (10–1)Duke (12–3)Colorado State (12–3)Duke (15–4)Nebraska (18–3)St. John's (16–4)Utah (19–5)Georgia Tech (14–11)Utah (22–5)18.
19.AlabamaLouisville (1–1) тSt. John's (5–1)Virginia (5–0)San Francisco (6–3) тProvidence (8–1) тCincinnati (8–3)Providence (13–1)DePaul (14–2)Syracuse (14–3)Virginia (15–3)Illinois State (20–2)Louisville (16–6) тIndiana (18–4) тTexas (22–5)19.
20.Holy CrossNew Mexico (3–0)Virginia (5–0)Alabama (4–1)Nebraska (9–0) тSan Francisco (8–3)Texas (10–2)DePaul (13–1)Duke (14–3)Nebraska (16–3)San Francisco (17–4)Syracuse (16–4)Indiana (16–7) т
NC State (17–6) т
St. John's (18–6) тGeorgetown (21–6)20.
Preseason
 [1]
Week 2
Dec. 5[1]
Week 3
Dec. 12[1]
Week 4
Dec. 19[1]
Week 5
Dec. 26[1]
Week 6
Jan. 2[1]
Week 7
Jan. 9[1]
Week 8
Jan. 16[1]
Week 9
Jan. 23[1]
Week 10
Jan. 30[1]
Week 11
Feb. 6[1]
Week 12
Feb. 13[7]
Week 13
Feb. 20[7]
Week 14
Feb. 27[7]
Final
Mar. 5[7]
Dropped:
  • Wake Forest
  • Kansas State
  • Alabama
Dropped:
  • New Mexico
Dropped:
  • Michigan
  • St. John's
Dropped:
  • Utah
  • Purdue
  • Alabama
Dropped:
  • Florida State
  • Nebraska
Dropped:
  • Maryland
  • Virginia
  • Utah State
  • San Francisco
Dropped:
  • Indiana
  • Nebraska
  • NC State
  • Cincinnati
Dropped:
  • Virginia
  • Holy Cross
Dropped:
  • Indiana State
  • Colorado State
Dropped:
  • Providence
  • Duke
  • Syracuse
Dropped:
  • Purdue
  • Wake Forest
  • Detroit
  • Nebraska
  • San Francisco
Dropped:
  • Virginia
  • St. John's
Dropped:
  • Illinois State
  • Louisville
  • NC State
Dropped:
  • Syracuse (22–5)
  • Providence
  • Georgia Tech
  • St. John's

References

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