1949–50 NCAA men's basketball rankings

The 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of a single human poll – the AP Poll – with weekly editions released between January 5, 1950 and March 7, 1950.

Legend edit

  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 edit

Week 1
Jan. 5[1][2]
Week 2
Jan. 9[1][3]
Week 3
Jan. 16[1][4]
Week 4
Jan. 23[1][5]
Week 5
Jan. 30[1][6]
Week 6
Feb. 6[1][7]
Week 7
Feb. 13[1][8]
Week 8
Feb. 20[1][9]
Week 9
Feb. 27[1][10]
Final
Mar. 6[1][11]
1.St. John's (12–1)St. John's (13–1)Holy Cross (13–0)Holy Cross (14–0)Holy Cross (14–0)Holy Cross (17–0)Holy Cross (20–0)Bradley (24–3)Bradley (25–3)Bradley (27–3)1.
2.Kentucky (7–1)Kentucky (8–1)St. John's (14–1)Duquesne (13–0)Duquesne (14–0)Bradley (19–3)Bradley (21–3)Holy Cross (22–0)Ohio State (18–3)Ohio State (19–3)2.
3.Bradley (10–2)Long Island (11–1)Long Island (12–1)Long Island (13–2)Bradley (17–3)Duquesne (16–1)Ohio State (15–3)Ohio State (18–3)Holy Cross (24–0)Kentucky (24–5)3.
4.Long Island (10–1)Indiana (10–0)Bradley (14–2)Kentucky (11–4)Long Island (14–2)St. John's (18–2) тSt. John's (20–2)Duquesne (21–1)Kentucky (22–4)Holy Cross (26–1)4.
5.Indiana (9–0)Holy Cross (11–0)Kentucky (9–2)St. John's (15–2)St. John's (16–2)Ohio State (14–3) тKentucky (17–4)Kentucky (20–4)Duquesne (22–1)NC State (24–5)5.
6.Holy Cross (9–0)Bradley (11–2)Duquesne (12–0)Bradley (15–3)Kentucky (13–4)Long Island (15–2)Long Island (17–2)St. John's (20–3)UCLA (21–4)Duquesne (22–3)6.
7.NC State (9–1)CCNY (8–2)CCNY (9–2)La Salle (11–2)Ohio State (11–3)Kentucky (16–4)Duquesne (18–1)UCLA (19–4)Western Kentucky (24–5)UCLA (22–5)7.
8.Duquesne (9–0)Duquesne (9–0)Indiana (10–2)CCNY (9–2)La Salle (12–2)NC State (17–3)NC State (18–4)Western Kentucky (22–4)NC State (21–5)Western Kentucky (24–5)8.
9.UCLA (8–3)NC State (9–2)UCLA (11–4)Indiana (12–2)NC State (15–3)La Salle (14–2)Western Kentucky (19–4)NC State (20–4)La Salle (18–3)St. John's (22–4)9.
10.Minnesota (7–1)UCLA (10–3)La Salle (9–2)NC State (13–3)CCNY (10–2)Kansas State (13–4)UCLA (17–4)Long Island (17–3)St. John's (21–4)La Salle (20–3)10.
11.Saint Louis (6–1)Minnesota (8–1)Ohio State (8–2)UCLA (11–4)Kansas State (12–3)Western Kentucky (16–4)La Salle (14–3)San Francisco (15–6)Villanova (22–4)Villanova (23–4)11.
12.Missouri (8–1)Cincinnati (6–0)NC State (11–3)Kansas State (12–3)Indiana (12–2)UCLA (15–4)San Francisco (14–5)La Salle (16–3)Kansas State (16–5)San Francisco (19–6)12.
13.Villanova (7–2)La Salle (7–2)Kansas State (10–3)Ohio State (9–3)UCLA (13–4)Louisville (20–6)CCNY (13–3)Kansas State (16–5)San Francisco (16–6)Long Island (20–4)13.
14.CCNY (7–2)Western Kentucky (6–4)Western Kentucky (9–4)Wyoming (17–4)Western Kentucky (14–4)CCNY (12–2)Kansas State (13–5)Toledo (19–4)Long Island (18–4)Kansas State (16–6)14.
15.Wisconsin (8–2)Ohio State (6–2)Tulane (11–2)Wisconsin (10–3)Louisville (19–5)San Francisco (12–5)Villanova (18–3)Saint Louis (14–6)Arizona (24–3)Arizona (25–4)15.
16.Illinois (7–3)Missouri (9–1)Minnesota (9–2)Washington (12–2)Notre Dame (9–5)Indiana (13–3)Washington State (15–9)USC (18–5)Nebraska (16–5)Wisconsin (16–6)16.
17.Oklahoma (5–2)Villanova (8–2)Tennessee (7–5)Western Kentucky (12–4)Wisconsin (10–3)Washington State (14–8)Arizona (20–2)Indiana (16–4)Toledo (21–5)San Jose State (21–7)17.
18.La Salle (6–2)Siena (14–0)Villanova (10–2)Minnesota (9–2)Vanderbilt (11–5)Arizona (17–2)Saint Louis (13–5)San Jose State (17–6)Wyoming (24–5)Washington State (19–11)18.
19.Bowling Green (10–4)Oklahoma (5–3)Louisville (14–2)Villanova (11–2)Oklahoma A&M (11–4)Saint Louis (12–5)USC (13–5)Arizona (23–2)San Jose State (18–7)Kansas (13–9)19.
20.Kansas State (9–3)Washington (12–1)Cincinnati (7–1)Illinois (10–4)Wyoming (18–5)Hamline (20–1)Vanderbilt (20–6)CCNY (14–4)Vanderbilt (17–7)Indiana (18–4)20.
Week 1
Jan. 5[1][2]
Week 2
Jan. 9[1][3]
Week 3
Jan. 16[1][4]
Week 4
Jan. 23[1][5]
Week 5
Jan. 30[1][6]
Week 6
Feb. 6[1][7]
Week 7
Feb. 13[1][8]
Week 8
Feb. 20[1][9]
Week 9
Feb. 27[1][10]
Final
Mar. 6[1][11]
Dropped:
  • Saint Louis
  • Wisconsin (8–3)
  • Illinois (8–4)
  • Bowling Green
  • Kansas State (9–3)
Dropped:
  • Missouri
  • Siena
  • Oklahoma
  • Washington
Dropped:
  • Tulane
  • Tennessee
  • Louisville
  • Cincinnati
Dropped:
  • Washington
  • Minnesota
  • Villanova
  • Illinois (10–4)
Dropped:
  • Notre Dame
  • Wisconsin
  • Vanderbilt
  • Oklahoma A&M
  • Wyoming
Dropped:
  • Louisville
  • Indiana
  • Hamline
Dropped:
  • Villanova
  • Washington State
  • Vanderbilt
Dropped:
  • Saint Louis
  • USC
  • Indiana
  • CCNY
Dropped:
  • Nebraska
  • Toledo
  • Wyoming
  • Vanderbilt

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 595. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  2. ^ "January 5, 1950 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "January 9, 1950 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "January 16, 1950 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "January 23, 1950 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "January 30, 1950 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  7. ^ "February 6, 1950 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  8. ^ "February 13, 1950 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  9. ^ "February 20, 1950 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  10. ^ "February 27, 1950 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  11. ^ "1950 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020.