1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

The 1958–59 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.[1]

Legend

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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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Week 1
Dec. 9[2]
Week 2
Dec. 16[2]
Week 3
Dec. 23[2]
Week 4
Dec. 30[2]
Week 5
Jan. 6[2]
Week 6
Jan. 13[2]
Week 7
Jan. 20[2]
Week 8
Jan. 27[2]
Week 9
Feb. 3[2]
Week 10
Feb. 10[2]
Week 11
Feb. 17[2]
Week 12
Feb. 24[3]
Week 13
Mar. 2[3][4]
Final
Mar. 9[3][5]
1.Cincinnati (2–0)Cincinnati (3–0)Kentucky (8–0)Kentucky (8–0)Kentucky (11–0)NC State (11–1)Kentucky (14–1)Kentucky (14–1)Kentucky (17–1)Kentucky (18–1)North Carolina (16–1)Kentucky (21–2)Kentucky (23–2)Kansas State (24–1)1.
2.Kentucky (2–0)Kentucky (5–0)Cincinnati (5–0)Cincinnati (5–0)NC State (9–1)Kentucky (12–1)North Carolina (10–1)North Carolina (10–1)North Carolina (12–1)North Carolina (14–1)Auburn (18–0)Kansas State (21–1)Kansas State (22–1)Kentucky (23–2)2.
3.Kansas State (2–0)Kansas State (4–0)North Carolina (5–0)Kansas State (7–1)North Carolina (8–1)North Carolina (9–1)Kansas State (13–1)Kansas State (13–1)Kansas State (15–1)Kansas State (17–1)Kentucky (19–2)North Carolina (17–2)Cincinnati (21–2)Mississippi State (24–1)3.
4.West Virginia (3–0)NC State (4–0)Kansas State (6–1)North Carolina (5–0)Kansas State (9–1)Kansas State (11–1)NC State (12–2)Auburn (12–0)Auburn (14–0)Auburn (16–0)Kansas State (19–1)Cincinnati (18–2)Mississippi State (24–1)Bradley (23–3)4.
5.NC State (3–0)Tennessee (4–0)West Virginia (7–2)NC State (6–1)Michigan State (7–1)Auburn (10–0)Auburn (11–0)Cincinnati (11–2)Cincinnati (13–2)Cincinnati (16–2)Mississippi State (20–1)Mississippi State (22–1)North Carolina (18–3)Cincinnati (23–3)5.
6.Tennessee (3–0)Northwestern (3–0)NC State (6–1)Northwestern (6–1)Auburn (8–0)Cincinnati (8–2)Cincinnati (10–2)NC State (12–2)NC State (14–2)NC State (16–2)Cincinnati (16–2)Auburn (19–1)Michigan State (16–3)NC State (22–4)6.
7.Kansas (2–0)West Virginia (5–1)Mississippi State (7–0)Michigan State (4–0)Cincinnati (6–2)Bradley (9–1)St. John's (11–1)St. John's (12–1)Michigan State (11–2)Bradley (17–2)NC State (18–2)NC State (19–3)Auburn (20–2)Michigan State (18–3)7.
8.Mississippi State (3–0)Mississippi State (5–0)Auburn (5–0)Mississippi State (7–0)Northwestern (8–1)Michigan State (8–2)Michigan State (8–2)Michigan State (10–2)Bradley (14–2)Saint Louis (12–4)Saint Louis (14–5)Michigan State (15–3)West Virginia (25–4)Auburn (20–2)8.
9.Saint Louis (2–0)Xavier (4–0)Michigan State (4–0)Auburn (6–0)Bradley (8–0)St. John's (10–1)Bradley (11–2)Bradley (11–2)Saint Louis (12–4)West Virginia (18–3)Michigan State (13–3)Bradley (19–3)Bradley (21–3)North Carolina (20–4)9.
10.Northwestern (2–0)North Carolina (2–0)Xavier (5–0)Bradley (7–0)St. John's (9–1)West Virginia (12–3)West Virginia (13–3)West Virginia (14–3)West Virginia (16–3)Mississippi State (18–1)Bradley (17–3)West Virginia (22–4)NC State (19–4)West Virginia (25–4)10.
11.Notre Dame (1–0)Bradley (2–0) тTennessee (5–1)West Virginia (7–3)West Virginia (9–3)Northwestern (9–2)Mississippi State (13–1)Mississippi State (18–1)Mississippi State (18–1)Marquette (17–1)West Virginia (19–4)Saint Louis (14–6)California (20–4)California (21–4)11.
12.Auburn (2–0)Michigan State (4–0) тNorthwestern (4–1)Saint Joseph's (8–1)Mississippi State (10–1)Mississippi State (11–1)Marquette (13–1)Marquette (13–1)Marquette (14–1)Michigan State (12–3)Seattle (16–5)California (17–4)Saint Louis (15–6)Saint Louis (17–7)12.
13.North Carolina (2–0)Auburn (2–0)Bradley (5–0)St. John's (7–1)Oklahoma City (8–1)Marquette (12–1)St. Bonaventure (9–0)Seattle (12–3)Oklahoma City (15–2)Seattle (15–3)Marquette (17–3)Marquette (18–3)Marquette (21–3)Seattle (22–6)13.
14.Saint Mary's (2–0)Saint Joseph's (4–0)California (5–1)Tennessee (6–1)Saint Louis (5–3)St. Bonaventure (7–0)Saint Louis (7–4)Oklahoma City (12–2)Seattle (15–3)Oklahoma City (16–4)St. Bonaventure (17–3)TCU (18–4)Oklahoma City (20–5)Saint Joseph's (22–3)14.
15.Michigan State (1–0)California (3–1)Villanova (6–0)Marquette (9–1)Marquette (10–1)Saint Louis (7–3)Oklahoma City (11–2)Saint Louis (9–4)St. John's (12–3)Indiana (9–6)California (15–4)Oklahoma City (19–5)TCU (18–5)Saint Mary's (19–6)15.
16.Xavier (2–0)Seattle (4–0)Saint Louis (3–2)Saint Louis (3–3)Seattle (8–2)Seattle (9–3)Seattle (11–3)St. Bonaventure (9–1)Utah (13–4)TCU (14–4)TCU (16–4)Seattle (17–5)Utah (19–5)TCU (19–5)16.
17.Marquette (2–0)Saint Louis (2–1)Marquette (7–1)Oklahoma City (7–1)Tennessee (7–2)Oklahoma City (10–1)Portland (12–2)Louisville (9–8)TCU (12–4)Utah (15–4)Utah (16–4)St. John's (14–5)Saint Mary's (18–4)Oklahoma City (20–5)17.
18.SMU (1–1)Pittsburgh (3–1)Memphis State (5–0)Purdue (7–1)Villanova (7–0)Portland (10–2)Northwestern (9–3)Illinois (8–4)St. Bonaventure (11–1)California (13–4)Oklahoma City (17–5)St. Bonaventure (17–2)St. John's (15–6)Utah (21–5)18.
19.Indiana (4–1)UCLA (1–2)Washington (5–2)TCU (7–1)Texas A&M (9–1)Indiana (5–5)Villanova (10–1)TCU (11–4)California (11–4)St. John's (13–3)Indiana (10–7)Portland (17–7)St. Bonaventure (18–2)St. Bonaventure (20–2)19.
20.St. John's (1–0) т
Oklahoma State (1–0) т
SMU (3–2)Dayton (4–0)California (6–2)Illinois (6–2)California (9–3)Utah (11–4)California (10–4)Saint Joseph's (12–3)Purdue (11–4)Purdue (12–5)St. Mary's (17–4)Saint Joseph's (20–3)Marquette (22–4)20.
Week 1
Dec. 9[2]
Week 2
Dec. 16[2]
Week 3
Dec. 23[2]
Week 4
Dec. 30[2]
Week 5
Jan. 6[2]
Week 6
Jan. 13[2]
Week 7
Jan. 20[2]
Week 8
Jan. 27[2]
Week 9
Feb. 3[2]
Week 10
Feb. 10[2]
Week 11
Feb. 17[2]
Week 12
Feb. 24[3]
Week 13
Mar. 2[3][4]
Final
Mar. 9[3][5]
Dropped:
  • Kansas (2–3)
  • Notre Dame
  • Saint Mary's
  • Marquette
  • Indiana (4–1)
  • St. John's
  • Oklahoma State
Dropped:
  • Saint Joseph's (6–1)
  • Seattle
  • Pittsburgh
  • UCLA
  • SMU
Dropped:
  • Xavier (6–2)
  • Villanova
  • Memphis State
  • Washington (6–3)
  • Dayton
Dropped:
  • Saint Joseph's
  • Purdue (7–3)
  • TCU (8–2)
  • California (7–3)
Dropped:
  • Tennessee
  • Villanova
  • Texas A&M
  • Illinois
Dropped:
  • Indiana
  • California (10–4)
Dropped:
  • Portland
  • Northwestern (10–4)
  • Villanova
  • Utah (12–4)
Dropped:
  • Louisville
  • Illinois
Dropped:
  • St. Bonaventure (13–1)
  • Saint Joseph's
Dropped:
St. John's (13–5)
Dropped:
  • Utah (17–5)
  • Indiana
  • Purdue
Dropped:
  • Seattle
  • Portland
Dropped:
  • St. John's (16–6)

UPI Poll

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Preseason
 [2]
Week 1
Dec. 9[2]
Week 2
Dec. 16[2]
Week 3
Dec. 23[2]
Week 4
Dec. 30[2]
Week 5
Jan. 6[2]
Week 6
Jan. 13[2]
Week 7
Jan. 20[2]
Week 8
Jan. 27[2]
Week 9
Feb. 3[2]
Week 10
Feb. 10[2]
Week 11
Feb. 17[2]
Week 12
Feb. 24[3]
Week 13
Mar. 2[3]
Final
Mar. 9[3]
1.CincinnatiCincinnati (2–0)Cincinnati (3–0)Cincinnati (5–0)Cincinnati (5–0)Kentucky (11–0)Kentucky (12–1)Kentucky (14–1)Kentucky (14–1)Kentucky (17–1)Kentucky (18–1)North Carolina (16–1)Kentucky (21–2)Kansas State (22–1)Kansas State (24–1)1.
2.Kansas StateKansas State (2–0)Kansas State (4–0)Kentucky (8–0)Kentucky (8–0)NC State (9–1)NC State (11–1)North Carolina (10–1)North Carolina (10–1)North Carolina (12–1)North Carolina (14–1)Kansas State (19–1)Kansas State (21–1)Kentucky (23–2)Kentucky (23–2)2.
3.Notre DameKentucky (2–0)Kentucky (5–0)Kansas State (6–1)Kansas State (7–1)Kansas State (9–1)Kansas State (11–1)Kansas State (13–1)Kansas State (13–1)Kansas State (15–1)Kansas State (17–1)Kentucky (19–2)Cincinnati (18–2)Cincinnati (21–2)Michigan State (18–3)3.
4.KentuckyMichigan State (1–0)NC State (4–0)Michigan State (4–0)Michigan State (4–0)North Carolina (8–1)North Carolina (9–1)NC State (12–2)NC State (12–2)Cincinnati (13–2)Cincinnati (16–2)Cincinnati (16–2)North Carolina (17–2)Michigan State (16–3)Cincinnati (23–3)4.
5.Michigan StateNotre Dame (1–0)Northwestern (3–0)North Carolina (5–0)North Carolina (5–0)Michigan State (7–1)Cincinnati (8–2)Cincinnati (10–2)Cincinnati (11–2)NC State (14–2)NC State (16–2)NC State (18–2)NC State (19–3)North Carolina (18–3)NC State (22–4)5.
6.WashingtonNC State (3–0)Michigan State (2–0)NC State (6–1)NC State (6–1)Cincinnati (6–2)Michigan State (8–2)Auburn (11–0)Auburn (12–0)Michigan State (11–2)Auburn (16–0)Auburn (18–0)Michigan State (15–3)Mississippi State (24–1)Mississippi State (24–1) т6.
7.West VirginiaWest Virginia (3–0) тWest Virginia (5–1)West Virginia (7–2)Northwestern (6–1)Northwestern (8–1)Auburn (10–0)St. John's (11–1) тMichigan State (10–2)Auburn (14–0)Michigan State (12–3)Michigan State (13–3)Mississippi State (22–1)NC State (19–4)North Carolina (20–4) т7.
8.XavierNorthwestern (2–0) тXavier (4–0)Xavier (5–0)Bradley (7–0)Bradley (8–0)Bradley (9–1)Michigan State (8–2) тSt. John's (12–1)Bradley (14–2)Bradley (17–2)Saint Louis (14–5)Auburn (19–1)California (20–4)Bradley (23–3)8.
9.Oklahoma StateSaint Louis (2–0)Saint Joseph's (4–0)Auburn (5–0)TCU (7–1)Auburn (8–0)Northwestern (9–2)Bradley (11–2)Bradley (11–2)Saint Louis (12–4)Saint Louis (12–4)California (15–4)California (17–4)Bradley (21–3)California (21–4)9.
10.St. John'sSt. John's (1–0)TCU (4–1)Northwestern (4–1) тAuburn (6–0)St. John's (9–1)St. John's (10–1)West Virginia (13–3)West Virginia (14–3)West Virginia (16–3)West Virginia (18–3)Mississippi State (20–1)Bradley (19–3)Auburn (20–2)Auburn (20–2)10.
11.MarylandSaint Mary's (2–0)Indiana (4–1)California (5–1) тPurdue (7–1)West Virginia (9–3)TCU (10–2)TCU (11–3)Saint Louis (9–4)St. John's (12–3)Marquette (17–1)TCU (16–4)TCU (18–4)West Virginia (25–4)West Virginia (25–4)11.
12.NC StateKansas (2–0)Tennessee (4–0)Bradley (5–0)St. John's (7–1)Texas A&M (9–1)West Virginia (12–3)Mississippi State (13–1)Marquette (13–1)California (11–4)California (13–4)Bradley (17–3)Saint Louis (14–6)Saint Louis (15–6)TCU (19–5)12.
13.NorthwesternXavier (2–0) тUtah (4–1)TCU (5–1)Saint Joseph's (8–1)TCU (8–2)St. Bonaventure (7–0)Marquette (13–1) тMississippi State (18–1) тMarquette (14–1)Utah (15–4)Utah (16–4)West Virginia (22–4)TCU (18–5)Saint Louis (17–7)13.
14.North CarolinaUtah (2–0) тNorth Carolina (2–0) тMississippi State (7–0)West Virginia (7–3)California (7–3)Marquette (12–1)California (10–4) тCalifornia (10–4) тUtah (13–4)TCU (14–4)West Virginia (19–4)Utah (17–5)Utah (19–5)Utah (21–5)14.
15.Saint Joseph'sTCU (2–0)USC (3–0) тSt. John's (5–1)California (6–2)Mississippi State (10–1) тCalifornia (9–3)Northwestern (9–3)Utah (12–4) тOklahoma City (15–2)Mississippi State (18–1)Marquette (17–3)Marquette (18–3)Marquette (21–3)Marquette (22–4)15.
16.Saint LouisTennessee (3–0)Bradley (4–0)Purdue (5–1)Mississippi State (7–0)Purdue (7–3) тSaint Louis (7–3)St. Bonaventure (9–0) тNorthwestern (10–4)TCU (12–4)Indiana (9–6) тLouisville (13–9) тMaryland (8–12)Saint Mary's (18–4)Tennessee A&I State (27–1)16.
17.Mississippi StateMississippi State (3–0)Mississippi State (5–0)St. Bonaventure (4–0)Saint Louis (3–3)St. Bonaventure (6–0)Mississippi State (11–1)Saint Louis (7–4) тTCU (11–4) тMississippi State (18–1)Memphis State (12–5) тSt. John's (13–5) тNavy (14–5)St. John's (15–6)St. John's (16–6)17.
18.PurdueOklahoma State (1–0)UCLA (1–2)Washington (5–2) тXavier (6–2)Marquette (10–1)Indiana (5–5)Utah (11–4)UCLA (10–5) тMemphis State (12–4)Tennessee A&I State тSt. Bonaventure (17–3)St. Bonaventure (17–2)Oklahoma City (20–5) тSaint Mary's (19–6) т18.
19.LouisvilleNorth Carolina (2–0) тPurdue (3–1)Utah (4–2) тMarquette (9–1)Oklahoma City (8–1) тUtah (9–4) тIllinois (8–3) тUtah State (12–4)Northwestern (10–5)Seattle (15–3) тOklahoma City (17–5) тLouisville (14–10)St. Bonaventure (18–2) тNavy (16–5) т19.
20.IowaTexas Tech (3–0)Kansas (2–3)Saint Joseph's (6–2)Washington (6–3)Utah State (9–3) тVanderbilt (7–5) тMichigan (9–2) тOklahoma City (12–2)UCLA (10–5)Oklahoma City (16–4) т
Notre Dame (9–10) т
St. Bonaventure (13–1) т
Saint Mary's (14–4) тSaint Mary's (17–4)Louisville (16–10) тSaint Joseph's (22–3) т
St. Bonaventure (20–2) т
20.
Preseason
 [2]
Week 1
Dec. 9[2]
Week 2
Dec. 16[2]
Week 3
Dec. 23[2]
Week 4
Dec. 30[2]
Week 5
Jan. 6[2]
Week 6
Jan. 13[2]
Week 7
Jan. 20[2]
Week 8
Jan. 27[2]
Week 9
Feb. 3[2]
Week 10
Feb. 10[2]
Week 11
Feb. 17[2]
Week 12
Feb. 24[3]
Week 13
Mar. 2[3]
Final
Mar. 9[3]
Dropped:
  • Washington
  • Maryland
  • Saint Joseph's
  • Purdue
  • Louisville
  • Iowa
Dropped:
  • Notre Dame
  • Saint Louis
  • St. John's
  • Saint Mary's
  • Oklahoma State
  • Texas Tech
Dropped:
  • Indiana
  • Tennessee
  • USC
  • UCLA
  • Kansas
Dropped:
  • St. Bonaventure
  • Utah
Dropped:
  • Saint Joseph's
  • Saint Louis
  • Xavier
  • Washington
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M
  • Purdue
  • Oklahoma City
  • Utah State
Dropped:
  • Indiana
  • Vanderbilt
Dropped:
  • St. Bonaventure
  • Illinois
  • Michigan
Dropped:
  • Utah State
Dropped:
  • St. John's
  • Northwestern
  • UCLA
Dropped:
  • Indiana
  • Memphis State
  • Tennessee A&I State
  • Seattle
  • Notre Dame
Dropped:
  • St. John's
  • Oklahoma City
Dropped:
  • Maryland
  • Navy
Dropped:
  • Oklahoma City
  • Louisville

References

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  1. ^ "2019–20 Division I men's basketball records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 670. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  3. ^ a b c d e f ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 671. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "March 2, 1959 AP Men's Basketball Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "1959 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.