1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

The 1964–65 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

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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The preseason AP poll included 20 ranked teams, while AP polls for the remainder of the season included only 10 ranked teams.

Preseason
 [1][2]
Week 2
Dec. 7[1][3]
Week 3
Dec. 14[1]
Week 4
Dec. 21[1]
Week 5
Dec. 28[1]
Week 6
Jan. 4[1]
Week 7
Jan. 11[1]
Week 8
Jan. 18[1]
Week 9
Jan. 25[1]
Week 10
Feb. 1[1]
Week 11
Feb. 8[1]
Week 12
Feb. 15[1]
Week 13
Feb. 22[4]
Week 14
Mar. 1[4]
Final
Mar. 8[4]
1.MichiganMichigan (3–0)Wichita State (4–0)Michigan (5–1)Michigan (6–1)UCLA (9–1)UCLA (11–1)UCLA (13–1)UCLA (14–1)Michigan (13–2)Michigan (13–2)Michigan (15–2) (23)Michigan (17–2)Michigan (19–2)Michigan (21–2)1.
2.UCLAWichita State (1–0)Michigan (4–1)Wichita State (5–1)Wichita State (6–1)Indiana (9–1)Michigan (9–2)Michigan (10–2)Michigan (11–2)UCLA (14–2)UCLA (15–2)UCLA (18–2) (5)UCLA (20–2)UCLA (22–2)UCLA (24–2)2.
3.Wichita StateVanderbilt (2–0)San Francisco (4–0)Minnesota (5–0)Minnesota (6–0)Michigan (8–2)Wichita State (10–2)Saint Joseph's (14–1)Saint Joseph's (15–1)Saint Joseph's (17–1)Saint Joseph's (19–1)Providence (18–0) (5)Saint Joseph's (23–1)Saint Joseph's (24–1)Saint Joseph's (25–1)3.
4.DavidsonSaint Louis (3–0)Minnesota (4–0)UCLA (5–1)UCLA (6–1)Saint Joseph's (10–1)Saint Joseph's (12–1)Wichita State (12–2)Providence (12–0)Providence (14–0)Providence (16–0)Saint Joseph's (19–1)Providence (19–0)Providence (20–1)Providence (22–1)4.
5.DukeSan Francisco (2–0)UCLA (3–1)San Francisco (5–0)San Francisco (6–0)Wichita State (9–2)Indiana (10–1)Indiana (12–2)Wichita State (12–2)Davidson (16–1)Davidson (18–1)Davidson (21–1)Duke (18–2)Vanderbilt (20–3)Vanderbilt (22–3)5.
6.VanderbiltMinnesota (3–0)Duke (3–1)Duke (5–1)Illinois (7–1)Duke (7–1)Providence (11–0)Providence (11–0)Davidson (14–1)Duke (10–2)Duke (13–2)Duke (16–2)Davidson (23–1)Minnesota (17–4)Davidson (24–2)6.
7.SyracuseUCLA (1–1)St. John's (3–0)Illinois (6–1)Indiana (7–0)St. John's (7–2)St. John's (9–2)Davidson (14–1)St. John's (12–2)Indiana (12–2)Vanderbilt (15–2)Indiana (15–2)Indiana (16–3)Davidson (24–2)Minnesota (18–5)7.
8.Kansas StateDuke (1–1)Kentucky (3–1)Indiana (6–0)Duke (5–1)San Francisco (8–1)Davidson (11–1)St. John's (11–2)San Francisco (12–1)Wichita State (13–3)Indiana (13–2)Tennessee (17–2)Minnesota (16–3)Duke (18–4)Villanova (21–4)8.
9.San FranciscoKentucky (1–1)Vanderbilt (3–1)Saint Louis (5–1)Saint Louis (6–1)Providence (9–0)San Francisco (10–1)San Francisco (12–1)Indiana (12–2)Vanderbilt (14–2)Wichita State (14–3)Minnesota (14–3)Vanderbilt (18–3)Villanova (19–4)BYU (21–5)9.
10.St. John'sSt. John's (1–0)Saint Louis (3–1)Davidson (5–1)Saint Joseph's (6–0)Davidson (10–1)Duke (8–2)Duke (10–2)Duke (10–2)San Francisco (13–2)Illinois (12–3)Wichita State (15–4)New Mexico (19–3)BYU (19–5)Duke (20–5)10.
11.Minnesota т11.
12.Kentucky т12.
13.North Carolina13.
14.Bradley14.
15.Seattle15.
16.Villanova16.
17.Notre Dame17.
18.Kansas18.
19.BYU19.
20.DePaul20.
Preseason
 [1][2]
Week 2
Dec. 7[1][3]
Week 3
Dec. 14[1]
Week 4
Dec. 21[1]
Week 5
Dec. 28[1]
Week 6
Jan. 4[1]
Week 7
Jan. 11[1]
Week 8
Jan. 18[1]
Week 9
Jan. 25[1]
Week 10
Feb. 1[1]
Week 11
Feb. 8[1]
Week 12
Feb. 15[1]
Week 13
Feb. 22[4]
Week 14
Mar. 1[4]
Final
Mar. 8[4]
Dropped:
  • Davidson (1–1)
  • Syracuse
  • Kansas State
  • North Carolina (3–1)
  • Bradley
  • Seattle
  • Villanova (2–0)
  • Notre Dame (2–0)
  • Kansas (2–1)
  • BYU (2–0)
  • DePaul
NoneDropped:
  • St. John's (4–1)
  • Kentucky (4–2)
  • Vanderbilt (5–2)
Dropped:
  • Davidson (6–1)
Dropped:
  • Minnesota (7–2)
  • Illinois (7–2)
  • Saint Louis (8–2)
NoneNoneNoneDropped:
  • St. John's (12–3)
Dropped:
  • San Francisco (15–3)
Dropped:
  • Vanderbilt (16–3)
  • Illinois (13–4)
Dropped:
  • Tennessee (17–3)
  • Wichita State (17–5)
Dropped:
  • Indiana (17–5)
  • New Mexico (19–5)
None

UPI Poll

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Preseason
 [1]
Week 1
Dec. 8[1]
Week 2
Dec. 15[1]
Week 3
Dec. 22[1]
Week 4
Dec. 29[1]
Week 5
Jan. 5[1]
Week 6
Jan. 12[1]
Week 7
Jan. 19[1]
Week 8
Jan. 26[1]
Week 9
Feb. 2[1]
Week 10
Feb. 9[1]
Week 11
Feb. 16[1]
Week 12
Feb. 23[4]
Week 13
Mar. 2[4]
Final
Mar. 9[4]
1.MichiganMichigan (3–0)Wichita State (4–0)Michigan (5–1)Michigan (6–1)UCLA (9–1)UCLA (11–1)UCLA (13–1)UCLA (14–1)Michigan (13–2)Michigan (13–2)Michigan (15–2)Michigan (17–2)Michigan (19–2)Michigan (21–2)1.
2.UCLAVanderbilt (2–0)Michigan (4–1)Wichita State (5–1)Wichita State (6–1)Michigan (8–2)Michigan (9–2)Michigan (10–2)Michigan (11–2)UCLA (14–2)UCLA (15–2)UCLA (18–2)UCLA (20–2)UCLA (22–2)UCLA (24–2)2.
3.DavidsonWichita State (1–0)San Francisco (4–0)Minnesota (5–0)Minnesota (6–0)Indiana (9–1) тWichita State (10–2)Wichita State (12–2)Wichita State (12–2)Saint Joseph's (17–1)Saint Joseph's (19–1)Saint Joseph's (19–1)Saint Joseph's (23–1)Saint Joseph's (24–1)Saint Joseph's (25–1)3.
4.Wichita StateSaint Louis (3–0)Minnesota (4–0)San Francisco (5–0)San Francisco (6–0)Wichita State (9–2) тIndiana (10–1)Saint Joseph's (14–1)Saint Joseph's (15–1)Providence (14–0)Providence (16–0)Providence (18–0)Providence (19–0)Providence (20–1)Providence (22–1)4.
5.DukeMinnesota (3–0)UCLA (3–1)UCLA (5–1)UCLA (6–1)Duke (7–1)St. Joseph's (12–1)Indiana (12–2)Providence (12–0)Wichita State (13–3)Vanderbilt (15–2)Duke (16–2)Duke (18–2)Vanderbilt (20–3)Vanderbilt (22–3)5.
6.VanderbiltSan Francisco (2–0)Duke (3–1) тDuke (5–1)Indiana (7–0)Saint Joseph's (10–1)Providence (11–0)San Francisco (12–1)San Francisco (12–1)Davidson (16–1)Davidson (18–1)Davidson (21–1)Davidson (23–1)Duke (18–4)BYU (21–5)6.
7.San FranciscoDuke (1–1)Vanderbilt (3–1) тSaint Louis (5–1)Duke (5–1)San Francisco (8–1)San Francisco (10–1)Providence (11–0)Davidson (14–1)Vanderbilt (14–2)Duke (13–2)Wichita State (15–4)Minnesota (16–3)Davidson (24–2)Davidson (24–2)7.
8.North CarolinaUCLA (1–1)Saint Louis (3–1)Indiana (6–0)Illinois (7–1)St. John's (7–2)St. John's (9–2)Davidson (14–1)St. John's (12–2)Duke (10–2)Wichita State (14–3)Vanderbilt (16–3)Vanderbilt (18–3)Minnesota (17–4)Minnesota (18–5)8.
9.SeattleBYU (2–0)Kentucky (3–1)Illinois (6–1)Saint Louis (6–1)Illinois (7–2)Davidson (11–1)St. John's (11–2)Duke (10–2)San Francisco (13–2)Indiana (13–2)Indiana (15–2)Indiana (16–3)BYU (19–5)Duke (20–5)9.
10.MinnesotaKentucky (1–1)Indiana (4–0)Davidson (5–1)Davidson (6–1)Davidson (10–1)Vanderbilt (11–2)Duke (10–2)Indiana (12–2)Indiana (12–2)Illinois (12–3)Tennessee (17–2)Wichita State (17–5)San Francisco (21–4)San Francisco (23–4)10.
11.KansasDavidson (1–1)St. John's (3–0)Vanderbilt (5–2)Saint Joseph's (6–0)Minnesota (7–2)Duke (8–2)Vanderbilt (12–2)Vanderbilt (12–2)St. John's (12–3)Iowa (11–5)Minnesota (14–3)San Francisco (19–3)Illinois (16–5)Villanova (21–4)11.
12.SyracuseVillanova (2–0)Saint Joseph's (4–0)St. John's (4–1) тVanderbilt (6–2)Providence (9–0) тIllinois (9–3)Illinois (10–3)Illinois (10–3)Illinois (11–3)San Francisco (15–3)San Francisco (17–3)Tennessee (17–3)Villanova (19–4)NC State (21–5)12.
13.VillanovaSt. John's (1–0)Davidson (3–1)Saint Joseph's (6–0) тVillanova (8–0)Vanderbilt (9–2) тNew Mexico (12–1)Tennessee (10–2)Tennessee (12–2)Iowa (10–5)New Mexico (16–2)New Mexico (18–2)Illinois (15–4)Wichita State (17–6)Oklahoma State (19–6)13.
14.Kansas StateIllinois (1–1)Penn State (3–1)Villanova (5–0) тTennessee (5–0)Utah (10–1)Kansas (10–3)DePaul (12–2)New Mexico (12–2)Arizona (14–4) тBYU (15–4)Illinois (13–4)New Mexico (19–3)Indiana (17–5) тWichita State (18–7)14.
15.St. John's тSaint Joseph's (2–0)Illinois (3–1)Tennessee (4–0)Utah (8–0)Saint Louis (8–2)Minnesota (9–2)Kansas (11–4) тMinnesota (11–3)New Mexico (14–2) тTennessee (15–2)BYU (16–5)BYU (17–5)New Mexico (19–5) тConnecticut (23–2)15.
16.Kentucky тMiami (FL) (3–0)Villanova (4–0)Kentucky (4–2) тKansas (6–3)Kansas (8–3)BYU (9–3)New Mexico (12–2) тNC State (11–1)Oklahoma State (13–4) тSt. John's (13–4)Villanova (17–3)St. John's (15–6)Connecticut (21–2)Illinois (17–6)16.
17.BYUNotre Dame (2–0)Nebraska (3–1)Utah (6–0) тBYU (5–2)New Mexico (10–1)Saint Louis (11–3)Oklahoma State (10–4)Oklahoma State (11–4)Tennessee (13–2)Villanova (15–3)Oklahoma State (15–5)Miami (FL) (20–4)Tennessee (18–4)Tennessee (19–5)17.
18.Saint LouisKansas (2–1)Bradley (4–0)BYU (4–2) тKansas State (6–3)DePaul (9–2) тKentucky (6–5)NC State (10–1)BYU (11–4)NC State (12–1)Miami (FL) (16–4) тNC State (14–3)Kansas (17–7) тOklahoma State (17–6) тIndiana (18–5)18.
19.Notre DameNorth Carolina (3–1)Notre Dame (4–1)Colorado State (5–2) тKentucky (4–3) тKentucky (5–4) тMiami (OH) (10–1)Miami (FL) (11–3) тDePaul (13–3)BYU (13–4)Minnesota (13–3) тArizona (15–6) тOklahoma State (15–6) тPenn State (19–3) тMiami (OH) (20–5)19.
20.DePaulUtah State (3–0)BYU (2–2)New Mexico (6–1) тNew Mexico (7–1) т
Seattle (6–4) т
Bradley (8–3) т
BYU (7–3) т
Tennessee (8–2)St. Bonaventure (9–2) тMiami (OH) (13–1)DePaul (14–3) т
St. Bonaventure (10–4) т
NC State (13–2) тKansas (14–6) т
Miami (FL) (18–4) т
Villanova (17–4) тKansas (18–7) т
NC State (17–4) т
Dayton (20–6)20.
Preseason
 [1]
Week 1
Dec. 8[1]
Week 2
Dec. 15[1]
Week 3
Dec. 22[1]
Week 4
Dec. 29[1]
Week 5
Jan. 5[1]
Week 6
Jan. 12[1]
Week 7
Jan. 19[1]
Week 8
Jan. 26[1]
Week 9
Feb. 2[1]
Week 10
Feb. 9[1]
Week 11
Feb. 16[1]
Week 12
Feb. 23[4]
Week 13
Mar. 2[4]
Final
Mar. 9[4]
Dropped:
  • Seattle
  • Syracuse
  • Kansas State
  • DePaul
Dropped:
  • Miami (FL)
  • Kansas
  • North Carolina
  • Utah State
Dropped:
  • Penn State
  • Nebraska
  • Bradley
  • Notre Dame
Dropped:
  • St. John's
  • Colorado State
Dropped:
  • Villanova
  • Tennessee
  • Kansas State
  • Seattle
Dropped:
  • Utah
  • DePaul
  • Bradley
Dropped:
  • Minnesota
  • BYU
  • Saint Louis
  • Kentucky
  • Miami (OH)
Dropped:
  • Kansas
  • Miami (FL)
  • St. Bonaventure
Dropped:
  • Miami(OH)
Dropped:
  • Arizona
  • Oklahoma State
  • DePaul
  • St. Bonaventure
Dropped:
  • St. John's (13–6)
  • Iowa
Dropped:
  • NC State
  • Arizona
Dropped:
  • St. John's
  • Miami (FL)
Dropped:
  • New Mexico
  • Penn State
  • Kansas

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 724. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  2. ^ "1965 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "December 7, 1964 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 725. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.