1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 1996–97 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.

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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After Cincinnati sat atop the poll for the initial three releases, Kansas assumed the top spot in the poll for the remainder of the season. Arizona, ranked number 15 in the final poll (released on March 10), became the first team to defeat three #1 seeds – Kansas, North Carolina, and Kentucky – en route to winning the NCAA Tournament.

Preseason
 [1][2]
Week 2
Nov. 19[1]
Week 3
Nov. 26[1]
Week 4
Dec. 3[1]
Week 5
Dec. 10[1]
Week 6
Dec. 17[1]
Week 7
Dec. 24[1]
Week 8
Dec. 31[1]
Week 9
Jan. 7[1]
Week 10
Jan. 14[1]
Week 11
Jan. 21[1]
Week 12
Jan. 28[1]
Week 13
Feb. 4[3]
Week 14
Feb. 11[3]
Week 15
Feb. 18[3]
Week 16
Feb. 25[3]
Week 17
Mar. 4[3]
Final
Mar. 11[3][4]
1.CincinnatiCincinnati (0–0)Cincinnati (1–0)Kansas (5–0)Kansas (7–0)Kansas (9–0)Kansas (10–0)Kansas (10–0)Kansas (13–0)Kansas (16–0)Kansas (18–0)Kansas (20–0)Kansas (22–0)Kansas (23–1)Kansas (25–1)Kansas (27–1)Kansas (29–1)Kansas (32–1)1.
2.KansasKansas (0–0)Kansas (1–0)Wake Forest (4–0)Wake Forest (6–0)Wake Forest (7–0)Wake Forest (8–0)Wake Forest (8–0)Wake Forest (10–0)Wake Forest (12–0)Clemson (16–1)Wake Forest (15–1)Wake Forest (18–1)Wake Forest (19–2)Minnesota (22–2)Minnesota (24–2)Minnesota (26–2)Utah (26–3)2.
3.KentuckyWake Forest (0–0)Wake Forest (1–0)Utah (3–0)Kentucky (5–1)Kentucky (7–1)Kentucky (8–1)Kentucky (10–1)Kentucky (12–1)Clemson (14–1)Kentucky (16–2)Kentucky (18–2)Kentucky (20–2)Minnesota (20–2)Kentucky (24–3)Kentucky (26–3)Utah (23–3)Minnesota (27–3)3.
4.Wake ForestUtah (0–0)Utah (1–0)Cincinnati (2–1)Villanova (5–0)Michigan (7–0)Michigan (8–0)Iowa State (8–0)Iowa State (10–0)Cincinnati (11–2)Wake Forest (13–1)Utah (13–2)Minnesota (19–2)Kentucky (22–3)Wake Forest (20–3)Utah (20–3)South Carolina (23–6)North Carolina (24–6)4.
5.UCLAUCLA (0–0)Villanova (0–0)Villanova (3–0)Michigan (5–0)Iowa State (6–0)Iowa State (8–0)Clemson (10–1)Clemson (12–1)Kentucky (14–2)Utah (12–2)Maryland (17–2)Utah (15–3)Utah (17–3)Utah (19–3)Wake Forest (21–4)North Carolina (21–6)Kentucky (30–4)5.
6.UtahVillanova (0–0)Duke (2–0)Kentucky (3–1)Iowa State (4–0)Arizona (5–1)Clemson (10–1)Cincinnati (5–2)Cincinnati (8–2)Arizona (10–2)Louisville (15–1)Minnesota (18–2)Iowa State (15–3)Duke (19–5)Duke (21–5)South Carolina (21–6)Kentucky (27–4)South Carolina (24–7)6.
7.VillanovaNorth Carolina (0–0)Michigan (0–0)Michigan (2–0)Cincinnati (2–2)Cincinnati (2–2)Cincinnati (4–2)Utah (8–1)Arizona (9–2)Minnesota (15–1)Maryland (15–2)Clemson (16–3)Maryland (17–4)Clemson (19–4)Iowa State (18–4)Duke (22–6)Duke (23–7)UCLA (21–7)7.
8.North CarolinaKentucky (0–1)Kentucky (0–1)Indiana (4–0)Arizona (3–1)Clemson (7–1)Utah (6–1)Michigan (9–1)Villanova (11–1)Iowa State (11–1)Minnesota (16–2)Cincinnati (14–3)Duke (17–5)Cincinnati (17–4)Clemson (20–5)North Carolina (19–6)Wake Forest (22–5)Duke (23–8)8.
9.MichiganMichigan (0–0)Iowa State (0–0)Iowa State (3–0)Utah (4–1)Utah (5–1)Arizona (5–2)Arizona (6–2)Utah (9–1)Utah (10–2)Cincinnati (12–3)Louisville (16–2)New Mexico (16–3)Iowa State (16–4)South Carolina (18–6)Cincinnati (22–5)UCLA (19–7)Wake Forest (23–6)9.
10.DukeDuke (0–0)Clemson (2–0)Duke (2–1)Clemson (6–1)Villanova (6–1)Villanova (7–1)Villanova (9–1)Duke (11–2)Louisville (13–1)Duke (14–4)Arizona (12–4)Clemson (17–4)Maryland (18–5)New Mexico (20–4)UCLA (17–7)Cincinnati (24–6)Cincinnati (25–7)10.
11.Iowa StateIowa State (0–0)Arizona (1–0)New Mexico (5–0)North Carolina (5–1)Duke (7–2)North Carolina (9–1)North Carolina (9–1)Minnesota (13–1)Maryland (14–1)Arizona (10–4)Iowa State (13–3)Louisville (18–3)Arizona (15–5)Cincinnati (19–5)New Mexico (21–5)Xavier (22–4)New Mexico (24–7)11.
12.SyracuseClemson (1–0)Syracuse (1–0)Clemson (4–1)Indiana (6–1)North Carolina (6–1)Duke (8–2)Indiana (13–1)Xavier (10–0)New Mexico (13–2)Villanova (14–3)Duke (15–5)Cincinnati (15–4)South Carolina (17–5)North Carolina (17–6)Clemson (20–7)Arizona (19–7)Saint Joseph's (24–6)12.
13.ArkansasSyracuse (0–0)UCLA (0–1)Fresno State (4–0)Texas (4–0)Indiana (9–1)Indiana (10–1)Duke (8–2)North Carolina (9–2)Duke (11–4)Michigan (13–4)New Mexico (15–3)Michigan (16–5)New Mexico (18–4)Arizona (16–6)Iowa State (18–6)Clemson (21–8)Xavier (22–5)13.
14.Fresno StateFresno State (0–0)North Carolina (0–1)North Carolina (2–1)Duke (5–2)Texas (5–1)New Mexico (8–1)Louisville (10–0)Louisville (11–1)Xavier (11–1)Iowa State (11–3)Villanova (15–4)Arizona (13–5)Michigan (17–6)Maryland (19–6)Xavier (20–4)New Mexico (22–6)Clemson (21–9)14.
15.UMassUMass (0–0)Fresno State (1–0)Arizona (2–1)New Mexico (6–1)New Mexico (7–1)Minnesota (8–1)Minnesota (10–1)Indiana (14–2)Stanford (10–2)New Mexico (14–3)Stanford (13–3)Colorado (16–4)Colorado (17–6)Louisville (19–5)Arizona (17–7)Illinois (20–8)Arizona (19–9)15.
16.TexasArkansas (0–0)Arkansas (1–0)Minnesota (5–0)Fresno State (5–1)Minnesota (6–1)Louisville (8–0)New Mexico (11–1)Michigan (10–3)Villanova (12–3)Xavier (12–2)Michigan (14–5)Villanova (16–5)North Carolina (15–6)Xavier (18–4)Maryland (20–7)Iowa State (19–7)College of Charleston (28–2)16.
17.New MexicoTexas (0–0)UMass (0–0)UCLA (0–1)Minnesota (5–1)Xavier (7–0)Xavier (8–0)Xavier (9–0)Oregon (10–0)Indiana (14–3)Stanford (11–3)Indiana (17–4)Xavier (15–3)Louisville (18–5)UCLA (15–7)Louisville (21–6)College of Charleston (28–2)Georgia (24–8)17.
18.StanfordNew Mexico (0–0)Texas (1–0)Texas (2–0)Texas Tech (5–0)Louisville (6–0)Texas (6–2)Texas (6–2)New Mexico (11–2)Michigan (11–4)Colorado (14–3)Colorado (15–4)Stanford (13–4)Villanova (17–6)Michigan (17–7)Villanova (20–7)Colorado (21–8)Iowa State (20–8)18.
19.ArizonaArizona (0–0)New Mexico (3–0)Syracuse (3–1)Xavier (5–0)Arkansas (4–1)Alabama (10–0)Maryland (11–0)Maryland (12–1)Boston College (10–2)North Carolina (11–4)North Carolina (12–5)South Carolina (15–5)Xavier (16–4)Villanova (18–7)Colorado (19–7)Saint Joseph's (21–6)Illinois (21–9)19.
20.ClemsonStanford (0–0)Indiana (3–0)Boston College (2–0)Arkansas (3–1)Alabama (8–0)Texas Tech (7–1)Oregon (9–0)Texas Tech (9–2)Ole Miss (11–3)Texas Tech (12–3)Xavier (13–3)North Carolina (13–6)Illinois (17–6)Stanford (15–6)College of Charleston (25–2)Louisville (22–7)Villanova (23–9)20.
21.Boston CollegeBoston College (0–0)Stanford (0–0)Tulsa (2–1)Stanford (3–1)Fresno State (6–2)Maryland (8–0)Stanford (7–1)Stanford (8–2)Georgia (12–2)Indiana (15–4)Tulsa (15–4)Tulane (16–5)Texas Tech (14–6)Colorado (17–7)Illinois (18–8)Villanova (21–8)Stanford (20–7)21.
22.MinnesotaIndiana (1–0)Tulsa (2–0)Arkansas (2–1)Louisville (4–0)Stanford (4–1)Arkansas (5–2)Arkansas (6–2)Texas (7–3)North Carolina (9–4)Boston College (12–3)Texas Tech (13–4)Tulsa (17–5)Stanford (13–6)College of Charleston (23–2)Indiana (21–8)Maryland (20–9)Maryland (21–10)22.
23.IowaMinnesota (0–0)Boston College (1–0)Xavier (3–0)UCLA (1–2)Texas Tech (5–1)Stanford (6–1)Texas Tech (8–2)Boston College (8–2)Texas (8–4)Texas (9–5)Texas (11–5)Texas Tech (13–5)Tulane (16–7)Illinois (18–7)Saint Joseph's (19–6)Stanford (18–7)Boston College (21–8)23.
24.George WashingtonGeorge Washington (0–0)Minnesota (1–0)Stanford (2–1)Alabama (7–0)UCLA (2–2)Oregon (7–0)Illinois (10–2)Georgia (11–2)Oregon (10–2)Tulsa (14–4)Marquette (13–3)Indiana (17–6)UCLA (13–7)Indiana (20–7)Michigan (17–9)Georgia (21–7)Colorado (21–9)24.
25.MarquetteIowa (0–0)George Washington (2–0)Virginia (3–1)Boston College (3–1)Maryland (7–0)Boston College (5–1)Boston College (6–2)Illinois (11–3)Texas Tech (10–3)Marquette (12–3)South Carolina (13–5)Iowa (15–5)College of Charleston (21–2)California (18–6)Stanford (16–7)Indiana (21–9)Louisville (23–8)25.
Preseason
 [1][2]
Week 2
Nov. 19[1]
Week 3
Nov. 26[1]
Week 4
Dec. 3[1]
Week 5
Dec. 10[1]
Week 6
Dec. 17[1]
Week 7
Dec. 24[1]
Week 8
Dec. 31[1]
Week 9
Jan. 7[1]
Week 10
Jan. 14[1]
Week 11
Jan. 21[1]
Week 12
Jan. 28[1]
Week 13
Feb. 4[3]
Week 14
Feb. 11[3]
Week 15
Feb. 18[3]
Week 16
Feb. 25[3]
Week 17
Mar. 4[3]
Final
Mar. 11[3][4]
Dropped:
Marquette (0–0)
Dropped:
  • Iowa (1–0)
Dropped:
  • UMass
  • George Washington
Dropped:
  • Syracuse
  • Tulsa
  • Virginia
Dropped:
Boston College (4–1)
Dropped:
  • Fresno State (6–3)
  • UCLA
Dropped:
  • Alabama (10–2)
Dropped:
Arkansas
Dropped:
  • Illinois
Dropped:
  • Ole Miss
  • Georgia
  • Oregon
Dropped:
Boston College (13–4)
Dropped:
  • Texas
  • Marquette
Dropped:
  • Tulsa (17–6)
  • Indiana
  • Iowa (16–6)
Dropped:
  • Texas Tech (15–7)
  • Tulane
Dropped:
California (19–7)
Dropped:
Michigan
Dropped:
  • Indiana (22–10)

Coaches Poll

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Preseason
 [1]
Week 2
Nov. 26[1]
Week 3
Dec. 3[1]
Week 4
Dec. 10[1]
Week 5
Dec. 17[1]
Week 6
Dec. 24[1]
Week 7
Dec. 31[1]
Week 8
Jan. 7[1]
Week 9
Jan. 14[1]
Week 10
Jan. 21[1]
Week 11
Jan. 28[1]
Week 12
Feb. 4[3]
Week 13
Feb. 11[3]
Week 14
Feb. 18[3]
Week 15
Feb. 25[3]
Week 16
Mar. 4[3]
Week 17
Mar. 11[3]
Final
Apr. 1[3]
1.KansasCincinnati (1–0)Kansas (5–0)Kansas (7–0)Kansas (9–0)Kansas (10–0)Kansas (10–0)Kansas (13–0)Kansas (16–0)Kansas (18–0)Kansas (20–0)Kansas (22–0)Kansas (23–1)Kansas (25–1)Kansas (27–1)Kansas (29–1)Kansas (32–1)Arizona (25–9)1.
2.CincinnatiKansas (1–0)Wake Forest (4–0)Wake Forest (6–0)Wake Forest (7–0)Wake Forest (8–0)Wake Forest (8–0)Wake Forest (10–0)Wake Forest (12–0)Wake Forest (13–1)Wake Forest (15–1)Wake Forest (18–1)Wake Forest (19–2)Minnesota (22–2)Minnesota (24–2)Minnesota (26–2)Utah (26–3)Kentucky (35–5)2.
3.Wake ForestWake Forest (1–0)Utah (3–0)Kentucky (5–1)Kentucky (7–1)Kentucky (8–1)Kentucky (10–1)Kentucky (12–1)Clemson (14–1)Clemson (16–1)Kentucky (18–2)Kentucky (20–2)Minnesota (20–2)Kentucky (24–3)Kentucky (26–3)Utah (23–3)Minnesota (27–3)Minnesota (31–4)3.
4.KentuckyUtah (1–0)Cincinnati (2–1)Villanova (5–0)Michigan (7–0)Michigan (8–0)Iowa State (8–0)Iowa State (10–0)Kentucky (14–2)Kentucky (16–2)Utah (13–2)Minnesota (19–2)Kentucky (22–3)Wake Forest (20–3)Utah (20–3)South Carolina (23–6)Kentucky (30–4)North Carolina (28–7)4.
5.UtahDuke (2–0)Kentucky (3–1)Michigan (5–0)Iowa State (6–0)Iowa State (8–0)Michigan (9–1)Clemson (12–1)Iowa State (11–1)Utah (12–2)Minnesota (18–2)Louisville (18–3)Utah (17–3)Utah (19–3)Wake Forest (21–4)Kentucky (27–4)North Carolina (24–6)Kansas (34–2)5.
6.UCLAVillanova (0–0)Indiana (4–0)Clemson (6–1)Arizona (5–1)Cincinnati (4–2)Cincinnati (5–2)Cincinnati (8–2)Cincinnati (11–2)Minnesota (16–2)Clemson (16–3)Cincinnati (15–4)Clemson (19–4)Duke (21–5)South Carolina (21–6)North Carolina (21–6)South Carolina (24–7)Utah (29–4)6.
7.North CarolinaMichigan (0–0)Michigan (2–0)Utah (4–1)Utah (5–1)Utah (6–1)Clemson (10–1)Villanova (11–1)Arizona (10–2)Cincinnati (12–3)Cincinnati (14–3)Utah (15–3)Duke (19–5)Clemson (20–5)Duke (22–6)Duke (23–7)UCLA (21–7)UCLA (24–8)7.
8.VillanovaKentucky (0–1)Villanova (3–0)Arizona (3–1)Clemson (7–1)Duke (8–2)Utah (8–1)Arizona (9–2)Minnesota (15–1)Louisville (15–1)Louisville (16–2)Clemson (17–4)Cincinnati (17–4)Iowa State (18–4)Cincinnati (22–5)UCLA (19–7)Duke (23–8)Clemson (23–10)8.
9.MichiganClemson (2–0)Clemson (4–1)Cincinnati (2–2)Indiana (9–1)Clemson (10–1)North Carolina (9–1)Duke (11–2)Utah (10–2)Duke (14–4)Maryland (17–2)Maryland (17–4)Iowa State (16–4)South Carolina (18–6)North Carolina (19–6)Wake Forest (22–5)Wake Forest (23–6)Wake Forest (24–7)9.
10.DukeArizona (1–0)Duke (2–1)Indiana (6–1)Cincinnati (2–2)North Carolina (9–1)Indiana (13–1)Utah (9–1)Louisville (13–1)Maryland (15–2)Arizona (12–4)New Mexico (16–3)Maryland (18–5)New Mexico (20–4)Clemson (20–7)Cincinnati (24–6)Cincinnati (25–7)Louisville (26–9)10.
11.Iowa StateSyracuse (1–0)Texas (2–0)North Carolina (5–1)Duke (7–2)Indiana (10–1)Duke (8–2)Minnesota (13–1)Xavier (11–1)Arizona (10–4)Duke (15–5)Duke (17–5) тArizona (15–5)Cincinnati (19–5)New Mexico (21–5)Arizona (19–7)New Mexico (24–7)Duke (24–9)11.
12.SyracuseNorth Carolina (0–1)New Mexico (5–0)Iowa State (4–0)Villanova (6–1)Villanova (7–1)Villanova (9–1)North Carolina (9–2)Maryland (14–1)Iowa State (11–3)Iowa State (13–3)Arizona (13–5) тNew Mexico (18–4)Arizona (16–6)Iowa State (18–6)New Mexico (22–6)Clemson (21–9)Stanford (22–8)12.
13.UMassTexas (1–0)Arizona (2–1)Texas (4–0)North Carolina (6–1)Arizona (5–2)Arizona (6–2)Xavier (10–0)Duke (11–4)Villanova (14–3)Villanova (15–4)Iowa State (15–3)South Carolina (17–5)Maryland (19–6)Arizona (17–7)Clemson (21–8)Arizona (19–9)Iowa State (22–9)13.
14.StanfordStanford (0–0)North Carolina (2–1)Duke (5–2)Texas (5–1)New Mexico (8–1)New Mexico (11–1)Michigan (10–3)New Mexico (13–2)New Mexico (14–3)New Mexico (15–3)Villanova (16–5)Michigan (17–6)North Carolina (17–6)UCLA (17–7)Xavier (22–4)Xavier (22–5)South Carolina (24–8)14.
15.TexasIowa State (0–0)Iowa State (3–0)New Mexico (6–1)New Mexico (7–1)Louisville (8–0)Louisville (10–0)Indiana (14–2)Villanova (12–3)Xavier (12–2)Stanford (13–3)Michigan (16–5)Louisville (18–5)Louisville (19–5)Louisville (21–6)Iowa State (19–7)Saint Joseph's (24–6)Providence (24–12)15.
16.ArizonaUMass (0–0)Fresno State (4–0)Fresno State (5–1)Minnesota (6–1)Texas (6–2)Minnesota (10–1)Louisville (11–1)Indiana (14–3)Michigan (13–4)Michigan (14–5)Stanford (13–4)Colorado (17–6)Michigan (17–7)Maryland (20–7)Colorado (21–8)Villanova (23–9)Cincinnati (26–8)16.
17.ClemsonIndiana (3–0)UCLA (0–1)Minnesota (5–1)Fresno State (6–2)Minnesota (8–1)Texas (6–2)Maryland (12–1)Stanford (10–2)Stanford (11–3)Indiana (17–4)Xavier (15–3)North Carolina (15–6)Xavier (18–4)Xavier (20–4)Villanova (21–8)Iowa State (20–8)Saint Joseph's (26–7)17.
18.ArkansasUCLA (0–1)Syracuse (3–1)Stanford (3–1)Louisville (6–0)Xavier (8–0)Maryland (11–0)New Mexico (11–2)Michigan (11–4)North Carolina (11–4)North Carolina (12–5)North Carolina (13–6)Villanova (17–6)Villanova (18–7)Villanova (20–7)College of Charleston (28–2)College of Charleston (28–2)California (25–9)18.
19.Fresno StateFresno State (1–0)Tulsa (2–1)Texas Tech (5–0)Xavier (7–0)Alabama (10–0)Xavier (9–0)Texas (7–3)Boston College (10–2)Indiana (15–4)Xavier (13–3)Colorado (16–4)Xavier (16–4)UCLA (15–7)Colorado (19–7)Louisville (22–7)Maryland (21–10)New Mexico (25–8)19.
20.IowaArkansas (1–0)Minnesota (5–0)Arkansas (3–1)Stanford (4–1)Stanford (6–1)Stanford (7–1)Oregon (10–0)Texas (8–4)Texas Tech (12–3)Colorado (15–4)South Carolina (15–5)Texas Tech (14–6)Colorado (17–7)College of Charleston (25–2)Maryland (20–9)Boston College (21–8)Texas (18–12)20.
21.Boston CollegeTulsa (2–0)Stanford (2–1)Xavier (5–0)Arkansas (4–1)Maryland (8–0)Texas Tech (8–2)Texas Tech (9–2)North Carolina (9–4)Texas (9–5)Texas (11–5)Texas Tech (13–5)Illinois (17–6)Illinois (18–7)Michigan (17–9)Illinois (20–8)Stanford (20–7)College of Charleston (29–3)21.
22.New MexicoNew Mexico (3–0)Boston College (2–0)Louisville (4–0)Alabama (8–0)Texas Tech (7–1)Oregon (9–0)Stanford (8–2)Oregon (10–2)Colorado (14–3)Texas Tech (13–4)Tulsa (17–5)Stanford (13–6)Stanford (15–6)Indiana (21–8)Stanford (18–7)Georgia (24–8)Xavier (23–6)22.
23.TulaneIowa (1–0)Arkansas (2–1)Boston College (3–1)Texas Tech (5–1)Fresno State (7–0)Alabama (10–2)Boston College (8–2)Texas Tech (10–3)Boston College (12–3)Marquette (13–3)Indiana (17–6)Tulane (16–7)Texas Tech (15–7)Illinois (18–8)Saint Joseph's (21–6)Colorado (21–9)Boston College (22–9)23.
24.IndianaBoston College (1–0)Georgetown (3–0)Georgetown (5–1)Boston College (4–1)Arkansas (5–2)Arkansas (6–2)Illinois (10–2)Georgia (12–2)Iowa (14–4)Tulsa (15–4)Tulane (16–5)Tulsa (17–6)College of Charleston (23–2)Stanford (16–7)Indiana (21–9)Illinois (21–9)Michigan (23–11)24.
25.LouisvilleGeorge Washington (2–0)Texas Tech (3–0)George Washington (5–1)Maryland (7–0)Boston College (5–1)Boston College (6–2)Georgia (11–2)Ole Miss (11–3)Illinois (13–4)Boston College (13–4)Illinois (15–6)UCLA (13–7)Indiana (20–7)California (19–7)Princeton (22–3)Louisville (23–8)Colorado (22–10)25.
Preseason
 [1]
Week 2
Nov. 26[1]
Week 3
Dec. 3[1]
Week 4
Dec. 10[1]
Week 5
Dec. 17[1]
Week 6
Dec. 24[1]
Week 7
Dec. 31[1]
Week 8
Jan. 7[1]
Week 9
Jan. 14[1]
Week 10
Jan. 21[1]
Week 11
Jan. 28[1]
Week 12
Feb. 4[3]
Week 13
Feb. 11[3]
Week 14
Feb. 18[3]
Week 15
Feb. 25[3]
Week 16
Mar. 4[3]
Week 17
Mar. 11[3]
Final
Apr. 1[3]
Dropped:
  • Tulane
  • Louisville
Dropped:
  • UMass
  • Iowa
  • George Washington
Dropped:
  • UCLA
  • Syracuse
  • Tulsa
Dropped:
  • Georgetown
  • George Washington
NoneDropped:
  • Fresno State
Dropped:
  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
Dropped:
  • Illinois
Dropped:
  • Oregon
  • Georgia
  • Ole Miss
Dropped:
  • Iowa
  • Illinois
Dropped:
  • Texas
  • Marquette
  • Boston College
Dropped:
  • Indiana
Dropped:
  • Tulane
  • Tulsa
Dropped:
Texas Tech
Dropped:
  • Michigan
  • California
Dropped:
  • Indiana (22–10)
  • Princeton
Dropped:
  • Georgia (24–9)
  • Illinois (22–10)
  • Villanova (24–10)
  • Maryland (21–11)

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 ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 1053. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  2. ^ "1997 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 1054. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "1997 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved April 18, 2012.