1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

The 1959–60 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Legend

  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

Week 1
Dec. 22[1]
Week 2
Dec. 29[1]
Week 3
Jan. 5[1]
Week 4
Jan. 12[1]
Week 5
Jan. 19[1]
Week 6
Jan. 26[1]
Week 7
Feb. 2[1]
Week 8
Feb. 9[1]
Week 9
Feb. 16[1]
Week 10
Feb. 23[1]
Week 11
Mar. 1[2]
Final
Mar. 8[2]
1.Cincinnati (5–0)Cincinnati (7–0)Cincinnati (10–0)Cincinnati (12–0)Cincinnati (13–1)Cincinnati (14–1)Cincinnati (15–1)Cincinnati (17–1)Cincinnati (19–1)Cincinnati (20–1)Cincinnati (22–1)Cincinnati (24–1)1.
2.West Virginia (8–0)West Virginia (–)California (–)California (–)Bradley (–)Bradley (–)Bradley (–)Bradley (–)Bradley (–)Ohio State (–)Ohio State (–)California (24–1)2.
3.Ohio State (6–0)California (–)West Virginia (–)West Virginia (–)California (–)California (–)California (–)California (–)California (–)Bradley (–)California (–)Ohio State (21–3)3.
4.California (5–0)Utah (–)Bradley (–)Bradley (–)West Virginia (–)West Virginia (–)Ohio State (–)Ohio State (–)Ohio State (–)California (–)Bradley (–)Bradley (24–2)4.
5.Bradley (6–0)Ohio State (–)Utah (–)Ohio State (–)Ohio State (–)Ohio State (–)West Virginia (–)West Virginia (–)West Virginia (–)Utah (–)West Virginia (–)West Virginia (24–4)5.
6.Utah (6–0)Saint Louis (–)Georgia Tech (–)Georgia Tech (–)Georgia Tech (–)Georgia Tech (–)Georgia Tech (–)Georgia Tech (–)Georgia Tech (–)Georgia Tech (–)Utah (–)Utah (24–2)6.
7.Saint Louis (6–2)Indiana (–)Ohio State (–)Utah (–)Utah (–)Utah (–)Utah (–)Utah State (–)Utah State (–)West Virginia (–)Georgia Tech (–)Indiana (20–4)7.
8.Georgia Tech (6–0)Illinois (–)Wake Forest (–)Texas A&M (–)Villanova (–)Villanova (–)Villanova (–)Villanova (–)Utah (–)Utah State (–)Miami (FL) (–)Utah State (22–5)8.
9.Indiana (4–1)Bradley (–)Illinois (–)Villanova (–)Utah State (–)Utah State (–)Utah State (–)Utah (–)Villanova (–)Miami (FL) (–)St. Bonaventure (–)St. Bonaventure (19–3)9.
10.Illinois (4–0)Georgia Tech (–)USC (–)USC (–)Texas A&M (–)Texas A&M (–)Texas A&M (–)Miami (FL) (–)Miami (FL) (–)St. Bonaventure (–)Utah State (–)Miami (FL) (23–3)10.
11.Michigan State (4–0)Detroit (–)Indiana (–)Saint Louis (–)Miami (FL) (–)Miami (FL) (–)Miami (FL) (–)Toledo (–)Texas A&M (–)St. John's (–)Auburn (–)Auburn (19–3)11.
12.NYU (5–0)NYU (–)Saint Louis (–)Utah State (–)North Carolina (–)North Carolina (–)Toledo (–)Texas A&M (–)Toledo (–)Villanova (–)Indiana (–)NYU (19–3)12.
13.Kentucky (4–3)Kentucky (–)Texas A&M (–)Wake Forest (–)Illinois (–)Toledo (–)Dayton (–)North Carolina (–)Holy Cross (–)Auburn (–)Saint Louis (–)Georgia Tech (21–5)13.
14.La Salle (6–0)Iowa (–)Miami (FL) (–)Illinois (–)USC (–)Detroit (–)Detroit (–)Providence (–)St. Bonaventure (–)New York (–)New York (–)Providence (21–4)14.
15.Villanova (6–0)Miami (FL) (–)Detroit (–)Miami (FL) (–)Iowa (–)Kentucky (–)Kansas State (–)Dayton (–)St. John's (–)Providence (–)Providence (–)Saint Louis (18–7)15.
16.Duke (4–1)Toledo (–)Villanova (–)North Carolina (–)Kentucky (–)Saint Louis (–)Providence (–)Holy Cross (–)Providence (–)Saint Louis (–)North Carolina (–)Holy Cross (20–5)16.
17.Detroit (6–1)Villanova (–)Utah State (–)Kentucky (–)Toledo (–)Virginia Tech (–)North Carolina (–)Auburn (–)Auburn (–)Holy Cross (–)Villanova (–)Villanova (19–5)17.
18.Texas A&M (5–0)Duke (–)Western Kentucky (–)Toledo (–)Saint Louis (–)USC (–)Saint Louis (–)Saint Louis (–)Ohio (–)Texas A&M (–)Wake Forest (–)Duke (15–10)18.
19.Iowa (5–1)Wake Forest (–)North Carolina (–)La Salle (–)Dayton (–)Dayton (–)Illinois (–)Detroit (–)North Carolina (–)Toledo (–)St. John's (–)Wake Forest (21–7)19.
20.USC (3–2)DePaul (–)Toledo (–)Detroit (–)Detroit (–)Providence (–)
Wake Forest (–)
St. Bonaventure (–)Illinois (–)Illinois (–)Indiana (–)Holy Cross (–)St. John's (17–7)20.
Week 1
Dec. 22[1]
Week 2
Dec. 29[1]
Week 3
Jan. 5[1]
Week 4
Jan. 12[1]
Week 5
Jan. 19[1]
Week 6
Jan. 26[1]
Week 7
Feb. 2[1]
Week 8
Feb. 9[1]
Week 9
Feb. 16[1]
Week 10
Feb. 23[1]
Week 11
Mar. 1[2]
Final
Mar. 8[2]
NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneDropped:
  • North Carolina (18–6)

UP Poll

Week 1
Dec. 8[1]
Week 2
Dec. 14[1]
Week 3
Dec. 21[1]
Week 4
Dec. 28[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[1]
Week 13
Mar. 1[2]
Final
Mar. 8[2]
1.Cincinnati (2–0)Cincinnati (4–0)California (24–1)1.
2.California (1–0)Ohio State (5–0)Cincinnati (24–1)2.
3.West Virginia (3–0)Ohio State (21–3)3.
4.Ohio State (3–0)Bradley (24–2)4.
5.North Carolina (1–0)Utah (24–2)5.
6.Kentucky (2–1)West Virginia (24–4)6.
7.Saint Louis (3–0)Utah State (22–5)7.
8.Indiana (1–0)Georgia Tech (21–5)8.
9.Kansas (1–0)Villanova (19–5)9.
10.Utah (1–0)Indiana (20–4)10.
11.Saint Joseph's (2–0)St. Bonaventure (19–3)11.
12.Bradley (1–0)NYU (19–3)12.
13.Louisville (2–1)Texas (18–6)13.
14.Kansas State (1–1)North Carolina (18–6)14.
15.USC (3–0) тDuke (15–10)15.
16.Georgia Tech (3–0) тIllinois (2–0)Kansas State (16–9)16.
17.Wake Forest (1–1)Auburn (19–3)17.
18.Villanova (2–0) тProvidence (21–4)18.
19.St. John's (2–1) тTexas A&M (4–0)Saint Louis (18–7)19.
20.UCLA (2–1) т
NC State (1–1) т
Dayton (19–6)20.
Week 1
Dec. 8[1]
Week 2
Dec. 14[1]
Week 3
Dec. 21[1]
Week 4
Dec. 28[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[1]
Week 13
Mar. 1[2]
Final
Mar. 8[2]
NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneDropped:
  • St. John's (17–7)
  • Texas A&M (17–6)

References

  1. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 679. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
  2. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 680. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
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