1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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| 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings | |||||
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| Season | 1974–75 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 1975 | ||||
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| NCAA Tournament Champions | UCLA | ||||
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The 1974–75 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.
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AP Poll
[edit]| Preseason [1][2] | Week 1 Dec. 2[1][3] | Week 2 Dec. 9[1][4] | Week 3 Dec. 16[1] | Week 4 Dec. 23[1] | Week 5 Dec. 30[1] | Week 6 Jan. 6[1] | Week 7 Jan. 13[1] | Week 8 Jan. 20[1] | Week 9 Jan. 27[1] | Week 10 Feb. 3[1] | Week 11 Feb. 10[1] | Week 12 Feb. 17[5] | Week 13 Feb. 24[5] | Week 14 Mar. 3[5] | Week 15 Mar. 10[5] | Week 16 Mar. 17[5] | Week 17 Mar. 24[5] | Final Mar. 31[5][6][7] | ||
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| 1. | NC State | NC State (1–0) | NC State (4–0) | NC State (5–0) | NC State (6–0) | NC State (8–0) | Indiana (12–0) | Indiana (14–0) | Indiana (16–0) | Indiana (18–0) | Indiana (20–0) | Indiana (22–0) | Indiana (24–0) | Indiana (26–0) | Indiana (28–0) | Indiana (29–0) | Indiana (30–0) | UCLA (26–3) | UCLA (28–3) | 1. |
| 2. | UCLA | UCLA (2–0) | UCLA (4–0) | Indiana (5–0) | Indiana (7–0) | Indiana (10–0) | UCLA (10–0) | UCLA (12–0) | Louisville (12–0) | NC State (12–2) | UCLA (15–2) | UCLA (17–2) | UCLA (19–2) | Maryland (19–3) | Maryland (22–3) | UCLA (23–3) | UCLA (24–3) | Kentucky (25–4) | Kentucky (26–5) | 2. |
| 3. | Indiana | Indiana (1–0) | Indiana (3–0) | UCLA (4–0) | UCLA (6–0) | UCLA (8–0) | Louisville (8–0) | Louisville (11–0) | Maryland (13–1) | Louisville (13–1) | Louisville (15–1) | Maryland (17–3) | Maryland (18–3) | Louisville (20–2) | Louisville (22–2) | Louisville (24–2) | Louisville (25–2) | Indiana (31–1) | Indiana (31–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Maryland | Maryland (1–0) | Louisville (2–0) | Louisville (3–0) | Louisville (4–0) | Louisville (7–0) | NC State (9–1) | NC State (10–1) | UCLA (13–1) | UCLA (14–2) | Maryland (14–3) | Kentucky (17–2) | NC State (18–3) | Kentucky (20–3) | UCLA (22–3) | Maryland (22–4) | Maryland (23–4) | Louisville (27–2) | Louisville (28–3) | 4. |
| 5. | Marquette | South Carolina (2–0) | Maryland (3–0) | Maryland (5–0) | Maryland (6–0) | USC (8–0) | Maryland (9–1) | Maryland (11–1) | NC State (11–2) | Kentucky (13–2) | Kentucky (15–2) | NC State (16–3) | Alabama (19–2) | UCLA (20–3) | Marquette (21–3) | Marquette (22–3) | Kentucky (23–4) | Maryland (24–5) | Maryland (24–5) | 5. |
| 6. | Kansas | Louisville (0–0) | USC (3–0) | Marquette (3–0) | USC (7–0) | Alabama (5–0) | USC (10–1) | USC (12–1) | Alabama (11–1) | USC (13–2) | NC State (13–3) | Louisville (16–2) | Louisville (17–2) | Marquette (20–3) | Kentucky (21–4) | Kentucky (22–4) | North Carolina (22–7) | Syracuse (23–7) | Syracuse (23–9) | 6. |
| 7. | South Carolina | Kansas (1–0) | Marquette (2–0) | USC (4–0) | Alabama (4–0) | Maryland (7–1) | Kentucky (8–1) | Alabama (9–1) | USC (13–2) | La Salle (16–1) | Alabama (15–2) | Alabama (17–2) | Kentucky (19–3) | NC State (19–4) | Alabama (22–3) | North Carolina (21–7) | Arizona State (24–3) | Arizona State (25–4) | NC State (22–6) | 7. |
| 8. | Louisville | Marquette (0–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | Alabama (3–0) | North Carolina (4–1) | North Carolina (5–1) | Alabama (7–1) | Oregon (10–1) | Oregon (12–1) | Maryland (13–3) | USC (13–3) | Arizona State (17–2) | Arizona State (19–2) | Alabama (20–3) | NC State (20–5) | Arizona State (23–3) | NC State (22–6) | NC State (22–6) | Arizona State (25–4) | 8. |
| 9. | Alabama | North Carolina (1–0) | Kansas (3–1) | Penn (5–0) | Penn (6–0) | Kentucky (7–1) | Oregon (9–0) | Arizona State (13–1) | La Salle (14–1) | Alabama (13–2) | Oregon (15–2) | Marquette (15–3) | Marquette (17–3) | Arizona State (20–3) | Arizona State (22–3) | NC State (22–6) | Notre Dame (19–8) | North Carolina (23–8) | North Carolina (23–8) | 9. |
| 10. | USC | USC (1–0) | Alabama (2–0) | North Carolina (3–1) | Arizona (7–0) | Providence (7–1) | Arizona (10–1) | Kentucky (9–2) | Arizona State (15–1) | North Carolina (10–4) | Arizona State (17–2) | USC (14–4) | USC (15–5) | Penn (20–4) | Penn (23–4) | Alabama (22–4) | Marquette (23–4) | Marquette (23–4) | Alabama (22–5) | 10. |
| 11. | North Carolina | Alabama (0–0) | Notre Dame (3–0) | Memphis State (4–0) | South Carolina (4–1) | Oregon (7–0) | Michigan (9–1) | La Salle (12–1) | Kentucky (11–2) | Oregon (12–2) | Marquette (13–3) | North Carolina (15–5) | Notre Dame (15–7) | Clemson (15–8) | USC (18–6) | Penn (23–4) | Alabama (22–5) | Alabama (22–5) | Marquette (23–4) | 11. |
| 12. | Notre Dame | Purdue (1–0) | Penn (3–0) | Notre Dame (4–1) | Providence (5–0) | Penn (7–1) | Arizona State (11–1) | Marquette (9–2) | Marquette (11–2) | Arizona State (16–2) | North Carolina (11–5) | La Salle (18–3) | Penn (18–4) | USC (16–6) | North Carolina (19–7) | Notre Dame (18–8) | Cincinnati (22–5) | Cincinnati (23–6) | Princeton (22–8) | 12. |
| 13. | Purdue | Notre Dame (1–0) | South Carolina (2–1) | Arizona (6–0) | Notre Dame (4–2) | Marquette (5–2) | Marquette (6–2) | Arizona (12–2) | Arizona (14–2) | Marquette (11–3) | La Salle (16–3) | Oregon (15–4) | North Carolina (15–6) | Creighton (19–4) | Creighton (19–4) | USC (18–7) | Oregon State (18–10) | Princeton (22–8) | Cincinnati (23–6) | 13. |
| 14. | Providence | Penn (2–0) | Memphis State (2–0) | South Carolina (2–1) | Marquette (3–2) | Arizona (8–1) | La Salle (10–1) | North Carolina (7–3) | North Carolina (8–4) | Auburn (10–3) | Notre Dame (11–6) | Penn (16–4) | Creighton (18–4) | North Carolina (16–7) | Clemson (16–9) | Clemson (17–10) | Drake (19–10) | Notre Dame (19–10) | Notre Dame (19–10) | 14. |
| 15. | Memphis State | Kentucky (1–0) | Purdue (2–1) | Purdue (5–1) | Purdue (5–1) | South Carolina (5–2) | North Carolina (5–3) | Providence (9–3) | Stanford (8–6) | Arizona (15–3) | Tennessee (12–3) | Texas–Pan American (19–1) | Arizona (17–4) | UTEP (18–4) | Oregon State (17–9) | Oregon State (17–10) | Penn (23–5) | Kansas State (20–9) | Kansas State (20–9) | 15. |
| 16. | Kentucky | Memphis State (1–0) | Michigan (2–0) | Providence (4–0) | Memphis State (6–1) | Arizona State (9–1) | South Carolina (6–3) | Minnesota (10–2) | Providence (10–3) | Notre Dame (9–6) | Clemson (11–7) | Notre Dame (12–7) | Clemson (13–8) | Notre Dame (16–8) | Notre Dame (18–8) | Rutgers (22–6) | UNLV (23–4) | Drake (20–10) | Drake (20–10) | 16. |
| 17. | Michigan | Providence (0–0) | Arizona (3–0) | Oklahoma (4–1) | Kentucky (5–1) | Michigan (7–1) | Minnesota (9–1) | Rutgers (10–2) | Minnesota (11–3) | Stanford (9–6) | Arizona (15–4) | Oregon State (13–8) | La Salle (19–4) | Oregon State (16–9) | Texas–Pan American (22–2) | Centenary (25–4) | Kansas State (19–8) | Penn (23–5) | UNLV (26–5) | 17. |
| 18. | Minnesota | Arizona (1–0) | Oregon (3–0) | Kansas (4–3) | Oklahoma (5–1) | Purdue (5–3) | Tennessee (7–1) | Tennessee (8–2) | Kansas (9–4) | Tennessee (11–3) | Creighton (15–4) | Clemson (11–8) | Centenary (22–3) | Texas–Pan American (21–2) | UTEP (19–5) | Cincinnati (21–4) | USC (18–8) | Centenary (25–4) | Oregon State (18–12) | 18. |
| 19. | Arizona | Michigan (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–1) | Oregon (4–0) | Oregon (4–0) | Memphis State (8–2) | Providence (7–3) т | Michigan (9–3) | Rutgers (10–3) | South Carolina (11–4) | Rutgers (14–4) | Arizona (15–4) | Texas–Pan American (20–2) | Arizona (18–5) | Arizona (20–5) | UTEP (22–2) | Centenary (25–4) | Michigan (19–8) | Michigan (19–8) | 19. |
| 20. | Penn | Houston (0–0) | Providence (2–0) | Kentucky (3–1) | Rutgers (7–1) | Notre Dame (4–3) | Wake Forest (7–3) т | South Carolina (8–3) | Auburn (8–3) т Purdue (10–4) т | Kansas (10–5) | Penn (14–4) | Creighton (15–4) | Oregon State (14–9) | Washington (16–7) | Rutgers (20–6) | Texas–Pan American (22–2) | Syracuse (21–7) | UNLV (24–5) | Providence (17–10) | 20. |
| Preseason [1][2] | Week 1 Dec. 2[1][3] | Week 2 Dec. 9[1][4] | Week 3 Dec. 16[1] | Week 4 Dec. 23[1] | Week 5 Dec. 30[1] | Week 6 Jan. 6[1] | Week 7 Jan. 13[1] | Week 8 Jan. 20[1] | Week 9 Jan. 27[1] | Week 10 Feb. 3[1] | Week 11 Feb. 10[1] | Week 12 Feb. 17[5] | Week 13 Feb. 24[5] | Week 14 Mar. 3[5] | Week 15 Mar. 10[5] | Week 16 Mar. 17[5] | Week 17 Mar. 24[5] | Final Mar. 31[5][6][7] | ||
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UPI Poll
[edit]| Week 2 Dec. 11[1] | Week 3 Dec. 18[1] | Week 4 Dec. 25[1] | Week 5 Jan. 2[1] | Week 6 Jan. 8[1] | Week 7 Jan. 15[1] | Week 8 Jan. 22[1] | Week 9 Jan. 29[1] | Week 10 Feb. 5[1] | Week 11 Feb. 12[1] | Week 12 Feb. 19[5] | Week 13 Feb. 26[5] | Week 14 Mar. 5[5] | Final Mar. 12[5] | ||
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| 1. | NC State (4–0) | NC State (5–0) | NC State (6–0) | NC State (8–0) | Indiana (12–0) | Indiana (14–0) | Indiana (16–0) | Indiana (18–0) | Indiana (20–0) | Indiana (22–0) | Indiana (24–0) | Indiana (26–0) | Indiana (28–0) | Indiana (29–0) | 1. |
| 2. | UCLA (4–0) | Indiana (5–0) | Indiana (7–0) | Indiana (10–0) | UCLA (10–0) | UCLA (12–0) | UCLA (13–1) | NC State (12–2) | UCLA (15–2) | UCLA (17–2) | UCLA (19–2) | Maryland (19–3) | Maryland (22–3) | UCLA (23–3) | 2. |
| 3. | Indiana (3–0) | UCLA (4–0) | UCLA (6–0) | UCLA (8–0) | NC State (9–1) | NC State (10–1) | Louisville (12–0) | Louisville (13–1) | Louisville (15–1) | Maryland (17–3) | Maryland (18–3) | UCLA (20–3) | UCLA (22–3) | Louisville (24–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Louisville (2–0) | Louisville (3–0) | Louisville (4–0) | Louisville (7–0) | Louisville (8–0) | Louisville (11–0) | Maryland (13–1) | UCLA (14–2) | Maryland (14–3) | NC State (16–3) | NC State (18–3) | Louisville (20–2) | Louisville (22–2) | Kentucky (22–4) | 4. |
| 5. | North Carolina (3–0) | USC (4–0) | USC (7–0) | USC (8–0) | USC (10–1) | USC (12–1) | NC State (11–2) | Indiana (13–2) | Kentucky (15–2) | Kentucky (17–2) | Alabama (19–2) | Kentucky (20–3) | Alabama (22–3) | Maryland (22–4) | 5. |
| 6. | USC (3–0) | Maryland (5–0) | Alabama (4–0) | Alabama (5–0) | Maryland (9–1) | Maryland (11–1) | Alabama (11–1) | Alabama (13–2) | NC State (13–3) | Alabama (17–2) | Louisville (17–2) | NC State (19–4) | Kentucky (21–4) | Marquette (23–4) | 6. |
| 7. | Marquette (2–0) | Marquette (3–0) | Maryland (6–0) | Maryland (7–1) | Oregon (9–0) | Alabama (9–1) | USC (13–2) | Kentucky (13–2) | Alabama (15–2) | Louisville (16–2) | Arizona State (19–2) | Alabama (20–3) т | Marquette (21–3) | Arizona State (23–3) | 7. |
| 8. | Alabama (2–0) | Alabama (3–0) | North Carolina (4–1) | North Carolina (5–1) | Alabama (7–1) | Arizona State (13–1) | Arizona State (15–1) | Maryland (13–3) | USC (13–3) | Arizona State (17–2) | Kentucky (19–3) | Arizona State (20–3) т | Arizona State (22–3) | Alabama (22–4) | 8. |
| 9. | Kansas (3–1) | North Carolina (3–1) | Arizona State (8–0) | Kentucky (7–1) | Kentucky (8–1) | Oregon (10–1) | Oregon (12–1) | Arizona State (16–2) | Arizona State (17–2) | USC (14–4) | Marquette (17–3) | Marquette (20–3) | NC State (20–5) | NC State (22–6) | 9. |
| 10. | Maryland (3–0) | Arizona State (7–0) | South Carolina (4–1) | Oregon (7–0) | Arizona State (11–1) | Kentucky (9–2) | Kentucky (11–2) | La Salle (16–1) | Oregon (15–2) | North Carolina (15–5) | USC (15–5) | Oregon State (16–9) | Oregon State (17–9) | North Carolina (21–7) | 10. |
| 11. | Notre Dame (3–0) | Notre Dame (4–1) | Penn (6–0) | Arizona State (9–1) | Michigan (9–1) | La Salle (12–1) | La Salle (14–1) | North Carolina (10–4) | North Carolina (11–5) | Oregon State (13–8) | Oregon State (14–9) | UTEP (18–4) | USC (18–6) | Penn (23–4) | 11. |
| 12. | South Carolina (2–1) | Purdue (5–1) | Arizona (7–0) | South Carolina (5–2) | North Carolina (5–3) | Marquette (9–2) | Marquette (11–2) | Oregon (12–2) | Marquette (13–3) | Marquette (15–3) | North Carolina (15–6) | USC (16–6) | Penn (23–4) | USC (18–7) | 12. |
| 13. | Penn (3–0) | Arizona (6–0) т | Purdue (5–1) | Providence (7–1) | Arizona (10–1) | Arizona (12–2) | Arizona (14–2) | Arizona (15–3) | Arizona (15–4) | La Salle (18–3) | Arizona (17–4) | North Carolina (16–7) | North Carolina (19–7) | Utah State (21–5) | 13. |
| 14. | Arizona State (3–0) | South Carolina (5–0) т | Oregon (4–0) | Marquette (5–2) | Marquette (6–2) | North Carolina (7–3) | North Carolina (8–4) | South Carolina (11–4) т | Oregon State (12–7) | Arizona (15–4) | UTEP (16–4) | Penn (20–4) | Clemson (16–9) | UNLV (21–4) | 14. |
| 15. | Arizona (3–0) | Washington (6–0) т | Kentucky (5–1) | Michigan (7–1) | La Salle (10–1) | South Carolina (8–3) | South Carolina (9–4) | Creighton (13–4) т | Clemson (11–7) | UNLV (17–3) | Utah State (17–4) | Clemson (15–8) | Utah State (19–5) | Notre Dame (18–8) | 15. |
| 16. | Purdue (2–1) т | Oregon (4–0) | Providence (5–0) | Penn (7–1) | South Carolina (6–3) т | Tennessee (8–2) | UNLV (12–3) | UNLV (13–3) | Notre Dame (11–6) | Creighton (15–4) | La Salle (19–4) | Utah State (19–5) т | UTEP (19–5) т | Creighton (20–6) | 16. |
| 17. | Oregon State (4–0) т | Penn (5–0) т | Oklahoma (5–1) | Kansas (6–4) | Providence (7–3) т | Rutgers (10–2) т | Creighton (12–4) | Marquette (11–3) т | UNLV (15–3) | New Mexico State (16–5) | UNLV (18–4) | UNLV (20–4) т | UNLV (20–4) т | Arizona (20–6) | 17. |
| 18. | Memphis State (2–0) | Memphis State (4–0) т | Marquette (3–2) | Arizona (8–1) | Wake Forest (7–3) т | Bradley (8–3) т | Stanford (8–6) | Stanford (9–6) т | La Salle (16–3) т | South Carolina (13–6) | Notre Dame (15–7) т | Arizona (18–5) т | Creighton (19–4) | New Mexico State (20–6) | 18. |
| 19. | Michigan (2–0) т | Oklahoma (4–1) | Notre Dame (4–2) | Bradley (6–1) | Washington (9–2) т | New Mexico State (9–3) т | Kansas (9–4) т | Oregon State (12–6) т | Tennessee (12–3) т | Utah State (16–4) | Kansas (15–6) т | Washington (16–7) т | Cincinnati (20–5) | Clemson (17–10) | 19. |
| 20. | Oregon (3–0) т | Kentucky (3–1) | Rutgers (7–1) | Memphis State (8–2) | New Mexico State (9–2) т Rutgers (10–2) т | Penn (9–3) т | Utah (11–3) т | Notre Dame (9–6) | Creighton (15–4) т | UTEP (14–4) | South Carolina (15–6) | New Mexico State (19–5) т | Arizona (20–5) | UTEP (20–5) | 20. |
| Week 2 Dec. 11[1] | Week 3 Dec. 18[1] | Week 4 Dec. 25[1] | Week 5 Jan. 2[1] | Week 6 Jan. 8[1] | Week 7 Jan. 15[1] | Week 8 Jan. 22[1] | Week 9 Jan. 29[1] | Week 10 Feb. 5[1] | Week 11 Feb. 12[1] | Week 12 Feb. 19[5] | Week 13 Feb. 26[5] | Week 14 Mar. 5[5] | Final Mar. 12[5] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 816. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1975 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "December 2, 1974 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "December 9, 1974 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 817. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1975 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ "1974-75 College Basketball Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2020.