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
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  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 (8–0)California (9–1)California (12–1)Bradley (12–1)Bradley (13–1)Bradley (14–1)Bradley (17–1)Bradley (19–1)Ohio State (19–2)Ohio State (20–2)California (24–1)2.
3.Ohio State (6–0)California (6–0)West Virginia (10–1)West Virginia (12–1)California (14–1)California (14–1)California (16–1)California (17–1)California (19–1)Bradley (21–1)California (22–1)Ohio State (21–3)3.
4.California (5–0)Utah (8–0)Bradley (8–1)Bradley (10–1)West Virginia (15–1)West Virginia (15–1)Ohio State (13–2)Ohio State (15–2)Ohio State (17–2)California (20–1)Bradley (22–2)Bradley (24–2)4.
5.Bradley (6–0)Ohio State (7–1)Utah (10–1)Ohio State (9–2)Ohio State (11–2)Ohio State (12–2)West Virginia (16–2)West Virginia (18–2)West Virginia (20–3)Utah (20–2)West Virginia (24–4)West Virginia (24–4)5.
6.Utah (6–0)Saint Louis (8–2)Georgia Tech (9–1)Georgia Tech (10–1)Georgia Tech (13–1)Georgia Tech (14–2)Georgia Tech (16–2)Georgia Tech (17–3)Georgia Tech (19–3)Georgia Tech (20–4)Utah (22–2)Utah (24–2)6.
7.Saint Louis (6–2)Indiana (6–1)Ohio State (7–2)Utah (11–2)Utah (13–2)Utah (14–2)Utah (15–2)Utah State (17–2)Utah State (18–2)West Virginia (21–4)Georgia Tech (21–5)Indiana (20–4)7.
8.Georgia Tech (6–0)Illinois (5–0)Wake Forest (7–2)Texas A&M (10–0)Villanova (10–1)Villanova (12–1)Villanova (14–1)Villanova (16–1)Utah (18–2)Utah State (19–3)Miami (FL) (23–3)Utah State (22–5)8.
9.Indiana (4–1)Bradley (6–1)Illinois (7–1)Villanova (9–0)Utah State (13–2)Utah State (14–2)Utah State (15–2)Utah (17–2)Villanova (17–2)Miami (FL) (21–3)St. Bonaventure (17–3)St. Bonaventure (19–3)9.
10.Illinois (4–0)Georgia Tech (7–1)USC (8–3)USC (10–4)Texas A&M (11–1)Texas A&M (12–1)Texas A&M (12–1)Miami (FL) (20–2)Miami (FL) (20–3)St. Bonaventure (15–3)Utah State (20–4)Miami (FL) (23–3)10.
11.Michigan State (4–0)Detroit (7–1)Indiana (8–2)Saint Louis (10–3)Miami (FL) (15–1)Miami (FL) (15–2)Miami (FL) (16–2)Toledo (15–2)Texas A&M (16–2)St. John's (16–5)Auburn (19–3)Auburn (19–3)11.
12.NYU (5–0)NYU (6–0)Saint Louis (8–3)Utah State (11–2)North Carolina (9–3)North Carolina (9–3)Toledo (13–2)Texas A&M (14–2)Toledo (17–2)Villanova (17–3)Indiana (18–4)NYU (19–3)12.
13.Kentucky (4–3)Kentucky (5–3)Texas A&M (8–0)Wake Forest (8–3)Illinois (10–2)Toledo (11–2)Dayton (15–3)North Carolina (10–3)Holy Cross (15–2)Auburn (17–3)Saint Louis (17–6)Georgia Tech (21–5)13.
14.La Salle (6–0)Iowa (7–1)Miami (FL) (11–1)Illinois (8–2)USC (11–5)Detroit (13–2)Detroit (14–2)Providence (13–3)St. Bonaventure (13–3)NYU (15–3)NYU (17–3)Providence (21–4)14.
15.Villanova (6–0)Miami (FL) (6–0)Detroit (9–1)Miami (FL) (12–1)Iowa (12–3)Kentucky (10–4)Kansas State (11–5)Dayton (16–3)St. John's (14–5)Providence (18–4)Providence (19–4)Saint Louis (18–7)15.
16.Duke (4–1)Toledo (4–1)Villanova (7–0)North Carolina (7–3)Kentucky (10–4)Saint Louis (10–5)Providence (10–3)Holy Cross (13–2)Providence (14–4)Saint Louis (17–6)North Carolina (17–5)Holy Cross (20–5)16.
17.Detroit (6–1)Villanova (6–0)Utah State (10–2)Kentucky (8–4)Toledo (10–2)Virginia Tech (11–2)North Carolina (9–3)Auburn (13–3)Auburn (15–3)Holy Cross (17–3)Villanova (18–5)Villanova (19–5)17.
18.Texas A&M (5–0)Duke (8–1)Western Kentucky (7–1)Toledo (8–1)Saint Louis (10–5)USC (11–5)Saint Louis (11–5)Saint Louis (13–5)Ohio (13–4)Texas A&M (17–3)Wake Forest (19–6)Duke (15–10)18.
19.Iowa (5–1)Wake Forest (4–1)North Carolina (6–3)La Salle (8–0)Dayton (12–3)Dayton (13–3)Illinois (11–3) тDetroit (15–3)North Carolina (12–4)Toledo (17–4)St. John's (17–6)Wake Forest (21–7)19.
20.USC (3–2)DePaul (6–0)Toledo (7–1)Detroit (10–2)Detroit (12–2)Providence (10–3) т
Wake Forest (11–4) т
St. Bonaventure (11–3) тIllinois (12–3)Illinois (13–4)Indiana (16–4)Holy Cross (17–5)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]
Dropped:
  • Michigan State (4–2)
  • La Salle
  • Texas A&M (5–0)
  • USC (6–2)
Dropped:
  • NYU
  • Kentucky (6–4)
  • Iowa (8–3)
  • Duke
  • DePaul
Dropped:
  • Indiana (8–4)
  • Western Kentucky
Dropped:
  • Wake Forest
  • La Salle
Dropped:
  • Illinois
  • Iowa (13–3)
Dropped:
  • Kentucky
  • Virginia Tech
  • USC
  • Wake Forest
Dropped:
  • Kansas State (11–6)
  • St. Bonaventure (11–3)
Dropped:
  • Dayton (16–4)
  • Saint Louis (14–6)
  • Detroit
Dropped:
  • Ohio
  • North Carolina (14–5)
  • Illinois
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M (17–5)
  • Toledo
Dropped:
  • 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)Cincinnati (5–0)Cincinnati (7–0)Cincinnati (10–0)Cincinnati (12–0)Cincinnati (13–1)Cincinnati (14–1)California (16–1)California (17–1)California (19–1)California (20–1)California (22–1)California (24–1)1.
2.California (1–0)Ohio State (5–0)West Virginia (8–0)West Virginia (8–0)California (9–1)California (12–1)California (14–1)California (14–1)Cincinnati (15–1)Cincinnati (17–1)Cincinnati (19–1)Cincinnati (20–1)Cincinnati (22–1)Cincinnati (24–1)2.
3.West Virginia (3–0)West Virginia (5–0)Ohio State (6–0)California (6–0)West Virginia (10–1)West Virginia (12–1)West Virginia (15–1)West Virginia (15–1)Bradley (14–1)Bradley (17–1)Ohio State (17–2)Ohio State (19–2)Ohio State (20–2)Ohio State (21–3)3.
4.Ohio State (3–0)California (3–0)California (5–0)Ohio State (7–1)Bradley (8–1)Ohio State (9–2)Bradley (12–1)Bradley (13–1)Ohio State (13–2)Ohio State (15–2)Bradley (19–1)Bradley (21–1)Bradley (22–2)Bradley (24–2)4.
5.North Carolina (1–0)North Carolina (3–0)Saint Louis (6–2)Utah (8–0)Ohio State (7–2)Bradley (10–1)Ohio State (11–2)Ohio State (12–2)West Virginia (16–2)West Virginia (18–2)West Virginia (20–3)Utah (20–2)Utah (22–2)Utah (24–2)5.
6.Kentucky (2–1)Saint Louis (4–1)Utah (6–0)Saint Louis (8–2)Utah (10–1)Georgia Tech (10–1)Georgia Tech (13–1)Georgia Tech (14–2)Georgia Tech (16–2)Villanova (16–1)Utah (18–2)West Virginia (21–4)West Virginia (24–4)West Virginia (24–4)6.
7.Saint Louis (3–0)Utah (4–0)Bradley (6–0)Bradley (6–1)USC (8–3)Texas A&M (10–0)Utah (13–2)Villanova (12–1)Villanova (14–1)Utah (17–2)Utah State (18–2)Utah State (19–3)Utah State (20–4)Utah State (22–5)7.
8.Indiana (1–0)Bradley (3–0)Georgia Tech (6–0)Indiana (6–1)Georgia Tech (9–1)USC (10–4)Texas A&M (11–1)Utah (14–2)Utah (15–2)Georgia Tech (17–3)Georgia Tech (19–3)Georgia Tech (20–4)Georgia Tech (21–5)Georgia Tech (21–5)8.
9.Kansas (1–0)Kansas (3–1)Kansas (5–3)Illinois (5–0)Saint Louis (8–3)Utah (11–2)Villanova (10–1)Texas A&M (12–1)Texas A&M (12–1)Utah State (17–2)Villanova (17–2)Villanova (17–3)North Carolina (17–5)Villanova (19–5)9.
10.Utah (1–0)USC (3–2)Indiana (4–1)NYU (6–0)Texas A&M (8–0)Saint Louis (10–3)USC (11–5)Utah State (14–2)Utah State (15–2)Texas A&M (14–2)Texas A&M (16–2)Texas A&M (17–3)Villanova (18–5)Indiana (20–4)10.
11.Saint Joseph's (2–0)Indiana (2–1)North Carolina (3–2)North Carolina (4–2)Wake Forest (7–2)North Carolina (7–3)North Carolina (9–3)North Carolina (9–3)North Carolina (9–3)North Carolina (10–3)North Carolina (12–4)St. John's (16–5)St. Bonaventure (17–3)St. Bonaventure (19–3)11.
12.Bradley (1–0)Georgia Tech (5–0)Kentucky (4–3)Texas A&M (5–0)North Carolina (6–3)Villanova (9–0)Utah State (13–2)USC (11–5)Dayton (15–3)Dayton (16–3)Saint Louis (14–6)North Carolina (14–5)Saint Louis (17–6)NYU (19–3)12.
13.Louisville (2–1)Kentucky (2–2)NYU (5–0)Iowa (7–1)Indiana (8–2)Utah State (11–2)Iowa (12–3)Saint Louis (10–5)USC (11–5)Saint Louis (13–5)St. John's (14–5)St. Bonaventure (15–3)NYU (17–3) тTexas (18–6)13.
14.Kansas State (1–1)Iowa (4–0)Villanova (6–0)Kentucky (5–3)Villanova (7–0)Iowa (10–3)Saint Louis (10–5)Kentucky (10–4) тKansas State (11–5)Illinois (12–3) тDayton (16–4)Saint Louis (17–6)St. John's (17–6) тNorth Carolina (18–6)14.
15.USC (3–0) тVillanova (4–0)USC (3–2)Kansas (5–3)Iowa (8–3)Iowa State (9–3)Kentucky (10–4)Iowa State (9–6) тSaint Louis (11–5)Kentucky (13–5) тKentucky (15–5)NYU (15–3)Texas (18–5)Duke (15–10)15.
16.Georgia Tech (3–0) тIllinois (2–0) тTexas A&M (5–0)Villanova (6–0)Iowa State (8–2)Illinois (8–2)Illinois (10–2)Kansas State (10–5)St. Bonaventure (11–3) тSt. Bonaventure (11–3) тNYU (13–3) тAuburn (17–3)Auburn (19–3)Kansas State (16–9)16.
17.Wake Forest (1–1)NC State (2–3) тIllinois (4–0) тGeorgia Tech (7–1)Utah State (10–2)Wake Forest (8–3)Notre Dame (13–5)Iowa (13–3)Saint Joseph's (12–4) тUSC (11–7) тSt. Bonaventure (13–3) тWake Forest (17–6)Wake Forest (19–6)Auburn (19–3)17.
18.Villanova (2–0) тNYU (4–0) тIowa (5–1) тDuke (8–1) тSMU (7–3)Kentucky (8–4) тKansas (9–5)Dayton (13–3)Indiana (10–4) тSaint Joseph's (12–5) тIllinois (13–4) тDayton (16–6)Texas A&M (17–5)Providence (21–4)18.
19.St. John's (2–1) тTexas A&M (4–0) тMichigan State (4–0)USC (6–2) тSaint Joseph's (8–2)Indiana (8–4) тIndiana (9–4)Wake Forest (11–4)Kentucky (12–5) тLouisville (12–6) тWake Forest (13–6) тTexas (15–5)Dayton (17–6)Saint Louis (18–7)19.
20.UCLA (2–1) т
NC State (1–1) т
Louisville (4–1) тNotre Dame (6–1)Michigan State (4–2)Kentucky (6–4)Kansas (8–4) т
Notre Dame (11–5) т
NYU (9–2) т
SMU (10–4) т
Saint Joseph's (11–3) т
Indiana (9–4) т
Saint Joseph's (11–4) т
Iowa State (12–6) т
SMU (10–4) т
Kansas State (11–6) т
Wake Forest (13–6) т
Kansas State (12–7)Kentucky (16–6)Kansas (15–8)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]
Dropped:
  • Saint Joseph's
  • Kansas State
  • Wake Forest
  • St. John's
  • UCLA
Dropped:
  • NC State
  • Louisville
Dropped:
  • Notre Dame
Dropped:
  • Illinois (7–1)
  • NYU
  • Kansas
  • Duke
  • Michigan State
Dropped:
  • SMU
  • Saint Joseph's
Dropped:
  • Iowa State
  • Wake Forest
Dropped:
  • Illinois
  • Notre Dame
  • Kansas
  • NYU
  • SMU
Dropped:
  • Iowa
  • Wake Forest
Dropped:
  • Indiana
  • Iowa State
  • SMU
Dropped:
  • USC
  • Saint Joseph's
  • Louisville
Dropped:
  • Illinois
  • Kansas State
Dropped:
  • Kentucky
Dropped:
  • St. John's (17–7)
  • Texas A&M (17–6)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 679. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 680. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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