1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 1979–80 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.

AP Poll

The final writers' poll was released on Tuesday, March 4.

Rank Team Conference W–L (Pct.)
1 DePaul Independent 26–1 (.963)
2 Louisville Metro 28–3 (.903)
3 LSU Southeastern 24–5 (.828)
4 Kentucky Southeastern 28–5 (.848)
5 Oregon State Pac-10 26–3 (.897)
6 Syracuse Big East 25–3 (.893)
7 Indiana Big Ten 20–7 (.741)
8 Maryland Atlantic Coast 23–6 (.793)
9 Notre Dame Independent 22–5 (.815)
10 Ohio State Big Ten 20–7 (.741)
11 Georgetown Big East 24–5 (.828)
12 BYU WAC 24–4 (.857)
13 St. John's Big East 24–4 (.857)
14 Duke Atlantic Coast 22–8 (.733)
15 North Carolina Atlantic Coast 21–7 (.750)
16 Missouri Big Eight 23–5 (.821)
17 Weber State Big Sky 26–2 (.929)
18 Arizona State Pac-10 21–6 (.778)
19 Iona Independent/ECAC Metro 28–4 (.875)
20 Purdue Big Ten 18–9 (.667)

Source:[1][2]

UPI Poll

The final coaches' poll was released on Tuesday, March 4.

Rank Team Conference W–L (Pct.)
1 DePaul (36) Independent 26–1 (.963)
2 LSU Southeastern 24–5 (.828)
3 Kentucky (1) Southeastern 28–5 (.848)
4 Louisville (1) Metro 28–3 (.903)
5 Oregon State Pac-10 26–3 (.897)
6 Syracuse Big East 25–3 (.893)
7 Indiana Big Ten 20–7 (.741)
8 Maryland Atlantic Coast 23–6 (.793)
9 Ohio State Big Ten 20–7 (.741)
10 Georgetown Big East 24–5 (.828)
11 Notre Dame Independent 22–5 (.815)
12 BYU WAC 24–4 (.857)
13 St. John's Big East 24–4 (.857)
14 Missouri Big Eight 23–5 (.821)
15 North Carolina Atlantic Coast 21–7 (.750)
16 Duke Atlantic Coast 22–8 (.733)
17 Weber State Big Sky 26–2 (.929)
18 Texas A&M Southwest 24–7 (.774)
19 Arizona State Pac-10 21–6 (.778)
20 Kansas State Big Eight 21–8 (.724)

Source: [3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "1980 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  2. ↑ "1979-80 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  3. ↑
    • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 867. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
  4. ↑ "DePaul tops final basketball poll". The Daily Iowan. March 4, 1980. p. 8.
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