1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 1976–77 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.

1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Season1976–77
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NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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AP Poll
Rank Team Conference W–L (Pct.)
1 Michigan Big Ten 25–3 (.893)
2 UCLA Pacific-8 24–4 (.857)
3 Kentucky SEC 25–3 (.893)
4 UNLV Independent 26–2 (.929)
5 North Carolina ACC 25–4 (.862)
6 Syracuse Independent 26–3 (.897)
7 Marquette Independent 21–7 (.750)
8 San Francisco WCAC 29–2 (.935)
9 Wake Forest ACC 23–6 (.793)
10 Notre Dame Independent 21–6 (.778)
11 Alabama SEC 25–4 (.862)
12 Detroit Independent 25–3 (.893)
13 Minnesota Big Ten 22–3 (.880)
14 Utah WAC 22–6 (.786)
15 Tennessee SEC 22–6 (.786)
16 Kansas State Big 8 23–7 (.767)
17 UNC Charlotte Sun Belt 24–3 (.889)
18 Arkansas SWC 26–2 (.929)
19 Louisville Metro 21–7 (.750)
20 VMI Southern 26–3 (.897)

Source:[1][2][3]

UPI Poll
Rank Team Conference W–L (Pct.)
1 Michigan Big Ten 24–3 (.889)
2 San Francisco WCAC 29–1 (.967)
3 North Carolina ACC 25–4 (.862)
4 UCLA Pacific-8 23–4 (.852)
5 Kentucky SEC 23–3 (.885)
6 UNLV Independent 25–2 (.926)
7 Arkansas SWC 26–1 (.963)
8 Tennessee SEC 21–5 (.808)
9 Syracuse Independent 25–3 (.893)
10 Utah WAC 21–6 (.778)
11 Kansas State Big 8 22–7 (.759)
12 Cincinnati Metro 25–4 (.862)
13 Louisville Metro 21–6 (.778)
14 Marquette Independent 21–7 (.750)
15 Providence Independent 24–4 (.857)
16 Indiana State MVC 23–5 (.821)
17 Minnesota Big Ten 24–3 (.889)
18 Alabama SEC 22–4 (.846)
19 Detroit Independent 24–3 (.889)
20 Purdue Big Ten 19–8 (.704)

Source:[1]

References
  1. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 837. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  2. "1977 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  3. "1976-77 College Basketball Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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