1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 1977–78 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.

1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Season1977–78
NCAA Tournament1978
Preseason #1
North Carolina
NCAA Tournament ChampionsKentucky
NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

AP Poll
Rank Team Conference W–L (Pct.)
1 Kentucky SEC 26–2 (.929)
2 UCLA Pacific-8 26–2 (.929)
3 DePaul Independent 26–2 (.929)
4 Michigan State Big Ten 24–4 (.857)
5 Arkansas SWC 29–3 (.906)
6 Notre Dame Independent 21–6 (.778)
7 Duke ACC 24–6 (.800)
8 Marquette Independent 24–4 (.857)
9 Louisville Metro 23–6 (.793)
10 Kansas Big 8 24–5 (.828)
11 San Francisco WCAC 23–5 (.821)
12 New Mexico WAC 24–4 (.857)
13 Indiana Big Ten 21–7 (.750)
14 Utah WAC 23–5 (.821)
15 Florida State Metro 23–6 (.793)
16 North Carolina ACC 23–8 (.742)
17 Texas SWC 23–5 (.821)
18 Detroit Independent 25–3 (.893)
19 Miami (OH) MAC 18–9 (.667)
20 Penn Ivy League 20–7 (.741)

Source:[1][2][3]

UPI Poll
Rank Team Conference W–L (Pct.)
1 Kentucky SEC 24–2 (.923)
2 UCLA Pacific-8 26–2 (.929)
3 Marquette Independent 24–3 (.889)
4 New Mexico WAC 24–3 (.889)
5 Michigan State Big Ten 23–4 (.852)
6 Arkansas SWC 28–3 (.903)
7 DePaul Independent 25–2 (.926)
8 Kansas Big 8 24–4 (.857)
9 Duke ACC 23–6 (.793)
10 North Carolina ACC 23–7 (.767)
11 Notre Dame Independent 19–6 (.760)
12 Florida State Metro 23–5 (.821)
13 San Francisco WCAC 22–5 (.815)
14 Louisville Metro 22–6 (.786)
15 Indiana Big Ten 20–7 (.741)
16 Houston SWC 25–7 (.781)
17 Utah State Independent 21–6 (.778)
18 Utah WAC 22–5 (.815)
19 Texas SWC 22–5 (.815)
20 Georgetown Independent 21–6 (.778)

Source:[1]

References
  1. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 847. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  2. "1978 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  3. "1977-78 College Basketball Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
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