1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Season	1996–97
NCAA Tournament	1997
Preseason #1	Cincinnati
NCAA Tournament Champions	Arizona
NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
← 1995–96	1997–98 →

The 1996–97 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.

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		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

	Preseason [1]	Week 2 Nov. 19	Week 3 Nov. 26	Week 4 Dec. 3	Week 5 Dec. 10	Week 6 Dec. 17	Week 7 Dec. 24	Week 8 Dec. 31	Week 9 Jan. 7	Week 10 Jan. 14	Week 11 Jan. 21	Week 12 Jan. 28	Week 13 Feb. 4	Week 14 Feb. 11	Week 15 Feb. 18	Week 16 Feb. 25	Week 17 Mar. 4	Final Mar. 11[2]
1.	Cincinnati																	Kansas (32–1)	1.
2.	Kansas																	Utah (26–3)	2.
3.	Kentucky																	Minnesota (27–3)	3.
4.	Wake Forest																	North Carolina (24–6)	4.
5.	UCLA																	Kentucky (30–4)	5.
6.	Utah																	South Carolina (24–7)	6.
7.	Villanova																	UCLA (21–7)	7.
8.	North Carolina																	Duke (23–8)	8.
9.	Michigan																	Wake Forest (23–6)	9.
10.	Duke																	Cincinnati (25–7)	10.
11.	Iowa State																	New Mexico (24–7)	11.
12.	Syracuse																	Saint Joseph's (24–6)	12.
13.	Arkansas																	Xavier (22–5)	13.
14.	Fresno State																	Clemson (21–9)	14.
15.	UMass																	Arizona (19–9)	15.
16.	Texas																	Charleston (28–2)	16.
17.	New Mexico																	Georgia (24–8)	17.
18.	Stanford																	Iowa State (20–8)	18.
19.	Arizona																	Illinois (21–9)	19.
20.	Clemson																	Villanova (23–9)	20.
21.	Boston College																	Stanford (20–7)	21.
22.	Minnesota																	Maryland (21–10)	22.
23.	Iowa																	Boston College (21–8)	23.
24.	George Washington																	Colorado (21–9)	24.
25.	Marquette																	Louisville (23–8)	25.
	Preseason [3]	Week 2 Nov. 19	Week 3 Nov. 26	Week 4 Dec. 3	Week 5 Dec. 10	Week 6 Dec. 17	Week 7 Dec. 24	Week 8 Dec. 31	Week 9 Jan. 7	Week 10 Jan. 14	Week 11 Jan. 21	Week 12 Jan. 28	Week 13 Feb. 4	Week 14 Feb. 11	Week 15 Feb. 18	Week 16 Feb. 25	Week 17 Mar. 4	Final Mar. 11[4]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Dropped: Indiana (22–10)

Coaches Poll

	Preseason [5]	Week 2 Nov. 26[5]	Week 3 Dec. 3[5]	Week 4 Dec. 10[5]	Week 5 Dec. 17[5]	Week 6 Dec. 24[5]	Week 7 Dec. 31[5]	Week 8 Jan. 7[5]	Week 9 Jan. 14[5]	Week 10 Jan. 21[5]	Week 11 Jan. 28[5]	Week 12 Feb. 4[6]	Week 13 Feb. 11[6]	Week 14 Feb. 18[6]	Week 15 Feb. 25[6]	Week 16 Mar. 4[6]	Week 17 Mar. 11[6]	Final Apr. 1[6]
1.	Kansas																	Arizona (25–9)	1.
2.	Cincinnati																	Kentucky (35–5)	2.
3.	Wake Forest																	Minnesota (31–4)	3.
4.	Kentucky																	North Carolina (28–7)	4.
5.	Utah																	Kansas (34–2)	5.
6.	UCLA																	Utah (29–4)	6.
7.	North Carolina																	UCLA (24–8)	7.
8.	Villanova																	Clemson (23–10)	8.
9.	Michigan																	Wake Forest (24–7)	9.
10.	Duke																	Louisville (26–9)	10.
11.	Iowa State																	Duke (24–9)	11.
12.	Syracuse																	Stanford (22–8)	12.
13.	UMass																	Iowa State (22–9)	13.
14.	Stanford																	South Carolina (24–8)	14.
15.	Texas																	Providence (24–12)	15.
16.	Arizona																	Cincinnati (26–8)	16.
17.	Clemson																	Saint Joseph's (26–7)	17.
18.	Arkansas																	California (25–9)	18.
19.	Fresno State																	New Mexico (25–8)	19.
20.	Iowa																	Texas (18–12)	20.
21.	Boston College																	Charleston (29–3)	21.
22.	New Mexico																	Xavier (23–6)	22.
23.	Tulane																	Boston College (22–9)	23.
24.	Indiana																	Michigan (23–11)	24.
25.	Louisville																	Colorado (22–10)	25.
	Preseason [5]	Week 2 Nov. 26[5]	Week 3 Dec. 3[5]	Week 4 Dec. 10[5]	Week 5 Dec. 17[5]	Week 6 Dec. 24[5]	Week 7 Dec. 31[5]	Week 8 Jan. 7[5]	Week 9 Jan. 14[5]	Week 10 Jan. 21[5]	Week 11 Jan. 28[5]	Week 12 Feb. 4[6]	Week 13 Feb. 11[6]	Week 14 Feb. 18[6]	Week 15 Feb. 25[6]	Week 16 Mar. 4[6]	Week 17 Mar. 11[6]	Final Apr. 1[6]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Dropped: Georgia (24–9) Illinois (22–10) Villanova (24–10) Maryland (21–11)

References

"1997 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
"1997 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
"1997 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
"1997 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 1053. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 1054. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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[1] "1997 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved 2019-04-07.

[2] "1997 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved 2012-04-18.

[3] "1997 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved 2019-04-07.

[4] "1997 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved 2012-04-18.

[Coaches-5] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 1053. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[Coaches2-6] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 1054. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.