1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

The 1962–63 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
Season	1962–63
NCAA Tournament	1963
Preseason #1	Cincinnati
NCAA Tournament Champions	Loyola-Chicago
NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings ← 1961–62 1963–64 →

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 Dec. 4[1]	Week 3 Dec. 11[1]	Week 4 Dec. 18[1]	Week 5 Dec. 25[1]	Week 6 Jan. 1[1]	Week 7 Jan. 8[1]	Week 8 Jan. 15[1]	Week 9 Jan. 22[1]	Week 10 Jan. 29[1]	Week 11 Feb. 5[1]	Week 12 Feb. 12[1]	Week 13 Feb. 19[2]	Week 14 Feb. 26[2]	Week 15 Mar. 5[2]	Final Mar. 12[2]
1.	Cincinnati	Cincinnati (1–0)	Cincinnati (4–0)	Cincinnati (6–0)	Cincinnati (8–0)	Cincinnati (9–0)	Cincinnati (11–0)	Cincinnati (13–0)	Cincinnati (14–0)	Cincinnati (15–0)	Cincinnati (17–0)	Cincinnati (19–0)	Cincinnati (19–1)	Cincinnati (21–1)	Cincinnati (23–1)	Cincinnati (23–1)	1.
2.	Duke															Duke (24–2)	2.
3.	Kentucky															Loyola-Chicago (24–2)	3.
4.	Loyola-Chicago															Arizona State (24–2)	4.
5.	West Virginia															Wichita State (19–7)	5.
6.	Mississippi State															Mississippi State (21–5)	6.
7.	Oregon State															Ohio State (20–4)	7.
8.	Illinois															Illinois (19–5)	8.
9.	St. Bonaventure															NYU (17–3)	9.
10.	Wisconsin															Colorado (17–6)	10.
	Preseason  [1]	Week 2 Dec. 4[1]	Week 3 Dec. 11[1]	Week 4 Dec. 18[1]	Week 5 Dec. 25[1]	Week 6 Jan. 1[1]	Week 7 Jan. 8[1]	Week 8 Jan. 15[1]	Week 9 Jan. 22[1]	Week 10 Jan. 29[1]	Week 11 Feb. 5[1]	Week 12 Feb. 12[1]	Week 13 Feb. 19[2]	Week 14 Feb. 26[2]	Week 15 Mar. 5[2]	Final Mar. 12[2]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Dropped: Stanford (18–6) Providence (21–4)

UPI Poll

	Preseason  [1]	Week 2 Dec. 4[1]	Week 3 Dec. 11[1]	Week 4 Dec. 18[1]	Week 5 Dec. 25[1]	Week 6 Jan. 1[1]	Week 7 Jan. 8[1]	Week 8 Jan. 15[1]	Week 9 Jan. 22[1]	Week 10 Jan. 29[1]	Week 11 Feb. 5[1]	Week 12 Feb. 12[1]	Week 13 Feb. 19[2]	Week 14 Feb. 26[2]	Week 15 Mar. 5[2]	Final Mar. 12[2]
1.	Cincinnati	Cincinnati (1–0)	Cincinnati (4–0)	Cincinnati (6–0)	Cincinnati (8–0)	Cincinnati (9–0)	Cincinnati (11–0)	Cincinnati (13–0)	Cincinnati (14–0)	Cincinnati (15–0)	Cincinnati (17–0)	Cincinnati (19–0)	Cincinnati (19–1)	Cincinnati (21–1)	Cincinnati (23–1)	Cincinnati (23–1)	1.
2.	Duke															Duke (24–2)	2.
3.	Kentucky															Arizona State (24–2)	3.
4.	West Virginia															Loyola-Chicago (24–2)	4.
5.	Loyola-Chicago															Illinois (19–5)	5.
6.	Oregon State															Wichita State (19–7)	6.
7.	Mississippi State															Mississippi State (21–5)	7.
8.	St. Bonaventure															Ohio State (20–4)	8.
9.	Wisconsin															Colorado (17–6)	9.
10.	Bowling Green т															Stanford (18–6)	10.
11.	Stanford т															NYU (17–3)	11.
12.	Dayton															Texas (19–6)	12.
13.	Illinois															Providence (21–4)	13.
14.	Kansas State															Oregon State (19–7)	14.
15.	Arizona State															UCLA (19–7)	15.
16.	NYU															Saint Joseph's (21–4)	16.
17.	UCLA															West Virginia (21–7)	17.
18.	Colorado State															Bowling Green (18–7)	18.
19.	Creighton															Kansas State (17–8)	19.
20.	Indiana															Seattle (21–6)	20.
	Preseason  [1]	Week 2 Dec. 4[1]	Week 3 Dec. 11[1]	Week 4 Dec. 18[1]	Week 5 Dec. 25[1]	Week 6 Jan. 1[1]	Week 7 Jan. 8[1]	Week 8 Jan. 15[1]	Week 9 Jan. 22[1]	Week 10 Jan. 29[1]	Week 11 Feb. 5[1]	Week 12 Feb. 12[1]	Week 13 Feb. 19[2]	Week 14 Feb. 26[2]	Week 15 Mar. 5[2]	Final Mar. 12[2]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

References

1. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 706. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
2. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 707. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.