1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

The 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
Season	1965–66
NCAA Tournament	1966
Preseason #1	UCLA
NCAA Tournament Champions	Texas Western
NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings ← 1964–65 1966–67 →

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. 7[1]	Week 3 Dec. 14[1]	Week 4 Dec. 21[1]	Week 5 Dec. 28[1]	Week 6 Jan. 4[1]	Week 7 Jan. 11[1]	Week 8 Jan. 18[1]	Week 9 Jan. 25[1]	Week 10 Feb. 1[1]	Week 11 Feb. 8[1]	Week 12 Feb. 15[1]	Week 13 Feb. 22[2]	Week 14 Mar. 1[2]	Final Mar. 8[2]
1.	UCLA	UCLA (2–0)													Kentucky (23–1)	1.
2.	Michigan														Duke (23–3)	2.
3.	Duke														Texas Western (23–1)	3.
4.	Saint Joseph's														Kansas (21–3)	4.
5.	Vanderbilt														St. Joseph's (22–4)	5.
6.	Providence														Loyola-Chicago (21–2)	6.
7.	Minnesota														Cincinnati (21–5)	7.
8.	Kansas														Vanderbilt (22–4)	8.
9.	Bradley					Texas Western (10–0)									Michigan (17–6)	9.
10.	Kansas State	South Carolina (2–0)													Western Kentucky (24–2)	10.
	Preseason  [1]	Week 2 Dec. 7[1]	Week 3 Dec. 14[1]	Week 4 Dec. 21[1]	Week 5 Dec. 28[1]	Week 6 Jan. 4[1]	Week 7 Jan. 11[1]	Week 8 Jan. 18[1]	Week 9 Jan. 25[1]	Week 10 Feb. 1[1]	Week 11 Feb. 8[1]	Week 12 Feb. 15[1]	Week 13 Feb. 22[2]	Week 14 Mar. 1[2]	Final Mar. 8[2]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Dropped: Providence (22–4) Nebraska (20–5)

UPI Poll

	Preseason  [1]	Week 2 Dec. 6[1]	Week 3 Dec. 13[1]	Week 4 Dec. 20[1]	Week 5 Dec. 27[1]	Week 6 Jan. 3[1]	Week 7 Jan. 10[1]	Week 8 Jan. 17[1]	Week 9 Jan. 24[1]	Week 10 Jan. 31[1]	Week 11 Feb. 7[1]	Week 12 Feb. 14[1]	Week 13 Feb. 21[2]	Week 14 Feb. 28[2]	Final Mar. 7[2]
1.	UCLA	UCLA (2–0)													Kentucky (23–1)	1.
2.	Michigan														Duke (23–3)	2.
3.	Minnesota														Texas Western (23–1)	3.
4.	Saint Joseph's														Kansas (21–3)	4.
5.	Duke														Loyola-Chicago (21–2)	5.
6.	Vanderbilt														St. Joseph's (22–4)	6.
7.	Providence														Michigan (17–6)	7.
8.	Kansas														Vanderbilt (22–4)	8.
9.	Bradley														Cincinnati (21–5)	9.
10.	BYU														Providence (22–4)	10.
11.	San Francisco					Texas Western (10–0)									Nebraska (20–5)	11.
12.	Kansas State														Utah (21–6)	12.
13.	NC State														Oklahoma City (18–5)	13.
14.	Dayton														Houston (21–5)	14.
15.	Boston College т														Oregon State (20–6)	15.
16.	St. John's т														Syracuse (21–5)	16.
17.	Louisville т														Pacific (22–4)	17.
18.	Tennessee т														Davidson (20–5)	18.
19.	West Virginia														BYU (17–5) т	19.
20.	Iowa т New Mexico т Princeton т														Dayton (23–4) т	20.
	Preseason  [1]	Week 2 Dec. 6[1]	Week 3 Dec. 13[1]	Week 4 Dec. 20[1]	Week 5 Dec. 27[1]	Week 6 Jan. 3[1]	Week 7 Jan. 10[1]	Week 8 Jan. 17[1]	Week 9 Jan. 24[1]	Week 10 Jan. 31[1]	Week 11 Feb. 7[1]	Week 12 Feb. 14[1]	Week 13 Feb. 21[2]	Week 14 Feb. 28[2]	Final Mar. 7[2]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Dropped: San Francisco (20–5) Boston College (19–5) Michigan State (16–7)

References

1. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 733. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
2. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 734. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.