1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 1987–88 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
Dec. 1[1]
Week 3
Dec. 8[1]
Week 4
Dec. 15[1]
Week 5
Dec. 22[1]
Week 6
Dec. 29[1]
Week 7
Jan. 5[1]
Week 8
Jan. 12[1]
Week 9
Jan. 19[1]
Week 10
Jan. 26[1]
Week 11
Feb. 2[1]
Week 12
Feb. 9[1]
Week 13
Feb. 16[2]
Week 14
Feb. 23[2]
Week 15
Mar. 1[2]
Week 16
Mar. 8[2]
Final
Mar. 15[2][3]
1.SyracuseNorth Carolina (3–0)Kentucky (3–0)Kentucky (4–0)Arizona (9–0)Arizona (10–0)Kentucky (9–0)Arizona (14–1)Arizona (16–1)Arizona (18–1)Arizona (20–1)Temple (18–1) (23)Temple (20–1)Temple (22–1)Temple (25–1)Temple (27–1)Temple (29–1)1.
2.PurdueKentucky (1–0)Pittsburgh (2–0)Arizona (7–0)Kentucky (6–0)Kentucky (6–0)Pittsburgh (9–0)North Carolina (11–1)North Carolina (13–1)Purdue (17–1)UNLV (19–1)Purdue (19–2) (16)Purdue (20–2)Purdue (22–2)Purdue (24–2)Purdue (26–2)Arizona (31–2)2.
3.North CarolinaSyracuse (2–1)Iowa (6–0)Pittsburgh (4–0)Pittsburgh (4–0)Pittsburgh (6–0)Arizona (12–1)Oklahoma (14–0)Temple (12–0)North Carolina (14–2)BYU (15–0)Arizona (21–2) (15)Arizona (23–2)Arizona (25–2)Arizona (26–2)Arizona (26–2)Purdue (27–3)3.
4.PittsburghPittsburgh (1–0)Arizona (5–0)North Carolina (5–1)North Carolina (7–1)North Carolina (7–1)North Carolina (9–1)Temple (10–0)Kentucky (12–1)UNLV (17–1)Duke (13–2)Oklahoma (20–2) (9)Oklahoma (22–2)Oklahoma (24–2)Oklahoma (26–2)Oklahoma (27–3)Oklahoma (30–3)4.
5.KentuckyIndiana (1–0)North Carolina (4–1)Indiana (5–1)Wyoming (6–0)Wyoming (8–0)Wyoming (11–0)Kentucky (10–1)Purdue (15–1)Duke (12–2)Temple (16–1)Pittsburgh (16–2) (2)North Carolina (18–3)Duke (20–3)UNLV (25–3)Pittsburgh (22–5)Duke (24–6)5.
6.IndianaIowa (3–0)Indiana (2–1)Wyoming (4–0)Temple (5–0)Temple (5–0)Temple (7–0)Pittsburgh (10–1)Pittsburgh (13–1)Temple (14–1)Purdue (17–2)North Carolina (16–3)Duke (18–3)Pittsburgh (19–3)North Carolina (21–4)Kentucky (22–5)Kentucky (25–5)6.
7.KansasFlorida (4–0)Wyoming (3–0)Iowa (6–1)Syracuse (7–2)Syracuse (8–2)Syracuse (10–2)Duke (9–1)Michigan (14–1)BYU (14–0)Oklahoma (18–2)UNLV (20–2)BYU (20–1)Michigan (21–4)Pittsburgh (20–4)UNLV (26–4)North Carolina (24–6)7.
8.MissouriMissouri (0–0)Syracuse (4–2)Temple (4–0)Florida (6–1)Florida (7–1)Oklahoma (12–0)Purdue (13–1)UNLV (14–1)Michigan (14–2)North Carolina (15–3)BYU (17–1)Pittsburgh (17–3)UNLV (23–3)Kentucky (20–5)Duke (21–6)Pittsburgh (23–6)8.
9.MichiganArizona (2–0)Missouri (2–0)Syracuse (6–2)Duke (4–0)Duke (5–0)Duke (6–1)Syracuse (12–2)Duke (10–2)Kentucky (13–2)Pittsburgh (15–2)Duke (16–3)Kentucky (18–3)North Carolina (20–4)Duke (20–5)North Carolina (22–5)Syracuse (25–8)9.
10.WyomingWyoming (1–0)Duke (3–0)Duke (4–0)Purdue (7–1)Oklahoma (10–0)Purdue (10–1)Michigan (13–1)Iowa State (15–2)Oklahoma (16–2)Kentucky (14–3)Kentucky (16–3)Michigan (20–4)Syracuse (20–6)Michigan (22–5)Michigan (23–6)Michigan (24–7)10.
11.IowaPurdue (1–1)Temple (1–0)Florida (5–1)Michigan (8–1)Purdue (8–1)Michigan (11–1)Georgetown (11–1)Oklahoma (14–2)Pittsburgh (13–2)Michigan (17–3)Syracuse (17–5)UNLV (21–3)BYU (21–2)Iowa (20–7)NC State (23–6)Bradley (26–4)11.
12.TempleTemple (0–0)Florida (4–1)Purdue (6–1)Oklahoma (7–0)Michigan (9–1)Indiana (8–2)Wyoming (11–2)BYU (12–0)Iowa State (16–3)Syracuse (15–5)Michigan (18–4)Syracuse (18–6)Kentucky (18–5)Syracuse (21–7)Bradley (25–4)UNLV (27–5)12.
13.LouisvilleDuke (1–0)Purdue (4–1)Michigan (7–1)Indiana (6–2)Indiana (7–2)UNLV (10–0)UNLV (12–1)Illinois (13–3)Illinois (14–4)Iowa (15–5)Iowa (16–6)Iowa (17–6)Iowa (18–7)Georgia Tech (21–6)Syracuse (22–8)Wyoming (26–5)13.
14.FloridaLouisville (0–0)Georgetown (3–0)Oklahoma (6–0)Iowa (6–2)Iowa (7–2)Georgetown (9–1)Iowa State (13–2)Syracuse (12–4)Florida (14–4)Georgetown (14–4)Kansas State (14–4)NC State (16–5)Bradley (19–4)Bradley (–)Wyoming (23–5)NC State (24–7)14.
15.DukeMichigan (2–1)Michigan (4–1)UNLV (5–0)UNLV (5–0)UNLV (7–0)Florida (8–3)Indiana (8–3)Georgetown (11–3)Georgetown (12–4)Vanderbilt (13–4)Bradley (14–3)Missouri (16–5)Missouri (17–6)BYU (–)Iowa (21–8)Loyola Marymount (27–3)15.
16.GeorgetownKansas (1–2)Oklahoma (3–0)Missouri (3–1)Iowa State (8–1)Iowa State (9–1)Iowa (8–3)Kansas (11–3)Kansas (12–4)Iowa (12–5)Iowa State (15–5)NC State (14–4)Vanderbilt (16–5)Wyoming (20–5)NC State (20–6)Loyola Marymount (26–3)Illinois (22–9)16.
17.ArizonaGeorgetown (2–0)UNLV (3–0)Kansas (6–2)Missouri (4–1)Kansas (7–2)Iowa State (11–2)Iowa (9–4)Wyoming (12–3)Syracuse (13–5)Illinois (14–6)Vanderbilt (14–5)Bradley (16–4)Vanderbilt (17–6)Wyoming (22–5)BYU (24–4)Iowa (22–9)17.
18.Georgia TechOklahoma (1–0)Kansas (4–2)Georgetown (4–1)Kansas (7–2)Georgetown (7–1)Kansas (8–3)New Mexico (14–3)UTEP (15–2)UTEP (16–3)Bradley (13–2)Wyoming (17–4)Georgetown (16–6)Southern Miss (16–6)Loyola Marymount (24–3)Georgia Tech (21–8)Xavier (26–3)18.
19.OklahomaUNLV (0–0)Notre Dame (1–1)Memphis State (3–1)Georgetown (6–1)Memphis State (4–2)Illinois (9–2)Auburn (9–2)Iowa (11–5)Villanova (14–4)Florida (15–5)Indiana (13–6)Wyoming (18–5)Loyola Marymount (22–3)Vanderbilt (18–7)Illinois (20–9)BYU (25–5)19.
20.DePaulMemphis State (1–0)Memphis State (2–0)Iowa State (7–1)Memphis State (3–1)Louisville (3–2)St. John's (8–1)Illinois (11–3)NC State (10–2)Southern Miss (14–2)St. John's (14–3)Villanova (16–6)Loyola Marymount (20–3)Georgia Tech (19–6)Xavier (22–3)Xavier (24–3)Kansas State (22–8)20.
Preseason
 [1]
Week 2
Dec. 1[1]
Week 3
Dec. 8[1]
Week 4
Dec. 15[1]
Week 5
Dec. 22[1]
Week 6
Dec. 29[1]
Week 7
Jan. 5[1]
Week 8
Jan. 12[1]
Week 9
Jan. 19[1]
Week 10
Jan. 26[1]
Week 11
Feb. 2[1]
Week 12
Feb. 9[1]
Week 13
Feb. 16[2]
Week 14
Feb. 23[2]
Week 15
Mar. 1[2]
Week 16
Mar. 8[2]
Final
Mar. 15[2][4]
Dropped:
  • Georgia Tech
  • DePaul
Dropped:
Louisville (0–1)
Dropped:
Notre Dame (3–2)
NoneDropped:
Missouri (4–2)
Dropped:
  • Memphis State
  • Louisville
Dropped:
  • Florida (10–4)
  • St. John's (9–3)
Dropped:
  • Indiana
  • New Mexico
  • Auburn
Dropped:
  • Kansas
  • Wyoming
  • NC State
Dropped:
  • UTEP (17–4)
  • Villanova
  • Southern Miss
Dropped:
  • Georgetown (14–6)
  • Iowa State
  • Florida (16–6)
  • St. John's
  • UTEP
Dropped:
  • Kansas State
  • Indiana
  • Villanova
Dropped:
  • NC State (18–6)
  • Georgetown
Dropped:
  • Missouri
  • Southern Miss
Dropped:
Vanderbilt
Dropped:
  • Georgia Tech (21–9)

Coaches Poll

Week 1
Dec. 1[1]
Week 2
Dec. 8[1]
Week 3
Dec. 15[1]
Week 4
Dec. 22[1]
Week 5
Dec. 29[1]
Week 6
Jan. 5[1]
Week 7
Jan. 12[1]
Week 8
Jan. 19[1]
Week 9
Jan. 26[1]
Week 10
Feb. 2[1]
Week 11
Feb. 9[1]
Week 12
Feb. 16[2]
Week 13
Feb. 23[2]
Week 14
Mar. 1[2]
Week 15
Mar. 8[2]
Final
Mar. 15[2][5]
1.North Carolina (3–0)Kentucky (3–0)Kentucky (4–0)Kentucky (6–0)Temple (18–1)Temple (20–1)Temple (22–1)Temple (25–1)Temple (27–1)Temple (29–1)1.
2.Syracuse (2–1)Arizona (5–0)Arizona (31–2)2.
3.Indiana (1–0)Iowa (6–0)Oklahoma (30–3)3.
4.Pittsburgh (1–0)North Carolina (4–1)Purdue (27–3)4.
5.Kentucky (1–0)Pittsburgh (2–0)Kentucky (25–5)5.
6.Florida (4–0)Indiana (2–1)Duke (24–6)6.
7.Arizona (2–0)Syracuse (4–2)North Carolina (24–6)7.
8.Missouri (0–0)Wyoming (3–0)Pittsburgh (23–6)8.
9.Duke (1–0)Duke (3–0)Syracuse (25–8)9.
10.Iowa (3–0)Missouri (2–0)Michigan (24–7)10.
11.Wyoming (1–0)Georgetown (3–0)NC State (24–7)11.
12.Georgetown (2–0)Florida (4–1)Bradley (26–4)12.
13.Michigan (2–1)Temple (1–0)Wyoming (26–5)13.
14.Purdue (1–1)Purdue (4–1)Loyola Marymount (27–3)14.
15.Temple (0–0)Michigan (4–1)UNLV (27–5)15.
16.Louisville (0–0)Oklahoma (3–0)Iowa State (8–1)Iowa (22–9)16.
17.Oklahoma (1–0)UNLV (3–0)Iowa (6–2)Illinois (22–9)17.
18.UNLV (0–0)Notre Dame (1–1)DePaul (21–7)18.
19.Kansas (1–2)Kansas (4–2)Xavier (26–3)19.
20.NC State (0–0)Auburn (2–0)Kansas State (22–8)20.
Week 1
Dec. 1[1]
Week 2
Dec. 8[1]
Week 3
Dec. 15[1]
Week 4
Dec. 22[1]
Week 5
Dec. 29[1]
Week 6
Jan. 5[1]
Week 7
Jan. 12[1]
Week 8
Jan. 19[1]
Week 9
Jan. 26[1]
Week 10
Feb. 2[1]
Week 11
Feb. 9[1]
Week 12
Feb. 16[2]
Week 13
Feb. 23[2]
Week 14
Mar. 1[2]
Week 15
Mar. 8[2]
Final
Mar. 15[2][6]
Dropped:
  • Louisville (0–1)
  • NC State (2–0)
NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneDropped:
  • BYU (25–5)
  • Georgia Tech (21–9)
  • UTEP (23–9)
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References

  1. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 954. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
  2. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 955. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
  3. "1988 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  4. "1988 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  5. "UPI Men's Basketball Ratings" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 15, 1988. p. 11. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  6. "UPI Men's Basketball Ratings" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 15, 1988. p. 11. Retrieved February 18, 2018.


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