1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 1995–96 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.

1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Season	1995–96
NCAA Tournament	1996
Preseason #1	Kentucky
NCAA Tournament Champions	Kentucky
NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

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. 20	Week 3 Nov. 27	Week 4 Dec. 4[2]	Week 5 Dec. 11[2]	Week 6 Dec. 18[2]	Week 7 Dec. 26[2]	Week 8 Jan. 2[2]	Week 9 Jan. 8[2]	Week 10 Jan. 15[2]	Week 11 Jan. 22	Week 12 Jan. 29	Week 13 Feb. 5	Week 14 Feb. 12	Week 15 Feb. 19	Week 16 Feb. 26	Week 17 Mar. 5	Final Mar. 12[3][4]
1.	Kentucky																	UMass (31–1)	1.
2.	Kansas																	Kentucky (28–2)	2.
3.	Villanova																	Connecticut (30–2)	3.
4.	UCLA																	Purdue (26–4) т	4.
5.	Georgetown																	Georgetown (26–7) т	5.
6.	Connecticut																	Kansas (25–5) т	6.
7.	UMass																	Cincinnati (25–4)	7.
8.	Iowa																	Texas Tech (28–1)	8.
9.	Mississippi State																	Wake Forest (26–6)	9.
10.	Utah																	Villanova (25–6)	10.
11.	Wake Forest																	Arizona (24–6)	11.
12.	Louisville																	Utah (25–6)	12.
13.	Memphis																	Georgia Tech (22–11)	13.
14.	Missouri																	UCLA (23–7)	14.
15.	Maryland																	Syracuse (24–8)	15.
16.	Arkansas																	Memphis (22–7)	16.
17.	Michigan																	Iowa State (23–8)	17.
18.	Stanford																	Penn State (21–6)	18.
19.	Virginia																	Mississippi State (22–7)	19.
20.	North Carolina																	Marquette (22–7)	20.
21.	Cincinnati																	Iowa (22–8)	21.
22.	Virginia Tech																	Virginia Tech (22–5)	22.
23.	Indiana																	New Mexico (28–5)	23.
24.	Purdue																	Louisville (20–11)	24.
25.	California																	North Carolina (20–10)	25.
	Preseason  [1]	Week 2 Nov. 20	Week 3 Nov. 27	Week 4 Dec. 4[2]	Week 5 Dec. 11[2]	Week 6 Dec. 18[2]	Week 7 Dec. 26[2]	Week 8 Jan. 2[2]	Week 9 Jan. 8[2]	Week 10 Jan. 15[2]	Week 11 Jan. 22	Week 12 Jan. 29	Week 13 Feb. 5	Week 14 Feb. 12	Week 15 Feb. 19	Week 16 Feb. 26	Week 17 Mar. 5	Final Mar. 12[5][6]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Dropped: Wisconsin-Green Bay (25–3)

Coaches Poll

	Preseason  [2]	Week 2 Nov. 20[2]	Week 3 Nov. 27[2]	Week 4 Dec. 4[2]	Week 5 Dec. 11[2]	Week 6 Dec. 18[2]	Week 7 Dec. 26[2]	Week 8 Jan. 2[2]	Week 9 Jan. 8[2]	Week 10 Jan. 15[2]	Week 11 Jan. 22[2]	Week 12 Jan. 29[2]	Week 13 Feb. 5[7]	Week 14 Feb. 12[7]	Week 15 Feb. 19[7]	Week 16 Feb. 26[7]	Week 17 Mar. 5[7]	Week 18 Mar. 12[7]	Final Apr. 2[7]
1.	Kentucky																		Kentucky (34–2)	1.
2.	Kansas																		UMass (35–2)	2.
3.	UCLA																		Syracuse (29–9)	3.
4.	Villanova																		Mississippi State (26–8)	4.
5.	Georgetown																		Kansas (29–5)	5.
6.	Connecticut																		Cincinnati (28–5)	6.
7.	UMass																		Georgetown (29–8)	7.
8.	Wake Forest																		Connecticut (32–3)	8.
9.	Louisville																		Wake Forest (26–6)	9.
10.	Iowa																		Texas Tech (30–2)	10.
11.	Utah																		Arizona (26–7)	11.
12.	Mississippi State																		Utah (27–7)	12.
13.	Memphis																		Georgia Tech (24–12)	13.
14.	Virginia																		Louisville (22–12)	14.
15.	Missouri																		Purdue (26–6)	15.
16.	Michigan т																		Georgia (21–10)	16.
17.	Stanford т																		Villanova (26–7)	17.
18.	Arkansas																		Arkansas (20–13)	18.
19.	Maryland																		UCLA (23–8)	19.
20.	Cincinnati																		Iowa State (24–9)	20.
21.	North Carolina																		Virginia Tech (23–6)	21.
22.	Virginia Tech																		Iowa (23–9)	22.
23.	Purdue																		Marquette (23–8)	23.
24.	Indiana																		North Carolina (21–11)	24.
25.	Arizona																		New Mexico (28–5)	25.
	Preseason  [2]	Week 2 Nov. 20[2]	Week 3 Nov. 27[2]	Week 4 Dec. 4[2]	Week 5 Dec. 11[2]	Week 6 Dec. 18[2]	Week 7 Dec. 26[2]	Week 8 Jan. 2[2]	Week 9 Jan. 8[2]	Week 10 Jan. 15[2]	Week 11 Jan. 22[2]	Week 12 Jan. 29[2]	Week 13 Feb. 5[7]	Week 14 Feb. 12[7]	Week 15 Feb. 19[7]	Week 16 Feb. 26[7]	Week 17 Mar. 5[7]	Week 18 Mar. 12[7]	Final Apr. 2[7]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Dropped: Memphis (22–8) Penn State (21–8) Stanford (19–8)

References

1. "1996 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
2. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 1042. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
3. "1996 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
4. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1996.html
5. "1996 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
6. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1996.html
7. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 1043. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.