2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 2003–04 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.

2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Season	2003–04
NCAA Tournament	2004
Preseason #1	Connecticut
NCAA Tournament Champions	Connecticut
NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

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 Pre[1]	Week 2 Nov. 26	Week 3 Dec. 3	Week 4 Dec. 10	Week 5 Dec. 17	Week 6 Dec. 24	Week 7 Dec. 31	Week 8 Jan. 7	Week 9 Jan. 14	Week 10 Jan. 21	Week 11 Jan. 28	Week 12 Feb. 4	Week 13 Feb. 11	Week 14 Feb. 18	Week 15 Feb. 25	Week 16 Mar. 3	Week 17 Mar. 10	Final Mar. 17[2]
1.	Connecticut (69)																	Stanford (29–1)	1.
2.	Duke (1)																	Kentucky (26–4)	2.
3.	Michigan State (1)																	Gonzaga (27–2)	3.
4.	Arizona																	Oklahoma State (27–3)	4.
5.	Missouri																	Saint Joseph's (27–1)	5.
6.	Kansas (1)																	Duke (27–5)	6.
7.	Syracuse																	Connecticut (27–6)	7.
8.	Florida																	Mississippi State (25–3)	8.
9.	North Carolina																	Pittsburgh (29–4)	9.
10.	Kentucky																	Wisconsin (24–6)	10.
11.	Texas																	Cincinnati (24–6)	11.
12.	Illinois																	Texas (23–7)	12.
13.	Saint Joseph's																	Illinois (24–6)	13.
14.	Oklahoma																	Georgia Tech (23–9)	14.
15.	Wisconsin																	NC State (20–9)	15.
16.	Gonzaga																	Kansas (21–8)	16.
17.	Louisville																	Wake Forest (19–9)	17.
18.	Cincinnati																	North Carolina (18–10)	18.
19.	Wake Forest																	Maryland (19–11)	19.
20.	Stanford																	Syracuse (21–7)	20.
21.	Notre Dame																	Providence (20–8)	21.
22.	Pittsburgh																	Arizona (20–9)	22.
23.	Marquette																	Southern Illinois (25–4)	23.
24.	NC State																	Memphis (21–7)	24.
25.	Oklahoma State																	Utah State (25–3)	25.
	Preseason Pre[3]	Week 2 Nov. 26	Week 3 Dec. 3	Week 4 Dec. 10	Week 5 Dec. 17	Week 6 Dec. 24	Week 7 Dec. 31	Week 8 Jan. 7	Week 9 Jan. 14	Week 10 Jan. 21	Week 11 Jan. 28	Week 12 Feb. 4	Week 13 Feb. 11	Week 14 Feb. 18	Week 15 Feb. 25	Week 16 Mar. 3	Week 17 Mar. 10	Final Mar. 17[2]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Dropped: Air Force (22–6)

Coaches Poll

	Preseason  [4]	Week 2 Nov. 25[4]	Week 3 Dec. 2[4]	Week 4 Dec. 9[4]	Week 5 Dec. 16[4]	Week 6 Dec. 23[4]	Week 7 Dec. 30[4]	Week 8 Jan. 6[4]	Week 9 Jan. 13[4]	Week 10 Jan. 20[4]	Week 11 Jan. 27[4]	Week 12 Feb. 3[4]	Week 13 Feb. 10[5]	Week 14 Feb. 17[5]	Week 15 Feb. 24[5]	Week 16 Mar. 2[5]	Week 17 Mar. 9[5]	Week 18 Mar. 16[5]	Final Apr. 6[5]
1.	Connecticut (25)	Connecticut (3–0)	Kansas (2–0)											Stanford (21–0)	Stanford (23–0)	Stanford (25–0)	Saint Joseph's (27–0)	Stanford (29–1)	Connecticut (33–6) (31)	1.
2.	Duke (3)													Saint Joseph's (22–0)	Saint Joseph's (24–0)	Saint Joseph's (26–0)	Stanford (26–1)	Gonzaga (27–2)	Duke (31–6)	2.
3.	Michigan State (1)																	Oklahoma State (27–3)	Georgia Tech (28–10)	3.
4.	Arizona		Connecticut (4–1)															Kentucky (26–4)	Oklahoma State (31–4)	4.
5.	Kansas																	Saint Joseph's (27–1)	Saint Joseph's (30–2)	5.
6.	Missouri																	Duke (27–5)	Stanford (30–2)	6.
7.	Syracuse (1)																	Connecticut (27–6)	Pittsburgh (31–5)	7.
8.	Florida																	Pittsburgh (29–4)	Kentucky (27–5)	8.
9.	Kentucky																	Mississippi State (25–3)	Kansas (24–9)	9.
10.	North Carolina (1)																	Wisconsin (24–6)	Texas (25–8)	10.
11.	Texas																	Texas (23–7)	Illinois (26–7)	11.
12.	Gonzaga																	Cincinnati (24–6)	Gonzaga (28–3)	12.
13.	Illinois																	Illinois (24–6)	Mississippi State (26–4)	13.
14.	Wisconsin																	Kansas (21–8)	Xavier (26–11)	14.
15.	Oklahoma																	Georgia Tech (23–9)	Wake Forest (21–10)	15.
16.	Louisville																		Wisconsin (25–7)	16.
17.	Stanford																		Alabama (20–13)	17.
18.	Saint Joseph's																		Cincinnati (25–7)	18.
19.	Cincinnati т																		Syracuse (23–8)	19.
20.	Notre Dame т																		NC State (21–10)	20.
21.	Wake Forest																		Nevada (25–9)	21.
22.	Pittsburgh																		North Carolina (19–11)	22.
23.	Marquette																		UAB (22–10)	23.
24.	Oklahoma State																		Maryland (20–12)	24.
25.	Maryland																		Vanderbilt (23–10)	25.
	Preseason  [4]	Week 2 Nov. 25[4]	Week 3 Dec. 2[4]	Week 4 Dec. 9[4]	Week 5 Dec. 16[4]	Week 6 Dec. 23[4]	Week 7 Dec. 30[4]	Week 8 Jan. 6[4]	Week 9 Jan. 13[4]	Week 10 Jan. 20[4]	Week 11 Jan. 27[4]	Week 12 Feb. 3[4]	Week 13 Feb. 10[5]	Week 14 Feb. 17[5]	Week 15 Feb. 24[5]	Week 16 Mar. 2[5]	Week 17 Mar. 9[5]	Week 18 Mar. 16[5]	Final Apr. 6[5]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Dropped: Arizona (20–10) Providence (20–9) Utah State (25–4) Southern Illinois (25–5) Michigan State (18–12)

References

1. "Men's College Basketball Rankings - Week 1". ESPN. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
2. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 1131. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
3. "Men's College Basketball Rankings - Week 1". ESPN. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
4. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 1130. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
5. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 1131. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.