1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
Season	1970–71
NCAA Tournament	1971
Preseason #1	UCLA
NCAA Tournament Champions	UCLA
NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
← 1969–70	1971–72 →

The 1970–71 NCAA University Division 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 1 Dec. 7[1]	Week 2 Dec. 14[1]	Week 3 Dec. 21[1]	Week 4 Dec. 28[1]	Week 5 Jan. 4[1]	Week 6 Jan. 11[1]	Week 7 Jan. 18[1]	Week 8 Jan. 25[1]	Week 9 Feb. 1[1]	Week 10 Feb. 8[1]	Week 11 Feb. 15[1]	Week 12 Feb. 22[2]	Week 13 Mar. 1[2]	Week 14 Mar. 8[2]	Final Mar. 15[2][3]
1.	UCLA	UCLA (2–0)	UCLA (4–0)	UCLA (4–0)	UCLA (6–0)	UCLA (9–0)	UCLA (11–0)	UCLA (13–0)	Marquette (14–0)	Marquette (16–0)	UCLA (16–1)	UCLA (18–1)	UCLA (20–1)	UCLA (21–1)	UCLA (24–1)	UCLA (25–1)	1.
2.	South Carolina								UCLA (14–1)	USC (16–0)	Marquette (18–0)	Marquette (20–0)	Marquette (21–0)	Marquette (23–0)	Marquette (26–0)	Marquette (27–0)	2.
3.	Kentucky									UCLA (15–1)	USC (16–1)	USC (18–1)	USC (20–1)	USC (21–1)	USC (24–1)	Penn (27–0)	3.
4.	Jacksonville															Kansas (25–1)	4.
5.	Notre Dame															USC (24–2)	5.
6.	Marquette															South Carolina (23–4)	6.
7.	USC															Western Kentucky (21–5)	7.
8.	Villanova															Kentucky (22–4)	8.
9.	Western Kentucky															Fordham (25–2)	9.
10.	Drake															Ohio State (19–5)	10.
11.	Penn															Jacksonville (22–4)	11.
12.	Utah State															Notre Dame (20–7)	12.
13.	Duke															North Carolina (22–6)	13.
14.	Kansas															Houston (21–6)	14.
15.	New Mexico State															Duquesne (21–4)	15.
16.	Indiana															Long Beach State (23–4)	16.
17.	Houston															Tennessee (20–6)	17.
18.	Long Beach State															Drake (20–7)	18.
19.	NC State															Villanova (24–6)	19.
20.	St. Bonaventure															BYU (19–9)	20.
	Preseason [1]	Week 1 Dec. 7[1]	Week 2 Dec. 14[1]	Week 3 Dec. 21[1]	Week 4 Dec. 28[1]	Week 5 Jan. 4[1]	Week 6 Jan. 11[1]	Week 7 Jan. 18[1]	Week 8 Jan. 25[1]	Week 9 Feb. 1[1]	Week 10 Feb. 8[1]	Week 11 Feb. 15[1]	Week 12 Feb. 22[2]	Week 13 Mar. 1[2]	Week 14 Mar. 8[2]	Final Mar. 15[2][4]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Dropped: Utah State Duke Miami (OH)

Coaches Poll

	Preseason [1]	Week 1 Dec. 7[1]	Week 2 Dec. 14[1]	Week 3 Dec. 21[1]	Week 4 Dec. 28[1]	Week 5 Jan. 4[1]	Week 6 Jan. 11[1]	Week 7 Jan. 18[1]	Week 8 Jan. 25[1]	Week 9 Feb. 1[1]	Week 10 Feb. 8[1]	Week 11 Feb. 15[1]	Week 12 Feb. 22[2]	Week 13 Mar. 1[2]	Week 14 Mar. 8[2]	Final Mar. 15[2]
1.	UCLA	UCLA (2–0)	UCLA (4–0)	UCLA (4–0)	UCLA (6–0)	UCLA (9–0)	UCLA (11–0)	UCLA (13–0)	USC (14–0)	USC (14–0)	UCLA (16–1)	UCLA (18–1)	UCLA (20–1)	UCLA (21–1)	UCLA (24–1)	UCLA (25–1)	1.
2.	South Carolina								UCLA (14–1)	UCLA (15–1)	Marquette (18–0)	Marquette (20–0)	Marquette (21–0)	Marquette (23–0)	Marquette (26–0)	Marquette (27–0)	2.
3.	Jacksonville										USC (16–1)	USC (18–1)	USC (20–1)	USC (21–1)	USC (24–1)	Penn (27–0)	3.
4.	Kentucky															Kansas (25–1)	4.
5.	Marquette															USC (24–2)	5.
6.	Notre Dame															South Carolina (23–4)	6.
7.	Penn															Western Kentucky (21–5)	7.
8.	Western Kentucky															Kentucky (22–4)	8.
9.	Utah State															Fordham (25–2)	9.
10.	USC															Ohio State (19–5)	10.
11.	Kansas															Jacksonville (22–4) т	11.
12.	Indiana															BYU (19–9) т	12.
13.	Villanova															North Carolina (22–6)	13.
14.	Florida State															Notre Dame (20–7) т	14.
15.	Long Beach State															Long Beach State (23–4) т	15.
16.	Drake т															Drake (20–7)	16.
17.	Utah т															Villanova (24–6)	17.
18.	Kansas State															Houston (21–6) т	18.
19.	Duke															Duquesne (21–4) т	19.
20.	Illinois															Weber State (21–6)	20.
	Preseason [1]	Week 1 Dec. 7[1]	Week 2 Dec. 14[1]	Week 3 Dec. 21[1]	Week 4 Dec. 28[1]	Week 5 Jan. 4[1]	Week 6 Jan. 11[1]	Week 7 Jan. 18[1]	Week 8 Jan. 25[1]	Week 9 Feb. 1[1]	Week 10 Feb. 8[1]	Week 11 Feb. 15[1]	Week 12 Feb. 22[2]	Week 13 Mar. 1[2]	Week 14 Mar. 8[2]	Final Mar. 15[2]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Dropped: Hawaii La Salle Louisville

References

ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 778. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 779. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
"1971 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
"1971 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

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[ESPN-1] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 778. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[ESPN2-2] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 779. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[3] "1971 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

[4] "1971 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved January 26, 2020.