1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

The 1972–73 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.

1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
Season	1972–73
NCAA Tournament	1973
Preseason #1	UCLA
NCAA Tournament Champions	UCLA
NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings ← 1971–72 1973–74 →

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][2]	Week 1 Dec. 4[1][3]	Week 2 Dec. 11[1][4]	Week 3 Dec. 18[1][5]	Week 4 Dec. 26[1][6]	Week 5 Jan. 2[1][7]	Week 6 Jan. 8[1][8]	Week 7 Jan. 15[1][9]	Week 8 Jan. 22[1][10]	Week 9 Jan. 29[1][11]	Week 10 Feb. 5[1][12]	Week 11 Feb. 12[1][13]	Week 12 Feb. 19[14][15]	Week 13 Feb. 26[14][16]	Week 14 Mar. 5[14][17]	Final Mar. 12[14][18]
1.	UCLA	UCLA (3–0)	UCLA (3–0)	UCLA (4–0)	UCLA (6–0)	UCLA (8–0)	UCLA (10–0)	UCLA (12–0)	UCLA (14–0)	UCLA (16–0)	UCLA (17–0)	UCLA (18–0)	UCLA (21–0)	UCLA (23–0)	UCLA (25–0)	UCLA (26–0)	1.
2.	Florida State															NC State (27–0)	2.
3.	Maryland															Long Beach State (24–2)	3.
4.	Minnesota															Providence (23–2)	4.
5.	Marquette															Marquette (23–3)	5.
6.	Long Beach State															Indiana (19–5)	6.
7.	Louisiana-Lafayette															Louisiana-Lafayette (23–3)	7.
8.	NC State															Maryland (22–6)	8.
9.	Penn															Kansas State (22–4)	9.
10.	Ohio State															Minnesota (20–4)	10.
11.	Memphis State															North Carolina (22–7)	11.
12.	BYU															Memphis State (21–5)	12.
13.	Kentucky															Houston (22–3)	13.
14.	Tennessee															Syracuse (22–4)	14.
15.	Houston															Missouri (21–5)	15.
16.	South Carolina															Arizona State (18–7)	16.
17.	Kansas State															Kentucky (19–7)	17.
18.	Oral Roberts															Penn (20–5)	18.
19.	Michigan															Austin Peay (22–5)	19.
20.	USC Louisville															San Francisco (22–4)	20.
	Preseason  [1][19]	Week 1 Dec. 4[1][20]	Week 2 Dec. 11[1][21]	Week 3 Dec. 18[1][22]	Week 4 Dec. 26[1][23]	Week 5 Jan. 2[1][24]	Week 6 Jan. 8[1][25]	Week 7 Jan. 15[1][26]	Week 8 Jan. 22[1][27]	Week 9 Jan. 29[1][28]	Week 10 Feb. 5[1][29]	Week 11 Feb. 12[1][30]	Week 12 Feb. 19[14][31]	Week 13 Feb. 26[14][32]	Week 14 Mar. 5[14][33]	Final Mar. 12[14][34]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

Coaches Poll

	Preseason  [1]	Week 1 Dec. 4[1]	Week 2 Dec. 11[1]	Week 3 Dec. 18[1]	Week 4 Dec. 26[1]	Week 5 Jan. 2[1]	Week 6 Jan. 8[1]	Week 7 Jan. 15[1]	Week 8 Jan. 22[1]	Week 9 Jan. 29[1]	Week 10 Feb. 5[1]	Week 11 Feb. 12[1]	Week 12 Feb. 19[14]	Week 13 Feb. 26[14]	Week 14 Mar. 5[14]	Final Mar. 12[14]
1.	UCLA															UCLA (26–0)	1.
2.	Florida State															NC State (27–0)	2.
3.	Maryland															Long Beach State (24–2)	3.
4.	Minnesota															Marquette (23–3)	4.
5.	Marquette															Providence (23–2)	5.
6.	Ohio State															Indiana (19–5)	6.
7.	Kentucky															Louisiana-Lafayette (23–3) т	7.
8.	Long Beach State															Kansas State (22–4) т	8.
9.	Penn															Minnesota (20–4)	9.
10.	NC State															Maryland (22–6)	10.
11.	Houston															Memphis State (21–5)	11.
12.	North Carolina															North Carolina (22–7)	12.
13.	Louisiana-Lafayette															Arizona State (18–7)	13.
14.	Memphis State															Syracuse (22–4)	14.
15.	BYU т															Kentucky (19–7)	15.
16.	Kansas State т															South Carolina (20–6)	16.
17.	USC															Missouri (21–5)	17.
18.	Providence															Houston (22–3)	18.
19.	Oral Roberts															Weber State (20–7)	19.
20.	UTEP															Penn (20–5)	20.
	Preseason  [1]	Week 1 Dec. 4[1]	Week 2 Dec. 11[1]	Week 3 Dec. 18[1]	Week 4 Dec. 26[1]	Week 5 Jan. 2[1]	Week 6 Jan. 8[1]	Week 7 Jan. 15[1]	Week 8 Jan. 22[1]	Week 9 Jan. 29[1]	Week 10 Feb. 5[1]	Week 11 Feb. 12[1]	Week 12 Feb. 19[14]	Week 13 Feb. 26[14]	Week 14 Mar. 5[14]	Final Mar. 12[14]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Dropped: St. John's New Mexico Saint Joseph's

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