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1948–49 NCAA men's basketball rankings

The 1948–49 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of a single human poll – the AP Poll – with weekly editions released between January 18, 1949, and March 8, 1949.

Legend

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  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

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This was the initial season for the AP college basketball poll. It was modeled after its college football poll, which began in the mid-1930s.[1]

Week 1
Jan. 17[1][2]
Week 2
Jan. 24[1][3]
Week 3
Jan. 31[1][4]
Week 4
Feb. 7[1][5]
Week 5
Feb. 14[1][6]
Week 6
Feb. 21[1][7]
Week 7
Feb. 28[1][8]
Final
Mar. 7[1][9]
1.Saint Louis (11–0) (69)Saint Louis (12–1) (39)Kentucky (13–1) (39)Kentucky (17–1)Kentucky (20–1)Kentucky (22–1)Kentucky (25–1)Kentucky (29–1)1.
2.Kentucky (11–1) (16)Kentucky (12–1) (33)Saint Louis (13–1) (25)Saint Louis (15–1)Saint Louis (16–2)Saint Louis (18–2)Oklahoma A&M (19–4)Oklahoma A&M (20–4)2.
3.Western Kentucky (12–0) (2)Oklahoma A&M (10–2) (15)Oklahoma A&M (11–2) (4)Oklahoma A&M (13–2)Oklahoma A&M (16–3)Oklahoma A&M (17–3)Saint Louis (19–3)Saint Louis (20–3)3.
4.Minnesota (12–0) (3)Western Kentucky (15–0) (9)Illinois (13–1) (1)Illinois (14–2)Illinois (16–2)Illinois (16–2)Illinois (19–2)Illinois (19–2)4.
5.Oklahoma A&M (9–2) (3)Minnesota (13–0) (8)Minnesota (13–1)Hamline (15–0)Tulane (19–2)Minnesota (16–2)Minnesota (18–2)Western Kentucky (25–3)5.
6.San Francisco (13–1)Illinois (12–1)Western Kentucky (16–1) (1)Western Kentucky (17–2)Minnesota (15–2)Tulane (20–2)Western Kentucky (25–3)Minnesota (18–3)6.
7.Illinois (12–1)Hamline (13–0)Villanova (12–1)Minnesota (14–2)Western Kentucky (20–3)Western Kentucky (22–3)Tulane (21–3)Bradley (25–6)7.
8.Hamline (11–0)Villanova (11–0)Hamline (14–0)Tulane (18–2)San Francisco (19–4)San Francisco (20–5)San Francisco (21–5)San Francisco (21–5)8.
9.Villanova (11–0)San Francisco (15–2)Stanford (17–2) (1)San Francisco (18–3)Hamline (17–1)Bowling Green (18–6)Bowling Green (20–6)Tulane (24–4)9.
10.Utah (10–2)Utah (13–2)San Francisco (16–2)Stanford (17–3)Bowling Green (16–6)Bradley (23–4)Bradley (25–5)Bowling Green (21–6)10.
11.Tulane (13–2)Stanford (15–2)Tulane (15–2)Loyola-Chicago (16–3)Butler (15–3)Butler (17–3)Butler (18–5)Yale (21–5)11.
12.Loyola-Chicago (11–2)Tulane (15–2)Utah (14–3)Utah (16–4)Bradley (22–4)Loyola-Chicago (18–4)Wyoming (22–8)Utah (24–7)12.
13.Cincinnati (8–1)Loyola-Chicago (13–2)Loyola-Chicago (14–2)Villanova (13–3)Loyola-Chicago (16–4)Yale (18–4)Utah (23–6)NC State (25–8)13.
14.Holy Cross (8–5)Washington State (18–1)Bowling Green (10–6)Bowling Green (12–6)Utah (18–5)Wyoming (22–6)Loyola-Chicago (21–5)Villanova (20–3)14.
15.Bowling Green (9–6)NC State (11–7) (1)NYU (7–3) тHoly Cross (12–5)Villanova (15–3)Hamline (19–3)NC State (22–8)UCLA (21–5)15.
16.Bradley (15–3)DePaul (10–6)Butler (12–3) тButler (13–3)Oklahoma (11–5)Utah (20–6)Hamline (23–3)Loyola-Chicago (22–5)16.
17.Stanford (11–2)Butler (11–3)NC State (14–7)Washington State (18–2)DePaul (14–7) тDuquesne (15–4)Villanova (18–3)Wyoming (24–8)17.
18.Washington State (17–1) тBaylor (10–6) тBradley (19–3)Ohio State (9–4)NC State (17–8) тOhio State (11–6)Yale (19–5)Butler (18–5)18.
19.Butler (9–2) тBradley (18–3) тHoly Cross (9–5)Wyoming (17–6)Wyoming (20–6) тUSC (12–8)Ohio State (13–7)Hamline (23–3)19.
20.NYU (7–3)Holy Cross (9–5)Eastern Kentucky (12–3)Duquesne (13–2)Duquesne (15–3) т
Stanford (17–5) т
Yale (15–4) т
Texas (16–5)Arkansas (12–10)Ohio State (14–7)20.
Week 1
Jan. 17[1][2]
Week 2
Jan. 24[1][3]
Week 3
Jan. 31[1][4]
Week 4
Feb. 7[1][5]
Week 5
Feb. 14[1][6]
Week 6
Feb. 21[1][7]
Week 7
Feb. 28[1][8]
Final
Mar. 7[1][9]
Dropped:
  • Cincinnati (8–3)
  • Bowling Green (9–6)
  • NYU (7–3)
Dropped:
  • Washington State (18–2)
  • DePaul
  • Baylor
Dropped:
  • NYU
  • NC State
  • Bradley
  • Eastern Kentucky
Dropped:
  • Holy Cross
  • Washington State
  • Ohio State (9–6)
Dropped:
  • Villanova
  • Oklahoma
  • DePaul
  • NC State
  • Stanford
Dropped:
  • Duquesne
  • USC
  • Texas
Dropped:
  • Arkansas (14–10)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 590. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  2. ^ "January 17, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "January 24, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "January 31, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "February 7, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "February 14, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  7. ^ "February 21, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "February 28, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  9. ^ "1949 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
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