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.
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Legend
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| 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] | ||
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| 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 | South Carolina (2–0) | South Carolina (3–0) | South Carolina (5–0) | South Carolina (6–0) | South Carolina (9–0) | Marquette (11–0) | Marquette (13–0) | 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 | Jacksonville (2–0) | Kentucky (4–0) | Marquette (5–0) | Marquette (6–0) | Marquette (9–0) | USC (12–0) | USC (14–0) | USC (14–0) | UCLA (15–1) | USC (16–1) | USC (18–1) | USC (20–1) | USC (21–1) | USC (24–1) | Penn (27–0) | 3. |
| 4. | Jacksonville | Marquette (2–0) | Marquette (4–0) | Jacksonville (5–0) | USC (7–0) | USC (10–0) | Penn (11–0) | Penn (13–0) | Penn (15–0) | Penn (16–0) | Penn (18–0) | Penn (20–0) | Penn (22–0) | Kansas (22–1) | Penn (26–0) | Kansas (25–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Notre Dame | Kentucky (2–0) | Jacksonville (5–0) | Penn (5–0) | Western Kentucky (7–0) | Penn (8–0) | Western Kentucky (11–1) | Kansas (11–1) | Kansas (13–1) | Kansas (14–1) | Kansas (16–1) | Kansas (18–1) | Kansas (20–1) | Penn (24–0) | Kansas (23–1) | USC (24–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Marquette | Notre Dame (1–1) | Penn (4–0) | USC (6–0) | Penn (6–0) | Western Kentucky (9–1) | South Carolina (10–2) | Jacksonville (10–2) | Jacksonville (12–2) | Jacksonville (14–2) | Jacksonville (16–2) | Jacksonville (18–2) | Jacksonville (21–2) | South Carolina (19–4) | South Carolina (20–4) | South Carolina (23–4) | 6. |
| 7. | USC | Drake (2–0) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Kentucky (5–1) | Drake (8–0) | Jacksonville (7–2) | Jacksonville (8–2) | Western Kentucky (12–2) | Notre Dame (9–4) | South Carolina (11–3) | Western Kentucky (15–3) | South Carolina (14–4) | South Carolina (16–4) | Western Kentucky (20–4) | Western Kentucky (20–5) | Western Kentucky (21–5) | 7. |
| 8. | Villanova | Penn (2–0) | USC (4–0) | Kansas (6–0) | Kentucky (6–1) | Kansas (9–1) | Kansas (9–1) | Tennessee (11–2) | Tennessee (12–2) | Kentucky (13–3) | Kentucky (15–3) | North Carolina (16–3) | Duquesne (19–2) | Kentucky (20–4) | Kentucky (22–4) | Kentucky (22–4) | 8. |
| 9. | Western Kentucky | USC (2–0) | Drake (4–0) | Drake (6–0) | Jacksonville (5–1) | Notre Dame (6–2) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Notre Dame (8–3) | Utah State (15–2) | Western Kentucky (14–3) | Notre Dame (11–5) | Western Kentucky (16–4) | Western Kentucky (18–4) | Jacksonville (21–3) | Jacksonville (22–3) | Fordham (25–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Drake | Villanova (2–0) | Villanova (4–0) | Western Kentucky (5–0) | Tennessee (6–0) | St. Bonaventure (8–0) | Kentucky (9–2) | St. Bonaventure (9–1) | South Carolina (10–3) | La Salle (14–1) | South Carolina (13–4) | Duquesne (17–2) | Kentucky (18–4) | Fordham (21–2) | Fordham (23–2) | Ohio State (19–5) | 10. |
| 11. | Penn | Indiana (2–0) | Western Kentucky (4–0) | Indiana (5–1) | Villanova (8–1) | Kentucky (7–2) | Indiana (9–2) | South Carolina (10–3) | Kentucky (11–3) | Tennessee (13–3) | North Carolina (13–3) | La Salle (17–2) | Fordham (20–1) | Duquesne (19–3) | Duquesne (21–3) | Jacksonville (22–4) | 11. |
| 12. | Utah State | Kansas (2–0) | Kansas (4–0) | Tennessee (5–0) | Kansas (7–1) | Indiana (8–2) | St. Bonaventure (9–1) | Kentucky (10–3) | Western Kentucky (12–3) | Notre Dame (10–5) | Duquesne (15–2) | Kentucky (16–4) | Michigan (14–4) | North Carolina (19–4) | Ohio State (18–5) | Notre Dame (20–7) | 12. |
| 13. | Duke | Western Kentucky (2–0) | Indiana (3–1) | Villanova (6–1) | St. Bonaventure (6–0) | Louisville (8–1) | Villanova (11–3) | Utah State (12–2) | Oregon (10–2) | Utah State (15–3) | La Salle (15–2) | Tennessee (16–4) | North Carolina (17–4) | Ohio State (16–5) | North Carolina (20–5) | North Carolina (22–6) | 13. |
| 14. | Kansas | Army (2–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Notre Dame (3–2) | Indiana (6–2) | Villanova (8–2) | Fordham (12–0) | Villanova (13–3) | La Salle (12–1) | Duquesne (12–2) | Tennessee (14–4) | Notre Dame (13–6) | La Salle (18–3) | Tennessee (19–5) | Notre Dame (19–7) | Houston (21–6) | 14. |
| 15. | New Mexico State | New Mexico State (2–0) | Utah State (5–1) | St. Bonaventure (5–0) | Notre Dame (3–2) | Utah State (9–2) | North Carolina (10–2) | La Salle (10–1) | Virginia (11–2) | Illinois (9–3) | Houston (17–3) | Utah State (19–4) | Louisville (17–4) | Houston (20–5) | Tennessee (20–6) | Duquesne (21–4) | 15. |
| 16. | Indiana | Utah State (2–1) | Oregon (4–1) | Purdue (5–2) | Oregon (6–1) | Drake (8–2) | Louisville (10–2) | Oregon (9–2) | Villanova (14–4) | North Carolina (12–3) | Michigan (12–4) | Michigan (13–4) | Utah State (19–5) | Notre Dame (17–7) | Utah State (20–6) | Long Beach State (23–4) | 16. |
| 17. | Houston | Tennessee (2–0) | New Mexico State (6–0) т | Oregon (5–1) т | Louisville (5–1) | Tennessee (7–2) | Utah State (10–2) | Fordham (12–1) | Duquesne (10–2) | Villanova (15–4) | Murray State (15–2) | Murray State (17–2) | Tennessee (17–5) | Long Beach State (21–4) | Long Beach State (22–4) | Tennessee (20–6) | 17. |
| 18. | Long Beach State | Oregon (3–0) | Florida State (5–1) т | North Carolina (5–1) т | LSU (5–0) | Fordham (11–0) | Tennessee (9–2) | Indiana (9–3) | Illinois (8–2) | Houston (15–3) | Villanova (16–4) | Fordham (18–1) | Ohio State (14–5) | Indiana (16–4) | Houston (20–6) | Drake (20–7) | 18. |
| 19. | NC State | St. Bonaventure (2–0) | St. Bonaventure (3–0) | St. John's (6–0) | Utah State (5–2) | North Carolina (8–2) т | Memphis State (11–2) | Virginia (11–2) | Murray State (13–2) | Murray State (14–2) | Utah State (17–4) | Louisville (16–4) | Notre Dame (15–7) | La Salle (19–4) | Duke (18–7) | Villanova (24–6) | 19. |
| 20. | St. Bonaventure | Louisville (2–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | New Mexico State (6–1) | Purdue (5–3) | Purdue (6–5) т | Oregon State (9–2) | North Carolina (11–3) | North Carolina (11–3) | Michigan (10–4) | Fordham (16–1) | Ohio State (12–5) | Long Beach State (20–4) | Utah State (20–6) | Miami (OH) (20–4) | 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][3] | ||
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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] | ||
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| 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 (16–0) | UCLA (16–1) | UCLA (18–1) | UCLA (20–1) | UCLA (21–1) | UCLA (24–1) | UCLA (25–1) | 1. |
| 2. | South Carolina | South Carolina (2–0) | South Carolina (3–0) | South Carolina (5–0) | South Carolina (6–0) | South Carolina (9–0) | USC (12–0) | USC (14–0) | 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 | Kentucky (2–0) | Jacksonville (5–0) | Jacksonville (5–0) | Marquette (6–0) | USC (10–0) | Marquette (11–0) | Marquette (13–0) | Marquette (14–0) | Marquette (16–0) | USC (16–1) | USC (18–1) | USC (20–1) | USC (21–1) | USC (24–1) | Penn (27–0) | 3. |
| 4. | Kentucky | Jacksonville (2–0) | Kentucky (4–0) | Marquette (5–0) | USC (7–0) | Marquette (9–0) | Penn (11–0) | Penn (13–0) | Penn (15–0) | Penn (16–0) | Penn (18–0) | Penn (20–0) | Penn (22–0) | Penn (24–0) | Penn (26–0) | Kansas (25–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Marquette | Marquette (2–0) | Marquette (4–0) | USC (6–0) | Western Kentucky (7–0) | Penn (8–0) | Western Kentucky (11–1) | Kansas (11–1) | Kansas (13–1) | Kansas (14–1) | Kansas (16–1) | Kansas (18–1) | Kansas (20–1) | Kansas (22–1) | Kansas (23–1) | USC (24–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Notre Dame | Notre Dame (1–1) | USC (4–0) | Penn (5–0) | Penn (6–0) | Western Kentucky (9–1) | South Carolina (10–2) | Jacksonville (10–2) | Jacksonville (12–2) | Jacksonville (14–2) | Jacksonville (16–2) | Jacksonville (18–2) | Jacksonville (21–2) | South Carolina (19–4) | Jacksonville (22–3) | South Carolina (23–4) | 6. |
| 7. | Penn | USC (2–0) | Penn (4–0) | Kentucky (5–1) | Kentucky (6–1) | Kansas (9–1) | Jacksonville (8–2) | Western Kentucky (12–2) | Notre Dame (9–4) | South Carolina (11–3) | Western Kentucky (15–3) | Western Kentucky (16–4) | South Carolina (16–4) | Western Kentucky (20–4) | South Carolina (20–4) | Western Kentucky (21–5) | 7. |
| 8. | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky (2–0) | Kansas (4–0) | Kansas (6–0) | Jacksonville (5–1) | Kentucky (7–2) | Kansas (9–1) | South Carolina (10–3) | Tennessee (12–2) | Western Kentucky (14–3) | Kentucky (15–3) | Michigan (13–4) | Western Kentucky (18–4) | Jacksonville (21–3) | Western Kentucky (20–5) | Kentucky (22–4) | 8. |
| 9. | Utah State | Kansas (2–0) | Notre Dame (3–1) | St. John's (6–0) | Drake (8–0) | Jacksonville (7–2) | Kentucky (9–2) | Tennessee (11–2) | South Carolina (10–3) | Tennessee (13–3) | South Carolina (13–4) | South Carolina (14–4) | Fordham (20–1) | Fordham (21–2) | Kentucky (22–4) | Fordham (25–2) | 9. |
| 10. | USC | Penn (2–0) | Villanova (4–0) | Drake (6–0) | Villanova (8–1) | Notre Dame (6–2) | Notre Dame (7–2) | Villanova (13–3) | Western Kentucky (12–3) | Kentucky (13–3) | Notre Dame (11–5) | North Carolina (16–3) | Michigan (14–4) | Kentucky (20–4) | Fordham (23–2) | Ohio State (19–5) | 10. |
| 11. | Kansas | Indiana (2–0) | Western Kentucky (4–0) | Western Kentucky (5–0) | Kansas (7–1) | St. Bonaventure (8–0) | Fordham (12–0) | Utah State (12–2) | Utah State (15–2) | Illinois (9–3) | North Carolina (13–3) | La Salle (17–2) | Duquesne (19–2) | North Carolina (19–4) | Ohio State (18–5) | Jacksonville (22–4) т | 11. |
| 12. | Indiana | Villanova (2–0) | Drake (4–0) | Indiana (5–1) | Tennessee (6–0) | Villanova (8–2) | St. Bonaventure (9–1) | St. Bonaventure (9–1) | Oregon (10–2) | La Salle (14–1) | Michigan (12–4) | Duquesne (17–2) | Kentucky (18–4) | Duquesne (19–3) | Duquesne (21–3) | BYU (19–9) т | 12. |
| 13. | Villanova | Utah State (2–1) | Utah State (5–1) | Villanova (6–1) | St. John's (7–1) | Indiana (8–2) | Villanova (11–3) | Notre Dame (8–3) | Kentucky (11–3) | Notre Dame (10–5) | Duquesne (15–2) | Fordham (18–1) | North Carolina (17–4) т | Ohio State (16–5) | BYU (18–9) | North Carolina (22–6) | 13. |
| 14. | Florida State | Drake (2–0) | North Carolina (3–0) | Notre Dame (3–2) | Louisville (5–1) | Louisville (8–1) т | Indiana (9–2) | La Salle (10–1) | La Salle (12–1) | Fordham (13–1) | Fordham (16–1) | Kentucky (16–4) | La Salle (18–3) т | Houston (20–5) | North Carolina (20–5) | Notre Dame (20–7) т | 14. |
| 15. | Long Beach State | Louisville (2–0) | Indiana (3–1) | Oregon (5–1) | Colorado State (7–1) т | Oregon (7–2) т | North Carolina (10–2) | Oregon (9–2) | Fordham (12–1) | North Carolina (12–3) | La Salle (15–2) т | Tennessee (16–4) | Louisville (17–4) т | Louisville (17–6) | Houston (20–6) т | Long Beach State (23–4) т | 15. |
| 16. | Drake т | Florida State (3–0) | New Mexico State (6–0) | North Carolina (5–1) | New Mexico (9–1) т | Fordham (11–0) | Oregon (9–2) | Fordham (12–1) | Illinois (8–2) | Utah State (15–3) | Tennessee (14–4) т | Utah State (19–4) | Tennessee (17–5) | La Salle (19–4) | Drake (19–7) т | Drake (20–7) | 16. |
| 17. | Utah т | Long Beach State (1–1) | Colorado State (5–0) | Tennessee (5–0) т | Oregon (6–1) | Utah State (9–2) | Weber State (9–1) | Kentucky (10–3) т | Villanova (14–4) | Michigan (10–4) | Houston (17–3) т | Louisville (16–4) | Villanova (20–6) | Utah State (20–6) | Hawaii (22–4) т | Villanova (24–6) | 17. |
| 18. | Kansas State | Tennessee (2–0) | Florida State (5–1) | Utah State (5–2) т | Indiana (6–2) т | North Carolina (8–2) | Utah State (10–2) | Weber State (10–1) т | Duquesne (10–2) т | Duquesne (12–2) | Illinois (10–4) т | Houston (17–4) т | Utah State (19–5) т | Hawaii (22–4) т | Notre Dame (19–7) т | Houston (21–6) т | 18. |
| 19. | Duke | New Mexico (2–0) | Long Beach State (4–1) | Colorado State (6–1) т | LSU (5–0) т | Drake (8–2) т | Louisville (10–2) т | Illinois (8–2) | North Carolina (11–3) т | Villanova (15–4) т | Oregon (12–4) т | Villanova (18–6) т | Arizona State (15–7) т | Villanova (22–6) т | Utah State (20–6) т | Duquesne (21–4) т | 19. |
| 20. | Illinois | North Carolina (2–0) | St. John's (3–0) | New Mexico (8–1) т | Utah State (5–2) т | New Mexico (9–2) т | New Mexico (10–3) т | North Carolina (11–3) | Memphis State (12–3) т | Nebraska (12–3) т | Louisville (15–4) | Notre Dame (13–6) | Hawaii (21–3) т | Weber State (20–5) т | La Salle (20–6) т Louisville (19–7) т Weber State (21–5) т | 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] | ||
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 778. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ a b c d e f g h 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.
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