1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
| 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings | |||||
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1980 | |||||
| Preseason No. 1 | |||||
| NCAA Tournament Champions | Louisville | ||||
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The 1979–80 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.
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
The final writers' poll was released on Tuesday, March 4.
| Preseason Clemson (10–1) BYU (12–3) | Weber State (17–1) | Indiana (12–5) | Virginia (16–6) | Arizona State (17–5) | Arizona State (19–5) | Purdue (17–8) | Arizona State (21–6) | 18. | | |||||||
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| 19. | Georgetown | Kansas (1–0) | Missouri (6–0) | Oregon State (6–1) | Arkansas (6–1) | BYU (9–3) | Indiana (7–4) | Indiana (9–4) | Tennessee (12–4) | BYU (15–4) | Arizona State (16–4) | Kansas State (18–4) | Indiana (16–7) | NC State (20–6) | Iona (28–4) | 19. |
| 20. | Kansas | Iowa (1–0) | Arkansas (4–0) | Arkansas (5–0) | BYU (7–2) | Illinois (10–2) | Georgetown (9–3) | Tennessee (11–3) | BYU (13–4) | Kansas State (15–3) | Indiana (13–6) | Iowa (16–5) | Washington State (19–4) | Georgetown (21–5) | Purdue (18–9) | 20. |
| Preseason [1] | Week 1 Dec. 3[1] | Week 2 Dec. 10[1] | Week 3 Dec. 17[1] | Week 4 Dec. 24[1] | Week 5 Dec. 31[1] | Week 6 Jan. 7[1] | Week 7 Jan. 14[1] | Week 8 Jan. 21[1] | Week 9 Jan. 28[1] | Week 10 Feb. 4[1] | Week 11 Feb. 11[1] | Week 12 Feb. 18[2] | Week 13 Feb. 25[2] | Final Mar. 3[2][3][4] | ||
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UPI Poll
The final coaches' poll was released on Tuesday, March 4.
| Preseason Clemson (10–1) NC State (11–1) | Indiana (11–4) т | Indiana (12–5) | Arizona State (16–4) | Clemson (17–5) | Weber State (23–2) | Weber State (24–2) | Duke (22–8) | 16. | | |||||||
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| 17. | BYU | Georgetown (1–0) т | Virginia (4–0) | Georgetown (4–1) | Oregon State (8–1) | Virginia (9–1) | Indiana (7–4) | LSU (9–3) | Weber State (17–1) т | Clemson (13–4) | Weber State (19–2) | Kansas State (18–4) | Arizona State (19–5) | NC State (20–6) | Weber State (26–2) | 17. |
| 18. | Iowa | BYU (1–0) т | BYU (3–1) | BYU (6–1) | Virginia (7–1) | Weber State (11–1) | Tennessee (9–1) | Tennessee (11–3) | Tennessee (12–4) | BYU (15–4) | Indiana (13–6) | Arizona State (17–5) | Clemson (18–6) | Texas A&M (22–7) | Texas A&M (24–7) | 18. |
| 19. | Marquette | Kansas (1–0) т | Arkansas (4–0) | Arkansas (5–0) | Arkansas (6–1) | Illinois (10–2) | UCLA (8–3) | Weber State (15–1) | Virginia (13–2) | Kansas State (15–3) | Kansas State (16–4) | Duke (17–6) | Washington State (19–4) | Clemson (19–7) | Arizona State (21–6) | 19. |
| 20. | UNLV | Arkansas (1–0) | USC (4–0) | Oregon State (6–1) | BYU (7–2) | Georgetown (8–2) | Weber State (12–1) | BYU (12–3) | Arizona State (12–4) | Purdue (12–5) | Texas A&M (17–5) | NC State (16–5) | NC State (18–6) | Georgetown (21–5) т Iona (25–4) т | Kansas State (21–8) | 20. |
| Preseason [1] | Week 1 Dec. 3[1] | Week 2 Dec. 10[1] | Week 3 Dec. 17[1] | Week 4 Dec. 24[1] | Week 5 Dec. 31[1] | Week 6 Jan. 7[1] | Week 7 Jan. 14[1] | Week 8 Jan. 21[1] | Week 9 Jan. 28[1] | Week 10 Feb. 4[1] | Week 11 Feb. 11[1] | Week 12 Feb. 18[2] | Week 13 Feb. 25[2] | Final Mar. 3[2][5] | ||
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References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1980 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ "1979-80 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- ^ "DePaul tops final basketball poll". The Daily Iowan. March 4, 1980. p. 8.