1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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The 1997–98 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

  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
 
Oklahoma State (12–1)
Clemson (11–6)Indiana (14–5)Maryland (13–7)Rhode Island (17–5)Maryland (15–8)Oklahoma State (20–4)Oklahoma State (21–5)Murray State (29–3)25.
Preseason
 [1]
Week 1
Nov. 17[2]
Week 2
Nov. 24[3]
Week 3
Dec. 1[4]
Week 4
Dec. 8[5]
Week 5
Dec. 15[6]
Week 6
Dec. 22[7]
Week 7
Dec. 29[8]
Week 8
Jan. 5[9]
Week 9
Jan. 12[10]
Week 10
Jan. 19[11]
Week 11
Jan. 26[12]
Week 12
Feb. 2[13]
Week 13
Feb. 9[14]
Week 14
Feb. 16[15]
Week 15
Feb. 23[16]
Week 16
Mar. 2[17]
Final
Mar. 9[18]
Dropped:
  • Texas (0–2)
Dropped:
  • Illinois State (2–1)
Dropped:
  • Oklahoma (4–2)
  • Louisville (2–1)
  • Indiana (2–2)
  • Rhode Island (2–1)
  • Charlotte (1–2)
NoneDropped:
  • Fresno State (4–2)
  • Clemson (5–3)
  • Georgia Tech (5–2)
Dropped:
  • Georgia (7–4)
  • Michigan (7–3)
  • Wake Forest (6–3)
Dropped:
  • Temple (6–3)
  • TCU (10–2)
Dropped:
  • Maryland (8–4)
Dropped:
  • Clemson (10–5)
Dropped:
  • Marquette (11–3)
  • Oklahoma State (12–3)
Dropped:
  • Florida State (13–7)
  • Hawaii (12–4)
  • Clemson (12–7)
Dropped:
  • Rhode Island (14–5)
  • Indiana (15–6)
Dropped:
  • Xavier (15–6)
  • Iowa (16–7)
Dropped:
  • Rhode Island (18–6)
Dropped:
  • George Washington (21–6)
  • Maryland (16–9)
Dropped:
  • UMass (20–9)
Dropped:
  • West Virginia (22–8)
  • Oklahoma State (21–7)

Coaches Poll

Preseason
 
Texas
Georgia (3–1)Wake Forest (5–0)Wake Forest (6–1)TCU (9–0)Marquette (6–0)Arkansas (9–2)Arkansas (11–2)Hawaii (11–2)Hawaii (12–2)Maryland (12–6)UMass (16–5)Rhode Island (17–5)Xavier (16–6)Xavier (18–6)Maryland (18–9)Temple (21–8)Washington (20–10)24.
25.Rhode IslandFlorida State (3–0) т
Wake Forest (3–0) т
Louisville (2–1)Georgia (5–2)Clemson (5–3)TCU (9–1)Marquette (8–0)Rhode Island (8–2)Clemson (10–5)Cincinnati (13–2)Michigan State (13–4)George Washington (18–3)Maryland (14–7)Rhode Island (18–6)Maryland (16–9)Temple (20–7)Oklahoma (22–10)TCU (27–6)25.
Preseason
 [19]
Week 2
Nov. 26[19]
Week 3
Dec. 3[19]
Week 4
Dec. 10[19]
Week 5
Dec. 17[19]
Week 6
Dec. 24[19]
Week 7
Dec. 31[19]
Week 8
Jan. 7[19]
Week 9
Jan. 14[19]
Week 10
Jan. 21[19]
Week 11
Jan. 28[19]
Week 12
Feb. 4[20]
Week 13
Feb. 11[20]
Week 14
Feb. 18[20]
Week 15
Feb. 25[20]
Week 16
Mar. 4[20]
Week 17
Mar. 11[20]
Final
Apr. 1[20]
Dropped:
  • Michigan (2–1)
  • Maryland (2–1)
  • Texas (1–2)
  • Rhode Island (1–1)
Dropped:
  • Oklahoma (3–2)
  • Indiana (2–2)
  • Charlotte (1–2)
Dropped:
  • Louisville
Dropped:
  • Fresno State (4–2)
  • Georgia Tech (5–2)
Dropped:
  • Georgia (7–4)
  • Wake Forest (6–3)
Dropped:
  • Georgia Tech
  • TCU (10–2)
Dropped:
  • Maryland (8–4)
  • Temple
NoneDropped:
  • Marquette (11–3)
Dropped:
  • Hawaii (12–4)
  • Clemson (12–7)
Dropped:
  • Florida State
  • Maryland (13–7)
Dropped:
  • Iowa (16–7)
Dropped:
  • Maryland (15–8)
Dropped:
  • George Washington (21–6)
  • Rhode Island
Dropped:
  • Xavier (18–6)
Dropped:
  • West Virginia (22–8)
  • UMass
Dropped:
  • Xavier (22–8)
  • Illinois (22–9)
  • Temple (21–9)
  • Oklahoma (22–11)

References

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  10. ^ "January 12, 1998 AP Men's Basketball Poll". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "January 19, 1998 AP Men's Basketball Poll". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  12. ^ "January 26, 1998 AP Men's Basketball Poll". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  13. ^ "February 2, 1998 AP Men's Basketball Poll". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  14. ^ "February 9, 1998 AP Men's Basketball Poll". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
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