2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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Two human polls make up the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the

AP Poll and the Coaches Poll
, in addition to various publications' 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
Nov 2
South Carolina (10–0)
UCLA (9–4)Dayton (11–2)Gonzaga (13–3)Indiana (15–3)Notre Dame (14–5)South Carolina (19–2)Wichita State (17–6)Baylor (18–7)Texas (17–10)California (21–8)SMU (25–5)Iowa (21–10)25.
Preseason
Nov 2[1]
Week 2
Nov 16[2]
Week 3
Nov 23[3]
Week 4
Nov 30[4]
Week 5
Dec 7[5]
Week 6
Dec 14[6]
Week 7
Dec 21[7]
Week 8
Dec 28[8]
Week 9
Jan 4[9]
Week 10
Jan 11[10]
Week 11
Jan 18[11]
Week 12
Jan 25[12]
Week 13
Feb 1[13]
Week 14
Feb 8[14]
Week 15
Feb 15[15]
Week 16
Feb 22[16]
Week 17
Feb 29[17]
Week 18
Mar 7[18]
Week 19
Mar 14[19]
Dropped:
Wisconsin (1–1)
Dropped:
  • Utah (4–1)
  • Baylor (2–1)
  • Butler (3–1)
  • Michigan (2–1)
Dropped:
  • Indiana (4–2)
  • California (4–2)
  • Notre Dame (4–2)
  • UConn (4–2)
  • Wichita State (2–4)
  • LSU (3–2)
Dropped:
  • Syracuse (6–2)
  • Texas A&M (7–2)
Dropped:
  • Gonzaga (6–3)
  • Vanderbilt (6–3)
  • Oregon (7–2)
  • Utah (7–2)
Dropped:
  • UConn (7–3)
  • UCLA (8–4)
Dropped:
George Washington (10–2)
Dropped:
  • Utah (11–4)
  • Cincinnati (11–4)
  • Baylor (10–3)
  • UCLA (9–6)
Dropped:
  • Dayton (12–3)
  • UConn (11–4)
Dropped:
  • Gonzaga (14–4)
  • Pittsburgh (15–2)
Dropped:
  • USC (15–5)
  • Butler (13–6)
  • South Carolina (17–2)
Dropped:
  • Duke (15–6)
  • Notre Dame (15–5)
Dropped:
  • Indiana (19–5)
  • South Carolina (20–3)
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M (18–7)
  • USC (18–7)
  • Wichita State (18–7)
Dropped:
  • Dayton (21–5)
  • Providence (19–8)
Dropped:
Notre Dame (19–9)
NoneDropped:
Texas (20–12)

USA Today Coaches Poll

The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked No. 1; second highest is ranked No. 2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. The maximum points a single team can earn is 775.

Preseason
Oct 15
South Carolina (8–0)
Vanderbilt (7–3)Pittsburgh (10–1)Baylor (10–3)Indiana (14–3)USC (15–2)Wichita State (14–5)Saint Mary's (18–2)Texas (16–7)Texas (16–9)Texas (17–10)California (21–8)Wisconsin (20–11)Saint Joseph's (27–7)Iowa (22–11)25.
Preseason
Oct 15[20]
Week 2
Nov 16[21]
Week 3
Nov 23[22]
Week 4
Nov 30[23]
Week 5
Dec 7[24]
Week 6
Dec 14[25]
Week 7
Dec 21[26]
Week 8
Dec 28[27]
Week 9
Jan 4 [28]
Week 10
Jan 11[29]
Week 11
Jan 18[30]
Week 12
Jan 25[31]
Week 13
Feb 1[32]
Week 14
Feb 8[33]
Week 15
Feb 15[34]
Week 16
Feb 22[35]
Week 17
Feb 29[36]
Week 18
Mar 7[37]
Week 19
Mar 14[38]
Final
Apr 5[39]
Dropped:
Wisconsin (1–1)
Dropped:
  • Utah (4–1)
  • Butler (3–1)
  • Michigan (2–1)
Dropped:
  • California (4–2)
  • Indiana (4–2)
  • LSU (3–2)
  • Notre Dame (4–2)
  • Wichita State (2–4)
  • UConn (4–2)
Dropped:
Syracuse (6–2)
Dropped:
  • Oregon (7–2)
  • Utah (7–2)
NoneDropped:
  • George Washington (10–2)
  • Vanderbilt (7–4)
Dropped:
  • Utah (11–4)
  • Cincinnati (11–4)
Dropped:
UConn (11–4)
Dropped:
Gonzaga (14–4)
Dropped:
  • USC (15–5)
  • Butler (13–5)
Dropped:
  • Duke (15–6)
  • Pittsburgh (17–4)
Dropped:
  • Louisville (18–5)
  • Saint Mary's (19–3)
Dropped:
  • Wichita State (18–6)
  • USC (18–7)
Dropped:
South Carolina (22–5)
Dropped:
  • Notre Dame (19–9)
  • Dayton (22–6)
  • Providence (20–9)
Dropped:
Wichita State (24–8)
Dropped:
  • Saint Mary's (27–5)
  • Wisconsin (20–12)
Dropped:
  • Seton Hall (25–9)
  • Texas (20–13)
  • California (23–11)
  • Saint Joseph's (28–8)

See also

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

References

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