1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Season 1982–83 NCAA Tournament 1983 Preseason No. 1 NCAA Tournament Champions NC State
The 1982–83 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.
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AP Poll
Preseason[ 1] [ 2] Week 2[ 3] [ 2] Week 3[ 4] [ 2] Week 4[ 5] [ 2] Week 5[ 6] [ 2] Week 6[ 7] [ 2] Week 7[ 8] [ 2] Week 8[ 9] [ 2] Week 9[ 10] [ 2] Week 10[ 11] [ 2] Week 11[ 12] [ 2] Week 12[ 13] [ 2] Week 13[ 14] [ 15] Week 14[ 16] [ 15] Week 15[ 17] [ 15] Week 16[ 18] [ 15] Final[ 19] [ 15] 1. Virginia Virginia (2–0) Virginia (4–0) Virginia (6–0) Virginia (8–0) Indiana (8–0) Indiana (10–0) Memphis State (11–1) UCLA (11–1) UCLA (13–1) North Carolina (17–3) North Carolina (20–3) UNLV (22–0) UNLV (24–0) Houston (23–2) Houston (25–2) Houston (27–2) 1. 2. Georgetown Georgetown (2–0) Kentucky (3–0) Kentucky (5–0) Kentucky (7–0) Memphis State (8–0) Memphis State (9–0) Virginia (11–1) Indiana (12–1) Indiana (14–1) UNLV (18–0) UNLV (20–0) Indiana (19–2) Houston (22–2) Virginia (23–3) Virginia (25–3) Louisville (29–3) 2. 3. North Carolina Kentucky (1–0) Georgetown (5–0) Memphis State (6–0) UCLA (5–0) Kentucky (7–1) Kentucky (8–1) St. John's (13–0) North Carolina (12–3) North Carolina (15–3) Virginia (17–2) Virginia (19–2) North Carolina (21–4) Virginia (21–3) Louisville (24–3) Louisville (27–3) St. John's (27–4) 3. 4. Kentucky Villanova (1–0) Memphis State (4–0) UCLA (4–0) Memphis State (7–0) Virginia (8–1) Virginia (10–1) Indiana (10–1) Arkansas (13–0) UNLV (16–0) Memphis State (16–1) Indiana (16–2) Houston (20–2) Indiana (20–3) Villanova (21–4) UCLA (22–4) Virginia (27–4) 4. 5. Villanova Memphis State (2–0) UCLA (3–0) Indiana (6–0) т Indiana (7–0) UCLA (6–1) Alabama (8–0) UCLA (9–1) UNLV (14–0) Memphis State (14–1) St. John's (18–1) UCLA (16–2) Virginia (19–3) Louisville (22–3) Arkansas (24–1) North Carolina (25–6) Indiana (23–5) 5. 6. Memphis State UCLA (1–0) Indiana (3–0) Georgetown (6–1) т Missouri (6–0) Alabama (6–0) UCLA (7–1) Kentucky (11–2) Memphis State (12–1) Virginia (15–2) Indiana (15–2) Houston (18–2) St. John's (20–2) Arkansas (22–1) UCLA (21–3) Arkansas (25–2) UNLV (28–2) 6. 7. UCLA Louisville (3–0) Iowa (4–0) Iowa (6–0) St. John's (9–0) St. John's (9–0) St. John's (10–0) Arkansas (11–0) Virginia (12–2) St. John's (17–1) UCLA (14–2) St. John's (19–2) Arkansas (20–1) Villanova (19–4) Kentucky (20–5) Indiana (22–5) UCLA (23–5) 7. 8. Louisville Indiana (2–0) Missouri (2–0) Missouri (6–0) Alabama (5–0) Tennessee (7–0) Iowa (8–1) UNLV (12–0) St. John's (14–1) Louisville (15–2) Houston (16–2) Arkansas (19–1) Villanova (17–4) UCLA (19–3) North Carolina (23–6) St. John's (24–4) North Carolina (26–7) 8. 9. Indiana Missouri (1–0) Houston (4–0) St. John's (7–0) Tennessee (6–0) Iowa (6–1) Syracuse (10–0) Louisville (11–2) Louisville (13–2) Houston (15–2) Arkansas (17–1) Memphis State (18–2) Louisville (21–3) St. John's (22–3) UNLV (24–2) UNLV (25–2) Arkansas (25–3) 9. 10. Oregon State Iowa (2–0) Villanova (1–1) Alabama (4–0) Iowa (6–1) Georgetown (7–2) Arkansas (7–0) Alabama (9–2) Iowa (10–2) Kentucky (13–3) Missouri (16–3) Missouri (18–3) UCLA (17–3) Kentucky (18–5) St. John's (23–4) Kentucky (21–6) Missouri (26–7) 10. 11. Iowa Houston (2–0) Alabama (2–0) Tennessee (4–0) Georgetown (6–2) Arkansas (6–0) UNLV (10–0) North Carolina (10–3) Kentucky (11–3) Villanova (12–3) Villanova (13–3) Louisville (19–3) Kentucky (16–5) North Carolina (21–6) Indiana (20–5) Wichita State (25–3) Boston College (24–6) 11. 12. Alabama St. John's (3–0) St. John's (5–0) Louisville (5–1) Arkansas (5–0) Missouri (8–1) Tennessee (8–1) Iowa (9–2) Missouri (12–2) Arkansas (15–1) Louisville (16–3) Villanova (14–4) Missouri (19–4) Wichita State (21–3) Wichita State (23–3) Missouri (24–6) Kentucky (21–7) 12. 13. Tennessee Alabama (1–0) Louisville (4–1) Arkansas (4–0) Syracuse (8–0) Louisville (8–1) Louisville (8–2) Syracuse (11–2) Villanova (10–2) Missouri (14–3) Iowa (13–4) Kentucky (14–5) Memphis State (18–4) Syracuse (18–5) Missouri (22–6) Villanova (21–6) Villanova (22–7) 13. 14. Houston Tennessee (1–0) Tennessee (2–0) Houston (5–1) Louisville (7–1) Syracuse (9–0) Villanova (6–2) Missouri (10–2) Houston (13–2) Iowa (12–3) Georgetown (15–4) Georgetown (16–5) Georgetown (16–6) Memphis State (19–4) Ohio State (18–7) Boston College (22–5) Wichita State (25–3) 14. 15. Missouri North Carolina (0–2) Arkansas (3–0) NC State (4–0) NC State (4–0) UNLV (7–0) Missouri (9–2) Villanova (8–2) Syracuse (12–2) Georgetown (13–4) Kentucky (13–4) Syracuse (15–5) Wichita State (18–3) Missouri (20–6) т Boston College (20–5) Georgetown (21–8) Chattanooga (26–3) 15. 16. NC State Arkansas (1–0) Marquette (2–0) Syracuse (6–0)West Virginia (8–0) Villanova (4–2) NC State (5–1) Houston (11–2) Minnesota (10–3) Minnesota (12–3) Illinois State (15–1) Wichita State (17–3)Iowa (15–6) Ohio State (17–6) т Georgetown (19–7) Ohio State (19–8) NC State (20–10) 16. 17. Arkansas Marquette (0–0) North Carolina (2–2) North Carolina (3–2) UNLV (5–0) NC State (4–1) Georgetown (8–3) Minnesota (10–1)Virginia Tech (14–1)Illinois State (14–1)Minnesota (13–3) Illinois State (17–2) Syracuse (16–5) Iowa (16–7) Memphis State (19–5) Memphis State (21–6) Memphis State (22–7) 17. 18. Marquette NC State (1–0) NC State (2–0) т UNLV (5–0) Villanova (3–2) Houston (7–2) North Carolina (8–3) Tennessee (10–2) Oklahoma State (12–1)Syracuse (13–3) Washington State (15–2)Purdue (15–4) Boston College (17–4)Georgetown (17–7) Syracuse (18–6) Chattanooga (23–3) Georgia (21–9) 18. 19. St. John's UNLV (1–0) т UNLV (3–0) т Villanova (2–2) Houston (6–2) Tulsa (5–1) Houston (8–2) NC State (7–2) Georgetown (11–4) Wake Forest (13–2)Georgia (14–3)Minnesota (14–4) Oklahoma (18–6)Boston College (18–5) Chattanooga (21–3)Oklahoma (23–7) Oklahoma State (24–6) 19. 20. UNLV Oregon State (0–1) т Purdue (4–0)West Virginia (5–0)Tulsa (5–1)West Virginia (8–1) Purdue (9–1) Ohio State (9–2)Auburn (10–3)Oklahoma State (13–2) Oklahoma State (13–2) Iowa (13–6) Ohio State (15–6) Tennessee (16–7) Purdue (18–6) Syracuse (19–8) Georgetown (21–9) 20. Preseason[ 1] [ 2] Week 2[ 3] [ 2] Week 3[ 4] [ 2] Week 4[ 5] [ 2] Week 5[ 6] [ 2] Week 6[ 7] [ 2] Week 7[ 8] [ 2] Week 8[ 9] [ 2] Week 9[ 10] [ 2] Week 10[ 11] [ 2] Week 11[ 12] [ 2] Week 12[ 13] [ 2] Week 13[ 14] [ 15] Week 14[ 16] [ 15] Week 15[ 17] [ 15] Week 16[ 18] [ 15] Final[ 19] [ 15] None Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: None Dropped: Tulsa (6–2) West Virginia (8–3) Dropped: Georgetown (9–4) Purdue (9–3) Dropped: Alabama (9–4) Tennessee (10–3) NC State (8–3) Ohio State (9–4) Dropped: Virginia Tech (14–3) Auburn (10–5) Dropped: Wake Forest (13–4) Oklahoma State (13–4) Dropped: Washington State (15–4) Georgia (15–4) Dropped: Illinois State (17–4) Purdue (15–6) Minnesota (14–6) Dropped: Dropped: Iowa (17–8) Tennessee (17–8) Dropped: Dropped: Ohio State (19–9) Oklahoma (23–8) Syracuse (19–9)
Coaches Poll
Preseason[ 2] Week 2[ 2] Week 3[ 2] Week 4[ 2] Week 5[ 2] Week 6[ 2] Week 7[ 2] Week 8[ 2] Week 9[ 2] Week 10[ 2] Week 11[ 2] Week 12[ 15] Week 13[ 15] Week 14[ 15] Week 15[ 15] Final[ 15] 1. Virginia Virginia (4–0) Virginia (6–0) Virginia (8–0) Indiana (8–0) Indiana (10–0) Memphis State (11–1) UCLA (11–1) UCLA (13–1) North Carolina (17–3) North Carolina (20–3) Indiana (19–2) UNLV (24–0) Houston (23–2) Houston (25–2) Houston (27–2) 1. 2. North Carolina Kentucky (3–0) Kentucky (5–0) Kentucky (7–0) Memphis State (8–0) Memphis State (9–0) Virginia (11–1) Indiana (12–1) Indiana (14–1) Virginia (17–2) Virginia (19–2) UNLV (22–0) Houston (22–2) Virginia (23–3) Virginia (25–3) Louisville (29–3) 2. 3. Georgetown Georgetown (5–0) UCLA (4–0) UCLA (5–0) Virginia (8–1) Kentucky (8–1) St. John's (13–0) North Carolina (12–3) т North Carolina (15–3) UNLV (18–0) UNLV (20–0) North Carolina (21–4) Virginia (21–3) Louisville (24–3) Louisville (27–3) St. John's (27–4) 3. 4. Kentucky UCLA (3–0) Memphis State (6–0) Memphis State (7–0) Kentucky (7–1) Virginia (10–1) Indiana (10–1) Memphis State (12–1) т Virginia (15–2) St. John's (18–1) Indiana (16–2) Houston (20–2) Indiana (20–3) Arkansas (24–1) UCLA (22–4) Virginia (27–4) 4. 5. Louisville Memphis State (4–0) Indiana (6–0) Indiana (7–0) UCLA (6–1) Alabama (8–0) UCLA (9–1) Arkansas (13–0) Memphis State (14–1) Memphis State (16–1) UCLA (16–2) Virginia (19–3) Arkansas (22–1) Villanova (21–4) Arkansas (25–2) Indiana (23–5) 5. 6. UCLA Iowa (4–0) Iowa (6–0) Missouri (6–0) Alabama (6–0) UCLA (7–1) Kentucky (11–2) Virginia (12–2) St. John's (17–1) Indiana (15–2) Houston (18–2) St. John's (20–2) Louisville (22–3) Kentucky (20–5) North Carolina (25–6) UNLV (28–2) 6. 7. Villanova тIndiana (3–0) Georgetown (6–1) Alabama (5–0) St. John's (9–0) St. John's (10–0) Arkansas (11–0) St. John's (14–1) Louisville (15–2) UCLA (14–2) St. John's (19–2) Arkansas (20–1) Villanova (19–4) UCLA (21–3) Indiana (22–5) UCLA (23–5) 7. 8. Indiana тMissouri (2–0) Missouri (6–0) St. John's (9–0) Tennessee (7–0) Iowa (8–1) Louisville (11–2) Louisville (13–2) UNLV (16–0) Houston (16–2) Missouri (18–3) Louisville (21–3) St. John's (22–3) St. John's (23–4) St. John's (24–4) North Carolina (26–7) 8. 9. Memphis State Villanova (1–1) Alabama (4–0) Iowa (6–1) Louisville (8–1) Syracuse (10–0) UNLV (12–0) UNLV (14–0) Houston (15–2) Arkansas (17–1) Arkansas (19–1) Villanova (17–4) UCLA (19–3) Missouri (22–6) Missouri (24–6) Arkansas (25–3) 9. 10. Oregon State Houston (4–0) St. John's (7–0) Tennessee (6–0) Iowa (6–1) Louisville (8–2) Alabama (9–2) Iowa (10–2) Kentucky (13–3) Missouri (16–3) Memphis State (18–2) Missouri (19–4) Kentucky (18–5) North Carolina (23–6) Kentucky (21–6) Kentucky (21–7) 10. 11. Houston Alabama (2–0) Louisville (5–1) Louisville (7–1) Syracuse (9–0) Tennessee (8–1) North Carolina (10–3) Missouri (12–2) Arkansas (15–1) Villanova (13–3) Louisville (19–3) UCLA (17–3) North Carolina (21–6) UNLV (24–2) UNLV (25–2) Villanova (22–7) 11. 12. Iowa Louisville (4–1) Tennessee (4–0) Georgetown (6–2) Missouri (8–1) Arkansas (7–0) Iowa (9–2) Houston (13–2) Villanova (12–3) Louisville (16–3) Kentucky (14–5) Kentucky (16–5) Missouri (20–6) Indiana (20–5) Villanova (21–6) Missouri (26–7) 12. 13. Alabama St. John's (5–0) Arkansas (4–0) Syracuse (8–0) Georgetown (7–2) UNLV (10–0) Houston (11–2) Kentucky (11–3) Missouri (14–3) Iowa (13–4) Georgetown (16–5) Memphis State (18–4) Memphis State (19–4) Boston College (20–5) Boston College (22–5) Boston College (24–6) 13. 14. Missouri Tennessee (2–0) Houston (5–1) Arkansas (5–0) Arkansas (6–0) Villanova (6–2) Syracuse (11–2) Villanova (10–2) Illinois State (14–1) Illinois State (15–1) Villanova (14–4) Georgetown (16–6) Syracuse (18–5) Ohio State (18–7) Georgetown (21–8) NC State (20–10) 14. 15. Tennessee Purdue (4–0)Syracuse (6–0)NC State (4–0) UNLV (7–0) Missouri (9–2) Missouri (10–2) Syracuse (12–2) Georgetown (13–4) Kentucky (13–4) Minnesota (14–4) Iowa (15–6) Ohio State (17–6) Washington State (20–5) Chattanooga (23–3) Georgia (21–9) 15. 16. Marquette Arkansas (3–0) North Carolina (3–2) Villanova (3–2) Houston (7–2) North Carolina (8–3) Minnesota (10–1) Georgetown (11–4) Iowa (12–3) Georgetown (15–4) Syracuse (15–5) т Tennessee (15–7) Boston College (18–5) Georgetown (19–7) Washington State (21–5) Chattanooga (26–3) 16. 17. DePaul North Carolina (2–2) NC State (4–0) Houston (6–2) Villanova (4–2) Georgetown (8–3) Villanova (8–2) Illinois State (12–1) Minnesota (12–3) Washington State (15–2) Illinois State (17–2) т Syracuse (16–5) Iowa (16–7) Chattanooga (21–3) Ohio State (19–8) Memphis State (22–7) 17. 18. Oklahoma NC State (2–0)Villanova (2–2) UNLV (5–0) NC State (4–1) NC State (5–1) Tennessee (10–2) Minnesota (10–3) Syracuse (13–3) т Minnesota (13–3) Purdue (15–4) Boston College (17–4)Georgetown (17–7) Memphis State (19–5) Memphis State (21–6) Illinois State (24–6) 18. 19. St. John's Marquette (2–0) UNLV (5–0)San Diego State (6–0)Louisiana-Lafayette (8–0)Houston (8–2) NC State (7–2) Oklahoma State (12–1)Washington State (13–2) тOklahoma (16–4) Georgia (15–4)Chattanooga (17–3)Chattanooga (19–3) Oklahoma (20–7) Oklahoma (23–7) Oklahoma State (24–6) 19. 20. Arkansas DePaul (3–1) Minnesota (5–0)West Virginia (8–0) Tulsa (5–1)Minnesota (7–1) Illinois State (10–1)NC State (8–3) Wake Forest (13–2)Auburn (12–5)Tennessee (14–5) Oklahoma State (17–4) Tennessee (16–7) Iowa (17–8) Illinois State (21–6) Georgetown (21–9) 20. Preseason[ 2] Week 2[ 2] Week 3[ 2] Week 4[ 2] Week 5[ 2] Week 6[ 2] Week 7[ 2] Week 8[ 2] Week 9[ 2] Week 10[ 2] Week 11[ 2] Week 12[ 15] Week 13[ 15] Week 14[ 15] Week 15[ 15] Final[ 15] Dropped: Oregon State (1–2) Oklahoma (2–2) Dropped: Purdue (5–1) Marquette (3–1) DePaul (4–2) Dropped: North Carolina (4–3) Minnesota Dropped: West Virginia (8–1) San Diego State (6–1) Dropped: Louisiana-Lafayette (8–2) Tulsa (6–2) Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Oklahoma State (13–2) NC State (9–4) Tennessee (10–5) Dropped: Syracuse (13–4) Wake Forest (13–4) Dropped: Iowa (13–6) Washington State (15–4) Oklahoma (16–6) Auburn (12–6) Dropped: Minnesota (14–6) Illinois State (17–4) Purdue (15–6) Georgia (15–6) Dropped: Dropped: Syracuse (18–6) Tennessee (17–8) Dropped: Dropped: Washington State (21–7) Ohio State (19–9) Oklahoma (23–8)
References
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