1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 1983–84 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
 [1]
Week 1
Nov. 28[1]
Week 2
Dec. 5[1]
Week 3
Dec. 12[1]
Week 4
Dec. 19[1]
Week 5
Dec. 26[1]
Week 6
Jan. 2[1]
Week 7
Jan. 9[1]
Week 8
Jan. 16[1]
Week 9
Jan. 23[1]
Week 10
Jan. 30[1]
Week 11
Feb. 6[1]
Week 12
Feb. 13[2]
Week 13
Feb. 20[2]
Week 14
Feb. 27[2]
Week 15
Mar. 5[2]
Final
Mar. 12[2][3]
1.North CarolinaKentucky (1–0)North Carolina (4–0)North Carolina (5–0)North Carolina (5–0) (36)North Carolina (6–0)North Carolina (8–0)North Carolina (10–0)North Carolina (12–0)North Carolina (14–0)North Carolina (17–0)North Carolina (20–0)North Carolina (21–1)North Carolina (23–1)North Carolina (24–1)North Carolina (26–1)North Carolina (27–2)1.
2.KentuckyNorth Carolina (1–0)Kentucky (2–0)Kentucky (3–0)Kentucky (5–0) (27)Kentucky (7–0)Kentucky (8–0)Kentucky (10–0)DePaul (13–0)DePaul (14–0)DePaul (16–0)DePaul (17–0)Georgetown (21–2)Georgetown (23–2)Houston (25–3)Georgetown (26–3)Georgetown (29–3)2.
3.HoustonGeorgetown (2–0)Georgetown (4–0)Houston (5–1)Houston (7–1)Houston (10–1)DePaul (9–0)DePaul (11–0)Kentucky (12–1)Kentucky (14–2)Kentucky (15–2)Georgetown (19–2)DePaul (18–1)Houston (23–3)Kentucky (20–3)Kentucky (23–4)Kentucky (26–4)3.
4.GeorgetownMemphis State (2–0)Memphis State (4–0)DePaul (5–0)DePaul (7–0)DePaul (8–0)Georgetown (10–1)Georgetown (12–1)Houston (16–2)Georgetown (15–2)Georgetown (17–2)UNLV (20–1)Houston (21–3)Kentucky (20–3)Georgetown (24–3)DePaul (24–2)DePaul (26–2)4.
5.Memphis StateIowa (1–0)Iowa (3–0)Georgetown (5–1)Georgetown (7–1)Georgetown (8–1)Maryland (8–1)Maryland (10–1)UTEP (14–0)Maryland (13–2)UNLV (18–1)Houston (19–3)UNLV (22–1)DePaul (19–2)DePaul (21–2)Houston (26–4)Houston (28–4)5.
6.LouisvilleMaryland (1–0)Houston (3–1)NC State (7–1) тBoston College (7–0)Maryland (6–1)UCLA (7–1)UCLA (9–1)Georgetown (13–2)UNLV (16–1)Houston (17–3)Kentucky (16–3)Kentucky (18–3)Illinois (20–3)Oklahoma (24–3)Oklahoma (27–3)Illinois (24–4)6.
7.IowaNC State (4–0)UCLA (3–0)Memphis State (4–1) тPurdue (7–0)UCLA (6–1)Houston (10–2)Houston (12–2)Maryland (11–2)Houston (16–3)UTEP (18–1)UTEP (20–1)Illinois (19–2)UNLV (23–2)UNLV (25–2)Illinois (22–4)Oklahoma (29–4)7.
8.MarylandHouston (1–1)NC State (5–1)Boston College (5–0)Maryland (5–1)St. John's (7–0)Wake Forest (9–0)UTEP (13–0)UNLV (14–1)UTEP (16–1)Illinois (15–2)Illinois (17–2)Memphis State (17–3)Oklahoma (22–3)UTEP (24–2)Arkansas (24–5)Arkansas (24–6)8.
9.UCLAUCLA (2–0)LSU (4–0)Maryland (4–1)UCLA (4–1)LSU (6–1)LSU (7–1)Illinois (11–1)UCLA (10–2)Illinois (13–2)Memphis State (14–3)Memphis State (16–3)Oklahoma (20–3)UTEP (22–2)Tulsa (23–2)UTEP (25–3)UTEP (27–3)9.
10.Oregon StateOregon State (0–0)Georgia (3–0)LSU (4–1)Louisville (4–2)Wake Forest (6–0)UTEP (11–0)St. John's (10–1)Illinois (12–2)LSU (11–3)Maryland (13–3)Oklahoma (18–3)UTEP (21–2)Tulsa (22–2)Illinois (20–4)UNLV (25–4)Purdue (22–6)10.
11.LSUMichigan State (2–0)Maryland (2–1)Purdue (6–0)LSU (4–1)Georgia (7–1)Georgia (7–1)LSU (8–2)Oregon State (9–2)Oklahoma (15–2)Tulsa (17–1)Purdue (15–4)Purdue (17–4)Arkansas (21–4)Purdue (19–5)Purdue (20–6)Maryland (23–7)11.
12.Michigan StateLSU (1–0)Boston College (3–0)Georgia (5–1)St. John's (6–0)Boston College (7–1)NC State (10–2)Wake Forest (10–1)Wake Forest (11–2)Tulsa (16–1)Oklahoma (16–3)Tulsa (18–2)Tulsa (20–2)Memphis State (19–4)Arkansas (22–5)Tulsa (24–3)Tulsa (27–3)12.
13.Fresno StateGeorgia (2–0)DePaul (3–0)St. John's (4–0)NC State (7–2)NC State (8–2)St. John's (8–1)Fresno State (11–2)Tulsa (15–0)Memphis State (12–3)Syracuse (14–3)Maryland (14–4)Wake Forest (17–4)Purdue (18–5)Washington (20–5)Washington (21–6)UNLV (27–5)13.
14.ArkansasArkansas (2–1)Wichita State (4–0)Oregon State (2–1)Georgia (6–1)Louisville (4–3)Illinois (9–1)UNLV (10–1)St. John's (11–3)Louisville (11–4)LSU (12–5)Wake Forest (15–4)Arkansas (19–4)Duke (21–5)Memphis State (20–5)Maryland (20–7)Duke (24–9)14.
15.Boston CollegeBoston College (0–0)Arkansas (3–1)UCLA (3–1)Oregon State (4–1)Michigan (8–0)Oregon State (7–2)Georgia (8–2)LSU (10–3)UCLA (11–3)Wake Forest (13–4)Louisville (15–5)Washington (17–4)Wake Forest (18–5)Duke (22–6)Temple (24–3)Washington (22–6)15.
16.GeorgiaDePaul (1–0)St. John's (3–0)Louisville (2–2)Memphis State (5–2)UTEP (8–0)Fresno State (10–2)Oregon State (8–2)Boston College (11–3)Arkansas (15–2)Purdue (13–4)Auburn (14–5)Syracuse (15–5)Syracuse (17–5)Syracuse (18–6)Duke (22–8)Memphis State (24–6)16.
17.KansasFresno State (1–1)Michigan State (3–1)Michigan State (3–1)Wake Forest (5–0)Memphis State (6–2)Boston College (8–2)Oklahoma (12–1)Fresno State (12–2)Wake Forest (12–3)Louisville (12–5)Washington (15–4)Indiana (16–5)Temple (20–2)Wake Forest (19–6)Memphis State (21–6)Oregon State (22–6)17.
18.DePaulWichita State (1–0)Oregon State (1–1)Iowa (3–2)UTEP (6–0)Purdue (7–2)UNLV (9–1)Boston College (10–2)Memphis State (11–3)Georgia (12–3)Georgia Tech (14–3)Georgia Tech (15–5)LSU (15–5)Washington (18–5)Temple (21–3)Louisville (21–9)Syracuse (22–8)18.
19.IndianaSt. John's (2–0)Purdue (5–0)Wake Forest (5–0)Michigan State (5–1)Oregon State (4–2)Memphis State (8–3)Memphis State (10–3)Purdue (11–3)Virginia (12–2)Auburn (12–5)Syracuse (14–5)Duke (19–5)Auburn (16–6)Maryland (18–7)Wake Forest (20–7)Wake Forest (21–8)19.
20.OklahomaVCU (0–0)Fresno State (3–1)UTEP (5–0)Michigan (7–0)Illinois (8–1)Virginia (9–0)Tulsa (13–0)Oklahoma (13–2)Syracuse (12–3)UCLA (12–4)LSU (13–5)Temple (18–2)Oregon State (18–5)Oregon State (19–6)Oregon State (20–6)Temple (25–4)20.
Preseason
 [1]
Week 1
Nov. 28[1]
Week 2
Dec. 5[1]
Week 3
Dec. 12[1]
Week 4
Dec. 19[1]
Week 5
Dec. 26[1]
Week 6
Jan. 2[1]
Week 7
Jan. 9[1]
Week 8
Jan. 16[1]
Week 9
Jan. 23[1]
Week 10
Jan. 30[1]
Week 11
Feb. 6[1]
Week 12
Feb. 13[2]
Week 13
Feb. 20[2]
Week 14
Feb. 27[2]
Week 15
Mar. 5[2]
Final
Mar. 12[2][3]
Dropped:
  • Louisville
  • Kansas
  • Indiana
  • Oklahoma
Dropped:
VCU (2–0)
Dropped:
  • Wichita State
  • Arkansas
  • Fresno State
Dropped:
Iowa (3–2)
Dropped:
Michigan State (5–2)
Dropped:
  • Louisville (5–4)
  • Michigan
  • Purdue
Dropped:
  • NC State
  • Virginia
Dropped:
Georgia
Dropped:
  • Oregon State (9–4)
  • St. John's
  • Boston College
  • Fresno State
  • Purdue
Dropped:
  • Arkansas (15–4)
  • Georgia
  • Virginia
Dropped:
UCLA
Dropped:
  • Maryland (14–6)
  • Louisville
  • Auburn (14–6)
  • Georgia Tech
Dropped:
  • Indiana
  • LSU
Dropped:
Auburn
Dropped:
Syracuse
Dropped:
  • Louisville

Coaches Poll

Week 2
Dec. 5[1]
Week 3
Dec. 12[1]
Week 4
Dec. 19[1]
Week 5
Dec. 26[1]
Week 6
Jan. 2[1]
Week 7
Jan. 9[1]
Week 8
Jan. 16[1]
Week 9
Jan. 23[1]
Week 10
Jan. 30[1]
Week 11
Feb. 6[1]
Week 12
Feb. 13[2]
Week 13
Feb. 20[2]
Week 14
Feb. 27[2]
Week 15
Mar. 5[2]
Final
Mar. 12[2][4]
1.Kentucky (2–0)Kentucky (3–0)Kentucky (5–0)Kentucky (7–0)Kentucky (8–0)Kentucky (10–0)North Carolina (12–0)North Carolina (14–0)North Carolina (17–0)North Carolina (20–0)North Carolina (21–1)North Carolina (23–1)North Carolina (24–1)North Carolina (26–1)North Carolina (27–2)1.
2.North Carolina (4–0)North Carolina (5–0)North Carolina (5–0)North Carolina (6–0)North Carolina (8–0)North Carolina (10–0)DePaul (13–0)DePaul (14–0)DePaul (16–0)DePaul (17–0)Georgetown (21–2)Georgetown (23–2)Houston (25–3)Georgetown (26–3)Georgetown (29–3)2.
3.Georgetown (4–0)Houston (5–1)Houston (7–1)Houston (10–1)DePaul (9–0)DePaul (11–0)Kentucky (12–1)Kentucky (14–2)Kentucky (15–2)Georgetown (19–2)DePaul (18–1)Houston (23–3)Kentucky (21–3)Kentucky (23–4)Kentucky (26–4)3.
4.Memphis State (4–0)DePaul (5–0)DePaul (7–0)DePaul (8–0)Georgetown (10–1)Georgetown (12–1)UTEP (14–0)Georgetown (15–2)Georgetown (17–2)Houston (19–3)Houston (21–3)Kentucky (20–3)Georgetown (24–3)DePaul (24–2)DePaul (26–2)4.
5.Iowa (3–0)Georgetown (5–1)Georgetown (7–1)Georgetown (8–1)Houston (10–2)Houston (12–2)Houston (16–2)Maryland (13–2)Houston (17–3)UNLV (20–1)UNLV (22–1)DePaul (19–2)DePaul (21–2)Houston (26–4)Houston (28–4)5.
6.Houston (3–1)NC State (7–1)Boston College (7–0)Maryland (6–1)Maryland (8–1)Maryland (10–1)Georgetown (13–2)Houston (16–3)UNLV (18–1)UTEP (20–1) тKentucky (18–3)Illinois (20–3)UNLV (25–2)Oklahoma (27–3)Illinois (24–4)6.
7.UCLA (3–0)Purdue (6–0)Purdue (7–0)St. John's (7–0)UTEP (11–0)UCLA (9–1)Maryland (11–2)Illinois (13–2)Illinois (15–2)Illinois (17–2) тIllinois (19–2)UNLV (23–2)Oklahoma (24–3)Illinois (22–4)Arkansas (24–6)7.
8.Georgia (3–0)Memphis State (4–1)Louisville (4–2)UCLA (6–1)UCLA (7–1)UTEP (13–0)UNLV (14–1)UTEP (16–1)UTEP (18–1)Kentucky (16–3)UTEP (21–2)Oklahoma (22–3)UTEP (24–2)Arkansas (24–5)Oklahoma (29–4)8.
9.LSU (4–0)Boston College (5–0)UCLA (4–1)LSU (6–1)Wake Forest (9–0)St. John's (10–1)Illinois (12–2)UNLV (16–1)Maryland (13–3)Memphis State (16–3)Memphis State (17–3)UTEP (22–2)Purdue (19–5)UTEP (25–3)UTEP (27–3)9.
10.St. John's (3–0)Georgia (5–1)St. John's (6–0)UTEP (8–0)St. John's (8–1)Illinois (11–1)Oregon State (9–2)Louisville (11–4)Tulsa (17–1)Oklahoma (18–3)Oklahoma (20–3)Tulsa (22–2)Illinois (20–4)UNLV (25–4)Maryland (23–7)10.
11.Purdue (5–0)Maryland (4–1)Maryland (5–1)Wake Forest (6–0) тGeorgia (7–1)Fresno State (11–2)UCLA (10–2)Arkansas (15–2)Memphis State (14–3)Purdue (15–4)Purdue (17–4)Arkansas (21–4)Tulsa (23–2)Purdue (20–6)Purdue (22–6)11.
12.Boston College (3–0)St. John's (4–0)Georgia (6–1)Memphis State (6–2) тNC State (10–2)UNLV (10–1)Tulsa (15–0)Oklahoma (15–2)Syracuse (14–3)Tulsa (18–2)Tulsa (20–2)Purdue (18–5)Arkansas (22–5)Washington (21–6)Tulsa (27–3)12.
13.NC State (5–1)LSU (4–1)LSU (4–1)Georgia (7–1)Illinois (9–1)Wake Forest (10–1)Wake Forest (11–2)Tulsa (16–1)Oklahoma (16–3)Maryland (14–4)Arkansas (19–4)Memphis State (19–4)Washington (20–5)Tulsa (24–3)UNLV (27–5)13.
14.DePaul (3–0)Oregon State (2–1)Oregon State (4–1)Louisville (4–3) тLSU (7–1)Oregon State (8–2)Purdue (11–3)LSU (11–3)Purdue (13–4)Auburn (14–5)Washington (17–4)Washington (18–5)Memphis State (20–5)Maryland (20–7)Duke (24–9)14.
15.Maryland (2–1)UTEP (5–0)Michigan (7–0)Michigan (8–0) тFresno State (10–2)Oklahoma (12–1)Fresno State (12–2)Memphis State (12–3)Wake Forest (13–4)Louisville (15–5)Wake Forest (17–4)Oregon State (18–5)Temple (21–3)Temple (24–3)Washington (22–6)15.
16.Arkansas (3–1)Louisville (2–2)UTEP (6–0)Illinois (8–1)Oregon State (7–2)Tulsa (13–0)St. John's (11–3)UCLA (11–3)LSU (12–5)Washington (15–4)Auburn (14–6)Syracuse (17–5)Wake Forest (19–6)Illinois State (21–6)Memphis State (24–6) т16.
17.Oregon State (1–1)UCLA (3–1)Memphis State (5–2)NC State (8–2)Iowa (7–2)LSU (8–2)Oklahoma (13–2)Wake Forest (12–3)Auburn (12–5)Wake Forest (15–4)Temple (18–2) тTemple (20–2)Syracuse (18–6)Oregon State (20–6)Syracuse (22–8) т17.
18.Wichita State (4–0)Michigan (6–0)NC State (7–2)Boston College (7–1)UNLV (9–1)Georgia (8–2)LSU (10–3)Georgia (12–3)Arkansas (15–4)Syracuse (14–5)Illinois State (17–4) тAuburn (16–6)Duke (22–6)Louisville (21–9)Indiana (20–8)18.
19.Ohio State (3–0)Michigan State (3–1)Michigan State (5–1)Purdue (7–2)Memphis State (8–3)Arkansas (11–2)Arkansas (13–2)Washington (13–3)Louisville (12–5)Arkansas (16–4)Maryland (14–6) тDuke (21–5)Maryland (18–7)Weber State (21–6)Auburn (20–10)19.
20.Michigan State (3–1)Iowa (3–2)Wake Forest (5–0)Arkansas (7–2)Louisville (5–4)Boston College (10–2)Boston College (11–3)Oregon State (9–4)Oregon State (12–4)Temple (16–2)Indiana (16–5)Illinois State (19–4)Oregon State (19–6)Memphis State (21–6)Oregon State (22–6)20.
Week 2
Dec. 5[1]
Week 3
Dec. 12[1]
Week 4
Dec. 19[1]
Week 5
Dec. 26[1]
Week 6
Jan. 2[1]
Week 7
Jan. 9[1]
Week 8
Jan. 16[1]
Week 9
Jan. 23[1]
Week 10
Jan. 30[1]
Week 11
Feb. 6[1]
Week 12
Feb. 13[2]
Week 13
Feb. 20[2]
Week 14
Feb. 27[2]
Week 15
Mar. 5[2]
Final
Mar. 12[2][4]
Dropped:
  • Arkansas
  • Wichita State
  • Ohio State
Dropped:
  • Iowa
Dropped:
  • Oregon State (4–2)
  • Michigan State
Dropped:
  • Michigan
  • Boston College (8–2)
  • Purdue
  • Arkansas
Dropped:
  • NC State
  • Iowa
  • Memphis State (10–3)
  • Louisville
Dropped:
  • Georgia
Dropped:
  • Purdue
  • Fresno State
  • St. John's
  • Boston College
Dropped:
  • UCLA (12–4)
  • Georgia
  • Washington
Dropped:
  • LSU (13–5)
  • Oregon State
Dropped:
  • Louisville
  • Syracuse (15–5)
Dropped:
  • Wake Forest (18–5)
  • Maryland
  • Indiana
Dropped:
  • Auburn
  • Illinois State
Dropped:
  • Wake Forest (20–7)
  • Syracuse
  • Duke (22–8)
  • Maryland
Dropped:
  • Temple
  • Illinois State
  • Louisville
  • Weber State

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 911. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  3. ^ "1984 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  4. ^ "College basketball: polls". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). March 13, 1984. p. 4D.