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1976-77 Standings

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National Champion: Marquette
Final Four: Charlotte, Marquette, Nevada-Las Vegas and North Carolina

Consensus Player of the Year: Marques Johnson

AP Preseason #1: Michigan ▪ AP Final #1: Michigan

244 Schools

Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
1 North Carolina* RTF ACC 28 5 .848 9 3 .750 3 3 5
2 Wake Forest*  ACC 22 8 .733 8 4 .667 4 9
3 Clemson  ACC 22 6 .786 8 4 .667 10
4 Maryland  ACC 19 8 .704 7 5 .583 8 8
5 North Carolina State  ACC 17 11 .607 6 6 .500 15 15
6 Duke  ACC 14 13 .519 2 10 .167
7 Virginia  ACC 12 17 .414 2 10 .167
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
8 Kansas State* RT Big 8 23 8 .742 11 3 .786 16 16
9 Missouri  Big 8 21 8 .724 9 5 .643 20 20
10 Oklahoma  Big 8 18 10 .643 9 5 .643
11 Kansas  Big 8 18 10 .643 8 6 .571
12 Nebraska  Big 8 15 14 .517 7 7 .500
13 Colorado  Big 8 11 16 .407 5 9 .357
14 Oklahoma State  Big 8 10 17 .370 4 10 .286
15 Iowa State  Big 8 7 20 .259 3 11 .214
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
16 Idaho State* RT Big Sky 25 5 .833 13 1 .929
17 Weber State  Big Sky 20 8 .714 11 3 .786
18 Gonzaga  Big Sky 11 16 .407 7 7 .500
19 Montana  Big Sky 18 8 .692 9 5 .643
20 Montana State  Big Sky 9 17 .346 5 9 .357
21 Northern Arizona  Big Sky 11 15 .423 3 11 .214
22 Boise State  Big Sky 10 16 .385 5 9 .357
23 Idaho  Big Sky 5 21 .192 3 11 .214
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
24 Michigan* R Big Ten 26 4 .867 16 2 .889 1 1 1
25 Purdue*  Big Ten 19 9 .679 13 5 .722 18
26 Iowa  Big Ten 18 9 .667 10 8 .556
27 Indiana  Big Ten 14 13 .519 9 9 .500 5 4
28 Michigan State  Big Ten 10 17 .370 7 11 .389
29 Illinois  Big Ten 14 16 .467 6 12 .333
30 Wisconsin  Big Ten 9 18 .333 5 13 .278
31 Northwestern  Big Ten 7 20 .259 5 13 .278
32 Ohio State  Big Ten 9 18 .333 4 14 .222
33 Minnesota  Big Ten 24 3 .889 15 3 .833 8 13
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
34 Hofstra* RT ECC (East) 23 7 .767 4 1 .800
35 Temple R ECC (East) 17 11 .607 4 1 .800
36 La Salle  ECC (East) 17 12 .586 3 2 .600
37 American  ECC (East) 13 13 .500 2 3 .400
38 Saint Joseph's  ECC (East) 13 13 .500 2 3 .400
39 Drexel  ECC (East) 11 13 .458 0 5 .000
40 Lafayette R ECC (West) 21 6 .778 9 1 .900
41 Delaware  ECC (West) 12 13 .480 7 3 .700
42 Lehigh  ECC (West) 12 15 .444 6 4 .600
43 Bucknell  ECC (West) 10 15 .400 5 5 .500
44 West Chester  ECC (West) 11 14 .440 2 8 .200
45 Rider  ECC (West) 8 18 .308 1 9 .100
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
46 Rutgers R ECBL (East) 18 10 .643 7 1 .875 17 17
47 Villanova  ECBL (East) 23 10 .697 6 1 .857
48 George Washington  ECBL (East) 14 12 .538 5 3 .625
49 Massachusetts  ECBL (East) 20 11 .645 3 4 .429
50 West Virginia R ECBL (West) 18 11 .621 5 5 .500
51 Penn State R ECBL (West) 11 15 .423 5 5 .500
52 Duquesne* T ECBL (West) 15 15 .500 3 7 .300
53 Pittsburgh  ECBL (West) 6 21 .222 1 9 .100
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
54 Nevada-Las Vegas* RF Ind 29 3 .906 7 4 4
55 Syracuse*  Ind 26 4 .867 6 6
56 Detroit Mercy*  Ind 25 4 .862 12 12
57 Old Dominion  Ind 25 4 .862
58 Providence*  Ind 24 5 .828 8
59 Holy Cross*  Ind 23 6 .793
60 St. Bonaventure  Ind 23 6 .793
61 Marquette* FN Ind 25 7 .781 2 2 7
62 North Texas  Ind 21 6 .778
63 Illinois State  Ind 22 7 .759
64 Notre Dame*  Ind 22 7 .759 14 2 10
65 Oral Roberts  Ind 21 7 .750
66 Army  Ind 20 8 .714
67 Milwaukee  Ind 19 8 .704
68 Georgetown  Ind 19 9 .679
69 Virginia Tech  Ind 19 10 .655
70 James Madison  Ind 17 9 .654
71 Northwestern State  Ind 17 9 .654
72 Texas-Pan American  Ind 17 9 .654
73 Connecticut  Ind 17 10 .630
74 North Carolina-Wilmington  Ind 16 10 .615
75 Portland State  Ind 16 10 .615
76 Iona  Ind 15 10 .600
77 Dayton  Ind 16 11 .593
78 Fairfield  Ind 16 11 .593
79 Georgia Southern  Ind 16 11 .593
80 Richmond  Ind 15 11 .577
81 Saint Francis (PA)  Ind 15 11 .577
82 DePaul  Ind 15 12 .556 18 18
83 Louisiana-Monroe  Ind 15 12 .556
84 Stetson  Ind 15 12 .556
85 Utah State  Ind 15 12 .556
86 Colgate  Ind 13 11 .542
87 Navy  Ind 13 11 .542
88 Oklahoma City  Ind 14 12 .538
89 South Carolina  Ind 14 12 .538
90 Valparaiso  Ind 13 12 .520
91 Catholic  Ind 13 13 .500
92 Fairleigh Dickinson  Ind 13 13 .500
93 Loyola (IL)  Ind 13 13 .500
94 Maine  Ind 13 13 .500
95 Niagara  Ind 13 13 .500
96 Rhode Island  Ind 13 13 .500
97 Saint Peter's  Ind 13 13 .500
98 Virginia Commonwealth  Ind 13 13 .500
99 Butler  Ind 13 14 .481
100 New Hampshire  Ind 12 14 .462
101 Northeastern  Ind 12 14 .462
102 St. Francis (NY)  Ind 12 14 .462
103 Air Force  Ind 12 15 .444
104 Denver  Ind 12 15 .444
105 Southern Mississippi  Ind 11 16 .407
106 Siena  Ind 9 15 .375
107 Cleveland State  Ind 10 17 .370
108 Xavier  Ind 10 17 .370
109 Centenary (LA)  Ind 11 19 .367
110 Long Island University  Ind 9 16 .360
111 Hawaii  Ind 9 18 .333
112 Vermont  Ind 8 17 .320
113 Boston College  Ind 8 18 .308
114 Charleston Southern  Ind 8 19 .296
115 Boston University  Ind 7 19 .269
116 Robert Morris  Ind 7 19 .269
117 Samford  Ind 7 19 .269
118 Mercer  Ind 6 19 .240
119 Hardin-Simmons  Ind 6 21 .222
120 Houston Baptist  Ind 6 23 .207
121 Buffalo  Ind 5 21 .192
122 Wagner  Ind 3 21 .125
123 Canisius  Ind 3 22 .120
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
124 Princeton* R Ivy 21 5 .808 13 1 .929
125 Pennsylvania  Ivy 18 8 .692 12 2 .857
126 Columbia  Ivy 16 10 .615 8 6 .571
127 Harvard  Ivy 9 16 .360 6 8 .429
128 Cornell  Ivy 8 18 .308 5 9 .357
129 Brown  Ivy 6 20 .231 5 9 .357
130 Yale  Ivy 6 20 .231 4 10 .286
131 Dartmouth  Ivy 4 22 .154 3 11 .214
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
132 Central Michigan* R MAC 18 10 .643 13 3 .813
133 Miami (OH)  MAC 20 6 .769 13 3 .813
134 Toledo  MAC 21 6 .778 12 4 .750
135 Northern Illinois  MAC 13 14 .481 10 6 .625
136 Western Michigan  MAC 14 13 .519 8 8 .500
137 Ball State  MAC 11 14 .440 7 9 .438
138 Bowling Green State  MAC 9 18 .333 5 11 .313
139 Ohio  MAC 9 17 .346 4 12 .250
140 Eastern Michigan  MAC 9 18 .333 4 12 .250
141 Kent State  MAC 8 19 .296 4 12 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
142 South Carolina State R MEAC 15 11 .577 10 2 .833
143 Howard  MEAC 16 9 .640 8 4 .667
144 North Carolina A&T  MEAC 3 24 .111 3 9 .250
145 Delaware State  MEAC 2 25 .074 0 12 .000
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
146 Louisville* R Metro 21 7 .750 6 1 .857 9 6 19
147 Cincinnati* T Metro 25 5 .833 4 2 .667 12 2
148 Georgia Tech  Metro 18 10 .643 3 3 .500
149 Tulane  Metro 10 17 .370 3 3 .500
150 Memphis  Metro 20 9 .690 3 4 .429 18
151 Saint Louis  Metro 7 19 .269 1 5 .167
152 Florida State  Metro 16 11 .593 0 2 .000
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
153 Indiana State  MVC 25 3 .893
154 Creighton  MVC 21 7 .750
155 Southern Illinois* RT MVC 22 7 .759 8 4 .667 17
156 New Mexico State R MVC 17 10 .630 8 4 .667
157 Wichita State  MVC 18 10 .643 7 5 .583
158 West Texas A&M  MVC 17 13 .567 7 5 .583
159 Drake  MVC 10 17 .370 5 7 .417
160 Bradley  MVC 9 18 .333 4 8 .333
161 Tulsa  MVC 6 21 .222 3 9 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
162 Seton Hall R NJNY7 18 11 .621 3 1 .750
163 St. John's (NY)*  NJNY7 22 9 .710 3 2 .600 20
164 Manhattan  NJNY7 13 14 .481 3 2 .600
165 Fordham  NJNY7 5 21 .192 0 5 .000
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
166 Austin Peay R OVC 24 4 .857 13 1 .929
167 Middle Tennessee* T OVC 20 9 .690 9 5 .643
168 Morehead State  OVC 15 10 .600 9 5 .643
169 Murray State  OVC 17 10 .630 9 5 .643
170 East Tennessee State  OVC 12 14 .462 6 8 .429
171 Western Kentucky  OVC 10 16 .385 6 8 .429
172 Eastern Kentucky  OVC 8 16 .333 3 11 .214
173 Tennessee Tech  OVC 7 19 .269 1 13 .071
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
174 UCLA* R Pac-8 24 5 .828 11 3 .786 4 2 2
175 Oregon  Pac-8 19 10 .655 9 5 .643 17
176 Washington State  Pac-8 19 8 .704 8 6 .571
177 Washington  Pac-8 17 10 .630 8 6 .571
178 Oregon State  Pac-8 16 13 .552 8 6 .571
179 California  Pac-8 12 15 .444 7 7 .500
180 Stanford  Pac-8 11 16 .407 3 11 .214
181 Southern California  Pac-8 6 20 .231 2 12 .143
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
182 Long Beach State* RT PCAA 21 8 .724 9 3 .750
183 San Diego State R PCAA 13 15 .464 9 3 .750
184 San Jose State  PCAA 18 11 .621 8 4 .667
185 Cal State Fullerton  PCAA 16 10 .615 7 5 .583
186 Pacific  PCAA 11 14 .440 5 7 .417
187 California-Santa Barbara  PCAA 8 18 .308 3 9 .250
188 Fresno State  PCAA 7 20 .259 1 11 .083
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
189 Kentucky* R SEC 26 4 .867 16 2 .889 6 2 3
190 Tennessee* R SEC 22 6 .786 16 2 .889 16 7 15
191 Alabama  SEC 25 6 .806 14 4 .778 13 3 11
192 Florida  SEC 17 9 .654 10 8 .556
193 Louisiana State  SEC 15 12 .556 8 10 .444
194 Mississippi State  SEC 14 13 .519 6 12 .333
195 Auburn  SEC 13 13 .500 6 12 .333 20
196 Vanderbilt  SEC 10 16 .385 6 12 .333
197 Mississippi  SEC 11 16 .407 5 13 .278
198 Georgia  SEC 9 18 .333 3 15 .167
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
199 Virginia Military Institute* RT Southern 26 4 .867 8 2 .800 19 20
200 Furman R Southern 18 10 .643 8 2 .800
201 Appalachian State  Southern 17 12 .586 8 4 .667
202 William & Mary  Southern 16 14 .533 7 4 .636
203 East Carolina  Southern 10 18 .357 3 9 .250
204 Davidson  Southern 5 22 .185 2 8 .200
205 Citadel  Southern 8 19 .296 2 9 .182
206 Western Carolina  Southern 8 16 .333 0 0
207 Marshall  Southern 8 19 .296 0 0
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
208 Louisiana-Lafayette R Southland 21 8 .724 8 2 .800
209 McNeese State  Southland 20 7 .741 7 3 .700
210 Lamar  Southland 12 17 .414 6 4 .600
211 Arkansas State  Southland 14 13 .519 4 6 .400
212 Louisiana Tech  Southland 13 13 .500 4 6 .400
213 Texas-Arlington  Southland 3 24 .111 1 9 .100
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
214 Charlotte* RTF Sun Belt 28 5 .848 5 1 .833 19 17 17
215 New Orleans  Sun Belt 18 10 .643 4 2 .667
216 South Alabama  Sun Belt 17 10 .630 3 3 .500
217 Jacksonville  Sun Belt 10 19 .345 2 4 .333
218 South Florida  Sun Belt 9 18 .333 2 4 .333
219 Georgia State  Sun Belt 10 18 .357 2 4 .333
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
220 Arkansas* RT SWC 26 2 .929 16 0 1.000 6 18
221 Houston  SWC 29 8 .784 13 3 .813
222 Texas Tech  SWC 20 9 .690 12 4 .750
223 Texas  SWC 13 13 .500 8 8 .500
224 Texas A&M  SWC 14 14 .500 8 8 .500
225 Southern Methodist  SWC 8 19 .296 7 9 .438
226 Baylor  SWC 11 17 .393 5 11 .313
227 Rice  SWC 9 18 .333 3 13 .188
228 Texas Christian  SWC 3 23 .115 0 16 .000
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
229 Utah* R WAC 22 7 .759 11 3 .786 14 14
230 Arizona*  WAC 21 6 .778 10 4 .714 10 8
231 New Mexico  WAC 19 11 .633 8 6 .571
232 Wyoming  WAC 17 10 .630 8 6 .571
233 Arizona State  WAC 15 13 .536 6 8 .429
234 Colorado State  WAC 13 12 .520 6 8 .429
235 Brigham Young  WAC 12 15 .444 4 10 .286
236 Texas-El Paso  WAC 11 15 .423 3 11 .214
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
237 San Francisco* R WCC 29 2 .935 14 0 1.000 11 1 8
238 Santa Clara  WCC 17 10 .630 9 5 .643
239 Nevada  WCC 15 12 .556 7 7 .500
240 Seattle  WCC 13 14 .481 7 7 .500
241 Portland  WCC 11 15 .423 6 8 .429
242 Pepperdine  WCC 13 13 .500 5 9 .357
243 Loyola Marymount  WCC 11 15 .423 4 10 .286
244 Saint Mary's (CA)  WCC 11 16 .407 4 10 .286