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National Champion: Georgetown
Final Four: Georgetown, Houston, Kentucky and Virginia
Consensus Player of the Year: Michael Jordan
AP Preseason #1: North Carolina ▪ AP Final #1: North Carolina
| School | Conf | Pre | 11/29 | 12/6 | 12/13 | 12/20 | 12/27 | 1/3 | 1/10 | 1/17 | 1/24 | 1/31 | 2/7 | 2/14 | 2/21 | 2/28 | 3/6 | Final |
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| North Carolina | ACC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Georgetown | Big East | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Kentucky | SEC | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| DePaul | Ind | 18 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Houston | SWC | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Illinois | Big Ten | 20 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | |||||
| Oklahoma | Big 8 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||
| Arkansas | SWC | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
| Texas-El Paso | WAC | 20 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |||
| Purdue | Big Ten | 19 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |||||
| Maryland | ACC | 8 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 11 | ||
| Tulsa | MVC | 20 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | |||||||
| Nevada-Las Vegas | PCAA | 18 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | ||||||
| Duke | ACC | 19 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Washington | Pac-10 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Memphis | Metro | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
| Oregon State | Pac-10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | ||||
| Syracuse | Big East | 20 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Wake Forest | ACC | 19 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | |||
| Temple | A-10 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| School | Conf | Pre | 11/29 | 12/6 | 12/13 | 12/20 | 12/27 | 1/3 | 1/10 | 1/17 | 1/24 | 1/31 | 2/7 | 2/14 | 2/21 | 2/28 | 3/6 | Final |
| Auburn | SEC | 19 | 16 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Boston College | Big East | 15 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | ||||||||
| Fresno State | PCAA | 13 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Georgia | SEC | 16 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | ||||||||
| Georgia Tech | ACC | 18 | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| Indiana | Big Ten | 19 | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| Iowa | Big Ten | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas | Big 8 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana State | SEC | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 17 | ||||
| Louisville | Metro | 6 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 18 | |||||||||
| Michigan | Big Ten | 20 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | Big Ten | 12 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| North Carolina State | ACC | 7 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |||||||||||
| St. John's (NY) | Big East | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 14 | |||||||||
| UCLA | Pac-10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | ||||||
| Virginia | ACC | 20 | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| Virginia Commonwealth | Sun Belt | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | MVC | 18 | 14 |