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1996-97 Polls

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National Champion: Arizona
Final Four: Arizona, Kentucky, Minnesota and North Carolina

Consensus Player of the Year: Tim Duncan

AP Preseason #1: Cincinnati ▪ AP Final #1: Kansas

AP Polls

Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
1 Preseason 1 Cincinnati* R NA — CUSA
1 Preseason 2 Kansas* RT NA — Big 12
1 Preseason 3 Kentucky* TF NA — SEC
1 Preseason 4 Wake Forest*  NA — ACC
1 Preseason 5 UCLA* R NA — Pac-10
1 Preseason 6 Utah* RT NA — WAC
1 Preseason 7 Villanova* R NA — Big East
1 Preseason 8 North Carolina* TF NA — ACC
1 Preseason 9 Michigan  NA — Big Ten
1 Preseason 10 Duke* R NA — ACC
1 Preseason 11 Iowa State*  NA — Big 12
1 Preseason 12 Syracuse  NA — Big East
1 Preseason 13 Arkansas  NA — SEC
1 Preseason 14 Fresno State R NA — WAC
1 Preseason 15 Massachusetts*  NA — A-10
1 Preseason 16 Texas*  NA — Big 12
1 Preseason 17 New Mexico*  NA — WAC
1 Preseason 18 Stanford*  NA — Pac-10
1 Preseason 19 Arizona* FN NA — Pac-10
1 Preseason 20 Clemson*  NA — ACC
1 Preseason 21 Boston College* RT NA — Big East
1 Preseason 22 Minnesota* RF NA — Big Ten
1 Preseason 23 Iowa*  NA — Big Ten
1 Preseason 24 George Washington  NA — A-10
1 Preseason 25 Marquette* T NA — CUSA
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
2 1996-11-19 1 Cincinnati* R 1 NC CUSA
2 1996-11-19 2 Kansas* RT 2 NC Big 12
2 1996-11-19 3 Wake Forest*  4 Up 1 ACC
2 1996-11-19 4 Utah* RT 6 Up 2 WAC
2 1996-11-19 5 UCLA* R 5 NC Pac-10
2 1996-11-19 6 Villanova* R 7 Up 1 Big East
2 1996-11-19 7 North Carolina* TF 8 Up 1 ACC
2 1996-11-19 8 Kentucky* TF 3 Down 5 SEC
2 1996-11-19 9 Michigan  9 NC Big Ten
2 1996-11-19 10 Duke* R 10 NC ACC
2 1996-11-19 11 Iowa State*  11 NC Big 12
2 1996-11-19 12 Clemson*  20 Up 8 ACC
2 1996-11-19 13 Syracuse  12 Down 1 Big East
2 1996-11-19 14 Fresno State R 14 NC WAC
2 1996-11-19 15 Massachusetts*  15 NC A-10
2 1996-11-19 16 Arkansas  13 Down 3 SEC
2 1996-11-19 17 Texas*  16 Down 1 Big 12
2 1996-11-19 18 New Mexico*  17 Down 1 WAC
2 1996-11-19 19 Arizona* FN 19 NC Pac-10
2 1996-11-19 20 Stanford*  18 Down 2 Pac-10
2 1996-11-19 21 Boston College* RT 21 NC Big East
2 1996-11-19 22 Indiana*  Up  Big Ten
2 1996-11-19 23 Minnesota* RF 22 Down 1 Big Ten
2 1996-11-19 24 George Washington  24 NC A-10
2 1996-11-19 25 Iowa*  23 Down 2 Big Ten
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
3 1996-11-26 1 Cincinnati* R 1 NC CUSA
3 1996-11-26 2 Kansas* RT 2 NC Big 12
3 1996-11-26 3 Wake Forest*  3 NC ACC
3 1996-11-26 4 Utah* RT 4 NC WAC
3 1996-11-26 5 Villanova* R 6 Up 1 Big East
3 1996-11-26 6 Duke* R 10 Up 4 ACC
3 1996-11-26 7 Michigan  9 Up 2 Big Ten
3 1996-11-26 8 Kentucky* TF 8 NC SEC
3 1996-11-26 9 Iowa State*  11 Up 2 Big 12
3 1996-11-26 10 Clemson*  12 Up 2 ACC
3 1996-11-26 11 Arizona* FN 19 Up 8 Pac-10
3 1996-11-26 12 Syracuse  13 Up 1 Big East
3 1996-11-26 13 UCLA* R 5 Down 8 Pac-10
3 1996-11-26 14 North Carolina* TF 7 Down 7 ACC
3 1996-11-26 15 Fresno State R 14 Down 1 WAC
3 1996-11-26 16 Arkansas  16 NC SEC
3 1996-11-26 17 Massachusetts*  15 Down 2 A-10
3 1996-11-26 18 Texas*  17 Down 1 Big 12
3 1996-11-26 19 New Mexico*  18 Down 1 WAC
3 1996-11-26 20 Indiana*  22 Up 2 Big Ten
3 1996-11-26 21 Stanford*  20 Down 1 Pac-10
3 1996-11-26 22 Tulsa*  Up  WAC
3 1996-11-26 23 Boston College* RT 21 Down 2 Big East
3 1996-11-26 24 Minnesota* RF 23 Down 1 Big Ten
3 1996-11-26 25 George Washington  24 Down 1 A-10
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
4 1996-12-03 1 Kansas* RT 2 Up 1 Big 12
4 1996-12-03 2 Wake Forest*  3 Up 1 ACC
4 1996-12-03 3 Utah* RT 4 Up 1 WAC
4 1996-12-03 4 Cincinnati* R 1 Down 3 CUSA
4 1996-12-03 5 Villanova* R 5 NC Big East
4 1996-12-03 6 Kentucky* TF 8 Up 2 SEC
4 1996-12-03 7 Michigan  7 NC Big Ten
4 1996-12-03 8 Indiana*  20 Up 12 Big Ten
4 1996-12-03 9 Iowa State*  9 NC Big 12
4 1996-12-03 10 Duke* R 6 Down 4 ACC
4 1996-12-03 11 New Mexico*  19 Up 8 WAC
4 1996-12-03 12 Clemson*  10 Down 2 ACC
4 1996-12-03 13 Fresno State R 15 Up 2 WAC
4 1996-12-03 14 North Carolina* TF 14 NC ACC
4 1996-12-03 15 Arizona* FN 11 Down 4 Pac-10
4 1996-12-03 16 Minnesota* RF 24 Up 8 Big Ten
4 1996-12-03 17 UCLA* R 13 Down 4 Pac-10
4 1996-12-03 18 Texas*  18 NC Big 12
4 1996-12-03 19 Syracuse  12 Down 7 Big East
4 1996-12-03 20 Boston College* RT 23 Up 3 Big East
4 1996-12-03 21 Tulsa*  22 Up 1 WAC
4 1996-12-03 22 Arkansas  16 Down 6 SEC
4 1996-12-03 23 Xavier* R Up  A-10
4 1996-12-03 24 Stanford*  21 Down 3 Pac-10
4 1996-12-03 25 Virginia*  Up  ACC
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
5 1996-12-10 1 Kansas* RT 1 NC Big 12
5 1996-12-10 2 Wake Forest*  2 NC ACC
5 1996-12-10 3 Kentucky* TF 6 Up 3 SEC
5 1996-12-10 4 Villanova* R 5 Up 1 Big East
5 1996-12-10 5 Michigan  7 Up 2 Big Ten
5 1996-12-10 6 Iowa State*  9 Up 3 Big 12
5 1996-12-10 7 Cincinnati* R 4 Down 3 CUSA
5 1996-12-10 8 Arizona* FN 15 Up 7 Pac-10
5 1996-12-10 9 Utah* RT 3 Down 6 WAC
5 1996-12-10 10 Clemson*  12 Up 2 ACC
5 1996-12-10 11 North Carolina* TF 14 Up 3 ACC
5 1996-12-10 12 Indiana*  8 Down 4 Big Ten
5 1996-12-10 13 Texas*  18 Up 5 Big 12
5 1996-12-10 14 Duke* R 10 Down 4 ACC
5 1996-12-10 15 New Mexico*  11 Down 4 WAC
5 1996-12-10 16 Fresno State R 13 Down 3 WAC
5 1996-12-10 17 Minnesota* RF 16 Down 1 Big Ten
5 1996-12-10 18 Texas Tech  Up  Big 12
5 1996-12-10 19 Xavier* R 23 Up 4 A-10
5 1996-12-10 20 Arkansas  22 Up 2 SEC
5 1996-12-10 21 Stanford*  24 Up 3 Pac-10
5 1996-12-10 22 Louisville*  Up  CUSA
5 1996-12-10 23 UCLA* R 17 Down 6 Pac-10
5 1996-12-10 24 Alabama  Up  SEC
5 1996-12-10 25 Boston College* RT 20 Down 5 Big East
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
6 1996-12-17 1 Kansas* RT 1 NC Big 12
6 1996-12-17 2 Wake Forest*  2 NC ACC
6 1996-12-17 3 Kentucky* TF 3 NC SEC
6 1996-12-17 4 Michigan  5 Up 1 Big Ten
6 1996-12-17 5 Iowa State*  6 Up 1 Big 12
6 1996-12-17 6 Arizona* FN 8 Up 2 Pac-10
6 1996-12-17 7 Cincinnati* R 7 NC CUSA
6 1996-12-17 8 Clemson*  10 Up 2 ACC
6 1996-12-17 9 Utah* RT 9 NC WAC
6 1996-12-17 10 Villanova* R 4 Down 6 Big East
6 1996-12-17 11 Duke* R 14 Up 3 ACC
6 1996-12-17 12 North Carolina* TF 11 Down 1 ACC
6 1996-12-17 13 Indiana*  12 Down 1 Big Ten
6 1996-12-17 14 Texas*  13 Down 1 Big 12
6 1996-12-17 15 New Mexico*  15 NC WAC
6 1996-12-17 16 Minnesota* RF 17 Up 1 Big Ten
6 1996-12-17 17 Xavier* R 19 Up 2 A-10
6 1996-12-17 18 Louisville*  22 Up 4 CUSA
6 1996-12-17 19 Arkansas  20 Up 1 SEC
6 1996-12-17 20 Alabama  24 Up 4 SEC
6 1996-12-17 21 Fresno State R 16 Down 5 WAC
6 1996-12-17 22 Stanford*  21 Down 1 Pac-10
6 1996-12-17 23 Texas Tech  18 Down 5 Big 12
6 1996-12-17 24 UCLA* R 23 Down 1 Pac-10
6 1996-12-17 25 Maryland*  Up  ACC
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
7 1996-12-24 1 Kansas* RT 1 NC Big 12
7 1996-12-24 2 Wake Forest*  2 NC ACC
7 1996-12-24 3 Kentucky* TF 3 NC SEC
7 1996-12-24 4 Michigan  4 NC Big Ten
7 1996-12-24 5 Iowa State*  5 NC Big 12
7 1996-12-24 6 Clemson*  8 Up 2 ACC
7 1996-12-24 7 Cincinnati* R 7 NC CUSA
7 1996-12-24 8 Utah* RT 9 Up 1 WAC
7 1996-12-24 9 Arizona* FN 6 Down 3 Pac-10
7 1996-12-24 10 Villanova* R 10 NC Big East
7 1996-12-24 11 North Carolina* TF 12 Up 1 ACC
7 1996-12-24 12 Duke* R 11 Down 1 ACC
7 1996-12-24 13 Indiana*  13 NC Big Ten
7 1996-12-24 14 New Mexico*  15 Up 1 WAC
7 1996-12-24 15 Minnesota* RF 16 Up 1 Big Ten
7 1996-12-24 16 Louisville*  18 Up 2 CUSA
7 1996-12-24 17 Xavier* R 17 NC A-10
7 1996-12-24 18 Texas*  14 Down 4 Big 12
7 1996-12-24 19 Alabama  20 Up 1 SEC
7 1996-12-24 20 Texas Tech  23 Up 3 Big 12
7 1996-12-24 21 Maryland*  25 Up 4 ACC
7 1996-12-24 22 Arkansas  19 Down 3 SEC
7 1996-12-24 23 Stanford*  22 Down 1 Pac-10
7 1996-12-24 24 Oregon  Up  Pac-10
7 1996-12-24 25 Boston College* RT Up  Big East
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
8 1996-12-31 1 Kansas* RT 1 NC Big 12
8 1996-12-31 2 Wake Forest*  2 NC ACC
8 1996-12-31 3 Kentucky* TF 3 NC SEC
8 1996-12-31 4 Iowa State*  5 Up 1 Big 12
8 1996-12-31 5 Clemson*  6 Up 1 ACC
8 1996-12-31 6 Cincinnati* R 7 Up 1 CUSA
8 1996-12-31 7 Utah* RT 8 Up 1 WAC
8 1996-12-31 8 Michigan  4 Down 4 Big Ten
8 1996-12-31 9 Arizona* FN 9 NC Pac-10
8 1996-12-31 10 Villanova* R 10 NC Big East
8 1996-12-31 11 North Carolina* TF 11 NC ACC
8 1996-12-31 12 Indiana*  13 Up 1 Big Ten
8 1996-12-31 13 Duke* R 12 Down 1 ACC
8 1996-12-31 14 Louisville*  16 Up 2 CUSA
8 1996-12-31 15 Minnesota* RF 15 NC Big Ten
8 1996-12-31 16 New Mexico*  14 Down 2 WAC
8 1996-12-31 17 Xavier* R 17 NC A-10
8 1996-12-31 18 Texas*  18 NC Big 12
8 1996-12-31 19 Maryland*  21 Up 2 ACC
8 1996-12-31 20 Oregon  24 Up 4 Pac-10
8 1996-12-31 21 Stanford*  23 Up 2 Pac-10
8 1996-12-31 22 Arkansas  22 NC SEC
8 1996-12-31 23 Texas Tech  20 Down 3 Big 12
8 1996-12-31 24 Illinois*  Up  Big Ten
8 1996-12-31 25 Boston College* RT 25 NC Big East
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
9 1997-01-07 1 Kansas* RT 1 NC Big 12
9 1997-01-07 2 Wake Forest*  2 NC ACC
9 1997-01-07 3 Kentucky* TF 3 NC SEC
9 1997-01-07 4 Iowa State*  4 NC Big 12
9 1997-01-07 5 Clemson*  5 NC ACC
9 1997-01-07 6 Cincinnati* R 6 NC CUSA
9 1997-01-07 7 Arizona* FN 9 Up 2 Pac-10
9 1997-01-07 8 Villanova* R 10 Up 2 Big East
9 1997-01-07 9 Utah* RT 7 Down 2 WAC
9 1997-01-07 10 Duke* R 13 Up 3 ACC
9 1997-01-07 11 Minnesota* RF 15 Up 4 Big Ten
9 1997-01-07 12 Xavier* R 17 Up 5 A-10
9 1997-01-07 13 North Carolina* TF 11 Down 2 ACC
9 1997-01-07 14 Louisville*  14 NC CUSA
9 1997-01-07 15 Indiana*  12 Down 3 Big Ten
9 1997-01-07 16 Michigan  8 Down 8 Big Ten
9 1997-01-07 17 Oregon  20 Up 3 Pac-10
9 1997-01-07 18 New Mexico*  16 Down 2 WAC
9 1997-01-07 19 Maryland*  19 NC ACC
9 1997-01-07 20 Texas Tech  23 Up 3 Big 12
9 1997-01-07 21 Stanford*  21 NC Pac-10
9 1997-01-07 22 Texas*  18 Down 4 Big 12
9 1997-01-07 23 Boston College* RT 25 Up 2 Big East
9 1997-01-07 24 Georgia*  Up  SEC
9 1997-01-07 25 Illinois*  24 Down 1 Big Ten
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
10 1997-01-14 1 Kansas* RT 1 NC Big 12
10 1997-01-14 2 Wake Forest*  2 NC ACC
10 1997-01-14 3 Clemson*  5 Up 2 ACC
10 1997-01-14 4 Cincinnati* R 6 Up 2 CUSA
10 1997-01-14 5 Kentucky* TF 3 Down 2 SEC
10 1997-01-14 6 Arizona* FN 7 Up 1 Pac-10
10 1997-01-14 7 Minnesota* RF 11 Up 4 Big Ten
10 1997-01-14 8 Iowa State*  4 Down 4 Big 12
10 1997-01-14 9 Utah* RT 9 NC WAC
10 1997-01-14 10 Louisville*  14 Up 4 CUSA
10 1997-01-14 11 Maryland*  19 Up 8 ACC
10 1997-01-14 12 New Mexico*  18 Up 6 WAC
10 1997-01-14 13 Duke* R 10 Down 3 ACC
10 1997-01-14 14 Xavier* R 12 Down 2 A-10
10 1997-01-14 15 Stanford*  21 Up 6 Pac-10
10 1997-01-14 16 Villanova* R 8 Down 8 Big East
10 1997-01-14 17 Indiana*  15 Down 2 Big Ten
10 1997-01-14 18 Michigan  16 Down 2 Big Ten
10 1997-01-14 19 Boston College* RT 23 Up 4 Big East
10 1997-01-14 20 Mississippi* R Up  SEC
10 1997-01-14 21 Georgia*  24 Up 3 SEC
10 1997-01-14 22 North Carolina* TF 13 Down 9 ACC
10 1997-01-14 23 Texas*  22 Down 1 Big 12
10 1997-01-14 24 Oregon  17 Down 7 Pac-10
10 1997-01-14 25 Texas Tech  20 Down 5 Big 12
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
11 1997-01-21 1 Kansas* RT 1 NC Big 12
11 1997-01-21 2 Clemson*  3 Up 1 ACC
11 1997-01-21 3 Kentucky* TF 5 Up 2 SEC
11 1997-01-21 4 Wake Forest*  2 Down 2 ACC
11 1997-01-21 5 Utah* RT 9 Up 4 WAC
11 1997-01-21 6 Louisville*  10 Up 4 CUSA
11 1997-01-21 7 Maryland*  11 Up 4 ACC
11 1997-01-21 8 Minnesota* RF 7 Down 1 Big Ten
11 1997-01-21 9 Cincinnati* R 4 Down 5 CUSA
11 1997-01-21 10 Duke* R 13 Up 3 ACC
11 1997-01-21 11 Arizona* FN 6 Down 5 Pac-10
11 1997-01-21 12 Villanova* R 16 Up 4 Big East
11 1997-01-21 13 Michigan  18 Up 5 Big Ten
11 1997-01-21 14 Iowa State*  8 Down 6 Big 12
11 1997-01-21 15 New Mexico*  12 Down 3 WAC
11 1997-01-21 16 Xavier* R 14 Down 2 A-10
11 1997-01-21 17 Stanford*  15 Down 2 Pac-10
11 1997-01-21 18 Colorado*  Up  Big 12
11 1997-01-21 19 North Carolina* TF 22 Up 3 ACC
11 1997-01-21 20 Texas Tech  25 Up 5 Big 12
11 1997-01-21 21 Indiana*  17 Down 4 Big Ten
11 1997-01-21 22 Boston College* RT 19 Down 3 Big East
11 1997-01-21 23 Texas*  23 NC Big 12
11 1997-01-21 24 Tulsa*  Up  WAC
11 1997-01-21 25 Marquette* T Up  CUSA
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
12 1997-01-28 1 Kansas* RT 1 NC Big 12
12 1997-01-28 2 Wake Forest*  4 Up 2 ACC
12 1997-01-28 3 Kentucky* TF 3 NC SEC
12 1997-01-28 4 Utah* RT 5 Up 1 WAC
12 1997-01-28 5 Maryland*  7 Up 2 ACC
12 1997-01-28 6 Minnesota* RF 8 Up 2 Big Ten
12 1997-01-28 7 Clemson*  2 Down 5 ACC
12 1997-01-28 8 Cincinnati* R 9 Up 1 CUSA
12 1997-01-28 9 Louisville*  6 Down 3 CUSA
12 1997-01-28 10 Arizona* FN 11 Up 1 Pac-10
12 1997-01-28 11 Iowa State*  14 Up 3 Big 12
12 1997-01-28 12 Duke* R 10 Down 2 ACC
12 1997-01-28 13 New Mexico*  15 Up 2 WAC
12 1997-01-28 14 Villanova* R 12 Down 2 Big East
12 1997-01-28 15 Stanford*  17 Up 2 Pac-10
12 1997-01-28 16 Michigan  13 Down 3 Big Ten
12 1997-01-28 17 Indiana*  21 Up 4 Big Ten
12 1997-01-28 18 Colorado*  18 NC Big 12
12 1997-01-28 19 North Carolina* TF 19 NC ACC
12 1997-01-28 20 Xavier* R 16 Down 4 A-10
12 1997-01-28 21 Tulsa*  24 Up 3 WAC
12 1997-01-28 22 Texas Tech  20 Down 2 Big 12
12 1997-01-28 23 Texas*  23 NC Big 12
12 1997-01-28 24 Marquette* T 25 Up 1 CUSA
12 1997-01-28 25 South Carolina* R Up  SEC
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
13 1997-02-04 1 Kansas* RT 1 NC Big 12
13 1997-02-04 2 Wake Forest*  2 NC ACC
13 1997-02-04 3 Kentucky* TF 3 NC SEC
13 1997-02-04 4 Minnesota* RF 6 Up 2 Big Ten
13 1997-02-04 5 Utah* RT 4 Down 1 WAC
13 1997-02-04 6 Iowa State*  11 Up 5 Big 12
13 1997-02-04 7 Maryland*  5 Down 2 ACC
13 1997-02-04 8 Duke* R 12 Up 4 ACC
13 1997-02-04 9 New Mexico*  13 Up 4 WAC
13 1997-02-04 10 Clemson*  7 Down 3 ACC
13 1997-02-04 11 Louisville*  9 Down 2 CUSA
13 1997-02-04 12 Cincinnati* R 8 Down 4 CUSA
13 1997-02-04 13 Michigan  16 Up 3 Big Ten
13 1997-02-04 14 Arizona* FN 10 Down 4 Pac-10
13 1997-02-04 15 Colorado*  18 Up 3 Big 12
13 1997-02-04 16 Villanova* R 14 Down 2 Big East
13 1997-02-04 17 Xavier* R 20 Up 3 A-10
13 1997-02-04 18 Stanford*  15 Down 3 Pac-10
13 1997-02-04 19 South Carolina* R 25 Up 6 SEC
13 1997-02-04 20 North Carolina* TF 19 Down 1 ACC
13 1997-02-04 21 Tulane R Up  CUSA
13 1997-02-04 22 Tulsa*  21 Down 1 WAC
13 1997-02-04 23 Texas Tech  22 Down 1 Big 12
13 1997-02-04 24 Indiana*  17 Down 7 Big Ten
13 1997-02-04 25 Iowa*  Up  Big Ten
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
14 1997-02-11 1 Kansas* RT 1 NC Big 12
14 1997-02-11 2 Wake Forest*  2 NC ACC
14 1997-02-11 3 Minnesota* RF 4 Up 1 Big Ten
14 1997-02-11 4 Kentucky* TF 3 Down 1 SEC
14 1997-02-11 5 Utah* RT 5 NC WAC
14 1997-02-11 6 Duke* R 8 Up 2 ACC
14 1997-02-11 7 Clemson*  10 Up 3 ACC
14 1997-02-11 8 Cincinnati* R 12 Up 4 CUSA
14 1997-02-11 9 Iowa State*  6 Down 3 Big 12
14 1997-02-11 10 Maryland*  7 Down 3 ACC
14 1997-02-11 11 Arizona* FN 14 Up 3 Pac-10
14 1997-02-11 12 South Carolina* R 19 Up 7 SEC
14 1997-02-11 13 New Mexico*  9 Down 4 WAC
14 1997-02-11 14 Michigan  13 Down 1 Big Ten
14 1997-02-11 15 Colorado*  15 NC Big 12
14 1997-02-11 16 North Carolina* TF 20 Up 4 ACC
14 1997-02-11 17 Louisville*  11 Down 6 CUSA
14 1997-02-11 18 Villanova* R 16 Down 2 Big East
14 1997-02-11 19 Xavier* R 17 Down 2 A-10
14 1997-02-11 20 Illinois*  Up  Big Ten
14 1997-02-11 21 Texas Tech  23 Up 2 Big 12
14 1997-02-11 22 Stanford*  18 Down 4 Pac-10
14 1997-02-11 23 Tulane R 21 Down 2 CUSA
14 1997-02-11 24 UCLA* R Up  Pac-10
14 1997-02-11 25 College of Charleston* RT Up  A-Sun
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
15 1997-02-18 1 Kansas* RT 1 NC Big 12
15 1997-02-18 2 Minnesota* RF 3 Up 1 Big Ten
15 1997-02-18 3 Kentucky* TF 4 Up 1 SEC
15 1997-02-18 4 Wake Forest*  2 Down 2 ACC
15 1997-02-18 5 Utah* RT 5 NC WAC
15 1997-02-18 6 Duke* R 6 NC ACC
15 1997-02-18 7 Iowa State*  9 Up 2 Big 12
15 1997-02-18 8 Clemson*  7 Down 1 ACC
15 1997-02-18 9 South Carolina* R 12 Up 3 SEC
15 1997-02-18 10 New Mexico*  13 Up 3 WAC
15 1997-02-18 11 Cincinnati* R 8 Down 3 CUSA
15 1997-02-18 12 North Carolina* TF 16 Up 4 ACC
15 1997-02-18 13 Arizona* FN 11 Down 2 Pac-10
15 1997-02-18 14 Maryland*  10 Down 4 ACC
15 1997-02-18 15 Louisville*  17 Up 2 CUSA
15 1997-02-18 16 Xavier* R 19 Up 3 A-10
15 1997-02-18 17 UCLA* R 24 Up 7 Pac-10
15 1997-02-18 18 Michigan  14 Down 4 Big Ten
15 1997-02-18 19 Villanova* R 18 Down 1 Big East
15 1997-02-18 20 Stanford*  22 Up 2 Pac-10
15 1997-02-18 21 Colorado*  15 Down 6 Big 12
15 1997-02-18 22 College of Charleston* RT 25 Up 3 A-Sun
15 1997-02-18 23 Illinois*  20 Down 3 Big Ten
15 1997-02-18 24 Indiana*  Up  Big Ten
15 1997-02-18 25 California*  Up  Pac-10
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
16 1997-02-25 1 Kansas* RT 1 NC Big 12
16 1997-02-25 2 Minnesota* RF 2 NC Big Ten
16 1997-02-25 3 Kentucky* TF 3 NC SEC
16 1997-02-25 4 Utah* RT 5 Up 1 WAC
16 1997-02-25 5 Wake Forest*  4 Down 1 ACC
16 1997-02-25 6 South Carolina* R 9 Up 3 SEC
16 1997-02-25 7 Duke* R 6 Down 1 ACC
16 1997-02-25 8 North Carolina* TF 12 Up 4 ACC
16 1997-02-25 9 Cincinnati* R 11 Up 2 CUSA
16 1997-02-25 10 UCLA* R 17 Up 7 Pac-10
16 1997-02-25 11 New Mexico*  10 Down 1 WAC
16 1997-02-25 12 Clemson*  8 Down 4 ACC
16 1997-02-25 13 Iowa State*  7 Down 6 Big 12
16 1997-02-25 14 Xavier* R 16 Up 2 A-10
16 1997-02-25 15 Arizona* FN 13 Down 2 Pac-10
16 1997-02-25 16 Maryland*  14 Down 2 ACC
16 1997-02-25 17 Louisville*  15 Down 2 CUSA
16 1997-02-25 18 Villanova* R 19 Up 1 Big East
16 1997-02-25 19 Colorado*  21 Up 2 Big 12
16 1997-02-25 20 College of Charleston* RT 22 Up 2 A-Sun
16 1997-02-25 21 Illinois*  23 Up 2 Big Ten
16 1997-02-25 22 Indiana*  24 Up 2 Big Ten
16 1997-02-25 23 Saint Joseph's* RT Up  A-10
16 1997-02-25 24 Michigan  18 Down 6 Big Ten
16 1997-02-25 25 Stanford*  20 Down 5 Pac-10
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
17 1997-03-04 1 Kansas* RT 1 NC Big 12
17 1997-03-04 2 Minnesota* RF 2 NC Big Ten
17 1997-03-04 3 Utah* RT 4 Up 1 WAC
17 1997-03-04 4 South Carolina* R 6 Up 2 SEC
17 1997-03-04 5 North Carolina* TF 8 Up 3 ACC
17 1997-03-04 6 Kentucky* TF 3 Down 3 SEC
17 1997-03-04 7 Duke* R 7 NC ACC
17 1997-03-04 8 Wake Forest*  5 Down 3 ACC
17 1997-03-04 9 UCLA* R 10 Up 1 Pac-10
17 1997-03-04 10 Cincinnati* R 9 Down 1 CUSA
17 1997-03-04 11 Xavier* R 14 Up 3 A-10
17 1997-03-04 12 Arizona* FN 15 Up 3 Pac-10
17 1997-03-04 13 Clemson*  12 Down 1 ACC
17 1997-03-04 14 New Mexico*  11 Down 3 WAC
17 1997-03-04 15 Illinois*  21 Up 6 Big Ten
17 1997-03-04 16 Iowa State*  13 Down 3 Big 12
17 1997-03-04 17 College of Charleston* RT 20 Up 3 A-Sun
17 1997-03-04 18 Colorado*  19 Up 1 Big 12
17 1997-03-04 19 Saint Joseph's* RT 23 Up 4 A-10
17 1997-03-04 20 Louisville*  17 Down 3 CUSA
17 1997-03-04 21 Villanova* R 18 Down 3 Big East
17 1997-03-04 22 Maryland*  16 Down 6 ACC
17 1997-03-04 23 Stanford*  25 Up 2 Pac-10
17 1997-03-04 24 Georgia*  Up  SEC
17 1997-03-04 25 Indiana*  22 Down 3 Big Ten
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
18 Final 1 Kansas* RT 1 NC Big 12
18 Final 2 Utah* RT 3 Up 1 WAC
18 Final 3 Minnesota* RF 2 Down 1 Big Ten
18 Final 4 North Carolina* TF 5 Up 1 ACC
18 Final 5 Kentucky* TF 6 Up 1 SEC
18 Final 6 South Carolina* R 4 Down 2 SEC
18 Final 7 UCLA* R 9 Up 2 Pac-10
18 Final 8 Duke* R 7 Down 1 ACC
18 Final 9 Wake Forest*  8 Down 1 ACC
18 Final 10 Cincinnati* R 10 NC CUSA
18 Final 11 New Mexico*  14 Up 3 WAC
18 Final 12 Saint Joseph's* RT 19 Up 7 A-10
18 Final 13 Xavier* R 11 Down 2 A-10
18 Final 14 Clemson*  13 Down 1 ACC
18 Final 15 Arizona* FN 12 Down 3 Pac-10
18 Final 16 College of Charleston* RT 17 Up 1 A-Sun
18 Final 17 Georgia*  24 Up 7 SEC
18 Final 18 Iowa State*  16 Down 2 Big 12
18 Final 19 Illinois*  15 Down 4 Big Ten
18 Final 20 Villanova* R 21 Up 1 Big East
18 Final 21 Stanford*  23 Up 2 Pac-10
18 Final 22 Maryland*  22 NC ACC
18 Final 23 Boston College* RT Up  Big East
18 Final 24 Colorado*  18 Down 6 Big 12
18 Final 25 Louisville*  20 Down 5 CUSA

Coaches' Polls

Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
1 Final 1 Kansas* RT NA — Big 12
1 Final 2 Utah* RT NA — WAC
1 Final 3 Minnesota* RF NA — Big Ten
1 Final 4 Kentucky* TF NA — SEC
1 Final 5 North Carolina* TF NA — ACC
1 Final 6 South Carolina* R NA — SEC
1 Final 7 UCLA* R NA — Pac-10
1 Final 8 Duke* R NA — ACC
1 Final 9 Wake Forest*  NA — ACC
1 Final 10 Cincinnati* R NA — CUSA
1 Final 11 New Mexico*  NA — WAC
1 Final 12 Clemson*  NA — ACC
1 Final 13 Arizona* FN NA — Pac-10
1 Final 14 Xavier* R NA — A-10
1 Final 15 Saint Joseph's* RT NA — A-10
1 Final 16 Villanova* R NA — Big East
1 Final 17 Iowa State*  NA — Big 12
1 Final 18 College of Charleston* RT NA — A-Sun
1 Final 19 Maryland*  NA — ACC
1 Final 20 Boston College* RT NA — Big East
1 Final 21 Stanford*  NA — Pac-10
1 Final 22 Georgia*  NA — SEC
1 Final 23 Colorado*  NA — Big 12
1 Final 24 Illinois*  NA — Big Ten
1 Final 25 Louisville*  NA — CUSA
Wk Date Rk School Prev Chng Conf
19 Postseason 1 Arizona* FN Up  Pac-10
19 Postseason 2 Kentucky* TF Up  SEC
19 Postseason 3 Minnesota* RF Up  Big Ten
19 Postseason 4 North Carolina* TF Up  ACC
19 Postseason 5 Kansas* RT Up  Big 12
19 Postseason 6 Utah* RT Up  WAC
19 Postseason 7 UCLA* R Up  Pac-10
19 Postseason 8 Clemson*  Up  ACC
19 Postseason 9 Wake Forest*  Up  ACC
19 Postseason 10 Louisville*  Up  CUSA
19 Postseason 11 Duke* R Up  ACC
19 Postseason 12 Stanford*  Up  Pac-10
19 Postseason 13 Iowa State*  Up  Big 12
19 Postseason 14 South Carolina* R Up  SEC
19 Postseason 15 Providence*  Up  Big East
19 Postseason 16 Cincinnati* R Up  CUSA
19 Postseason 17 Saint Joseph's* RT Up  A-10
19 Postseason 18 California*  Up  Pac-10
19 Postseason 19 New Mexico*  Up  WAC
19 Postseason 20 Texas*  Up  Big 12
19 Postseason 21 College of Charleston* RT Up  A-Sun
19 Postseason 22 Xavier* R Up  A-10
19 Postseason 23 Boston College* RT Up  Big East
19 Postseason 24 Michigan  Up  Big Ten
19 Postseason 25 Colorado*  Up  Big 12