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National Champion: Kansas
Final Four: Kansas, Memphis, North Carolina and UCLA
Consensus Player of the Year: Tyler Hansbrough
AP Preseason #1: North Carolina ▪ AP Final #1: North Carolina
| School | Conf | Pre | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 | 12/3 | 12/10 | 12/17 | 12/24 | 12/31 | 1/7 | 1/14 | 1/21 | 1/28 | 2/4 | 2/11 | 2/18 | 2/25 | 3/3 | 3/10 | Final |
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| North Carolina | ACC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Memphis | CUSA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UCLA | Pac-10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Kansas | Big 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Tennessee | SEC | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | 20 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | |||||||
| Texas | Big 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Georgetown | Big East | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Duke | ACC | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Stanford | Pac-10 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | |||||||
| Butler | Horizon | 25 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | |
| Xavier | A-10 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | ||||||
| Louisville | Big East | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||
| Drake | MVC | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Notre Dame | Big East | 22 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Connecticut | Big East | 19 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | Big East | 22 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 17 | ||||
| Michigan State | Big Ten | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
| Vanderbilt | SEC | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | ||||
| Purdue | Big Ten | 24 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Washington State | Pac-10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
| Clemson | ACC | 24 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 22 | |||||||||
| Davidson | Southern | 25 | 23 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | WCC | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 24 | |||||||||
| Marquette | Big East | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | |
| School | Conf | Pre | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 | 12/3 | 12/10 | 12/17 | 12/24 | 12/31 | 1/7 | 1/14 | 1/21 | 1/28 | 2/4 | 2/11 | 2/18 | 2/25 | 3/3 | 3/10 | Final |
| Arizona | Pac-10 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 21 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona State | Pac-10 | 22 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | SEC | 19 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | Big 12 | 25 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brigham Young | MWC | 21 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Dayton | A-10 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Florida | SEC | 25 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | Big Ten | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 22 | |
| Kansas State | Big 12 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Kent State | MAC | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | SEC | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | ACC | 22 | 19 | 25 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi | SEC | 22 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| North Carolina State | ACC | 21 | 21 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | Pac-10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | A-10 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's (CA) | WCC | 24 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Southern California | Pac-10 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | MVC | 24 | 23 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | Big East | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | Big 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 22 | ||||
| Villanova | Big East | 24 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Virginia | ACC | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | Big East | 24 | 23 |
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1st Team
Chris Douglas-Roberts (Memphis) D.J. Augustin (Texas) Kevin Love (UCLA) Michael Beasley (Kansas State) Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina) |
2nd Team
Chris Lofton (Tennessee) D.J. White (Indiana) Luke Harangody (Notre Dame) Roy Hibbert (Georgetown) Shan Foster (Vanderbilt) Stephen Curry (Davidson) |