1950–51 NCAA men's basketball rankings Season 1950–51 NCAA Tournament 1951 NCAA Tournament Champions Kentucky
The 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll . This was the first season with both polls, as the Coaches Poll (UP) was introduced.
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AP Poll
Week 2 Dec. 18[ 1] [ 2] Week 3 Dec. 25[ 1] [ 3] Week 4 Jan. 3[ 1] [ 4] Week 5 Jan. 8[ 1] [ 5] Week 6 Jan. 15[ 1] [ 6] Week 7 Jan. 22[ 1] [ 7] Week 8 Jan. 29[ 1] [ 8] Week 9 Feb. 5[ 1] [ 9] Week 10 Feb. 12[ 1] [ 10] Week 11 Feb. 19[ 1] [ 11] Week 12 Feb. 26[ 12] [ 13] Final Mar. 5[ 12] [ 14] 1. Kentucky (5–0)Kentucky (6–0) Bradley (13–0) Bradley (15–0) Oklahoma A&M (15–0) Kentucky (13–1) Kentucky (14–1) Kentucky (18–1) Kentucky (19–1) Kentucky (22–1) Kentucky (24–1) Kentucky (27–2) 1. 2. Bradley (6–0)Bradley (9–0) Oklahoma A&M (12–0) Oklahoma A&M (13–0) Kentucky (10–1) Long Island (15–0) Oklahoma A&M (16–1) Oklahoma A&M (19–1) Oklahoma A&M (21–1) Oklahoma A&M (23–1) Oklahoma State (25–1) Oklahoma A&M (26–3) 2. 3. NC State (6–0)Oklahoma A&M (9–0) Kentucky (7–1) Kentucky (9–1) Bradley (16–2) Oklahoma A&M (16–1) Indiana (13–1) Indiana (13–1) Kansas State (17–2) Columbia (17–0) Columbia (19–0) Columbia (21–0) 3. 4. Indiana (4–0)Long Island (6–0) Long Island (8–0) Long Island (9–0) Long Island (11–0) Bradley (18–2) Long Island (16–1) Kansas State (16–2) Columbia (15–0) Indiana (15–3) Kansas State (18–3) Kansas State (21–3) 4. 5. Oklahoma A&M (5–0)Indiana (6–0) Saint Louis (9–2)Saint Louis (11–2) St. John's (11–2) Indiana (12–1) Bradley (18–3) Bradley (20–3) Saint Louis (18–4) Kansas State (17–3) Bradley (26–4) Illinois (19–3) 5. 6. CCNY (4–1)NC State (7–1) Indiana (7–1) Indiana (8–1) Indiana (9–1) St. John's (12–2) Columbia (12–0) Columbia (12–0) Indiana (13–2) Saint Louis (19–5) Illinois (17–3) Bradley (28–4) 6. 7. Long Island (3–0)Villanova (6–0) NC State (11–1) NC State (13–1) Columbia (10–0) Columbia (12–0) Kansas State (13–2) St. John's (15–2) St. John's (18–2) Bradley (24–4) Indiana (16–3) Indiana (19–3) 7. 8. Missouri (3–1)Columbia (7–0)Villanova (8–0) Columbia (8–0) Saint Louis (12–3) NC State (17–2) NC State (19–2) Saint Louis (16–4) Bradley (21–4) St. John's (19–3) NC State (25–4) NC State (28–4) 8. 9. UCLA (4–1)Missouri (4–1) Kansas State (9–2) Kansas State (10–2) NC State (15–2) Kansas State (12–2) St. John's (13–2) Villanova (16–1) NC State (21–4) NC State (23–4) St. John's (20–3) St. John's (22–3) 9. 10. Toledo (7–0)Kansas (5–1) Wyoming (12–0) Wyoming (12–1) Kansas State (11–2) Saint Louis (13–4) Saint Louis (14–4) NC State (19–4) Villanova (18–2) Illinois (16–3) Saint Louis (20–6) Saint Louis (21–7) 10. 11. Kansas (4–1)CCNY (6–2) St. John's (9–2) St. John's (10–2) Villanova (12–1) Villanova (13–1) Villanova (14–1) Cincinnati (11–1) Illinois (13–3) Arizona (21–4) BYU (23–5) BYU (24–7) 11. 12. Washington (4–0)St. John's (7–2) Washington (7–0) Washington (9–0) Toledo (12–2) USC (14–2) BYU (16–4) Long Island (16–4) BYU (20–4) BYU (21–5) Arizona (22–4) Arizona (24–4) 12. 13. St. John's (5–1)Toledo (8–1) Duquesne (9–0)USC (10–1)Wyoming (14–1) Siena (13–1) USC (14–2) Arizona (16–3) USC (18–2) USC (19–3) Toledo (20–6) Dayton (23–4) 13. 14. Notre Dame (4–0)Wyoming (9–0)Columbia (7–0) Illinois (9–2) Illinois (10–2) Arizona (13–2) Illinois (11–3) BYU (18–4) Louisville (17–2) Dayton (20–4) Dayton (23–4) Toledo (23–6) 14. 15. BYU (5–1)Washington (6–0) Cornell (9–0) Duquesne (10–1) Washington (10–1) Cincinnati (10–1) Arizona (14–3) USC (16–2) Cincinnati (12–2) Villanova (20–4) Villanova (22–4) Washington (20–5) 15. 16. Oklahoma (3–0)La Salle (6–1)Arizona (8–2)Villanova (10–1) Cincinnati (9–1) Illinois (11–3) Cincinnati (10–1) Illinois (11–3) Arizona (18–3) Long Island (20–4) Beloit (17–4) Murray State (21–6) 16. 17. Cincinnati (3–0)Cincinnati (5–0) Cincinnati (6–0) Kansas (9–2) St. Bonaventure (10–0)La Salle (12–3) Kansas (11–3) Louisville (14–2)Dayton (18–4) Oklahoma (13–7) UCLA (16–8) Cincinnati (17–3) 17. 18. Villanova (4–0)Cornell (6–0) Princeton (7–0)Toledo (11–1) Siena (13–1)Oklahoma (9–5) Oklahoma (9–6) Dayton (15–3)Beloit (14–3)Cincinnati (13–2) USC (20–4) Siena (18–6) 18. 19. Cornell (5–0)West Virginia (6–0)Toledo (9–1) La Salle (9–1) USC (12–2) BYU (14–4) UCLA (9–7) Siena (15–2) Long Island (17–4) Washington (17–4) Washington (18–5) USC (21–5) 19. 20. Kansas State (4–2)Illinois (5–1)Kansas (7–2) Princeton (8–0) Duquesne (11–1) Wyoming (15–4) Toledo (14–3) Kansas (11–5) Seattle (27–2)Beloit (15–3) Murray State (21–6)Villanova (23–5) 20. Week 2 Dec. 18[ 1] [ 2] Week 3 Dec. 25[ 1] [ 3] Week 4 Jan. 3[ 1] [ 4] Week 5 Jan. 8[ 1] [ 5] Week 6 Jan. 15[ 1] [ 6] Week 7 Jan. 22[ 1] [ 7] Week 8 Jan. 29[ 1] [ 8] Week 9 Feb. 5[ 1] [ 9] Week 10 Feb. 12[ 1] [ 10] Week 11 Feb. 19[ 1] [ 11] Week 12 Feb. 26[ 12] [ 13] Final Mar. 5[ 12] [ 14] Dropped: UCLA (4–4) Notre Dame BYU (7–1) Oklahoma Kansas State (6–2) Dropped: Missouri (5–3) CCNY (6–4) La Salle West Virginia Illinois (7–2) Dropped: Cornell Arizona (9–2) Cincinnati (8–1) Dropped: Kansas (10–2) La Salle Princeton Dropped: Toledo Washington St. Bonaventure Duquesne Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Long Island Oklahoma Cincinnati Dropped:
UP Poll
Preseason [ 1] Week 1 Dec. 12[ 1] Week 2 Dec. 19[ 1] Week 3 Dec. 26[ 1] Week 4 Jan. 3[ 1] Week 5 Jan. 9[ 1] Week 6 Jan. 16[ 1] Week 7 Jan. 23[ 1] Week 8 Jan. 30[ 1] Week 9 Feb. 6[ 1] Week 10 Feb. 13[ 1] Week 11 Feb. 20[ 1] Week 12 Feb. 27[ 12] Final Mar. 6[ 12] 1. CCNY Kentucky (2–0) Kentucky (5–0) Kentucky (6–0) Bradley (13–0) Bradley (15–0) Oklahoma A&M (15–0) Kentucky (13–1) Kentucky (14–1) Kentucky (18–1) Kentucky (19–1) Kentucky (22–1) Kentucky (24–1) Oklahoma A&M (26–3) 1. 2. Bradley Bradley (4–0) Bradley (6–0) Bradley (9–0) Kentucky (7–1) Oklahoma A&M (13–0) Kentucky (10–1) Long Island (15–0) Oklahoma A&M (16–1) Oklahoma A&M (19–1) Oklahoma A&M (21–1) Oklahoma A&M (23–1) Oklahoma State (25–1) Kentucky (27–2) 2. 3. Kentucky NC State (4–0) NC State (6–0) Oklahoma A&M (9–0) Oklahoma A&M (12–0) Kentucky (9–1) Long Island (11–0) Oklahoma A&M (16–1) Long Island (16–1) Indiana (13–1) Kansas State (17–2) Indiana (15–3) Kansas State (18–3) Kansas State (21–3) 3. 4. NC State Kansas (3–0) Oklahoma A&M (5–0) Long Island (6–0) Long Island (8–0) Long Island (9–0) Bradley (16–2) Indiana (12–1) Indiana (13–1) Kansas State (16–2) Columbia (15–0) Columbia (17–0) Columbia (19–0) Illinois (19–3) 4. 5. Kansas Oklahoma A&M (3–0) Indiana (4–0) Indiana (6–0) Indiana (7–1) Indiana (8–1) Indiana (9–1) Bradley (18–2) Kansas State (13–2) Bradley (20–3) Indiana (13–2) Kansas State (17–3) Illinois (17–3) Columbia (21–0) 5. 6. Oklahoma A&M CCNY (3–1) CCNY (4–1) NC State (7–1) NC State (11–1) Saint Louis (11–2) St. John's (11–2) St. John's (12–2) Bradley (18–3) Columbia (12–0) St. John's (18–2) Saint Louis (19–5) Indiana (16–3) NC State (28–4) 6. 7. Long Island Long Island (2–0) Long Island (3–0) Missouri (4–1) Saint Louis (9–2) NC State (13–1) Kansas State (11–2) Kansas State (12–2) St. John's (13–2) St. John's (15–2) Saint Louis (18–4) Bradley (24–4) St. John's (20–3) Bradley (28–4) 7. 8. Iowa St. John's (4–0) St. John's (5–1) St. John's (7–2) Kansas State (9–2) Kansas State (10–2) Saint Louis (12–3) Columbia (12–0) Columbia (12–0) Saint Louis (16–4) BYU (20–4) NC State (23–4) Bradley (26–4) Indiana (19–3) 8. 9. St. John's Kansas State (3–1) Missouri (3–1) CCNY (6–2) St. John's (9–2) Columbia (8–0) NC State (15–2) NC State (17–2) NC State (19–2) BYU (18–4) Bradley (21–4) St. John's (19–3) NC State (25–4) St. John's (22–3) 9. 10. Indiana Indiana (2–0) Kansas (4–1) Kansas (5–1) Wyoming (12–0) St. John's (10–2) Columbia (10–0) Saint Louis (13–4) Saint Louis (14–4) NC State (19–4) NC State (21–4) BYU (21–5) BYU (23–5) BYU (24–7) 10. 11. UCLA Missouri (2–1)Washington (4–0) Washington (6–0) Villanova (8–0) т Wyoming (12–1) Villanova (12–1) т BYU (14–4) BYU (16–4) USC (16–2) USC (18–2) Illinois (16–3) Saint Louis (20–6) Saint Louis (21–7) 11. 12. Kansas State BYU (5–1) Duquesne (5–0)Villanova (6–0)Washington (7–0) т Washington (9–0) Illinois (10–2) т Illinois (11–3) Villanova (14–1) Villanova (16–1) Illinois (13–3) Long Island (20–4) USC (20–4) Washington (20–5) 12. 13. Arkansas тWashington (2–0) Saint Louis (6–0) BYU (7–1) Cincinnati (6–0) Villanova (10–1) Wyoming (14–1) Cincinnati (10–1) USC (14–2) Illinois (11–3) Villanova (18–2) USC (19–3) Arizona (22–4) т Arizona (24–4) 13. 14. Syracuse тUCLA (2–1) т Oklahoma (3–0)Wyoming (9–0)Columbia (7–0)Kansas (9–2) Cincinnati (9–1) Villanova (13–1) Illinois (11–3) т Long Island (16–4) Cincinnati (12–2) Washington (17–4) Washington (18–5) т Beloit (18–5) 14. 15. Western Kentucky тMinnesota (2–1) тBYU (5–1) Kansas State (6–2) Kansas (7–2) Duquesne (10–1) Kansas (10–2) USC (14–2) Cincinnati (10–1) т Cincinnati (11–1) Long Island (17–4) Cincinnati (13–2) Villanova (22–4) USC (21–5) 15. 16. Washington Syracuse (3–1) UCLA (4–1) т Duquesne (6–0) CCNY (6–4) La Salle (9–1) т Washington (10–1) Arizona (13–2) Kansas (11–3) Washington (13–4) Washington (15–4) Oregon (16–11)Oregon (17–12) Vanderbilt (19–8)16. 17. DePaul тDePaul (3–2) Toledo (7–0) тCincinnati (5–0) Oklahoma (4–3) Arizona (9–2) т USC (12–2) NYU (6–2)Washington State (14–8) Kansas (11–5) Arizona (18–3) Villanova (20–4) Beloit (17–4) Siena (18–6) т17. 18. Illinois тIowa (1–2) Cincinnati (3–0)Toledo (8–1) Arizona (8–2)Cincinnati (8–1) т Duquesne (11–1) Wyoming (15–4) UCLA (9–7) Arizona (16–3) NYU (10–3) Arizona (21–4) Cincinnati (14–3) Villanova (23–5) т 18. 19. Ohio State Saint Louis (4–0)Kansas State (4–2) Saint Louis (7–1) Duquesne (9–0) т USC (10–1) тArizona (12–2) т Kansas (10–3) т NYU (7–2) NYU (9–2) Kansas (10–3) Oklahoma (13–7) St. Bonaventure (17–4)Dayton (23–4) т19. 20. BYU Illinois (2–1) тHoly Cross (1–0) т Illinois (3–1) La Salle (6–1)Missouri (5–3) т Iowa (6–2) т BYU (12–4) т Washington State (13–8) тArizona (14–3) Holy Cross (12–3) тTexas A&M (10–7) т Washington State (15–9) т Oklahoma (11–7) Beloit (15–3)St. Bonaventure (18–5) т 20. Preseason [ 1] Week 1 Dec. 12[ 1] Week 2 Dec. 19[ 1] Week 3 Dec. 26[ 1] Week 4 Jan. 3[ 1] Week 5 Jan. 9[ 1] Week 6 Jan. 16[ 1] Week 7 Jan. 23[ 1] Week 8 Jan. 30[ 1] Week 9 Feb. 6[ 1] Week 10 Feb. 13[ 1] Week 11 Feb. 20[ 1] Week 12 Feb. 27[ 12] Final Mar. 6[ 12] Dropped: Arkansas Western Kentucky Ohio State Dropped: Minnesota Syracuse DePaul Iowa Holy Cross Dropped: UCLA (4–4) Oklahoma Illinois (5–1) Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Dropped: Holy Cross Texas A&M Washington State Dropped: Dropped: Dropped:
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game . Random House . 2009. p. 600. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2 .
^ "December 18, 1950 AP Men's Basketball Poll" . College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020 .
^ "December 25, 1950 AP Men's Basketball Poll" . College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 2, 2020 .
^ "January 3, 1951 AP Men's Basketball Poll" . College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 2, 2020 .
^ "January 8, 1951 AP Men's Basketball Poll" . College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 2, 2020 .
^ "January 15, 1951 AP Men's Basketball Poll" . College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 2, 2020 .
^ "January 22, 1951 AP Men's Basketball Poll" . College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 2, 2020 .
^ "January 29, 1951 AP Men's Basketball Poll" . College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 2, 2020 .
^ "February 5, 1951 AP Men's Basketball Poll" . College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 2, 2020 .
^ "February 12, 1951 AP Men's Basketball Poll" . College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 2, 2020 .
^ "February 19, 1951 AP Men's Basketball Poll" . College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 2, 2020 .
^ a b c d ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game . Random House . 2009. p. 601. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2 .
^ "February 26, 1951 AP Men's Basketball Poll" . College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 2, 2020 .
^ "1951 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll" . College Poll Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2020 .
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