1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
| 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings | |||||
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| Season | 1988–89 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 1989 | ||||
| Preseason No. 1 | |||||
| NCAA Tournament Champions | Michigan | ||||
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The 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.
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| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP Poll
[edit]| Preseason Pre[1] | Week 2 Nov. 22[2] | Week 3 Nov. 29[3] | Week 4 Dec. 6[4] | Week 5 Dec. 13[5] | Week 6 Dec. 20[6] | Week 7 Dec. 27[7] | Week 8 Jan. 3[8] | Week 9 Jan. 10[9] | Week 10 Jan. 17[10] | Week 11 Jan. 24[11] | Week 12 Jan. 31[12] | Week 13 Feb. 7[13] | Week 14 Feb. 14[14] | Week 15 Feb. 21[15] | Week 16 Feb. 28[16] | Week 17 Mar. 7[17] | Final Mar. 14[18] | ||
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| 1. | Duke | Duke (1–0) | Duke (2–0) | Duke (4–0) | Duke (6–0) | Duke (6–0) | Duke (7–0) | Duke (8–0) | Duke (11–0) | Duke (13–0) | Illinois (17–0) | Oklahoma (17–2) | Arizona (17–2) | Oklahoma (21–3) | Oklahoma (23–3) | Arizona (22–3) | Arizona (24–3) | Arizona (27–3) | 1. |
| 2. | Georgetown | Georgetown (0–0) | Michigan (3–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Michigan (8–0) | Michigan (9–0) | Michigan (11–0) | Syracuse (13–0) | Illinois (13–0) | Illinois (15–0) | Georgetown (14–1) | Illinois (18–1) | Georgetown (17–2) | Arizona (18–3) | Arizona (20–3) | Georgetown (22–3) | Oklahoma (26–4) | Georgetown (26–4) | 2. |
| 3. | Michigan | Michigan (0–0) | Georgetown (2–0) | Syracuse (7–0) | Syracuse (8–0) | Syracuse (10–0) | Syracuse (11–0) | Illinois (12–0) | Oklahoma (12–1) | Georgetown (12–1) | Louisville (13–2) | North Carolina (18–3) | Missouri (20–3) | Missouri (21–4) | Georgetown (20–3) | Indiana (23–5) | Georgetown (23–4) | Illinois (27–4) | 3. |
| 4. | Louisville | Oklahoma (0–0) | Syracuse (4–0) | Georgetown (2–0) | Iowa (6–0) | Iowa (8–0) | Illinois (9–0) | Oklahoma (10–1) | Syracuse (14–1) | Louisville (12–2) | Oklahoma (15–2) | Arizona (15–2) | Louisville (16–3) | Georgetown (18–3) | Indiana (21–5) | Oklahoma (24–4) | Illinois (25–4) | Oklahoma (28–5) | 4. |
| 5. | Oklahoma | North Carolina (2–0) | Oklahoma (2–1) | Iowa (4–0) | Georgetown (4–0) | Illinois (7–0) | Georgetown (7–0) | Georgetown (9–0) | Iowa (13–1) | Oklahoma (13–2) | Missouri (16–3) | Missouri (18–3) | Oklahoma (18–3) | Illinois (20–3) | North Carolina (22–5) | North Carolina (24–5) | Syracuse (25–6) | North Carolina (27–7) | 5. |
| 6. | North Carolina | Syracuse (0–0) | Iowa (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–1) | Illinois (6–0) | Georgetown (6–0) | Oklahoma (8–1) | North Carolina (11–1) | Michigan (13–1) | Michigan (14–2) | Arizona (13–2) | Georgetown (15–2) | North Carolina (18–4) | Syracuse (21–4) | Syracuse (22–5) | Syracuse (23–5) | Indiana (24–6) | Missouri (27–7) | 6. |
| 7. | Iowa | Iowa (0–0) | Illinois (1–0) | Illinois (3–0) | Oklahoma (5–1) | Oklahoma (6–1) | North Carolina (10–1) | Michigan (12–1) | Georgetown (10–1) | Iowa (13–2) | North Carolina (16–3) | Louisville (14–3) | Illinois (18–3) | Florida State (19–2) | Missouri (22–5) | Missouri (23–6) | Duke (22–6) | Syracuse (27–7) | 7. |
| 8. | Syracuse | UNLV (0–0) | Missouri (3–1) | North Carolina (6–1) | North Carolina (8–1) | North Carolina (9–1) | Arizona (6–1) | Arizona (8–1) | North Carolina (13–2) | Missouri (13–3) | Duke (13–2) | Florida State (16–1) | Iowa (17–4) | North Carolina (19–5) | Louisville (18–5) | Illinois (23–4) | Michigan (23–6) | Indiana (25–7) | 8. |
| 9. | Illinois | Illinois (0–0) | UNLV (2–1) | UNLV (2–1) | Arizona (3–1) | Arizona (4–1) | Iowa (10–1) | Iowa (11–1) | Louisville (9–2) | Arizona (11–2) | Seton Hall (17–1) | Iowa (15–3) | Syracuse (19–4) | Indiana (20–5) | Duke (19–4) | Duke (21–5) | North Carolina (24–7) | Duke (24–7) | 9. |
| 10. | UNLV | Arizona (0–0) | North Carolina (3–1) | Arizona (2–1) | Missouri (7–2) | Missouri (9–2) | Florida State (7–0) | Seton Hall (12–0) | Missouri (13–3) | UNLV (11–2) | Michigan (15–3) | Seton Hall (18–2) | Michigan (17–4) | Louisville (17–5) | Illinois (21–4) | Michigan (21–6) | Missouri (24–7) | Michigan (24–7) | 10. |
| 11. | Arizona | Villanova (0–0) | Arizona (0–0) | Missouri (5–2) | Georgia Tech (4–0) | Florida State (6–0) | Missouri (10–3) | Missouri (12–3) | UNLV (9–2) | Syracuse (14–3) | Florida State (14–1) | Michigan (16–4) | Seton Hall (19–3) | Duke (17–4) | West Virginia (22–2) | Iowa (21–6) | Seton Hall (25–5) | Seton Hall (26–6) | 11. |
| 12. | Villanova | Louisville (0–1) | Georgia Tech (1–0) | Georgia Tech (3–0) | Florida State (4–0) | Ohio State (6–1) | UNLV (5–2) | UNLV (7–2) | Arizona (9–2) | Seton Hall (15–1) | Iowa (14–3) | Duke (14–3) | Florida State (17–2) | Seton Hall (20–4) | Florida State (19–4) | Seton Hall (23–5) | Stanford (24–5) | Louisville (22–8) | 12. |
| 13. | Georgia Tech | Missouri (2–0) | Louisville (0–1) | Florida State (3–0) | UNLV (2–2) | UNLV (3–2) | Seton Hall (10–0) | Louisville (7–2) | Seton Hall (13–1) | North Carolina (14–3) | UNLV (13–3) | NC State (14–2) | Indiana (18–5) | Michigan (18–5) | Michigan (19–6) | Stanford (23–5) | West Virginia (25–3) | Stanford (26–6) | 13. |
| 14. | Missouri | Georgia Tech (0–0) | Florida State (1–0) | Ohio State (3–1) | Ohio State (4–1) | Louisville (5–2) | Louisville (6–2) | Ohio State (9–2) | Florida State (10–1) | Florida State (12–1) | Syracuse (15–4) | Syracuse (17–4) | Duke (15–4) | West Virginia (19–2) | Iowa (19–6) | Louisville (19–7) | Florida State (21–6) | Iowa (22–9) | 14. |
| 15. | Florida | Florida (0–0) | Ohio State (2–1) | Louisville (1–2) | Louisville (4–2) | Seton Hall (9–0) | Ohio State (7–2) | Florida State (8–1) | NC State (9–1) | NC State (11–1) | NC State (12–2) | Ohio State (15–4) | West Virginia (17–2) | Iowa (17–6) | Seton Hall (21–5) | West Virginia (23–3) | Iowa (21–8) | UNLV (26–7) | 15. |
| 16. | Florida State | Ohio State (0–0) | NC State (1–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | Georgia Tech (4–1) | South Carolina (6–0) | Tennessee (8–1) т | Kansas (12–1) | Ohio State (12–3) | Indiana (15–4) | UNLV (14–4) | Ohio State (15–5) | Ohio State (17–6) | Stanford (20–5) | Florida State (19–6) | Louisville (20–8) | Florida State (22–7) | 16. |
| 17. | Ohio State | Florida State (0–0) | Temple (0–0) | Villanova (3–1) | Seton Hall (7–0) | NC State (2–1) | Georgia Tech (5–1) | NC State (6–1) т | Tennessee (10–1) | Kansas (14–2) | Ohio State (12–4) | Indiana (16–5) | NC State (14–4) | Stanford (19–5) | NC State (17–5) | Saint Mary's (24–3) | NC State (20–7) | West Virginia (25–4) | 17. |
| 18. | NC State | NC State (0–0) | Villanova (1–1) | Connecticut (2–0) | NC State (2–1) | South Carolina (5–0) | NC State (4–1) | Kansas (10–1) | Ohio State (10–3) | Tennessee (11–2) | Kansas (15–3) | West Virginia (15–2) | Stanford (17–5) | UNLV (16–6) | UNLV (18–6) | UNLV (20–7) | UNLV (23–7) | Ball State (28–2) | 18. |
| 19. | Temple | Temple (0–0) | Florida (1–1) | NC State (2–1) | Notre Dame (4–0) | Tennessee (4–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Georgia Tech (7–2) | Georgia Tech (10–2) | Indiana (13–4) | Stanford (14–4) | LSU (14–5) | UNLV (14–5) | NC State (15–5) | Saint Mary's (22–3) | Ball State (23–2) | Ball State (25–2) | NC State (20–8) | 19. |
| 20. | Stanford | Indiana (2–0) | Tennessee (1–0) | Seton Hall (5–0) | UCLA (4–0) | Kansas (7–1) | Kansas (8–1) | Georgia (9–2) | Providence (12–0) | Stanford (12–3) | Providence (14–2) | Stanford (15–5) | Georgia Tech (14–6) | LSU (17–6) | Ball State (21–2) | NC State (18–7) | Saint Mary's (25–4) | Alabama (23–7) | 20. |
| Preseason Pre[1] | Week 2 Nov. 22[2] | Week 3 Nov. 29[3] | Week 4 Dec. 6[4] | Week 5 Dec. 13[5] | Week 6 Dec. 20[6] | Week 7 Dec. 27[7] | Week 8 Jan. 3[8] | Week 9 Jan. 10[9] | Week 10 Jan. 17[10] | Week 11 Jan. 24[11] | Week 12 Jan. 31[12] | Week 13 Feb. 7[13] | Week 14 Feb. 14[14] | Week 15 Feb. 21[15] | Week 16 Feb. 28[16] | Week 17 Mar. 7[17] | Final Mar. 14[18] | ||
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Coaches Poll
[edit]| Preseason [19] | Week 2 Nov. 28[19] | Week 3 Dec. 5[19] | Week 4 Dec. 12[19] | Week 5 Dec. 19[19] | Week 6 Dec. 26[19] | Week 7 Jan. 2[19] | Week 8 Jan. 9[19] | Week 9 Jan. 16[19] | Week 10 Jan. 23[19] | Week 11 Jan. 30[19] | Week 12 Feb. 6[20] | Week 13 Feb. 13[20] | Week 14 Feb. 20[20] | Week 15 Feb. 27[20] | Week 16 Mar. 6[20] | Final Mar. 13[20] | ||
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| 1. | Duke | Duke (2–0) | Duke (4–0) | Duke (6–0) | Duke (6–0) | Duke (7–0) | Duke (8–0) | Duke (11–0) | Duke (13–0) | Illinois (17–0) | Oklahoma (17–2) | Arizona (17–2) | Oklahoma (21–3) | Oklahoma (23–3) | Arizona (22–3) | Arizona (24–3) | Arizona (27–3) | 1. |
| 2. | Michigan | Michigan (3–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Michigan (8–0) | Michigan (9–0) | Michigan (11–0) | Syracuse (13–0) | Illinois (13–0) | Illinois (15–0) | Georgetown (14–1) | Illinois (18–1) | Georgetown (17–2) | Arizona (18–3) | Arizona (20–3) | Georgetown (22–3) | Oklahoma (26–4) | Georgetown (26–4) | 2. |
| 3. | North Carolina | Syracuse (4–0) | Syracuse (7–0) | Syracuse (8–0) | Syracuse (10–0) | Syracuse (11–0) | Illinois (12–0) | Oklahoma (12–1) | Louisville (12–2) | Louisville (13–2) | Arizona (15–2) т | Missouri (20–3) | Missouri (21–4) | Georgetown (20–3) | Indiana (23–5) | Georgetown (23–4) | Illinois (27–4) | 3. |
| 4. | Georgetown | Georgetown (2–0) | Georgetown (2–0) | Georgetown (4–0) | Iowa (8–0) | Illinois (9–0) | North Carolina (11–1) | Syracuse (14–1) | Georgetown (12–1) | Oklahoma (15–2) | North Carolina (18–3) т | Louisville (16–3) | Georgetown (18–3) | North Carolina (22–5) | Oklahoma (24–4) | Syracuse (25–6) | North Carolina (27–7) | 4. |
| 5. | Illinois | Oklahoma (2–1) | North Carolina (6–1) | Iowa (6–0) | Illinois (7–0) | North Carolina (10–1) | Georgetown (9–0) | Michigan (12–1) | Michigan (14–2) | Arizona (13–2) | Georgetown (15–2) | Oklahoma (18–3) | Syracuse (21–4) | Syracuse (22–5) | North Carolina (24–5) | Illinois (25–4) | Oklahoma (28–5) | 5. |
| 6. | Oklahoma | Illinois (1–0) | Iowa (4–0) | Illinois (6–0) | Georgetown (6–0) | Georgetown (7–0) | Oklahoma (10–1) | Iowa (13–1) | Oklahoma (13–2) | North Carolina (16–3) | Missouri (18–3) | North Carolina (18–4) | Illinois (20–3) | Indiana (21–5) | Syracuse (23–5) | Indiana (24–6) | Indiana (25–7) | 6. |
| 7. | UNLV | Iowa (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–1) | Oklahoma (5–1) | North Carolina (9–1) | Oklahoma (8–1) | Michigan (12–1) т | Georgetown (10–1) | Arizona (11–2) | Duke (13–2) | Louisville (14–3) | Illinois (18–3) | North Carolina (19–5) | Missouri (22–5) | Missouri (23–6) | Duke (22–6) | Duke (24–7) | 7. |
| 8. | Syracuse | UNLV (2–1) | UNLV (2–1) | North Carolina (8–1) | Oklahoma (6–1) | Arizona (6–1) | Arizona (8–1) т | North Carolina (13–2) | Iowa (13–2) т | Missouri (16–3) | Seton Hall (18–2) | Seton Hall (19–3) | Indiana (20–5) | Duke (19–4) | Duke (21–5) | North Carolina (24–7) | Missouri (27–7) | 8. |
| 9. | Iowa | Arizona (0–0) | Illinois (3–0) | Arizona (3–1) | Arizona (4–1) | Iowa (10–1) | Iowa (11–1) | Louisville (9–2) | Missouri (13–3) т | Seton Hall (17–1) | Florida State (16–1) | Michigan (17–4) | Florida State (19–2) | Louisville (18–5) | Illinois (23–4) | Michigan (23–6) | Syracuse (27–7) | 9. |
| 10. | Louisville | North Carolina (3–1) | Arizona (2–1) | Missouri (7–2) | Missouri (9–2) | UNLV (5–2) | Seton Hall (12–0) | Arizona (9–2) | UNLV (11–2) | Michigan (15–3) | Duke (14–3) | Syracuse (19–4) | Louisville (17–5) | Illinois (21–4) | Michigan (21–6) | Missouri (24–7) | Michigan (24–7) | 10. |
| 11. | Arizona | Missouri (3–1) | Missouri (5–2) | Georgia Tech (4–0) | Florida State (6–0) | Missouri (10–3) | Louisville (7–2) | UNLV (9–2) | Syracuse (14–3) | Florida State (14–1) | Michigan (16–4) | Iowa (17–4) | Seton Hall (20–4) | West Virginia (22–2) | Iowa (21–6) | Seton Hall (25–5) | Seton Hall (26–6) | 11. |
| 12. | Villanova | Georgia Tech (1–0) | Georgia Tech (3–0) | Florida State (4–0) | Ohio State (6–1) | Florida State (7–0) | UNLV (7–2) | Missouri (13–3) | North Carolina (14–3) | Iowa (14–3) | NC State (14–2) | Indiana (18–5) | Duke (17–4) | Florida State (19–4) | Seton Hall (23–5) | Stanford (24–5) | Stanford (26–6) | 12. |
| 13. | Missouri | Temple (0–0) | Florida State (3–0) | UNLV (2–2) | Seton Hall (9–0) | Seton Hall (10–0) | Missouri (10–3) | Seton Hall (13–1) | Seton Hall (15–1) | Syracuse (15–4) | Iowa (15–3) | Florida State (17–2) | Michigan (18–5) | Michigan (19–6) | Stanford (23–5) | NC State (20–7) | Louisville (22–8) | 13. |
| 14. | Florida | Florida State (1–0) | Louisville (1–2) | Ohio State (4–1) | UNLV (3–2) | Louisville (6–2) | Ohio State (9–2) | Florida State (10–1) | Florida State (12–1) | Indiana (15–4) | Syracuse (17–4) | Duke (15–4) | West Virginia (19–2) | Seton Hall (21–5) | Louisville (19–7) | West Virginia (25–3) | UNLV (26–7) | 14. |
| 15. | Temple | Ohio State (2–1) | Ohio State (3–1) | Seton Hall (7–0) | Louisville (5–2) | Ohio State (7–2) | Florida State (8–1) | Ohio State (10–3) | NC State (11–1) | NC State (12–2) | Ohio State (15–4) | West Virginia (17–2) | Iowa (17–6) | NC State (17–5) | West Virginia (23–3) | Louisville (20–8) | Iowa (22–9) | 15. |
| 16. | Georgia Tech | Louisville (0–1) | Tennessee (3–0) | Louisville (4–2) | Georgia Tech (4–1) | Georgia (7–2) | Georgia Tech (7–2) | Georgia Tech (10–2) | Ohio State (12–3) | UNLV (13–3) | Indiana (16–5) | Ohio State (15–5) | Stanford (19–5) | Iowa (19–6) | Florida State (19–6) т | Florida State (21–6) | Florida State (22–7) | 16. |
| 17. | Indiana | Villanova (1–1) | Villanova (3–1) | Tennessee (4–0) | South Carolina (5–0) | Georgia Tech (5–1) | Tennessee (8–1) | NC State (9–1) | Indiana (13–4) | Ohio State (12–4) | UNLV (14–4) | NC State (14–4) | UNLV (16–6) | Stanford (20–5) | UNLV (20–7) т | Iowa (21–8) | Arkansas (23–6) | 17. |
| 18. | Florida State | Florida (2–1) | UCLA (3–0) | Notre Dame (4–0) | Tennessee (4–1) | NC State (4–1) | NC State (6–1) | Providence (12–0) т | Stanford (12–3) | Stanford (14–4) | Stanford (15–5) | Stanford (17–5) | NC State (15–5) | UNLV (18–6) | Ball State (23–2) т | Ball State (25–2) | NC State (20–8) | 18. |
| 19. | Stanford | Stanford (1–1) | Seton Hall (5–0) | UCLA (4–0) | Georgia (5–2) | South Carolina (6–0) | UTEP (11–1) | Tennessee (10–1) т | Providence (13–1) | Georgia Tech (12–5) | Saint Mary's (17–2) | UNLV (14–5) | Ohio State (17–6) | Arkansas-Little Rock (18–5) | NC State (18–7) т | UNLV (23–7) | West Virginia (25–4) | 19. |
| 20. | NC State т Purdue т | Seton Hall (3–0) | Oregon State (2–0) | NC State (2–1) | NC State (2–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Georgia (9–2) | UTEP (13–1) | Tennessee (11–2) т Georgia Tech (10–4) т | Saint Mary's (16–1) | LSU (14–5) | Saint Mary's (18–3) т Georgia Tech (14–6) т | UTEP (19–4) т UCLA (14–5) т | Ball State (21–2) | Saint Mary's (24–3) | Arkansas (20–6) | Alabama (23–7) | 20. |
| Preseason [19] | Week 2 Nov. 28[19] | Week 3 Dec. 5[19] | Week 4 Dec. 12[19] | Week 5 Dec. 19[19] | Week 6 Dec. 26[19] | Week 7 Jan. 2[19] | Week 8 Jan. 9[19] | Week 9 Jan. 16[19] | Week 10 Jan. 23[19] | Week 11 Jan. 30[19] | Week 12 Feb. 6[20] | Week 13 Feb. 13[20] | Week 14 Feb. 20[20] | Week 15 Feb. 27[20] | Week 16 Mar. 6[20] | Final Mar. 13[20] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1989 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "November 21, 1988 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "November 28, 1988 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
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- ^ "December 12, 1988 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "December 19, 1988 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "December 26, 1988 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "January 2, 1989 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "January 9, 1989 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "January 16, 1989 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "January 23, 1989 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "January 30, 1989 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "February 6, 1989 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "February 13, 1989 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "February 20, 1989 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "February 27, 1989 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "March 6, 1989 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "1989 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 965. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ a b c d e f ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 966. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.