Final Regular Season AP Men's Top 25 Poll for College Basketball's 1995-1996 Season
Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
Taken before start of NCAA tournament.
The sportswriters & broadcasters poll: first place votes in parentheses; records through Monday, March 11, 1996; total points (based on 25 for 1st, 24 for 2nd, etc.); record in NCAA tourney and team lost to; head coach (career years and record including 1996 postseason), and preseason ranking. Teams in bold type went on to reach NCAA Final Four.
| Mar. 11Record | Points | NCAA Recap | Head Coach | Preseason Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts (53) | 31-1 | 1,587 | 4-1 (Kentucky) | John Calipari (8 yrs: 193-71) | 7 |
| 2 | Kentucky (2) | 28-2 | 1,513 | 6-0 | Rick Pitino (14 yrs: 317-119) | 1 |
| 3 | Connecticut (8) | 30-2 | 1,499 | 2-1 (Mississippi St.) | Jim Calhoun (24 yrs: 472-236) | 6 |
| 4 | Georgetown | 26-7 | 1,259 | 3-1 (Massachusetts) | John Thompson (24 yrs: 550-208) | 5 |
| 5 | Kansas | 26-4 | 1,259 | 3-1 (Syracuse) | Roy Williams (8 yrs: 213-56) | 2 |
| 6 | Purdue | 25-5 | 1,259 | 1-1 (Georgia) | Gene Keady (18 yrs: 386-167) | 24 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 25-4 | 1,248 | 3-1 (Mississippi St.) | Bob Huggins (15 yrs: 334-135) | 21 |
| 8 | Texas Tech (1) | 28-1 | 1,231 | 2-1 (Georgetown) | James Dickey (5 yrs: 100-49) | NR |
| 9 | Wake Forest | 23-5 | 1,118 | 3-1 (Kentucky) | Dave Odom (10 yrs: 180-114) | 11 |
| 10 | Villanova | 25-6 | 995 | 1-1 (Louisville) | Steve Lappas (8 yrs: 135-108) | 3 |
| 11 | Arizona | 24-6 | 857 | 2-1 (Kansas) | Lute Olson (23 yrs: 507-194) | 27 |
| 12 | Utah | 25-6 | 793 | 2-1 (Kentucky) | Rick Majerus (12 yrs: 250-103) | 10 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 22-11 | 693 | 2-1 (Cincinnati) | Bobby Cremins (21 yrs: 398-242) | 30 |
| 14 | UCLA | 23-7 | 688 | 0-1 (Princeton) | Jim Harrick (17 yrs: 358-160) | 4 |
| 15 | Syracuse | 24-8 | 675 | 5-1 (Kentucky) | Jim Boeheim (20 yrs: 483-159) | 33 |
| 16 | Memphis | 22-7 | 527 | 0-1 (Drexel) | Larry Finch (10 yrs: 204-115) | 13 |
| 17 | Iowa St. | 23-8 | 516 | 1-1 (Utah) | Tim Floyd (10 yrs: 209-103) | NR |
| 18 | Penn St. | 21-6 | 497 | 0-1 (Arkansas) | Jerry Dunn (1 yr: 21-7) | NR |
| 19 | Mississippi St. | 22-7 | 496 | 4-1 (Syracuse) | Richard Williams (10 yrs: 164-130) | 9 |
| 20 | Marquette | 22-7 | 492 | 1-1 (Arkansas) | Mike Deane (12 yrs: 234-122) | NR |
| 21 | Iowa | 22-8 | 445 | 1-1 (Arizona) | Tom Davis (25 yrs: 481-259) | 8 |
| 22 | Virginia Tech | 22-5 | 324 | 1-1 (Kentucky) | Bill Foster (29 yrs: 517-309) | 22 |
| 23 | New Mexico | 27-4 | 211 | 1-1 (Georgetown) | Dave Bliss (21 yrs: 390-246) | 38 |
| 24 | Louisville | 20-11 | 157 | 2-1 (Wake Forest) | Denny Crum (25 yrs: 587-224) | 12 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 20-10 | 151 | 1-1 (Texas Tech) | Dean Smith (35 yrs: 851-247) | 20 |
Others receiving votes: 26. Wisc.-Green Bay (25-3, 114 pts); 27. Stanford (19-8, 50); 28. E. Michigan (24-5, 35); 29. George Washington (21-7, 35); 30. Georgia (19-9, 18); 31. Indiana (19-11, 11); 32. Michigan (20-11, 8) and Mississippi (12-15, 8); 34. Bradley (22-7, 7) and Temple (19-12, 7); 36. Duke (18-12, 6); 37. Coll. of Charleston (24-3, 4) and Texas (20-9, 4); 39. Drexel (26-3, 3); 40. Boston College (18-10, 2); 41. Clemson (18-10, 1), Fresno St. (20-10, 1), Minnesota (18-12, 1), Montana St. (21-8, 1), Tulane (18-9, 1) and Tulsa (22-7, 1).
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