1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

The 1964–65 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
Season	1964–65
NCAA Tournament	1965
Preseason #1	Michigan
NCAA Tournament Champions	UCLA
NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings ← 1963–64 1965–66 →

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		New to rankings from previous week
Italics		Number of first place votes
(#–#)		Win-loss record
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

The preseason AP poll included 20 ranked teams, while AP polls for the remainder of the season included only 10 ranked teams.

	Preseason  [1]	Week 2 Dec. 8[1]	Week 3 Dec. 15[1]	Week 4 Dec. 22[1]	Week 5 Dec. 29[1]	Week 6 Jan. 5[1]	Week 7 Jan. 12[1]	Week 8 Jan. 19[1]	Week 9 Jan. 26[1]	Week 10 Feb. 2[1]	Week 11 Feb. 9[1]	Week 12 Feb. 16[1]	Week 13 Feb. 23[2]	Week 14 Mar. 2[2]	Final Mar. 9[2]
1.	Michigan	Michigan (3–0)	Wichita State (4–0)	Michigan (5–1)	Michigan (6–1)	UCLA (9–1)	UCLA (11–1)	UCLA (13–1)	UCLA (14–1)	Michigan (13–2)	Michigan (13–2)	Michigan (15–2) (23)	Michigan (17–2)	Michigan (19–2)	Michigan (21–2)	1.
2.	UCLA	Wichita State (–)	Michigan (–)	Wichita State (–)	Wichita State (–)	Indiana (–)	Michigan (–)	Michigan (–)	Michigan (–)	UCLA (–)	UCLA (–)	UCLA (–) (5)	UCLA (–)	UCLA (–)	UCLA (24–2)	2.
3.	Wichita State	Vanderbilt (–)	San Francisco (–)	Minnesota (–)	Minnesota (–)	Michigan (–)	Wichita State (–)	Saint Joseph's (–)	Saint Joseph's (–)	Saint Joseph's (–)	Saint Joseph's (–)	Providence (–) (5)	Saint Joseph's (–)	Saint Joseph's (–)	Saint Joseph's (25–1)	3.
4.	Davidson	Saint Louis (–)	Minnesota (–)	UCLA (–)	UCLA (–)	Saint Joseph's (–)	Saint Joseph's (–)	Wichita State (–)	Providence (–)	Providence (–)	Providence (–)	Saint Joseph's (–)	Providence (–)	Providence (–)	Providence (22–1)	4.
5.	Duke	San Francisco (–)	UCLA (–)	San Francisco (–)	San Francisco (–)	Wichita State (–)	Indiana (–)	Indiana (–)	Wichita State (–)	Davidson (–)	Davidson (–)	Davidson (–)	Duke (–)	Vanderbilt (–)	Vanderbilt (22–3)	5.
6.	Vanderbilt	Minnesota (–)	Duke (–)	Duke (–)	Illinois (–)	Duke (–)	Providence (–)	Providence (–)	Davidson (–)	Duke (–)	Duke (–)	Duke (–)	Davidson (–)	Minnesota (–)	Davidson (24–2)	6.
7.	Syracuse	UCLA (–)	St. John's (–)	Illinois (–)	Indiana (–)	St. John's (–)	St. John's (–)	Davidson (–)	St. John's (–)	Indiana (–)	Vanderbilt (–)	Indiana (–)	Indiana (–)	Davidson (–)	Minnesota (18–5)	7.
8.	Kansas State	Duke (–)	Kentucky (–)	Indiana (–)	Duke (–)	San Francisco (–)	Davidson (–)	St. John's (–)	San Francisco (–)	Wichita State (–)	Indiana (–)	Tennessee (–)	Minnesota (–)	Duke (–)	Villanova (21–4)	8.
9.	San Francisco	Kentucky (–)	Vanderbilt (–)	Saint Louis (–)	Saint Louis (–)	Providence (–)	San Francisco (–)	San Francisco (–)	Indiana (–)	Vanderbilt (–)	Wichita State (–)	Minnesota (–)	Vanderbilt (–)	Villanova (–)	BYU (21–5)	9.
10.	St. John's	St. John's (–)	Saint Louis (–)	Davidson (–)	Saint Joseph's (–)	Davidson (–)	Duke (–)	Duke (–)	Duke (–)	San Francisco (–)	Illinois (–)	Wichita State (–)	New Mexico (–)	BYU (–)	Duke (20–5)	10.
11.	Minnesota т															11.
12.	Kentucky т															12.
13.	North Carolina															13.
14.	Bradley															14.
15.	Seattle															15.
16.	Villanova															16.
17.	Notre Dame															17.
18.	Kansas															18.
19.	BYU															19.
20.	DePaul															20.
	Preseason  [1]	Week 2 Dec. 8[1]	Week 3 Dec. 15[1]	Week 4 Dec. 22[1]	Week 5 Dec. 29[1]	Week 6 Jan. 5[1]	Week 7 Jan. 12[1]	Week 8 Jan. 19[1]	Week 9 Jan. 26[1]	Week 10 Feb. 2[1]	Week 11 Feb. 9[1]	Week 12 Feb. 16[1]	Week 13 Feb. 23[2]	Week 14 Mar. 2[2]	Final Mar. 9[2]
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UPI Poll

	Preseason  [1]	Week 1 Dec. 8[1]	Week 2 Dec. 15[1]	Week 3 Dec. 22[1]	Week 4 Dec. 29[1]	Week 5 Jan. 5[1]	Week 6 Jan. 12[1]	Week 7 Jan. 19[1]	Week 8 Jan. 26[1]	Week 9 Feb. 2[1]	Week 10 Feb. 9[1]	Week 11 Feb. 16[1]	Week 12 Feb. 23[2]	Week 13 Mar. 2[2]	Final Mar. 9[2]
1.	Michigan	Michigan (3–0)	Wichita State (4–0)	Michigan (5–1)	Michigan (6–1)	UCLA (9–1)	UCLA (11–1)	UCLA (13–1)	UCLA (14–1)	Michigan (13–2)	Michigan (13–2)	Michigan (15–2)	Michigan (17–2)	Michigan (19–2)	Michigan (21–2)	1.
2.	UCLA														UCLA (24–2)	2.
3.	Davidson														Saint Joseph's (25–1)	3.
4.	Wichita State														Providence (22–1)	4.
5.	Duke														Vanderbilt (22–3)	5.
6.	Vanderbilt														BYU (21–5)	6.
7.	San Francisco														Davidson (24–2)	7.
8.	North Carolina														Minnesota (18–5)	8.
9.	Seattle														Duke (20–5)	9.
10.	Minnesota														San Francisco (23–4)	10.
11.	Kansas														Villanova (21–4)	11.
12.	Syracuse														NC State (21–5)	12.
13.	Villanova														Oklahoma State (19–6)	13.
14.	Kansas State														Wichita State (18–7)	14.
15.	St. John's т														Connecticut (23–2)	15.
16.	Kentucky т														Illinois (17–6)	16.
17.	BYU														Tennessee (19–5)	17.
18.	Saint Louis														Indiana (18–5)	18.
19.	Notre Dame														Miami (OH) (20–5)	19.
20.	DePaul														Dayton (20–6)	20.
	Preseason  [1]	Week 1 Dec. 8[1]	Week 2 Dec. 15[1]	Week 3 Dec. 22[1]	Week 4 Dec. 29[1]	Week 5 Jan. 5[1]	Week 6 Jan. 12[1]	Week 7 Jan. 19[1]	Week 8 Jan. 26[1]	Week 9 Feb. 2[1]	Week 10 Feb. 9[1]	Week 11 Feb. 16[1]	Week 12 Feb. 23[2]	Week 13 Mar. 2[2]	Final Mar. 9[2]
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References

1. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 724. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
2. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 725. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.