1948–49 NCAA men's basketball rankings
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| ncaa_champions = Kentucky
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The 1948–49 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of a single human poll – the AP Poll – with weekly editions released between January 18, 1949, and March 8, 1949.
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| | New to rankings from previous week |
| Italics
| | Number of first place votes |
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| | Win–loss record |
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| | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP Poll
This was the initial season for the AP college basketball poll. It was modeled after its college football poll, which began in the mid-1930s.{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|page=590|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}
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{{ColPollTable
|Week1 = 1
|Week2 = 2
|Week3 = 3
|Week4 = 4
|Week5 = 5
|Week6 = 6
|Week7 = 7
|Week8 = Final
|Week1Date = Jan. 17{{cite web |title=January 17, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=1 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=July 3, 2020}}
|Week2Date = Jan. 24{{cite web |title=January 24, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=2 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=July 3, 2020}}
|Week3Date = Jan. 31{{cite web |title=January 31, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=3 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=July 3, 2020}}
|Week4Date = Feb. 7{{cite web |title=February 7, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=4 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=July 3, 2020}}
|Week5Date = Feb. 14{{cite web |title=February 14, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=5 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=July 3, 2020}}
|Week6Date = Feb. 21{{cite web |title=February 21, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=6 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=July 3, 2020}}
|Week7Date = Feb. 28{{cite web |title=February 28, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=7 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=July 3, 2020}}
|Week8Date = Mar. 7{{cite web |title=1949 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=8 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=July 3, 2020}}
|Week1-1 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Saint Louis Billikens|title=Saint Louis}} (11–0) (69)
|Week1-2 = Kentucky (11–1) (16)
|Week1-3 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers|title=Western Kentucky}} (12–0) (2)
|Week1-4 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}} (12–0) (3)
|Week1-5 = Oklahoma A&M (9–2) (3)
|Week1-6 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=San Francisco Dons|title=San Francisco}} (13–1)
|Week1-7 = Illinois (12–1)
|Week1-8 = Hamline (11–0)
|Week1-9 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Villanova Wildcats|title=Villanova}} (11–0)
|Week1-10 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Utah Utes|title=Utah}} (10–2)
|Week1-11 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Tulane Green Wave|title=Tulane}} (13–2)
|Week1-12 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Loyola Ramblers|title=Loyola-Chicago}} (11–2)
|Week1-13 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Cincinnati Bearcats|title=Cincinnati}} (8–1)
|Week1-14 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Holy Cross Crusaders|title=Holy Cross}} (8–5)
|Week1-15 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Bowling Green Falcons|title=Bowling Green}} (9–6)
|Week1-16 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Bradley Braves|title=Bradley}} (15–3)
|Week1-17 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Stanford Indians|title=Stanford}} (11–2)
|Week1-18 = Washington State (17–1) т
|Week1-18-Color = t
|Week1-19 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Butler Bulldogs|title=Butler}} (9–2) т
|Week1-20 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=NYU Violets|title=NYU}} (7–3)
|Week2-1 = Saint Louis (12–1) (39)
|Week2-1-Color =
|Week2-2 = Kentucky (12–1) (33)
|Week2-2-Color =
|Week2-3 = Oklahoma A&M (10–2) (15)
|Week2-3-Color = u
|Week2-4 = Western Kentucky (15–0) (9)
|Week2-4-Color = d
|Week2-5 = Minnesota (13–0) (8)
|Week2-5-Color = d
|Week2-6 = Illinois (12–1)
|Week2-6-Color = u
|Week2-7 = Hamline (13–0)
|Week2-7-Color = u
|Week2-8 = Villanova (11–0)
|Week2-8-Color = u
|Week2-9 = San Francisco (15–2)
|Week2-9-Color = d
|Week2-10 = Utah (13–2)
|Week2-10-Color =
|Week2-11 = Stanford (15–2)
|Week2-11-Color = u
|Week2-12 = Tulane (15–2)
|Week2-12-Color = d
|Week2-13 = Loyola-Chicago (13–2)
|Week2-13-Color = d
|Week2-14 = Washington State (18–1)
|Week2-14-Color = u
|Week2-15 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} (11–7) (1)
|Week2-15-Color = npr
|Week2-16 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=DePaul Blue Demons|title=DePaul}} (10–6)
|Week2-16-Color = npr
|Week2-17 = Butler (11–3)
|Week2-17-Color = u
|Week2-18 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Baylor Bears|title=Baylor}} (10–6) т
|Week2-18-Color = tnpr
|Week2-19 = Bradley (18–3) т
|Week2-19-Color = d
|Week2-20 = Holy Cross (9–5)
|Week2-20-Color = d
|Week2Dropped = {{ubl|Cincinnati (8–3)|Bowling Green (9–6)|NYU (7–3)}}
|Week3-1 = Kentucky (13–1) (39)
|Week3-1-Color = u
|Week3-2 = Saint Louis (13–1) (25)
|Week3-2-Color = d
|Week3-3 = Oklahoma A&M (11–2) (4)
|Week3-3-Color =
|Week3-4 = Illinois (13–1) (1)
|Week3-4-Color = u
|Week3-5 = Minnesota (13–1)
|Week3-5-Color =
|Week3-6 = Western Kentucky (16–1) (1)
|Week3-6-Color = d
|Week3-7 = Villanova (12–1)
|Week3-7-Color = u
|Week3-8 = Hamline (14–0)
|Week3-8-Color = d
|Week3-9 = Stanford (17–2) (1)
|Week3-9-Color = u
|Week3-10 = San Francisco (16–2)
|Week3-10-Color = d
|Week3-11 = Tulane (15–2)
|Week3-11-Color = u
|Week3-12 = Utah (14–3)
|Week3-12-Color = d
|Week3-13 = Loyola-Chicago (14–2)
|Week3-13-Color =
|Week3-14 = Bowling Green (10–6)
|Week3-14-Color = npr
|Week3-15 = NYU (7–3) т
|Week3-15-Color = tnpr
|Week3-16 = Butler (12–3) т
|Week3-16-Color = u
|Week3-17 = NC State (14–7)
|Week3-17-Color = d
|Week3-18 = Bradley (19–3)
|Week3-18-Color = u
|Week3-19 = Holy Cross (9–5)
|Week3-19-Color = u
|Week3-20 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Eastern Kentucky Colonels|title=Eastern Kentucky}} (12–3)
|Week3-20-Color = npr
|Week3Dropped = {{ubl|Washington State (18–2)|DePaul|Baylor}}
|Week4-1 = Kentucky (17–1)
|Week4-1-Color =
|Week4-2 = Saint Louis (15–1)
|Week4-2-Color =
|Week4-3 = Oklahoma A&M (13–2)
|Week4-3-Color =
|Week4-4 = Illinois (14–2)
|Week4-4-Color =
|Week4-5 = Hamline (15–0)
|Week4-5-Color = u
|Week4-6 = Western Kentucky (17–2)
|Week4-6-Color =
|Week4-7 = Minnesota (14–2)
|Week4-7-Color = d
|Week4-8 = Tulane (18–2)
|Week4-8-Color = u
|Week4-9 = San Francisco (18–3)
|Week4-9-Color = u
|Week4-10 = Stanford (17–3)
|Week4-10-Color = d
|Week4-11 = Loyola-Chicago (16–3)
|Week4-11-Color = u
|Week4-12 = Utah (16–4)
|Week4-12-Color =
|Week4-13 = Villanova (13–3)
|Week4-13-Color = d
|Week4-14 = Bowling Green (12–6)
|Week4-14-Color =
|Week4-15 = Holy Cross (12–5)
|Week4-15-Color = u
|Week4-16 = Butler (13–3)
|Week4-16-Color =
|Week4-17 = Washington State (18–2)
|Week4-17-Color = npr
|Week4-18 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Ohio State}} (9–4)
|Week4-18-Color = npr
|Week4-19 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Wyoming Cowboys|title=Wyoming}} (17–6)
|Week4-19-Color = npr
|Week4-20 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Duquesne Dukes|title=Duquesne}} (13–2)
|Week4-20-Color = npr
|Week4Dropped = {{ubl|NYU|NC State|Bradley|Eastern Kentucky}}
|Week5-1 = Kentucky (20–1)
|Week5-1-Color =
|Week5-2 = Saint Louis (16–2)
|Week5-2-Color =
|Week5-3 = Oklahoma A&M (16–3)
|Week5-3-Color =
|Week5-4 = Illinois (16–2)
|Week5-4-Color =
|Week5-5 = Tulane (19–2)
|Week5-5-Color = u
|Week5-6 = Minnesota (15–2)
|Week5-6-Color = u
|Week5-7 = Western Kentucky (20–3)
|Week5-7-Color = d
|Week5-8 = San Francisco (19–4)
|Week5-8-Color = u
|Week5-9 = Hamline (17–1)
|Week5-9-Color = d
|Week5-10 = Bowling Green (16–6)
|Week5-10-Color = u
|Week5-11 = Butler (15–3)
|Week5-11-Color = u
|Week5-12 = Bradley (22–4)
|Week5-12-Color = npr
|Week5-13 = Loyola-Chicago (16–4)
|Week5-13-Color = d
|Week5-14 = Utah (18–5)
|Week5-14-Color = d
|Week5-15 = Villanova (15–3)
|Week5-15-Color = d
|Week5-16 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Oklahoma Sooners|title=Oklahoma}} (11–5)
|Week5-16-Color = npr
|Week5-17 = DePaul (14–7) т
|Week5-17-Color = tnpr
|Week5-18 = NC State (17–8) т
|Week5-18-Color = tnpr
|Week5-19 = Wyoming (20–6) т
|Week5-19-Color =
|Week5-20 = Duquesne (15–3) т
Stanford (17–5) т
{{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Yale Bulldogs|title=Yale}} (15–4) т
|Week5-20-Color =
|Week5Dropped = {{ubl|Holy Cross|Washington State|Ohio State (9–6)}}
|Week6-1 = Kentucky (22–1)
|Week6-1-Color =
|Week6-2 = Saint Louis (18–2)
|Week6-2-Color =
|Week6-3 = Oklahoma A&M (17–3)
|Week6-3-Color =
|Week6-4 = Illinois (16–2)
|Week6-4-Color =
|Week6-5 = Minnesota (16–2)
|Week6-5-Color = u
|Week6-6 = Tulane (20–2)
|Week6-6-Color = d
|Week6-7 = Western Kentucky (22–3)
|Week6-7-Color =
|Week6-8 = San Francisco (20–5)
|Week6-8-Color =
|Week6-9 = Bowling Green (18–6)
|Week6-9-Color = u
|Week6-10 = Bradley (23–4)
|Week6-10-Color = u
|Week6-11 = Butler (17–3)
|Week6-11-Color =
|Week6-12 = Loyola-Chicago (18–4)
|Week6-12-Color = u
|Week6-13 = Yale (18–4)
|Week6-13-Color = u
|Week6-14 = Wyoming (22–6)
|Week6-14-Color = u
|Week6-15 = Hamline (19–3)
|Week6-15-Color = d
|Week6-16 = Utah (20–6)
|Week6-16-Color = d
|Week6-17 = Duquesne (15–4)
|Week6-17-Color = u
|Week6-18 = Ohio State (11–6)
|Week6-18-Color = npr
|Week6-19 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=USC Trojans|title=USC}} (12–8)
|Week6-19-Color = npr
|Week6-20 = {{cbb link|1=1948|sex=men|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}} (16–5)
|Week6-20-Color = npr
|Week6Dropped = {{ubl|Villanova|Oklahoma|DePaul|NC State|Stanford}}
|Week7-1 = Kentucky (25–1)
|Week7-1-Color =
|Week7-2 = Oklahoma A&M (19–4)
|Week7-2-Color = u
|Week7-3 = Saint Louis (19–3)
|Week7-3-Color = d
|Week7-4 = Illinois (19–2)
|Week7-4-Color =
|Week7-5 = Minnesota (18–2)
|Week7-5-Color =
|Week7-6 = Western Kentucky (25–3)
|Week7-6-Color = u
|Week7-7 = Tulane (21–3)
|Week7-7-Color = d
|Week7-8 = San Francisco (21–5)
|Week7-8-Color =
|Week7-9 = Bowling Green (20–6)
|Week7-9-Color =
|Week7-10 = Bradley (25–5)
|Week7-10-Color =
|Week7-11 = Butler (18–5)
|Week7-11-Color =
|Week7-12 = Wyoming (22–8)
|Week7-12-Color = u
|Week7-13 = Utah (23–6)
|Week7-13-Color = u
|Week7-14 = Loyola-Chicago (21–5)
|Week7-14-Color = d
|Week7-15 = NC State (22–8)
|Week7-15-Color = npr
|Week7-16 = Hamline (23–3)
|Week7-16-Color = d
|Week7-17 = Villanova (18–3)
|Week7-17-Color = npr
|Week7-18 = Yale (19–5)
|Week7-18-Color = d
|Week7-19 = Ohio State (13–7)
|Week7-19-Color = d
|Week7-20 = Arkansas (12–10)
|Week7-20-Color = npr
|Week7Dropped = {{ubl|Duquesne|USC|Texas}}
|Week8-1 = Kentucky (29–1)
|Week8-1-Color =
|Week8-2 = Oklahoma A&M (20–4)
|Week8-2-Color =
|Week8-3 = Saint Louis (20–3)
|Week8-3-Color =
|Week8-4 = Illinois (19–2)
|Week8-4-Color =
|Week8-5 = Western Kentucky (25–3)
|Week8-5-Color = u
|Week8-6 = Minnesota (18–3)
|Week8-6-Color = d
|Week8-7 = Bradley (25–6)
|Week8-7-Color = u
|Week8-8 = San Francisco (21–5)
|Week8-8-Color =
|Week8-9 = Tulane (24–4)
|Week8-9-Color = d
|Week8-10 = Bowling Green (21–6)
|Week8-10-Color = d
|Week8-11 = Yale (21–5)
|Week8-11-Color = u
|Week8-12 = Utah (24–7)
|Week8-12-Color = u
|Week8-13 = NC State (25–8)
|Week8-13-Color = u
|Week8-14 = Villanova (20–3)
|Week8-14-Color = u
|Week8-15 = UCLA (21–5)
|Week8-15-Color = npr
|Week8-16 = Loyola-Chicago (22–5)
|Week8-16-Color = d
|Week8-17 = Wyoming (24–8)
|Week8-17-Color = d
|Week8-18 = Butler (18–5)
|Week8-18-Color = d
|Week8-19 = Hamline (23–3)
|Week8-19-Color = d
|Week8-20 = Ohio State (14–7)
|Week8-20-Color = d
|Week8Dropped = {{ubl|Arkansas (14–10)}}
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References
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{{NCAA men's college basketball rankings}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1948-49 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States