1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
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{{Infobox NCAA basketball rankings
| year = 1968
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| preseason_number_1 = UCLA
| ncaa_champions = UCLA
}}
The 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
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| 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 first season since 1959–60 that AP polls throughout the season included 20 ranked teams.
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|Week1 = 0
|Week2 = 2
|Week3 = 3
|Week4 = 4
|Week5 = 5
|Week6 = 6
|Week7 = 7
|Week8 = 8
|Week9 = 9
|Week10 = 10
|Week11 = 11
|Week12 = 12
|Week13 = 13
|Week14 = 14
|Week15 = Final
|Week1Date = {{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|page=760|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}
|Week2Date = Dec. 2{{cite web |title=December 2, 1968 AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=276 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=August 2, 2020}}
|Week3Date = Dec. 9{{cite web |title=December 9, 1968 AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=277 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=August 2, 2020}}
|Week4Date = Dec. 16{{cite web |title=December 16, 1968 AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=278 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=August 2, 2020}}
|Week5Date = Dec. 23{{cite web |title=December 23, 1968 AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=279 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=August 2, 2020}}
|Week6Date = Dec. 30{{cite web |title=December 30, 1968 AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=280 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=August 2, 2020}}
|Week7Date = Jan. 6{{cite web |title=January 6, 1969 AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=281 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=August 2, 2020}}
|Week8Date = Jan. 13{{cite web |title=January 13, 1969 AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=282 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=August 2, 2020}}
|Week9Date = Jan. 20{{cite web |title=January 20, 1969 AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=283 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=August 2, 2020}}
|Week10Date = Jan. 27{{cite web |title=January 27, 1969 AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=284 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=August 2, 2020}}
|Week11Date = Feb. 3{{cite web |title=February 3, 1969 AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=285 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=August 2, 2020}}
|Week12Date = Feb. 10{{cite web |title=February 10, 1969 AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=286 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=August 2, 2020}}
|Week13Date = Feb. 17{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|page=644|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}{{cite web |title=February 17, 1969 AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=287 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=August 2, 2020}}
|Week14Date = Feb. 24{{cite web |title=February 24, 1969 AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=288 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=August 2, 2020}}
|Week15Date = Mar. 3{{cite web |title=1969 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll |url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=289 |publisher=College Poll Archive |access-date=August 2, 2020}}
|Week1-1 = UCLA
|Week1-2 = North Carolina
|Week1-3 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Kentucky Wildcats|title=Kentucky}}
|Week1-4 = Notre Dame
|Week1-5 = Kansas
|Week1-6 = Davidson
|Week1-7 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=St. Bonaventure Bonnies|title=St. Bonaventure}}
|Week1-8 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Houston Cougars|title=Houston}}
|Week1-9 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=New Mexico Lobos|title=New Mexico}}
|Week1-10 = Purdue
|Week1-11 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Villanova Wildcats|title=Villanova}}
|Week1-12 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Ohio State}}
|Week1-13 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Vanderbilt Commodores|title=Vanderbilt}}
|Week1-14 = Cincinnati
|Week1-15 = Marquette
|Week1-16 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers|title=Western Kentucky}}
|Week1-17 = Duke
|Week1-18 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Detroit Titans|title=Detroit}}
|Week1-19 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Florida Gators|title=Florida}}
|Week1-20 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Tennessee Volunteers|title=Tennessee}}
|Week2-1 = UCLA (1–0)
|Week2-1-Color =
|Week2-2 = North Carolina (0–0)
|Week2-2-Color =
|Week2-3 = Kentucky (1–0)
|Week2-3-Color =
|Week2-4 = Kansas (1–0)
|Week2-4-Color = u
|Week2-5 = Notre Dame (0–0)
|Week2-5-Color = d
|Week2-6 = Houston (1–0)
|Week2-6-Color = tu
|Week2-7 = Davidson (1–0)
|Week2-7-Color =
|Week2-8 = New Mexico (1–0)
|Week2-8-Color = u
|Week2-9 = Cincinnati (1–0)
|Week2-9-Color = u
|Week2-10 = Villanova (1–0)
|Week2-10-Color = u
|Week2-11 = St. Bonaventure (0–0)
|Week2-11-Color = d
|Week2-12 = Vanderbilt (0–0)
|Week2-12-Color = u
|Week2-13 = Ohio State (1–0)
|Week2-13-Color = d
|Week2-14 = Purdue (0–1)
|Week2-14-Color = d
|Week2-15 = Detroit (1–0)
|Week2-15-Color = u
|Week2-16 = Duke (1–0)
|Week2-16-Color = u
|Week2-17 = Western Kentucky (1–0)
|Week2-17-Color = d
|Week2-18 = Santa Clara (1–0)
|Week2-18-Color = npr
|Week2-19 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=California Golden Bears|title=California}} (0–0)
|Week2-19-Color = npr
|Week2-20 = Iowa (1–0)
Marquette (0–0)
Tennessee (1–0)
|Week2-20-Color = npr
|Week2Dropped = Florida
|Week3-1 = UCLA (3–0)
|Week3-1-Color =
|Week3-2 = North Carolina (3–0)
|Week3-2-Color =
|Week3-3 = Davidson (3–0)
|Week3-3-Color = u
|Week3-4 = Kentucky (2–1)
|Week3-4-Color = d
|Week3-5 = New Mexico (3–0)
|Week3-5-Color = u
|Week3-6 = Cincinnati (3–0)
|Week3-6-Color = u
|Week3-7 = Notre Dame (1–1)
|Week3-7-Color = d
|Week3-8 = Villanova (3–0)
|Week3-8-Color = u
|Week3-9 = Duke (3–0)
|Week3-9-Color = u
|Week3-10 = St. Bonaventure (2–0)
|Week3-10-Color = u
|Week3-11 = Kansas (3–1)
|Week3-11-Color = d
|Week3-12 = Houston (3–1)
|Week3-12-Color = d
|Week3-13 = Purdue (2–1)
|Week3-13-Color = u
|Week3-14 = Detroit (4–0)
|Week3-14-Color = u
|Week3-15 = Western Kentucky (4–0)
|Week3-15-Color = u
|Week3-16 = Santa Clara (3–0)
|Week3-16-Color = u
|Week3-17 = Ohio State (1–1)
|Week3-17-Color = d
|Week3-18 = California (2–0)
|Week3-18-Color = u
|Week3-19 = Iowa (3–0)
|Week3-19-Color = u
|Week3-20 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=La Salle Explorers|title=La Salle}} (1–0)
|Week3-20-Color = npr
|Week3Dropped = {{ubl|Vanderbilt|Marquette|Tennessee}}
|Week4-1 = UCLA (3–0)
|Week4-1-Color =
|Week4-2 = North Carolina (4–0)
|Week4-2-Color =
|Week4-3 = Davidson (3–0)
|Week4-3-Color =
|Week4-4 = Kentucky (3–1)
|Week4-4-Color =
|Week4-5 = New Mexico (5–0)
|Week4-5-Color =
|Week4-6 = Cincinnati (4–0)
|Week4-6-Color =
|Week4-7 = Notre Dame (3–1)
|Week4-7-Color =
|Week4-8 = Villanova (4–0)
|Week4-8-Color =
|Week4-9 = St. Bonaventure (4–0)
|Week4-9-Color = u
|Week4-10 = Santa Clara (5–0)
|Week4-10-Color = u
|Week4-11 = Kansas (5–1)
|Week4-11-Color =
|Week4-12 = Purdue (4–1)
|Week4-12-Color = u
|Week4-13 = Detroit (6–0)
|Week4-13-Color = u
|Week4-14 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=New Mexico State Aggies|title=New Mexico State}} (5–0)
|Week4-14-Color = npr
|Week4-15 = California (3–0)
|Week4-15-Color = u
|Week4-16 = La Salle (4–0)
|Week4-16-Color = u
|Week4-17 = Ohio State (2–1)
|Week4-17-Color =
|Week4-18 = Western Kentucky (6–1)
|Week4-18-Color = d
|Week4-19 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Louisville Cardinals|title=Louisville}} (5–0)
|Week4-19-Color = npr
|Week4-20 = Houston (4–2)
|Week4-20-Color = d
|Week4Dropped = {{ubl|Duke|Iowa (3–2)}}
|Week5-1 = UCLA (5–0)
|Week5-1-Color =
|Week5-2 = North Carolina (6–0)
|Week5-2-Color =
|Week5-3 = Davidson (5–0)
|Week5-3-Color =
|Week5-4 = Kentucky (5–1)
|Week5-4-Color =
|Week5-5 = Villanova (5–0)
|Week5-5-Color = u
|Week5-6 = New Mexico (8–1)
|Week5-6-Color = d
|Week5-7 = Notre Dame (5–1)
|Week5-7-Color =
|Week5-8 = Kansas (8–1)
|Week5-8-Color = u
|Week5-9 = Santa Clara (6–0)
|Week5-9-Color = u
|Week5-10 = Cincinnati (6–1)
|Week5-10-Color = d
|Week5-11 = Detroit (8–0)
|Week5-11-Color = u
|Week5-12 = Illinois (7–0)
|Week5-12-Color = npr
|Week5-13 = St. Bonaventure (5–1)
|Week5-13-Color = d
|Week5-14 = Louisville (7–0)
|Week5-14-Color = u
|Week5-15 = New Mexico State (7–0)
|Week5-15-Color = d
|Week5-16 = Ohio State (4–1)
|Week5-16-Color = u
|Week5-17 = La Salle (6–0)
|Week5-17-Color = d
|Week5-18 = Purdue (5–2)
|Week5-18-Color = d
|Week5-19 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Wyoming Cowboys|title=Wyoming}} (7–0)
|Week5-19-Color = npr
|Week5-20 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Tennessee Volunteers|title=Tennessee}} (5–1)
|Week5-20-Color = npr
|Week5Dropped = {{ubl|California|Western Kentucky|Houston}}
|Week6-1 = UCLA (7–0)
|Week6-1-Color =
|Week6-2 = Davidson (7–0)
|Week6-2-Color = u
|Week6-3 = Kentucky (6–1)
|Week6-3-Color = u
|Week6-4 = North Carolina (7–1)
|Week6-4-Color = d
|Week6-5 = Kansas (10–1)
|Week6-5-Color = u
|Week6-6 = Santa Clara (9–0)
|Week6-6-Color = u
|Week6-7 = Detroit (10–0)
|Week6-7-Color = u
|Week6-8 = Illinois (9–0)
|Week6-8-Color = u
|Week6-9 = Villanova (6–1)
|Week6-9-Color = d
|Week6-10 = Cincinnati (7–1)
|Week6-10-Color =
|Week6-11 = La Salle (8–0)
|Week6-11-Color = u
|Week6-12 = New Mexico State (9–0)
|Week6-12-Color = u
|Week6-13 = Ohio State (6–1)
|Week6-13-Color = u
|Week6-14 = Louisville (7–0)
|Week6-14-Color =
|Week6-15 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Duquesne Dukes|title=Duquesne}} (9–0)
|Week6-15-Color = npr
|Week6-16 = Notre Dame (5–2)
|Week6-16-Color = d
|Week6-17 = St. John's (8–1)
|Week6-17-Color = npr
|Week6-18 = New Mexico (8–2)
|Week6-18-Color = d
|Week6-19 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}} (8–1)
|Week6-19-Color = npr
|Week6-20 = St. Bonaventure (6–2)
|Week6-20-Color = d
|Week6Dropped = {{ubl|Purdue (7–3)|Wyoming (8–1)|Tennessee}}
|Week7-1 = UCLA (9–0)
|Week7-1-Color =
|Week7-2 = North Carolina (8–1)
|Week7-2-Color = u
|Week7-3 = Santa Clara (12–0)
|Week7-3-Color = u
|Week7-4 = Illinois (10–0)
|Week7-4-Color = u
|Week7-5 = Kansas (12–1)
|Week7-5-Color =
|Week7-6 = Davidson (8–1)
|Week7-6-Color = d
|Week7-7 = Kentucky (7–2)
|Week7-7-Color = d
|Week7-8 = St. John's (8–2)
|Week7-8-Color = u
|Week7-9 = Villanova (8–1)
|Week7-9-Color =
|Week7-10 = New Mexico State (11–0)
|Week7-10-Color = u
|Week7-11 = La Salle (9–1)
|Week7-11-Color =
|Week7-12 = Northwestern (9–1)
|Week7-12-Color = u
|Week7-13 = Detroit (10–2)
|Week7-13-Color = d
|Week7-14 = Louisville (9–1)
|Week7-14-Color =
|Week7-15 = Duquesne (9–1)
|Week7-15-Color =
|Week7-16 = Ohio State (7–2)
|Week7-16-Color = d
|Week7-17 = Notre Dame (7–2)
|Week7-17-Color = d
|Week7-18 = Drake (10–1)
|Week7-18-Color = npr
|Week7-19 = Cincinnati (7–3)
|Week7-19-Color = d
|Week7-20 = Marquette (8–2)
|Week7-20-Color = npr
|Week7Dropped = {{ubl|New Mexico|St. Bonaventure}}
|Week8-1 = UCLA (11–0)
|Week8-1-Color =
|Week8-2 = North Carolina (11–1)
|Week8-2-Color =
|Week8-3 = Santa Clara (14–0)
|Week8-3-Color =
|Week8-4 = Davidson (10–1)
|Week8-4-Color = u
|Week8-5 = Kentucky (9–2)
|Week8-5-Color = u
|Week8-6 = St. John's (9–2)
|Week8-6-Color = u
|Week8-7 = New Mexico State (14–0)
|Week8-7-Color = u
|Week8-8 = Illinois (11–1)
|Week8-8-Color = d
|Week8-9 = Villanova (10–1)
|Week8-9-Color =
|Week8-10 = Kansas (13–2)
|Week8-10-Color = d
|Week8-11 = La Salle (11–1)
|Week8-11-Color =
|Week8-12 = Duquesne (10–1)
|Week8-12-Color = u
|Week8-13 = Ohio State (8–2)
|Week8-13-Color = u
|Week8-14 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Tulsa Golden Hurricane|title=Tulsa}} (11–2)
|Week8-14-Color = npr
|Week8-15 = Marquette (11–2)
|Week8-15-Color = u
|Week8-16 = Notre Dame (10–2)
|Week8-16-Color = u
|Week8-17 = Northwestern (9–2)
|Week8-17-Color = d
|Week8-18 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Baylor Bears|title=Baylor}} (9–2)
|Week8-18-Color = npr
|Week8-19 = Cincinnati (9–3)
|Week8-19-Color =
|Week8-20 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Colorado Buffaloes|title=Colorado}} (13–2)
|Week8-20-Color = npr
|Week8Dropped = {{ubl|Detroit|Louisville|Drake (11–2)}}
|Week9-1 = UCLA (12–0)
|Week9-1-Color =
|Week9-2 = North Carolina (13–1)
|Week9-2-Color =
|Week9-3 = Santa Clara (16–0)
|Week9-3-Color =
|Week9-4 = Davidson (12–1)
|Week9-4-Color =
|Week9-5 = Kentucky (11–2)
|Week9-5-Color =
|Week9-6 = St. John's (11–2)
|Week9-6-Color =
|Week9-7 = New Mexico State (15–0)
|Week9-7-Color =
|Week9-8 = Illinois (11–1)
|Week9-8-Color =
|Week9-9 = La Salle (12–1)
|Week9-9-Color = u
|Week9-10 = Duquesne (11–1)
|Week9-10-Color = u
|Week9-11 = Villanova (11–2)
|Week9-11-Color = d
|Week9-12 = Ohio State (9–2)
|Week9-12-Color = u
|Week9-13 = Kansas (14–3)
|Week9-13-Color = d
|Week9-14 = Tulsa (13–2)
|Week9-14-Color =
|Week9-15 = Notre Dame (12–2)
|Week9-15-Color = u
|Week9-16 = Marquette (12–2)
|Week9-16-Color = d
|Week9-17 = Colorado (14–2)
|Week9-17-Color = u
|Week9-18 = Purdue (9–3)
|Week9-18-Color = npr
|Week9-19 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Columbia Lions|title=Columbia}} (13–1)
|Week9-19-Color = npr
|Week9-20 = Dayton (12–2)
|Week9-20-Color = npr
|Week9Dropped = {{ubl|Northwestern|Baylor|Cincinnati}}
|Week10-1 = UCLA (14–0)
|Week10-1-Color =
|Week10-2 = North Carolina (13–1)
|Week10-2-Color =
|Week10-3 = Santa Clara (16–0)
|Week10-3-Color =
|Week10-4 = Davidson (14–1)
|Week10-4-Color =
|Week10-5 = Kentucky (12–2)
|Week10-5-Color =
|Week10-6 = St. John's (12–2)
|Week10-6-Color =
|Week10-7 = Illinois (12–1)
|Week10-7-Color = u
|Week10-8 = New Mexico State (16–0)
|Week10-8-Color = d
|Week10-9 = La Salle (14–1)
|Week10-9-Color =
|Week10-10 = Villanova (13–2)
|Week10-10-Color = u
|Week10-11 = Duquesne (11–1)
|Week10-11-Color = d
|Week10-12 = Ohio State (11–2)
|Week10-12-Color =
|Week10-13 = Tulsa (14–2)
|Week10-13-Color = u
|Week10-14 = Purdue (10–3)
|Week10-14-Color = u
|Week10-15 = Kansas (14–3)
|Week10-15-Color = d
|Week10-16 = Marquette (13–2)
|Week10-16-Color =
|Week10-17 = Colorado (14–2)
|Week10-17-Color =
|Week10-18 = Columbia (13–1)
|Week10-18-Color = u
|Week10-19 = South Carolina (10–2)
|Week10-19-Color = npr
|Week10-20 = Dayton (13–3)
|Week10-20-Color =
|Week10Dropped = {{ubl|Notre Dame}}
|Week11-1 = UCLA (16–0)
|Week11-1-Color =
|Week11-2 = North Carolina (14–1)
|Week11-2-Color =
|Week11-3 = Santa Clara (17–0)
|Week11-3-Color =
|Week11-4 = Kentucky (14–2)
|Week11-4-Color = u
|Week11-5 = St. John's (13–2)
|Week11-5-Color = u
|Week11-6 = Davidson (15–2)
|Week11-6-Color = d
|Week11-7 = La Salle (16–1)
|Week11-7-Color = u
|Week11-8 = Villanova (15–2)
|Week11-8-Color = u
|Week11-9 = Purdue (11–3)
|Week11-9-Color = u
|Week11-10 = Illinois (13–2)
|Week11-10-Color = d
|Week11-11 = Tulsa (16–2)
|Week11-11-Color = u
|Week11-12 = Ohio State (12–3)
|Week11-12-Color =
|Week11-13 = Kansas (15–3)
|Week11-13-Color = u
|Week11-14 = Columbia (15–1)
|Week11-14-Color = u
|Week11-15 = Duquesne (12–2)
|Week11-15-Color = d
|Week11-16 = New Mexico State (16–2)
|Week11-16-Color = d
|Week11-17 = Marquette (14–3)
|Week11-17-Color = d
|Week11-18 = New Mexico (13–6)
|Week11-18-Color = npr
|Week11-19 = Dayton (15–3)
|Week11-19-Color = u
|Week11-20 = Colorado (14–3)
|Week11-20-Color = d
|Week11Dropped = {{ubl|South Carolina}}
|Week12-1 = UCLA (18–0)
|Week12-1-Color =
|Week12-2 = North Carolina (17–1)
|Week12-2-Color =
|Week12-3 = Santa Clara (20–0)
|Week12-3-Color =
|Week12-4 = Kentucky (16–2)
|Week12-4-Color =
|Week12-5 = La Salle (18–1)
|Week12-5-Color = u
|Week12-6 = Davidson (18–2)
|Week12-6-Color =
|Week12-7 = Tulsa (18–2)
|Week12-7-Color = u
|Week12-8 = Purdue (13–3)
|Week12-8-Color = u
|Week12-9 = St. John's (16–3)
|Week12-9-Color = d
|Week12-10 = Illinois (14–2)
|Week12-10-Color =
|Week12-11 = Villanova (16–3)
|Week12-11-Color = d
|Week12-12 = Kansas (17–3)
|Week12-12-Color = u
|Week12-13 = Duquesne (14–2)
|Week12-13-Color = u
|Week12-14 = Colorado (16–3)
|Week12-14-Color = u
|Week12-15 = New Mexico State (19–2)
|Week12-15-Color = u
|Week12-16 = Ohio State (12–4)
|Week12-16-Color = d
|Week12-17 = Dayton (16–4)
|Week12-17-Color = u
|Week12-18 = Marquette (16–3)
|Week12-18-Color = d
|Week12-19 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Baylor Bears|title=Baylor}} (14–3)
|Week12-19-Color = npr
|Week12-20 = Louisville (14–3)
|Week12-20-Color = npr
|Week12Dropped = {{ubl|Columbia|New Mexico}}
|Week13-1 = UCLA (19–0)
|Week13-1-Color =
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|Week13-6-Color = d
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|Week13-9-Color = d
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|Week13-10-Color = u
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|Week13-11-Color =
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|Week13-13-Color = u
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|Week13-15-Color =
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|Week13-18-Color = d
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|Week14-1-Color =
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|Week14-2-Color = u
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|Week14-5-Color =
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|Week14-6-Color =
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|Week14-8-Color = u
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|Week14-11-Color = u
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|Week14-15-Color = u
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|Week14-19-Color = d
|Week14-20 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Boston College Eagles|title=Boston College}} (19–3)
|Week14-20-Color = npr
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|Week15-1-Color =
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|Week15-3-Color = u
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|Week15-4-Color = d
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|Week15-5-Color =
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|Week15-6-Color = u
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|Week15-7-Color = d
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|Week15-8-Color = d
|Week15-9 = Duquesne (17–3)
|Week15-9-Color = d
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|Week15-10-Color = u
|Week15-11 = Drake (21–4)
|Week15-11-Color = npr
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|Week15-12-Color = u
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|Week15-13-Color = d
|Week15-14 = Marquette (21–4)
|Week15-14-Color = u
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|Week15-15-Color = d
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|Week15-17-Color = npr
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|Week15-18-Color = npr
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|Week15-19-Color = d
|Week15-20 = Illinois (17–5)
|Week15-20-Color = d
|Week15Dropped = {{ubl|Ohio State|Tennessee|Tulsa (18–6)}}
}}
UPI Poll
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{{ColPollTable
|Week1 = 0
|Week2 = 2
|Week3 = 3
|Week4 = 4
|Week5 = 5
|Week6 = 6
|Week7 = 7
|Week8 = 8
|Week9 = 9
|Week10 = 10
|Week11 = 11
|Week12 = 12
|Week13 = 13
|Week14 = 14
|Week15 = Final
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|Week1-2 = North Carolina (0–0)
|Week1-3 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Kentucky Wildcats|title=Kentucky}} (1–0)
|Week1-4 = Notre Dame (0–0)
|Week1-5 = Kansas (1–0)
|Week1-6 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Houston Cougars|title=Houston}} (1–0)
|Week1-7 = Davidson (1–0)
|Week1-8 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=New Mexico Lobos|title=New Mexico}} (1–0)
|Week1-9 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Villanova Wildcats|title=Villanova}} (1–0)
|Week1-10 = Cincinnati (1–0)
|Week1-11 = Purdue (0–1)
|Week1-12 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=St. Bonaventure Bonnies|title=St. Bonaventure}} (0–0)
|Week1-13 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=New Mexico State Aggies|title=New Mexico State}} (1–0)
|Week1-14 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Ohio State}} (1–0)
|Week1-15 = Duke (1–0) т
|Week1-15-Color = t
|Week1-16 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers|title=Western Kentucky}} (1–0) т
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|Week1-18 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=USC Trojans|title=USC}} (0–2)
|Week1-19 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Florida Gators|title=Florida}} (0–0)
|Week1-20 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=California Golden Bears|title=California}} (0–0)
|Week2-1 = UCLA (3–0)
|Week2-1-Color =
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|Week2-2-Color =
|Week2-3 = Davidson (3–0)
|Week2-3-Color = u
|Week2-4 = Kentucky (2–1)
|Week2-4-Color = d
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|Week2-5-Color = u
|Week2-6 = Villanova (3–0)
|Week2-6-Color = u
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|Week2-8-Color = u
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|Week2-10-Color = d
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|Week2-12-Color = u
|Week2-13 = Houston (3–1)
|Week2-13-Color = d
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|Week2-14-Color = u
|Week2-15 = Santa Clara (3–0)
|Week2-15-Color = u
|Week2-16 = New Mexico State (3–0)
|Week2-16-Color = d
|Week2-17 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Detroit Titans|title=Detroit}} (3–0)
|Week2-17-Color = npr
|Week2-18 = Ohio State (1–1) т
|Week2-18-Color = td
|Week2-19 = Dayton (4–0) т
|Week2-19-Color = npr
|Week2-20 = USC (2–2)
|Week2-20-Color = d
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|Week3-7-Color = d
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|Week3-9-Color = u
|Week3-10 = Santa Clara (5–0)
|Week3-10-Color = u
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|Week3-11-Color =
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|Week3-12-Color = d
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|Week3-13-Color = u
|Week3-14 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=La Salle Explorers|title=La Salle}} (4–0)
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|Week3-15-Color = d
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|Week3-17 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Columbia Lions|title=Columbia}} (4–0)
|Week3-17-Color = npr
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|Week3-18-Color = npr
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|Week3-19-Color = d
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|Week3-20-Color =
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|Week4-5-Color = u
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|Week4-6-Color = u
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|Week4-9-Color =
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|Week4-10-Color = d
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|Week4-11-Color = u
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|Week4-12-Color = u
|Week4-13 = St. Bonaventure (5–1)
|Week4-13-Color = d
|Week4-14 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Wyoming Cowboys|title=Wyoming}} (7–0)
|Week4-14-Color = npr
|Week4-15 = Detroit (8–0)
|Week4-15-Color = npr
|Week4-16 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Louisville Cardinals|title=Louisville}} (7–0)
|Week4-16-Color = npr
|Week4-17 = Dayton (6–1)
|Week4-17-Color = npr
|Week4-18 = Ohio State (4–1)
|Week4-18-Color = npr
|Week4-19 = Purdue (5–2)
|Week4-19-Color = d
|Week4-20 = USC (5–3)
|Week4-20-Color =
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|Week5-1-Color =
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|Week5-2-Color =
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|Week5-3-Color =
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|Week5-4-Color =
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|Week5-5-Color = u
|Week5-6 = Kansas (10–1)
|Week5-6-Color = u
|Week5-7 = Villanova (6–1)
|Week5-7-Color = d
|Week5-8 = Illinois (9–0)
|Week5-8-Color = u
|Week5-9 = Cincinnati (7–1)
|Week5-9-Color = u
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|Week5-10-Color = npr
|Week5-11 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Duquesne Dukes|title=Duquesne}} (9–0)
|Week5-11-Color = npr
|Week5-12 = New Mexico (8–2)
|Week5-12-Color = d
|Week5-13 = Detroit (10–0)
|Week5-13-Color = u
|Week5-14 = Columbia (8–0)
|Week5-14-Color = npr
|Week5-15 = New Mexico State (9–0)
|Week5-15-Color = d
|Week5-16 = La Salle (8–0)
|Week5-16-Color = npr
|Week5-17 = Purdue (7–3)
|Week5-17-Color = u
|Week5-18 = Louisville (7–0) т
|Week5-18-Color = td
|Week5-19 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Vanderbilt Commodores|title=Vanderbilt}} (6–2) т
|Week5-19-Color = tnpr
|Week5-20 = Wyoming (8–1) т
|Week5-20-Color = d
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|Week6-1 = UCLA (9–0)
|Week6-1-Color =
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|Week6-2-Color =
|Week6-3 = Santa Clara (12–0)
|Week6-3-Color = u
|Week6-4 = Davidson (8–1)
|Week6-4-Color = d
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|Week6-5-Color = u
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|Week6-6-Color =
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|Week6-7-Color = d
|Week6-8 = St. John's (8–2)
|Week6-8-Color = u
|Week6-9 = Villanova (8–1)
|Week6-9-Color = d
|Week6-10 = New Mexico State (11–0)
|Week6-10-Color = u
|Week6-11 = New Mexico (10–3)
|Week6-11-Color = u
|Week6-12 = Notre Dame (7–2)
|Week6-12-Color = npr
|Week6-13 = Purdue (8–3)
|Week6-13-Color = u
|Week6-14 = Duquesne (9–1)
|Week6-14-Color = d
|Week6-15 = Columbia (9–1)
|Week6-15-Color = d
|Week6-16 = Louisville (9–1)
|Week6-16-Color = u
|Week6-17 = Drake (10–1)
|Week6-17-Color = npr
|Week6-18 = Tulsa (10–2)
|Week6-18-Color = npr
|Week6-19 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}} (9–1) т
|Week6-19-Color = tnpr
|Week6-20 = Detroit (10–2) т
|Week6-20-Color = d
|Week6Dropped = {{ubl|Cincinnati (7–3)|La Salle (9–1)|Wyoming|Vanderbilt}}
|Week7-1 = UCLA (11–0)
|Week7-1-Color =
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|Week7-2-Color =
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|Week7-3-Color =
|Week7-4 = Davidson (10–1)
|Week7-4-Color =
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|Week7-5-Color =
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|Week7-6-Color = u
|Week7-7 = New Mexico State (14–0)
|Week7-7-Color = u
|Week7-8 = St. John's (9–2)
|Week7-8-Color =
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|Week7-9-Color = d
|Week7-10 = Villanova (10–1)
|Week7-10-Color = d
|Week7-11 = Tulsa (11–2)
|Week7-11-Color = u
|Week7-12 = New Mexico (11–4)
|Week7-12-Color = d
|Week7-13 = Notre Dame (10–2)
|Week7-13-Color = d
|Week7-14 = Duquesne (10–1)
|Week7-14-Color =
|Week7-15 = Wyoming (9–2)
|Week7-15-Color = npr
|Week7-16 = Purdue (9–3)
|Week7-16-Color = d
|Week7-17 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Colorado Buffaloes|title=Colorado}} (13–2) т
|Week7-17-Color = tnpr
|Week7-18 = St. Bonaventure (7–5) т
|Week7-18-Color = npr
|Week7-19 = Cincinnati (9–3) т
|Week7-19-Color = npr
|Week7-20 = Columbia (11–1) т
Louisville (10–2) т
|Week7-20-Color = d
|Week7Dropped = {{ubl|Drake|Northwestern (9–2)|Detroit}}
|Week8-1 = UCLA (12–0)
|Week8-1-Color =
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|Week8-2-Color =
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|Week8-3-Color =
|Week8-4 = Davidson (12–1)
|Week8-4-Color =
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|Week8-5-Color = u
|Week8-6 = New Mexico State (15–0)
|Week8-6-Color = u
|Week8-7 = St. John's (11–2)
|Week8-7-Color = u
|Week8-8 = Illinois (11–1)
|Week8-8-Color = d
|Week8-9 = Villanova (11–2)
|Week8-9-Color = u
|Week8-10 = Tulsa (13–2)
|Week8-10-Color = u
|Week8-11 = Kansas (14–3)
|Week8-11-Color = d
|Week8-12 = Colorado (14–2)
|Week8-12-Color = u
|Week8-13 = Duquesne (11–1) т
|Week8-13-Color = tu
|Week8-14 = Notre Dame (12–2) т
|Week8-14-Color =
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|Week8-15-Color = npr
|Week8-16 = La Salle (12–1)
|Week8-16-Color = npr
|Week8-17 = Columbia (13–1)
|Week8-17-Color = u
|Week8-18 = St. Bonaventure (7–5)
|Week8-18-Color = d
|Week8-19 = Dayton (12–2) т
|Week8-19-Color = tnpr
|Week8-20 = New Mexico (11–6) т
|Week8-20-Color = d
|Week8Dropped = {{ubl|Wyoming|Purdue (9–3)|Cincinnati|Louisville}}
|Week9-1 = UCLA (14–0)
|Week9-1-Color =
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|Week9-2-Color =
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|Week9-3-Color =
|Week9-4 = Davidson (14–1)
|Week9-4-Color =
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|Week9-5-Color =
|Week9-6 = New Mexico State (16–0)
|Week9-6-Color =
|Week9-7 = St. John's (12–2)
|Week9-7-Color =
|Week9-8 = Illinois (12–1)
|Week9-8-Color =
|Week9-9 = Villanova (13–2)
|Week9-9-Color =
|Week9-10 = La Salle (14–1)
|Week9-10-Color = u
|Week9-11 = Duquesne (11–1)
|Week9-11-Color = u
|Week9-12 = Tulsa (14–2)
|Week9-12-Color = d
|Week9-13 = Kansas (14–3)
|Week9-13-Color = d
|Week9-14 = Colorado (14–2)
|Week9-14-Color = d
|Week9-15 = Columbia (13–1)
|Week9-15-Color = u
|Week9-16 = Notre Dame (13–3)
|Week9-16-Color = d
|Week9-17 = Ohio State (11–2)
|Week9-17-Color = d
|Week9-18 = Dayton (13–3) т
|Week9-18-Color = tu
|Week9-19 = New Mexico (11–6) т
|Week9-19-Color =
|Week9-20 = Purdue (10–3) т
Wyoming (10–3) т
|Week9-20-Color = npr
|Week9Dropped = {{ubl|St. Bonaventure}}
|Week10-1 = UCLA (16–0)
|Week10-1-Color =
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|Week10-2-Color =
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|Week10-3-Color =
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|Week10-4-Color = u
|Week10-5 = St. John's (13–2)
|Week10-5-Color = u
|Week10-6 = Davidson (15–2)
|Week10-6-Color = d
|Week10-7 = Villanova (15–2)
|Week10-7-Color = u
|Week10-8 = Illinois (13–2)
|Week10-8-Color =
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|Week10-9-Color = u
|Week10-10 = Kansas (15–3)
|Week10-10-Color =
|Week10-11 = Tulsa (16–2)
|Week10-11-Color = u
|Week10-12 = Purdue (11–3)
|Week10-12-Color = u
|Week10-13 = New Mexico State (16–2)
|Week10-13-Color = d
|Week10-14 = Columbia (15–1)
|Week10-14-Color = u
|Week10-15 = New Mexico (13–6)
|Week10-15-Color = u
|Week10-16 = Duquesne (12–2)
|Week10-16-Color = d
|Week10-17 = Iowa (10–4)
|Week10-17-Color = npr
|Week10-18 = Ohio State (12–3) т
|Week10-18-Color = td
|Week10-19 = {{cbb link|1=1968|sex=men|team=Lamar Cardinals|title=Lamar}} (15–0) т
|Week10-19-Color = npr
|Week10-20 = Colorado (14–3)
|Week10-20-Color = d
|Week10Dropped = {{ubl|Notre Dame|Dayton (15–3)|Wyoming}}
|Week11-1 = UCLA (18–0)
|Week11-1-Color =
|Week11-2 = North Carolina (17–1)
|Week11-2-Color =
|Week11-3 = Santa Clara (20–0)
|Week11-3-Color =
|Week11-4 = Kentucky (16–2)
|Week11-4-Color =
|Week11-5 = Davidson (18–2)
|Week11-5-Color = u
|Week11-6 = St. John's (16–3)
|Week11-6-Color = d
|Week11-7 = La Salle (18–1)
|Week11-7-Color = u
|Week11-8 = Purdue (13–3)
|Week11-8-Color = u
|Week11-9 = Illinois (14–2)
|Week11-9-Color = d
|Week11-10 = Villanova (16–3)
|Week11-10-Color = d
|Week11-11 = Tulsa (18–2)
|Week11-11-Color =
|Week11-12 = Kansas (17–3)
|Week11-12-Color = d
|Week11-13 = Colorado (16–3)
|Week11-13-Color = u
|Week11-14 = New Mexico (13–7)
|Week11-14-Color = u
|Week11-15 = Duquesne (14–2)
|Week11-15-Color = u
|Week11-16 = Louisville (14–3) т
|Week11-16-Color = tnpr
|Week11-17 = Wyoming (14–5) т
|Week11-17-Color = npr
|Week11-18 = Columbia (15–3) т
|Week11-18-Color = td
|Week11-19 = South Carolina (14–3) т
|Week11-19-Color = npr
|Week11-20 = Notre Dame (15–4) т
Boston College (15–3) т
|Week11-20-Color = npr
|Week11Dropped = {{ubl|New Mexico State|Iowa|Ohio State|Lamar}}
|Week12-1 = UCLA (19–0)
|Week12-1-Color =
|Week12-2 = Santa Clara (21–0)
|Week12-2-Color = u
|Week12-3 = North Carolina (19–2)
|Week12-3-Color = d
|Week12-4 = Davidson (20–2)
|Week12-4-Color = u
|Week12-5 = La Salle (20–1)
|Week12-5-Color = u
|Week12-6 = Kentucky (17–3)
|Week12-6-Color = d
|Week12-7 = St. John's (18–3)
|Week12-7-Color = d
|Week12-8 = Purdue (14–4)
|Week12-8-Color =
|Week12-9 = Villanova (17–4)
|Week12-9-Color = u
|Week12-10 = Duquesne (16–2)
|Week12-10-Color = u
|Week12-11 = South Carolina (17–3)
|Week12-11-Color = u
|Week12-12 = Tulsa (18–4)
|Week12-12-Color = d
|Week12-13 = New Mexico State (21–2)
|Week12-13-Color = npr
|Week12-14 = Louisville (16–3)
|Week12-14-Color = u
|Week12-15 = Ohio State (14–4)
|Week12-15-Color = npr
|Week12-16 = Illinois (14–4)
|Week12-16-Color = d
|Week12-17 = New Mexico (15–7) т
|Week12-17-Color = td
|Week12-18 = Wyoming (15–5) т
|Week12-18-Color = d
|Week12-19 = Kansas (18–4) т
|Week12-19-Color = td
|Week12-20 = Columbia (17–3) т
|Week12-20-Color = d
|Week12Dropped = {{ubl|Colorado|Notre Dame|Boston College}}
|Week13-1 = UCLA (22–0)
|Week13-1-Color =
|Week13-2 = North Carolina (21–2)
|Week13-2-Color = u
|Week13-3 = Santa Clara (22–1)
|Week13-3-Color = d
|Week13-4 = La Salle (22–1)
|Week13-4-Color = u
|Week13-5 = Davidson (22–2)
|Week13-5-Color = d
|Week13-6 = Kentucky (19–3)
|Week13-6-Color =
|Week13-7 = Purdue (16–4)
|Week13-7-Color = u
|Week13-8 = St. John's (20–3)
|Week13-8-Color = d
|Week13-9 = Villanova (19–4)
|Week13-9-Color =
|Week13-10 = Duquesne (17–3)
|Week13-10-Color =
|Week13-11 = Louisville (17–3)
|Week13-11-Color = u
|Week13-12 = South Carolina (19–3)
|Week13-12-Color = d
|Week13-13 = New Mexico State (21–3)
|Week13-13-Color =
|Week13-14 = Kansas (19–4)
|Week13-14-Color = u
|Week13-15 = Ohio State (15–5)
|Week13-15-Color =
|Week13-16 = Wyoming (16–8)
|Week13-16-Color = u
|Week13-17 = Drake (19–4)
|Week13-17-Color = npr
|Week13-18 = Boston College (19–3) т
|Week13-18-Color = tnpr
|Week13-19 = New Mexico (16–8) т
|Week13-19-Color = d
|Week13-20 = Illinois (16–4)
|Week13-20-Color = d
|Week13Dropped = {{ubl|Tulsa|Columbia}}
|Week14-1 = UCLA (24–0)
|Week14-1-Color =
|Week14-2 = Santa Clara (24–1)
|Week14-2-Color = u
|Week14-3 = North Carolina (22–3)
|Week14-3-Color = d
|Week14-4 = Davidson (24–2)
|Week14-4-Color = u
|Week14-5 = La Salle (23–1)
|Week14-5-Color = d
|Week14-6 = Purdue (18–4)
|Week14-6-Color = u
|Week14-7 = Kentucky (20–4)
|Week14-7-Color = d
|Week14-8 = St. John's (22–4)
|Week14-8-Color =
|Week14-9 = Duquesne (19–3)
|Week14-9-Color = u
|Week14-10 = Villanova (21–4)
|Week14-10-Color = d
|Week14-11 = Drake (21–4)
|Week14-11-Color = u
|Week14-12 = New Mexico State (23–3) т
|Week14-12-Color = tu
|Week14-13 = Wyoming (19–7) т
|Week14-13-Color = u
|Week14-14 = Notre Dame (20–5) т
|Week14-14-Color = tnpr
|Week14-15 = Colorado (19–6) т
|Week14-15-Color = npr
|Week14-16 = South Carolina (19–5)
|Week14-16-Color = d
|Week14-17 = Marquette (21–4)
|Week14-17-Color = npr
|Week14-18 = Kansas (20–5)
|Week14-18-Color = d
|Week14-19 = Boston College (20–3)
|Week14-19-Color = d
|Week14-20 = Princeton (19–6)
|Week14-20-Color = npr
|Week14Dropped = {{ubl|Louisville|Ohio State|New Mexico|Illinois}}
|Week15-1 = UCLA (25–1)
|Week15-1-Color =
|Week15-2 = North Carolina (25–3)
|Week15-2-Color = u
|Week15-3 = Davidson (26–2)
|Week15-3-Color = u
|Week15-4 = Santa Clara (26–1)
|Week15-4-Color = d
|Week15-5 = Kentucky (22–4)
|Week15-5-Color = u
|Week15-6 = La Salle (23–1)
|Week15-6-Color = d
|Week15-7 = Purdue (20–4)
|Week15-7-Color = d
|Week15-8 = St. John's (23–5)
|Week15-8-Color =
|Week15-9 = New Mexico State (24–3)
|Week15-9-Color = u
|Week15-10 = Duquesne (17–3)
|Week15-10-Color = d
|Week15-11 = Drake (22–4)
|Week15-11-Color =
|Week15-12 = Colorado (20–6)
|Week15-12-Color = u
|Week15-13 = Louisville (20–4)
|Week15-13-Color = npr
|Week15-14 = Marquette (23–4)
|Week15-14-Color = u
|Week15-15 = Boston College (21–3) т
|Week15-15-Color = tu
|Week15-16 = Villanova (21–5) т
|Week15-16-Color = d
|Week15-17 = Weber State (26–2) т
|Week15-17-Color = tnpr
|Week15-18 = Wyoming (19–8) т
|Week15-18-Color = d
|Week15-19 = Colorado State (17–6)
|Week15-19-Color = npr
|Week15-20 = Kansas (20–6) т
South Carolina (21–6) т
|Week15-20-Color = d
|Week15Dropped = {{ubl|Notre Dame (20–6)|Princeton (19–7)}}
}}
References
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{{NCAA men's college basketball rankings}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1968-69 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States