Coaches Poll College Basketball Rankings: 1961 Final Top 20
NCAA Basketball National Champion: Cincinnati
1 Ohio State
2 Cincinnati
3 St. Bonaventure
4 Kansas State
5 USC
6 North Carolina
7 Bradley
8 St. John’s
9 Duke
T10 Iowa
T10 Wake Forest
12 West Virginia
13 Utah
14 Saint Louis
15 Louisville
16 St. Joseph’s
17 Dayton
18 Kentucky
19 Texas Tech
20 Memphis State
Coaches Poll, All-Time College Basketball Rankings
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