1948–49 NCAA men's basketball rankings explained

Year:	1948
Ncaa Champions:	Kentucky

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.

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

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.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 590. 2009. 978-0-345-51392-2.