1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings explained

Year:	1979
Preseason Number 1:	Indiana
Ncaa Champions:	Louisville

The 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings were made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.

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 final writers' poll was released on Tuesday, March 4.

UPI Poll

The final coaches' poll was released on Tuesday, March 4.

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