1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.

AP Poll

Rank[1][2] Team Conference W–L (Pct.)
1 UNLV PCAA
2 North Carolina Atlantic Coast
3 Indiana Big Ten
4 Georgetown Big East
5 DePaul Independent
6 Iowa Big Ten
7 Purdue Big Ten
8 Temple Atlantic 10
9 Alabama Southeastern
10 Syracuse Big East
11 Illinois Big Ten
12 Pittsburgh Big East
13 Clemson Atlantic Coast
14 Missouri Big Eight
15 UCLA Pacific 10
16 New Orleans Independent
17 Duke Atlantic Coast
18 Notre Dame Independent
19 TCU Southwest
20 Kansas Big Eight

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