2012 Men’s Basketball
Championship
Last updated - May 16, 2012
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Votes | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California (24) | 483 | 1 |
| T2 | Michigan (1) | 425 | 5 |
| T2 | Virginia | 425 | 2 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 395 | 4 |
| 5 | Washington | 361 | 8 |
| 6 | Princeton | 342 | 6 |
| 7 | Harvard | 335 | 13 |
| 8 | UCLA | 318 | 7 |
| 9 | Southern California | 266 | 3 |
| 10 | Yale | 264 | 10 |
| 11 | Stanford | 258 | 12 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 252 | 9 |
| 13 | Brown | 230 | 11 |
| 14 | Cornell | 213 | 16 |
| 15 | Michigan State | 140 | 14 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 131 | 15 |
| 17 | Washington State | 128 | 17 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 91 | 18 |
| 19 | Dartmouth | 68 | 20 |
| 20 | Syracuse | 37 | NR |
Dropped Out: No. 19 Cloumbia
Others receiving votes: Tennessee 34, Northeastern 14, Clemson 12, Oregon State 7, Columbia 5, Rhode Island 4, Kansas 4, Texas 3, Indiana 2, Penn 1, Oklahoma 1, Duke 1.