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2003-2004 PRE-SEASON COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKING COMPARISONS
| HOOP SCOOP | Team | Associated Press | USA Today ESPN | Sporting News | Lindy's | Street & Smith | Basketball Times |
Blue Ribbon Yearbook |
Cats' Pause |
| 1. | Connecticut | 1. | 1. | 2. | 1. | 1. | 1. | 1. | 2. |
| 2. | Duke | 2. | 2. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 3. | 2. | 3. |
| 3. | Michigan State | 3. | 3. | 3. | 4. | 2. | 8. | 3. | 1. |
| 4. | Wake Forest | 20. | 21. | 18. | 19. | 20. | 12. | 18. | 18. |
| 5. | Wisconsin | 15. | 14. | 19. | 5. | 15. | ----- | 24. | 26. |
| 6. | Kansas | 6. | 5. | 8. | 7. | 6 | 2. | 8. | 13. |
| 7. | Missouri | 5. | 6. | 4 | 3. | 7. | 4. | 5. | 11. |
| 8. | Cincinnati | 18. | 19. | 13. | 35. | 16. | ----- | ----- | 17. |
| 9. | Florida | 8. | 8. | 10. | 15. | 8. | ----- | 4. | 14. |
| 10. | Gonzaga | 10. | 12. | 5. | 11. | 10. | 9. | 7. | 6. |
| 11. | North Carolina | 9. | 10. | 9. | 9. | 9. | 10. | 12. | 8. |
| 12. | Oklahoma | 14. | 15. | 11. | 16. | 12. | ----- | 14. | 19. |
| 13. | Syracuse | 7 | 7. | 7. | 6. | 13. | 7. | 11. | 5. |
| 14. | Illinois | 13. | 13. | 12. | 13. | 14. | 11. | 10. | 7. |
| 15. | Providence | 37. | ----- | ----- | 33. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ---- |
| 16. | Kansas State | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ---- |
| 17. | Ohio State | 30. | 38. | 25. | 28. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ---- |
| 18. | Virginia | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| 19. | Notre Dame | 21. | 19. | 23. | 23. | 18. | ----- | 17. | 15. |
| 20. | Stanford | 19. | 17. | 22. | 10. | 21. | 13. | 16. | 20. |
| 21. | Louisville | 16. | 16. | 20. | ----- | 17. | ---- | 22 | 22. |
| 22. | St. Joseph's | 17. | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19. | 15. | 15. | 16. |
| 23. | Arizona | 4. | 4. | 6. | 8. | 5. | 14. | 9. | 9. |
| 24. | Marquette | 23. | 23. | ----- | 27. | ----- | ----- | 19. | ----- |
| 25. | Kentucky | 11. | 9. | 15. | 17. | 4. | 5. | 13. | 4. |
| 26. | BYU | 34. | 32. | ----- | 27. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| 27. | Texas | 12. | 11. | 14. | 14. | 11. | 6. | 6. | 12. |
| 28. | Pittsburgh | 22. | 22. | 17. | 12. | ----- | ----- | 20. | ---- |
| 29. | Iowa | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ------ | ----- | ----- | ---- |
| 30. | Auburn | 33. | 31. | ----- | ----- | 22. | ----- | ----- | 21. |
| 31. | Utah | 31. | 29. | ----- | ----- | ------ | ----- | ----- | 25. |
| 32. | Villanova | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| 33. | Manhattan | ----- | ----- | ----- | 39. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| 34. | Oklahoma State | 25. | 24. | ----- | 25. | 23. | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| 35. | LSU | 32. | ----- | ----- | 38. | ----- | ----- | 21. | 28. |
| 36. | Florida State | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------ | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| 37. | Xavier | 29. | 28. | ----- | 34. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| 38. | Purdue | 38. | 34. | ----- | 26. | ----- | ----- | ----- | |
| 39. | Memphis | 39. | 37. | ----- | 29. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| 40. | La.-Lafayette | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| ---- | N.C. State | 24. | 27. | 21 | 32. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| ---- | Maryland | 26. | 25. | ----- | 22. | ----- | ----- | 22. | 27. |
| ---- | California | 27. | 33 | 24. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ---- |
| ---- | Oregon | 28. | 26. | ----- | 37. | 24. | ----- | ----- | ---- |
| ----- | Colorado | 35. | 30. | ----- | 31. | 25. | ----- | ---- | 23. |
| ----- | Arizona State | 36. | 36. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ---- | ---- |
| ----- | UCLA | 40. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ---- | ---- |
| ----- | Texas Tech | ----- | 35. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ---- | ---- |
| ----- | Dayton | ----- | 39. | ----- | 40. | ----- | ----- | ---- | 29. |
| ----- | Charlotte | ----- | 40. | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ---- | ---- |
| ----- | Seton Hall | ----- | ----- | ----- | 24. | ----- | ----- | ---- | ---- |
| ----- | Michigan | ----- | ----- | ----- | 30. | ----- | ----- | ---- | 20. |
| ----- | Colorado State | ----- | ----- | ----- | 36. | ----- | ----- | ---- | ----- |
| ---- | Indiana | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | 10. |
| ---- | Mississippi St. | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | 24. |





