1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

Tournament dates

March 15, 1990 – April 2, 1990

National Championship

NCAA Champions

Other champions

Player of the Year
(Naismith, Wooden)

NCAA Division I basketball seasons
«1988–89	1990–91»

1989-90 American South Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Louisiana Tech	8	–	2	.800	20	–	8	.714
New Orleans †	8	–	2	.800	21	–	11	.656
Texas-Rio Grande Valley	7	–	3	.700	21	–	9	.700
Louisiana-Lafayette	4	–	6	.400	20	–	9	.690
Arkansas State	2	–	8	.200	15	–	13	.536
Lamar	1	–	9	.100	7	–	21	.250

† 1990 American South Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1989–90 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southwest Missouri State	11	–	1	.917	22	–	7	.759
Wisconsin–Green Bay	9	–	3	.750	24	–	8	.750
Western Illinois	6	–	6	.500	16	–	13	.552
Northern Iowa †	6	–	6	.500	23	–	9	.719
Illinois-Chicago	6	–	6	.500	16	–	12	.571
Eastern Illinois	3	–	9	.250	10	–	18	.357
Valparaiso	1	–	11	.083	4	–	24	.143
Cleveland State	0	–	0	–	15	–	13	.536

† 1990 Mid-Continent Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1989–90 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Temple †	15	–	3	.833	20	–	11	.645
Penn State	13	–	5	.722	25	–	9	.735
West Virginia	11	–	7	.611	16	–	12	.571
Rhode Island	11	–	7	.611	15	–	13	.536
Rutgers	11	–	7	.611	18	–	17	.514
UMass	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
George Washington	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Saint Joseph's	5	–	13	.278	7	–	21	.250
Duquesne	5	–	13	.278	7	–	22	.241
St. Bonaventure	3	–	15	.167	8	–	20	.286

† 1990 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1989–90 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#17 Clemson	10	–	4	.714	26	–	9	.743
#15 Duke	9	–	5	.643	29	–	9	.763
#9 Georgia Tech †	8	–	6	.571	28	–	7	.800
North Carolina	8	–	6	.571	21	–	13	.618
Virginia	6	–	8	.429	20	–	12	.625
NC State	6	–	8	.429	18	–	12	.600
Maryland	6	–	8	.429	19	–	14	.576
Wake Forest	3	–	11	.214	12	–	16	.429

† 1990 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1989–90 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Syracuse	12	–	4	.750	26	–	7	.788
#4 Connecticut†	12	–	4	.750	31	–	6	.838
#8 Georgetown	11	–	5	.688	24	–	7	.774
St. John's	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
Villanova	8	–	8	.500	18	–	15	.545
Providence	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Seton Hall	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Pittsburgh	5	–	11	.313	12	–	17	.414
Boston College	1	–	15	.063	8	–	20	.286

† 1990 Big East Tournament winner As of April 2, 1990; Rankings from AP Poll

1989–90 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#11 Missouri	12	–	2	.857	26	–	6	.813
#1 Oklahoma †	11	–	3	.786	27	–	5	.844
#5 Kansas	11	–	3	.786	30	–	5	.857
Kansas State	7	–	7	.500	17	–	15	.531
Oklahoma State	6	–	8	.429	17	–	14	.548
Iowa State	4	–	10	.286	10	–	18	.357
Nebraska	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357
Colorado	2	–	12	.143	12	–	18	.400

† 1990 Big Eight Tournament winner As of March 3, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

1989–90 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Idaho †	13	–	3	.813	25	–	6	.806
Eastern Washington	11	–	5	.688	18	–	11	.621
Montana	10	–	6	.625	18	–	11	.621
Nevada	9	–	7	.563	15	–	13	.536
Weber State	8	–	8	.500	14	–	15	.483
Montana State	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Boise State	7	–	9	.438	12	–	15	.444
Northern Arizona	3	–	13	.188	8	–	20	.286
Idaho State	3	–	13	.188	6	–	21	.222

† Conference tournament winner

1989–90 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Coastal Carolina †	11	–	1	.917	23	–	6	.793
Campbell	7	–	5	.583	15	–	13	.536
UNC Asheville	7	–	5	.583	18	–	12	.600
Winthrop	6	–	6	.500	19	–	10	.655
Baptist College	4	–	8	.333	9	–	19	.321
Augusta State	4	–	8	.333	8	–	20	.286
Radford	3	–	9	.250	7	–	22	.241

† 1990 Big South Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

1989–90 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Michigan State	15	–	3	.833	28	–	6	.824
No. 10 Purdue	13	–	5	.722	22	–	8	.733
No. 13 Michigan	12	–	6	.667	23	–	8	.742
No. 18 Illinois	11	–	7	.611	21	–	8	.724
No. 20 Minnesota	11	–	7	.611	23	–	9	.719
Ohio State	10	–	8	.556	17	–	13	.567
Indiana	8	–	10	.444	18	–	11	.621
Wisconsin	4	–	14	.222	14	–	17	.452
Iowa	4	–	14	.222	12	–	16	.429
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	9	–	19	.321

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1989 and ended with the Final Four at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado on April 2, 1990. The UNLV Runnin' Rebels won their first NCAA national championship with a 103–73 victory over the Duke Blue Devils.

Beginning in 1989–90, the following rules changes were implemented:

The top 20 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.