Published Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) paleomagnetic data are reviewed and reevaluated in terms of their reliability for paleolatitude calculations. Where possible, new paleolatitudes are calculated from data which were originally used only for paleomagnetic stratigraphy. For basalts, new paleolatitudes are calculated by averaging the data by cooling unit if this was not done previously. In addition, all paleolatitudes are corrected by a small amount because inclination averages without declination control provide low estimates of the true of paleolatitude. Standard rating criteria are developed, and all paleolatitudes are rated accordingly. Rarely do DSDP paleolatitudes approach the reliability of good continental pole positions. A paleolatitude determination for a given age at a single DSDP site cannot be considered reliable even if the data on which it is based are coherent. However, the reliability of such paleolatitudes can be markedly improved by using comparisons with paleolatitudes of different ages from the same site, paleolatitudes of similar ages from different sites on the same plate, estimates of paleolatitude from reconstructructions based on marine magnetic anomalies, and continental paleopole positions. A newly calculated palaomagnetic pole for the Pacific plate has been defined by six DSDP sites of Upper Cretaceous age. The pole at 61¿N, 45¿W is generally consistent with other estimates of Pacific plate motion. A pole for the Wharton Basin (eastern Indian Ocean) has been defined by four sites of middle Cretaceous age. The pole position at 55¿S, 165DE is well constrained in latitude, and it suggests that there may have been left lateral motion between the Wharton Basin and the Australinan continent. Basement paleolatitudes from four sites on the Ninetyeast Ridge in the Indian Ocean all are close to 50¿S, although they range widely in age. This supports the hypothesis that the Ninetyeast Ridge may be a volcanic trace from a hotspot.