1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings

August 2023 1952 image Indiana The 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   New to rankings from previous week Italics   Number of first place votes (#–#)   Win–loss record т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol AP Poll 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final Dec. 16ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 616 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Dec. 23 Dec. 30 Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 626 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Mar. 3 Mar. 10 Mar. 21Robertson Orlo Associated Press March 21, 1953 NCAA Champion Hoosiers Head Final AP Poll — Given 128 of 159 Votes https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-times-1953-post-tournament-fi/179229328/ The Herald-Times Bloomington, IN New York Indiana University's Hoosiers, champions of the NCAA, capped their most successful season in more than a decade by being named the No. 1 college team of the nation. [...] They were named first on 128 ballots to outdistance Seton Hall, winner of the National Invitation Tournament 1952 men La Salle Explorers La Salle (6–0) 1952 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State (3–0) Illinois (2–0) 1952 men Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall (6–0) 1952 men Oklahoma A&M Aggies Oklahoma A&M (4–0) 1952 men NC State Wolfpack NC State (5–1) 1952 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame (3–0) 1952 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross (2–0) Washington (3–1) 1952 men LSU Tigers LSU (4–0) 1952 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky (3–0) UCLA (3–1) 1952 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City (4–2) 1952 men St. Bonaventure Brown Indians St. Bonaventure (4–0) 1952 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa (3–0) 1952 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota (3–0) 1952 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis (1–1) 1952 men California Golden Bears California (4–0) Indiana (1–2) 1952 men Navy Midshipmen Navy (4–0) тKansas (1–1) т La Salle (8–0) Illinois (3–0) u Seton Hall (9–0) u Holy Cross (4–0) u Kansas State (4–1) d NC State (7–1) Washington (3–1) u LSU (5–0) u Oklahoma A&M (6–1) d Western Kentucky (5–1) u Notre Dame (5–1) d St. Bonaventure (5–0) u Navy (6–0) u Tulsa (5–0) u Indiana (3–2) u 1952 men Seattle Chieftains Seattle (2–2) npr Minnesota (3–0) d 1952 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado (4–0) npr Oklahoma City (6–0) d Idaho (4–1) тUCLA (4–2) т npr Saint Louis (2–1) California Kansas Kansas State (6–1) u Seton Hall (9–0) u La Salle (9–1) d Illinois (4–1) d Washington (7–1) u Holy Cross (5–0) d Oklahoma A&M (9–1) u Tulsa (7–1) u Minnesota (4–0) u Western Kentucky (5–2) NC State (9–2) d Indiana (3–2) u Seattle (8–2) u 1952 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul (8–2) npr St. Bonaventure (5–1) d Oklahoma City (7–0) u LSU (61–) d 1952 men Toledo Rockets Toledo (5–0) npr Notre Dame (5–1) d 1952 men Wayne State Warriors Wayne State (7–0) npr Navy (6–0) Colorado Idaho UCLA (7–2) Kansas State (7–1) Seton Hall (13–0) La Salle (11–1) Illinois (5–1) Oklahoma State (10–1) u Washington (9–1) d Indiana (5–2) u 1952 men Fordham Rams Fordham (9–0) npr NC State (12–2) u Western Kentucky (9–2) LSU (7–1) u 1952 men USC Trojans USC (10–0) npr Notre Dame (8–1) u Holy Cross (5–3) d Navy (6–0) npr Seattle (9–1) d Tulsa (9–2) d Idaho (8–4) npr Minnesota (5–2) d California (6–4) npr DePaul St. Bonaventure Oklahoma City Toledo Wayne State Kansas State (8–1) Seton Hall (15–0) La Salle (13–1) Illinois (8–1) Washington (11–1) u Indiana (7–2) u Fordham (11–0) u NC State (14–2) u Oklahoma A&M (10–2) d Western Kentucky (11–2) Notre Dame (9–1) u USC (11–1) Tulsa (11–2) u LSU (10–1) d Kansas (8–3) npr Seattle (11–2) Holy Cross (7–3) d Oklahoma City (10–1) npr UCLA (8–5) npr Georgetown (6–1) npr Navy Idaho Minnesota (6–3) California (7–5) Seton Hall (18–0) u Indiana (8–2) u Washington (13–1) u Kansas State (8–2) d La Salle (14–2) d Illinois (8–2) d Oklahoma A&M (12–2) u NC State (16–2) Kansas (9–3) u Fordham (12–1) d Tulsa (12–2) u Western Kentucky (12–3) d Seattle (13–2) u California (9–5) npr LSU (11–1) Notre Dame (10–2) d Oklahoma City (11–2) u 1952 men Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky (9–2) npr Minnesota (7–4) npr 1952 men Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan (8–2) npr USC (11–3) Holy Cross (7–4) UCLA (10–5) Georgetown Seton Hall (19–0) Indiana (9–2) Washington (15–1) La Salle (15–2) u Kansas State (9–2) d Illinois (9–2) Fordham (13–2) u Oklahoma A&M (12–3) d Western Kentucky (15–3) u DePaul (14–4) npr LSU (13–1) u NC State (16–3) d Seattle (15–2) Kansas (9–4) d Eastern Kentucky (11–3) u Navy (9–2) npr Notre Dame (11–2) d 1952 men North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina (13–3) npr Manhattan (10–2) u Tulsa (13–4) d California (9–5) Oklahoma City Minnesota (8–4) Seton Hall (21–0) Indiana (10–2) Washington (18–1) La Salle (16–2) Kansas State (10–2) Illinois (9–2) DePaul (15–4) u Western Kentucky (16–3) u Oklahoma A&M (14–3) d LSU (14–1) u Seattle (15–2) u North Carolina (15–3) u Fordham (14–2) d California (11–5) npr NC State (17–4) d Oklahoma City (11–3) npr Holy Cross (8–4) npr Kansas (9–4) d Manhattan (12–2) 1952 men Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara (15–2) npr Eastern Kentucky Navy Notre Dame (11–3) Tulsa Seton Hall (22–0) Indiana (12–2) Washington (20–1) La Salle (18–2) Illinois (12–2) u Oklahoma A&M (16–3) u DePaul (17–4) LSU (15–1) u Western Kentucky (20–3) d Kansas State (11–3) d Seattle (19–2) NC State (19–4) u Oklahoma City (13–3) u Kansas (10–4) u Manhattan (14–2) u Fordham (15–3) d Louisville (16–3) npr Niagara (17–3) u California (12–6) d Tulsa (14–5) npr North Carolina Holy Cross Seton Hall (24–0) Indiana (13–2) Washington (22–1) La Salle (20–2) Illinois (13–2) LSU (17–1) u Oklahoma A&M (17–4) d Kansas State (12–3) u Western Kentucky (20–4) Kansas (12–4) u Seattle (20–3) Oklahoma City (14–3) u Manhattan (16–2) u DePaul (17–6) d NC State (20–5) d Louisville (18–4) u 1952 men Murray State Racers Murray State (17–5) npr Duke (15–6) npr California (13–7) 1952 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova (13–7) npr Fordham Niagara Tulsa Seton Hall (26–0) Indiana (16–2) Washington (24–1) La Salle (22–2) Kansas (13–5) u LSU (19–1) Oklahoma A&M (19–5) Western Kentucky (22–5) u Kansas State (13–4) d Illinois (15–3) d Oklahoma City (15–4) u 1952 men Miami Redskins Miami (OH) (16–3) npr NC State (22–5) u Seattle (22–3) d DePaul (19–6) d Manhattan (18–2) d Notre Dame (16–4) npr Louisville (20–4) d 1952 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne (15–7) npr Eastern Kentucky (15–6) npr Murray State Duke California Villanova Indiana (17–2) u La Salle (24–2) u Seton Hall (27–1) d Washington (25–2) d LSU (20–1) u Kansas (13–5) d Oklahoma A&M (19–6) Kansas State (15–4) u Western Kentucky (22–5) d Illinois (15–4) Oklahoma City (17–4) NC State (25–5) u Notre Dame (17–4) u Louisville (20–5) u Seattle (26–3) d Miami (OH) (17–4) d Eastern Kentucky (16–8) u Duquesne (18–7) u Navy (16–4) npr Holy Cross (18–5) npr DePaul (19–7) Manhattan (18–4) Indiana (19–3) Washington (27–2) u La Salle (24–2) d Seton Hall (28–2) d Kansas (16–5) u Oklahoma A&M (22–6) u LSU (20–1) d Kansas State (16–4) Western Kentucky (24–5) Oklahoma City (18–4) u Duquesne (19–7) u 1952 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest (23–6) npr Illinois (18–4) d Louisville (22–6) Seattle (27–3) u 1952 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming (23–8) npr Notre Dame (17–4) d NC State (26–6) d Navy (16–4) d Manhattan (20–4) т1952 St. John's Redmen St. John's (15–5) т npr Miami (OH) Eastern Kentucky Holy Cross Indiana (23–3) (128) Seton Hall (31–2) (27) u Kansas (19–6) u Washington (29–3) d LSU (22–3) u La Salle (25–3) d St. John's (17–6) u Oklahoma A&M (23–7) d Duquesne (21–8) u Notre Dame (19–5) u Illinois (18–4) u Kansas State (17–4) d Holy Cross (20–6) npr Seattle (29–4) Wake Forest (22–7) d 1952 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara (20–7) npr Western Kentucky (25–6) d NC State (26–6) DePaul (19–9) npr 1952 men Southwest Missouri State Bears SW Missouri State (21–4) npr Oklahoma City Louisville Wyoming Navy Manhattan UP Poll 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final   Dec. 9 Dec. 16 Dec. 23 Dec. 30 Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 3 Illinois 1952 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State 1952 men La Salle Explorers La Salle Washington 1952 men NC State Wolfpack NC State 1952 men Oklahoma A&M Aggies Oklahoma A&M UCLA Indiana 1952 men Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 1952 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 1952 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross 1952 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara 1952 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 1952 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne 1952 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming 1952 men St. John's Redmen St. John's 1952 men BYU Cougars BYU т t 1952 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota т Kansas 1952 men St. Bonaventure Brown Indians St. Bonaventure Illinois (0–0) La Salle (2–0) u Kansas State (1–0) d Washington (2–0) Oklahoma A&M (3–0) u NC State (3–0) d UCLA (2–0) Seton Hall (3–0) u Minnesota (1–0) u Holy Cross (0–0) u Notre Dame (2–0) u 1952 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State (1–0) npr St. Bonaventure (3–0) u Indiana (1–1) d 1952 men LSU Tigers LSU (2–0) npr Saint Louis (0–1) d BYU (4–0) 1952 men NYU Violets NYU (4–0) т tnpr Santa Clara (2–0) т td St. John's (1–0) т d Duquesne Wyoming Kansas Illinois (2–0) La Salle (6–0) Kansas State (3–0) Washington (3–1) Oklahoma A&M (4–0) Seton Hall (6–0) u UCLA (3–1) NC State (5–1) d Minnesota (3–0) Notre Dame (3–0) u Holy Cross (2–0) d Indiana (1–2) u LSU (4–0) u Saint Louis (1–1) u 1952 men Navy Midshipmen Navy (4–0) npr 1952 men California Golden Bears California (4–0) npr St. Bonaventure (4–0) т td BYU (5–0) т 1952 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul (5–0) npr 1952 men Missouri Tigers Missouri (1–0) тNYU (5–0) т npr Ohio State Santa Clara St. John's Illinois (3–0) La Salle (8–0) Kansas State (4–1) Washington (3–1) Seton Hall (9–0) u NC State (7–1) u Oklahoma A&M (6–1) d Holy Cross (4–0) u Minnesota (3–0) Indiana (3–2) u 1952 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado (4–0) npr Notre Dame (5–1) d LSU (5–0) UCLA (4–2) d St. Bonaventure (5–0) u Navy (6–0) т td Saint Louis (2–1) т d 1952 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State (2–1) т tnpr Missouri (3–1) т u 1952 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt (3–1) npr California BYU DePaul NYU Illinois (4–1) La Salle (9–1) Kansas State (6–1) Washington (7–1) Seton Hall (9–0) Minnesota (4–0) u Oklahoma A&M (9–1) Indiana (3–2) u NC State (9–2) d Holy Cross (5–0) d UCLA (7–2) u 1952 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa (7–1) npr Notre Dame (5–1) d St. Bonaventure (5–1) u DePaul (8–2) npr Navy (6–0) Michigan State (3–1) u BYU (8–2) npr 1952 men Fordham Rams Fordham (7–0) npr LSU (6–1) тSaint Louis (2–4) т d Colorado Missouri Vanderbilt Illinois (5–1) Kansas State (7–1) u La Salle (11–1) d Washington (9–1) Seton Hall (13–0) Oklahoma A&M (10–1) u NC State (12–2) u Indiana (5–2) Minnesota (5–2) d LSU (7–1) т tu Notre Dame (8–1) т u California (6–4) npr Holy Cross (5–3) d Fordham (9–0) u BYU (11–3) u 1952 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky (9–2) npr 1952 men USC Trojans USC (10–0) npr Saint Louis (4–5) u Navy (6–0) d UCLA (7–4) d Tulsa St. Bonaventure DePaul Michigan State Kansas State (8–1) u Illinois (8–1) d La Salle (13–1) Washington (11–1) Seton Hall (15–0) Indiana (7–2) u NC State (14–2) Oklahoma A&M (10–2) d Notre Dame (9–1) u USC (11–1) u LSU (10–1) d Fordham (11–0) u BYU (13–3) u Minnesota (6–3) d Western Kentucky (11–2) u Holy Cross (7–3) d Tulsa (11–2) npr California (7–5) d UCLA (8–5) Michigan State (5–3) npr Navy Saint Louis Seton Hall (18–0) u Indiana (8–2) u Washington (13–1) u Kansas State (8–2) d Illinois (8–2) d La Salle (14–2) d Oklahoma A&M (12–2) u NC State (16–2) d Kansas (9–3) npr Notre Dame (10–2) d LSU (11–1) California (9–5) u Fordham (12–1) d Tulsa (12–2) u Holy Cross (7–4) u Saint Louis (6–7) npr USC (11–3) d Western Kentucky (12–3) т td Minnesota (7–4) т d DePaul (12–4) тUCLA (10–5) т npr BYU Michigan State Seton Hall (19–0) Indiana (9–2) Washington (15–1) Kansas State (9–2) Illinois (9–2) La Salle (15–2) Oklahoma A&M (12–3) NC State (16–3) Notre Dame (11–2) u Kansas (9–4) d DePaul (14–4) u LSU (13–1) d Fordham (13–2) California (9–5) d BYU (15–4) npr Saint Louis (7–7) 1952 men North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina (13–3) npr USC (11–3) d Minnesota (8–4) d Holy Cross (7–4) d Tulsa Western Kentucky UCLA Seton Hall (21–0) Indiana (10–2) Washington (18–1) Illinois (9–2) u Kansas State (10–2) d La Salle (16–2) Oklahoma A&M (14–3) DePaul (15–4) u NC State (17–4) d LSU (14–1) u California (11–5) u Fordham (14–2) u Kansas (9–4) d Notre Dame (11–3) d Western Kentucky (16–3) npr North Carolina (15–3) т tu BYU (17–4) т d Holy Cross (8–4) u Minnesota (9–5) 1952 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma (6–5) тSaint Louis (8–8) т npr USC Indiana (12–2) u Seton Hall (22–0) d Washington (20–1) Illinois (12–2) La Salle (18–2) u Oklahoma A&M (16–3) u Kansas State (11–3) d DePaul (17–4) NC State (19–4) LSU (15–1) Kansas (10–4) u Western Kentucky (20–3) u California (12–6) d Notre Dame (12–3) BYU (18–5) u UCLA (13–5) npr Minnesota (11–5) u Saint Louis (10–8) u Tulsa (14–5) т tnpr Wyoming (15–6) т npr Fordham North Carolina Holy Cross Oklahoma Indiana (13–2) Seton Hall (24–0) Washington (22–1) Illinois (13–2) La Salle (20–2) Kansas State (12–3) u Oklahoma A&M (17–4) d LSU (17–1) u Kansas (12–4) u DePaul (17–6) d NC State (20–5) d California (13–7) u BYU (19–5) u Western Kentucky (20–4) d Saint Louis (12–8) u Notre Dame (14–4) d Duke (15–6) т tnpr Duquesne (15–7) т tnpr UCLA (14–6) т d 1952 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City (14–3) npr Minnesota Tulsa Wyoming Indiana (16–2) Seton Hall (26–0) Washington (24–1) La Salle (22–2) u Kansas (13–5) u Illinois (15–3) d LSU (19–1) u Oklahoma A&M (19–5) d NC State (22–5) u Kansas State (13–4) d DePaul (19–6) d Western Kentucky (22–5) u BYU (20–5) California (14–8) d Notre Dame (16–4) u Saint Louis (13–10) d Manhattan (18–2) npr Duquesne (15–7) d Seattle (22–3) npr USC (15–5) npr Duke UCLA Oklahoma City Indiana (17–2) Seton Hall (27–1) Washington (25–2) La Salle (24–2) Kansas (13–5) LSU (20–1) u Oklahoma A&M (19–6) u NC State (25–5) u Kansas State (15–4) u Illinois (15–4) d Western Kentucky (22–5) u California (16–8) u Notre Dame (17–4) u DePaul (19–7) т td Wyoming (19–8) т npr Saint Louis (15–10) Holy Cross (18–5) npr Oklahoma City (17–4) npr BYU (20–7) d Duquesne (18–7) d Manhattan Seattle USC References Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States