1955–56 NCAA men's basketball rankings

August 2023 1955 image San Francisco San Francisco The 1955–56 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final Dec. 5ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 643–644 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Dec. 12 Dec. 19 Dec. 26 Jan. 2 Jan. 9 Jan. 16 Jan. 23 Jan. 30 Feb. 6 Feb. 13 Feb. 20 Feb. 27 Mar. 5 Mar. 12Fullerton, Jr. Hugh Associated Press March 13, 1956 Frisco's Dons Repeat As Nation's Top Team — Coast Cagers Pace AP Poll https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-sun-1956-ap-poll-basketball/179343925/ The Evening Sun For the second straight year, the University of San Francisco will go into the NCAA Basketball Tournament as the nation's No. 1 team on the basis of regular season play. [...] They wound up the 1954-55 season in the same position, went on to capture the national title in the NCAA Tournament and swept through all their 25 games in the just-ended 1955-56 campaign without a loss. They have won 51 games in a row. San Francisco (2–0) 1955 men Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky (1–0) 1955 men NC State Wolfpack NC State (2–0) Iowa (1–0) 1955 men Utah Utes Utah (1–0) 1955 men Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama (2–0) 1955 men Dayton Flyers Dayton (2–0) Illinois (0–0) 1955 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne (1–0) 1955 men BYU Cougars BYU (2–0) 1955 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross (1–0) Oklahoma City (2–0) 1955 men George Washington Colonials George Washington (1–0) 1955 men Marquette Warriors Marquette (1–0) т t 1955 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia (1–0) т UCLA (0–2) т t 1955 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State (1–1) т 1955 men La Salle Explorers La Salle (1–1) 1955 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford (2–0) 1955 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota (1–0) San Francisco (3–0) NC State (4–0) u Utah (3–0) u Iowa (2–0) Alabama (4–0) u Duquesne (3–0) u Dayton (4–0) BYU (4–0) u 1955 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt (4–0) npr Holy Cross (3–0) u Temple (3–0) npr Kentucky (1–1) d George Washington (3–0) 1955 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati (3–0) npr West Virginia (3–0) d 1955 men North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina (3–0) npr 1955 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis (3–0) npr Kansas (3–0) npr Indiana (2–0) npr Oklahoma City (2–0) d Illinois (1–1) Marquette (1–1) UCLA (2–2) Ohio State (1–1) La Salle (1–1) Stanford (1–1) Minnesota (1–1) San Francisco (5–0) NC State (7–0) Utah (5–0) Dayton (6–0) u BYU (6–0) u North Carolina (6–0) u Holy Cross (5–0) u Vanderbilt (4–0) u Kentucky (4–1) u Iowa (3–1) d George Washington (6–0) u Temple (5–0) d Marquette (5–1) npr Duke (5–0) npr Oklahoma City (4–0) u Alabama (4–2) d Illinois (3–1) npr Indiana (3–1) т tu 1955 men Memphis State Tigers Memphis State (5–0) т npr Duquesne (4–2) d Saint Louis (4–1) Cincinnati (3–2) West Virginia (3–2) Kansas (3–2) San Francisco (7–0) Dayton (8–0) u NC State (8–0) d North Carolina (5–0) u Vanderbilt (6–1) u Iowa (3–1) u Utah (5–2) d Duke (6–0) u Illinois (5–1) u Oklahoma City (6–0) u 1955 men Louisville Cardinals Louisville (7–0) npr George Washington (6–1) d Kentucky (5–2) d Holy Cross (5–1) d Ohio State (6–1) npr 1955 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State (4–0) npr 1955 men Rice Owls Rice (8–0) т tnpr Temple (5–0) т d Alabama (5–2) d BYU (6–2) d Marquette (5–2) Indiana (5–1) Memphis State (5–0) San Francisco (10–0) NC State (11–0) u Dayton (9–0) d Vanderbilt (7–1) u North Carolina (7–1) d Kentucky (6–2) u George Washington (9–1) u Iowa State (9–1) npr Illinois (6–1) Ohio State (7–1) u Duke (8–1) d Memphis State (7–0) npr Indiana (6–1) npr Holy Cross (7–2) 1955 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa (10–1) npr Temple (6–0) u Alabama (6–3) u Rice (9–1) d West Virginia (7–2) npr Michigan State (5–1) тCincinnati (7–2) т d Iowa (3–4) Oklahoma City (7–1) Louisville (8–1) BYU (7–3) San Francisco (11–0) Dayton (11–0) u NC State (11–1) d Vanderbilt (8–2) Kentucky (7–2) u Duke (9–2) u Ohio State (8–1) u Illinois (7–1) u North Carolina (8–2) d Temple (8–0) u Holy Cross (9–2) u Indiana (8–1) u Louisville (10–1) npr George Washington (9–3) d Iowa State (8–2) d Oklahoma City (9–1) npr Memphis State (9–1) d 1955 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest (8–5) npr Alabama (7–3) d Cincinnati (8–2) тUtah (8–3) т npr Utah (8–3) npr Rice Michigan State (6–2) San Francisco (13–0) Dayton (12–0) NC State (12–1) Kentucky (9–2) u Vanderbilt (12–1) d Illinois (10–1) u Duke (12–2) d Temple (10–0) u North Carolina (12–2) Louisville (13–1) u Ohio State (9–2) d Holy Cross (11–2) d Alabama (9–3) u Oklahoma City (10–2) u Memphis State (11–1) u Utah (11–3) u Saint Louis (10–2) npr UCLA (8–5) npr SMU (13–2) npr Iowa (5–5) т1955 men Oklahoma A&M Aggies Oklahoma A&M (11–3) т npr 1955 men Oklahoma A&M Aggies Oklahoma A&M (11–3) Iowa State (9–3) George Washington (9–4) San Francisco (13–0) Dayton (14–0) Kentucky (10–2) u NC State (13–2) d Illinois (10–1) u Temple (11–0) u Vanderbilt (13–1) d North Carolina (13–2) u Louisville (15–1) u Duke (12–2) d Holy Cross (13–2) u Alabama (10–3) u Iowa (6–5) u Cincinnati (12–3) npr 1955 men St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers St. Francis Brooklyn (11–0) npr Oklahoma City (12–4) d Saint Louis (11–2) SMU (13–2) u Memphis State (12–2) d Oklahoma A&M (11–2) Utah (12–3) UCLA (8–5) San Francisco (14–0) Dayton (14–1) Vanderbilt (14–1) u NC State (14–2) Louisville (16–1) u Illinois (11–1) d Temple (13–0) d Kentucky (10–3) d North Carolina (13–2) d Duke (12–2) Saint Louis (12–2) u Alabama (11–3) St. Francis Brooklyn (13–0) u Holy Cross (13–2) d Oklahoma City (13–4) u Memphis State (13–2) u SMU (14–2) u Marshall (13–2) npr Iowa (7–5) d UCLA (9–5) npr Cincinnati (12–3) San Francisco (15–0) Dayton (16–1) Vanderbilt (15–1) NC State (16–2) Louisville (18–1) Illinois (12–1) Kentucky (13–3) u Duke (13–3) u Temple (14–1) d Alabama (12–3) u Saint Louis (14–2) North Carolina (13–3) d Holy Cross (16–2) u Oklahoma City (15–4) u SMU (16–2) u St. Francis Brooklyn (15–0) d Iowa (8–5) u UCLA (11–5) u George Washington (12–4) npr Cincinnati (13–3) npr Memphis State (14–3) Marshall (14–3) San Francisco (18–0) Dayton (18–1) Illinois (14–1) u Louisville (19–2) u NC State (18–2) d Vanderbilt (16–2) d Kentucky (15–3) Alabama (14–3) u Temple (17–1) North Carolina (15–3) u Duke (15–4) d SMU (17–2) u St. Francis Brooklyn (16–0) u Oklahoma City (16–4) Iowa (10–5) u Holy Cross (17–3) d Saint Louis (14–4) d Houston (17–3) npr Memphis State (17–3) npr UCLA (13–5) d George Washington (13–5) Cincinnati (14–4) San Francisco (20–0) Illinois (16–1) u Louisville (21–2) u Dayton (20–2) d Vanderbilt (18–2) u NC State (19–3) d Alabama (16–3) u Kentucky (16–4) d North Carolina (16–3) u Temple (19–1) d Duke (16–5) SMU (19–2) Iowa (12–5) u Houston (18–3) u UCLA (15–5) u St. Francis Brooklyn (18–1) d Holy Cross (19–4) d Oklahoma City (16–5) d George Washington (17–5) npr Iowa State (16–3) npr Memphis State (18–4) San Francisco (21–0) Illinois (17–2) Dayton (22–2) u Alabama (18–3) u NC State (21–3) u Louisville (22–3) d Vanderbilt (19–3) d North Carolina (17–4) u SMU (21–2) u Iowa (14–5) u Duke (18–6) Kentucky (17–5) d UCLA (17–5) u Temple (20–3) d Holy Cross (21–4) u Oklahoma City (17–6) u 1955 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State (15–6) npr Houston (19–4) d Saint Louis (17–5) npr Wake Forest (17–8) npr Iowa State (17–4) St. Francis Brooklyn (18–2) San Francisco (24–0) NC State (24–3) u Dayton (23–3) Alabama (20–3) Iowa (16–5) u Louisville (26–3) Illinois (18–3) d SMU (22–2) u Kentucky (19–5) u UCLA (19–5) u Vanderbilt (19–4) d Holy Cross (22–4) u Temple (21–3) u West Virginia (21–8) npr North Carolina (18–5) d Oklahoma City (18–6) Houston (19–5) u Wake Forest (19–9) u Duke (19–7) d Utah (21–5) npr Kansas State (15–8) Saint Louis (17–6) San Francisco (25–0) NC State (24–3) Dayton (23–3) Iowa (17–5) u Alabama (21–3) d Louisville (26–3) u SMU (22–2) u UCLA (19–5) u Kentucky (19–5) u Illinois (18–4) d Oklahoma City (18–6) u Vanderbilt (19–4) d North Carolina (18–5) u Holy Cross (22–4) d Temple (23–3) d Wake Forest (19–9) u Duke (19–7) u Utah (21–5) u Oklahoma A&M (18–8) npr West Virginia (21–8) d Houston (19–6) UP Poll 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final   Dec. 6 Dec. 13 Dec. 20 Dec. 27 Jan. 3 Jan. 10 Jan. 17 Jan. 24 Jan. 31 Feb. 7 Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 28 Mar. 6 San Francisco 1955 men Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky 1955 men Utah Utes Utah 1955 men NC State Wolfpack NC State Iowa 1955 men Dayton Flyers Dayton Illinois т t UCLA 1955 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne 1955 men George Washington Colonials George Washington 1955 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross 1955 men Marquette Warriors Marquette 1955 men Fordham Rams Fordham Washington 1955 men Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Indiana т t 1955 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis т 1955 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State т t SMU т Kansas San Francisco (2–0) Kentucky (1–0) NC State (2–0) u Utah (1–0) d Iowa (1–0) Dayton (2–0) Illinois (0–0) Duquesne (1–0) u Holy Cross (1–0) u 1955 men BYU Cougars BYU (2–0) npr George Washington (1–0) d Indiana (1–0) u Saint Louis (1–0) u UCLA (0–2) d Marquette (1–0) d 1955 men Stanford Indians Stanford (2–0) npr Kansas (0–0) u Alabama (2–0) d 1955 men Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall (2–0) npr 1955 men Louisville Cardinals Louisville (1–0) npr Fordham Washington Oregon State SMU San Francisco (3–0) NC State (4–0) u Utah (3–0) u Iowa (2–0) u Alabama (4–0) u Duquesne (3–0) u Dayton (4–0) d BYU (4–0) u 1955 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt (4–0) npr Holy Cross (3–0) d Temple (3–0) npr Kentucky (1–1) d George Washington (3–0) d 1955 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati (3–0) npr 1955 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia (3–0) npr 1955 men North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina (3–0) npr Saint Louis (3–0) d Kansas (3–0) d Indiana (2–0) d Oklahoma City (2–1) d Illinois (1–1) UCLA (2–2) Marquette (1–1) Stanford (1–1) Louisville San Francisco (5–0) Utah (5–0) u NC State (7–0) d Dayton (6–0) u BYU (6–0) u Iowa (3–1) d Holy Cross (5–0) u North Carolina (6–0) u Kentucky (4–1) u Marquette (5–1) npr George Washington (6–0) u SMU (6–1) npr Illinois (3–1) т tnpr Saint Louis (4–1) т u Louisville (6–0) npr Temple (5–0) т td Duquesne (4–2) т td 1955 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State (5–1) т npr Vanderbilt (4–0) d Indiana (3–1) d Alabama Cincinnati West Virginia (3–2) Kansas Oklahoma City San Francisco (7–0) Dayton (8–0) u NC State (8–0) North Carolina (5–0) u Iowa (3–1) u Utah (5–2) d Holy Cross (5–1) Illinois (5–1) т tu Louisville (7–0) т u Marquette (5–2) BYU (6–2) d Kentucky (5–2) d Vanderbilt (6–1) u 1955 men Rice Owls Rice (8–0) npr Duke (6–0) npr Saint Louis (6–2) d Indiana (5–1) u Alabama (5–2) npr George Washington (6–1) т td SMU (7–1) т d Temple (5–0) Duquesne Ohio State (6–1) San Francisco (10–0) Dayton (9–0) NC State (11–0) North Carolina (7–1) Illinois (6–1) u Kentucky (6–2) u Iowa State (8–1) npr Utah (6–3) d Holy Cross (7–2) d George Washington (9–1) т tu SMU (10–2) т u Louisville (9–1) d Rice (9–1) u Indiana (6–1) т tu UCLA (4–5) т npr Iowa (3–4) d 1955 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa (10–1) npr Duke (8–1) d Temple (6–0) npr Stanford (6–0) npr Marquette BYU Vanderbilt Saint Louis Alabama San Francisco (11–0) Dayton (11–0) NC State (11–1) Kentucky (7–2) u Illinois (7–1) Indiana (8–1) u SMU (12–2) u Vanderbilt (8–2) т tnpr Duke (9–2) т u North Carolina (8–2) d Holy Cross (9–2) d Utah (8–3) d Louisville (10–1) d Temple (8–0) u Ohio State (8–1) npr Iowa State (8–2) d UCLA (6–5) d Marquette (8–4) т tnpr Saint Louis (8–2) т npr Michigan (5–4) npr George Washington Rice Iowa (4–5) Tulsa Stanford San Francisco (13–0) Dayton (12–0) NC State (12–1) Illinois (10–1) u Kentucky (9–2) d Vanderbilt (12–1) u Duke (12–2) т tu SMU (13–2) т d Temple (10–0) u Louisville (13–1) u North Carolina (12–2) d Utah (11–3) Holy Cross (11–2) d UCLA (8–5) u Ohio State (9–2) BYU (11–3) npr Iowa State (9–3) т td Stanford (10–1) т npr Saint Louis (10–2) т td Marquette (10–4) т d Indiana Michigan San Francisco (13–0) Dayton (14–0) Illinois (10–1) u Kentucky (10–2) u NC State (13–2) d North Carolina (13–2) u Temple (11–0) u Vanderbilt (13–1) d SMU (13–2) d Louisville (15–1) Duke (12–2) d Utah (12–3) Holy Cross (13–2) т t Iowa (6–5) т npr UCLA (8–5) d Cincinnati (12–3) npr Saint Louis (11–2) u Alabama (10–3) т tnpr Marquette (10–4) т u Stanford (11–2) d Ohio State BYU Iowa State San Francisco (14–0) Dayton (14–1) Illinois (11–1) NC State (14–2) u Vanderbilt (14–1) u Louisville (16–1) u Temple (13–0) North Carolina (13–2) d Kentucky (10–3) d SMU (14–2) d Duke (12–2) Iowa (7–5) u UCLA (9–5) u Saint Louis (12–2) u Holy Cross (13–2) d Utah (14–3) d Alabama (11–3) u 1955 men St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers St. Francis Brooklyn (13–0) npr BYU (11–5) npr 1955 men Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius (9–5) тCincinnati (12–3) т npr Marquette Stanford San Francisco (15–0) Dayton (16–1) Illinois (12–1) NC State (16–2) Louisville (18–1) u Vanderbilt (15–1) d Kentucky (13–3) u Temple (14–1) d SMU (16–2) u Duke (13–3) u Saint Louis (14–2) u North Carolina (13–3) d UCLA (11–5) Alabama (12–3) т tu Holy Cross (16–2) т u Iowa (8–5) d BYU (13–5) u St. Francis Brooklyn (15–0) Utah (14–5) d Stanford (13–2) npr Canisius Cincinnati San Francisco (18–0) Dayton (18–1) Illinois (14–1) NC State (18–2) Louisville (19–2) Vanderbilt (16–2) Kentucky (15–3) SMU (17–2) u Temple (17–1) d North Carolina (15–3) u Alabama (14–3) u UCLA (13–5) u Iowa (10–5) u Duke (15–4) d Saint Louis (14–4) d Holy Cross (17–3) d BYU (14–6) т t Utah (16–5) т u Houston (17–3) npr Cincinnati (14–4) тIowa State (15–3) т1955 men Xavier Musketeers Xavier (12–7) т npr St. Francis Brooklyn Stanford San Francisco (20–0) Illinois (16–1) u Dayton (20–2) d Louisville (21–2) u NC State (19–3) d Vanderbilt (18–2) SMU (19–2) u Temple (19–1) u North Carolina (16–3) u Kentucky (16–4) d Alabama (16–3) Iowa (12–5) u UCLA (15–5) d Houston (18–3) u Holy Cross (19–4) т tu Utah (17–5) т u St. Francis Brooklyn (18–1) npr Iowa State (16–3) u Cincinnati (15–4) т tu Xavier (13–9) т u Duke Saint Louis BYU San Francisco (21–0) Dayton (22–2) u Illinois (17–2) d NC State (21–3) u Louisville (22–3) d Alabama (18–3) u SMU (21–2) North Carolina (17–4) u Iowa (14–5) u UCLA (17–5) u Vanderbilt (19–3) d Temple (20–3) d Kentucky (17–5) d Utah (19–5) u Duke (18–6) т tnpr Saint Louis (17–5) т tnpr Cincinnati (16–5) т u Houston (19–4) d Kansas State (15–6) npr Holy Cross (21–4) тOhio State (15–5) т d Iowa State Xavier San Francisco (24–0) NC State (24–3) u Dayton (23–3) d Iowa (16–5) u Alabama (20–3) u SMU (22–2) u Louisville (26–3) d Illinois (18–3) d UCLA (19–5) u Vanderbilt (19–4) u North Carolina (18–5) d Kentucky (19–5) u Utah (21–5) u Temple (21–3) d Holy Cross (22–4) u Oklahoma City (18–6) npr Saint Louis (17–6) d Duke (19–7) d Canisius (17–6) npr 1955 men Seattle Redhawks Seattle (17–9) npr Cincinnati (17–6) Houston (19–5) Kansas State (16–7) Ohio State (16–6) References Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States