1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

August 2023 1957 image Kentucky The 1957–58 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 Final Dec. 9ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 661–662 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 Dec. 16 Dec. 23 Dec. 30 Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 3 Mar. 10 1957 men North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina (1–0) Kansas (3–0) Kentucky (3–0) 1957 men Bradley Braves Bradley (1–0) Kansas State (2–0) 1957 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco (2–0) 1957 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State (2–0) West Virginia (3–0) 1957 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis (1–0) Temple (1–1) 1957 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota (3–0) 1957 men NC State Wolfpack NC State (2–0) UCLA (2–0) Seattle (0–0) 1957 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame (2–0) 1957 men Rice Owls Rice (2–0) 1957 men Syracuse Orangemen Syracuse (1–0) 1957 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State (1–1) 1957 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati (2–0) 1957 men Memphis State Tigers Memphis State (2–0) North Carolina (4–0) Kansas (5–0) Kansas State (4–0) u Cincinnati (4–0) u Kentucky (4–1) d 1957 men Maryland Terrapins Maryland (4–0) npr San Francisco (3–0) d West Virginia (5–0) Michigan State (3–0) d Minnesota (3–0) u Bradley (2–1) d Seattle (3–0) u UCLA (4–0) Rice (3–0) u 1957 men Utah Utes Utah (4–0) npr Oklahoma State (3–1) u 1957 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State (5–0) npr 1957 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State (6–0) npr 1957 men Richmond Spiders Richmond (5–0) npr NC State (5–1) d Saint Louis Temple (2–2) Notre Dame (3–1) Syracuse Memphis State West Virginia (8–0) u Kansas (7–0) Kansas State (7–0) North Carolina (5–1) d Cincinnati (6–0) d Maryland (6–0) San Francisco (6–1) Michigan State (4–0) u Kentucky (5–3) d Mississippi State (7–0) u Bradley (3–1) Utah (6–0) u NC State (6–1) u Oklahoma State (6–1) u Seattle (3–2) d Western Kentucky (4–1) npr Richmond (5–2) u Saint Louis (2–1) npr St. John's (6–0) npr Iowa State (4–2) npr Minnesota UCLA Rice Oregon State (5–1) West Virginia (8–0) Kansas (9–0) Kansas State (9–0) North Carolina (8–1) Cincinnati (7–1) San Francisco (8–1) u Maryland (6–0) d Michigan State (7–0) Mississippi State (9–0) u Kentucky (6–3) d NC State (8–2) u Bradley (5–1) d Temple (6–2) npr Oklahoma State (6–1) Utah (8–1) d TCU (9–1) npr St. John's (6–0) u Oregon State (8–1) npr 1957 men California Golden Bears California (3–4) npr 1957 men La Salle Explorers La Salle (6–2) npr Seattle (4–3) Western Kentucky Richmond Saint Louis Iowa State (6–3) West Virginia (10–0) Kansas (10–1) North Carolina (9–1) u Kansas State (9–1) d Mississippi State (10–0) u San Francisco (10–1) Cincinnati (8–1) d Oklahoma State (8–1) u Kentucky (8–3) u Bradley (6–1) u Maryland (7–2) d Temple (8–2) u NC State (9–2) d Michigan State (7–2) d Oregon State (10–1) u St. John's (7–0) u Illinois (7–1) npr Memphis State (4–3) npr Utah (9–2) d Seattle (4–4) т1957 men Wichita Shockers Wichita (9–1) т npr TCU (10–1) California (5–2) La Salle West Virginia (12–0) Kansas State (11–1) u Kansas (10–2) d San Francisco (12–1) u Cincinnati (10–2) u North Carolina (11–2) d Oklahoma State (10–1) u Maryland (9–2) u Kentucky (10–3) Bradley (8–1) Mississippi State (11–1) d Temple (10–2) 1957 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee (8–2) npr 1957 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma (9–2) npr St. John's (8–0) u Oregon State (10–1) d Wichita (10–1) u Michigan State (8–2) d 1957 men Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth (11–1) npr NC State (9–3) d Illinois (7–3) Memphis State Utah (10–2) Seattle (6–4) West Virginia (13–0) Kansas (12–2) u Kansas State (12–1) d Cincinnati (12–2) u San Francisco (12–1) d Maryland (10–2) u Oklahoma State (11–1) North Carolina (12–3) d Kentucky (12–3) Bradley (10–2) Temple (12–2) u NC State (11–3) u St. John's (8–0) u Mississippi State (11–3) d Michigan State (9–2) u Tennessee (8–4) d 1957 men Dayton Flyers Dayton (13–2) npr Dartmouth (13–1) u Wichita (11–2) d Arkansas (10–3) npr Oklahoma Oregon State (10–2) West Virginia (14–0) Kansas (12–2) Cincinnati (13–2) u Kansas State (13–1) d San Francisco (13–1) Oklahoma State (12–1) u North Carolina (12–3) u Kentucky (12–3) u Maryland (10–3) d NC State (11–3) u Temple (13–2) Bradley (11–3) d St. John's (9–0) Mississippi State (12–3) Michigan State (10–3) Dayton (14–2) u Arkansas (11–3) u Wichita (11–4) u Dartmouth (13–1) d Oregon State (12–3) npr Tennessee West Virginia (15–1) Kansas (12–2) Cincinnati (15–2) Kansas State (14–1) San Francisco (15–1) Oklahoma State (13–2) North Carolina (13–3) Maryland (11–3) u NC State (12–3) u Temple (14–2) u Bradley (12–3) u Kentucky (14–4) d Duke (9–5) npr Dayton (16–2) u Michigan State (11–3) Seattle (10–4) npr Mississippi State (14–3) d Arkansas (12–4) d 1957 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech (12–7) npr Dartmouth (14–1) d St. John's Wichita Oregon State Kansas State (16–1) u West Virginia (17–1) d Cincinnati (16–2) Kansas (13–3) d San Francisco (16–1) Oklahoma State (15–2) Temple (16–2) u Duke (12–5) u Maryland (13–3) d NC State (14–3) d North Carolina (13–4) d Kentucky (15–4) Bradley (13–4) d Dayton (18–2) Tennessee (15–3) npr Seattle (12–4) Notre Dame (13–4) npr Mississippi State (15–4) d Michigan State (11–4) d Oklahoma (11–4) npr Arkansas Georgia Tech Dartmouth Kansas State (17–1) Cincinnati (18–2) u West Virginia (20–1) d Kansas (15–3) San Francisco (19–1) Temple (18–2) u Duke (14–5) u Oklahoma State (16–3) d NC State (15–4) u Notre Dame (15–4) u Dayton (20–2) u Michigan State (14–4) u Kentucky (16–5) d Maryland (14–4) d Bradley (14–4) d North Carolina (15–5) d Seattle (15–5) d Mississippi State (16–5) Dartmouth (17–2) npr Tennessee (11–7) d Oklahoma Kansas State (18–1) West Virginia (22–1) u Cincinnati (20–2) d San Francisco (21–1) u Temple (20–2) u Duke (16–5) u Kansas (16–4) d Notre Dame (17–4) u North Carolina (17–5) u Dayton (20–2) u NC State (16–5) d Kentucky (18–5) u Oklahoma State (18–5) d Bradley (17–5) u Michigan State (15–4) d Mississippi State (18–5) u Maryland (15–6) d Seattle (16–5) d California (15–6) npr Auburn (14–6) npr Dartmouth Tennessee Kansas State (20–1) West Virginia (23–1) Cincinnati (22–2) San Francisco (23–1) Temple (22–2) Duke (17–6) Notre Dame (21–4) u Dayton (22–2) u Kentucky (19–6) u Kansas (17–5) d Bradley (18–5) u Michigan State (16–5) u North Carolina (17–6) d NC State (17–5) d Mississippi State (20–5) u Auburn (16–6) u Maryland (17–6) Oklahoma State (18–6) d Seattle (17–5) d 1957 men St. Bonaventure Brown Indians St. Bonaventure (19–3) npr California (17–7) West Virginia (26–1) u Cincinnati (24–2) u Kansas State (20–3) d San Francisco (24–1) Temple (24–2) Maryland (20–6) u Kansas (18–5) u Notre Dame (22–4) d Kentucky (19–6) Duke (18–7) d Dayton (23–3) d Indiana (12–10) npr North Carolina (19–7) Bradley (20–5) d Mississippi State (20–5) Auburn (16–6) Michigan State (16–6) d Seattle (19–5) u Oklahoma State (19–7) d NC State (18–6) d St. Bonaventure (19–4) UP Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final Dec. 10 Dec. 17 Dec. 24 Dec. 31 Jan. 7 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 28 Feb. 4 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25 Mar. 4 Mar. 11 1957 men North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina (1–0) Kansas (3–0) Kentucky (3–0) 1957 men Bradley Braves Bradley (1–0) 1957 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco (2–0) Kansas State (2–0) 1957 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State (2–0) Temple (1–1) UCLA (2–0) 1957 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame (2–0) 1957 men Rice Owls Rice (2–0) 1957 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis (1–0) Seattle (0–0) 1957 men Utah Utes Utah (2–0) 1957 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota (3–0) West Virginia (3–0) 1957 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati (2–0) 1957 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State (0–2) Illinois (2–0) Washington (1–1) North Carolina (4–0) Kansas (5–0) Kansas State (4–0) u San Francisco (3–0) u Michigan State (3–0) u Kentucky (4–1) d Cincinnati (4–0) u Seattle (3–0) u 1957 men Maryland Terrapins Maryland (4–0) npr UCLA (4–0) d Bradley (2–1) d Rice (3–0) d Temple (2–2) d West Virginia (5–0) u Utah (4–0) d Minnesota (3–0) td 1957 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State (5–0) npr Iowa State (3–1) npr Duke (2–1) т tnpr Michigan (3–1) тNotre Dame (3–1) т npr Saint Louis Ohio State Illinois Washington Kansas (7–0) u Kansas State (7–0) u West Virginia (8–0) u North Carolina (5–1) d San Francisco (6–1) d Michigan State (4–0) d Cincinnati (6–0) Bradley (3–1) u Maryland (6–0) Utah (6–0) u Kentucky (5–3) d Temple (4–2) u Seattle (3–2) d Iowa State (4–2) u Saint Louis (2–1) npr 1957 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State (6–1) npr Oregon State (5–1) d Illinois (5–1) npr St. John's (6–0) npr 1957 men Louisville Cardinals Louisville (5–3) т1957 men Wichita Shockers Wichita (6–1) т1957 men Yale Bulldogs Yale (3–1) т npr UCLA Rice Minnesota Duke Michigan Notre Dame Kansas (9–0) Kansas State (9–0) North Carolina (8–1) u West Virginia (8–0) San Francisco (8–1) Michigan State (7–0) Maryland (6–0) u Cincinnati (7–1) d Bradley (5–1) d Temple (6–2) u Oregon State (8–1) u Utah (8–1) d 1957 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU (9–1) npr Oklahoma State (6–1) u Kentucky (6–3) d Seattle (4–3) d 1957 men California Golden Bears California (3–4) npr Notre Dame (6–2) npr UCLA (5–4) npr Iowa State (6–3) d Saint Louis Illinois St. John's Louisville Wichita Yale West Virginia (10–0) Kansas (10–1) North Carolina (9–1) u San Francisco (10–1) u Kansas State (9–1) d Cincinnati (8–1) u Bradley (6–1) т tu Temple (8–2) т Oklahoma State (8–1) u Oregon State (10–1) u 1957 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State (10–0) npr Maryland (7–2) т td Michigan State (7–2) т td TCU (10–1) т u Kentucky (8–3) Utah (9–2) d Minnesota (5–2) npr NC State (9–2) т tnpr California (5–2) т td Iowa State (5–2) т u Seattle Notre Dame UCLA West Virginia (12–0) San Francisco (12–1) u Kansas (10–2) d Kansas State (11–1) u North Carolina (11–2) d Cincinnati (10–2) Maryland (9–2) u Bradley (8–1) d Oklahoma State (10–1) Temple (10–2) d Oregon State (10–1) d Michigan State (8–2) Kentucky (10–3) u Utah (10–2) u Mississippi State (11–1) d Tennessee (8–2) т tnpr Notre Dame (9–2) т npr 1957 men Dayton Flyers Dayton (11–2) npr Illinois (7–3) т tnpr Minnesota (5–3) тSeattle (6–4) т d TCU NC State California Iowa State West Virginia (13–0) Kansas (12–2) u San Francisco (12–1) d Kansas State (12–1) Cincinnati (12–2) u Oklahoma State (11–1) u Maryland (10–2) North Carolina (12–3) d Temple (12–2) u Bradley (10–2) d Michigan State (9–2) u Kentucky (12–3) u Oregon State (10–2) d NC State (11–3) npr Mississippi State (11–3) Dayton (13–2) u St. John's (8–0) npr Tennessee (8–4) т td Notre Dame (10–3) т td 1957 men Xavier Musketeers Xavier (10–2) т npr Utah Illinois Minnesota Seattle West Virginia (14–0) Kansas (12–2) San Francisco (13–1) Cincinnati (13–2) u Kansas State (13–1) d Oklahoma State (12–1) North Carolina (12–3) т tu Temple (13–2) т Bradley (11–3) u Kentucky (12–3) u Maryland (10–3) d NC State (11–3) u Michigan State (10–3) d Oregon State (12–3) d Dayton (14–2) u Arkansas (11–3) npr St. John's (9–0) California (9–5) npr 1957 men BYU Cougars BYU (6–9) т tnpr Notre Dame (12–3) тSeattle (9–4) т d Mississippi State Tennessee Xavier Kansas (12–2) u West Virginia (15–1) d San Francisco (15–1) Kansas State (14–1) u Cincinnati (15–2) d North Carolina (13–3) u Oklahoma State (13–2) d Temple (14–2) d Bradley (12–3) Maryland (11–3) u Michigan State (11–3) u Kentucky (14–4) d Dayton (16–2) u NC State (12–3) d Seattle (10–4) u Arkansas (12–4) т t Oregon State (13–4) т d Duke (9–5) т tnpr Notre Dame (13–4) т BYU (8–9) d St. John's California Kansas State (16–1) u West Virginia (17–1) d San Francisco (16–1) Cincinnati (16–2) u Kansas (13–3) d Oklahoma State (15–2) u Temple (16–2) u Maryland (13–3) u NC State (14–3) u North Carolina (13–4) т td Kentucky (15–4) т u Dayton (18–2) u Duke (12–5) u Bradley (13–4) d Notre Dame (13–4) u Michigan State (11–4) d Michigan (9–5) npr California (11–6) npr Tennessee (15–3) npr Seattle (12–4) тBYU (10–9) т d Arkansas Oregon State Kansas State (17–1) West Virginia (20–1) Cincinnati (18–2) u San Francisco (19–1) d Kansas (15–3) Temple (18–2) u Oklahoma State (16–3) d NC State (15–4) u Duke (14–5) u Michigan State (14–4) u Maryland (14–4) d Dayton (20–2) Notre Dame (15–4) u North Carolina (15–5) d Bradley (14–4) d Kentucky (16–5) d Seattle (15–5) u BYU (11–9) u St. Bonaventure (15–3) npr California (12–6) тPurdue (11–7) тSaint Louis (12–7) т d Michigan Tennessee Kansas State (18–1) West Virginia (22–1) Cincinnati (20–2) San Francisco (21–1) Temple (20–2) u Duke (16–5) u Kansas (16–4) d Michigan State (15–4) u NC State (16–5) d Notre Dame (17–4) u North Carolina (17–5) u Oklahoma State (18–5) d Dayton (20–2) d Bradley (17–5) u Kentucky (18–5) т tu Maryland (15–6) т d California (15–6) u Seattle (16–5) d St. Bonaventure (17–3) Purdue (12–7) BYU Saint Louis Kansas State (20–1) Cincinnati (22–2) u West Virginia (23–1) d San Francisco (23–1) Temple (22–2) Duke (17–6) Michigan State (16–5) u Notre Dame (21–4) u Kansas (17–5) d Dayton (22–2) u Bradley (18–5) u Oklahoma State (18–6) NC State (17–5) d Kentucky (19–6) u North Carolina (17–6) d Indiana (11–10) npr Maryland (17–6) d St. Bonaventure (19–3) u California (17–7) d Oregon State (18–4) npr Seattle (17–5) Purdue West Virginia (26–1) u Cincinnati (24–2) San Francisco (24–1) u Kansas State (20–3) d Temple (24–2) Maryland (20–6) u Notre Dame (22–4) u Kansas (18–5) u Dayton (23–3) u Indiana (12–10) u Bradley (20–5) North Carolina (19–7) u Duke (18–7) d Kentucky (19–6) Oklahoma State (19–7) d NC State (18–6) т td Oregon State (20–5) т u St. Bonaventure (19–4) Michigan State (16–6) т tnpr Seattle (19–5) тWyoming (13–13) т npr California (17–7) References Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States