1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
The 1956–57 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
| 1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 1956–57 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 1957 | ||||
| Preseason #1 | |||||
| NCAA Tournament Champions | North Carolina | ||||
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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
| Week 1 Dec. 10[1][2] | Week 2 Dec. 17[1][3] | Week 3 Dec. 26[1][4] | Week 4 Jan. 2[1][5] | Week 5 Jan. 7[1][6] | Week 6 Jan. 14[1] | Week 7 Jan. 21[1] | Week 8 Jan. 28[1] | Week 9 Feb. 4[1] | Week 10 Feb. 11[1] | Week 11 Feb. 18[1] | Week 12 Feb. 25[7] | Week 13 Mar. 4[7] | Final Mar. 11[7][8] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kansas (2–0) | Kansas (4–0) | Kansas (6–0) | Kansas (9–0) | Kansas (10–0) | Kansas (12–0) | North Carolina (15–0) | North Carolina (16–0) | North Carolina (16–0) | North Carolina (18–0) | North Carolina (20–0) | North Carolina (22–0) | North Carolina (24–0) | North Carolina (27–0) | 1. |
| 2. | San Francisco (4–0) | San Francisco (5–0) | North Carolina (8–0) | North Carolina (11–0) | North Carolina (11–0) | North Carolina (14–0) | Kansas (12–1) | Kansas (12–1) | Kansas (13–1) | Kansas (14–1) | Kansas (16–1) | Kansas (18–1) | Kansas (19–1) | Kansas (21–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Kentucky (3–0) | North Carolina (–) | Kentucky (–) | Kentucky (–) | Kentucky (–) | SMU (–) | Iowa State (–) | Louisville (–) | Kentucky (–) | Kentucky (–) | Kentucky (–) | Kentucky (–) | Kentucky (–) | Kentucky (22–4) | 3. |
| 4. | Louisville (3–1) | SMU (–) | West Virginia (–) | SMU (–) | SMU (–) | Kentucky (–) | Louisville (–) | Kentucky (–) | SMU (–) | Seattle (–) | Seattle (–) | SMU (–) | SMU (–) | SMU (21–3) | 4. |
| 5. | SMU (2–0) | Illinois (–) | Saint Louis (–) | Illinois (–) | Louisville (–) | Louisville (–) | Kentucky (–) | UCLA (–) | UCLA (–) | Bradley (–) | Bradley (–) | Seattle (–) | Seattle (–) | Seattle (22–2) | 5. |
| 6. | North Carolina (2–0) | Louisville (–) | Illinois (–) | Louisville (–) | Vanderbilt (–) | UCLA (–) | SMU (–) | SMU (–) | Louisville (–) | SMU (–) | SMU (–) | UCLA (–) | Louisville (–) | Louisville (21–5) | 6. |
| 7. | Illinois (2–0) | Kentucky (–) | SMU (–) | Iowa State (–) | Iowa State (–) | Seattle (–) | UCLA (–) | Illinois (–) | Seattle (–) | UCLA (–) | Louisville (–) | Bradley (–) | UCLA (–) | West Virginia (25–4) | 7. |
| 8. | NC State (3–0) | West Virginia (–) | Louisville (–) | UCLA (8–1) | UCLA (–) | Illinois (–) | Seattle (–) | Iowa State (–) | Bradley (–) | Louisville (–) | UCLA (–) | Louisville (–) | Michigan State (–) | Vanderbilt (17–5) | 8. |
| 9. | Alabama (3–0) | Saint Louis (–) | Duke (–) | Vanderbilt (–) | Seattle (–) | Iowa State (–) | Illinois (–) | Seattle (–) | Iowa State (–) | Iowa State (–) | Iowa State (–) | Vanderbilt (–) | Vanderbilt (–) | Oklahoma City (17–8) | 9. |
| 10. | Canisius (4–0) | Kansas State (–) | Oklahoma A&M (–) | Seattle (–) | Illinois (–) | Vanderbilt (–) | Bradley (–) | Bradley (–) | Wake Forest (–) | West Virginia (–) | Vanderbilt (–) | Indiana (–) | Oklahoma City (–) | Saint Louis (19–7) | 10. |
| 11. | Ohio State (3–0) | Ohio State (–) | Oklahoma City (–) | Oklahoma A&M (–) | Oklahoma City (–) | Wake Forest (–) | Wake Forest (–) | Ohio State (–) | West Virginia (–) | Wake Forest (–) | Indiana (–) | West Virginia (–) | West Virginia (–) | Michigan State (14–8) | 11. |
| 12. | Western Kentucky (3–0) | Oklahoma A&M (–) | Tennessee (–) | Tennessee (–) | Oklahoma A&M (–) | Bradley (–) | Ohio State (–) | Canisius (–) | Ohio State (–) | California (–) | Wake Forest (–) | Kansas State (–) | Saint Louis (–) | Memphis (21–5) | 12. |
| 13. | West Virginia (3–0) | Duke (–) | Vanderbilt (–) | Manhattan (–) | Wake Forest (–) | Oklahoma City (–) | Vanderbilt (–) | Wake Forest (–) | Oklahoma City (–) | Oklahoma City (–) | Oklahoma City (–) | Wake Forest (–) | Bradley (–) | California (20–4) | 13. |
| 14. | Kansas State (2–0) | Iowa State (–) | Iowa State (–) | Western Kentucky (–) | Canisius (–) | Canisius (–) | Canisius (–) | Tulane (–) | Canisius (–) | Canisius (–) | West Virginia (–) | Saint Louis (–) | California (–) | UCLA (22–4) | 14. |
| 15. | Dayton (2–1) | Oklahoma City (–) | Western Kentucky (–) | Canisius (–) | Duke (–) | West Virginia (–) | Duke (–) | California (–) | Illinois (–) | West Virginia Tech (–) | California (–) | Idaho State (–) | Idaho State (–) | Mississippi State (17–8) | 15. |
| 16. | Niagara (2–1) | St. John's (–) | Tulane (–) | Saint Louis (–) | Tennessee (–) | Duke (–) | Oklahoma City (–) | Oklahoma City (–) | Memphis (–) | Illinois (–) | Duke (–) | Iowa State (–) | Oklahoma State (–) | Idaho State (24–2) | 16. |
| 17. | Iowa State (3–0) | Alabama (–) | Canisius (–) | Oklahoma City (–) | Saint Louis (–) | Ohio State (–) | West Virginia (–) | Idaho State (–) | Purdue (–) | Duke (–) | Kansas State (–) | Oklahoma A&M (–) | Iowa State (–) | Notre Dame (18–7) | 17. |
| 18. | Oklahoma City (1–1) | Canisius (–) | Seattle (–) | Wake Forest (–) | West Virginia (–) | Western Kentucky (–) | Tulane (–) | West Virginia (–) | Vanderbilt (–) | Indiana (–) | West Virginia Tech (–) | Oklahoma City (–) | Mississippi State (–) | Wake Forest (19–9) | 18. |
| 19. | Oklahoma A&M (3–1) | NC State (–) | San Francisco (6–2) | West Virginia (–) | Minnesota (–) | California (–) | California (–) | Duke (–) | California (–) | Vanderbilt (–) | Mississippi State (–) | Memphis (–) | Memphis (–) | Bradley (19–7) | 19. |
| 20. | Seattle (3–1) | Western Kentucky (–) | Idaho State (–) | Memphis State (–) | Western Kentucky (–) | Oklahoma A&M (–) | Western Kentucky (–) | Oklahoma A&M (–) | Idaho State (–) | Saint Louis (–) | Memphis (–) | Mississippi State (–) | Wake Forest (–) | Canisius (20–5) т Oklahoma A&M (17–9) т | 20. |
| Week 1 Dec. 10[1][9] | Week 2 Dec. 17[1][10] | Week 3 Dec. 26[1][11] | Week 4 Jan. 2[1][12] | Week 5 Jan. 7[1][13] | Week 6 Jan. 14[1] | Week 7 Jan. 21[1] | Week 8 Jan. 28[1] | Week 9 Feb. 4[1] | Week 10 Feb. 11[1] | Week 11 Feb. 18[1] | Week 12 Feb. 25[7] | Week 13 Mar. 4[7] | Final Mar. 11[7][14] | ||
Dropped:
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UP Poll
| Preseason [1] | Week 2 Dec. 11[1] | Week 3 Dec. 18[1] | Week 4 Dec. 26[1] | Week 5 Jan. 2[1] | Week 6 Jan. 8[1] | Week 7 Jan. 15[1] | Week 8 Jan. 22[1] | Week 9 Jan. 29[1] | Week 10 Feb. 5[1] | Week 11 Feb. 12[1] | Week 12 Feb. 19[1] | Week 13 Feb. 26[7] | Week 14 Mar. 5[7] | Final Mar. 12[7] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kansas | Kansas (2–0) | Kansas (4–0) | Kansas (6–0) | Kansas (9–0) | Kansas (10–0) | Kansas (12–0) | North Carolina (15–0) | North Carolina (16–0) | North Carolina (16–0) | North Carolina (18–0) | North Carolina (20–0) | North Carolina (22–0) | North Carolina (24–0) | North Carolina (27–0) | 1. |
| 2. | Louisville | North Carolina (2–0) | North Carolina (4–0) | North Carolina (8–0) | North Carolina (11–0) | North Carolina (11–0) | North Carolina (14–0) | Kansas (12–1) | Kansas (12–1) | Kansas (13–1) | Kansas (14–1) | Kansas (16–1) | Kansas (18–1) | Kansas (19–1) | Kansas (21–2) | 2. |
| 3. | North Carolina | Kentucky (22–4) | 3. | |||||||||||||
| 4. | Illinois | SMU (21–3) | 4. | |||||||||||||
| 5. | SMU | Seattle (22–2) | 5. | |||||||||||||
| 6. | Dayton | California (20–4) | 6. | |||||||||||||
| 7. | Temple | Michigan State (14–8) | 7. | |||||||||||||
| 8. | San Francisco | Louisville (21–5) | 8. | |||||||||||||
| 9. | Saint Louis | UCLA (22–4) т | 9. | |||||||||||||
| 10. | Western Kentucky | Saint Louis (19–7) т | 10. | |||||||||||||
| 11. | West Virginia | Canisius (4–0) | West Virginia (25–4) | 11. | ||||||||||||
| 12. | Oklahoma City | Dayton (17–6) | 12. | |||||||||||||
| 13. | Oregon State | Bradley (19–7) | 13. | |||||||||||||
| 14. | Kentucky | BYU (18–8) | 14. | |||||||||||||
| 15. | Washington | Indiana (14–8) | 15. | |||||||||||||
| 16. | St. John's т | Oklahoma City (17–8) т | 16. | |||||||||||||
| 17. | NC State т | Vanderbilt (17–5) т | 17. | |||||||||||||
| 18. | Kansas State | Xavier (19–6) т | 18. | |||||||||||||
| 19. | Vanderbilt | Notre Dame (18–7) | 19. | |||||||||||||
| 20. | Wyoming | Kansas State (15–8) | 20. | |||||||||||||
| Preseason [1] | Week 2 Dec. 11[1] | Week 3 Dec. 18[1] | Week 4 Dec. 26[1] | Week 5 Jan. 2[1] | Week 6 Jan. 8[1] | Week 7 Jan. 15[1] | Week 8 Jan. 22[1] | Week 9 Jan. 29[1] | Week 10 Feb. 5[1] | Week 11 Feb. 12[1] | Week 12 Feb. 19[1] | Week 13 Feb. 26[7] | Week 14 Mar. 5[7] | Final Mar. 12[7] | ||
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References
- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 652. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
- "December 10, 1956 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- "December 17, 1956 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- "December 26, 1956 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- "January 2, 1957 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- "January 7, 1957 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 653. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
- "1957 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- "December 10, 1956 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- "December 17, 1956 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- "December 26, 1956 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- "January 2, 1957 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- "January 7, 1957 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- "1957 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
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