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1954–55 NCAA men's basketball rankings

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The 1954–55 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Legend

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Italics   Number of first place votes
(#–#)   Win–loss record
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

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Week 1
Dec. 7[1]
Week 2
Dec. 14[1][2]
Week 3
Dec. 21[1][3]
Week 4
Dec. 28[1][4]
Week 5
Jan. 4[1][5]
Week 6
Jan. 11[1][6]
Week 7
Jan. 18[1][7]
Week 8
Jan. 25[1][8]
Week 9
Feb. 1[1][9]
Week 10
Feb. 8[1][10]
Week 11
Feb. 15[1][11]
Week 12
Feb. 22[1][12]
Week 13
Mar. 1[13][14]
Final
Mar. 8[13][15]
1.La Salle (2–0)La Salle (4–0)Kentucky (3–0)Kentucky (5–0)Kentucky (7–0) (89)Kentucky (7–1) (52)Kentucky (9–1)Kentucky (12–1)Kentucky (12–1)San Francisco (16–1)San Francisco (18–1)San Francisco (20–1)San Francisco (21–1)San Francisco (23–1)1.
2.Kentucky (1–0)Kentucky (2–0)Utah (7–0)NC State (10–0)Duquesne (8–1) (14)NC State (13–1) (22)NC State (15–2)San Francisco (12–1)San Francisco (14–1)Kentucky (14–2)Kentucky (16–2)Kentucky (18–2)Kentucky (20–2)Kentucky (22–2)2.
3.Duquesne (1–0)Illinois (3–0)Illinois (5–0)La Salle (6–2)NC State (12–1) (3)Duquesne (9–2)San Francisco (12–1)NC State (16–3)La Salle (14–4)La Salle (16–4)La Salle (18–4)La Salle (20–4)La Salle (22–4)La Salle (22–4)3.
4.Iowa (2–0)NC State (3–0)La Salle (5–1)Dayton (7–0)La Salle (9–3) (2)La Salle (10–3)La Salle (12–3)Duquesne (11–3)Duquesne (11–3)Duquesne (12–3)Duquesne (15–3)Duquesne (17–3)Marquette (22–1)NC State (28–4)4.
5.Holy Cross (1–0)Dayton (4–0)NC State (8–0)San Francisco (7–1)San Francisco (8–1) (4)San Francisco (9–1)Duquesne (10–3)La Salle (13–4)Utah (14–2)Utah (17–2)George Washington (18–3)Marquette (20–1)NC State (25–4)Iowa (17–4)5.
6.Indiana (0–0)Missouri (3–1)Dayton (6–0)Illinois (6–1)George Washington (8–2)Missouri (9–2)Maryland (12–2)George Washington (13–3)NC State (16–4)George Washington (15–3)Marquette (18–1)NC State (23–4)Minnesota (15–6)Duquesne (19–4)6.
7.Dayton (2–0)Indiana (2–2)Missouri (4–1)Utah (7–2)UCLA (1) (9–2)Illinois (7–2)Illinois (9–2)Utah (13–2)George Washington (13–3)NC State (18–4)NC State (21–4)Minnesota (14–5)Utah (21–3)Utah (23–3)7.
8.Niagara (3–0)UCLA (3–0)George Washington (4–1)Duquesne (4–1)Utah (7–2)George Washington (9–3)Missouri (10–2)Maryland (13–3)UCLA (13–3)UCLA (15–3)Minnesota (12–5)Utah (19–3)Duquesne (19–4)Marquette (22–2)8.
9.Notre Dame (1–0)Duquesne (2–1)Duquesne (4–1)George Washington (5–2)Missouri (7–2) (2)Utah (9–2)George Washington (11–3)UCLA (11–3)Marquette (15–1)Marquette (16–1)UCLA (16–3)UCLA (19–3)UCLA (21–4)Dayton (23–3)9.
10.NC State (2–0)Niagara (3–1)Niagara (6–1)Niagara (6–1)Dayton (8–2)UCLA (10–3)UCLA (11–2)Illinois (9–3)Illinois (10–3)Illinois (11–3)Utah (18–3)George Washington (19–4)Dayton (22–3)Oregon State (21–7)10.
11.Oklahoma A&M (2–0)George Washington (3–0)Ohio State (4–0)Missouri (4–2)Maryland (7–2)Maryland (10–2)Utah (11–3)Marquette (13–1)Minnesota (10–5)Maryland (14–3)Maryland (15–4)Dayton (20–3)Alabama (18–4)Minnesota (15–7)11.
12.Saint Louis (1–0)Louisville (6–0)West Virginia (4–1)Alabama (5–1)Illinois (6–2)Dayton (8–3)Alabama (11–2)Missouri (10–3)Maryland (13–3)Minnesota (11–5)Cincinnati (19–3)Alabama (16–4)Iowa (14–4)Alabama (19–5)12.
13.UCLA (1–0)Iowa (4–1)USC (5–1)Louisville (8–1)Minnesota (5–4)Richmond (8–3)Richmond (12–3)Holy Cross (11–2)Alabama (12–2)Alabama (13–3)Dayton (18–3)Illinois (14–4)George Washington (21–5)UCLA (21–5)13.
14.Illinois (2–0)Ohio State (3–0)Louisville (7–1)USC (6–3)Iowa (6–2)Minnesota (7–4)Minnesota (8–4)Alabama (11–2)Holy Cross (11–2)Missouri (12–3)Illinois (12–4)Vanderbilt (14–5)Oregon State (19–7)George Washington (24–6)14.
15.Wichita (0–0)Utah (6–0)Wichita (3–0)UCLA (6–1)Niagara (7–3)Niagara (8–3)Marquette (13–1)Dayton (13–3)Dayton (14–3)Iowa (11–4)Iowa (12–4)Memphis State (17–3)Tulsa (14–6)Colorado (16–5)15.
16.Utah (2–0)St. John's (3–0)Penn (6–0)Kansas (4–0)Louisville (1) (10–2)Alabama (9–2)Holy Cross (10–2)Northwestern (8–4)Niagara (13–3)Dayton (16–3)Oregon State (14–6)Iowa (14–4)Vanderbilt (15–6)Tulsa (20–6)16.
17.Duke (1–0) тWake Forest (4–1)San Francisco (4–1)Penn (6–0)Duke (6–3)Purdue (8–1)Vanderbilt (8–1)Richmond (12–3)Missouri (10–3)Cincinnati (17–3)Alabama (14–4)Cincinnati (19–5)Illinois (15–5)Vanderbilt (16–6)17.
18.Wake Forest (2–0) тWichita (2–0)UCLA (5–1)Duke (5–1)Villanova (5–2)USC (9–4)Dayton (11–3)Vanderbilt (10–2)Villanova (11–4)Oregon State (14–6)Tennessee (13–3)Maryland (16–5)Maryland (17–6)Illinois (17–5)18.
19.Penn State (1–0)Holy Cross (2–1)Alabama (4–1)Iowa (5–2)Penn (6–1)Iowa (7–3)Iowa (8–3)Iowa (9–4)Oregon State (12–6)Villanova (12–4)Tulsa (12–6)Tulsa (17–6)Memphis State (18–3)West Virginia (19–10)19.
20.Western Kentucky (1–1)Notre Dame (3–1)Iowa (5–2) т
Kansas (4–0) т
Ohio State (4–2)Alabama (5–4) т
Notre Dame (7–2) т
Seton Hall (8–1) т
Auburn (6–0) т
Louisville (11–3) т
Niagara (11–3) т
TCU (11–3) т
Niagara (12–3)Vanderbilt (10–3)Vanderbilt (11–3)Vanderbilt (13–4)Missouri (15–3)Missouri (15–4)Saint Louis (19–7)20.
Week 1
Dec. 7[1]
Week 2
Dec. 14[1][2]
Week 3
Dec. 21[1][3]
Week 4
Dec. 28[1][4]
Week 5
Jan. 4[1][5]
Week 6
Jan. 11[1][6]
Week 7
Jan. 18[1][7]
Week 8
Jan. 25[1][8]
Week 9
Feb. 1[1][9]
Week 10
Feb. 8[1][10]
Week 11
Feb. 15[1][11]
Week 12
Feb. 22[1][12]
Week 13
Mar. 1[13][14]
Final
Mar. 8[13][15]
Dropped:
  • Oklahoma A&M (3–1)
  • Saint Louis (2–1)
  • Duke (2–1)
  • Penn State
  • Western Kentucky
Dropped:
  • Indiana (2–3)
  • St. John's
  • Wake Forest
  • Holy Cross (4–1)
  • Notre Dame
Dropped:
  • West Virginia
  • Wichita
Dropped:
  • USC
  • Kansas
  • Ohio State
Dropped:
  • Duke
  • Villanova
  • Penn
  • Notre Dame
  • Seton Hall
Dropped:
  • Purdue
  • USC
  • Auburn
  • Louisville
Dropped:
  • Minnesota (8–5)
  • TCU
Dropped:
  • Northwestern
  • Richmond
  • Iowa
Dropped:
  • Holy Cross
  • Niagara (15–3)
Dropped:
  • Missouri (12–4)
  • Villanova
Dropped:
  • Oregon State (17–7)
  • Tennessee
Dropped:
  • Cincinnati (19–6)
Dropped:
  • Maryland (17–7)
  • Memphis State (18–4)
  • Missouri (15–5)

UP Poll

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Week 1
Dec. 7[1]
Week 2
Dec. 14[1]
Week 3
Dec. 21[1]
Week 4
Dec. 28[1]
Week 5
Jan. 4[1]
Week 6
Jan. 11[1]
Week 7
Jan. 18[1]
Week 8
Jan. 25[1]
Week 9
Feb. 1[1]
Week 10
Feb. 8[1]
Week 11
Feb. 15[1]
Week 12
Feb. 22[1]
Week 13
Mar. 1[13]
Final
Mar. 8[13]
1.La Salle (2–0)La Salle (4–0)Illinois (5–0)Kentucky (5–0)Kentucky (7–0)Kentucky (7–1)Kentucky (9–1)Kentucky (11–1)Kentucky (12–1)San Francisco (16–1)San Francisco (18–1)San Francisco (20–1)San Francisco (21–1)San Francisco (23–1)1.
2.Iowa (2–0)Kentucky (2–0)Utah (7–0)NC State (10–0)Duquesne (8–1)Duquesne (9–2)La Salle (12–3)NC State (16–3)San Francisco (14–1)Kentucky (14–2)Kentucky (16–2)Kentucky (18–2)Kentucky (20–2)Kentucky (22–2)2.
3.Duquesne (1–0)Illinois (3–0)Kentucky (3–0)La Salle (6–2)NC State (12–1)La Salle (10–3)Illinois (9–2)San Francisco (12–1)Utah (14–2)La Salle (16–4)La Salle (18–4)La Salle (20–4)La Salle (22–4)La Salle (22–4)3.
4.Kentucky (1–0)NC State (3–0)La Salle (5–1)Illinois (6–1)La Salle (9–3)NC State (13–1)San Francisco (12–1)Utah (13–2)La Salle (14–4)Utah (17–2)Duquesne (15–3)Minnesota (14–5)NC State (25–4) тUtah (23–3)4.
5.Indiana (0–0)Indiana (2–2)NC State (8–0)Dayton (7–0)San Francisco (8–1)San Francisco (9–1)NC State (15–2)Duquesne (11–3)Duquesne (11–3)Duquesne (12–3)Utah (18–3)Duquesne (17–3)Minnesota (15–6) тIowa (17–4)5.
6.Illinois (2–0)UCLA (3–0)Dayton (6–0)San Francisco (7–1)Missouri (7–2)Illinois (7–2)Duquesne (10–3)La Salle (13–4)NC State (16–4)NC State (18–4)UCLA (16–3)UCLA (19–3)Utah (21–3)NC State (28–4)6.
7.NC State (2–0)Duquesne (2–1)Ohio State (4–0)Utah (7–2)Utah (7–2)Utah (9–2)Utah (11–2)UCLA (11–3)UCLA (13–3)UCLA (15–3)NC State (21–4)NC State (23–4)UCLA (21–4)Duquesne (19–4)7.
8.Holy Cross (1–0)Utah (6–0)Missouri (4–1)Duquesne (4–1)Illinois (6–2)Missouri (9–2)Missouri (10–2)George Washington (13–3)George Washington (13–3)George Washington (15–3)Minnesota (12–5)Utah (19–3)Marquette (22–1)Oregon State (21–7)8.
9.UCLA (1–0)Missouri (3–1)Niagara (6–1)UCLA (6–1)UCLA (9–2)UCLA (10–3)Minnesota (8–4)Illinois (9–3) тMinnesota (10–5)Minnesota (11–5)George Washington (18–3)Marquette (20–1)Duquesne (19–4)Marquette (22–2)9.
10.Niagara (3–0)Niagara (3–1) тDuquesne (4–1)Missouri (4–2)Minnesota (5–4)Minnesota (7–4)UCLA (11–3)Northwestern (8–4) тMarquette (15–1)Illinois (11–3)Marquette (18–1)George Washington (19–4)Iowa (14–4)Dayton (23–3)10.
11.Notre Dame (1–0)Iowa (4–1) тUCLA (5–1)Niagara (6–1)Dayton (8–2)Dayton (8–3)Maryland (12–2)Missouri (10–3)Illinois (10–3)Marquette (16–1)Illinois (12–4)Illinois (14–4)Dayton (22–3)Colorado (16–5)11.
12.Dayton (2–0)Dayton (4–0)USC (5–1)USC (6–3)Niagara (7–3)USC (9–4)Iowa (8–3)Maryland (13–3)Missouri (10–3)Iowa (11–4)Missouri (12–4)Iowa (14–4)Oregon State (19–7)UCLA (21–5)12.
13.Saint Louis (1–0) тOhio State (3–0)Cincinnati (6–1)Cincinnati (7–1)George Washington (8–2)Niagara (8–3)Holy Cross (10–2)Marquette (13–1)Niagara (13–3)Missouri (12–3)Iowa (12–4)Dayton (20–3)Missouri (15–4)Minnesota (15–7)13.
14.Utah (2–0) тUSC (3–1)Iowa (5–2)Kansas (4–0)Maryland (7–2) тMaryland (10–2) тMarquette (13–1)Holy Cross (11–2) тMaryland (13–3)Dayton (16–3)Oregon State (14–6)Oregon State (17–7)George Washington (21–5)Tulsa (20–6)14.
15.USC (1–0)Notre Dame (3–1)Wyoming (5–2)California (7–1)Iowa (6–2) тPurdue (8–1) тDayton (11–3)Niagara (12–3) тHoly Cross (11–2) тOregon State (14–6)Dayton (18–3)Missouri (15–3)Colorado (14–5)George Washington (24–6)15.
16.DePaul (2–0)Holy Cross (2–1)Kansas (4–0)Alabama (5–1)Notre Dame (5–4)Wichita (9–1)Niagara (11–3)Minnesota (8–5) тOregon State (12–6) тVillanova (12–4)Cincinnati (19–3)Saint Louis (16–6)Illinois (15–5)Illinois (17–5)16.
17.Oklahoma A&M (2–0) тSaint Louis (2–1)Louisville (7–1)Seton Hall (7–0)Cincinnati (9–2) тIowa (7–3) тCincinnati (11–3)Dayton (13–3)Dayton (14–3) тCincinnati (17–3)Maryland (15–4)TCU (17–5)Tulsa (14–6)Niagara (20–5)17.
18.Oregon State (2–1) тOklahoma A&M (3–1)Holy Cross (4–1)Holy Cross (5–1)Holy Cross (6–2) тXavier (7–3) тGeorge Washington (11–3)Stanford (10–3)Villanova (11–4) тMaryland (14–3) тHoly Cross (14–4) тColorado (12–5) тNiagara (19–5)Saint Louis (19–7)18.
19.Cincinnati (2–0)George Washington (3–0) тWichita (3–0) тIowa (5–2)Wisconsin (5–4)George Washington (9–3) тTCU (13–1) тOregon State (10–6)Saint Louis (10–5)Niagara (15–3) тSaint Louis (13–6) тWyoming (16–7) тAlabama (18–4)Holy Cross (19–6)19.
20.Wichita (0–0)Cincinnati (4–0) тAlabama (4–1) тMinnesota (4–2)Alabama (7–2)Louisville (11–3) тOregon State (8–6) т
Saint Louis (8–5) т
Saint Louis (9–5)Cincinnati (15–3)Stanford (14–4)Colorado (11–5)Niagara (18–5)Cincinnati (19–6) т
Holy Cross (19–6) т
Louisville (19–7) т
Villanova (16–8) т
Cincinnati (19–7)
SMU (15–8)
20.
Week 1
Dec. 7[1]
Week 2
Dec. 14[1]
Week 3
Dec. 21[1]
Week 4
Dec. 28[1]
Week 5
Jan. 4[1]
Week 6
Jan. 11[1]
Week 7
Jan. 18[1]
Week 8
Jan. 25[1]
Week 9
Feb. 1[1]
Week 10
Feb. 8[1]
Week 11
Feb. 15[1]
Week 12
Feb. 22[1]
Week 13
Mar. 1[13]
Final
Mar. 8[13]
Dropped:
  • DePaul
  • Oregon State
  • Wichita (2–0)
Dropped:
  • Indiana (2–3)
  • Notre Dame
  • Saint Louis
  • Oklahoma A&M
  • George Washington (4–1)
Dropped:
  • Ohio State
  • Wyoming
  • Louisville
  • Wichita
Dropped:
  • USC
  • Kansas
  • California
  • Seton Hall (8–1)
Dropped:
  • Notre Dame
  • Cincinnati
  • Holy Cross
  • Wisconsin
  • Alabama (9–2)
Dropped:
  • USC
  • Purdue
  • Wichita
  • Xavier
  • Louisville
Dropped:
  • Iowa (9–4)
  • Cincinnati
  • TCU
Dropped:
  • Northwestern
  • Stanford
Dropped:
  • Holy Cross
  • Saint Louis
Dropped:
  • Villanova
  • Niagara
  • Stanford
Dropped:
  • Cincinnati
  • Maryland
  • Holy Cross
Dropped:
  • Saint Louis
  • TCU
  • Wyoming
Dropped:
  • Missouri (15–6)
  • Alabama
  • Louisville (19–8)
  • Villanova (16–9)

References

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  2. ^ "December 13, 1954 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "December 20, 1954 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "December 27, 1954 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "January 3, 1955 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "January 10, 1955 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "January 17, 1955 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "January 24, 1955 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "January 31, 1955 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  10. ^ "February 7, 1955 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  11. ^ "February 14, 1955 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  12. ^ "February 21, 1955 AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
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