College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

January 7, 1957 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	Kansas	Big 7
2	< 2	North Carolina	ACC
3	< 3	Kentucky	SEC
4	< 4	SMU	Southwest
5	< 6	Louisville
6	< 9	Vanderbilt	SEC
7	< 7	Iowa State	Big 7
8	< 8	UCLA
9	< 10	Seattle
10	< 5	Illinois	Big Ten
11	< 17	Oklahoma City
12	< 11	Oklahoma State	Missouri Valley
13	< 18	Wake Forest	ACC
14	< 15	Canisius
15	< NR	Duke	ACC
16	< 12	Tennessee	SEC
17	< 16	Saint Louis
18	< 19	West Virginia
19	< NR	Minnesota	Big Ten
20	< 14	Western Kentucky

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