College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

December 21, 1959 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 5	Cincinnati
2	< 10	West Virginia
3	< NR	Ohio State	Big Ten
4	< 11	California
5	< 4	Bradley
6	< 18	Utah
7	< 12	Saint Louis
8	< NR	Georgia Tech
9	< NR	Indiana	Big Ten
10	< NR	Illinois	Big Ten
11	< 7	Michigan State	Big Ten
12	< NR	New York
13	< 2	Kentucky	SEC
14	< NR	La Salle
15	< NR	Villanova
16	< NR	Duke	ACC
17	< NR	Detroit Mercy
18	< NR	Texas A&M	Southwest
19	< NR	Iowa	Big Ten
20	< NR	USC

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