1954–55 NCAA men's basketball rankings

1954–55 NCAA men's basketball rankings
1954–55 NCAA men's basketball rankings
Season	1954–55
NCAA Tournament	1955
Preseason No. 1	La Salle
NCAA Tournament Champions	San Francisco
NCAA men's basketball rankings
← 1953–54	1955–56 →

The 1954–55 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

	Preseason 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^[2]	Final Mar. 8^[2]
1.	La Salle (2–0)	La Salle (4–0)	Kentucky (3–0)	Kentucky (5–0)	Kentucky (7–0)	Kentucky (7–1)	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)							San Francisco (12–1)	San Francisco (14–1)	Kentucky (14–2)				Kentucky (22–2)	2.
3.	Duquesne (1–0)						San Francisco (12–1)		La Salle (14–4)	La Salle (16–4)				La Salle (22–4)	3.
4.	Iowa (2–0)													NC State (28–4)	4.
5.	Holy Cross (1–0)													Iowa (17–4)	5.
6.	Indiana (0–0)													Duquesne (19–4)	6.
7.	Dayton (2–0)													Utah (23–3)	7.
8.	Niagara (3–0)													Marquette (22–2)	8.
9.	Notre Dame (1–0)													Dayton (23–3)	9.
10.	NC State (2–0)													Oregon State (21–7)	10.
11.	Oklahoma A&M (2–0)													Minnesota (15–7)	11.
12.	Saint Louis (1–0)													Alabama (19–5)	12.
13.	UCLA (1–0)													UCLA (21–5)	13.
14.	Illinois (2–0)													George Washington (24–6)	14.
15.	Wichita State (0–0)													Colorado (16–5)	15.
16.	Utah (2–0)													Tulsa (20–6)	16.
17.	Duke (1–0) т		San Francisco (4–1)											Vanderbilt (16–6)	17.
18.	Wake Forest (2–0) т													Illinois (17–5)	18.
19.	Penn State (1–0)													West Virginia (19–10)	19.
20.	Western Kentucky (1–1)													Saint Louis (19–7)	20.
	Preseason 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^[2]	Final Mar. 8^[2]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Dropped: Maryland (17–7) Memphis State (18–4) Missouri (15–5)

UP Poll

	Preseason 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^[2]	Final Mar. 8^[2]
1.	La Salle (2–0)	La Salle (4–0)	Kentucky (3–0)	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)								San Francisco (14–1)					Kentucky (22–2)	2.
3.	Duquesne (1–0)													La Salle (22–4)	3.
4.	Kentucky (1–0)													Utah (23–3)	4.
5.	Indiana (0–0)													Iowa (17–4)	5.
6.	Illinois (2–0)			San Francisco (7–1)										NC State (28–4)	6.
7.	NC State (2–0)													Duquesne (19–4)	7.
8.	Holy Cross (1–0)													Oregon State (21–7)	8.
9.	UCLA (1–0)													Marquette (22–2)	9.
10.	Niagara (3–0)													Dayton (23–3)	10.
11.	Notre Dame (1–0)													Colorado (16–5)	11.
12.	Dayton (2–0)													UCLA (21–5)	12.
13.	Saint Louis (1–0) т													Minnesota (15–7)	13.
14.	Utah (2–0) т													Tulsa (20–6)	14.
15.	USC (1–0)													George Washington (24–6)	15.
16.	DePaul (2–0)													Illinois (17–5)	16.
17.	Oklahoma A&M (2–0) т													Niagara (20–5)	17.
18.	Oregon State (2–1) т													Saint Louis (19–7)	18.
19.	Cincinnati (2–0)													Holy Cross (19–6)	19.
20.	Wichita State (0–0)													Cincinnati (19–7) SMU (15–8)	20.
	Preseason 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^[2]	Final Mar. 8^[2]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	Dropped: Missouri (15–6) Louisville (19–8) Villanova (16–9)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 634. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 644. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[ESPN-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 634. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[ESPN2-2] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 644. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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