1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings

The 1952–53 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

Week 2
Dec. 16[1]
Week 3
Dec. 23[1]
Week 4
Dec. 30[1]
Week 5
Jan. 6[1]
Week 6
Jan. 13[1]
Week 7
Jan. 20[1]
Week 8
Jan. 27[1]
Week 9
Feb. 3[1]
Week 10
Feb. 10[1]
Week 11
Feb. 17[1]
Week 12
Feb. 24[2]
Week 13
Mar. 3[2]
Week 14
Mar. 10[2]
Final
Mar. 17[2]
1.La Salle (6–0)La Salle (8–0)Kansas State (6–1)Kansas State (7–1)Kansas State (8–1)Seton Hall (18–0)Seton Hall (19–0)Seton Hall (21–0)Seton Hall (22–0)Seton Hall (24–0)Seton Hall (26–0)Indiana (17–2)Indiana (19–3)Indiana (23–3)1.
2.Kansas State (3–0)Illinois (3–0)Seton Hall (9–0)Seton Hall (13–0)Seton Hall (15–0)Indiana (8–2)Indiana (9–2)Indiana (10–2)Indiana (12–2)Indiana (13–2)Indiana (16–2)La Salle (24–2)Washington (27–2)Seton Hall (31–2)2.
3.Illinois (2–0)Seton Hall (9–0)La Salle (9–1)La Salle (11–1)La Salle (13–1)Washington (13–1)Washington (15–1)Washington (18–1)Washington (20–1)Washington (22–1)Washington (24–1)Seton Hall (27–1)La Salle (24–2)Kansas (19–6)3.
4.Seton Hall (6–0)Holy Cross (4–0)Illinois (4–1)Illinois (5–1)Illinois (8–1)Kansas State (8–2)La Salle (15–2)La Salle (16–2)La Salle (18–2)La Salle (20–2)La Salle (22–2)Washington (25–2)Seton Hall (28–2)Washington (29–3)4.
5.Oklahoma A&M (4–0)Kansas State (4–1)Washington (7–1)Oklahoma State (10–1)Washington (11–1)La Salle (14–2)Kansas State (9–2)Kansas State (10–2)Illinois (12–2)Illinois (13–2)Kansas (13–5)LSU (20–1)Kansas (16–5)LSU (22–3)5.
6.NC State (5–1)NC State (7–1)Holy Cross (5–0)Washington (9–1)Indiana (7–2)Illinois (8–2)Illinois (9–2)Illinois (9–2)Oklahoma A&M (16–3)LSU (17–1)LSU (19–1)Kansas (13–5)Oklahoma A&M (22–6)La Salle (25–3)6.
7.Notre Dame (3–0)Washington (3–1)Oklahoma A&M (9–1)Indiana (5–2)Fordham (11–0)Oklahoma A&M (12–2)Fordham (13–2)DePaul (15–4)DePaul (17–4)Oklahoma A&M (17–4)Oklahoma A&M (19–5)Oklahoma A&M (19–6)LSU (20–1)St. John's (17–6)7.
8.Holy Cross (2–0)LSU (5–0)Tulsa (7–1)Fordham (9–0)NC State (14–2)NC State (16–2)Oklahoma A&M (12–3)Western Kentucky (16–3)LSU (15–1)Kansas State (12–3)Western Kentucky (22–5)Kansas State (15–4)Kansas State (16–4)Oklahoma A&M (23–7)8.
9.Washington (3–1)Oklahoma A&M (6–1)Minnesota (4–0)NC State (12–2)Oklahoma A&M (10–2)Kansas (9–3)Western Kentucky (15–3)Oklahoma A&M (14–3)Western Kentucky (20–3)Western Kentucky (20–4)Kansas State (13–4)Western Kentucky (22–5)Western Kentucky (24–5)Duquesne (21–8)9.
10.LSU (4–0)Western Kentucky (5–1)Western Kentucky (5–2)Western Kentucky (9–2)Western Kentucky (11–2)Fordham (12–1)DePaul (14–4)LSU (14–1)Kansas State (11–3)Kansas (12–4)Illinois (15–3)Illinois (15–4)Oklahoma City (18–4)Notre Dame (19–5)10.
11.Western Kentucky (3–0)Notre Dame (5–1)NC State (9–2)LSU (7–1)Notre Dame (9–1)Tulsa (12–2)LSU (13–1)Seattle (15–2)Seattle (19–2)Seattle (20–3)Oklahoma City (15–4)Oklahoma City (17–4)Duquesne (19–7)Illinois (18–4)11.
12.UCLA (3–1)St. Bonaventure (5–0)Indiana (3–2)USC (10–0)USC (11–1)Western Kentucky (12–3)NC State (16–3)North Carolina (15–3)NC State (19–4)Oklahoma City (14–3)Miami (OH) (16–3)NC State (25–5)Wake Forest (23–6)Kansas State (17–4)12.
13.Oklahoma City (4–2)Navy (6–0)Seattle (8–2)Notre Dame (8–1)Tulsa (11–2)Seattle (13–2)Seattle (15–2)Fordham (14–2)Oklahoma City (13–3)Manhattan (16–2)NC State (22–5)Notre Dame (17–4)Illinois (18–4)Holy Cross (20–6)13.
14.St. Bonaventure (4–0)Tulsa (5–0)DePaul (8–2)Holy Cross (5–3)LSU (10–1)California (9–5)Kansas (9–4)California (11–5)Kansas (10–4)DePaul (17–6)Seattle (22–3)Louisville (20–5)Louisville (22–6)Seattle (29–4)14.
15.Tulsa (3–0)Indiana (3–2)St. Bonaventure (5–1)Navy (6–0)Kansas (8–3)LSU (11–1)Eastern Kentucky (11–3)NC State (17–4)Manhattan (14–2)NC State (20–5)DePaul (19–6)Seattle (26–3)Seattle (27–3)Wake Forest (22–7)15.
16.Minnesota (3–0)Seattle (2–2)Oklahoma City (7–0)Seattle (9–1)Seattle (11–2)Notre Dame (10–2)Navy (9–2)Oklahoma City (11–3)Fordham (15–3)Louisville (18–4)Manhattan (18–2)Miami (OH) (17–4)Wyoming (23–8)Santa Clara (20–7)16.
17.Saint Louis (1–1)Minnesota (3–0)LSU (61–)Tulsa (9–2)Holy Cross (7–3)Oklahoma City (11–2)Notre Dame (11–2)Holy Cross (8–4)Louisville (16–3)Murray State (17–5)Notre Dame (16–4)Eastern Kentucky (16–8)Notre Dame (17–4)Western Kentucky (25–6)17.
18.California (4–0)Colorado (4–0)Toledo (5–0)Idaho (8–4)Oklahoma City (10–1)Eastern Kentucky (9–2)North Carolina (13–3)Kansas (9–4)Niagara (17–3)Duke (15–6)Louisville (20–4)Duquesne (18–7)NC State (26–6)NC State (26–6)18.
19.Indiana (1–2)Oklahoma City (6–0)Notre Dame (5–1)Minnesota (5–2)UCLA (8–5)Minnesota (7–4)Manhattan (10–2)Manhattan (12–2)California (12–6)California (13–7)Duquesne (15–7)Navy (16–4)Navy (16–4)DePaul (19–9)19.
20.Navy (4–0) т
Kansas (1–1) т
Idaho (4–1) т
UCLA (4–2) т
Wayne State (7–0)California (6–4)Georgetown (6–1)Manhattan (8–2)Tulsa (13–4)Niagara (15–2)Tulsa (14–5)Villanova (13–7)Eastern Kentucky (15–6)Holy Cross (18–5)Manhattan (20–4) т
St. John's (15–5) т
SW Missouri State (21–4)20.
Week 2
Dec. 16[1]
Week 3
Dec. 23[1]
Week 4
Dec. 30[1]
Week 5
Jan. 6[1]
Week 6
Jan. 13[1]
Week 7
Jan. 20[1]
Week 8
Jan. 27[1]
Week 9
Feb. 3[1]
Week 10
Feb. 10[1]
Week 11
Feb. 17[1]
Week 12
Feb. 24[2]
Week 13
Mar. 3[2]
Week 14
Mar. 10[2]
Final
Mar. 17[2]
Dropped:
  • Saint Louis (2–1)
  • California
  • Kansas
Dropped:
  • Navy (6–0)
  • Colorado
  • Idaho
  • UCLA (7–2)
Dropped:
  • DePaul
  • St. Bonaventure
  • Oklahoma City
  • Toledo
  • Wayne State
Dropped:
  • Navy
  • Idaho
  • Minnesota (6–3)
  • California (7–5)
Dropped:
  • USC (11–3)
  • Holy Cross (7–4)
  • UCLA (10–5)
  • Georgetown
Dropped:
  • California (9–5)
  • Oklahoma City
  • Minnesota (8–4)
Dropped:
  • Eastern Kentucky
  • Navy
  • Notre Dame (11–3)
  • Tulsa
Dropped:
  • North Carolina
  • Holy Cross
Dropped:
  • Tulsa
Dropped:
  • Duke
  • Villanova
Dropped:
  • DePaul (19–7)
  • Manhattan (18–4)
NoneDropped:
  • Louisville
  • Wyoming
  • Navy
  • Manhattan

UP Poll

Preseason
 [1]
Week 1
Dec. 9[1]
Week 2
Dec. 16[1]
Week 3
Dec. 23[1]
Week 4
Dec. 30[1]
Week 5
Jan. 6[1]
Week 6
Jan. 13[1]
Week 7
Jan. 20[1]
Week 8
Jan. 27[1]
Week 9
Feb. 3[1]
Week 10
Feb. 10[1]
Week 11
Feb. 17[1]
Week 12
Feb. 24[2]
Final
Mar. 3[2]
1.IllinoisIllinois (0–0)Illinois (2–0)Illinois (3–0)Illinois (4–1)Illinois (5–1)Kansas State (8–1)Seton Hall (18–0)Seton Hall (19–0)Seton Hall (21–0)Indiana (12–2)Indiana (13–2)Indiana (16–2)Indiana (17–2)1.
2.Kansas StateSeton Hall (27–1)2.
3.La SalleWashington (25–2)3.
4.WashingtonLa Salle (24–2)4.
5.NC StateKansas (13–5)5.
6.Oklahoma A&MLSU (20–1)6.
7.UCLAOklahoma A&M (19–6)7.
8.IndianaNC State (25–5)8.
9.Seton HallKansas State (15–4)9.
10.Saint LouisIllinois (15–4)10.
11.Holy CrossWestern Kentucky (22–5)11.
12.Santa ClaraCalifornia (16–8)12.
13.Notre DameNotre Dame (17–4)13.
14.DuquesneDePaul (19–7)14.
15.WyomingWyoming (19–8)15.
16.St. John'sSaint Louis (15–10)16.
17.BYU тHoly Cross (18–5)17.
18.Minnesota тOklahoma City (17–4)18.
19.KansasBYU (20–7)19.
20.St. BonaventureDuquesne (18–7)20.
Preseason
 [1]
Week 1
Dec. 9[1]
Week 2
Dec. 16[1]
Week 3
Dec. 23[1]
Week 4
Dec. 30[1]
Week 5
Jan. 6[1]
Week 6
Jan. 13[1]
Week 7
Jan. 20[1]
Week 8
Jan. 27[1]
Week 9
Feb. 3[1]
Week 10
Feb. 10[1]
Week 11
Feb. 17[1]
Week 12
Feb. 24[2]
Final
Mar. 3[2]
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References

  1. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 616. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
  2. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 626. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
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