1953–54 NCAA men's basketball rankings
The 1953–54 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
| 1953–54 NCAA men's basketball rankings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 1953–54 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 1954 | ||||
| Preseason #1 | |||||
| NCAA Tournament Champions | La Salle | ||||
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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 [1] | Week 1 Dec. 15[1] | Week 2 Dec. 22[1] | Week 3 Dec. 29[1] | Week 4 Jan. 5[1] | Week 5 Jan. 12[1] | Week 6 Jan. 19[1] | Week 7 Jan. 26[1] | Week 8 Feb. 2[1] | Week 9 Feb. 9[1] | Week 10 Feb. 16[1] | Week 11 Feb. 23[1] | Week 12 Mar. 2[2] | Week 13 Mar. 9[2] | Final Mar. 16[2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Indiana | Indiana (3–0) | Indiana (6–0) | Kentucky (6–0) | Kentucky (7–0) | Kentucky (9–0) | Kentucky (11–0) | Kentucky (12–0) | Kentucky (13–0) | Kentucky (16–0) | Duquesne (19–0) | Duquesne (21–0) | Kentucky (23–0) | Kentucky (24–0) | Kentucky (25–0) | 1. |
| 2. | Kentucky | Kentucky (2–0) | Kentucky (5–0) | Duquesne (8–0) | Duquesne (11–0) | Duquesne (13–0) | Duquesne (–) | Duquesne (–) | Duquesne (–) | Duquesne (–) | Kentucky (18–0) | Kentucky (21–0) | Indiana (–) | Indiana (–) | La Salle (26–4) | 2. |
| 3. | Duquesne | Duquesne (4–0) | Duquesne (7–0) | Indiana (6–1) | Indiana (7–1) | Indiana (9–1) | Indiana (–) | Indiana (–) | Indiana (–) | Indiana (–) | Indiana (–) | Indiana (–) | Western Kentucky (–) | Duquesne (–) | Holy Cross (26–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Oklahoma A&M | Illinois (4–0) | Illinois (5–1) | Oregon State (6–1) | Oklahoma A&M (12–1) | Oklahoma A&M (13–1) | Western Kentucky (–) | Oklahoma A&M (–) | Western Kentucky (–) | Oklahoma A&M (–) | Western Kentucky (–) | Western Kentucky (–) | Duquesne (–) | Western Kentucky (–) | Indiana (20–4) | 4. |
| 5. | Kansas | LSU (3–0) | Oklahoma A&M (8–1) | Oklahoma A&M (9–1) | Western Kentucky (12–0) | Western Kentucky (14–0) | Oklahoma A&M (–) | Western Kentucky (–) | Oklahoma A&M (–) | Western Kentucky (–) | Oklahoma A&M (–) | Oklahoma A&M (–) | Notre Dame (–) | Oklahoma A&M (–) | Duquesne (26–3) | 5. |
| 6. | La Salle | Minnesota (3–0) | Western Kentucky (9–0) | Minnesota (7–0) | Minnesota (8–1) | Holy Cross (10–0) | Notre Dame (–) | Notre Dame (–) | Seattle (–) | Notre Dame (–) | Notre Dame (–) | Notre Dame (–) | Oklahoma A&M (–) | Notre Dame (–) | Notre Dame (22–3) | 6. |
| 7. | NC State | Oklahoma A&M (4–1) | Fordham (6–0) | Western Kentucky (9–0) | Holy Cross (8–0) | George Washington (10–0) | Oklahoma City (–) | Holy Cross (–) | Notre Dame (–) | La Salle (–) | Seattle (–) | Holy Cross (–) | LSU (–) | George Washington (–) | Bradley (19–13) | 7. |
| 8. | Kansas State | NC State (3–1) | Minnesota (5–0) | Illinois (5–1) | Duke (9–3) | Oklahoma City (9–1) | Holy Cross (–) | Minnesota (–) | Duke (–) | Seattle (–) | George Washington (–) | George Washington (–) | La Salle (–) | LSU (–) | Western Kentucky (29–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Illinois | Fordham (4–0) | NC State (6–1) | NC State (7–1) | Oklahoma City (8–1) | Duke (12–3) | Minnesota (–) | Oklahoma City (–) | La Salle (–) | Holy Cross (–) | Holy Cross (–) | Seattle (–) | George Washington (–) | Holy Cross (–) | Penn State (18–6) | 9. |
| 10. | LSU | Western Kentucky (6–0) | Holy Cross (3–0) | Fordham (6–0) | Oregon State (7–3) | Minnesota (8–2) | George Washington (–) | George Washington (–) | Holy Cross (–) | George Washington (–) | Iowa (14–3) | Duke (–) | Seattle (–) | NC State (–) | Oklahoma A&M (24–5) | 10. |
| 11. | Western Kentucky | Oregon State (6–1) | Rice (6–0) | Oklahoma City (6–0) | Rice (10–0) | Kansas (6–2) | Wichita (–) | Seattle (–) | George Washington (–) | Maryland (–) | Maryland (–) | Maryland (–) | Duke (–) | Seattle (–) | USC (20–11) | 11. |
| 12. | Minnesota | Oklahoma City (4–0) | Oregon State (6–1) | Holy Cross (5–0) | Niagara (8–2) т | Wichita (14–1) | LSU (–) | La Salle (–) | Minnesota (–) | Minnesota (–) | La Salle (–) | LSU (–) | Wichita (–) | La Salle (–) | George Washington (23–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Oregon State | Duke (3–1) | UCLA (6–1) | La Salle (7–2) | George Washington (6–0) т | Niagara (12–1) | Duke (–) | Maryland (–) | Maryland (–) | Oklahoma City (–) | LSU (–) | La Salle (–) | Holy Cross (–) | Kansas (–) | Iowa (17–5) | 13. |
| 14. | Wyoming | Holy Cross (2–0) | LSU (4–1) | UCLA (8–1) | Dayton (9–2) | Seattle (11–1) | Maryland (–) | California (–) | Wichita (–) | California (–) | Duke (–) | Wichita (–) | Dayton (–) | Maryland (–) | LSU (20–5) | 14. |
| 15. | Dayton | California (3–1) | Oklahoma City (5–0) | Seattle (8–1) | Illinois (6–2) | Rice (10–2) | California (–) | LSU (–) | California (–) | Duke (–) | Wichita (–) | Oklahoma City (–) | Kansas (–) | Dayton (–) | Duke (22–6) | 15. |
| 16. | Santa Clara | Notre Dame (3–1) | La Salle (6–1) т | Rice (7–0) | Kansas (4–2) | LSU (10–2) | Seattle (–) | Wichita (–) | Oklahoma City (–) | Navy (–) | Oklahoma City (–) | Dayton (–) | Iowa (–) | Iowa (–) | Niagara (24–6) | 16. |
| 17. | California | UCLA (3–0) | Dayton (6–1) т | Idaho (5–0) | Seattle (9–1) | Dayton (11–2) | Kansas (–) | Kansas (–) | LSU (–) | LSU (–) | Dayton (–) | Kansas (–) | Maryland (–) | Oregon State (–) | Seattle (26–2) | 17. |
| 18. | Saint Louis | Niagara (4–1) | Wisconsin (5–1) | LSU (5–1) | Navy (7–2) | Colorado State (11–1) | Niagara (–) | Connecticut (–) | Bradley (–) | Wichita (–) | Minnesota (–) | Colorado State (–) | NC State (–) | Duke (–) | Kansas (16–5) | 18. |
| 19. | Holy Cross т | Siena (3–1) | Notre Dame (4–1) | BYU (8–0) | Vanderbilt (7–1) | Illinois (8–3) | La Salle (–) | Dayton (–) | Kansas (–) | NC State (–) | Colorado State (–) | UCLA (–) | Connecticut (–) | Colorado State (–) | Illinois (17–5) | 19. |
| 20. | Oklahoma City т | La Salle (3–1) | Idaho (5–0) т Vanderbilt (5–0) т | Wyoming (6–1) т Vanderbilt (5–1) т | NC State (9–3) | Idaho (8–3) | Illinois (–) | Duke (–) | Louisville (–) | Kansas (–) | Navy (–) | Illinois (–) Iowa (–) | Louisville (–) | Wichita (–) | Maryland (28–7) | 20. |
| Preseason [1] | Week 1 Dec. 15[1] | Week 2 Dec. 22[1] | Week 3 Dec. 29[1] | Week 4 Jan. 5[1] | Week 5 Jan. 12[1] | Week 6 Jan. 19[1] | Week 7 Jan. 26[1] | Week 8 Feb. 2[1] | Week 9 Feb. 9[1] | Week 10 Feb. 16[1] | Week 11 Feb. 23[1] | Week 12 Mar. 2[2] | Week 13 Mar. 9[2] | Final Mar. 16[2] | ||
Dropped:
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| None | None | Dropped:
| None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
UP Poll
All UP polls for this season included 20 teams, with the exception of the final poll (released on March 9, 1954) which included only 10 teams.
| Preseason [1] | Week 1 Dec. 15[1] | Week 2 Dec. 22[1] | Week 3 Dec. 29[1] | Week 4 Jan. 5[1] | Week 5 Jan. 12[1] | Week 6 Jan. 19[1] | Week 7 Jan. 26[1] | Week 8 Feb. 2[1] | Week 9 Feb. 9[1] | Week 10 Feb. 16[1] | Week 11 Feb. 23[1] | Week 12 Mar. 2[2] | Final Mar. 9[2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Indiana | Indiana (3–0) | Indiana (6–0) | Kentucky (6–0) | Kentucky (7–0) | Kentucky (9–0) | Kentucky (11–0) | Kentucky (12–0) | Kentucky (13–0) | Indiana (14–1) | Duquesne (19–0) | Duquesne (21–0) | Kentucky (23–0) | Indiana (19–3) | 1. |
| 2. | Kentucky | Kentucky (24–0) | 2. | ||||||||||||
| 3. | Duquesne | Duquesne (24–2) | 3. | ||||||||||||
| 4. | Kansas | Oklahoma A&M (23–4) | 4. | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Oklahoma A&M | Notre Dame (20–2) | 5. | ||||||||||||
| 6. | La Salle | Western Kentucky (28–1) | 6. | ||||||||||||
| 7. | LSU | Kansas (16–4) | 7. | ||||||||||||
| 8. | NC State | LSU (20–2) | 8. | ||||||||||||
| 9. | Minnesota | Holy Cross (23–2) | 9. | ||||||||||||
| 10. | California | Iowa (17–5) | 10. | ||||||||||||
| 11. | Illinois | 11. | |||||||||||||
| 12. | Kansas State | 12. | |||||||||||||
| 13. | Saint Louis | 13. | |||||||||||||
| 14. | Holy Cross | 14. | |||||||||||||
| 15. | Oregon State | Iowa (10–3) | 15. | ||||||||||||
| 16. | Dayton | 16. | |||||||||||||
| 17. | Wyoming | 17. | |||||||||||||
| 18. | Santa Clara | 18. | |||||||||||||
| 19. | Notre Dame | 19. | |||||||||||||
| 20. | UCLA | 20. | |||||||||||||
| Preseason [1] | Week 1 Dec. 15[1] | Week 2 Dec. 22[1] | Week 3 Dec. 29[1] | Week 4 Jan. 5[1] | Week 5 Jan. 12[1] | Week 6 Jan. 19[1] | Week 7 Jan. 26[1] | Week 8 Feb. 2[1] | Week 9 Feb. 9[1] | Week 10 Feb. 16[1] | Week 11 Feb. 23[1] | Week 12 Mar. 2[2] | Final Mar. 9[2] | ||
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References
- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 625. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
- 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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