1955–56 NCAA men's basketball rankings

The 1955–56 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 1
Dec. 6[1][2]
Week 2
Dec. 13[1][3]
Week 3
Dec. 20[1][4]
Week 4
Dec. 27[1][5]
Week 5
Jan. 3[1]
Week 6
Jan. 10[1]
Week 7
Jan. 17[1]
Week 8
Jan. 24[1]
Week 9
Jan. 31[1]
Week 10
Feb. 7[1]
Week 11
Feb. 14[1]
Week 12
Feb. 21[6]
Week 13
Feb. 28[6]
Week 14
Mar. 6[6][7]
Final
Mar. 13[6][8]
1.San Francisco (2–0)San Francisco (3–0)San Francisco (5–0)San Francisco (7–0)San Francisco (10–0)San Francisco (11–0)San Francisco (13–0)San Francisco (13–0)San Francisco (14–0)San Francisco (15–0)San Francisco (18–0)San Francisco (20–0)San Francisco (21–0)San Francisco (24–0)San Francisco (25–0)1.
2.Kentucky (1–0)NC State (4–0)NC State (7–0)Dayton (8–0)NC State (11–0)Dayton (11–0)Dayton (12–0)Dayton (14–0)Dayton (14–1)Dayton (16–1)Dayton (18–1)Illinois (16–1)Illinois (17–2)NC State (24–3)NC State (24–3)2.
3.NC State (2–0)Utah (3–0)Utah (5–0)NC State (8–0)Dayton (9–0)NC State (11–1)NC State (12–1)Kentucky (10–2)Vanderbilt (14–1)Vanderbilt (15–1)Illinois (14–1)Louisville (21–2)Dayton (22–2)Dayton (23–3)Dayton (23–3)3.
4.Iowa (1–0)Iowa (2–0)Dayton (6–0)North Carolina (5–0)Vanderbilt (7–1)Vanderbilt (8–2)Kentucky (9–2)NC State (13–2)NC State (14–2)NC State (16–2)Louisville (19–2)Dayton (20–2)Alabama (18–3)Alabama (20–3)Iowa (17–5)4.
5.Utah (1–0)Alabama (4–0)BYU (6–0)Vanderbilt (6–1)North Carolina (7–1)Kentucky (7–2)Vanderbilt (12–1)Illinois (10–1)Louisville (16–1)Louisville (18–1)NC State (18–2)Vanderbilt (18–2)NC State (21–3)Iowa (16–5)Alabama (21–3)5.
6.Alabama (2–0)Duquesne (3–0)North Carolina (6–0)Iowa (3–1)Kentucky (6–2)Duke (9–2)Illinois (10–1)Temple (11–0)Illinois (11–1)Illinois (12–1)Vanderbilt (16–2)NC State (19–3)Louisville (22–3)Louisville (26–3)Louisville (26–3)6.
7.Dayton (2–0)Dayton (4–0)Holy Cross (5–0)Utah (5–2)George Washington (9–1)Ohio State (8–1)Duke (12–2)Vanderbilt (13–1)Temple (13–0)Kentucky (13–3)Kentucky (15–3)Alabama (16–3)Vanderbilt (19–3)Illinois (18–3)SMU (22–2)7.
8.Illinois (0–0)BYU (4–0)Vanderbilt (4–0)Duke (6–0)Iowa State (9–1)Illinois (7–1)Temple (10–0)North Carolina (13–2)Kentucky (10–3)Duke (13–3)Alabama (14–3)Kentucky (16–4)North Carolina (17–4)SMU (22–2)UCLA (19–5)8.
9.Duquesne (1–0)Vanderbilt (4–0)Kentucky (4–1)Illinois (5–1)Illinois (6–1)North Carolina (8–2)North Carolina (12–2)Louisville (15–1)North Carolina (13–2)Temple (14–1)Temple (17–1)North Carolina (16–3)SMU (21–2)Kentucky (19–5)Kentucky (19–5)9.
10.BYU (2–0)Holy Cross (3–0)Iowa (3–1)Oklahoma City (6–0)Ohio State (7–1)Temple (8–0)Louisville (13–1)Duke (12–2)Duke (12–2)Alabama (12–3)North Carolina (15–3)Temple (19–1)Iowa (14–5)UCLA (19–5)Illinois (18–4)10.
11.Holy Cross (1–0)Temple (3–0)George Washington (6–0)Louisville (7–0)Duke (8–1)Holy Cross (9–2)Ohio State (9–2)Holy Cross (13–2)Saint Louis (12–2)Saint Louis (14–2)Duke (15–4)Duke (16–5)Duke (18–6)Vanderbilt (19–4)Oklahoma City (18–6)11.
12.Oklahoma City (2–0)Kentucky (1–1)Temple (5–0)George Washington (6–1)Memphis State (7–0)Indiana (8–1)Holy Cross (11–2)Alabama (10–3)Alabama (11–3)North Carolina (13–3)SMU (17–2)SMU (19–2)Kentucky (17–5)Holy Cross (22–4)Vanderbilt (19–4)12.
13.George Washington (1–0)George Washington (3–0)Marquette (5–1)Kentucky (5–2)Indiana (6–1)Louisville (10–1)Alabama (9–3)Iowa (6–5)St. Francis Brooklyn (13–0)Holy Cross (16–2)St. Francis Brooklyn (16–0)Iowa (12–5)UCLA (17–5)Temple (21–3)North Carolina (18–5)13.
14.Marquette (1–0) тCincinnati (3–0)Duke (5–0)Holy Cross (5–1)Holy Cross (7–2)George Washington (9–3)Oklahoma City (10–2)Cincinnati (12–3)Holy Cross (13–2)Oklahoma City (15–4)Oklahoma City (16–4)Houston (18–3)Temple (20–3)West Virginia (21–8)Holy Cross (22–4)14.
15.West Virginia (1–0) тWest Virginia (3–0)Oklahoma City (4–0)Ohio State (6–1)Tulsa (10–1)Iowa State (8–2)Memphis State (11–1)St. Francis Brooklyn (11–0)Oklahoma City (13–4)SMU (16–2)Iowa (10–5)UCLA (15–5)Holy Cross (21–4)North Carolina (18–5)Temple (23–3)15.
16.UCLA (0–2) тNorth Carolina (3–0)Alabama (4–2)Michigan State (4–0)Temple (6–0)Oklahoma City (9–1)Utah (11–3)Oklahoma City (12–4)Memphis State (13–2)St. Francis Brooklyn (15–0)Holy Cross (17–3)St. Francis Brooklyn (18–1)Oklahoma City (17–6)Oklahoma City (18–6)Wake Forest (19–9)16.
17.Ohio State (1–1) тSaint Louis (3–0)Illinois (3–1)Rice (8–0) тAlabama (6–3)Memphis State (9–1)Saint Louis (10–2)Saint Louis (11–2)SMU (14–2)Iowa (8–5)Saint Louis (14–4)Holy Cross (19–4)Kansas State (15–6)Houston (19–5)Duke (19–7)17.
18.La Salle (1–1)Kansas (3–0)Indiana (3–1) тTemple (5–0) тRice (9–1)Wake Forest (8–5)UCLA (8–5)SMU (13–2)Marshall (13–2)UCLA (11–5)Houston (17–3)Oklahoma City (16–5)Houston (19–4)Wake Forest (19–9)Utah (21–5)18.
19.Stanford (2–0)Indiana (2–0)Memphis State (5–0) тAlabama (5–2)West Virginia (7–2)Alabama (7–3)SMU (13–2)Memphis State (12–2)Iowa (7–5)George Washington (12–4)Memphis State (17–3)George Washington (17–5)Saint Louis (17–5)Duke (19–7)Oklahoma A&M (18–8)19.
20.Minnesota (1–0)Oklahoma City (2–0)Duquesne (4–2)BYU (6–2)Michigan State (5–1) т
Cincinnati (7–2) т
Cincinnati (8–2)
Utah (8–3)
Iowa (5–5) т
Oklahoma A&M (11–3) т
Oklahoma A&M (11–2)UCLA (9–5)Cincinnati (13–3)UCLA (13–5)Iowa State (16–3)Wake Forest (17–8)Utah (21–5)West Virginia (21–8)20.
Week 1
Dec. 6[1][9]
Week 2
Dec. 13[1][10]
Week 3
Dec. 20[1][11]
Week 4
Dec. 27[1][12]
Week 5
Jan. 3[1]
Week 6
Jan. 10[1]
Week 7
Jan. 17[1]
Week 8
Jan. 24[1]
Week 9
Jan. 31[1]
Week 10
Feb. 7[1]
Week 11
Feb. 14[1]
Week 12
Feb. 21[6]
Week 13
Feb. 28[6]
Week 14
Mar. 6[6][13]
Final
Mar. 13[6][14]
Dropped:
  • Illinois (1–1)
  • Marquette (1–1)
  • UCLA (2–2)
  • Ohio State (1–1)
  • La Salle (1–1)
  • Stanford (1–1)
  • Minnesota (1–1)
Dropped:
  • Saint Louis (4–1)
  • Cincinnati (3–2)
  • West Virginia (3–2)
  • Kansas (3–2)
Dropped:
  • Marquette (5–2)
  • Indiana (5–1)
  • Memphis State (5–0)
Dropped:
  • Oklahoma City (7–1)
  • Louisville (8–1)
  • BYU (7–3)
Dropped:
  • Michigan State (6–2)
Dropped:
  • Iowa State (9–3)
  • George Washington (9–4)
Dropped:
  • Utah (12–3)
  • UCLA (8–5)
Dropped:
  • Cincinnati (12–3)
Dropped:
  • Memphis State (14–3)
  • Marshall (14–3)
Dropped:
  • George Washington (13–5)
  • Cincinnati (14–4)
Dropped:
  • Memphis State (18–4)
Dropped:
  • Iowa State (17–4)
Dropped:
  • Kansas State (15–8)
  • Saint Louis (17–6)
Dropped:
  • Houston (19–6)

UP Poll

Preseason
 [1]
Week 2
Dec. 6[1]
Week 3
Dec. 13[1]
Week 4
Dec. 20[1]
Week 5
Dec. 27[1]
Week 6
Jan. 3[1]
Week 7
Jan. 10[1]
Week 8
Jan. 17[1]
Week 9
Jan. 24[1]
Week 10
Jan. 31[1]
Week 11
Feb. 7[1]
Week 12
Feb. 14[1]
Week 13
Feb. 21[6]
Week 14
Feb. 28[6]
Final
Mar. 6[6]
1.San FranciscoSan Francisco (2–0)San Francisco (3–0)San Francisco (5–0)San Francisco (7–0)San Francisco (10–0)San Francisco (11–0)San Francisco (13–0)San Francisco (13–0)San Francisco (14–0)San Francisco (15–0)San Francisco (18–0)San Francisco (20–0)San Francisco (21–0)San Francisco (24–0)1.
2.KentuckyNC State (24–3)2.
3.UtahDayton (23–3)3.
4.NC StateIowa (16–5)4.
5.IowaAlabama (20–3)5.
6.DaytonSMU (22–2)6.
7.Illinois тLouisville (26–3)7.
8.UCLAIllinois (18–3)8.
9.DuquesneUCLA (19–5)9.
10.George WashingtonVanderbilt (19–4)10.
11.Holy CrossNorth Carolina (18–5)11.
12.MarquetteKentucky (19–5)12.
13.FordhamUtah (21–5)13.
14.WashingtonTemple (21–3)14.
15.AlabamaHoly Cross (22–4)15.
16.Indiana тOklahoma City (18–6)16.
17.Saint Louis тSaint Louis (17–6)17.
18.Oregon State тDuke (19–7)18.
19.SMU тCanisius (17–6)19.
20.KansasCanisius (9–5)Seattle (17–9)20.
Preseason
 [1]
Week 2
Dec. 6[1]
Week 3
Dec. 13[1]
Week 4
Dec. 20[1]
Week 5
Dec. 27[1]
Week 6
Jan. 3[1]
Week 7
Jan. 10[1]
Week 8
Jan. 17[1]
Week 9
Jan. 24[1]
Week 10
Jan. 31[1]
Week 11
Feb. 7[1]
Week 12
Feb. 14[1]
Week 13
Feb. 21[6]
Week 14
Feb. 28[6]
Final
Mar. 6[6]
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  • Cincinnati (17–6)
  • Houston (19–5)
  • Kansas State (16–7)
  • Ohio State (16–6)
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References

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  5. "December 26, 1955". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  6. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 644. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
  7. "March 5, 1956". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  8. "1956 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  9. "December 5, 1955". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  10. "December 12, 1955". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  11. "December 19, 1955". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  12. "December 26, 1955". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
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