1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
Season	1956–57
NCAA Tournament	1957
Preseason #1	Kansas
NCAA Tournament Champions	North Carolina
NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
← 1955–56	1957–58 →

The 1956–57 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. 11[1][2]	Week 2 Dec. 18[1]	Week 3 Dec. 26[1]	Week 4 Jan. 2[1]	Week 5 Jan. 8[1]	Week 6 Jan. 15[1]	Week 7 Jan. 22[1]	Week 8 Jan. 29[1]	Week 9 Feb. 5[1]	Week 10 Feb. 12[1]	Week 11 Feb. 19[1]	Week 12 Feb. 26[3]	Week 13 Mar. 5[3]	Final Mar. 12[3][4]
1.	Kansas (2–0)	Kansas (4–0)	Kansas (6–0)	Kansas (9–0)	Kansas (10–0)	Kansas (12–0)	North Carolina (15–0)	North Carolina (16–0)	North Carolina (16–0)	North Carolina (18–0)	North Carolina (20–0)	North Carolina (22–0)	North Carolina (24–0)	North Carolina (27–0)	1.
2.	San Francisco (4–0)	San Francisco (5–0)	North Carolina (8–0)	North Carolina (11–0)	North Carolina (11–0)	North Carolina (14–0)	Kansas (12–1)	Kansas (12–1)	Kansas (13–1)	Kansas (14–1)	Kansas (16–1)	Kansas (18–1)	Kansas (19–1)	Kansas (21–2)	2.
3.	Kentucky (3–0)													Kentucky (22–4)	3.
4.	Louisville (3–1)													SMU (21–3)	4.
5.	SMU (2–0)													Seattle (22–2)	5.
6.	North Carolina (2–0)													Louisville (21–5)	6.
7.	Illinois (2–0)													West Virginia (25–4)	7.
8.	NC State (3–0)													Vanderbilt (17–5)	8.
9.	Alabama (3–0)													Oklahoma City (17–8)	9.
10.	Canisius (4–0)													Saint Louis (19–7)	10.
11.	Ohio State (3–0)													Michigan State (14–8)	11.
12.	Western Kentucky (3–0)													Memphis (21–5)	12.
13.	West Virginia (3–0)													California (20–4)	13.
14.	Kansas State (2–0)													UCLA (22–4)	14.
15.	Dayton (2–1)													Mississippi State (17–8)	15.
16.	Niagara (2–1)													Idaho State (24–2)	16.
17.	Iowa State (3–0)													Notre Dame (18–7)	17.
18.	Oklahoma City (1–1)													Wake Forest (19–9)	18.
19.	Oklahoma A&M (3–1)		San Francisco (6–2)											Bradley (19–7)	19.
20.	Seattle (3–1)													Canisius (20–5) т Oklahoma A&M (17–9) т	20.
	Week 1 Dec. 11[1][5]	Week 2 Dec. 18[1]	Week 3 Dec. 26[1]	Week 4 Jan. 2[1]	Week 5 Jan. 8[1]	Week 6 Jan. 15[1]	Week 7 Jan. 22[1]	Week 8 Jan. 29[1]	Week 9 Feb. 5[1]	Week 10 Feb. 12[1]	Week 11 Feb. 19[1]	Week 12 Feb. 26[3]	Week 13 Mar. 5[3]	Final Mar. 12[3][6]
		None	None	Dropped: San Francisco (6–4)	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

UP Poll

	Preseason [1]	Week 2 Dec. 11[1]	Week 3 Dec. 18[1]	Week 4 Dec. 26[1]	Week 5 Jan. 2[1]	Week 6 Jan. 8[1]	Week 7 Jan. 15[1]	Week 8 Jan. 22[1]	Week 9 Jan. 29[1]	Week 10 Feb. 5[1]	Week 11 Feb. 12[1]	Week 12 Feb. 19[1]	Week 13 Feb. 26[3]	Week 14 Mar. 5[3]	Final Mar. 12[3]
1.	Kansas	Kansas (2–0)	Kansas (4–0)	Kansas (6–0)	Kansas (9–0)	Kansas (10–0)	Kansas (12–0)	North Carolina (15–0)	North Carolina (16–0)	North Carolina (16–0)	North Carolina (18–0)	North Carolina (20–0)	North Carolina (22–0)	North Carolina (24–0)	North Carolina (27–0)	1.
2.	Louisville	North Carolina (2–0)	North Carolina (4–0)	North Carolina (8–0)	North Carolina (11–0)	North Carolina (11–0)	North Carolina (14–0)	Kansas (12–1)	Kansas (12–1)	Kansas (13–1)	Kansas (14–1)	Kansas (16–1)	Kansas (18–1)	Kansas (19–1)	Kansas (21–2)	2.
3.	North Carolina														Kentucky (22–4)	3.
4.	Illinois														SMU (21–3)	4.
5.	SMU														Seattle (22–2)	5.
6.	Dayton														California (20–4)	6.
7.	Temple														Michigan State (14–8)	7.
8.	San Francisco														Louisville (21–5)	8.
9.	Saint Louis														UCLA (22–4) т	9.
10.	Western Kentucky														Saint Louis (19–7) т	10.
11.	West Virginia	Canisius (4–0)													West Virginia (25–4)	11.
12.	Oklahoma City														Dayton (17–6)	12.
13.	Oregon State														Bradley (19–7)	13.
14.	Kentucky														BYU (18–8)	14.
15.	Washington														Indiana (14–8)	15.
16.	St. John's т														Oklahoma City (17–8) т	16.
17.	NC State т														Vanderbilt (17–5) т	17.
18.	Kansas State														Xavier (19–6) т	18.
19.	Vanderbilt														Notre Dame (18–7)	19.
20.	Wyoming														Kansas State (15–8)	20.
	Preseason [1]	Week 2 Dec. 11[1]	Week 3 Dec. 18[1]	Week 4 Dec. 26[1]	Week 5 Jan. 2[1]	Week 6 Jan. 8[1]	Week 7 Jan. 15[1]	Week 8 Jan. 22[1]	Week 9 Jan. 29[1]	Week 10 Feb. 5[1]	Week 11 Feb. 12[1]	Week 12 Feb. 19[1]	Week 13 Feb. 26[3]	Week 14 Mar. 5[3]	Final Mar. 12[3]
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

References

ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 652. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
"December 10, 1956". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 653. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
"1957 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
"December 10, 1956". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
"1957 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

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[ESPN-1] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 652. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[2] "December 10, 1956". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[ESPN2-3] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 653. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[4] "1957 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[5] "December 10, 1956". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[6] "1957 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 9, 2020.