College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

January 16, 1956 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference	Points
1	< 1	San Francisco (87)		1257
2	< 2	Dayton (13)		1110
3	< 3	NC State (9)	ACC	829
4	< 5	Kentucky (9)	SEC	615
5	< 4	Vanderbilt (6)	SEC	526
6	< 8	Illinois (1)	Big Ten	458
7	< 6	Duke (1)	ACC	438
8	< 10	Temple (1)		386
9	< 9	North Carolina	ACC	296
10	< 13	Louisville (1)		203
11	< 7	Ohio State	Big Ten	176
12	< 11	Holy Cross (1)		170
13	< 19	Alabama	SEC	147
14	< 16	Oklahoma City		68
15	< 17	Memphis		67
16	< 20	Utah		61
17	< NR	Saint Louis		51
18	< NR	UCLA		50
19	< NR	SMU	Southwest	49
20	< NR	Iowa	Big Ten	42
20	< 20	Oklahoma State	Missouri Valley	42

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