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December 10, 1956 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points
1	<	NR	Kansas (58)	Big 7	0-0	896
2	<	1	San Francisco (18)		0-0	675
3	<	9	Kentucky (6)	SEC	0-0	514
4	<	6	Louisville (6)		0-0	403
5	<	7	SMU (3)	Southwest	0-0	401
6	<	13	North Carolina (4)	ACC	0-0	350
7	<	10	Illinois	Big Ten	0-0	338
8	<	2	NC State (2)	ACC	0-0	271
9	<	5	Alabama	SEC	0-0	252
10	<	NR	Canisius (4)		0-0	225
11	<	NR	Ohio State (2)	Big Ten	0-0	220
12	<	NR	Western Kentucky (2)		0-0	180
13	<	20	West Virginia (3)		0-0	131
14	<	NR	Kansas State	Big 7	0-0	98
15	<	3	Dayton		0-0	62
16	<	NR	Niagara		0-0	61
17	<	NR	Iowa State	Big 7	0-0	55
18	<	11	Oklahoma City		0-0	48
19	<	19	Oklahoma State	Missouri Valley	0-0	45
20	<	NR	Seattle		0-0	32

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