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March 4, 1957 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference
1	<	1	North Carolina	ACC
2	<	2	Kansas	Big 7
3	<	3	Kentucky	SEC
4	<	4	SMU	Southwest
5	<	5	Seattle
6	<	8	Louisville
7	<	6	UCLA
8	<	NR	Michigan State	Big Ten
9	<	9	Vanderbilt	SEC
10	<	18	Oklahoma City
11	<	11	West Virginia
12	<	14	Saint Louis
13	<	7	Bradley
14	<	NR	California
15	<	15	Idaho State
16	<	17	Oklahoma State	Missouri Valley
17	<	16	Iowa State	Big 7
18	<	20	Mississippi State	SEC
19	<	19	Memphis
20	<	13	Wake Forest	ACC

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