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January 17, 1955 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference
1	<	1	Kentucky	SEC
2	<	2	NC State	ACC
3	<	5	San Francisco
4	<	4	La Salle
5	<	3	Duquesne
6	<	11	Maryland	ACC
7	<	7	Illinois	Big Ten
8	<	6	Missouri	Big 7
9	<	8	George Washington
10	<	10	UCLA
10	<	9	Utah
12	<	16	Alabama	SEC
13	<	13	Richmond
14	<	14	Minnesota	Big Ten
15	<	NR	Marquette
16	<	NR	Holy Cross
17	<	NR	Vanderbilt	SEC
18	<	12	Dayton
19	<	19	Iowa	Big Ten
20	<	15	Niagara
20	<	NR	TCU	Southwest

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