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January 12, 1953 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference
1	<	1	Kansas State	Big 7
2	<	2	Seton Hall
3	<	3	La Salle
4	<	4	Illinois	Big Ten
5	<	6	Washington
6	<	7	Indiana	Big Ten
7	<	8	Fordham
8	<	9	NC State
9	<	5	Oklahoma State	Missouri Valley
10	<	10	Western Kentucky
11	<	13	Notre Dame
12	<	12	USC
13	<	17	Tulsa
14	<	11	LSU	SEC
15	<	NR	Kansas	Big 7
16	<	16	Seattle
17	<	14	Holy Cross
18	<	NR	Oklahoma City
19	<	NR	UCLA
20	<	NR	Georgetown

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Regular-season polls from 1949-60 had 20 teams, from 1961-68 had 10 teams (except in December 1960 and the 1964-65 preseason polls), and 1990-present had 25 teams.
Preseason polls started in the 1961-62 season, and there were post-tournament polls in 1953, 1954, 1974, and 1975.
All poll dates fall on Mondays with a few exceptions. See explanation here.