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January 9, 1956 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference	Points
1	<	1	San Francisco (94)		1145
2	<	3	Dayton (12)		1026
3	<	2	NC State	ACC	692
4	<	4	Vanderbilt (4)	SEC	545
5	<	6	Kentucky (1)	SEC	515
6	<	11	Duke (1)	ACC	328
7	<	10	Ohio State	Big Ten	285
8	<	9	Illinois	Big Ten	273
9	<	5	North Carolina	ACC	238
10	<	16	Temple		155
11	<	14	Holy Cross (1)		143
12	<	13	Indiana	Big Ten	130
13	<	NR	Louisville (1)		99
14	<	7	George Washington		96
15	<	8	Iowa State	Big 7	73
16	<	NR	Oklahoma City		57
17	<	12	Memphis		56
18	<	NR	Wake Forest	ACC	55
19	<	17	Alabama (1)	SEC	48
20	<	NR	Cincinnati		45
20	<	NR	Utah		45

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