College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

February 7, 1955 AP Men's Basketball Poll

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

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