College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

December 12, 1955 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	San Francisco
2	< 3	NC State	ACC
3	< 5	Utah
4	< 4	Iowa	Big Ten
5	< 6	Alabama	SEC
6	< 9	Duquesne
7	< 7	Dayton
8	< 10	BYU
9	< NR	Vanderbilt	SEC
10	< 11	Holy Cross
11	< NR	Temple
12	< 2	Kentucky	SEC
13	< 13	George Washington
14	< NR	Cincinnati
15	< 14	West Virginia
16	< NR	North Carolina	ACC
17	< NR	Saint Louis
18	< NR	Kansas	Big 7
19	< NR	Indiana	Big Ten
20	< 12	Oklahoma City

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