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1953–54 NCAA men's basketball rankings

1953–54 NCAA men's basketball rankings
Season1953–54
NCAA Tournament1954
Preseason No. 1
Indiana
NCAA Tournament ChampionsLa Salle
NCAA men's basketball rankings
← 1952–53 1954–55 β†’

The 1953–54 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.

Legend

  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  New to rankings from previous week
Italics   Number of first place votes
(#–#)   Win–loss record
Ρ‚ Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

Preseason
 [1]		Week 1
Dec. 15[1]		Week 2
Dec. 22[1]		Week 3
Dec. 29[1]		Week 4
Jan. 5[1]		Week 5
Jan. 12[1]		Week 6
Jan. 19[1]		Week 7
Jan. 26[1]		Week 8
Feb. 2[1]		Week 9
Feb. 9[1]		Week 10
Feb. 16[1]		Week 11
Feb. 23[1]		Week 12
Mar. 2[2]		Week 13
Mar. 9[2]		Final
Mar. 16[3]
1.IndianaIndiana (3–0)Indiana (6–0)Kentucky (6–0)Kentucky (7–0)Kentucky (9–0)Kentucky (11–0)Kentucky (12–0)Kentucky (13–0)Kentucky (16–0)Duquesne (19–0)Duquesne (21–0)Kentucky (23–0)Kentucky (24–0)Kentucky (25–0)1.
2.KentuckyKentucky (2–0)Kentucky (5–0)Duquesne (8–0)Duquesne (11–0)Duquesne (13–0)Duquesne (15–0)Duquesne (15–0)Duquesne (17–0)Duquesne (18–0)Kentucky (18–0)Kentucky (21–0)Indiana (18–3)Indiana (19–3)La Salle (26–4)2.
3.DuquesneDuquesne (4–0)Duquesne (7–0)Indiana (6–1)Indiana (7–1)Indiana (9–1)Indiana (12–1)Indiana (12–1)Indiana (12–1)Indiana (14–1)Indiana (15–2)Indiana (17–2)Western Kentucky (28–1)Duquesne (24–2)Holy Cross (26–2)3.
4.Oklahoma A&MIllinois (4–0)Illinois (5–1)Oregon State (6–1)Oklahoma A&M (12–1)Oklahoma A&M (13–1)Western Kentucky (16–0)Oklahoma A&M (16–1)Western Kentucky (19–0)Oklahoma A&M (18–1)Western Kentucky (23–1)Western Kentucky (25–1)Duquesne (22–2)Western Kentucky (28–1)Indiana (20–4)4.
5.KansasLSU (3–0)Oklahoma A&M (8–1)Oklahoma A&M (9–1)Western Kentucky (12–0)Western Kentucky (14–0)Oklahoma A&M (15–1)Western Kentucky (18–0)Oklahoma A&M (17–1)Western Kentucky (21–1)Oklahoma A&M (20–2)Oklahoma A&M (21–2)Notre Dame (19–2)Oklahoma A&M (23–4)Duquesne (26–3)5.
6.La SalleMinnesota (3–0)Western Kentucky (9–0)Minnesota (7–0)Minnesota (8–1)Holy Cross (10–0)Notre Dame (9–2)Notre Dame (10–2)Seattle (20–1)Notre Dame (12–2)Notre Dame (13–2)Notre Dame (16–2)Oklahoma A&M (21–4)Notre Dame (20–2)Notre Dame (22–3)6.
7.NC StateOklahoma A&M (4–1)Fordham (6–0)Western Kentucky (9–0)Holy Cross (8–0)George Washington (10–0)Oklahoma City (11–1)Holy Cross (13–1)Notre Dame (10–2)La Salle (17–3)Seattle (24–1)Holy Cross (20–1)LSU (19–2)George Washington (23–2)Bradley (19–13)7.
8.Kansas StateNC State (3–1)Minnesota (5–0)Illinois (5–1)Duke (9–3)Oklahoma City (9–1)Holy Cross (12–1)Minnesota (10–2)Duke (13–4)Seattle (23–1)George Washington (16–1)George Washington (18–1)La Salle (21–4)LSU (20–2)Western Kentucky (29–3)8.
9.IllinoisFordham (4–0)NC State (6–1)NC State (7–1)Oklahoma City (8–1)Duke (12–3)Minnesota (9–2)Oklahoma City (11–2)La Salle (15–3)Holy Cross (16–1)Holy Cross (17–1)Seattle (24–1)George Washington (20–2)Holy Cross (23–2)Penn State (18–6)9.
10.LSUWestern Kentucky (6–0)Holy Cross (3–0)Fordham (6–0)Oregon State (7–3)Minnesota (8–2)George Washington (11–1)George Washington (12–1)Holy Cross (14–1)George Washington (13–1)Iowa (14–3)Duke (19–5)Seattle (26–1)NC State (24–6)Oklahoma A&M (24–5)10.
11.Western KentuckyOregon State (6–1)Rice (6–0)Oklahoma City (6–0)Rice (10–0)Kansas (6–2)Wichita (15–1)Seattle (16–1)George Washington (12–1)Maryland (17–4)Maryland (20–4)Maryland (21–5)Duke (21–5)Seattle (26–1)USC (20–11)11.
12.MinnesotaOklahoma City (4–0)Oregon State (6–1)Holy Cross (5–0)Niagara (8–2) Ρ‚Wichita (14–1)LSU (11–2)La Salle (15–3)Minnesota (12–2)Minnesota (13–2)La Salle (18–4)LSU (17–2)Wichita (25–3)La Salle (21–4)George Washington (23–3)12.
13.Oregon StateDuke (3–1)UCLA (6–1)La Salle (7–2)George Washington (6–0) Ρ‚Niagara (12–1)Duke (12–4)Maryland (13–4)Maryland (15–4)Oklahoma City (12–4)LSU (15–2)La Salle (20–4)Holy Cross (22–2)Kansas (16–4)Iowa (17–5)13.
14.WyomingHoly Cross (2–0)LSU (4–1)UCLA (8–1)Dayton (9–2)Seattle (11–1)Maryland (13–4)California (14–2)Wichita (19–2)California (16–2)Duke (16–5)Wichita (23–3)Dayton (24–6)Maryland (23–7)LSU (20–5)14.
15.DaytonCalifornia (3–1)Oklahoma City (5–0)Seattle (8–1)Illinois (6–2)Rice (10–2)California (14–2)LSU (11–2)California (16–2)Duke (14–5)Wichita (22–3)Oklahoma City (14–5)Kansas (15–4)Dayton (25–6)Duke (22–6)15.
16.Santa ClaraNotre Dame (3–1)La Salle (6–1) Ρ‚Rice (7–0)Kansas (4–2)LSU (10–2)Seattle (14–1)Kansas (8–3) Ρ‚Oklahoma City (11–4)Navy (14–4)Oklahoma City (13–5)Dayton (22–5)Iowa (16–5)Iowa (17–5)Niagara (24–6)16.
17.CaliforniaUCLA (3–0)Dayton (6–1) Ρ‚Idaho (5–0)Seattle (9–1)Dayton (11–2)Kansas (8–3)Wichita (16–2) Ρ‚LSU (13–2)LSU (14–2)Dayton (20–5)Kansas (13–4)Maryland (22–6)Oregon State (18–10)Seattle (26–2)17.
18.Saint LouisNiagara (4–1)Wisconsin (5–1)LSU (5–1)Navy (7–2)Colorado State (11–1)Niagara (10–3)Connecticut (14–0)Bradley (11–5)Wichita (20–3)Minnesota (14–4)Colorado State (20–4)NC State (19–6)Duke (22–6)Kansas (16–5)18.
19.Holy Cross Ρ‚Siena (3–1)Notre Dame (4–1)BYU (8–0)Vanderbilt (7–1)Illinois (8–3)La Salle (14–3)Dayton (14–4)Kansas (8–3)NC State (15–5)Colorado State (17–4)UCLA (18–5)Connecticut (21–2)Colorado State (22–5)Illinois (17–5)19.
20.Oklahoma City Ρ‚La Salle (3–1)Idaho (5–0) Ρ‚
Vanderbilt (5–0) Ρ‚		Wyoming (6–1) Ρ‚
Vanderbilt (5–1) Ρ‚		NC State (9–3)Idaho (8–3)Illinois (9–4)Duke (12–4)Louisville (14–5)Kansas (9–4)Navy (15–5)Illinois (16–4) Ρ‚
Iowa (16–5) Ρ‚		Louisville (21–6)Wichita (27–4)Maryland (28–7)20.
Preseason
 [1]		Week 1
Dec. 15[1]		Week 2
Dec. 22[1]		Week 3
Dec. 29[1]		Week 4
Jan. 5[1]		Week 5
Jan. 12[1]		Week 6
Jan. 19[1]		Week 7
Jan. 26[1]		Week 8
Feb. 2[1]		Week 9
Feb. 9[1]		Week 10
Feb. 16[1]		Week 11
Feb. 23[1]		Week 12
Mar. 2[2]		Week 13
Mar. 9[2]		Final
Mar. 16[3]
Dropped:
  • Kansas (0–2)
  • Kansas State (2–1)
  • Wyoming (4–1)
  • Dayton
  • Santa Clara
  • Saint Louis (4–1)
Dropped:
  • Duke
  • California (5–1)
  • Niagara
  • Siena
Dropped:
  • Dayton
  • Wisconsin
  • Notre Dame
Dropped:
  • Fordham
  • La Salle
  • UCLA
  • Idaho
  • LSU
  • BYU
  • Wyoming
Dropped:
  • Oregon State
  • Navy
  • Vanderbilt
  • NC State
Dropped:
  • Rice
  • Dayton
  • Colorado State
  • Idaho
Dropped:
  • Niagara
  • Illinois
Dropped:
  • Connecticut
  • Dayton
Dropped:
  • Bradley
  • Louisville
Dropped:
  • California
  • NC State
  • Kansas
Dropped:
  • Minnesota
  • Navy
Dropped:
  • Oklahoma City
  • Colorado State (22–4)
  • UCLA (18–7)
  • Illinois (16–4)
Dropped:
  • Connecticut
  • Louisville
Dropped:
  • NC State
  • Dayton
  • Oregon State
  • Colorado State
  • Wichita

UP Poll

All UP polls for this season included 20 teams, with the exception of the final poll (released on March 9, 1954) which included only 10 teams.

Preseason
 [1]		Week 1
Dec. 15[1]		Week 2
Dec. 22[1]		Week 3
Dec. 29[1]		Week 4
Jan. 5[1]		Week 5
Jan. 12[1]		Week 6
Jan. 19[1]		Week 7
Jan. 26[1]		Week 8
Feb. 2[1]		Week 9
Feb. 9[1]		Week 10
Feb. 16[1]		Week 11
Feb. 23[1]		Week 12
Mar. 2[2]		Final
Mar. 9[2]
1.IndianaIndiana (3–0)Indiana (6–0)Kentucky (6–0)Kentucky (7–0)Kentucky (9–0)Kentucky (11–0)Kentucky (12–0)Kentucky (13–0)Indiana (14–1)Duquesne (19–0)Duquesne (21–0)Kentucky (23–0)Indiana (19–3)1.
2.KentuckyKentucky (2–0)Kentucky (5–0)Indiana (6–1)Indiana (7–1)Indiana (9–1)Indiana (12–1)Indiana (12–1)Indiana (12–1)Duquesne (18–0)Kentucky (18–0)Indiana (17–2)Indiana (18–3)Kentucky (24–0)2.
3.DuquesneDuquesne (4–0)Duquesne (7–0)Duquesne (8–0)Duquesne (11–0)Duquesne (13–0)Duquesne (15–0)Duquesne (15–0)Duquesne (17–0)Kentucky (16–0)Indiana (15–2)Kentucky (21–0)Duquesne (22–2)Duquesne (24–2)3.
4.KansasIllinois (4–0)Illinois (5–1)Oregon State (6–1)Oklahoma A&M (12–1)Oklahoma A&M (13–1)Oklahoma A&M (15–1)Oklahoma A&M (16–1)Oklahoma A&M (17–1)Oklahoma A&M (18–1)Oklahoma A&M (20–2)Oklahoma A&M (21–2)Western Kentucky (28–1)Oklahoma A&M (23–4)4.
5.Oklahoma A&MLSU (3–0)Minnesota (5–0)Oklahoma A&M (9–1)Minnesota (8–1)Holy Cross (10–0)Western Kentucky (16–0)Western Kentucky (18–0)Western Kentucky (19–0)Minnesota (13–2)Western Kentucky (23–1)Western Kentucky (25–1)Oklahoma A&M (21–4)Notre Dame (20–2)5.
6.La SalleMinnesota (3–0)Oklahoma A&M (8–1)Minnesota (7–0)Holy Cross (8–0)Western Kentucky (14–0)Minnesota (9–2)Minnesota (10–2)Minnesota (12–2)Western Kentucky (21–1)Holy Cross (17–1)Holy Cross (20–1)Notre Dame (19–2)Western Kentucky (28–1)6.
7.LSUOklahoma A&M (4–1)NC State (6–1)Illinois (5–1)Western Kentucky (12–0)Kansas (6–2)California (14–2)California (14–2)California (16–2)California (16–2)Iowa (14–3)Notre Dame (16–2)Kansas (15–4)Kansas (16–4)7.
8.NC StateNC State (3–1)UCLA (6–1)NC State (7–1)Kansas (4–2)Minnesota (8–2)Kansas (8–3)Notre Dame (10–2)Holy Cross (14–1)Notre Dame (12–2) Ρ‚Notre Dame (13–2)LSU (17–2)Holy Cross (22–2)LSU (20–2)8.
9.MinnesotaUCLA (3–0)Fordham (6–0)Fordham (6–0)Illinois (6–2)Duke (12–3) Ρ‚Notre Dame (9–2)Kansas (8–3)Notre Dame (10–2)Holy Cross (16–1) Ρ‚LSU (15–2)Kansas (13–4)LSU (19–2)Holy Cross (23–2)9.
10.CaliforniaFordham (4–0)La Salle (6–1)BYU (8–0)Rice (10–0)California (12–1) Ρ‚LSU (11–2)Holy Cross (13–1)Kansas (8–3)La Salle (17–3)Kansas (12–4)La Salle (20–4)La Salle (21–4)Iowa (17–5)10.
11.IllinoisLa Salle (3–1)Oregon State (6–1)Western Kentucky (9–0)Oregon State (7–3)Niagara (10–2)Duke (12–4)La Salle (15–3)LSU (13–2)Kansas (9–4)La Salle (18–4)UCLA (18–5) Ρ‚Iowa (16–5)11.
12.Kansas StateCalifornia (3–1)LSU (4–1) Ρ‚La Salle (7–2)LSU (6–2)LSU (10–2)Oklahoma City (11–1) Ρ‚LSU (11–2)La Salle (15–3)LSU (14–2)Minnesota (14–4)Illinois (16–4) Ρ‚Duke (21–5)12.
13.Saint LouisKansas (0–2)California (5–1) Ρ‚LSU (5–1)Duke (9–3)La Salle (11–3)Holy Cross (12–1) Ρ‚Wyoming (14–3)Duke (13–4)Duke (14–5)Duke (16–5) Ρ‚George Washington (18–1)Colorado State (22–4)13.
14.Holy CrossNotre Dame (3–1)Western Kentucky (9–0)UCLA (8–1) Ρ‚Niagara (8–2)Rice (11–1)Wichita (15–1)Duke (12–4)Iowa (11–3) Ρ‚Seattle (23–1) Ρ‚California (16–4) Ρ‚Duke (19–5)Illinois (16–4)14.
15.Oregon StateOregon State (6–1)Wisconsin (5–1)Rice (7–0) Ρ‚UCLA (9–2)Illinois (8–3)NC State (11–4)Iowa (10–3)NC State (12–5) Ρ‚Iowa (12–3) Ρ‚George Washington (16–1)Seattle (24–1)Wichita (25–3)15.
16.DaytonOhio State (3–0)Wyoming (6–1)Holy Cross (5–0)NC State (9–3) Ρ‚NC State (10–3)Illinois (9–4) Ρ‚Oklahoma City (11–2)Wyoming (15–4)NC State (15–5)Seattle (24–1)Colorado State (20–4)Seattle (26–1)16.
17.WyomingHoly Cross (2–0)Rice (6–0) Ρ‚Wyoming (6–1)La Salle (9–3) Ρ‚Notre Dame (7–2)Oregon State (10–4) Ρ‚Oregon State (11–5)Bradley (11–5)Colorado State (15–4) Ρ‚UCLA (13–5)Wichita (23–3)NC State (19–6)17.
18.Santa ClaraWestern Kentucky (6–0) Ρ‚Kansas (1–2) Ρ‚California (9–1)Navy (7–2)Oklahoma City (9–1)Niagara (10–3)Texas (9–4)Wichita (19–2) Ρ‚Oregon State (14–6) Ρ‚Colorado State (17–4)Iowa (16–5) Ρ‚Dayton (24–6) Ρ‚18.
19.Notre DameSaint Louis (4–1) Ρ‚Holy Cross (3–0)Kansas State (5–2)Oklahoma City (8–1)Wyoming (10–3)La Salle (14–3) Ρ‚Bradley (11–4)Louisville (14–5) Ρ‚Fordham (14–2)Wichita (22–3)Rice (18–3) Ρ‚Minnesota (16–5) Ρ‚19.
20.UCLAKansas State (2–1) Ρ‚
Wyoming (4–1) Ρ‚		Notre Dame (4–1)Navy (6–0)California (9–1)Wichita (14–1) Ρ‚
Oregon State (8–4) Ρ‚		Wyoming (13–3) Ρ‚NC State (12–5)Illinois (9–4) Ρ‚George Washington (13–1)NC State (16–6)NC State (16–6)Oregon State (18–8) Ρ‚
UCLA (18–7) Ρ‚
Minnesota (15–11) Ρ‚		20.
Preseason
 [1]		Week 1
Dec. 15[1]		Week 2
Dec. 22[1]		Week 3
Dec. 29[1]		Week 4
Jan. 5[1]		Week 5
Jan. 12[1]		Week 6
Jan. 19[1]		Week 7
Jan. 26[1]		Week 8
Feb. 2[1]		Week 9
Feb. 9[1]		Week 10
Feb. 16[1]		Week 11
Feb. 23[1]		Week 12
Mar. 2[2]		Final
Mar. 9[2]
Dropped:
  • Dayton
  • Santa Clara
Dropped:
  • Ohio State
  • Saint Louis
  • Kansas State
Dropped:
  • Wisconsin
  • Kansas
  • Notre Dame
Dropped:
  • Fordham
  • BYU
  • Wyoming
  • Kansas State
Dropped:
  • UCLA
  • Navy
NoneDropped:
  • Wichita
  • Illinois
  • Niagara
Dropped:
  • Oklahoma City
  • Oregon State
  • Texas
Dropped:
  • Wyoming
  • Bradley
  • Wichita
  • Louisville
  • Illinois
Dropped:
  • Oregon State
  • Fordham
Dropped:
  • Minnesota
  • California
Dropped:
  • Rice
Dropped:
  • La Salle
  • Duke
  • Colorado State
  • Illinois
  • Wichita
  • Seattle
  • NC State
  • Dayton
  • Minnesota (16–5)
  • Oregon State
  • UCLA
  • Minnesota

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 625. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  2. ^ a b c d ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 626. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  3. ^ Fullerton, Jr., Hugh (March 23, 1954). Written at New York. "Kentucky Beats Out Tourney Winners in Final Cage Poll". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. Associated Press. Retrieved December 25, 2023. Kentucky's unbeaten basketball team, which refrained from tournament competition this year, came out ahead of the two national tournament winners, La Salle and Holy Cross, in the final Associated Press ranking poll of the 1953–54 season today.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_rankings