1956-57 NCAA Men's Basketball AP Poll

Name the teams that cracked the AP Top 20 during the 1956-57 men's college basketball season

The final poll was released on March 11, prior to the 1957 NCAA tournament

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Week 1 (12/10)
1	Kansas	2	0	Big Seven
2	San Francisco	4	0	West Coast
3	Kentucky	3	0	SEC
4	Louisville	3	1	Independent
5	SMU	2	0	Southwest
6	North Carolina	2	0	ACC
7	Illinois	2	0	Big Ten
8	NC State	3	0	ACC
9	Alabama	3	0	SEC
10	Canisius	4	0	Little Three
11	Ohio State	3	0	Big Ten
12	Western Kentucky	3	0	Ohio Valley
13	West Virginia	3	0	SoCon
14	Kansas State	2	0	Big Seven
15	Dayton	2	1	Independent
16	Niagara	2	1	Little Three
17	Iowa State	3	0	Big Seven
18	Oklahoma City	1	1	Independent
19	Oklahoma A&M	3	1	Missouri Valley
20	Seattle	3	1	Independent

Week 2 (12/17)
1	Kansas	4	0	Big Seven
2	San Francisco	5	0	West Coast
3	North Carolina	-		ACC
4	SMU	-		Southwest
5	Illinois	-		Big Ten
6	Louisville	-		Independent
7	Kentucky	-		SEC
8	West Virginia	-		SoCon
9	Saint Louis	-		Missouri Valley
10	Kansas State	-		Big Seven
11	Ohio State	-		Big Ten
12	Oklahoma A&M	-		Missouri Valley
13	Duke	-		ACC
14	Iowa State	-		Big Seven
15	Oklahoma City	-		Independent
16	St. John's	-		Metropolitan New York
17	Alabama	-		SEC
18	Canisius	-		Little Three
19	NC State	-		ACC
20	Western Kentucky	-		Ohio Valley

Week 3 (12/26)
1	Kansas	6	0	Big Seven
2	North Carolina	8	0	ACC
3	Kentucky	-		SEC
4	West Virginia	-		SoCon
5	Saint Louis	-		Missouri Valley
6	Illinois	-		Big Ten
7	SMU	-		Southwest
8	Louisville	-		Independent
9	Duke	-		ACC
10	Oklahoma A&M	-		Missouri Valley
11	Oklahoma City	-		Independent
12	Tennessee	-		SEC
13	Vanderbilt	-		SEC
14	Iowa State	-		Big Seven
15	Western Kentucky	-		Ohio Valley
16	Tulane	-		SEC
17	Canisius	-		Little Three
18	Seattle	-		Independent
19	San Francisco	6	2	West Coast
20	Idaho State	-		Rocky Mountain

Week 4 (1/2)
1	Kansas	9	0	Big Seven
2	North Carolina	11	0	ACC
3	Kentucky	-		SEC
4	SMU	-		Southwest
5	Illinois	-		Big Ten
6	Louisville	-		Independent
7	Iowa State	-		Big Seven
8	UCLA	8	1	Pacific Coast
9	Vanderbilt	-		SEC
10	Seattle	-		Independent
11	Oklahoma A&M	-		Missouri Valley
12	Tennessee	-		SEC
13	Manhattan	-		Metropolitan New York
14	Western Kentucky	-		Ohio Valley
15	Canisius	-		Little Three
16	Saint Louis	-		Missouri Valley
17	Oklahoma City	-		Independent
18	Wake Forest	-		ACC
19	West Virginia	-		SoCon
20	Memphis State	-		Independent

Week 5 (1/7)
1	Kansas	10	0	Big Seven
2	North Carolina	11	0	ACC
3	Kentucky	-		SEC
4	SMU	-		Southwest
5	Louisville	-		Independent
6	Vanderbilt	-		SEC
7	Iowa State	-		Big Seven
8	UCLA	-		Pacific Coast
9	Seattle	-		Independent
10	Illinois	-		Big Ten
11	Oklahoma City	-		Independent
12	Oklahoma A&M	-		Missouri Valley
13	Wake Forest	-		ACC
14	Canisius	-		Little Three
15	Duke	-		ACC
16	Tennessee	-		SEC
17	Saint Louis	-		Missouri Valley
18	West Virginia	-		SoCon
19	Minnesota	-		Big Ten
20	Western Kentucky	-		Ohio Valley

Week 6 (1/14)
1	Kansas	12	0	Big Seven
2	North Carolina	14	0	ACC
3	SMU	-		Southwest
4	Kentucky	-		SEC
5	Louisville	-		Independent
6	UCLA	-		Pacific Coast
7	Seattle	-		Independent
8	Illinois	-		Big Ten
9	Iowa State	-		Big Seven
10	Vanderbilt	-		SEC
11	Wake Forest	-		ACC
12	Bradley	-		Missouri Valley
13	Oklahoma City	-		Independent
14	Canisius	-		Little Three
15	West Virginia	-		SoCon
16	Duke	-		ACC
17	Ohio State	-		Big Ten
18	Western Kentucky	-		Ohio Valley
19	California	-		Pacific Coast
20	Oklahoma A&M	-		Missouri Valley

Week 7 (1/21)
1	North Carolina	15	0	ACC
2	Kansas	12	1	Big Seven
3	Iowa State	-		Big Seven
4	Louisville	-		Independent
5	Kentucky	-		SEC
6	SMU	-		Southwest
7	UCLA	-		Pacific Coast
8	Seattle	-		Independent
9	Illinois	-		Big Ten
10	Bradley	-		Missouri Valley
11	Wake Forest	-		ACC
12	Ohio State	-		Big Ten
13	Vanderbilt	-		SEC
14	Canisius	-		Little Three
15	Duke	-		ACC
16	Oklahoma City	-		Independent
17	West Virginia	-		SoCon
18	Tulane	-		SEC
19	California	-		Pacific Coast
20	Western Kentucky	-		Ohio Valley

Week 8 (1/28)
1	North Carolina	16	0	ACC
2	Kansas	12	1	Big Seven
3	Louisville	-		Independent
4	Kentucky	-		SEC
5	UCLA	-		Pacific Coast
6	SMU	-		Southwest
7	Illinois	-		Big Ten
8	Iowa State	-		Big Seven
9	Seattle	-		Independent
10	Bradley	-		Missouri Valley
11	Ohio State	-		Big Ten
12	Canisius	-		Little Three
13	Wake Forest	-		ACC
14	Tulane	-		SEC
15	California	-		Pacific Coast
16	Oklahoma City	-		Independent
17	Idaho State	-		Rocky Mountain
18	West Virginia	-		SoCon
19	Duke	-		ACC
20	Oklahoma A&M	-		Missouri Valley

Week 9 (2/4)
1	North Carolina	16	0	ACC
2	Kansas	13	1	Big Seven
3	Kentucky	-		SEC
4	SMU	-		Southwest
5	UCLA	-		Pacific Coast
6	Louisville	-		Independent
7	Seattle	-		Independent
8	Bradley	-		Missouri Valley
9	Iowa State	-		Big Seven
10	Wake Forest	-		ACC
11	West Virginia	-		SoCon
12	Ohio State	-		Big Ten
13	Oklahoma City	-		Independent
14	Canisius	-		Little Three
15	Illinois	-		Big Ten
16	Memphis State	-		Independent
17	Purdue	-		Big Ten
18	Vanderbilt	-		SEC
19	California	-		Pacific Coast
20	Idaho State	-		Rocky Mountain

Week 10 (2/11)
1	North Carolina	18	0	ACC
2	Kansas	14	1	Big Seven
3	Kentucky	-		SEC
4	Seattle	-		Independent
5	Bradley	-		Missouri Valley
6	SMU	-		Southwest
7	UCLA	-		Pacific Coast
8	Louisville	-		Independent
9	Iowa State	-		Big Seven
10	West Virginia	-		SoCon
11	Wake Forest	-		ACC
12	California	-		Pacific Coast
13	Oklahoma City	-		Independent
14	Canisius	-		Little Three
15	West Virginia Tech	-		NAIA (non-NCAA)
16	Illinois	-		Big Ten
17	Duke	-		ACC
18	Indiana	-		Big Ten
19	Vanderbilt	-		SEC
20	Saint Louis	-		Missouri Valley

Week 11 (2/18)
1	North Carolina	20	0	ACC
2	Kansas	16	1	Big Seven
3	Kentucky	-		SEC
4	Seattle	-		Independent
5	Bradley	-		Missouri Valley
6	SMU	-		Southwest
7	Louisville	-		Independent
8	UCLA	-		Pacific Coast
9	Iowa State	-		Big Seven
10	Vanderbilt	-		SEC
11	Indiana	-		Big Ten
12	Wake Forest	-		ACC
13	Oklahoma City	-		Independent
14	West Virginia	-		SoCon
15	California	-		Pacific Coast
16	Duke	-		ACC
17	Kansas State	-		Big Seven
18	West Virginia Tech	-		NAIA (non-NCAA)
19	Mississippi State	-		SEC
20	Memphis State	-		Independent

Week 12 (2/25)
1	North Carolina	22	0	ACC
2	Kansas	18	1	Big Seven
3	Kentucky	-		SEC
4	SMU	-		Southwest
5	Seattle	-		Independent
6	UCLA	-		Pacific Coast
7	Bradley	-		Missouri Valley
8	Louisville	-		Independent
9	Vanderbilt	-		SEC
10	Indiana	-		Big Ten
11	West Virginia	-		SoCon
12	Kansas State	-		Big Seven
13	Wake Forest	-		ACC
14	Saint Louis	-		Missouri Valley
15	Idaho State	-		Rocky Mountain
16	Iowa State	-		Big Seven
17	Oklahoma A&M	-		Missouri Valley
18	Oklahoma City	-		Independent
19	Memphis State	-		Independent
20	Mississippi State	-		SEC

Week 13 (3/4)
1	North Carolina	24	0	ACC
2	Kansas	19	1	Big Seven
3	Kentucky	-		SEC
4	SMU	-		Southwest
5	Seattle	-		Independent
6	Louisville	-		Independent
7	UCLA	-		Pacific Coast
8	Michigan State	-		Big Ten
9	Vanderbilt	-		SEC
10	Oklahoma City	-		Independent
11	West Virginia	-		SoCon
12	Saint Louis	-		Missouri Valley
13	Bradley	-		Missouri Valley
14	California	-		Pacific Coast
15	Idaho State	-		Rocky Mountain
16	Oklahoma A&M	-		Missouri Valley
17	Iowa State	-		Big Seven
18	Mississippi State	-		SEC
19	Memphis State	-		Independent
20	Wake Forest	-		ACC

Final Poll
1	North Carolina	27	0	ACC
2	Kansas	21	2	Big Seven
3	Kentucky	22	4	SEC
4	SMU	21	3	Southwest
5	Seattle	22	2	Independent
6	Louisville	21	5	Independent
7	West Virginia	25	4	SoCon
8	Vanderbilt	17	5	SEC
9	Oklahoma City	17	8	Independent
10	Saint Louis	19	7	Missouri Valley
11	Michigan State	14	8	Big Ten
12	Memphis State	21	5	Independent
13	California	20	4	Pacific Coast
14	UCLA	22	4	Pacific Coast
15	Mississippi State	17	8	SEC
16	Idaho State	24	2	Rocky Mountain
17	Notre Dame	18	7	Independent
18	Wake Forest	19	9	ACC
19	Bradley	19	7	Missouri Valley
20	Canisius	20	5	Little Three
20	Oklahoma A&M	17	9	Missouri Valley

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