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1953-54 Standings

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National Champion: La Salle
Final Four: Bradley, La Salle, Penn State and Southern California

Consensus Player of the Year: Tom Gola

AP First #1: Indiana ▪ AP Final #1: Kentucky

160 Schools

Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
1 Duke R ACC 21 6 .778 9 1 .900 8 15
2 Maryland  ACC 23 7 .767 7 2 .778 11 20
3 Wake Forest  ACC 17 12 .586 8 4 .667
4 North Carolina State* T ACC 26 7 .788 5 3 .625 7
5 North Carolina  ACC 11 10 .524 5 6 .455
6 South Carolina  ACC 10 16 .385 2 8 .200
7 Virginia  ACC 16 11 .593 1 4 .200
8 Clemson  ACC 5 18 .217 0 9 .000
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
9 Kansas R Big 7 16 5 .762 10 2 .833 5 18
10 Colorado* R Big 7 11 11 .500 10 2 .833
11 Missouri  Big 7 11 10 .524 6 6 .500
12 Kansas State  Big 7 11 10 .524 5 7 .417 8
13 Nebraska  Big 7 8 13 .381 5 7 .417
14 Oklahoma  Big 7 8 13 .381 4 8 .333
15 Iowa State  Big 7 6 15 .286 2 10 .167
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
16 Indiana* R Big Ten 20 4 .833 12 2 .857 1 4
17 Iowa  Big Ten 17 5 .773 11 3 .786 10 13
18 Illinois  Big Ten 17 5 .773 10 4 .714 4 19
19 Minnesota  Big Ten 17 5 .773 10 4 .714 6
20 Wisconsin  Big Ten 12 10 .545 6 8 .429 18
21 Northwestern  Big Ten 9 13 .409 6 8 .429
22 Ohio State  Big Ten 11 11 .500 5 9 .357
23 Michigan State  Big Ten 9 13 .409 4 10 .286
24 Michigan  Big Ten 9 13 .409 3 11 .214
25 Purdue  Big Ten 9 13 .409 3 11 .214
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
26 Texas Tech* R BIAA 20 5 .800 11 1 .917
27 West Texas A&M  BIAA 13 7 .650 9 3 .750
28 Arizona  BIAA 14 10 .583 8 4 .667
29 Texas-El Paso  BIAA 8 14 .364 4 8 .333
30 Hardin-Simmons  BIAA 7 17 .292 4 8 .333
31 New Mexico State  BIAA 6 12 .333 3 9 .250
32 Arizona State  BIAA 5 18 .217 3 9 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
33 Holy Cross R Ind 26 2 .929 3 3
34 Seattle* R Ind 26 2 .929 6 17
35 Duquesne  Ind 26 3 .897 1 5
36 Notre Dame*  Ind 22 3 .880 5 6
37 La Salle* FN Ind 26 4 .867 2 2
38 Dayton  Ind 25 7 .781 14
39 Louisville  Ind 22 7 .759 20
40 Penn State* F Ind 18 6 .750 9 9
41 Oklahoma City*  Ind 18 7 .720 7
42 Navy*  Ind 18 8 .692 16
43 Army  Ind 15 7 .682
44 Villanova  Ind 20 11 .645
45 Lafayette  Ind 17 10 .630
46 Saint Joseph's  Ind 14 9 .609
47 Xavier  Ind 18 12 .600
48 Bradley* F Ind 19 13 .594 7 7
49 John Carroll  Ind 15 11 .577
50 Seton Hall  Ind 13 10 .565
51 Temple  Ind 15 12 .556
52 Muhlenburg  Ind 12 10 .545
53 Washington (MO)  Ind 12 10 .545
54 Syracuse  Ind 10 9 .526
55 Cincinnati  Ind 11 10 .524
56 DePaul  Ind 11 10 .524
57 Iona  Ind 11 10 .524
58 Butler  Ind 13 12 .520
59 Boston College  Ind 11 11 .500
60 Loyola Marymount  Ind 14 16 .467
61 Rutgers  Ind 11 13 .458
62 Creighton  Ind 14 17 .452
63 Gonzaga  Ind 12 15 .444
64 Valparaiso  Ind 10 13 .435
65 Marquette  Ind 11 15 .423
66 Lehigh  Ind 8 12 .400
67 Pittsburgh  Ind 9 14 .391
68 Georgetown  Ind 11 18 .379
69 Siena  Ind 7 14 .333 19
70 Portland  Ind 9 19 .321
71 Loyola (IL)  Ind 7 15 .318
72 Drake  Ind 7 16 .304
73 Colgate  Ind 5 12 .294
74 Bucknell  Ind 4 16 .200
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
75 Cornell* R Ivy 17 7 .708 11 3 .786
76 Princeton  Ivy 16 9 .640 11 3 .786
77 Pennsylvania  Ivy 17 8 .680 10 4 .714
78 Yale  Ivy 12 14 .462 7 7 .500
79 Columbia  Ivy 11 13 .458 6 8 .429
80 Dartmouth  Ivy 13 13 .500 5 9 .357
81 Brown  Ivy 13 11 .542 4 10 .286
82 Harvard  Ivy 9 16 .360 2 12 .143
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
83 Toledo* R MAC 13 10 .565 10 2 .833
84 Bowling Green State  MAC 17 7 .708 10 3 .769
85 Miami (OH)  MAC 12 10 .545 7 5 .583
86 Marshall  MAC 12 9 .571 6 7 .462
87 Western Michigan  MAC 10 11 .476 4 5 .444
88 Ohio  MAC 12 10 .545 5 7 .417
89 Kent State  MAC 8 13 .381 3 9 .250
90 Case Western Reserve  MAC 7 17 .292 2 9 .182
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
91 St. Francis (NY) R Metro NY 23 5 .821 5 0 1.000
92 Fordham*  Metro NY 18 6 .750 3 1 .750 7
93 Manhattan  Metro NY 15 11 .577 3 3 .500
94 New York University  Metro NY 9 9 .500 2 2 .500
95 St. John's (NY)  Metro NY 9 11 .450 2 3 .400
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
96 Colorado State* R MSAC 22 7 .759 12 2 .857 18
97 Wyoming  MSAC 19 9 .679 10 4 .714 14
98 Brigham Young  MSAC 18 11 .621 9 5 .643 19
99 Utah State  MSAC 14 13 .519 7 7 .500
100 Utah  MSAC 12 14 .462 7 7 .500
101 New Mexico  MSAC 11 11 .500 5 9 .357
102 Montana  MSAC 7 20 .259 3 11 .214
103 Denver  MSAC 6 21 .222 3 11 .214
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
104 Oklahoma State* R MVC 24 5 .828 9 1 .900 4 10
105 Wichita State  MVC 27 4 .871 8 2 .800 11
106 Tulsa  MVC 15 14 .517 5 5 .500
107 Saint Louis  MVC 14 12 .538 4 6 .400 18
108 Houston  MVC 11 15 .423 3 7 .300
109 Detroit Mercy  MVC 11 17 .393 1 9 .100
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
110 Western Kentucky RT OVC 29 3 .906 9 1 .900 3 8
111 Murray State  OVC 15 16 .484 6 4 .600
112 Eastern Kentucky  OVC 7 16 .304 4 6 .400
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
113 Oregon State  PCC (North) 19 10 .655 11 5 .688 4
114 Idaho  PCC (North) 15 8 .652 9 7 .563 17
115 Oregon  PCC (North) 17 10 .630 9 7 .563
116 Washington  PCC (North) 8 18 .308 7 9 .438
117 Washington State  PCC (North) 10 17 .370 4 12 .250
118 Southern California* RF PCC (South) 19 14 .576 8 4 .667 11 11
119 UCLA  PCC (South) 18 7 .720 7 5 .583 13
120 California  PCC (South) 17 7 .708 6 6 .500 14
121 Stanford  PCC (South) 13 10 .565 3 9 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
122 Kentucky R SEC 25 0 1.000 14 0 1.000 1 1
123 Louisiana State* R SEC 20 5 .800 14 0 1.000 5 14
124 Alabama  SEC 16 8 .667 10 4 .714
125 Tulane  SEC 15 8 .652 10 4 .714
126 Auburn  SEC 16 8 .667 8 6 .571
127 Mississippi  SEC 12 12 .500 7 7 .500
128 Tennessee  SEC 11 12 .478 7 7 .500
129 Vanderbilt  SEC 12 10 .545 5 9 .357 19
130 Mississippi State  SEC 11 10 .524 5 9 .357
131 Florida  SEC 7 15 .318 3 11 .214
132 Georgia  SEC 7 18 .280 2 12 .143
133 Georgia Tech  SEC 2 22 .083 0 14 .000
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
134 George Washington* RT Southern 23 3 .885 10 0 1.000 7 12
135 Furman  Southern 20 9 .690 6 1 .857
136 Richmond  Southern 23 8 .742 10 3 .769
137 West Virginia  Southern 12 11 .522 6 4 .600
138 William & Mary  Southern 9 14 .391 6 5 .545
139 Virginia Military Institute  Southern 11 12 .478 6 7 .462
140 Davidson  Southern 7 15 .318 3 5 .375
141 Washington & Lee  Southern 6 17 .261 3 9 .250
142 Virginia Tech  Southern 3 24 .111 3 13 .188
143 Citadel  Southern 2 17 .105 1 7 .125
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
144 Rice* R SWC 23 5 .821 9 3 .750 11
145 Texas R SWC 16 9 .640 9 3 .750
146 Arkansas  SWC 13 9 .591 6 6 .500
147 Southern Methodist  SWC 13 9 .591 6 6 .500
148 Baylor  SWC 12 11 .522 6 6 .500
149 Texas Christian  SWC 10 14 .417 5 7 .417
150 Texas A&M  SWC 2 20 .091 1 11 .083
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
151 Santa Clara* R WCC 20 7 .741 9 3 .750 16
152 San Francisco  WCC 14 7 .667 8 4 .667
153 San Jose State  WCC 12 15 .444 6 6 .500
154 Saint Mary's (CA)  WCC 10 14 .417 4 8 .333
155 Pacific  WCC 9 17 .346 3 9 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
156 Niagara R WNY3 24 6 .800 3 1 .750 12 16
157 St. Bonaventure  WNY3 12 11 .522 2 2 .500
158 Canisius  WNY3 9 14 .391 1 3 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
159 Connecticut* R Yankee 23 3 .885 7 0 1.000 18
160 Rhode Island  Yankee 7 14 .333 4 4 .500