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1956-57 Standings

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National Champion: North Carolina
Final Four: Kansas, Michigan State, North Carolina and San Francisco

Consensus Player of the Year: Chet Forte

AP First #1: Kansas ▪ AP Final #1: North Carolina

167 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 North CarolinaRTFN ACC 32 0 1.000 14 0 1.000 1 1
2 Maryland  ACC 16 10 .615 9 5 .643
3 Duke  ACC 13 11 .542 8 6 .571 9
4 Wake Forest  ACC 19 9 .679 7 7 .500 10 18
5 North Carolina State  ACC 15 11 .577 7 7 .500 8
6 South Carolina  ACC 17 12 .586 5 9 .357
7 Virginia  ACC 6 19 .240 3 11 .214
8 Clemson  ACC 7 17 .292 3 11 .214
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
9 KansasRF Big 7 24 3 .889 11 1 .917 1 2
10 Kansas State  Big 7 15 8 .652 8 4 .667 10
11 Iowa State  Big 7 16 7 .696 6 6 .500 3
12 Colorado  Big 7 14 9 .609 5 7 .417
13 Nebraska  Big 7 11 12 .478 5 7 .417
14 Missouri  Big 7 10 13 .435 4 8 .333
15 Oklahoma  Big 7 8 15 .348 3 9 .250
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 14 8 .636 10 4 .714 10
17 Michigan StateRF Big Ten 16 10 .615 10 4 .714 8 11
18 Minnesota  Big Ten 14 8 .636 9 5 .643 19
19 Ohio State  Big Ten 14 8 .636 9 5 .643 11
20 Purdue  Big Ten 15 7 .682 8 6 .571 17
21 Michigan  Big Ten 13 9 .591 8 6 .571
22 Illinois  Big Ten 14 8 .636 7 7 .500 5
23 Iowa  Big Ten 8 14 .364 4 10 .286
24 Wisconsin  Big Ten 5 17 .227 3 11 .214
25 Northwestern  Big Ten 6 16 .273 2 12 .143
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
26 Texas-El Paso R BIAA 14 8 .636 8 2 .800
27 Hardin-Simmons BIAA 17 9 .654 7 3 .700
28 Arizona  BIAA 13 13 .500 5 5 .500
29 Arizona State  BIAA 10 15 .400 4 6 .400
30 West Texas A&M  BIAA 6 14 .300 3 7 .300
31 New Mexico State  BIAA 6 18 .250 3 7 .300
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
32 Seattle R Ind 22 3 .880 4 5
33 Lafayette Ind 22 5 .815
34 Louisville  Ind 21 5 .808 3 6
35 Memphis  Ind 24 6 .800 12 12
36 Syracuse Ind 18 7 .720
37 Notre Dame Ind 20 8 .714 17 17
38 Xavier  Ind 20 8 .714
39 Saint Joseph's  Ind 17 7 .708
40 Duquesne  Ind 16 7 .696
41 Temple  Ind 20 9 .690
42 Dayton  Ind 19 9 .679 15
43 Oklahoma City Ind 19 9 .679 9 9
44 Bucknell  Ind 16 8 .667
45 La Salle  Ind 17 9 .654
46 Muhlenburg  Ind 17 9 .654
47 Navy  Ind 15 8 .652
48 Iona  Ind 12 7 .632
49 Seton Hall  Ind 17 10 .630
50 Cincinnati  Ind 15 9 .625
51 Penn State  Ind 15 10 .600
52 Portland  Ind 18 12 .600
53 Pittsburgh Ind 16 11 .593
54 Colgate  Ind 14 10 .583
55 Loyola (IL)  Ind 14 10 .583
56 Kentucky Wesleyan  Ind 16 12 .571
57 Washington (MO)  Ind 12 9 .571
58 Loyola (LA) Ind 14 12 .538
59 Boston College  Ind 12 11 .522
60 Texas Tech  Ind 12 11 .522
61 Georgetown  Ind 11 11 .500
62 Miami (FL)  Ind 13 13 .500
63 Saint Francis (PA)  Ind 12 12 .500
64 Holy Cross  Ind 11 12 .478
65 Lehigh  Ind 8 10 .444
66 Butler  Ind 11 14 .440
67 Valparaiso  Ind 11 14 .440
68 Gonzaga  Ind 11 16 .407
69 Marquette  Ind 10 15 .400
70 Villanova  Ind 10 15 .400
71 DePaul  Ind 8 14 .364
72 Army  Ind 7 13 .350
73 Rutgers  Ind 8 15 .348
74 Florida State  Ind 9 17 .346
75 Siena  Ind 5 15 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
76 YaleR Ivy 18 8 .692 12 2 .857
77 Dartmouth  Ivy 18 7 .720 10 4 .714
78 Columbia  Ivy 18 6 .750 9 5 .643
79 Princeton  Ivy 14 9 .609 9 5 .643
80 Harvard  Ivy 12 9 .571 7 7 .500
81 Brown  Ivy 8 16 .333 4 10 .286
82 Pennsylvania  Ivy 7 19 .269 3 11 .214
83 Cornell  Ivy 4 19 .174 2 12 .143
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
84 Miami (OH)R MAC 17 8 .680 11 1 .917
85 Marshall  MAC 15 9 .625 8 4 .667
86 Ohio  MAC 15 8 .652 7 5 .583
87 Bowling Green State  MAC 14 9 .609 7 5 .583
88 Western Michigan  MAC 8 13 .381 4 8 .333
89 Toledo  MAC 5 19 .208 3 9 .250
90 Kent State  MAC 5 18 .217 2 10 .167
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
91 New York University R Metro NY 8 13 .381 3 1 .750
92 St. John's (NY)  Metro NY 14 9 .609 4 2 .667 15
93 Fordham  Metro NY 16 10 .615 2 2 .500
94 Manhattan  Metro NY 5 9 .357 2 2 .500 13
95 St. Francis (NY)  Metro NY 12 14 .462 1 2 .333
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
96 Brigham YoungR MSAC 19 9 .679 11 3 .786
97 Utah  MSAC 19 8 .704 10 4 .714
98 Montana  MSAC 13 9 .591 9 5 .643
99 Denver  MSAC 11 12 .478 8 6 .571
100 Utah State  MSAC 11 13 .458 7 7 .500
101 Colorado State  MSAC 9 16 .360 6 8 .429
102 Wyoming  MSAC 6 19 .240 4 10 .286
103 New Mexico  MSAC 5 21 .192 1 13 .071
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
104 Saint LouisR MVC 19 9 .679 12 2 .857 5 10
105 Bradley  MVC 22 7 .759 9 5 .643 5 19
106 Oklahoma State  MVC 17 9 .654 8 6 .571 10 20
107 Wichita State  MVC 15 11 .577 8 6 .571
108 Detroit Mercy  MVC 11 15 .423 5 9 .357
109 Houston  MVC 10 16 .385 5 9 .357
110 Tulsa  MVC 8 17 .320 5 9 .357
111 Drake  MVC 8 16 .333 4 10 .286
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
112 Morehead StateR OVC 19 8 .704 9 1 .900
113 Western Kentucky R OVC 17 9 .654 9 1 .900 12
114 Murray State  OVC 11 13 .458 5 5 .500
115 Eastern Kentucky  OVC 6 15 .286 4 6 .400
116 Tennessee Tech  OVC 9 11 .450 1 9 .100
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
117 CaliforniaR PCC 21 5 .808 14 2 .875 12 13
118 UCLA  PCC 22 4 .846 13 3 .813 5 14
119 Washington  PCC 17 9 .654 13 3 .813
120 Southern California  PCC 16 12 .571 9 7 .563
121 Stanford  PCC 11 15 .423 7 9 .438
122 Oregon State  PCC 11 15 .423 6 10 .375
123 Idaho  PCC 10 16 .385 4 12 .250
124 Washington State  PCC 8 18 .308 4 12 .250
125 Oregon  PCC 4 21 .160 2 14 .125
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
126 KentuckyR SEC 23 5 .821 12 2 .857 3 3
127 Vanderbilt  SEC 17 5 .773 10 4 .714 6 8
128 Georgia Tech  SEC 18 8 .692 9 5 .643
129 Mississippi State  SEC 17 8 .680 9 5 .643 15 15
130 Tulane  SEC 15 9 .625 9 5 .643 14
131 Auburn  SEC 13 8 .619 8 6 .571
132 Alabama  SEC 15 11 .577 7 7 .500 9
133 Florida  SEC 14 10 .583 6 8 .429
134 Tennessee  SEC 13 9 .591 5 9 .357 12
135 Mississippi  SEC 9 12 .429 4 10 .286
136 Georgia  SEC 8 16 .333 4 10 .286
137 Louisiana State  SEC 6 19 .240 1 13 .071
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
138 West VirginiaRT Southern 25 5 .833 12 0 1.000 4 7
139 Washington & Lee  Southern 20 7 .741 10 3 .769
140 Virginia Tech  Southern 14 8 .636 12 5 .706
141 Furman  Southern 10 17 .370 7 5 .583
142 Richmond  Southern 15 11 .577 9 7 .563
143 William & Mary  Southern 9 18 .333 7 11 .389
144 Citadel  Southern 11 14 .440 5 9 .357
145 Davidson  Southern 7 20 .259 4 8 .333
146 George Washington  Southern 3 21 .125 3 9 .250
147 Virginia Military Institute  Southern 4 22 .154 1 13 .071
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
148 Southern MethodistR SWC 22 4 .846 11 1 .917 3 4
149 Rice  SWC 16 8 .667 8 4 .667
150 Texas Christian  SWC 14 10 .583 6 6 .500
151 Baylor  SWC 9 15 .375 6 6 .500
152 Arkansas  SWC 11 12 .478 5 7 .417
153 Texas  SWC 11 13 .458 3 9 .250
154 Texas A&M  SWC 7 17 .292 3 9 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
155 San FranciscoRF WCC 21 7 .750 12 2 .857 2
156 Santa Clara  WCC 15 7 .682 10 4 .714
157 Saint Mary's (CA)  WCC 17 9 .654 10 4 .714
158 Fresno State  WCC 16 10 .615 7 7 .500
159 San Jose State  WCC 13 12 .520 7 7 .500
160 Loyola Marymount  WCC 11 16 .407 5 9 .357
161 Pacific  WCC 9 17 .346 3 11 .214
162 Pepperdine  WCC 7 18 .280 2 12 .143
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
163 CanisiusR WNY3 22 6 .786 3 1 .750 10 20
164 St. Bonaventure R WNY3 17 7 .708 3 1 .750
165 Niagara  WNY3 12 13 .480 0 4 .000 16
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
166 ConnecticutR Yankee 17 8 .680 8 0 1.000
167 Rhode Island  Yankee 11 11 .500 6 3 .667