1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings
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| ncaa_champions = Indiana
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The 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
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| Italics
| | Number of first place votes |
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| | Win–loss record |
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AP Poll
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{{ColPollTable
|Week1 = 2
|Week2 = 3
|Week3 = 4
|Week4 = 5
|Week5 = 6
|Week6 = 7
|Week7 = 8
|Week8 = 9
|Week9 = 10
|Week10 = 11
|Week11 = 12
|Week12 = 13
|Week13 = 14
|Week14 = Final
|Week1Date = Dec. 16{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|page=616|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}
|Week11Date = Feb. 24{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|page=626|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}
|Week1-1 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=La Salle Explorers|title=La Salle}} (6–0)
|Week1-2 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Kansas State Wildcats|title=Kansas State}} (3–0)
|Week1-3 = Illinois (2–0)
|Week1-4 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Seton Hall Pirates|title=Seton Hall}} (6–0)
|Week1-5 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Oklahoma A&M Aggies|title=Oklahoma A&M}} (4–0)
|Week1-6 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} (5–1)
|Week1-7 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Notre Dame Fighting Irish|title=Notre Dame}} (3–0)
|Week1-8 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Holy Cross Crusaders|title=Holy Cross}} (2–0)
|Week1-9 = Washington (3–1)
|Week1-10 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=LSU Tigers|title=LSU}} (4–0)
|Week1-11 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers|title=Western Kentucky}} (3–0)
|Week1-12 = UCLA (3–1)
|Week1-13 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Oklahoma City Chiefs|title=Oklahoma City}} (4–2)
|Week1-14 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=St. Bonaventure Brown Indians|title=St. Bonaventure}} (4–0)
|Week1-15 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Tulsa Golden Hurricane|title=Tulsa}} (3–0)
|Week1-16 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}} (3–0)
|Week1-17 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Saint Louis Billikens|title=Saint Louis}} (1–1)
|Week1-18 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=California Golden Bears|title=California}} (4–0)
|Week1-19 = Indiana (1–2)
|Week1-20 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Navy Midshipmen|title=Navy}} (4–0) т
Kansas (1–1) т
|Week2-1 = La Salle (8–0)
|Week2-1-Color =
|Week2-2 = Illinois (3–0)
|Week2-2-Color = u
|Week2-3 = Seton Hall (9–0)
|Week2-3-Color = u
|Week2-4 = Holy Cross (4–0)
|Week2-4-Color = u
|Week2-5 = Kansas State (4–1)
|Week2-5-Color = d
|Week2-6 = NC State (7–1)
|Week2-6-Color =
|Week2-7 = Washington (3–1)
|Week2-7-Color = u
|Week2-8 = LSU (5–0)
|Week2-8-Color = u
|Week2-9 = Oklahoma A&M (6–1)
|Week2-9-Color = d
|Week2-10 = Western Kentucky (5–1)
|Week2-10-Color = u
|Week2-11 = Notre Dame (5–1)
|Week2-11-Color = d
|Week2-12 = St. Bonaventure (5–0)
|Week2-12-Color = u
|Week2-13 = Navy (6–0)
|Week2-13-Color = u
|Week2-14 = Tulsa (5–0)
|Week2-14-Color = u
|Week2-15 = Indiana (3–2)
|Week2-15-Color = u
|Week2-16 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Seattle Chieftains|title=Seattle}} (2–2)
|Week2-16-Color = npr
|Week2-17 = Minnesota (3–0)
|Week2-17-Color = d
|Week2-18 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Colorado Buffaloes|title=Colorado}} (4–0)
|Week2-18-Color = npr
|Week2-19 = Oklahoma City (6–0)
|Week2-19-Color = d
|Week2-20 = Idaho (4–1) т
UCLA (4–2) т
|Week2-20-Color = npr
|Week2Dropped = {{ubl|Saint Louis (2–1)|California|Kansas}}
|Week3-1 = Kansas State (6–1)
|Week3-1-Color = u
|Week3-2 = Seton Hall (9–0)
|Week3-2-Color = u
|Week3-3 = La Salle (9–1)
|Week3-3-Color = d
|Week3-4 = Illinois (4–1)
|Week3-4-Color = d
|Week3-5 = Washington (7–1)
|Week3-5-Color = u
|Week3-6 = Holy Cross (5–0)
|Week3-6-Color = d
|Week3-7 = Oklahoma A&M (9–1)
|Week3-7-Color = u
|Week3-8 = Tulsa (7–1)
|Week3-8-Color = u
|Week3-9 = Minnesota (4–0)
|Week3-9-Color = u
|Week3-10 = Western Kentucky (5–2)
|Week3-10-Color =
|Week3-11 = NC State (9–2)
|Week3-11-Color = d
|Week3-12 = Indiana (3–2)
|Week3-12-Color = u
|Week3-13 = Seattle (8–2)
|Week3-13-Color = u
|Week3-14 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=DePaul Blue Demons|title=DePaul}} (8–2)
|Week3-14-Color = npr
|Week3-15 = St. Bonaventure (5–1)
|Week3-15-Color = d
|Week3-16 = Oklahoma City (7–0)
|Week3-16-Color = u
|Week3-17 = LSU (61–)
|Week3-17-Color = d
|Week3-18 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Toledo Rockets|title=Toledo}} (5–0)
|Week3-18-Color = npr
|Week3-19 = Notre Dame (5–1)
|Week3-19-Color = d
|Week3-20 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Wayne State Warriors|title=Wayne State}} (7–0)
|Week3-20-Color = npr
|Week3Dropped = {{ubl|Navy (6–0)|Colorado|Idaho|UCLA (7–2)}}
|Week4-1 = Kansas State (7–1)
|Week4-1-Color =
|Week4-2 = Seton Hall (13–0)
|Week4-2-Color =
|Week4-3 = La Salle (11–1)
|Week4-3-Color =
|Week4-4 = Illinois (5–1)
|Week4-4-Color =
|Week4-5 = Oklahoma State (10–1)
|Week4-5-Color = u
|Week4-6 = Washington (9–1)
|Week4-6-Color = d
|Week4-7 = Indiana (5–2)
|Week4-7-Color = u
|Week4-8 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Fordham Rams|title=Fordham}} (9–0)
|Week4-8-Color = npr
|Week4-9 = NC State (12–2)
|Week4-9-Color = u
|Week4-10 = Western Kentucky (9–2)
|Week4-10-Color =
|Week4-11 = LSU (7–1)
|Week4-11-Color = u
|Week4-12 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=USC Trojans|title=USC}} (10–0)
|Week4-12-Color = npr
|Week4-13 = Notre Dame (8–1)
|Week4-13-Color = u
|Week4-14 = Holy Cross (5–3)
|Week4-14-Color = d
|Week4-15 = Navy (6–0)
|Week4-15-Color = npr
|Week4-16 = Seattle (9–1)
|Week4-16-Color = d
|Week4-17 = Tulsa (9–2)
|Week4-17-Color = d
|Week4-18 = Idaho (8–4)
|Week4-18-Color = npr
|Week4-19 = Minnesota (5–2)
|Week4-19-Color = d
|Week4-20 = California (6–4)
|Week4-20-Color = npr
|Week4Dropped = {{ubl|DePaul|St. Bonaventure|Oklahoma City|Toledo|Wayne State}}
|Week5-1 = Kansas State (8–1)
|Week5-1-Color =
|Week5-2 = Seton Hall (15–0)
|Week5-2-Color =
|Week5-3 = La Salle (13–1)
|Week5-3-Color =
|Week5-4 = Illinois (8–1)
|Week5-4-Color =
|Week5-5 = Washington (11–1)
|Week5-5-Color = u
|Week5-6 = Indiana (7–2)
|Week5-6-Color = u
|Week5-7 = Fordham (11–0)
|Week5-7-Color = u
|Week5-8 = NC State (14–2)
|Week5-8-Color = u
|Week5-9 = Oklahoma A&M (10–2)
|Week5-9-Color = d
|Week5-10 = Western Kentucky (11–2)
|Week5-10-Color =
|Week5-11 = Notre Dame (9–1)
|Week5-11-Color = u
|Week5-12 = USC (11–1)
|Week5-12-Color =
|Week5-13 = Tulsa (11–2)
|Week5-13-Color = u
|Week5-14 = LSU (10–1)
|Week5-14-Color = d
|Week5-15 = Kansas (8–3)
|Week5-15-Color = npr
|Week5-16 = Seattle (11–2)
|Week5-16-Color =
|Week5-17 = Holy Cross (7–3)
|Week5-17-Color = d
|Week5-18 = Oklahoma City (10–1)
|Week5-18-Color = npr
|Week5-19 = UCLA (8–5)
|Week5-19-Color = npr
|Week5-20 = Georgetown (6–1)
|Week5-20-Color = npr
|Week5Dropped = {{ubl|Navy|Idaho|Minnesota (6–3)|California (7–5)}}
|Week6-1 = Seton Hall (18–0)
|Week6-1-Color = u
|Week6-2 = Indiana (8–2)
|Week6-2-Color = u
|Week6-3 = Washington (13–1)
|Week6-3-Color = u
|Week6-4 = Kansas State (8–2)
|Week6-4-Color = d
|Week6-5 = La Salle (14–2)
|Week6-5-Color = d
|Week6-6 = Illinois (8–2)
|Week6-6-Color = d
|Week6-7 = Oklahoma A&M (12–2)
|Week6-7-Color = u
|Week6-8 = NC State (16–2)
|Week6-8-Color =
|Week6-9 = Kansas (9–3)
|Week6-9-Color = u
|Week6-10 = Fordham (12–1)
|Week6-10-Color = d
|Week6-11 = Tulsa (12–2)
|Week6-11-Color = u
|Week6-12 = Western Kentucky (12–3)
|Week6-12-Color = d
|Week6-13 = Seattle (13–2)
|Week6-13-Color = u
|Week6-14 = California (9–5)
|Week6-14-Color = npr
|Week6-15 = LSU (11–1)
|Week6-15-Color =
|Week6-16 = Notre Dame (10–2)
|Week6-16-Color = d
|Week6-17 = Oklahoma City (11–2)
|Week6-17-Color = u
|Week6-18 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Eastern Kentucky Colonels|title=Eastern Kentucky}} (9–2)
|Week6-18-Color = npr
|Week6-19 = Minnesota (7–4)
|Week6-19-Color = npr
|Week6-20 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Manhattan Jaspers|title=Manhattan}} (8–2)
|Week6-20-Color = npr
|Week6Dropped = {{ubl|USC (11–3)|Holy Cross (7–4)|UCLA (10–5)|Georgetown}}
|Week7-1 = Seton Hall (19–0)
|Week7-1-Color =
|Week7-2 = Indiana (9–2)
|Week7-2-Color =
|Week7-3 = Washington (15–1)
|Week7-3-Color =
|Week7-4 = La Salle (15–2)
|Week7-4-Color = u
|Week7-5 = Kansas State (9–2)
|Week7-5-Color = d
|Week7-6 = Illinois (9–2)
|Week7-6-Color =
|Week7-7 = Fordham (13–2)
|Week7-7-Color = u
|Week7-8 = Oklahoma A&M (12–3)
|Week7-8-Color = d
|Week7-9 = Western Kentucky (15–3)
|Week7-9-Color = u
|Week7-10 = DePaul (14–4)
|Week7-10-Color = npr
|Week7-11 = LSU (13–1)
|Week7-11-Color = u
|Week7-12 = NC State (16–3)
|Week7-12-Color = d
|Week7-13 = Seattle (15–2)
|Week7-13-Color =
|Week7-14 = Kansas (9–4)
|Week7-14-Color = d
|Week7-15 = Eastern Kentucky (11–3)
|Week7-15-Color = u
|Week7-16 = Navy (9–2)
|Week7-16-Color = npr
|Week7-17 = Notre Dame (11–2)
|Week7-17-Color = d
|Week7-18 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=North Carolina Tar Heels|title=North Carolina}} (13–3)
|Week7-18-Color = npr
|Week7-19 = Manhattan (10–2)
|Week7-19-Color = u
|Week7-20 = Tulsa (13–4)
|Week7-20-Color = d
|Week7Dropped = {{ubl|California (9–5)|Oklahoma City|Minnesota (8–4)}}
|Week8-1 = Seton Hall (21–0)
|Week8-1-Color =
|Week8-2 = Indiana (10–2)
|Week8-2-Color =
|Week8-3 = Washington (18–1)
|Week8-3-Color =
|Week8-4 = La Salle (16–2)
|Week8-4-Color =
|Week8-5 = Kansas State (10–2)
|Week8-5-Color =
|Week8-6 = Illinois (9–2)
|Week8-6-Color =
|Week8-7 = DePaul (15–4)
|Week8-7-Color = u
|Week8-8 = Western Kentucky (16–3)
|Week8-8-Color = u
|Week8-9 = Oklahoma A&M (14–3)
|Week8-9-Color = d
|Week8-10 = LSU (14–1)
|Week8-10-Color = u
|Week8-11 = Seattle (15–2)
|Week8-11-Color = u
|Week8-12 = North Carolina (15–3)
|Week8-12-Color = u
|Week8-13 = Fordham (14–2)
|Week8-13-Color = d
|Week8-14 = California (11–5)
|Week8-14-Color = npr
|Week8-15 = NC State (17–4)
|Week8-15-Color = d
|Week8-16 = Oklahoma City (11–3)
|Week8-16-Color = npr
|Week8-17 = Holy Cross (8–4)
|Week8-17-Color = npr
|Week8-18 = Kansas (9–4)
|Week8-18-Color = d
|Week8-19 = Manhattan (12–2)
|Week8-19-Color =
|Week8-20 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Niagara Purple Eagles|title=Niagara}} (15–2)
|Week8-20-Color = npr
|Week8Dropped = {{ubl|Eastern Kentucky|Navy|Notre Dame (11–3)|Tulsa}}
|Week9-1 = Seton Hall (22–0)
|Week9-1-Color =
|Week9-2 = Indiana (12–2)
|Week9-2-Color =
|Week9-3 = Washington (20–1)
|Week9-3-Color =
|Week9-4 = La Salle (18–2)
|Week9-4-Color =
|Week9-5 = Illinois (12–2)
|Week9-5-Color = u
|Week9-6 = Oklahoma A&M (16–3)
|Week9-6-Color = u
|Week9-7 = DePaul (17–4)
|Week9-7-Color =
|Week9-8 = LSU (15–1)
|Week9-8-Color = u
|Week9-9 = Western Kentucky (20–3)
|Week9-9-Color = d
|Week9-10 = Kansas State (11–3)
|Week9-10-Color = d
|Week9-11 = Seattle (19–2)
|Week9-11-Color =
|Week9-12 = NC State (19–4)
|Week9-12-Color = u
|Week9-13 = Oklahoma City (13–3)
|Week9-13-Color = u
|Week9-14 = Kansas (10–4)
|Week9-14-Color = u
|Week9-15 = Manhattan (14–2)
|Week9-15-Color = u
|Week9-16 = Fordham (15–3)
|Week9-16-Color = d
|Week9-17 = Louisville (16–3)
|Week9-17-Color = npr
|Week9-18 = Niagara (17–3)
|Week9-18-Color = u
|Week9-19 = California (12–6)
|Week9-19-Color = d
|Week9-20 = Tulsa (14–5)
|Week9-20-Color = npr
|Week9Dropped = {{ubl|North Carolina|Holy Cross}}
|Week10-1 = Seton Hall (24–0)
|Week10-1-Color =
|Week10-2 = Indiana (13–2)
|Week10-2-Color =
|Week10-3 = Washington (22–1)
|Week10-3-Color =
|Week10-4 = La Salle (20–2)
|Week10-4-Color =
|Week10-5 = Illinois (13–2)
|Week10-5-Color =
|Week10-6 = LSU (17–1)
|Week10-6-Color = u
|Week10-7 = Oklahoma A&M (17–4)
|Week10-7-Color = d
|Week10-8 = Kansas State (12–3)
|Week10-8-Color = u
|Week10-9 = Western Kentucky (20–4)
|Week10-9-Color =
|Week10-10 = Kansas (12–4)
|Week10-10-Color = u
|Week10-11 = Seattle (20–3)
|Week10-11-Color =
|Week10-12 = Oklahoma City (14–3)
|Week10-12-Color = u
|Week10-13 = Manhattan (16–2)
|Week10-13-Color = u
|Week10-14 = DePaul (17–6)
|Week10-14-Color = d
|Week10-15 = NC State (20–5)
|Week10-15-Color = d
|Week10-16 = Louisville (18–4)
|Week10-16-Color = u
|Week10-17 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Murray State Racers|title=Murray State}} (17–5)
|Week10-17-Color = npr
|Week10-18 = Duke (15–6)
|Week10-18-Color = npr
|Week10-19 = California (13–7)
|Week10-19-Color =
|Week10-20 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Villanova Wildcats|title=Villanova}} (13–7)
|Week10-20-Color = npr
|Week10Dropped = {{ubl|Fordham|Niagara|Tulsa}}
|Week11-1 = Seton Hall (26–0)
|Week11-1-Color =
|Week11-2 = Indiana (16–2)
|Week11-2-Color =
|Week11-3 = Washington (24–1)
|Week11-3-Color =
|Week11-4 = La Salle (22–2)
|Week11-4-Color =
|Week11-5 = Kansas (13–5)
|Week11-5-Color = u
|Week11-6 = LSU (19–1)
|Week11-6-Color =
|Week11-7 = Oklahoma A&M (19–5)
|Week11-7-Color =
|Week11-8 = Western Kentucky (22–5)
|Week11-8-Color = u
|Week11-9 = Kansas State (13–4)
|Week11-9-Color = d
|Week11-10 = Illinois (15–3)
|Week11-10-Color = d
|Week11-11 = Oklahoma City (15–4)
|Week11-11-Color = u
|Week11-12 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Miami Redskins|title=Miami (OH)}} (16–3)
|Week11-12-Color = npr
|Week11-13 = NC State (22–5)
|Week11-13-Color = u
|Week11-14 = Seattle (22–3)
|Week11-14-Color = d
|Week11-15 = DePaul (19–6)
|Week11-15-Color = d
|Week11-16 = Manhattan (18–2)
|Week11-16-Color = d
|Week11-17 = Notre Dame (16–4)
|Week11-17-Color = npr
|Week11-18 = Louisville (20–4)
|Week11-18-Color = d
|Week11-19 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Duquesne Dukes|title=Duquesne}} (15–7)
|Week11-19-Color = npr
|Week11-20 = Eastern Kentucky (15–6)
|Week11-20-Color = npr
|Week11Dropped = {{ubl|Murray State|Duke|California|Villanova}}
|Week12-1 = Indiana (17–2)
|Week12-1-Color = u
|Week12-2 = La Salle (24–2)
|Week12-2-Color = u
|Week12-3 = Seton Hall (27–1)
|Week12-3-Color = d
|Week12-4 = Washington (25–2)
|Week12-4-Color = d
|Week12-5 = LSU (20–1)
|Week12-5-Color = u
|Week12-6 = Kansas (13–5)
|Week12-6-Color = d
|Week12-7 = Oklahoma A&M (19–6)
|Week12-7-Color =
|Week12-8 = Kansas State (15–4)
|Week12-8-Color = u
|Week12-9 = Western Kentucky (22–5)
|Week12-9-Color = d
|Week12-10 = Illinois (15–4)
|Week12-10-Color =
|Week12-11 = Oklahoma City (17–4)
|Week12-11-Color =
|Week12-12 = NC State (25–5)
|Week12-12-Color = u
|Week12-13 = Notre Dame (17–4)
|Week12-13-Color = u
|Week12-14 = Louisville (20–5)
|Week12-14-Color = u
|Week12-15 = Seattle (26–3)
|Week12-15-Color = d
|Week12-16 = Miami (OH) (17–4)
|Week12-16-Color = d
|Week12-17 = Eastern Kentucky (16–8)
|Week12-17-Color = u
|Week12-18 = Duquesne (18–7)
|Week12-18-Color = u
|Week12-19 = Navy (16–4)
|Week12-19-Color = npr
|Week12-20 = Holy Cross (18–5)
|Week12-20-Color = npr
|Week12Dropped = {{ubl|DePaul (19–7)|Manhattan (18–4)}}
|Week13-1 = Indiana (19–3)
|Week13-1-Color =
|Week13-2 = Washington (27–2)
|Week13-2-Color = u
|Week13-3 = La Salle (24–2)
|Week13-3-Color = d
|Week13-4 = Seton Hall (28–2)
|Week13-4-Color = d
|Week13-5 = Kansas (16–5)
|Week13-5-Color = u
|Week13-6 = Oklahoma A&M (22–6)
|Week13-6-Color = u
|Week13-7 = LSU (20–1)
|Week13-7-Color = d
|Week13-8 = Kansas State (16–4)
|Week13-8-Color =
|Week13-9 = Western Kentucky (24–5)
|Week13-9-Color =
|Week13-10 = Oklahoma City (18–4)
|Week13-10-Color = u
|Week13-11 = Duquesne (19–7)
|Week13-11-Color = u
|Week13-12 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} (23–6)
|Week13-12-Color = npr
|Week13-13 = Illinois (18–4)
|Week13-13-Color = d
|Week13-14 = Louisville (22–6)
|Week13-14-Color =
|Week13-15 = Seattle (27–3)
|Week13-15-Color = u
|Week13-16 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Wyoming Cowboys|title=Wyoming}} (23–8)
|Week13-16-Color = npr
|Week13-17 = Notre Dame (17–4)
|Week13-17-Color = d
|Week13-18 = NC State (26–6)
|Week13-18-Color = d
|Week13-19 = Navy (16–4)
|Week13-19-Color = d
|Week13-20 = Manhattan (20–4) т
{{cbb link|1=1952|team=St. John's Redmen|title=St. John's}} (15–5) т
|Week13-20-Color = npr
|Week13Dropped = {{ubl|Miami (OH)|Eastern Kentucky|Holy Cross}}
|Week14-1 = Indiana (23–3)
|Week14-1-Color =
|Week14-2 = Seton Hall (31–2)
|Week14-2-Color = u
|Week14-3 = Kansas (19–6)
|Week14-3-Color = u
|Week14-4 = Washington (29–3)
|Week14-4-Color = d
|Week14-5 = LSU (22–3)
|Week14-5-Color = u
|Week14-6 = La Salle (25–3)
|Week14-6-Color = d
|Week14-7 = St. John's (17–6)
|Week14-7-Color = u
|Week14-8 = Oklahoma A&M (23–7)
|Week14-8-Color = d
|Week14-9 = Duquesne (21–8)
|Week14-9-Color = u
|Week14-10 = Notre Dame (19–5)
|Week14-10-Color = u
|Week14-11 = Illinois (18–4)
|Week14-11-Color = u
|Week14-12 = Kansas State (17–4)
|Week14-12-Color = d
|Week14-13 = Holy Cross (20–6)
|Week14-13-Color = npr
|Week14-14 = Seattle (29–4)
|Week14-14-Color =
|Week14-15 = Wake Forest (22–7)
|Week14-15-Color = d
|Week14-16 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Santa Clara Broncos|title=Santa Clara}} (20–7)
|Week14-16-Color = npr
|Week14-17 = Western Kentucky (25–6)
|Week14-17-Color = d
|Week14-18 = NC State (26–6)
|Week14-18-Color =
|Week14-19 = DePaul (19–9)
|Week14-19-Color = npr
|Week14-20 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Southwest Missouri State Bears|title=SW Missouri State}} (21–4)
|Week14-20-Color = npr
|Week14Dropped = {{ubl|Oklahoma City|Louisville|Wyoming|Navy|Manhattan}}
}}
UP Poll
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{{ColPollTable
|Week1 = 0
|Week2 = 1
|Week3 = 2
|Week4 = 3
|Week5 = 4
|Week6 = 5
|Week7 = 6
|Week8 = 7
|Week9 = 8
|Week10 = 9
|Week11 = 10
|Week12 = 11
|Week13 = 12
|Week14 = Final
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|Week1-2 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Kansas State Wildcats|title=Kansas State}}
|Week1-3 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=La Salle Explorers|title=La Salle}}
|Week1-4 = Washington
|Week1-5 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}}
|Week1-6 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Oklahoma A&M Aggies|title=Oklahoma A&M}}
|Week1-7 = UCLA
|Week1-8 = Indiana
|Week1-9 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Seton Hall Pirates|title=Seton Hall}}
|Week1-10 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Saint Louis Billikens|title=Saint Louis}}
|Week1-11 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Holy Cross Crusaders|title=Holy Cross}}
|Week1-12 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Santa Clara Broncos|title=Santa Clara}}
|Week1-13 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Notre Dame Fighting Irish|title=Notre Dame}}
|Week1-14 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Duquesne Dukes|title=Duquesne}}
|Week1-15 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Wyoming Cowboys|title=Wyoming}}
|Week1-16 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=St. John's Redmen|title=St. John's}}
|Week1-17 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=BYU Cougars|title=BYU}} т
|Week1-17-Color = t
|Week1-18 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}} т
|Week1-19 = Kansas
|Week1-20 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=St. Bonaventure Brown Indians|title=St. Bonaventure}}
|Week2-1 = Illinois (0–0)
|Week2-1-Color =
|Week2-2 = La Salle (2–0)
|Week2-2-Color = u
|Week2-3 = Kansas State (1–0)
|Week2-3-Color = d
|Week2-4 = Washington (2–0)
|Week2-4-Color =
|Week2-5 = Oklahoma A&M (3–0)
|Week2-5-Color = u
|Week2-6 = NC State (3–0)
|Week2-6-Color = d
|Week2-7 = UCLA (2–0)
|Week2-7-Color =
|Week2-8 = Seton Hall (3–0)
|Week2-8-Color = u
|Week2-9 = Minnesota (1–0)
|Week2-9-Color = u
|Week2-10 = Holy Cross (0–0)
|Week2-10-Color = u
|Week2-11 = Notre Dame (2–0)
|Week2-11-Color = u
|Week2-12 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|title=Ohio State}} (1–0)
|Week2-12-Color = npr
|Week2-13 = St. Bonaventure (3–0)
|Week2-13-Color = u
|Week2-14 = Indiana (1–1)
|Week2-14-Color = d
|Week2-15 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=LSU Tigers|title=LSU}} (2–0)
|Week2-15-Color = npr
|Week2-16 = Saint Louis (0–1)
|Week2-16-Color = d
|Week2-17 = BYU (4–0)
|Week2-17-Color =
|Week2-18 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=NYU Violets|title=NYU}} (4–0) т
|Week2-18-Color = tnpr
|Week2-19 = Santa Clara (2–0) т
|Week2-19-Color = td
|Week2-20 = St. John's (1–0) т
|Week2-20-Color = d
|Week2Dropped = {{ubl|Duquesne|Wyoming|Kansas}}
|Week3-1 = Illinois (2–0)
|Week3-1-Color =
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|Week3-2-Color =
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|Week3-3-Color =
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|Week3-4-Color =
|Week3-5 = Oklahoma A&M (4–0)
|Week3-5-Color =
|Week3-6 = Seton Hall (6–0)
|Week3-6-Color = u
|Week3-7 = UCLA (3–1)
|Week3-7-Color =
|Week3-8 = NC State (5–1)
|Week3-8-Color = d
|Week3-9 = Minnesota (3–0)
|Week3-9-Color =
|Week3-10 = Notre Dame (3–0)
|Week3-10-Color = u
|Week3-11 = Holy Cross (2–0)
|Week3-11-Color = d
|Week3-12 = Indiana (1–2)
|Week3-12-Color = u
|Week3-13 = LSU (4–0)
|Week3-13-Color = u
|Week3-14 = Saint Louis (1–1)
|Week3-14-Color = u
|Week3-15 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Navy Midshipmen|title=Navy}} (4–0)
|Week3-15-Color = npr
|Week3-16 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=California Golden Bears|title=California}} (4–0)
|Week3-16-Color = npr
|Week3-17 = St. Bonaventure (4–0) т
|Week3-17-Color = td
|Week3-18 = BYU (5–0) т
|Week3-18-Color =
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|Week3-19-Color = npr
|Week3-20 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Missouri Tigers|title=Missouri}} (1–0) т
NYU (5–0) т
|Week3-20-Color = npr
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|Week4-1 = Illinois (3–0)
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|Week4-2-Color =
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|Week4-3-Color =
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|Week4-4-Color =
|Week4-5 = Seton Hall (9–0)
|Week4-5-Color = u
|Week4-6 = NC State (7–1)
|Week4-6-Color = u
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|Week4-7-Color = d
|Week4-8 = Holy Cross (4–0)
|Week4-8-Color = u
|Week4-9 = Minnesota (3–0)
|Week4-9-Color =
|Week4-10 = Indiana (3–2)
|Week4-10-Color = u
|Week4-11 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Colorado Buffaloes|title=Colorado}} (4–0)
|Week4-11-Color = npr
|Week4-12 = Notre Dame (5–1)
|Week4-12-Color = d
|Week4-13 = LSU (5–0)
|Week4-13-Color =
|Week4-14 = UCLA (4–2)
|Week4-14-Color = d
|Week4-15 = St. Bonaventure (5–0)
|Week4-15-Color = u
|Week4-16 = Navy (6–0) т
|Week4-16-Color = td
|Week4-17 = Saint Louis (2–1) т
|Week4-17-Color = d
|Week4-18 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Michigan State Spartans|title=Michigan State}} (2–1) т
|Week4-18-Color = tnpr
|Week4-19 = Missouri (3–1) т
|Week4-19-Color = u
|Week4-20 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Vanderbilt Commodores|title=Vanderbilt}} (3–1)
|Week4-20-Color = npr
|Week4Dropped = {{ubl|California|BYU|DePaul|NYU}}
|Week5-1 = Illinois (4–1)
|Week5-1-Color =
|Week5-2 = La Salle (9–1)
|Week5-2-Color =
|Week5-3 = Kansas State (6–1)
|Week5-3-Color =
|Week5-4 = Washington (7–1)
|Week5-4-Color =
|Week5-5 = Seton Hall (9–0)
|Week5-5-Color =
|Week5-6 = Minnesota (4–0)
|Week5-6-Color = u
|Week5-7 = Oklahoma A&M (9–1)
|Week5-7-Color =
|Week5-8 = Indiana (3–2)
|Week5-8-Color = u
|Week5-9 = NC State (9–2)
|Week5-9-Color = d
|Week5-10 = Holy Cross (5–0)
|Week5-10-Color = d
|Week5-11 = UCLA (7–2)
|Week5-11-Color = u
|Week5-12 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Tulsa Golden Hurricane|title=Tulsa}} (7–1)
|Week5-12-Color = npr
|Week5-13 = Notre Dame (5–1)
|Week5-13-Color = d
|Week5-14 = St. Bonaventure (5–1)
|Week5-14-Color = u
|Week5-15 = DePaul (8–2)
|Week5-15-Color = npr
|Week5-16 = Navy (6–0)
|Week5-16-Color =
|Week5-17 = Michigan State (3–1)
|Week5-17-Color = u
|Week5-18 = BYU (8–2)
|Week5-18-Color = npr
|Week5-19 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Fordham Rams|title=Fordham}} (7–0)
|Week5-19-Color = npr
|Week5-20 = LSU (6–1) т
Saint Louis (2–4) т
|Week5-20-Color = d
|Week5Dropped = {{ubl|Colorado|Missouri|Vanderbilt}}
|Week6-1 = Illinois (5–1)
|Week6-1-Color =
|Week6-2 = Kansas State (7–1)
|Week6-2-Color = u
|Week6-3 = La Salle (11–1)
|Week6-3-Color = d
|Week6-4 = Washington (9–1)
|Week6-4-Color =
|Week6-5 = Seton Hall (13–0)
|Week6-5-Color =
|Week6-6 = Oklahoma A&M (10–1)
|Week6-6-Color = u
|Week6-7 = NC State (12–2)
|Week6-7-Color = u
|Week6-8 = Indiana (5–2)
|Week6-8-Color =
|Week6-9 = Minnesota (5–2)
|Week6-9-Color = d
|Week6-10 = LSU (7–1) т
|Week6-10-Color = tu
|Week6-11 = Notre Dame (8–1) т
|Week6-11-Color = u
|Week6-12 = California (6–4)
|Week6-12-Color = npr
|Week6-13 = Holy Cross (5–3)
|Week6-13-Color = d
|Week6-14 = Fordham (9–0)
|Week6-14-Color = u
|Week6-15 = BYU (11–3)
|Week6-15-Color = u
|Week6-16 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers|title=Western Kentucky}} (9–2)
|Week6-16-Color = npr
|Week6-17 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=USC Trojans|title=USC}} (10–0)
|Week6-17-Color = npr
|Week6-18 = Saint Louis (4–5)
|Week6-18-Color = u
|Week6-19 = Navy (6–0)
|Week6-19-Color = d
|Week6-20 = UCLA (7–4)
|Week6-20-Color = d
|Week6Dropped = {{ubl|Tulsa|St. Bonaventure|DePaul|Michigan State}}
|Week7-1 = Kansas State (8–1)
|Week7-1-Color = u
|Week7-2 = Illinois (8–1)
|Week7-2-Color = d
|Week7-3 = La Salle (13–1)
|Week7-3-Color =
|Week7-4 = Washington (11–1)
|Week7-4-Color =
|Week7-5 = Seton Hall (15–0)
|Week7-5-Color =
|Week7-6 = Indiana (7–2)
|Week7-6-Color = u
|Week7-7 = NC State (14–2)
|Week7-7-Color =
|Week7-8 = Oklahoma A&M (10–2)
|Week7-8-Color = d
|Week7-9 = Notre Dame (9–1)
|Week7-9-Color = u
|Week7-10 = USC (11–1)
|Week7-10-Color = u
|Week7-11 = LSU (10–1)
|Week7-11-Color = d
|Week7-12 = Fordham (11–0)
|Week7-12-Color = u
|Week7-13 = BYU (13–3)
|Week7-13-Color = u
|Week7-14 = Minnesota (6–3)
|Week7-14-Color = d
|Week7-15 = Western Kentucky (11–2)
|Week7-15-Color = u
|Week7-16 = Holy Cross (7–3)
|Week7-16-Color = d
|Week7-17 = Tulsa (11–2)
|Week7-17-Color = npr
|Week7-18 = California (7–5)
|Week7-18-Color = d
|Week7-19 = UCLA (8–5)
|Week7-19-Color =
|Week7-20 = Michigan State (5–3)
|Week7-20-Color = npr
|Week7Dropped = {{ubl|Navy|Saint Louis}}
|Week8-1 = Seton Hall (18–0)
|Week8-1-Color = u
|Week8-2 = Indiana (8–2)
|Week8-2-Color = u
|Week8-3 = Washington (13–1)
|Week8-3-Color = u
|Week8-4 = Kansas State (8–2)
|Week8-4-Color = d
|Week8-5 = Illinois (8–2)
|Week8-5-Color = d
|Week8-6 = La Salle (14–2)
|Week8-6-Color = d
|Week8-7 = Oklahoma A&M (12–2)
|Week8-7-Color = u
|Week8-8 = NC State (16–2)
|Week8-8-Color = d
|Week8-9 = Kansas (9–3)
|Week8-9-Color = npr
|Week8-10 = Notre Dame (10–2)
|Week8-10-Color = d
|Week8-11 = LSU (11–1)
|Week8-11-Color =
|Week8-12 = California (9–5)
|Week8-12-Color = u
|Week8-13 = Fordham (12–1)
|Week8-13-Color = d
|Week8-14 = Tulsa (12–2)
|Week8-14-Color = u
|Week8-15 = Holy Cross (7–4)
|Week8-15-Color = u
|Week8-16 = Saint Louis (6–7)
|Week8-16-Color = npr
|Week8-17 = USC (11–3)
|Week8-17-Color = d
|Week8-18 = Western Kentucky (12–3) т
|Week8-18-Color = td
|Week8-19 = Minnesota (7–4) т
|Week8-19-Color = d
|Week8-20 = DePaul (12–4) т
UCLA (10–5) т
|Week8-20-Color = npr
|Week8Dropped = {{ubl|BYU|Michigan State}}
|Week9-1 = Seton Hall (19–0)
|Week9-1-Color =
|Week9-2 = Indiana (9–2)
|Week9-2-Color =
|Week9-3 = Washington (15–1)
|Week9-3-Color =
|Week9-4 = Kansas State (9–2)
|Week9-4-Color =
|Week9-5 = Illinois (9–2)
|Week9-5-Color =
|Week9-6 = La Salle (15–2)
|Week9-6-Color =
|Week9-7 = Oklahoma A&M (12–3)
|Week9-7-Color =
|Week9-8 = NC State (16–3)
|Week9-8-Color =
|Week9-9 = Notre Dame (11–2)
|Week9-9-Color = u
|Week9-10 = Kansas (9–4)
|Week9-10-Color = d
|Week9-11 = DePaul (14–4)
|Week9-11-Color = u
|Week9-12 = LSU (13–1)
|Week9-12-Color = d
|Week9-13 = Fordham (13–2)
|Week9-13-Color =
|Week9-14 = California (9–5)
|Week9-14-Color = d
|Week9-15 = BYU (15–4)
|Week9-15-Color = npr
|Week9-16 = Saint Louis (7–7)
|Week9-16-Color =
|Week9-17 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=North Carolina Tar Heels|title=North Carolina}} (13–3)
|Week9-17-Color = npr
|Week9-18 = USC (11–3)
|Week9-18-Color = d
|Week9-19 = Minnesota (8–4)
|Week9-19-Color = d
|Week9-20 = Holy Cross (7–4)
|Week9-20-Color = d
|Week9Dropped = {{ubl|Tulsa|Western Kentucky|UCLA}}
|Week10-1 = Seton Hall (21–0)
|Week10-1-Color =
|Week10-2 = Indiana (10–2)
|Week10-2-Color =
|Week10-3 = Washington (18–1)
|Week10-3-Color =
|Week10-4 = Illinois (9–2)
|Week10-4-Color = u
|Week10-5 = Kansas State (10–2)
|Week10-5-Color = d
|Week10-6 = La Salle (16–2)
|Week10-6-Color =
|Week10-7 = Oklahoma A&M (14–3)
|Week10-7-Color =
|Week10-8 = DePaul (15–4)
|Week10-8-Color = u
|Week10-9 = NC State (17–4)
|Week10-9-Color = d
|Week10-10 = LSU (14–1)
|Week10-10-Color = u
|Week10-11 = California (11–5)
|Week10-11-Color = u
|Week10-12 = Fordham (14–2)
|Week10-12-Color = u
|Week10-13 = Kansas (9–4)
|Week10-13-Color = d
|Week10-14 = Notre Dame (11–3)
|Week10-14-Color = d
|Week10-15 = Western Kentucky (16–3)
|Week10-15-Color = npr
|Week10-16 = North Carolina (15–3) т
|Week10-16-Color = tu
|Week10-17 = BYU (17–4) т
|Week10-17-Color = d
|Week10-18 = Holy Cross (8–4)
|Week10-18-Color = u
|Week10-19 = Minnesota (9–5)
|Week10-19-Color =
|Week10-20 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Oklahoma Sooners|title=Oklahoma}} (6–5) т
Saint Louis (8–8) т
|Week10-20-Color = npr
|Week10Dropped = {{ubl|USC}}
|Week11-1 = Indiana (12–2)
|Week11-1-Color = u
|Week11-2 = Seton Hall (22–0)
|Week11-2-Color = d
|Week11-3 = Washington (20–1)
|Week11-3-Color =
|Week11-4 = Illinois (12–2)
|Week11-4-Color =
|Week11-5 = La Salle (18–2)
|Week11-5-Color = u
|Week11-6 = Oklahoma A&M (16–3)
|Week11-6-Color = u
|Week11-7 = Kansas State (11–3)
|Week11-7-Color = d
|Week11-8 = DePaul (17–4)
|Week11-8-Color =
|Week11-9 = NC State (19–4)
|Week11-9-Color =
|Week11-10 = LSU (15–1)
|Week11-10-Color =
|Week11-11 = Kansas (10–4)
|Week11-11-Color = u
|Week11-12 = Western Kentucky (20–3)
|Week11-12-Color = u
|Week11-13 = California (12–6)
|Week11-13-Color = d
|Week11-14 = Notre Dame (12–3)
|Week11-14-Color =
|Week11-15 = BYU (18–5)
|Week11-15-Color = u
|Week11-16 = UCLA (13–5)
|Week11-16-Color = npr
|Week11-17 = Minnesota (11–5)
|Week11-17-Color = u
|Week11-18 = Saint Louis (10–8)
|Week11-18-Color = u
|Week11-19 = Tulsa (14–5) т
|Week11-19-Color = tnpr
|Week11-20 = Wyoming (15–6) т
|Week11-20-Color = npr
|Week11Dropped = {{ubl|Fordham|North Carolina|Holy Cross|Oklahoma}}
|Week12-1 = Indiana (13–2)
|Week12-1-Color =
|Week12-2 = Seton Hall (24–0)
|Week12-2-Color =
|Week12-3 = Washington (22–1)
|Week12-3-Color =
|Week12-4 = Illinois (13–2)
|Week12-4-Color =
|Week12-5 = La Salle (20–2)
|Week12-5-Color =
|Week12-6 = Kansas State (12–3)
|Week12-6-Color = u
|Week12-7 = Oklahoma A&M (17–4)
|Week12-7-Color = d
|Week12-8 = LSU (17–1)
|Week12-8-Color = u
|Week12-9 = Kansas (12–4)
|Week12-9-Color = u
|Week12-10 = DePaul (17–6)
|Week12-10-Color = d
|Week12-11 = NC State (20–5)
|Week12-11-Color = d
|Week12-12 = California (13–7)
|Week12-12-Color = u
|Week12-13 = BYU (19–5)
|Week12-13-Color = u
|Week12-14 = Western Kentucky (20–4)
|Week12-14-Color = d
|Week12-15 = Saint Louis (12–8)
|Week12-15-Color = u
|Week12-16 = Notre Dame (14–4)
|Week12-16-Color = d
|Week12-17 = Duke (15–6) т
|Week12-17-Color = tnpr
|Week12-18 = Duquesne (15–7) т
|Week12-18-Color = tnpr
|Week12-19 = UCLA (14–6) т
|Week12-19-Color = d
|Week12-20 = {{cbb link|1=1952|sex=men|team=Oklahoma City Chiefs|title=Oklahoma City}} (14–3)
|Week12-20-Color = npr
|Week12Dropped = {{ubl|Minnesota|Tulsa|Wyoming}}
|Week13-1 = Indiana (16–2)
|Week13-1-Color =
|Week13-2 = Seton Hall (26–0)
|Week13-2-Color =
|Week13-3 = Washington (24–1)
|Week13-3-Color =
|Week13-4 = La Salle (22–2)
|Week13-4-Color = u
|Week13-5 = Kansas (13–5)
|Week13-5-Color = u
|Week13-6 = Illinois (15–3)
|Week13-6-Color = d
|Week13-7 = LSU (19–1)
|Week13-7-Color = u
|Week13-8 = Oklahoma A&M (19–5)
|Week13-8-Color = d
|Week13-9 = NC State (22–5)
|Week13-9-Color = u
|Week13-10 = Kansas State (13–4)
|Week13-10-Color = d
|Week13-11 = DePaul (19–6)
|Week13-11-Color = d
|Week13-12 = Western Kentucky (22–5)
|Week13-12-Color = u
|Week13-13 = BYU (20–5)
|Week13-13-Color =
|Week13-14 = California (14–8)
|Week13-14-Color = d
|Week13-15 = Notre Dame (16–4)
|Week13-15-Color = u
|Week13-16 = Saint Louis (13–10)
|Week13-16-Color = d
|Week13-17 = Manhattan (18–2)
|Week13-17-Color = npr
|Week13-18 = Duquesne (15–7)
|Week13-18-Color = d
|Week13-19 = Seattle (22–3)
|Week13-19-Color = npr
|Week13-20 = USC (15–5)
|Week13-20-Color = npr
|Week13Dropped = {{ubl|Duke|UCLA|Oklahoma City}}
|Week14-1 = Indiana (17–2)
|Week14-1-Color =
|Week14-2 = Seton Hall (27–1)
|Week14-2-Color =
|Week14-3 = Washington (25–2)
|Week14-3-Color =
|Week14-4 = La Salle (24–2)
|Week14-4-Color =
|Week14-5 = Kansas (13–5)
|Week14-5-Color =
|Week14-6 = LSU (20–1)
|Week14-6-Color = u
|Week14-7 = Oklahoma A&M (19–6)
|Week14-7-Color = u
|Week14-8 = NC State (25–5)
|Week14-8-Color = u
|Week14-9 = Kansas State (15–4)
|Week14-9-Color = u
|Week14-10 = Illinois (15–4)
|Week14-10-Color = d
|Week14-11 = Western Kentucky (22–5)
|Week14-11-Color = u
|Week14-12 = California (16–8)
|Week14-12-Color = u
|Week14-13 = Notre Dame (17–4)
|Week14-13-Color = u
|Week14-14 = DePaul (19–7) т
|Week14-14-Color = td
|Week14-15 = Wyoming (19–8) т
|Week14-15-Color = npr
|Week14-16 = Saint Louis (15–10)
|Week14-16-Color =
|Week14-17 = Holy Cross (18–5)
|Week14-17-Color = npr
|Week14-18 = Oklahoma City (17–4)
|Week14-18-Color = npr
|Week14-19 = BYU (20–7)
|Week14-19-Color = d
|Week14-20 = Duquesne (18–7)
|Week14-20-Color = d
|Week14Dropped = {{ubl|Manhattan|Seattle|USC}}
}}
References
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{{NCAA men's college basketball rankings}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1952-53 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States