1953–54 NCAA men's basketball rankings explained

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
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

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.

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