1953–54 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

The 1953–54 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University in college basketball during the 1953–54 season. The team finished the season with a 19–13 record and were national runners-up to La Salle University in the 1954 NCAA tournament. It was the second time in five seasons that Bradley was the national runner-up; in 1949–50, they lost to CCNY in both the NCAA and NIT championships.

1953–54 Bradley Braves men's basketball
NCAA Tournament Runners-up
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 7
Record19–13
Head coach
Captains
Home arenaRobertson Memorial Field House
1953–54 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Holy Cross– –26–2  .929
No. 17 Seattle– –26–2  .929
No. 5 Duquesne– –26–3  .897
No. 6 Notre Dame– –22–3  .880
No. 2 La Salle– –26–4  .867
Dayton– –25–7  .781
Louisville– –22–7  .759
No. 9 Penn State– –18–6  .750
Oklahoma City– –18–7  .720
Navy– –18–8  .692
Army– –15–7  .682
Villanova– –20–11  .645
Lafayette– –17–10  .630
Saint Joseph's– –14–9  .609
Xavier– –18–12  .600
No. 7 Bradley– –19–13  .594
John Carroll– –15–11  .577
Seton Hall– –13–10  .565
Temple– –15–12  .556
Muhlenberg– –12–10  .545
Washington University– –12–10  .545
Syracuse– –10–9  .526
Cincinnati– –11–10  .524
DePaul– –11–10  .524
Iona– –11–10  .524
Butler– –13–12  .520
Boston College– –11–11  .500
Loyola Marymount– –14–16  .467
Rutgers– –11–13  .458
Creighton– –14–17  .452
Gonzaga– –12–15  .444
Valparaiso– –10–13  .435
Marquette– –11–15  .423
Lehigh– –8–12  .400
Pittsburgh– –9–14  .391
Georgetown– –11–18  .379
Siena– –7–14  .333
Portland– –9–19  .321
Loyola (IL)– –7–15  .318
Drake– –7–16  .304
Colgate– –5–12  .294
Bucknell– –4–16  .200
Rankings from AP Poll
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