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Men's Basketball

1959 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 2	Kansas State	Big 8
2	< 1	Kentucky	SEC
3	< 4	Mississippi State	SEC
4	< 9	Bradley
5	< 3	Cincinnati
6	< 10	NC State	ACC
7	< 6	Michigan State	Big Ten
8	< 7	Auburn	SEC
9	< 5	North Carolina	ACC
10	< 8	West Virginia
11	< 11	California
12	< 12	Saint Louis
13	< NR	Seattle
14	< 20	Saint Joseph's
15	< 17	Saint Mary's
16	< 15	TCU	Southwest
17	< 14	Oklahoma City
18	< 16	Utah
19	< 19	St. Bonaventure
20	< 13	Marquette

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