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Men's Basketball

1982 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	North Carolina	ACC
2	< 2	DePaul
3	< 3	Virginia	ACC
4	< 4	Oregon State	Pac-10
5	< 5	Missouri	Big 8
6	< 8	Georgetown	Big East
7	< 7	Minnesota	Big Ten
8	< 6	Idaho
9	< 13	Memphis
10	< 10	Tulsa
11	< 12	Fresno State
12	< 14	Arkansas	Southwest
13	< 18	Alabama	SEC
14	< 9	West Virginia
15	< 15	Kentucky	SEC
16	< 11	Iowa	Big Ten
17	< 20	UAB
18	< 16	Wake Forest	ACC
19	< 19	UCLA	Pac-10
20	< NR	Louisville

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