College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

January 16, 1989 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	Duke	ACC
2	< 2	Illinois	Big Ten
3	< 7	Georgetown	Big East
4	< 9	Louisville
5	< 3	Oklahoma	Big 8
6	< 6	Michigan	Big Ten
7	< 5	Iowa	Big Ten
8	< 10	Missouri	Big 8
9	< 12	Arizona	Pac-10
10	< 11	UNLV
11	< 4	Syracuse	Big East
12	< 13	Seton Hall	Big East
13	< 8	North Carolina	ACC
14	< 14	Florida State	Metro
15	< 15	NC State	ACC
16	< 18	Ohio State	Big Ten
17	< 16	Kansas	Big 8
18	< 17	Tennessee	SEC
19	< NR	Indiana	Big Ten
20	< NR	Stanford	Pac-10

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