College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

January 13, 1997 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	Kansas	Big 12
2	< 2	Wake Forest	ACC
3	< 5	Clemson	ACC
4	< 6	Cincinnati
5	< 3	Kentucky	SEC
6	< 7	Arizona	Pac-10
7	< 11	Minnesota	Big Ten
8	< 4	Iowa State	Big 12
9	< 9	Utah
10	< 14	Louisville
11	< 19	Maryland	ACC
12	< 18	New Mexico
13	< 10	Duke	ACC
14	< 12	Xavier
15	< 21	Stanford	Pac-10
16	< 8	Villanova
17	< 15	Indiana	Big Ten
18	< 16	Michigan	Big Ten
19	< 23	Boston College	Big East
20	< NR	Mississippi	SEC
21	< 24	Georgia	SEC
22	< 13	North Carolina	ACC
23	< 22	Texas	Big 12
24	< 17	Oregon	Pac-10
25	< 20	Texas Tech	Big 12

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