College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

November 24, 1997 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	Arizona	Pac-10
2	< 2	Kansas	Big 12
3	< 3	Duke	ACC
4	< 4	North Carolina	ACC
5	< 6	South Carolina	SEC
6	< 8	Purdue	Big Ten
7	< 7	UCLA	Pac-10
8	< 9	Kentucky	SEC
9	< 10	Xavier
10	< 11	New Mexico
11	< 12	Connecticut	Big East
12	< 13	Fresno State
13	< 5	Clemson	ACC
14	< 14	Iowa	Big Ten
15	< 15	Stanford	Pac-10
16	< 16	Utah
17	< 21	Mississippi	SEC
18	< 19	Oklahoma	Big 12
19	< 22	Louisville
20	< 18	Temple
21	< 23	Indiana	Big Ten
22	< 25	Georgia	SEC
23	< 20	Rhode Island
24	< NR	Maryland	ACC
25	< 17	Charlotte

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