College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

January 8, 2001 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 2	Stanford	Pac-10
2	< 3	Duke	ACC
3	< 1	Michigan State	Big Ten
4	< 6	Tennessee	SEC
5	< 7	Kansas	Big 12
6	< 4	Wake Forest	ACC
7	< 9	Illinois	Big Ten
8	< 5	Florida	SEC
9	< 13	North Carolina	ACC
10	< 8	Virginia	ACC
11	< 14	Syracuse	Big East
12	< 19	Georgetown	Big East
13	< 10	Connecticut	Big East
14	< 17	Maryland	ACC
15	< 11	Seton Hall	Big East
16	< 18	Alabama	SEC
17	< 12	Wisconsin	Big Ten
18	< 23	Iowa State	Big 12
19	< 20	USC	Pac-10
20	< 22	Mississippi	SEC
21	< 16	Arizona	Pac-10
22	< 15	Oklahoma	Big 12
23	< 24	Texas	Big 12
24	< NR	Boston College	Big East
25	< 21	Notre Dame

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