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Men's Basketball

February 16, 2004 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 2	Stanford	Pac-10
2	< 3	Saint Joseph's
3	< 1	Duke	ACC
4	< 6	Mississippi State	SEC
5	< 4	Pittsburgh
6	< 7	Gonzaga
7	< 10	Oklahoma State	Big 12
8	< 5	Connecticut	Big East
9	< 8	Kentucky	SEC
10	< 9	Louisville
11	< 11	Texas	Big 12
12	< 17	Wisconsin	Big Ten
13	< 21	NC State	ACC
14	< 16	Arizona	Pac-10
15	< 20	Wake Forest	ACC
16	< 14	North Carolina	ACC
17	< 13	Cincinnati
18	< 15	Georgia Tech	ACC
19	< 24	Providence	Big East
20	< 23	Southern Illinois
21	< 12	Kansas	Big 12
22	< 18	Texas Tech	Big 12
23	< NR	Memphis
24	< NR	LSU	SEC
25	< 25	South Carolina	SEC

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