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January 12, 1970 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference
1	<	1	UCLA	Pac-8
2	<	2	Kentucky	SEC
3	<	3	South Carolina
4	<	5	St. Bonaventure
5	<	6	New Mexico State
6	<	7	Jacksonville
7	<	4	North Carolina	ACC
8	<	8	Davidson
9	<	11	Houston
10	<	13	Marquette
11	<	10	NC State	ACC
12	<	15	Niagara
13	<	17	Columbia	Ivy
14	<	9	Ohio
15	<	18	Penn	Ivy
15	<	14	Washington	Pac-8
17	<	NR	Illinois	Big Ten
18	<	20	Louisville
19	<	19	Duke	ACC
20	<	NR	USC	Pac-8

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