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March 3, 1986 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points
1	<	1	Duke (62)	ACC	29-2	1259
2	<	2	Kansas (1)	Big 8	28-3	1195
3	<	5	Kentucky	SEC	26-3	1080
4	<	3	North Carolina	ACC	26-4	1045
5	<	8	St. John's	Big East	27-4	938
6	<	4	Georgia Tech	ACC	23-5	928
7	<	10	Michigan	Big Ten	25-4	829
8	<	6	Syracuse	Big East	23-4	805
9	<	11	Bradley		29-1	719
10	<	7	Memphis		25-4	698
11	<	13	Louisville		24-7	604
12	<	12	Notre Dame		21-5	591
13	<	9	UNLV		28-4	488
14	<	15	Georgetown	Big East	22-6	441
15	<	14	Oklahoma	Big 8	24-6	390
16	<	16	Indiana	Big Ten	20-6	380
17	<	17	Michigan State	Big Ten	20-6	271
18	<	19	Navy		25-4	197
19	<	NR	Illinois	Big Ten	20-8	119
20	<	18	NC State	ACC	18-11	58

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