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December 19, 1988 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference
1	<	1	Duke	ACC
2	<	2	Michigan	Big Ten
3	<	3	Syracuse	Big East
4	<	4	Iowa	Big Ten
5	<	6	Illinois	Big Ten
6	<	5	Georgetown	Big East
7	<	7	Oklahoma	Big 8
8	<	8	North Carolina	ACC
9	<	9	Arizona	Pac-10
10	<	10	Missouri	Big 8
11	<	12	Florida State	Metro
12	<	14	Ohio State	Big Ten
13	<	13	UNLV
14	<	15	Louisville
15	<	17	Seton Hall	Big East
16	<	11	Georgia Tech	ACC
17	<	18	NC State	ACC
18	<	NR	South Carolina
19	<	16	Tennessee	SEC
20	<	NR	Kansas	Big 8

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