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March 4, 1996 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference
1	<	1	Kentucky	SEC
2	<	2	Massachusetts
3	<	4	Connecticut	Big East
4	<	5	Purdue	Big Ten
5	<	3	Kansas	Big 8
6	<	8	Georgetown	Big East
7	<	9	Texas Tech	Southwest
8	<	7	Cincinnati
9	<	6	Villanova
10	<	10	Utah
11	<	11	Arizona	Pac-10
12	<	13	Wake Forest	ACC
13	<	15	Syracuse	Big East
14	<	14	Memphis
15	<	16	Virginia Tech
16	<	12	Penn State	Big Ten
17	<	17	UCLA	Pac-10
18	<	18	Georgia Tech	ACC
19	<	20	Iowa	Big Ten
20	<	19	North Carolina	ACC
21	<	NR	Marquette
22	<	21	Louisville
23	<	23	Iowa State	Big 8
24	<	22	Green Bay
25	<	NR	Mississippi State	SEC

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Preseason polls started in the 1961-62 season, and there were post-tournament polls in 1953, 1954, 1974, and 1975.
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