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December 22, 1997 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference
1	<	1	North Carolina	ACC
2	<	2	Kansas	Big 12
3	<	3	Duke	ACC
4	<	4	Kentucky	SEC
5	<	5	Arizona	Pac-10
6	<	7	Utah
7	<	8	Purdue	Big Ten
8	<	9	Stanford	Pac-10
9	<	11	UCLA	Pac-10
10	<	6	South Carolina	SEC
11	<	12	Connecticut	Big East
12	<	13	Arkansas	SEC
13	<	10	Xavier
14	<	14	New Mexico
15	<	15	Iowa	Big Ten
16	<	18	Mississippi	SEC
17	<	17	Florida State	ACC
18	<	19	Princeton	Ivy
19	<	25	Syracuse	Big East
20	<	22	Maryland	ACC
21	<	NR	Clemson	ACC
22	<	NR	Rhode Island
23	<	NR	West Virginia
24	<	16	Temple
25	<	24	TCU	Big 12

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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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