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December 2, 1968 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference
1	<	1	UCLA	Pac-8
2	<	2	North Carolina	ACC
3	<	3	Kentucky	SEC
4	<	5	Kansas	Big 8
5	<	4	Notre Dame
6	<	6	Davidson
6	<	8	Houston
8	<	9	New Mexico
9	<	14	Cincinnati
10	<	11	Villanova
11	<	7	St. Bonaventure
12	<	13	Vanderbilt	SEC
13	<	12	Ohio State	Big Ten
14	<	10	Purdue	Big Ten
15	<	18	Detroit Mercy
16	<	17	Duke	ACC
17	<	16	Western Kentucky
18	<	NR	Santa Clara
19	<	NR	California	Pac-8
20	<	NR	Iowa	Big Ten
20	<	15	Marquette
20	<	20	Tennessee	SEC

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