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December 7, 1970 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference
1	<	1	UCLA	Pac-8
2	<	2	South Carolina
3	<	4	Jacksonville
4	<	6	Marquette
5	<	3	Kentucky	SEC
6	<	5	Notre Dame
7	<	10	Drake
8	<	11	Penn	Ivy
9	<	7	USC	Pac-8
10	<	8	Villanova
11	<	16	Indiana	Big Ten
11	<	14	Kansas	Big 8
13	<	9	Western Kentucky
14	<	NR	Army
15	<	15	New Mexico State
16	<	12	Utah State
17	<	NR	Tennessee	SEC
18	<	NR	Oregon	Pac-8
19	<	NR	St. Bonaventure
20	<	NR	Louisville

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