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February 21, 1977 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points
1	<	1	San Francisco (50)		27-0	1036
2	<	2	Kentucky (2)	SEC	20-2	884
3	<	5	Michigan	Big Ten	20-3	702
4	<	6	UNLV		22-2	602
5	<	3	UCLA	Pac-8	20-4	526
6	<	11	Arkansas	Southwest	24-1	461
7	<	14	Tennessee	SEC	19-4	460
8	<	4	Alabama	SEC	19-3	319
9	<	13	North Carolina	ACC	19-4	312
10	<	8	Louisville		19-4	263
11	<	7	Wake Forest	ACC	20-4	257
12	<	16	Providence		21-3	201
13	<	12	Minnesota	Big Ten	20-3	169
14	<	10	Cincinnati		19-4	127
15	<	20	Syracuse		21-3	108
16	<	15	Detroit Mercy		22-2	89
17	<	NR	Oregon	Pac-8	17-7	66
18	<	9	Marquette		16-6	57
19	<	18	Clemson	ACC	19-5	43
20	<	17	Utah		19-5	42

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