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February 24, 1986 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference
1	<	2	Duke	ACC
2	<	3	Kansas	Big 8
3	<	1	North Carolina	ACC
4	<	5	Georgia Tech	ACC
5	<	8	Kentucky	SEC
6	<	9	Syracuse	Big East
7	<	4	Memphis
8	<	6	St. John's	Big East
9	<	11	UNLV
10	<	7	Michigan	Big Ten
11	<	12	Bradley
12	<	14	Notre Dame
13	<	16	Louisville
14	<	10	Oklahoma	Big 8
15	<	13	Georgetown	Big East
16	<	15	Indiana	Big Ten
17	<	19	Michigan State	Big Ten
18	<	20	NC State	ACC
19	<	17	Navy
20	<	NR	Purdue	Big Ten

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