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November 17, 1997 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference
1	<	1	Arizona	Pac-10
2	<	2	Kansas	Big 12
3	<	3	Duke	ACC
4	<	4	North Carolina	ACC
5	<	5	Clemson	ACC
6	<	7	South Carolina	SEC
7	<	6	UCLA	Pac-10
8	<	9	Purdue	Big Ten
9	<	8	Kentucky	SEC
10	<	10	Xavier
11	<	11	New Mexico
12	<	12	Connecticut	Big East
13	<	13	Fresno State
14	<	15	Iowa	Big Ten
15	<	14	Stanford	Pac-10
16	<	16	Utah
17	<	18	Charlotte
18	<	24	Temple
19	<	20	Oklahoma	Big 12
20	<	21	Rhode Island
21	<	23	Mississippi	SEC
22	<	25	Louisville
23	<	17	Indiana	Big Ten
24	<	NR	Illinois State
25	<	19	Georgia	SEC

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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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