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Men's Basketball

1970 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 2	Kentucky	SEC
2	< 1	UCLA	Pac-8
3	< 4	St. Bonaventure
4	< 6	Jacksonville
5	< 5	New Mexico State
6	< 3	South Carolina
7	< 8	Iowa	Big Ten
8	< 9	Marquette
9	< 15	Notre Dame
10	< 19	NC State	ACC
11	< 11	Florida State	Independent
12	< 13	Houston
13	< 7	Penn	Ivy
14	< 14	Drake
15	< 10	Davidson
16	< 18	Utah State
17	< NR	Niagara
18	< 12	Western Kentucky
19	< NR	Long Beach State
20	< NR	USC	Pac-8

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