College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

December 2, 1974 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	NC State	ACC
2	< 2	UCLA	Pac-8
3	< 3	Indiana	Big Ten
4	< 4	Maryland	ACC
5	< 7	South Carolina
6	< 8	Louisville
7	< 6	Kansas	Big 8
8	< 5	Marquette
9	< 11	North Carolina	ACC
10	< 10	USC	Pac-8
11	< 9	Alabama	SEC
12	< 13	Purdue	Big Ten
13	< 12	Notre Dame
14	< 20	Penn	Ivy
15	< 16	Kentucky	SEC
16	< 15	Memphis
17	< 14	Providence
18	< 19	Arizona	Pac-8
19	< 17	Michigan	Big Ten
20	< NR	Houston	Southwest

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