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Men's Basketball

1978 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	Kentucky	SEC
2	< 2	UCLA	Pac-8
3	< 4	DePaul
4	< 6	Michigan State	Big Ten
5	< 7	Arkansas	Southwest
6	< 10	Notre Dame
7	< 8	Duke	ACC
8	< 3	Marquette
9	< 12	Louisville
10	< 9	Kansas	Big 8
11	< 20	San Francisco
12	< 5	New Mexico
13	< NR	Indiana	Big Ten
14	< 15	Utah
15	< 13	Florida State	Metro
16	< 11	North Carolina	ACC
17	< 16	Texas	Southwest
18	< 19	Detroit Mercy
19	< NR	Miami (OH)
20	< NR	Penn	Ivy

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