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Men's Basketball

1983 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	Houston	Southwest
2	< 3	Louisville
3	< 8	St. John's	Big East
4	< 2	Virginia	ACC
5	< 7	Indiana	Big Ten
6	< 9	UNLV
7	< 4	UCLA	Pac-10
8	< 5	North Carolina	ACC
9	< 6	Arkansas	Southwest
10	< 12	Missouri	Big 8
11	< 14	Boston College	Big East
12	< 10	Kentucky	SEC
13	< 13	Villanova
14	< 11	Wichita State
15	< 18	Chattanooga
16	< NR	NC State	ACC
17	< 17	Memphis
18	< NR	Georgia	SEC
19	< NR	Oklahoma State	Big 8
20	< 15	Georgetown	Big East

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