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Men's Basketball

1986 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points
1	< 1	Duke (63)	ACC	32-2	1279
2	< 2	Kansas (1)	Big 8	31-3	1213
3	< 3	Kentucky	SEC	29-3	1123
4	< 5	St. John's	Big East	30-4	1082
5	< 7	Michigan	Big Ten	27-4	995
6	< 6	Georgia Tech	ACC	25-6	958
7	< 11	Louisville		26-7	839
8	< 4	North Carolina	ACC	26-5	809
9	< 8	Syracuse	Big East	25-5	805
10	< 12	Notre Dame		23-5	647
11	< 13	UNLV		31-4	585
12	< 10	Memphis		27-5	554
13	< 14	Georgetown	Big East	23-7	468
14	< 9	Bradley		31-2	461
15	< 15	Oklahoma	Big 8	26-8	318
16	< 16	Indiana	Big Ten	21-7	272
17	< 18	Navy		27-4	248
18	< 17	Michigan State	Big Ten	21-7	182
19	< 19	Illinois	Big Ten	21-9	159
20	< NR	UTEP		27-5	83
RV	< NR	Alabama	SEC		56
RV	< NR	Maryland	ACC		48
RV	< NR	Saint Joseph's			46
RV	< NR	Pepperdine			40
RV	< NR	Virginia	ACC		36
RV	< NR	Purdue	Big Ten		34
RV	< NR	Arizona	Pac-10		17
RV	< 20	NC State	ACC		17
RV	< NR	Iowa State	Big 8		12
RV	< NR	Xavier			8
RV	< NR	LSU	SEC		7
RV	< NR	UAB			6
RV	< NR	Auburn	SEC		5
RV	< NR	Jacksonville			5
RV	< NR	Tulsa			5
RV	< NR	Cleveland State			4
RV	< NR	Iowa	Big Ten		4
RV	< NR	Old Dominion			4
RV	< NR	Temple			2
RV	< NR	Northeastern			1

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