College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

January 15, 1996 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	Massachusetts
2	< 2	Kentucky	SEC
3	< 4	Cincinnati
4	< 3	Kansas	Big 8
5	< 6	Connecticut	Big East
6	< 8	Wake Forest	ACC
7	< 7	Villanova
8	< 5	Georgetown	Big East
9	< 9	Memphis
10	< 10	North Carolina	ACC
11	< 15	Virginia Tech
12	< 14	Syracuse	Big East
13	< 17	UCLA	Pac-10
14	< 20	Penn State	Big Ten
15	< 13	Utah
16	< 11	Iowa	Big Ten
17	< 22	Purdue	Big Ten
18	< 18	Arizona	Pac-10
19	< 16	Clemson	ACC
20	< 23	Michigan	Big Ten
21	< 12	Mississippi State	SEC
22	< 19	Georgia	SEC
23	< NR	Auburn	SEC
24	< NR	Boston College	Big East
25	< NR	Texas Tech	Southwest

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