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Men's Basketball

1998 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 4	North Carolina	ACC
2	< 3	Kansas	Big 12
3	< 1	Duke	ACC
4	< 2	Arizona	Pac-10
5	< 7	Kentucky	SEC
6	< 6	Connecticut	Big East
7	< 5	Utah
8	< 8	Princeton	Ivy
9	< 14	Cincinnati
10	< 11	Stanford	Pac-10
11	< 9	Purdue	Big Ten
12	< 17	Michigan	Big Ten
13	< 10	Mississippi	SEC
14	< 15	South Carolina	SEC
15	< 13	TCU	Big 12
16	< 12	Michigan State	Big Ten
17	< 16	Arkansas	SEC
18	< 20	New Mexico
19	< 19	UCLA	Pac-10
20	< 21	Maryland	ACC
21	< 22	Syracuse	Big East
22	< 18	Illinois	Big Ten
23	< NR	Xavier
24	< 24	Temple
25	< NR	Murray State

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