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Men's Basketball

2002 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 3	Duke	ACC
2	< 1	Kansas	Big 12
3	< 4	Oklahoma	Big 12
4	< 2	Maryland	ACC
5	< 5	Cincinnati
6	< 6	Gonzaga
7	< 15	Arizona	Pac-10
8	< 8	Alabama	SEC
9	< 7	Pittsburgh
10	< 19	Connecticut	Big East
11	< 9	Oregon	Pac-10
12	< 13	Marquette
13	< 10	Illinois	Big Ten
14	< 21	Ohio State	Big Ten
15	< 11	Florida	SEC
16	< 12	Kentucky	SEC
17	< NR	Mississippi State	SEC
18	< 22	USC	Pac-10
19	< 18	Western Kentucky
20	< 14	Oklahoma State	Big 12
21	< 20	Miami (FL)
22	< 24	Xavier
23	< 17	Georgia	SEC
24	< 16	Stanford	Pac-10
25	< NR	Hawaii

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