College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

February 9, 1970 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	UCLA	Pac-8
2	< 2	South Carolina
3	< 3	Kentucky	SEC
4	< 4	St. Bonaventure
5	< 5	NC State	ACC
6	< 6	New Mexico State
7	< 8	Jacksonville
8	< 10	Penn	Ivy
9	< 12	Florida State	Independent
10	< 7	North Carolina	ACC
11	< 13	Drake
12	< 9	Marquette
13	< 15	Davidson
14	< 20	Iowa	Big Ten
15	< 16	Houston
16	< NR	Notre Dame
17	< NR	Western Kentucky
18	< 11	USC	Pac-8
19	< 17	Columbia	Ivy
20	< NR	Georgia	SEC

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