College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

January 26, 1981 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	Oregon State	Pac-10
1	< 2	Virginia	ACC
3	< 3	DePaul
4	< 5	LSU	SEC
5	< 7	Arizona State	Pac-10
6	< 3	Wake Forest	ACC
7	< 6	Kentucky	SEC
8	< 13	Notre Dame
9	< 14	Utah
10	< 12	UCLA	Pac-10
11	< 8	Tennessee	SEC
12	< 17	North Carolina	ACC
13	< 9	Iowa	Big Ten
14	< 10	Maryland	ACC
15	< 18	BYU
16	< 11	South Alabama
17	< 16	Michigan	Big Ten
18	< NR	Kansas	Big 8
19	< NR	Minnesota	Big Ten
20	< 20	Connecticut	Big East

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