College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

February 23, 1998 AP Men's Basketball Poll

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

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