College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

January 11, 1982 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	North Carolina	ACC
2	< 4	Missouri	Big 8
3	< 2	Virginia	ACC
4	< 5	DePaul
5	< 7	Iowa	Big Ten
6	< 3	Kentucky	SEC
7	< 8	San Francisco
8	< 13	Georgetown	Big East
9	< 11	Arkansas	Southwest
10	< 14	Houston	Southwest
11	< 6	Minnesota	Big Ten
12	< 15	NC State	ACC
13	< 16	Alabama	SEC
14	< 18	Idaho
15	< 17	Oregon State	Pac-10
16	< 9	Wichita State
17	< 12	Louisville
18	< 10	Tulsa
19	< NR	Texas	Southwest
20	< NR	Virginia Tech

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