College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

January 31, 1983 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 3	North Carolina	ACC
2	< 4	UNLV
3	< 6	Virginia	ACC
4	< 5	Memphis
5	< 7	St. John's	Big East
6	< 2	Indiana	Big Ten
7	< 1	UCLA	Pac-10
8	< 9	Houston	Southwest
9	< 12	Arkansas	Southwest
10	< 13	Missouri	Big 8
11	< 11	Villanova
12	< 8	Louisville
13	< 14	Iowa	Big Ten
14	< 15	Georgetown	Big East
15	< 10	Kentucky	SEC
16	< 17	Illinois State
17	< 16	Minnesota	Big Ten
18	< NR	Washington State	Pac-10
19	< NR	Georgia	SEC
20	< 18	Syracuse	Big East

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