College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

December 8, 1997 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	Duke	ACC
2	< 3	North Carolina	ACC
3	< 2	Kansas	Big 12
4	< 7	Kentucky	SEC
5	< 5	South Carolina	SEC
6	< 4	Arizona	Pac-10
7	< 9	Xavier
8	< 6	Purdue	Big Ten
9	< 11	Utah
10	< 10	Iowa	Big Ten
11	< 12	Stanford	Pac-10
12	< 15	UCLA	Pac-10
13	< 13	Connecticut	Big East
14	< 8	New Mexico
15	< 18	Arkansas	SEC
16	< 19	Florida State	ACC
17	< 17	Clemson	ACC
18	< 16	Fresno State
19	< 23	Maryland	ACC
20	< 20	Temple
21	< 14	Mississippi	SEC
22	< 25	Princeton	Ivy
23	< 21	Georgia	SEC
24	< 22	Georgia Tech	ACC
25	< 24	Wake Forest	ACC

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