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January 14, 1974 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference
1	<	1	UCLA	Pac-8
2	<	2	Notre Dame
3	<	4	NC State	ACC
4	<	3	Maryland	ACC
5	<	5	North Carolina	ACC
6	<	7	Marquette
7	<	10	Providence
8	<	6	Vanderbilt	SEC
9	<	9	Long Beach State
10	<	12	Alabama	SEC
11	<	15	South Carolina
12	<	13	Indiana	Big Ten
13	<	17	USC	Pac-8
14	<	18	Michigan	Big Ten
15	<	8	New Mexico
16	<	11	Louisville
17	<	NR	Pittsburgh
18	<	NR	Missouri	Big 8
19	<	13	Wisconsin	Big Ten
20	<	NR	Cincinnati

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