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January 28, 1974 AP Men's Basketball Poll

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

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