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January 5, 1976 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference
1	<	1	Indiana	Big Ten
2	<	2	Maryland	ACC
3	<	4	UCLA	Pac-8
4	<	6	Marquette
5	<	10	UNLV
6	<	3	North Carolina	ACC
7	<	NR	Wake Forest	ACC
8	<	13	Washington	Pac-8
9	<	12	Tennessee	SEC
10	<	8	Alabama	SEC
11	<	9	NC State	ACC
12	<	14	Rutgers
13	<	5	Notre Dame
14	<	15	St. John's
15	<	7	Cincinnati
16	<	11	Louisville
17	<	16	Minnesota	Big Ten
18	<	NR	USC	Pac-8
19	<	17	Michigan	Big Ten
20	<	19	San Francisco

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