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January 13, 1997 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference
1	<	1	Kansas	Big 12
2	<	2	Wake Forest	ACC
3	<	5	Clemson	ACC
4	<	6	Cincinnati
5	<	3	Kentucky	SEC
6	<	7	Arizona	Pac-10
7	<	11	Minnesota	Big Ten
8	<	4	Iowa State	Big 12
9	<	9	Utah
10	<	14	Louisville
11	<	19	Maryland	ACC
12	<	18	New Mexico
13	<	10	Duke	ACC
14	<	12	Xavier
15	<	21	Stanford	Pac-10
16	<	8	Villanova
17	<	15	Indiana	Big Ten
18	<	16	Michigan	Big Ten
19	<	23	Boston College	Big East
20	<	NR	Mississippi	SEC
21	<	24	Georgia	SEC
22	<	13	North Carolina	ACC
23	<	22	Texas	Big 12
24	<	17	Oregon	Pac-10
25	<	20	Texas Tech	Big 12

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