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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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