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February 16, 1998 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference
1	<	1	North Carolina	ACC
2	<	2	Duke	ACC
3	<	3	Arizona	Pac-10
4	<	4	Kansas	Big 12
5	<	8	Purdue	Big Ten
6	<	5	Utah
7	<	6	Connecticut	Big East
8	<	7	Kentucky	SEC
9	<	10	Princeton	Ivy
10	<	14	Stanford	Pac-10
11	<	11	New Mexico
12	<	9	UCLA	Pac-10
13	<	15	South Carolina	SEC
14	<	13	Michigan State	Big Ten
15	<	18	Mississippi	SEC
16	<	12	Arkansas	SEC
17	<	19	Cincinnati
18	<	20	Massachusetts
19	<	22	TCU	Big 12
20	<	16	West Virginia
21	<	23	Syracuse	Big East
22	<	21	Michigan	Big Ten
23	<	NR	Illinois	Big Ten
24	<	17	George Washington
25	<	24	Maryland	ACC

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