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February 23, 1998 AP Men's Basketball Poll

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

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