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Men's Basketball

1976 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points
1	< 3	Indiana (30)	Big Ten	0-0	876
2	< 1	UCLA (13)	Pac-8	0-0	782
3	< 5	Maryland	ACC	0-0	564
4	< 11	Marquette		0-0	493
5	< 9	North Carolina	ACC	0-0	453
6	< 2	Kentucky (2)	SEC	0-0	395
7	< 14	Notre Dame		0-0	281
8	< 4	Louisville		0-0	259
9	< NR	Tennessee (1)	SEC	0-0	207
10	< 13	Cincinnati		0-0	179
11	< NR	Arizona	Pac-8	0-0	172
12	< 10	Alabama	SEC	0-0	146
13	< 7	NC State	ACC	0-0	135
14	< 15	Kansas State	Big 8	0-0	132
15	< NR	San Francisco		0-0	122
16	< 19	Michigan	Big Ten	0-0	101
17	< 20	Providence		0-0	97
18	< 8	Arizona State	Pac-8	0-0	96
19	< NR	Memphis		0-0	74
20	< NR	Auburn	SEC	0-0	72
20	< 6	Syracuse		0-0	72

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