College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

January 18, 1982 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	North Carolina	ACC
2	< 2	Missouri	Big 8
3	< 3	Virginia	ACC
4	< 4	DePaul
5	< 11	Minnesota	Big Ten
6	< 5	Iowa	Big Ten
7	< 19	Texas	Southwest
8	< 14	Idaho
9	< 6	Kentucky	SEC
10	< 18	Tulsa
11	< 7	San Francisco
12	< 15	Oregon State	Pac-10
13	< 8	Georgetown	Big East
14	< 12	NC State	ACC
15	< 9	Arkansas	Southwest
16	< 13	Alabama	SEC
17	< 17	Louisville
18	< NR	Kansas State	Big 8
19	< 10	Houston	Southwest
20	< NR	Tennessee	SEC

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