College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

February 1, 1982 AP Men's Basketball Poll

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

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