College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

February 19, 1990 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 2	Missouri	Big 8
2	< 1	Kansas	Big 8
3	< 6	Duke	ACC
4	< 7	UNLV
5	< 3	Georgetown	Big East
6	< 10	Connecticut	Big East
7	< 5	Michigan	Big Ten
8	< 13	Georgia Tech	ACC
9	< 12	Purdue	Big Ten
10	< 11	Oklahoma	Big 8
11	< 4	Syracuse	Big East
12	< 9	LSU	SEC
13	< 8	Arkansas	Southwest
14	< 14	La Salle
15	< 21	Michigan State	Big Ten
16	< 18	Louisville
17	< 16	Oregon State	Pac-10
18	< 17	Minnesota	Big Ten
19	< 15	Illinois	Big Ten
19	< 22	Xavier
21	< 20	Arizona	Pac-10
22	< 19	Loyola Marymount
23	< NR	Clemson	ACC
24	< 25	New Mexico State
25	< NR	Indiana	Big Ten

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