College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

January 26, 1970 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	UCLA	Pac-8
2	< 2	Kentucky	SEC
3	< 4	St. Bonaventure
4	< 3	South Carolina
5	< 5	New Mexico State
6	< 6	Jacksonville
7	< 8	Marquette
8	< 10	NC State	ACC
9	< 9	North Carolina	ACC
10	< 12	Illinois	Big Ten
11	< 11	Davidson
12	< 7	Houston
13	< 13	Ohio
14	< 14	Penn	Ivy
15	< 15	USC	Pac-8
16	< NR	Drake
17	< NR	Columbia	Ivy
18	< NR	Florida State	Independent
19	< 17	Kansas State	Big 8
20	< 18	Iowa	Big Ten

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