College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

February 23, 1970 AP Men's Basketball Poll

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

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