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Men's Basketball

1972 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	UCLA	Pac-8
2	< 3	North Carolina	ACC
3	< 2	Penn	Ivy
4	< 4	Louisville
5	< 5	Long Beach State
6	< 6	South Carolina
7	< 7	Marquette
8	< 9	Louisiana
9	< 8	BYU
10	< 14	Florida State	Independent
11	< 16	Minnesota	Big Ten
12	< 10	Marshall
13	< 11	Memphis
14	< 13	Maryland	ACC
15	< NR	Villanova
16	< 17	Oral Roberts
17	< 20	Indiana	Big Ten
18	< NR	Kentucky	SEC
19	< NR	Ohio State	Big Ten
20	< 15	Virginia	ACC

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