College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

February 6, 1978 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	Kentucky	SEC
2	< 2	Arkansas	Southwest
3	< 3	Marquette
4	< 4	Notre Dame
5	< 5	UCLA	Pac-8
6	< 10	New Mexico
7	< 6	North Carolina	ACC
8	< 8	Kansas	Big 8
9	< 9	Louisville
10	< 7	Michigan State	Big Ten
11	< 13	DePaul
12	< 12	Texas	Southwest
13	< 11	Virginia	ACC
14	< NR	Wake Forest	ACC
15	< 19	Illinois State
16	< 15	Florida State	Metro
17	< NR	Detroit Mercy
18	< 18	Syracuse
19	< NR	Nebraska	Big 8
20	< 16	Providence

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