College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

January 3, 1983 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	Indiana	Big Ten
2	< 2	Memphis
3	< 3	Kentucky	SEC
4	< 4	Virginia	ACC
5	< 6	Alabama	SEC
6	< 5	UCLA	Pac-10
7	< 7	St. John's	Big East
8	< 9	Iowa	Big Ten
9	< 14	Syracuse	Big East
10	< 11	Arkansas	Southwest
11	< 15	UNLV
12	< 8	Tennessee	SEC
13	< 13	Louisville
14	< 16	Villanova
15	< 12	Missouri	Big 8
16	< 17	NC State	ACC
17	< 10	Georgetown	Big East
18	< NR	North Carolina	ACC
19	< 18	Houston	Southwest
20	< NR	Purdue	Big Ten

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