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Men's Basketball

1997 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	Kansas	Big 12
2	< 3	Utah
3	< 2	Minnesota	Big Ten
4	< 5	North Carolina	ACC
5	< 6	Kentucky	SEC
6	< 4	South Carolina	SEC
7	< 9	UCLA	Pac-10
8	< 7	Duke	ACC
9	< 8	Wake Forest	ACC
10	< 10	Cincinnati
11	< 14	New Mexico
12	< 19	Saint Joseph's
13	< 11	Xavier
14	< 13	Clemson	ACC
15	< 12	Arizona	Pac-10
16	< 17	Charleston
17	< 24	Georgia	SEC
18	< 16	Iowa State	Big 12
19	< 15	Illinois	Big Ten
20	< 21	Villanova
21	< 23	Stanford	Pac-10
22	< 22	Maryland	ACC
23	< NR	Boston College	Big East
24	< 18	Colorado	Big 12
25	< 20	Louisville

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