College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

December 9, 1996 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	Kansas	Big 12
2	< 2	Wake Forest	ACC
3	< 6	Kentucky	SEC
4	< 5	Villanova
5	< 7	Michigan	Big Ten
6	< 9	Iowa State	Big 12
7	< 4	Cincinnati
8	< 15	Arizona	Pac-10
9	< 3	Utah
10	< 12	Clemson	ACC
11	< 14	North Carolina	ACC
12	< 8	Indiana	Big Ten
13	< 18	Texas	Big 12
14	< 10	Duke	ACC
15	< 11	New Mexico
16	< 13	Fresno State
17	< 16	Minnesota	Big Ten
18	< NR	Texas Tech	Big 12
19	< 23	Xavier
20	< 22	Arkansas	SEC
21	< 24	Stanford	Pac-10
22	< NR	Louisville
23	< 17	UCLA	Pac-10
24	< NR	Alabama	SEC
25	< 20	Boston College	Big East

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