College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

December 16, 1996 AP Men's Basketball Poll

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

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