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Men's Basketball

1998 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference	Record
1	< 15	Arizona	Pac-10	0-0
2	< 1	Kansas	Big 12	0-0
3	< 8	Duke	ACC	0-0
4	< 4	North Carolina	ACC	0-0
5	< 14	Clemson	ACC	0-0
6	< 7	UCLA	Pac-10	0-0
7	< 6	South Carolina	SEC	0-0
8	< 5	Kentucky	SEC	0-0
9	< NR	Purdue	Big Ten	0-0
10	< 13	Xavier		0-0
11	< 11	New Mexico		0-0
12	< NR	Connecticut	Big East	0-0
13	< NR	Fresno State		0-0
14	< 21	Stanford	Pac-10	0-0
15	< NR	Iowa	Big Ten	0-0
16	< 2	Utah		0-0
17	< NR	Indiana	Big Ten	0-0
18	< NR	Charlotte		0-0
19	< 17	Georgia	SEC	0-0
20	< NR	Oklahoma	Big 12	0-0
21	< NR	Rhode Island		0-0
22	< NR	Texas	Big 12	0-0
23	< NR	Mississippi	SEC	0-0
24	< NR	Temple		0-0
25	< 25	Louisville		0-0

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Preseason polls started in the 1961-62 season, and there were post-tournament polls in 1953, 1954, 1974, and 1975.
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