College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

December 7, 1998 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	Connecticut	Big East
2	< 2	Maryland	ACC
3	< 4	Duke	ACC
4	< 6	Cincinnati
5	< 8	Kentucky	SEC
6	< 5	Stanford	Pac-10
7	< 3	North Carolina	ACC
8	< 13	Arizona	Pac-10
9	< 14	Purdue	Big Ten
10	< 7	Kansas	Big 12
11	< 16	Indiana	Big Ten
12	< 17	New Mexico
13	< 12	Syracuse	Big East
14	< 9	Michigan State	Big Ten
15	< 18	UCLA	Pac-10
16	< 10	Temple
17	< 24	Clemson	ACC
18	< 25	St. John's	Big East
19	< 11	Oklahoma State	Big 12
20	< 20	Pittsburgh
21	< NR	Tennessee	SEC
22	< 15	Washington	Pac-10
23	< 19	Arkansas	SEC
24	< NR	Minnesota	Big Ten
25	< 21	Utah

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