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Men's Basketball

2001 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 3	Duke	ACC
2	< 1	Stanford	Pac-10
3	< 2	Michigan State	Big Ten
4	< 4	Illinois	Big Ten
5	< 8	Arizona	Pac-10
6	< 6	North Carolina	ACC
7	< 10	Boston College	Big East
8	< 5	Florida	SEC
9	< 15	Kentucky	SEC
10	< 7	Iowa State	Big 12
11	< 11	Maryland	ACC
12	< 9	Kansas	Big 12
13	< 16	Oklahoma	Big 12
14	< 14	Mississippi	SEC
15	< 13	UCLA	Pac-10
16	< 12	Virginia	ACC
17	< 17	Syracuse	Big East
18	< 20	Texas	Big 12
19	< 19	Notre Dame
20	< NR	Indiana	Big Ten
21	< 18	Georgetown	Big East
22	< 21	Saint Joseph's
23	< 22	Wake Forest	ACC
24	< NR	Iowa	Big Ten
25	< 23	Wisconsin	Big Ten

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