College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

March 4, 2002 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	Kansas	Big 12
2	< 2	Maryland	ACC
3	< 3	Duke	ACC
4	< 5	Oklahoma	Big 12
5	< 4	Cincinnati
6	< 7	Gonzaga
7	< 10	Pittsburgh
8	< 6	Alabama	SEC
9	< 13	Oregon	Pac-10
10	< 15	Illinois	Big Ten
11	< 8	Florida	SEC
12	< 11	Kentucky	SEC
13	< 9	Marquette
14	< 12	Oklahoma State	Big 12
15	< 14	Arizona	Pac-10
16	< 17	Stanford	Pac-10
17	< 16	Georgia	SEC
18	< 20	Western Kentucky
19	< 23	Connecticut	Big East
20	< 22	Miami (FL)
21	< 18	Ohio State	Big Ten
22	< 19	USC	Pac-10
23	< 25	Indiana	Big Ten
24	< NR	Xavier
25	< 21	California	Pac-10

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