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1332:"February 7, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll"
1310:"January 31, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll"
1288:"January 24, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll"
1266:"January 17, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll"
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451:Western Kentucky (16β1)
366:Western Kentucky (15β0)
328:Oklahoma A&M (11β2)
322:Oklahoma A&M (10β2)
1090:Washington State (18β2)
860:Washington State (18β2)
734:Washington State (18β1)
498:Western Kentucky (22β3)
495:Western Kentucky (20β3)
466:Western Kentucky (25β3)
457:Western Kentucky (17β2)
431:Western Kentucky (25β3)
340:Oklahoma A&M (17β3)
337:Oklahoma A&M (16β3)
334:Oklahoma A&M (13β2)
302:Oklahoma A&M (20β4)
299:Oklahoma A&M (19β4)
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749:Loyola-Chicago (21β5)
708:Loyola-Chicago (16β4)
702:Loyola-Chicago (14β2)
699:Loyola-Chicago (13β2)
676:Loyola-Chicago (18β4)
635:Loyola-Chicago (16β3)
740:Bowling Green (12β6)
737:Bowling Green (10β6)
612:Bowling Green (21β6)
603:Bowling Green (16β6)
597:San Francisco (16β2)
574:Bowling Green (20β6)
571:Bowling Green (18β6)
565:San Francisco (18β3)
556:San Francisco (15β2)
539:San Francisco (21β5)
536:San Francisco (21β5)
533:San Francisco (20β5)
530:San Francisco (19β4)
114:Decrease in ranking
104:Increase in ranking
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284:Saint Louis (13β1)
234:Saint Louis (12β1)
346:Saint Louis (20β3)
343:Saint Louis (19β3)
296:Saint Louis (18β2)
293:Saint Louis (16β2)
290:Saint Louis (15β1)
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988:Stanford (17β5) Ρ
986:Duquesne (15β3) Ρ
951:Ohio State (13β7)
907:Ohio State (11β6)
904:NC State (17β8) Ρ
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1071:Cincinnati (8β3)
975:Eastern Kentucky
971:Holy Cross (9β5)
942:Wyoming (20β6) Ρ
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930:Bradley (18β3) Ρ
884:Washington State
869:Villanova (18β3)
784:Villanova (15β3)
752:Villanova (20β3)
705:Villanova (13β3)
559:Stanford (17β2)
521:Villanova (11β0)
492:Minnesota (14β2)
489:Villanova (12β1)
469:Minnesota (18β3)
460:Minnesota (15β2)
428:Minnesota (18β2)
425:Minnesota (16β2)
416:Minnesota (13β1)
402:Oklahoma A&M
372:Illinois (13β1)
314:Western Kentucky
278:Kentucky (12β1)
240:Kentucky (13β1)
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717:NC State (25β8)
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600:Stanford (17β3)
448:Illinois (12β1)
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910:Yale (19β5)
831:Utah (20β6)
778:NYU (7β3) Ρ
743:Utah (18β5)
714:Utah (23β6)
711:Yale (18β4)
682:Utah (24β7)
670:Utah (16β4)
667:Utah (14β3)
647:Yale (21β5)
594:Utah (13β2)
226:Saint Louis
1868:Categories
1207:References
1131:Holy Cross
899:Ohio State
729:Holy Cross
694:Cincinnati
1150:Villanova
1077:NYU (7β3)
551:Villanova
358:Minnesota
1188:Dropped:
1175:Duquesne
1169:Dropped:
1162:Stanford
1159:NC State
1153:Oklahoma
1144:Dropped:
1125:Dropped:
1112:NC State
1103:Dropped:
1084:Dropped:
1065:Dropped:
1003:Arkansas
993:(15β4) Ρ
981:Duquesne
892:(10β6) Ρ
886:(17β1) Ρ
849:Stanford
826:Oklahoma
770:NC State
481:Illinois
270:Kentucky
50:Kentucky
1853:2023β24
1848:2022β23
1843:2021β22
1838:2020β21
1833:2019β20
1828:2018β19
1823:2017β18
1818:2016β17
1813:2015β16
1808:2014β15
1803:2013β14
1798:2012β13
1793:2011β12
1788:2010β11
1783:2009β10
1778:2008β09
1773:2007β08
1768:2006β07
1763:2005β06
1758:2004β05
1753:2003β04
1748:2002β03
1743:2001β02
1738:2000β01
1733:1999β00
1728:1998β99
1723:1997β98
1718:1996β97
1713:1995β96
1708:1994β95
1703:1993β94
1698:1992β93
1693:1991β92
1688:1990β91
1683:1989β90
1678:1988β89
1673:1987β88
1668:1986β87
1663:1985β86
1658:1984β85
1653:1983β84
1648:1982β83
1643:1981β82
1638:1980β81
1633:1979β80
1628:1978β79
1623:1977β78
1618:1976β77
1613:1975β76
1608:1974β75
1603:1973β74
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1563:1965β66
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1553:1963β64
1548:1962β63
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1528:1958β59
1523:1957β58
1518:1956β57
1513:1955β56
1508:1954β55
1503:1953β54
1498:1952β53
1493:1951β52
1488:1950β51
1483:1949β50
1478:1948β49
1426:July 3,
1404:July 3,
1382:July 3,
1360:July 3,
1338:July 3,
1316:July 3,
1294:July 3,
1272:July 3,
1115:Bradley
1050:Feb. 28
1045:Feb. 21
1040:Feb. 14
1030:Jan. 31
1025:Jan. 24
1020:Jan. 17
1005:(12β10)
937:Wyoming
927:(9β2) Ρ
808:Bradley
772:(11β7)
516:Hamline
360:(12β0)
316:(12β0)
272:(11β1)
228:(11β0)
210:Feb. 28
205:Feb. 21
200:Feb. 14
190:Jan. 31
185:Jan. 24
180:Jan. 17
165:AP Poll
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1156:DePaul
1096:Baylor
1093:DePaul
1055:Mar. 7
1048:Week 7
1043:Week 6
1038:Week 5
1035:Feb. 7
1033:Week 4
1028:Week 3
1023:Week 2
1018:Week 1
999:(16β5)
983:(13β2)
977:(12β3)
948:(12β8)
939:(17β6)
925:Butler
890:Baylor
851:(11β2)
828:(11β5)
816:(10β6)
814:DePaul
810:(15β3)
796:(21β5)
661:(11β2)
626:(13β2)
624:Tulane
591:(10β2)
553:(11β0)
518:(11β0)
483:(12β1)
445:(13β1)
404:(9β2)
215:Mar. 7
208:Week 7
203:Week 6
198:Week 5
195:Feb. 7
193:Week 4
188:Week 3
183:Week 2
178:Week 1
142:(#β#)
92:Legend
26:Season
1181:Texas
1053:Final
997:Texas
968:(7β3)
901:(9β4)
766:(9β6)
731:(8β5)
696:(8β1)
213:Final
1428:2020
1406:2020
1384:2020
1362:2020
1340:2020
1318:2020
1296:2020
1274:2020
1246:ISBN
991:Yale
794:UCLA
589:Utah
324:(15)
286:(25)
280:(33)
274:(16)
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80:The
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1178:USC
1109:NYU
1011:20.
966:NYU
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