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1343:"February 7, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll"
1321:"January 31, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll"
1299:"January 24, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll"
1277:"January 17, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll"
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377:Western Kentucky (15β0)
339:Oklahoma A&M (11β2)
333:Oklahoma A&M (10β2)
1101:Washington State (18β2)
871:Washington State (18β2)
745:Washington State (18β1)
509:Western Kentucky (22β3)
506:Western Kentucky (20β3)
477:Western Kentucky (25β3)
468:Western Kentucky (17β2)
442:Western Kentucky (25β3)
351:Oklahoma A&M (17β3)
348:Oklahoma A&M (16β3)
345:Oklahoma A&M (13β2)
313:Oklahoma A&M (20β4)
310:Oklahoma A&M (19β4)
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760:Loyola-Chicago (21β5)
719:Loyola-Chicago (16β4)
713:Loyola-Chicago (14β2)
710:Loyola-Chicago (13β2)
687:Loyola-Chicago (18β4)
646:Loyola-Chicago (16β3)
751:Bowling Green (12β6)
748:Bowling Green (10β6)
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614:Bowling Green (16β6)
608:San Francisco (16β2)
585:Bowling Green (20β6)
582:Bowling Green (18β6)
576:San Francisco (18β3)
567:San Francisco (15β2)
550:San Francisco (21β5)
547:San Francisco (21β5)
544:San Francisco (20β5)
541:San Francisco (19β4)
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115:Increase in ranking
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295:Saint Louis (13β1)
245:Saint Louis (12β1)
357:Saint Louis (20β3)
354:Saint Louis (19β3)
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304:Saint Louis (16β2)
301:Saint Louis (15β1)
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999:Stanford (17β5) Ρ
997:Duquesne (15β3) Ρ
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915:NC State (17β8) Ρ
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880:Villanova (18β3)
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921:Yale (19β5)
842:Utah (20β6)
789:NYU (7β3) Ρ
754:Utah (18β5)
725:Utah (23β6)
722:Yale (18β4)
693:Utah (24β7)
681:Utah (16β4)
678:Utah (14β3)
658:Yale (21β5)
605:Utah (13β2)
237:Saint Louis
1879:Categories
1218:References
1142:Holy Cross
910:Ohio State
740:Holy Cross
705:Cincinnati
1161:Villanova
1088:NYU (7β3)
562:Villanova
369:Minnesota
1199:Dropped:
1186:Duquesne
1180:Dropped:
1173:Stanford
1170:NC State
1164:Oklahoma
1155:Dropped:
1136:Dropped:
1123:NC State
1114:Dropped:
1095:Dropped:
1076:Dropped:
1014:Arkansas
1004:(15β4) Ρ
992:Duquesne
903:(10β6) Ρ
897:(17β1) Ρ
860:Stanford
837:Oklahoma
781:NC State
492:Illinois
281:Kentucky
61:Kentucky
1864:2023β24
1859:2022β23
1854:2021β22
1849:2020β21
1844:2019β20
1839:2018β19
1834:2017β18
1829:2016β17
1824:2015β16
1819:2014β15
1814:2013β14
1809:2012β13
1804:2011β12
1799:2010β11
1794:2009β10
1789:2008β09
1784:2007β08
1779:2006β07
1774:2005β06
1769:2004β05
1764:2003β04
1759:2002β03
1754:2001β02
1749:2000β01
1744:1999β00
1739:1998β99
1734:1997β98
1729:1996β97
1724:1995β96
1719:1994β95
1714:1993β94
1709:1992β93
1704:1991β92
1699:1990β91
1694:1989β90
1689:1988β89
1684:1987β88
1679:1986β87
1674:1985β86
1669:1984β85
1664:1983β84
1659:1982β83
1654:1981β82
1649:1980β81
1644:1979β80
1639:1978β79
1634:1977β78
1629:1976β77
1624:1975β76
1619:1974β75
1614:1973β74
1609:1972β73
1604:1971β72
1599:1970β71
1594:1969β70
1589:1968β69
1584:1967β68
1579:1966β67
1574:1965β66
1569:1964β65
1564:1963β64
1559:1962β63
1554:1961β62
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1534:1957β58
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1524:1955β56
1519:1954β55
1514:1953β54
1509:1952β53
1504:1951β52
1499:1950β51
1494:1949β50
1489:1948β49
1437:July 3,
1415:July 3,
1393:July 3,
1371:July 3,
1349:July 3,
1327:July 3,
1305:July 3,
1283:July 3,
1126:Bradley
1061:Feb. 28
1056:Feb. 21
1051:Feb. 14
1041:Jan. 31
1036:Jan. 24
1031:Jan. 17
1016:(12β10)
948:Wyoming
938:(9β2) Ρ
819:Bradley
783:(11β7)
527:Hamline
371:(12β0)
327:(12β0)
283:(11β1)
239:(11β0)
221:Feb. 28
216:Feb. 21
211:Feb. 14
201:Jan. 31
196:Jan. 24
191:Jan. 17
176:AP Poll
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1167:DePaul
1107:Baylor
1104:DePaul
1066:Mar. 7
1059:Week 7
1054:Week 6
1049:Week 5
1046:Feb. 7
1044:Week 4
1039:Week 3
1034:Week 2
1029:Week 1
1010:(16β5)
994:(13β2)
988:(12β3)
959:(12β8)
950:(17β6)
936:Butler
901:Baylor
862:(11β2)
839:(11β5)
827:(10β6)
825:DePaul
821:(15β3)
807:(21β5)
672:(11β2)
637:(13β2)
635:Tulane
602:(10β2)
564:(11β0)
529:(11β0)
494:(12β1)
456:(13β1)
415:(9β2)
226:Mar. 7
219:Week 7
214:Week 6
209:Week 5
206:Feb. 7
204:Week 4
199:Week 3
194:Week 2
189:Week 1
153:(#β#)
103:Legend
37:Season
1192:Texas
1064:Final
1008:Texas
979:(7β3)
912:(9β4)
777:(9β6)
742:(8β5)
707:(8β1)
224:Final
1439:2020
1417:2020
1395:2020
1373:2020
1351:2020
1329:2020
1307:2020
1285:2020
1257:ISBN
1002:Yale
805:UCLA
600:Utah
335:(15)
297:(25)
291:(33)
285:(16)
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247:(39)
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91:The
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1189:USC
1120:NYU
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