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1996-97 Men's College Basketball Coaches Polls

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National Champion: Arizona

Final Four: Arizona, Kentucky, Minnesota and UNC

Consensus Player of the Year: Tim Duncan

AP Preseason #1: Cincinnati

AP Final #1: Kansas

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School Conf 3/11 Post
ArizonaPac-10131
KentuckySEC42
MinnesotaBig Ten33
UNCACC54
KansasBig 1215
UtahWAC26
UCLAPac-1077
ClemsonACC128
Wake ForestACC99
LouisvilleCUSA2510
DukeACC811
StanfordPac-102112
Iowa StateBig 121713
South CarolinaSEC614
ProvidenceBig East15
CincinnatiCUSA1016
St. Joseph'sA-101517
CaliforniaPac-1018
New MexicoWAC1119
TexasBig 1220
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College of CharlestonTAAC1821
XavierA-101422
Boston CollegeBig East2023
MichiganBig Ten24
ColoradoBig 122325
VillanovaBig East16
MarylandACC19
GeorgiaSEC22
IllinoisBig Ten24

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