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Where NCAA men’s basketball champions ranked in the Associated Press poll before tournaments (1949-2006):
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*--* 1. Ranked 1st 20 teams 4. Ranked 4th-10th 11 teams 2. Ranked 2nd 12 teams 5. Ranked 11th-16th 4 teams 3. Ranked 3rd 7 teams 6. Not ranked 4 teams* * CCNY (1950), California (1959), Villanova (1985) and Kansas (1988)
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Source: World Features Syndicate
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