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POLLS, PICKS
AND INDUCTEES
1997-98
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FINAL
POLLS
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NBA
DRAFT PICKS
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HALL
OF FAME INDUCTEES
FINAL POLLS
AP POLL
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Before
Tourns
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Head
Coach
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Final
Record
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1
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North Carolina
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30-3
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Bill Gutheridge
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34-4
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2
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Kansas
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34-3
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Roy Williams
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35-4
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3
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Duke
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29-3
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Mike Krzyzewski
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32-4
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4
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Arizona
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27-4
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Lute Olsen
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30-5
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5
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Kentucky
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29-4
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Tubby Smith
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35-4
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6
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Connecticut
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29-4
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Jim Calhoun
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32-5
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7
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Utah
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25-3
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Rick Majerus
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30-4
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8
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Princeton
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26-1
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Bill Carmody
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27-2
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9
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Cincinnati
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26-5
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Bob Huggins
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27-6
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10
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Stanford
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26-4
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Mike Montgomery
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30-5
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11
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Purdue
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26-7
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Gene Keady
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28-8
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12
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Michigan
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24-8
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Brian Ellerbe
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25-9
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13
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Mississippi
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22-6
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Rob Evans
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22-7
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14
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South Carolina
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23-7
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Eddie Fogler
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23-8
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15
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TCU
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27-5
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Billy Tubbs
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27-6
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16
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Michigan St.
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20-7
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Tom Izzo
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22-8
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17
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Arkansas
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23-8
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Nolan Richardson
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24-9
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18
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New Mexico
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23-7
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Dave Bliss
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24-8
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19
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UCLA
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22-8
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Steve Lavin
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24-9
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20
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Maryland
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19-10
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Gary Williams
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21-11
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21
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Syracuse
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24-8
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Jim Boeheim
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26-9
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22
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Illinois
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22-9
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Lon Kruger
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23-10
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23
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Xavier
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22-7
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Skip Prosser
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22-8
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24
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Temple
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21-8
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John Chaney
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21-9
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25
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Murray St.
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29-3
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Mark Gottfried
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29-4
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CNN USA TODAY
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Rank Team
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W-L
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Post-Season Result
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1. Kentucky
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33-4
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NCAA 1st Place
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2. Utah
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30-4
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NCAA 2nd Place
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3. North Carolina
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34-4
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Lost to Utah in NCAA semfinals
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4. Stanford
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30-5
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Lost to Kentucky in NCAA semifinals
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5. Duke
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32-4
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Lost to Kentucky in regional semifinal
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6. Arizona
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30-5
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Lost to Utah in regional final
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7. Connecticut
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32-5
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Lost to North Carolina in regional final
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8. Kansas
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35-4
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Lost to Rhode Island in NCAA 2nd round
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9. Purdue
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28-8
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Lost to Stanford in regional semifinal
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10. Michigan State
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22-8
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Lost to North Carolina in regional semifinal
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NBA DRAFT, FIRST ROUND
| First Round |
Player |
College |
| 1. LA Clippers |
Michael Olowokandi |
Pacific |
| 2. Vancouver |
Mike Bibby |
Arizona |
| 3. Denver |
Raef LaFrentz |
Kansas |
| 4. Toronto (1) |
Antawn Jamison |
North Carolina |
| 5. Golden State (1) |
Vince Carter |
North Carolina |
| 6. Dallas (2) |
Robert Traylor |
Michigan |
| 7. Sacramento |
Jason Williams |
Florida |
| 8. Philadelphia |
Larry Hughes |
Saint Louis |
| 9. Milwaukee (2) |
Dirk Nowitzki |
DJK Wurzburg (Germany) |
| 10. Boston |
Paul Pierce |
Kansas |
| 11. Detroit |
Bonzi Wells |
Ball State |
| 12. Orlando |
Michael Doleac |
Utah |
| 13. Orlando (from Wash.) |
Keon Clark |
UNLV |
| 14. Houston |
Michael Dickerson |
Arizona |
| 15. Orlando (from N.J.) |
Matt Harpring |
Georgia Tech |
| 16. Houston (from N.Y.) |
Bryce Drew |
Valparaiso |
| 17. Minnesota |
Radoslav Nesterovic |
Kinder Bologna (Italy) |
| 18. Houston (from Port.) |
Mirsad Turckan |
Efes Pilsen (Turkey) |
| 19. Milw. (from Cle.) (2) (3) |
Pat Garrity |
Notre Dame |
| 20. Atlanta |
Roshown McLeod |
Duke |
| 21. Charlotte |
Ricky Davis |
Iowa |
| 22. LA Clippers (from Miami) |
Brian Skinner |
Baylor |
| 23. Denver (from Pho.) (4) |
Tyronn Lue |
Nebraska |
| 24. San Antonio (5) |
Felipe Lopez |
St. John's |
| 25. Indiana |
Al Harrington |
St. Patrick's HS |
| 26. LA Lakers |
Sam Jacobson |
Minnesota |
| 27. Seattle |
Vladimir Stepania |
Olympia (Ljubljana) |
| 28. Chicago |
Corey Benjamin |
Oregon State |
| 29. Utah (6) |
Nazr Mohammed |
Kentucky |
Notes:
(1) Toronto traded the rights to Antawn Jamison to Golden State for the rights
to Vince Carter and cash.
(2) Dallas traded the rights to Robert Traylor to Milwaukee for the rights to
Dirk Nowitzki and Pat Garrity.
(3) Dallas traded Martin Muursepp, Bubba Wells and the rights to Pat Garrity
and a 1999 first-round draft selection to Phoenix for Steve Nash.
(4) LA Lakers traded Nick Van Exel to Denver for Tony Battie and the rights to
Tyronn Lue.
(5) San Antonio traded Carl Herrera and the rights to Felipe Lopez to
Vancouver for Antonio Daniels.
(6) Utah traded the rights to Nazr Mohammed to Philadelphia for a future
first-round draft selection.
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INDUCTEES
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