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January 12, 2009 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points
1	<	3	Pittsburgh (70)		15-0	1798
2	<	4	Wake Forest (2)	ACC	14-0	1686
3	<	2	Duke	ACC	14-1	1678
4	<	5	Connecticut	Big East	14-1	1549
5	<	3	North Carolina	ACC	14-2	1461
6	<	6	Oklahoma	Big 12	15-1	1440
7	<	8	Michigan State	Big Ten	13-2	1356
8	<	11	Syracuse	Big East	16-1	1232
9	<	10	UCLA	Pac-10	13-2	1222
10	<	12	Clemson	ACC	16-0	1153
11	<	7	Texas	Big 12	12-3	1009
12	<	13	Notre Dame		12-3	1008
13	<	9	Georgetown	Big East	11-3	908
14	<	18	Marquette		15-2	752
15	<	16	Xavier		13-2	710
16	<	20	Arizona State	Pac-10	14-2	573
17	<	21	Butler		14-1	521
18	<	22	Minnesota	Big Ten	15-1	508
19	<	14	Purdue	Big Ten	12-4	490
20	<	23	Louisville		11-3	433
21	<	23	Baylor	Big 12	13-2	364
22	<	NR	California	Pac-10	15-2	299
23	<	19	Villanova		13-3	229
24	<	15	Tennessee	SEC	10-4	198
25	<	NR	Michigan	Big Ten	13-3	153

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