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Men's Basketball

1980 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference
1	< 1	DePaul
2	< 4	Louisville
3	< 5	LSU	SEC
4	< 2	Kentucky	SEC
5	< 6	Oregon State	Pac-10
6	< 3	Syracuse	Big East
7	< 13	Indiana	Big Ten
8	< 7	Maryland	ACC
9	< 14	Notre Dame
10	< 9	Ohio State	Big Ten
11	< 20	Georgetown	Big East
12	< 12	BYU
13	< 8	St. John's	Big East
14	< NR	Duke	ACC
15	< 10	North Carolina	ACC
16	< 11	Missouri	Big 8
17	< 16	Weber State
18	< 15	Arizona State	Pac-10
19	< NR	Iona
20	< 18	Purdue	Big Ten

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