College Poll Archive

Men's Basketball

December 8, 2008 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points
1	< 1	North Carolina (72)	ACC	8-0	1800
2	< 2	Connecticut	Big East	8-0	1710
3	< 3	Pittsburgh		9-0	1633
4	< 5	Gonzaga		6-0	1574
5	< 6	Oklahoma	Big 12	8-0	1529
6	< 8	Texas	Big 12	6-1	1381
7	< 4	Duke	ACC	8-1	1256
8	< 10	Tennessee	SEC	6-1	1203
9	< 11	Louisville		4-1	1080
10	< 14	Xavier		7-0	1041
11	< 15	Wake Forest	ACC	8-0	957
12	< 7	Notre Dame		6-2	954
13	< 16	Syracuse	Big East	8-0	869
14	< 9	Purdue	Big Ten	6-2	718
15	< 17	Villanova		8-0	713
16	< 12	UCLA	Pac-10	5-2	705
17	< 18	Memphis		5-1	579
18	< 13	Michigan State	Big Ten	5-2	536
19	< 20	Georgetown	Big East	5-1	475
20	< 19	Arizona State	Pac-10	7-1	462
21	< NR	Ohio State	Big Ten	5-0	435
22	< 24	Baylor	Big 12	7-1	351
23	< 22	Davidson		6-1	348
24	< 25	Marquette		7-1	222
25	< NR	Kansas	Big 12	7-1	206

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