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Men's Basketball

January 19, 2009 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points
1	< 2	Wake Forest (68)	ACC	16-0	1793
2	< 3	Duke (4)	ACC	16-1	1721
3	< 4	Connecticut	Big East	16-1	1590
4	< 1	Pittsburgh		16-1	1569
5	< 5	North Carolina	ACC	16-2	1510
6	< 6	Oklahoma	Big 12	17-1	1498
7	< 7	Michigan State	Big Ten	15-2	1394
8	< 8	Syracuse	Big East	17-2	1146
9	< 20	Louisville		13-3	1090
10	< 10	Clemson	ACC	16-1	1043
11	< 14	Marquette		16-2	1003
12	< 13	Georgetown	Big East	12-4	979
13	< 9	UCLA	Pac-10	14-3	897
14	< 11	Texas	Big 12	13-4	858
15	< 15	Xavier		15-2	848
16	< 17	Butler		16-1	726
17	< 16	Arizona State	Pac-10	15-3	671
18	< 19	Purdue	Big Ten	14-4	553
19	< 12	Notre Dame		12-5	469
20	< 23	Villanova		14-3	353
21	< 18	Minnesota	Big Ten	16-2	298
22	< NR	Memphis		14-3	208
23	< NR	Gonzaga		12-4	201
24	< NR	Florida	SEC	16-2	175
25	< NR	Illinois	Big Ten	15-3	159

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