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February 9, 2009 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points
1	<	1	Connecticut (67)	Big East	22-1	1795
2	<	2	Oklahoma (3)	Big 12	23-1	1710
3	<	3	North Carolina (2)	ACC	21-2	1672
4	<	6	Pittsburgh		21-2	1583
5	<	5	Louisville		18-4	1423
6	<	4	Duke	ACC	20-3	1350
7	<	7	Wake Forest	ACC	18-3	1242
8	<	14	Memphis		20-3	1237
9	<	13	Michigan State	Big Ten	19-4	1214
10	<	8	Marquette		20-3	1137
11	<	15	UCLA	Pac-10	19-4	1131
12	<	10	Clemson	ACC	19-3	1097
13	<	17	Villanova		19-4	989
14	<	9	Xavier		20-3	893
15	<	11	Butler		21-2	762
16	<	21	Kansas	Big 12	19-4	751
17	<	NR	Missouri	Big 12	20-4	395
18	<	24	Arizona State	Pac-10	18-5	389
19	<	18	Gonzaga		17-5	361
20	<	12	Purdue	Big Ten	17-6	353
21	<	25	Utah State		23-1	317
22	<	23	Illinois	Big Ten	19-5	303
23	<	20	Syracuse	Big East	18-6	280
24	<	NR	Ohio State	Big Ten	17-5	216
25	<	NR	Florida State	ACC	18-5	182

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