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February 23, 2009 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points
1	<	4	Pittsburgh (69)		25-2	1797
2	<	1	Connecticut (1)	Big East	25-2	1692
3	<	2	Oklahoma (2)	Big 12	25-2	1643
4	<	3	North Carolina	ACC	24-3	1556
5	<	5	Memphis		24-3	1543
6	<	7	Louisville		21-5	1403
7	<	9	Duke	ACC	22-5	1228
8	<	10	Marquette		23-4	1169
9	<	6	Michigan State	Big Ten	21-5	1136
10	<	12	Villanova		22-5	1125
11	<	11	Missouri	Big 12	23-4	1094
12	<	13	Clemson	ACC	22-4	1050
13	<	8	Wake Forest	ACC	20-5	992
14	<	14	Arizona State	Pac-10	21-5	869
15	<	15	Kansas	Big 12	22-5	812
16	<	19	Purdue	Big Ten	21-6	765
17	<	17	Gonzaga		21-5	661
18	<	23	LSU	SEC	23-4	541
19	<	16	Xavier		22-5	413
20	<	18	Illinois	Big Ten	22-6	364
21	<	22	Washington	Pac-10	20-7	291
22	<	20	UCLA	Pac-10	20-7	268
23	<	NR	Florida State	ACC	21-6	217
24	<	21	Butler		23-4	192
25	<	NR	Texas	Big 12	18-8	162

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