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March 9, 2009 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points
1	<	2	North Carolina (35)	ACC	27-3	1734
2	<	3	Pittsburgh (33)		28-3	1731
3	<	1	Connecticut	Big East	27-3	1592
4	<	5	Memphis (2)		28-3	1544
5	<	6	Louisville (1)		25-5	1513
6	<	4	Oklahoma	Big 12	27-4	1399
7	<	8	Michigan State	Big Ten	25-5	1349
8	<	10	Wake Forest	ACC	24-5	1246
9	<	7	Duke	ACC	25-6	1237
10	<	11	Villanova		25-6	1108
11	<	9	Kansas	Big 12	25-6	1038
12	<	14	Gonzaga		25-5	978
13	<	16	Washington	Pac-10	24-7	910
14	<	15	Missouri	Big 12	25-6	779
15	<	20	UCLA	Pac-10	24-7	752
16	<	22	Butler		26-4	536
17	<	18	Clemson	ACC	23-7	528
18	<	25	Syracuse	Big East	23-8	518
19	<	17	Xavier		24-6	465
20	<	12	LSU	SEC	25-6	461
21	<	13	Marquette		23-8	453
22	<	24	Florida State	ACC	23-8	333
23	<	21	Arizona State	Pac-10	22-8	199
24	<	19	Purdue	Big Ten	22-9	169
25	<	NR	BYU		24-6	158

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