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January 26, 2009 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points
1	<	2	Duke (62)	ACC	18-1	1789
2	<	3	Connecticut (6)	Big East	18-1	1694
3	<	4	Pittsburgh (3)		18-1	1647
4	<	6	Oklahoma (1)	Big 12	19-1	1539
5	<	5	North Carolina	ACC	17-2	1529
6	<	1	Wake Forest	ACC	16-1	1509
7	<	9	Louisville		15-3	1351
8	<	11	Marquette		17-2	1209
9	<	7	Michigan State	Big Ten	16-3	1136
10	<	15	Xavier		17-2	1084
11	<	14	Texas	Big 12	14-4	1017
12	<	10	Clemson	ACC	17-2	929
13	<	16	Butler		18-1	916
14	<	17	Arizona State	Pac-10	16-3	834
15	<	8	Syracuse	Big East	17-4	808
16	<	18	Purdue	Big Ten	15-4	724
17	<	13	UCLA	Pac-10	15-4	544
18	<	22	Memphis		16-3	530
19	<	25	Illinois	Big Ten	17-3	401
20	<	23	Gonzaga		14-4	381
21	<	20	Villanova		15-4	276
22	<	NR	Saint Mary's		18-1	247
23	<	NR	Washington	Pac-10	15-4	218
24	<	NR	Kentucky	SEC	16-4	217
25	<	12	Georgetown	Big East	12-6	189

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