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Men's Basketball

2009 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points
1	< 5	Louisville (45)		28-5	1740
2	< 1	North Carolina (11)	ACC	28-4	1654
3	< 4	Memphis (11)		31-3	1621
4	< 2	Pittsburgh (3)		28-4	1585
5	< 3	Connecticut (1)	Big East	27-4	1519
6	< 9	Duke	ACC	28-6	1444
7	< 6	Oklahoma	Big 12	27-5	1281
8	< 7	Michigan State	Big Ten	26-6	1257
9	< 14	Missouri	Big 12	28-6	1131
10	< 12	Gonzaga		26-5	1060
11	< 10	Villanova		26-7	1049
12	< 8	Wake Forest	ACC	24-6	997
13	< 18	Syracuse	Big East	26-9	903
14	< 11	Kansas	Big 12	25-7	874
15	< 13	Washington	Pac-10	25-8	751
16	< 22	Florida State	ACC	25-9	667
17	< 24	Purdue	Big Ten	25-9	643
18	< 15	UCLA	Pac-10	25-8	491
19	< 23	Arizona State	Pac-10	24-9	381
20	< 19	Xavier		25-7	351
21	< 20	LSU	SEC	26-7	292
22	< 16	Butler		26-5	284
23	< 21	Marquette		24-9	277
24	< 17	Clemson	ACC	23-8	264
25	< NR	Utah		24-9	150

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