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December 22, 2008 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points
1	<	1	North Carolina (71)	ACC	11-0	1775
2	<	2	Connecticut	Big East	10-0	1693
3	<	3	Pittsburgh		12-0	1618
4	<	4	Oklahoma	Big 12	11-0	1580
5	<	6	Duke	ACC	10-1	1486
6	<	10	Wake Forest	ACC	10-0	1294
7	<	8	Gonzaga		8-2	1154
8	<	12	Notre Dame		8-2	1116
9	<	5	Texas	Big 12	9-2	1108
10	<	13	Purdue	Big Ten	9-2	1083
11	<	19	Michigan State	Big Ten	8-2	907
12	<	15	Georgetown	Big East	8-1	880
13	<	14	UCLA	Pac-10	8-2	873
14	<	7	Xavier		9-1	861
15	<	17	Ohio State	Big Ten	8-0	766
16	<	16	Tennessee	SEC	8-2	758
17	<	11	Syracuse	Big East	11-1	742
18	<	18	Villanova		10-1	594
19	<	9	Louisville		7-2	521
20	<	20	Arizona State	Pac-10	9-1	477
21	<	21	Baylor	Big 12	9-1	466
22	<	25	Clemson	ACC	12-0	462
23	<	NR	Minnesota	Big Ten	10-0	198
24	<	NR	Michigan	Big Ten	8-2	183
25	<	NR	Missouri	Big 12	9-1	71

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