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Men's Basketball

February 9, 2009 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points
1	< 1	Connecticut (67)	Big East	22-1	1795
2	< 2	Oklahoma (3)	Big 12	23-1	1710
3	< 3	North Carolina (2)	ACC	21-2	1672
4	< 6	Pittsburgh		21-2	1583
5	< 5	Louisville		18-4	1423
6	< 4	Duke	ACC	20-3	1350
7	< 7	Wake Forest	ACC	18-3	1242
8	< 14	Memphis		20-3	1237
9	< 13	Michigan State	Big Ten	19-4	1214
10	< 8	Marquette		20-3	1137
11	< 15	UCLA	Pac-10	19-4	1131
12	< 10	Clemson	ACC	19-3	1097
13	< 17	Villanova		19-4	989
14	< 9	Xavier		20-3	893
15	< 11	Butler		21-2	762
16	< 21	Kansas	Big 12	19-4	751
17	< NR	Missouri	Big 12	20-4	395
18	< 24	Arizona State	Pac-10	18-5	389
19	< 18	Gonzaga		17-5	361
20	< 12	Purdue	Big Ten	17-6	353
21	< 25	Utah State		23-1	317
22	< 23	Illinois	Big Ten	19-5	303
23	< 20	Syracuse	Big East	18-6	280
24	< NR	Ohio State	Big Ten	17-5	216
25	< NR	Florida State	ACC	18-5	182

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