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January 15, 1979 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points
1	<	2	Notre Dame (46)		8-1	1106
2	<	3	North Carolina (3)	ACC	12-2	1010
3	<	6	UCLA	Pac-10	11-2	978
4	<	4	Illinois (5)	Big Ten	15-1	949
5	<	9	Indiana State (2)		14-0	857
6	<	1	Michigan State	Big Ten	9-3	783
7	<	12	Louisville		12-3	689
8	<	7	Duke	ACC	10-3	688
9	<	5	LSU	SEC	12-2	569
10	<	14	Georgetown		12-2	453
11	<	10	Arkansas	Southwest	10-2	411
12	<	20	Syracuse		12-2	402
13	<	13	Marquette		11-2	398
14	<	8	NC State	ACC	11-4	353
15	<	11	Texas A&M	Southwest	13-3	335
16	<	NR	Ohio State	Big Ten	9-4	272
17	<	18	Temple		12-1	191
18	<	NR	Alabama	SEC	10-4	189
19	<	NR	Maryland	ACC	11-4	90
20	<	15	Kansas	Big 8	9-4	86

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