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January 21, 1980 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference
1	<	1	DePaul
2	<	4	Oregon State	Pac-10
3	<	5	Duke	ACC
4	<	2	Ohio State	Big Ten
5	<	6	Kentucky	SEC
6	<	3	Syracuse	Big East
7	<	7	Louisville
8	<	8	Notre Dame
9	<	10	St. John's	Big East
10	<	15	Missouri	Big 8
11	<	14	LSU	SEC
12	<	17	Clemson	ACC
13	<	9	North Carolina	ACC
14	<	11	Purdue	Big Ten
15	<	NR	Maryland	ACC
16	<	19	Indiana	Big Ten
17	<	12	Virginia	ACC
18	<	NR	Weber State
19	<	20	Tennessee	SEC
20	<	18	BYU

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