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February 4, 1980 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank			Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points
1	<	1	DePaul (59)		19-0	1180
2	<	4	Syracuse	Big East	20-1	1066
3	<	7	Louisville		19-2	1001
4	<	2	Oregon State	Pac-10	20-2	946
5	<	3	Kentucky	SEC	19-4	865
6	<	10	LSU	SEC	16-4	860
7	<	12	Maryland	ACC	16-3	844
8	<	9	St. John's	Big East	19-2	697
9	<	8	Notre Dame		15-3	660
10	<	5	Duke	ACC	17-4	658
11	<	11	North Carolina	ACC	16-4	634
12	<	17	Purdue	Big Ten	14-5	488
13	<	6	Ohio State	Big Ten	14-5	471
14	<	19	BYU		17-4	312
15	<	14	Missouri	Big 8	16-4	259
16	<	16	Clemson	ACC	15-5	230
17	<	15	Weber State		19-2	195
18	<	13	Virginia	ACC	16-6	152
19	<	NR	Arizona State	Pac-10	16-4	143
20	<	18	Indiana	Big Ten	13-6	113

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