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December 14, 2009 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conference Record Points Coaches
1 < 1 Kansas (61) Big 12 9-0 1620 1
2 < 2 Texas (1) Big 12 8-0 1512 2
3 < 4 Kentucky (1) SEC 10-0 1486 3
4 < 5 Purdue Big Ten 9-0 1426 4
5 < 7 Syracuse (2) Big East 10-0 1388 5
6 < 6 West Virginia 7-0 1315 6
7 < 8 Duke ACC 7-1 1137 7
8 < 3 Villanova 9-1 1107 9
9 < 9 Tennessee SEC 7-1 1104 8
10 < 11 North Carolina ACC 8-2 1039 10
11 < 15 Georgetown Big East 8-0 1008 11
12 < 12 Michigan State Big Ten 8-2 922 12
13 < 10 Florida SEC 8-1 864 13
14 < 14 Connecticut Big East 6-2 762 14
15 < 21 Gonzaga 8-2 505 15
16 < 23 Texas Tech Big 12 9-0 492 20
17 < NR Kansas State Big 12 9-1 391 22
18 < 13 Ohio State Big Ten 7-2 383 18
19 < NR New Mexico 10-0 364 19
20 < 25 Mississippi SEC 8-1 334 25
21 < 22 Butler 7-3 257 17
22 < 24 Georgia Tech ACC 6-1 253 15
23 < 16 Texas A&M Big 12 8-2 221 RV
24 < 17 Washington Pac-10 6-2 179 21
25 < 19 Cincinnati Big East 6-2 174 RV
RV < NR Memphis 129 RV
RV < 20 Wisconsin Big Ten 110 RV
RV < 18 UNLV 96 23
RV < NR Clemson ACC 84 24
RV < NR Temple 83 RV
RV < NR Northwestern Big Ten 59 RV
RV < NR Illinois Big Ten 44 RV
RV < NR Miami (FL) ACC 40 NR
RV < NR St. John's Big East 30 RV
RV < NR Oklahoma State Big 12 29 RV
RV < NR Charlotte 24 RV
RV < NR Dayton 24 RV
RV < NR Seton Hall Big East 24 RV
RV < NR Florida State ACC 23 RV
RV < NR Missouri State 20 RV
RV < NR BYU 14 RV
RV < NR Mississippi State SEC 9 RV
RV < NR Virginia Tech ACC 7 NR
RV < NR Baylor Big 12 6 RV
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 5 NR
RV < NR Cornell Ivy 3 NR
RV < NR NC State ACC 3 NR
RV < NR Rhode Island 3 NR
RV < NR Tulane 3 NR
RV < NR Northern Iowa 2 RV
RV < NR Pittsburgh 2 NR
RV < NR Wake Forest ACC 2 RV
RV < NR Western Carolina 2 RV
RV < NR Army 1 NR
RV < NR William & Mary 1 RV
NR < NR California Pac-10 0 RV
NR < NR Coastal Carolina 0 RV
NR < NR Saint Mary's 0 RV
NR < NR Tulsa 0 RV
NR < NR Washington State Pac-10 0 RV

Notes

  • First-place votes, W-L records, and total points are not available prior to 2001-02. If you have some of this data from a verifiable source, please contact me.
  • Regular-season polls from 1949-60 had 20 teams, from 1961-68 had 10 teams (except in December 1960 and the 1964-65 preseason polls), and 1990-present had 25 teams.
  • Preseason polls started in the 1961-62 season, and there were post-tournament polls in 1953, 1954, 1974, and 1975.
  • All poll dates fall on Mondays with a few exceptions. See explanation here.