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Men's Basketball

2009 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points
1	< 1	North Carolina (72)	ACC	0-0	1800
2	< 16	Connecticut	Big East	0-0	1661
3	< 13	Louisville		0-0	1638
4	< 3	UCLA	Pac-10	0-0	1487
5	< 17	Pittsburgh		0-0	1319
6	< 18	Michigan State	Big Ten	0-0	1311
7	< 7	Texas	Big 12	0-0	1259
8	< 9	Duke	ACC	0-0	1250
9	< 15	Notre Dame		0-0	1243
10	< 24	Gonzaga		0-0	1162
11	< 20	Purdue	Big Ten	0-0	1099
12	< NR	Oklahoma	Big 12	0-0	987
13	< 2	Memphis		0-0	977
14	< 5	Tennessee	SEC	0-0	920
15	< NR	Arizona State	Pac-10	0-0	645
16	< 25	Marquette		0-0	592
17	< NR	Miami (FL)	ACC	0-0	570
18	< NR	USC	Pac-10	0-0	414
19	< NR	Florida	SEC	0-0	403
20	< 23	Davidson		0-0	347
21	< NR	Wake Forest	ACC	0-0	312
22	< 8	Georgetown	Big East	0-0	311
23	< NR	Villanova		0-0	256
24	< 4	Kansas	Big 12	0-0	233
25	< 6	Wisconsin	Big Ten	0-0	196

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