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Men's Basketball

November 17, 2008 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points
1	< 1	North Carolina (72)	ACC	1-0	1800
2	< 2	Connecticut	Big East	1-0	1674
3	< 3	Louisville		0-0	1635
4	< 4	UCLA	Pac-10	2-0	1475
5	< 6	Michigan State	Big Ten	1-0	1362
6	< 5	Pittsburgh		1-0	1355
7	< 7	Texas	Big 12	1-0	1304
8	< 9	Notre Dame		1-0	1243
9	< 10	Gonzaga		1-0	1185
10	< 8	Duke	ACC	3-0	1176
11	< 11	Purdue	Big Ten	1-0	1116
12	< 12	Oklahoma	Big 12	1-0	1028
13	< 13	Memphis		1-0	968
14	< 14	Tennessee	SEC	1-0	941
15	< 15	Arizona State	Pac-10	1-0	653
15	< 16	Marquette		1-0	653
17	< 17	Miami (FL)	ACC	1-0	591
18	< 19	Florida	SEC	2-0	460
19	< 18	USC	Pac-10	1-0	398
20	< 21	Wake Forest	ACC	1-0	349
21	< 20	Davidson		1-0	339
22	< 22	Georgetown	Big East	0-0	265
23	< 23	Villanova		1-0	261
24	< 24	Kansas	Big 12	1-0	207
25	< 25	Wisconsin	Big Ten	1-0	187

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