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Men's Basketball

March 9, 2009 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points
1	< 2	North Carolina (35)	ACC	27-3	1734
2	< 3	Pittsburgh (33)		28-3	1731
3	< 1	Connecticut	Big East	27-3	1592
4	< 5	Memphis (2)		28-3	1544
5	< 6	Louisville (1)		25-5	1513
6	< 4	Oklahoma	Big 12	27-4	1399
7	< 8	Michigan State	Big Ten	25-5	1349
8	< 10	Wake Forest	ACC	24-5	1246
9	< 7	Duke	ACC	25-6	1237
10	< 11	Villanova		25-6	1108
11	< 9	Kansas	Big 12	25-6	1038
12	< 14	Gonzaga		25-5	978
13	< 16	Washington	Pac-10	24-7	910
14	< 15	Missouri	Big 12	25-6	779
15	< 20	UCLA	Pac-10	24-7	752
16	< 22	Butler		26-4	536
17	< 18	Clemson	ACC	23-7	528
18	< 25	Syracuse	Big East	23-8	518
19	< 17	Xavier		24-6	465
20	< 12	LSU	SEC	25-6	461
21	< 13	Marquette		23-8	453
22	< 24	Florida State	ACC	23-8	333
23	< 21	Arizona State	Pac-10	22-8	199
24	< 19	Purdue	Big Ten	22-9	169
25	< NR	BYU		24-6	158

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