NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 8 (Jan 5, 2009)

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Pittsburgh Panthers (70) 14-0 AAC 2-0 1st 1798 +157 3 Jan 5, 2009, #1 Nov 17, 2008, #6 10
Previous Week: @ Rutgers (12/31/08, W 72-78), @ Georgetown (1/03/09, W 54-70)
Current Week: v. St. John's (1/11/09, W 90-67)
2    Duke Blue Devils 12-1 ACC 1-0 1st 1660 +149 5 Jan 5, 2009, #2 Nov 17, 2008, #10 28
Previous Week: v. Loyola (MD) (12/31/08, W 92-51), v. Virginia Tech (1/04/09, W 69-44)
Current Week: v. Davidson (1/07/09, W 79-67), @ Florida State (1/10/09, W 58-66)
3    North Carolina Tar Heels (2) 13-1 ACC 0-1 9th 1651 -149 1 Dec 29, 2008, #1 Jan 5, 2009, #3 52
Previous Week: @ Nevada (12/31/08, W 61-84), v. Boston College (1/04/09, L 78-85)
Current Week: v. Charleston (1/07/09, W 108-70), @ Wake Forest (1/11/09, L 92-89)
4    Wake Forest Demon Deacons 13-0 ACC 0-0 6th 1553 +202 6 Jan 5, 2009, #4 Nov 1, 2008, #21 9
Previous Week: v. Radford (12/30/08, W 83-61), @ Brigham Young (1/03/09, W 87-94)
Current Week: v. North Carolina (1/11/09, W 92-89)
5    UConn Huskies 12-1 AAC 1-1 6th 1474 -245 2 Dec 29, 2008, #2 Jan 5, 2009, #5 15
Previous Week: v. Georgetown (12/29/08, L 63-74), v. Rutgers (1/03/09, W 80-49)
Current Week: @ West Virginia (1/06/09, W 55-61), @ Cincinnati (1/10/09, W 72-81)
6    Oklahoma Sooners 13-1 Big 12 0-0 1st 1358 -242 4 Dec 29, 2008, #4 Nov 17, 2008, #12 9
Previous Week: @ Arkansas (12/30/08, L 96-88), v. Coppin State (1/03/09, W 93-62)
Current Week: v. Maryland-Eastern Shore (1/05/09, W 100-64), @ Kansas State (1/10/09, W 53-61)
7    Texas Longhorns 11-2 Big 12 0-0 1st 1348 +155 8 Dec 15, 2008, #5 Dec 22, 2008, #9 32
Previous Week: v. Appalachian State (1/02/09, W 78-43)
Current Week: @ Arkansas (1/06/09, L 67-61), v. Iowa State (1/10/09, W 75-67)
8    Michigan State Spartans 11-2 Big Ten 2-0 1st 1269 +211 10 Nov 24, 2008, #5 Dec 15, 2008, #19 28
Previous Week: @ Minnesota (12/31/08, W 58-70), @ Northwestern (1/03/09, W 66-77)
Current Week: v. Ohio State (1/06/09, W 67-58), v. Kansas (1/10/09, W 75-62)
9    Georgetown Hoyas 10-2 AAC 1-1 6th 1208 +193 11 Jan 5, 2009, #9 Nov 17, 2008, #22 34
Previous Week: @ UConn (12/29/08, W 63-74), v. Pittsburgh (1/03/09, L 54-70)
Current Week: @ Notre Dame (1/05/09, L 73-67), v. Providence (1/10/09, W 82-75)
10    UCLA Bruins 12-2 Pac-12 2-0 1st 1162 +171 12 Nov 17, 2008, #4 Dec 8, 2008, #16 64
Previous Week: @ Oregon State (1/02/09, W 46-69), @ Oregon (1/04/09, W 74-83)
Current Week: @ USC (1/11/09, W 60-64)
11    Syracuse Orange 14-1 AAC 2-0 1st 1113 +250 13 Jan 5, 2009, #11 Dec 22, 2008, #17 6
Previous Week: v. Seton Hall (12/30/08, W 100-76), @ South Florida (1/02/09, W 54-59)
Current Week: v. DePaul (1/07/09, W 85-68), @ Rutgers (1/10/09, W 66-82)
12    Clemson Tigers 14-0 ACC 1-0 1st 968 +405 20 Jan 5, 2009, #12 Dec 15, 2008, #25 4
Previous Week: @ South Carolina (12/30/08, W 87-98), v. East Carolina (1/03/09, W 79-66)
Current Week: v. Alabama (1/06/09, W 66-59), v. NC State (1/10/09, W 63-51)
13    Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10-3 AAC 1-1 6th 802 -429 7 Dec 29, 2008, #7 Jan 5, 2009, #13 15
Previous Week: @ DePaul (12/31/08, W 82-92), @ St. John's (1/03/09, L 71-65)
Current Week: v. Georgetown (1/05/09, W 73-67), v. Seton Hall (1/10/09, W 88-79)
14    Purdue Boilermakers 11-3 Big Ten 0-1 14th 774 -386 9 Dec 29, 2008, #9 Jan 5, 2009, #14 15
Previous Week: v. Illinois (12/30/08, L 67-71)
Current Week: @ Penn State (1/06/09, L 67-64), v. Wisconsin (1/11/09, W 65-52)
15    Tennessee Volunteers 9-3 SEC 0-0 N/A 533 -321 14 Dec 8, 2008, #8 Dec 22, 2008, #16 30
Previous Week: v. Louisiana (12/29/08, W 89-62), @ Kansas (1/03/09, L 92-85)
Current Week: v. Gonzaga (1/07/09, L 79-89), @ Georgia (1/10/09, W 77-86)
16    Xavier Musketeers 11-2 A-10 0-0 4th 483 +156 22 Dec 15, 2008, #7 Dec 29, 2008, #22 7
Previous Week: v. Robert Morris (12/31/08, W 78-57), @ Virginia (1/03/09, W 70-84)
Current Week: v. Saint Louis (1/08/09, W 70-44), @ Fordham (1/11/09, W 60-86)
17    Boston College Eagles 13-2 ACC 1-0 1st 453 +453 N/A Jan 5, 2009, #17 Jan 5, 2009, #17 1
Previous Week: v. San Francisco (12/29/08, W 84-62), v. Sacred Heart (12/31/08, W 89-76), @ North Carolina (1/04/09, W 78-85)
Current Week: v. Harvard (1/07/09, L 70-82), v. Miami (FL) (1/10/09, L 71-77)
18    Marquette Golden Eagles 13-2 AAC 2-0 1st 436 +357 N/A Nov 24, 2008, #15 Dec 1, 2008, #25 1
Previous Week: v. Villanova (1/01/09, W 79-72), v. Cincinnati (1/04/09, W 84-50)
Current Week: @ Rutgers (1/07/09, W 76-81), v. West Virginia (1/10/09, W 75-53)
18    Villanova Wildcats 12-2 AAC 0-1 13th 436 -255 15 Dec 29, 2008, #15 Nov 17, 2008, #23 9
Previous Week: v. Temple (12/29/08, W 62-45), @ Marquette (1/01/09, L 79-72)
Current Week: @ Seton Hall (1/06/09, W 85-89), v. Louisville (1/10/09, L 60-61)
20    Arizona State Sun Devils 12-2 Pac-12 1-1 5th 374 -228 17 Nov 24, 2008, #14 Jan 5, 2009, #20 9
Previous Week: v. Central Connecticut State (12/29/08, W 84-47), @ Stanford (1/02/09, W 60-90), @ California (1/04/09, L 81-71)
Current Week: v. Oregon State (1/08/09, W 69-38), v. Oregon (1/10/09, W 76-58)
21    Butler Bulldogs 12-1 Horizon 3-0 2nd 341 +175 25 Jan 5, 2009, #21 Dec 29, 2008, #25 2
Previous Week: v. UAB (12/30/08, W 72-68), @ Valparaiso (1/03/09, W 62-75)
Current Week: v. Wright State (1/08/09, W 64-48), v. Detroit-Mercy (1/10/09, W 54-50)
22    Minnesota Golden Gophers 13-1 Big Ten 1-1 4th 290 -61 21 Dec 29, 2008, #21 Dec 22, 2008, #23 3
Previous Week: v. Michigan State (12/31/08, L 58-70), v. Ohio State (1/03/09, W 68-59)
Current Week: @ Iowa (1/08/09, W 49-52), v. Penn State (1/11/09, W 79-59)
23    Baylor Bears 12-2 Big 12 0-0 1st 289 -291 19 Dec 29, 2008, #19 Dec 1, 2008, #24 6
Previous Week: v. Portland State (12/29/08, W 79-66), v. Jackson State (12/31/08, W 113-78), v. South Carolina (1/02/09, L 84-85)
Current Week: v. Texas Tech (1/10/09, W 73-61)
23    Louisville Cardinals 9-3 AAC 0-0 11th 289 -299 18 Nov 24, 2008, #3 Jan 5, 2009, #23 14
Previous Week: v. UNLV (12/31/08, L 55-56), v. Kentucky (1/04/09, W 74-71)
Current Week: @ South Florida (1/07/09, W 57-71), @ Villanova (1/10/09, W 60-61)
25    West Virginia Mountaineers 11-2 AAC 1-0 4th 230 +130 N/A Jan 5, 2009, #25 Jan 5, 2009, #25 1
Previous Week: @ Seton Hall (1/03/09, W 66-92)
Current Week: v. UConn (1/06/09, L 55-61), @ Marquette (1/10/09, L 75-53)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Michigan Wolverines 11-3 Big Ten 1-1 3rd 153 -84 Dec 29, 2008, #23 Dec 29, 2008, #23 Dec 22, 2008, #24
Previous Week: v. North Carolina Central (12/29/08, W 77-57), v. Wisconsin (12/31/08, L 61-73), v. Illinois (1/04/09, W 74-64)
Current Week: @ Indiana (1/07/09, W 66-72), v. Iowa (1/11/09, W 64-49)
California Golden Bears 13-2 Pac-12 2-0 1st 122 +122 Mar 10, 2003, #24 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Arizona (1/02/09, W 69-55), v. Arizona State (1/04/09, W 81-71)
Current Week: @ Washington State (1/08/09, W 50-57), @ Washington (1/10/09, W 85-88)
Arkansas Razorbacks 11-1 SEC 0-0 N/A 109 +109 Nov 12, 2007, #18 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Oklahoma (12/30/08, W 96-88), v. North Texas (1/03/09, W 86-75)
Current Week: v. Texas (1/06/09, W 67-61), v. Mississippi State (1/10/09, L 56-70)
Illinois Fighting Illini 13-2 Big Ten 1-1 3rd 108 +44 Mar 6, 2006, #13 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Purdue (12/30/08, W 67-71), @ Michigan (1/04/09, L 74-64)
Current Week: v. Indiana (1/10/09, W 76-45)
Wisconsin Badgers 11-3 Big Ten 2-0 1st 86 +86 Nov 24, 2008, #25 Nov 24, 2008, #25 Nov 24, 2008, #25
Previous Week: @ Michigan (12/31/08, W 61-73), v. Penn State (1/03/09, W 65-61)
Current Week: v. Northwestern (1/07/09, W 74-45), @ Purdue (1/11/09, L 65-52)
Gonzaga Bulldogs 8-4 WCC 0-0 1st 86 -522 Dec 29, 2008, #16 Dec 8, 2008, #4 Dec 29, 2008, #16
Previous Week: @ Utah (12/31/08, L 66-65)
Current Week: @ Tennessee (1/07/09, W 79-89), v. Portland (1/10/09, W 67-50)
Memphis Tigers 10-3 C-USA 0-0 7th 67 +24 Dec 15, 2008, #23 Nov 17, 2008, #13 Dec 15, 2008, #23
Previous Week: v. Cincinnati (12/29/08, W 60-45), v. Northeastern (12/31/08, W 80-48), v. Lamar (1/03/09, W 108-75)
Current Week: v. Marshall (1/07/09, W 80-57), @ UCF (1/10/09, W 66-73)
Davidson Wildcats 10-2 SoCon 3-0 1st 56 +6 Dec 15, 2008, #22 Nov 1, 2008, #20 Nov 24, 2008, #24
Previous Week: @ Charleston (12/29/08, W 75-79), v. Samford (1/03/09, W 76-55)
Current Week: @ Duke (1/07/09, L 79-67), @ The Citadel (1/10/09, W 69-84)
Saint Mary's Gaels 13-1 WCC 0-0 1st 50 +20 Feb 25, 2008, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Cal State Bakersfield (1/02/09, W 74-80)
Current Week: v. Santa Clara (1/09/09, W 63-62), @ San Francisco (1/11/09, W 54-66)
UNLV Runnin' Rebels 13-2 MWC 1-0 1st 43 +43 Mar 12, 2007, #19 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Louisville (12/31/08, W 55-56), v. New Mexico (1/03/09, W 60-58)
Current Week: @ TCU (1/10/09, L 80-73)
Illinois State Redbirds 14-0 MVC 3-0 1st 39 +37 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Evansville (12/31/08, W 80-50), v. Creighton (1/03/09, W 86-64)
Current Week: @ Bradley (1/06/09, L 56-52), @ Indiana State (1/10/09, L 75-70)
Kansas Jayhawks 10-3 Big 12 0-0 1st 37 +37 Dec 8, 2008, #25 Nov 24, 2008, #22 Dec 8, 2008, #25
Previous Week: v. Albany (12/30/08, W 79-43), v. Tennessee (1/03/09, W 92-85)
Current Week: v. Siena (1/06/09, W 91-84), @ Michigan State (1/10/09, L 75-62)
Ohio State Buckeyes 10-2 Big Ten 1-1 4th 28 -191 Dec 29, 2008, #24 Dec 22, 2008, #15 Dec 29, 2008, #24
Previous Week: v. Iowa (12/31/08, W 68-65), @ Minnesota (1/03/09, L 68-59)
Current Week: @ Michigan State (1/06/09, L 67-58), v. Houston Christian (1/09/09, W 89-65)
Texas A&M Aggies 13-1 Big 12 0-0 1st 27 +6 Feb 18, 2008, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Rice (12/31/08, W 60-72), v. McNeese State (1/03/09, W 57-52)
Current Week: v. North Dakota (1/05/09, W 76-62), @ Oklahoma State (1/10/09, L 72-61)
Maryland Terrapins 11-2 ACC 0-0 3rd 25 +13 Mar 12, 2007, #18 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Elon (12/30/08, W 76-50), v. Charlotte (1/03/09, W 85-75)
Current Week: v. Morgan State (1/07/09, L 65-66), v. Georgia Tech (1/10/09, W 68-61)
Dayton Flyers 13-1 A-10 0-0 3rd 22 +11 Jan 21, 2008, #16 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. George Mason (12/30/08, W 66-62), @ Toledo (1/02/09, W 63-77)
Current Week: v. Miami (OH) (1/06/09, W 45-40), @ Massachusetts (1/10/09, L 75-62)
Florida State Seminoles 13-2 ACC 0-0 3rd 13 +3 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Texas A&M-CC (1/03/09, W 69-48)
Current Week: v. Duke (1/10/09, L 58-66)
Florida Gators 12-2 SEC 0-0 N/A 13 +1 Dec 1, 2008, #23 Nov 24, 2008, #17 Dec 1, 2008, #23
Previous Week: v. Stetson (12/30/08, W 78-57), v. NC State (1/03/09, W 68-66)
Current Week: v. Longwood (1/06/09, W 95-69), v. Ole Miss (1/10/09, W 78-68)
Brigham Young Cougars 11-2 MWC 0-0 6th 12 -1 Dec 24, 2007, #20 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Tulsa (12/30/08, W 68-74), v. Wake Forest (1/03/09, L 87-94)
Current Week: v. Western Oregon (1/06/09), @ Colorado State (1/10/09, W 60-86)
Miami (FL) Hurricanes 10-3 ACC 0-1 11th 8 +2 Dec 1, 2008, #21 Nov 17, 2008, #17 Nov 24, 2008, #22
Previous Week: v. North Florida (12/31/08, W 94-41), v. North Carolina Central (1/03/09, W 76-42)
Current Week: v. Florida Atlantic (1/05/09, W 85-69), @ Boston College (1/10/09, W 71-77)
Missouri Tigers 12-2 Big 12 0-0 3rd 4 +3 Dec 22, 2008, #25 Dec 22, 2008, #25 Dec 22, 2008, #25
Previous Week: v. Centenary (12/30/08, W 80-52), @ Georgia (1/03/09, W 76-83)
Current Week: v. Coppin State (1/06/09, W 88-55), @ Nebraska (1/10/09, L 56-51)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
17    Boston College Eagles 13-2 ACC 1-0 1st 453 +453 Jan 5, 2009, #17 Jan 5, 2009, #17 1
Previous Week: v. San Francisco (12/29/08, W 84-62), v. Sacred Heart (12/31/08, W 89-76), @ North Carolina (1/04/09, W 78-85)
Current Week: v. Harvard (1/07/09, L 70-82), v. Miami (FL) (1/10/09, L 71-77)
18    Marquette Golden Eagles 13-2 AAC 2-0 1st 436 +357 Nov 24, 2008, #15 Dec 1, 2008, #25 1
Previous Week: v. Villanova (1/01/09, W 79-72), v. Cincinnati (1/04/09, W 84-50)
Current Week: @ Rutgers (1/07/09, W 76-81), v. West Virginia (1/10/09, W 75-53)
25    West Virginia Mountaineers 11-2 AAC 1-0 4th 230 +130 Jan 5, 2009, #25 Jan 5, 2009, #25 1
Previous Week: @ Seton Hall (1/03/09, W 66-92)
Current Week: v. UConn (1/06/09, L 55-61), @ Marquette (1/10/09, L 75-53)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Michigan Wolverines 11-3 Big Ten 1-1 3rd 153 -84 Dec 29, 2008, #23 Dec 29, 2008, #23 Dec 22, 2008, #24
Previous Week: v. North Carolina Central (12/29/08, W 77-57), v. Wisconsin (12/31/08, L 61-73), v. Illinois (1/04/09, W 74-64)
Current Week: @ Indiana (1/07/09, W 66-72), v. Iowa (1/11/09, W 64-49)
Gonzaga Bulldogs 8-4 WCC 0-0 1st 86 -522 Dec 29, 2008, #16 Dec 8, 2008, #4 Dec 29, 2008, #16
Previous Week: @ Utah (12/31/08, L 66-65)
Current Week: @ Tennessee (1/07/09, W 79-89), v. Portland (1/10/09, W 67-50)
Ohio State Buckeyes 10-2 Big Ten 1-1 4th 28 -191 Dec 29, 2008, #24 Dec 22, 2008, #15 Dec 29, 2008, #24
Previous Week: v. Iowa (12/31/08, W 68-65), @ Minnesota (1/03/09, L 68-59)
Current Week: @ Michigan State (1/06/09, L 67-58), v. Houston Christian (1/09/09, W 89-65)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
AAC 9 #1 Pittsburgh Panthers, #5 UConn Huskies, #9 Georgetown Hoyas, #11 Syracuse Orange, #13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, #18 Marquette Golden Eagles, #18 Villanova Wildcats, #23 Louisville Cardinals, #25 West Virginia Mountaineers
ACC 5 #2 Duke Blue Devils, #3 North Carolina Tar Heels, #4 Wake Forest Demon Deacons, #12 Clemson Tigers, #17 Boston College Eagles
Big 12 3 #6 Oklahoma Sooners, #7 Texas Longhorns, #23 Baylor Bears
Big Ten 3 #8 Michigan State Spartans, #14 Purdue Boilermakers, #22 Minnesota Golden Gophers
Pac-12 2 #10 UCLA Bruins, #20 Arizona State Sun Devils
A-10 1 #16 Xavier Musketeers
Horizon 1 #21 Butler Bulldogs
SEC 1 #15 Tennessee Volunteers