NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 11 (Jan 26, 2009)

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Duke Blue Devils (62) 18-1 ACC 5-0 1st 1789 +68 2 Jan 26, 2009, #1 Nov 17, 2008, #10 31
Previous Week: v. NC State (1/20/09, W 73-56), v. Maryland (1/24/09, W 85-44)
Current Week: @ Wake Forest (1/28/09, L 70-68), v. Virginia (2/01/09, W 79-54)
2    UConn Huskies (6) 18-1 AAC 7-1 1st 1694 +104 3 Jan 26, 2009, #2 Jan 5, 2009, #5 18
Previous Week: v. Villanova (1/21/09, W 89-83), @ Notre Dame (1/24/09, W 61-69)
Current Week: @ DePaul (1/28/09, W 49-71), v. Providence (1/31/09, W 94-61)
3    Pittsburgh Panthers (3) 18-1 AAC 6-1 4th 1647 +78 4 Jan 12, 2009, #1 Nov 17, 2008, #6 13
Previous Week: v. Syracuse (1/19/09, W 78-60), @ West Virginia (1/25/09, W 67-79)
Current Week: @ Villanova (1/28/09, L 67-57), v. Notre Dame (1/31/09, W 93-80)
4    Oklahoma Sooners (1) 19-1 Big 12 5-0 1st 1539 +41 6 Jan 26, 2009, #4 Nov 17, 2008, #12 12
Previous Week: v. Nebraska (1/21/09, W 72-61), v. Baylor (1/24/09, W 95-76)
Current Week: @ Oklahoma State (1/26/09, W 81-89), @ Iowa State (1/31/09, W 68-78)
5    North Carolina Tar Heels 17-2 ACC 3-2 4th 1529 +19 5 Dec 29, 2008, #1 Jan 26, 2009, #5 55
Previous Week: v. Clemson (1/21/09, W 94-70)
Current Week: @ Florida State (1/28/09, W 77-80), @ NC State (1/31/09, W 76-93)
6    Wake Forest Demon Deacons 16-1 ACC 3-1 2nd 1509 -284 1 Jan 19, 2009, #1 Nov 1, 2008, #21 12
Previous Week: v. Virginia Tech (1/21/09, L 71-78)
Current Week: v. Duke (1/28/09, W 70-68), @ Georgia Tech (1/31/09, L 76-74)
7    Louisville Cardinals 15-3 AAC 6-0 2nd 1351 +261 9 Nov 24, 2008, #3 Jan 5, 2009, #23 17
Previous Week: @ Rutgers (1/21/09, W 59-78), @ Syracuse (1/25/09, W 57-67)
Current Week: v. South Florida (1/28/09, W 80-54), v. West Virginia (1/31/09, W 69-63)
8    Marquette Golden Eagles 17-2 AAC 6-0 2nd 1209 +206 11 Jan 26, 2009, #8 Dec 1, 2008, #25 4
Previous Week: v. DePaul (1/24/09, W 79-70)
Current Week: @ Notre Dame (1/26/09, W 64-71), v. Georgetown (1/31/09, W 94-82)
9    Michigan State Spartans 16-3 Big Ten 6-1 1st 1136 -258 7 Nov 24, 2008, #5 Dec 15, 2008, #19 31
Previous Week: v. Northwestern (1/21/09, L 63-70), @ Ohio State (1/25/09, W 67-78)
Current Week: @ Iowa (1/29/09, W 56-71), v. Penn State (2/01/09, L 68-72)
10    Xavier Musketeers 17-2 A-10 5-0 1st 1084 +236 15 Dec 15, 2008, #7 Dec 29, 2008, #22 10
Previous Week: @ St. Bonaventure (1/21/09, W 64-84), @ LSU (1/24/09, W 70-80)
Current Week: v. Charlotte (1/28/09, W 69-47), v. Massachusetts (1/31/09, W 82-80)
11    Texas Longhorns 14-4 Big 12 3-1 4th 1017 +159 14 Dec 15, 2008, #5 Jan 19, 2009, #14 35
Previous Week: v. Texas A&M (1/24/09, W 67-58)
Current Week: @ Baylor (1/27/09, W 72-78), v. Kansas State (1/31/09, L 81-85)
12    Clemson Tigers 17-2 ACC 3-2 4th 929 -114 10 Jan 19, 2009, #10 Dec 15, 2008, #25 7
Previous Week: @ North Carolina (1/21/09, L 94-70), v. Georgia Tech (1/25/09, W 73-59)
Current Week: @ Virginia Tech (1/29/09, W 82-86)
13    Butler Bulldogs 18-1 Horizon 9-0 1st 916 +190 16 Jan 26, 2009, #13 Dec 29, 2008, #25 5
Previous Week: v. Green Bay (1/22/09, W 68-59), v. Milwaukee (1/24/09, W 78-48)
Current Week: v. Valparaiso (1/30/09, W 59-51)
14    Arizona State Sun Devils 16-3 Pac-12 5-2 1st 834 +163 17 Jan 26, 2009, #14 Jan 5, 2009, #20 12
Previous Week: @ Arizona (1/21/09, W 47-53)
Current Week: v. Washington State (1/29/09, L 55-65), v. Washington (1/31/09, L 71-84)
15    Syracuse Orange 17-4 AAC 5-3 6th 808 -338 8 Jan 19, 2009, #8 Dec 22, 2008, #17 9
Previous Week: @ Pittsburgh (1/19/09, L 78-60), v. Louisville (1/25/09, L 57-67)
Current Week: @ Providence (1/28/09, L 100-94)
16    Purdue Boilermakers 15-4 Big Ten 4-2 2nd 724 +171 18 Dec 29, 2008, #9 Jan 12, 2009, #19 18
Previous Week: @ Minnesota (1/22/09, W 62-70)
Current Week: @ Wisconsin (1/27/09, W 63-64), v. Michigan (1/31/09, W 67-49)
17    UCLA Bruins 15-4 Pac-12 5-2 2nd 544 -353 13 Nov 17, 2008, #4 Jan 26, 2009, #17 67
Previous Week: @ Washington State (1/22/09, W 59-61), @ Washington (1/24/09, L 86-75)
Current Week: v. California (1/29/09, W 81-66), v. Stanford (1/31/09, W 97-63)
18    Memphis Tigers 16-3 C-USA 5-0 4th 530 +322 22 Nov 17, 2008, #13 Dec 15, 2008, #23 2
Previous Week: v. Rice (1/21/09, W 80-52), @ Tennessee (1/24/09, W 52-54)
Current Week: @ East Carolina (1/28/09, W 64-85), v. Houston (1/31/09, W 83-68)
19    Illinois Fighting Illini 17-3 Big Ten 5-2 2nd 401 +242 25 Jan 26, 2009, #19 Jan 19, 2009, #25 2
Previous Week: v. Ohio State (1/20/09, W 67-49), v. Wisconsin (1/24/09, W 64-57)
Current Week: @ Minnesota (1/29/09, L 59-36), v. Iowa (2/01/09, W 62-54)
20    Gonzaga Bulldogs 14-4 WCC 5-0 1st 381 +180 23 Dec 8, 2008, #4 Jan 19, 2009, #23 2
Previous Week: @ Pepperdine (1/22/09, W 69-83), @ Loyola Marymount (1/24/09, W 60-93)
Current Week: v. Saint Mary's (1/29/09, W 69-62), v. San Diego (1/31/09, W 64-47)
21    Villanova Wildcats 15-4 AAC 3-3 10th 276 -77 20 Dec 29, 2008, #15 Jan 12, 2009, #23 12
Previous Week: @ UConn (1/21/09, L 89-83), @ South Florida (1/24/09, W 61-70)
Current Week: v. Pittsburgh (1/28/09, W 67-57), v. Cincinnati (2/01/09, W 71-50)
22    Saint Mary's Gaels 18-1 WCC 5-0 1st 247 +110 N/A Jan 26, 2009, #22 Jan 26, 2009, #22 1
Previous Week: @ San Diego (1/22/09, W 42-65)
Current Week: @ Gonzaga (1/29/09, L 69-62), @ Portland (1/31/09, L 84-66)
23    Washington Huskies 15-4 Pac-12 6-1 1st 218 +206 N/A Jan 26, 2009, #23 Jan 26, 2009, #23 1
Previous Week: v. USC (1/22/09, W 78-73), v. UCLA (1/24/09, W 86-75)
Current Week: @ Arizona (1/29/09, L 106-97), @ Arizona State (1/31/09, W 71-84)
24    Kentucky Wildcats 16-4 SEC 5-0 1st 217 +112 N/A Jan 26, 2009, #24 Jan 26, 2009, #24 1
Previous Week: v. Auburn (1/21/09, W 73-64), @ Alabama (1/24/09, W 51-61)
Current Week: @ Ole Miss (1/27/09, L 85-80), v. South Carolina (1/31/09, L 77-78)
25    Georgetown Hoyas 12-6 AAC 3-4 12th 189 -790 12 Jan 5, 2009, #9 Jan 26, 2009, #25 37
Previous Week: v. West Virginia (1/22/09, L 58-75), @ Seton Hall (1/25/09, L 65-60)
Current Week: @ Cincinnati (1/28/09, L 65-57), @ Marquette (1/31/09, L 94-82)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 12-6 AAC 3-4 13th 154 -315 Jan 19, 2009, #19 Dec 29, 2008, #7 Jan 19, 2009, #19
Previous Week: v. UConn (1/24/09, L 61-69)
Current Week: v. Marquette (1/26/09, L 64-71), @ Pittsburgh (1/31/09, L 93-80)
Minnesota Golden Gophers 17-3 Big Ten 5-3 3rd 138 -160 Jan 19, 2009, #21 Jan 12, 2009, #18 Dec 22, 2008, #23
Previous Week: v. Purdue (1/22/09, L 62-70), @ Indiana (1/25/09, W 63-67)
Current Week: v. Illinois (1/29/09, W 59-36)
Kansas Jayhawks 15-4 Big 12 4-0 2nd 84 +61 Dec 8, 2008, #25 Nov 24, 2008, #22 Dec 8, 2008, #25
Previous Week: v. Texas A&M (1/19/09, W 73-53), @ Iowa State (1/24/09, W 67-82)
Current Week: @ Nebraska (1/28/09, W 62-68), v. Colorado (1/31/09, W 66-61)
Florida Gators 17-3 SEC 4-1 2nd 65 -110 Jan 19, 2009, #24 Nov 24, 2008, #17 Jan 19, 2009, #24
Previous Week: @ South Carolina (1/21/09, L 70-69), @ Vanderbilt (1/25/09, W 69-94)
Current Week: v. Georgia (1/28/09, W 83-57), @ Tennessee (1/31/09, L 79-63)
Missouri Tigers 17-3 Big 12 4-1 3rd 52 +38 Dec 22, 2008, #25 Dec 22, 2008, #25 Dec 22, 2008, #25
Previous Week: @ Oklahoma State (1/21/09, W 95-97), v. Texas Tech (1/24/09, W 97-86)
Current Week: @ Kansas State (1/28/09, L 88-72), v. Baylor (1/31/09, W 89-72)
Virginia Tech Hokies 14-5 ACC 4-1 2nd 37 +37 Feb 26, 2007, #21 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Wake Forest (1/21/09, W 71-78), @ Miami (FL) (1/25/09, W 83-88)
Current Week: v. Clemson (1/29/09, L 82-86), @ Boston College (1/31/09, L 67-66)
Baylor Bears 15-4 Big 12 3-2 5th 34 -114 Jan 12, 2009, #21 Dec 29, 2008, #19 Dec 1, 2008, #24
Previous Week: @ Kansas State (1/21/09, W 65-83), @ Oklahoma (1/24/09, L 95-76)
Current Week: v. Texas (1/27/09, L 72-78), @ Missouri (1/31/09, L 89-72)
West Virginia Mountaineers 14-5 AAC 3-3 8th 32 +24 Jan 5, 2009, #25 Jan 5, 2009, #25 Jan 5, 2009, #25
Previous Week: @ Georgetown (1/22/09, W 58-75), v. Pittsburgh (1/25/09, L 67-79)
Current Week: v. St. John's (1/28/09, W 75-52), @ Louisville (1/31/09, L 69-63)
Davidson Wildcats 16-3 SoCon 9-0 1st 27 +13 Dec 15, 2008, #22 Nov 1, 2008, #20 Nov 24, 2008, #24
Previous Week: v. Furman (1/21/09, W 83-43), v. Wofford (1/24/09, W 79-56)
Current Week: @ Chattanooga (1/28/09, W 70-92), @ Samford (1/31/09, W 52-55)
Utah State Aggies 19-1 WAC 7-0 1st 23 +11 Mar 15, 2004, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ San Jose State (1/22/09, W 58-62), @ Hawaii (1/24/09, W 51-67)
Current Week: v. Nevada (1/29/09, W 72-61), @ Fresno State (1/31/09, W 77-83)
Dayton Flyers 18-2 A-10 4-1 5th 14 +10 Jan 21, 2008, #16 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ George Washington (1/22/09, W 61-63), v. St. Bonaventure (1/25/09, W 80-68)
Current Week: v. Saint Louis (1/29/09, W 47-46), v. Saint Joseph's (2/01/09, W 69-58)
California Golden Bears 16-4 Pac-12 5-2 2nd 13 -69 Jan 12, 2009, #22 Jan 12, 2009, #22 Jan 12, 2009, #22
Previous Week: v. Oregon State (1/22/09, L 65-69), v. Oregon (1/24/09, W 76-69)
Current Week: @ UCLA (1/29/09, L 81-66), @ USC (1/31/09, L 73-62)
UNLV Runnin' Rebels 16-4 MWC 4-2 2nd 4 +4 Mar 12, 2007, #19 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Brigham Young (1/21/09, W 70-76), v. Utah (1/24/09, W 75-65)
Current Week: @ Air Force (1/31/09, W 38-59)
Florida State Seminoles 16-4 ACC 3-2 4th 3 -31 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Miami (FL) (1/21/09, L 75-69), @ Virginia (1/24/09, W 62-73)
Current Week: v. North Carolina (1/28/09, L 77-80)
Ohio State Buckeyes 13-5 Big Ten 3-4 7th 1 -19 Dec 29, 2008, #24 Dec 22, 2008, #15 Dec 29, 2008, #24
Previous Week: @ Illinois (1/20/09, L 67-49), v. Michigan State (1/25/09, L 67-78)
Current Week: v. Michigan (1/28/09, W 72-54), @ Indiana (1/31/09, W 81-93)
VCU Rams 15-5 CAA 8-1 1st 1 +1 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Georgia State (1/21/09, W 50-65), v. George Mason (1/24/09, W 76-71)
Current Week: v. Northeastern (1/27/09, L 63-68), @ Hofstra (1/31/09, W 62-66)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
22    Saint Mary's Gaels 18-1 WCC 5-0 1st 247 +110 Jan 26, 2009, #22 Jan 26, 2009, #22 1
Previous Week: @ San Diego (1/22/09, W 42-65)
Current Week: @ Gonzaga (1/29/09, L 69-62), @ Portland (1/31/09, L 84-66)
23    Washington Huskies 15-4 Pac-12 6-1 1st 218 +206 Jan 26, 2009, #23 Jan 26, 2009, #23 1
Previous Week: v. USC (1/22/09, W 78-73), v. UCLA (1/24/09, W 86-75)
Current Week: @ Arizona (1/29/09, L 106-97), @ Arizona State (1/31/09, W 71-84)
24    Kentucky Wildcats 16-4 SEC 5-0 1st 217 +112 Jan 26, 2009, #24 Jan 26, 2009, #24 1
Previous Week: v. Auburn (1/21/09, W 73-64), @ Alabama (1/24/09, W 51-61)
Current Week: @ Ole Miss (1/27/09, L 85-80), v. South Carolina (1/31/09, L 77-78)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 12-6 AAC 3-4 13th 154 -315 Jan 19, 2009, #19 Dec 29, 2008, #7 Jan 19, 2009, #19
Previous Week: v. UConn (1/24/09, L 61-69)
Current Week: v. Marquette (1/26/09, L 64-71), @ Pittsburgh (1/31/09, L 93-80)
Minnesota Golden Gophers 17-3 Big Ten 5-3 3rd 138 -160 Jan 19, 2009, #21 Jan 12, 2009, #18 Dec 22, 2008, #23
Previous Week: v. Purdue (1/22/09, L 62-70), @ Indiana (1/25/09, W 63-67)
Current Week: v. Illinois (1/29/09, W 59-36)
Florida Gators 17-3 SEC 4-1 2nd 65 -110 Jan 19, 2009, #24 Nov 24, 2008, #17 Jan 19, 2009, #24
Previous Week: @ South Carolina (1/21/09, L 70-69), @ Vanderbilt (1/25/09, W 69-94)
Current Week: v. Georgia (1/28/09, W 83-57), @ Tennessee (1/31/09, L 79-63)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
AAC 7 #2 UConn Huskies, #3 Pittsburgh Panthers, #7 Louisville Cardinals, #8 Marquette Golden Eagles, #15 Syracuse Orange, #21 Villanova Wildcats, #25 Georgetown Hoyas
ACC 4 #1 Duke Blue Devils, #5 North Carolina Tar Heels, #6 Wake Forest Demon Deacons, #12 Clemson Tigers
Big Ten 3 #9 Michigan State Spartans, #16 Purdue Boilermakers, #19 Illinois Fighting Illini
Pac-12 3 #14 Arizona State Sun Devils, #17 UCLA Bruins, #23 Washington Huskies
Big 12 2 #4 Oklahoma Sooners, #11 Texas Longhorns
WCC 2 #20 Gonzaga Bulldogs, #22 Saint Mary's Gaels
A-10 1 #10 Xavier Musketeers
C-USA 1 #18 Memphis Tigers
Horizon 1 #13 Butler Bulldogs
SEC 1 #24 Kentucky Wildcats