NCAA Division I Team Rankings
Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For The 2008-2009 Postseason
Rank | Team | Overall Record |
Conference | Conference Record |
Conference Position |
Points | Points Change |
Pvs | Season High | Season Low | Consecutive Weeks Ranked |
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1   | Louisville Cardinals (45) | 28-5 | AAC | 16-2 | 1st | 1740 | +227 | 5 | Mar 16, 2009, #1 | Jan 5, 2009, #23 | 24 | |
Previous Week: v. Providence (3/12/09, W 73-55), v. Villanova (3/13/09, W 69-55), v. Syracuse (3/14/09, W 76-66) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Morehead State (3/20/09, W 74-54), v. Siena (3/22/09, W 79-72) | ||||||||||||
2   | North Carolina Tar Heels (11) | 28-4 | ACC | 13-3 | 1st | 1654 | -80 | 1 | Mar 9, 2009, #1 | Jan 26, 2009, #5 | 62 | |
Previous Week: v. Virginia Tech (3/13/09, W 79-76), v. Florida State (3/14/09, L 70-73) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Radford (3/19/09, W 101-58), v. LSU (3/21/09, W 84-70) | ||||||||||||
3   | Memphis Tigers (11) | 31-3 | C-USA | 16-0 | 1st | 1621 | +77 | 4 | Mar 16, 2009, #3 | Dec 15, 2008, #23 | 9 | |
Previous Week: v. Tulane (3/12/09, W 51-41), v. Houston (3/13/09, W 74-49), v. Tulsa (3/14/09, W 64-39) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Cal State Northridge (3/19/09, W 81-70), v. Maryland (3/21/09, W 89-70) | ||||||||||||
4   | Pittsburgh Panthers (3) | 28-4 | AAC | 15-3 | 2nd | 1585 | -146 | 2 | Feb 23, 2009, #1 | Feb 2, 2009, #6 | 20 | |
Previous Week: v. West Virginia (3/12/09, L 60-74) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. East Tennessee State (3/20/09, W 72-62), v. Oklahoma State (3/22/09, W 84-76) | ||||||||||||
5   | UConn Huskies (1) | 27-4 | AAC | 15-3 | 2nd | 1519 | -73 | 3 | Mar 2, 2009, #1 | Mar 16, 2009, #5 | 25 | |
Previous Week: v. Syracuse (3/12/09, L 117-127) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Chattanooga (3/19/09, W 103-47), v. Texas A&M (3/21/09, W 92-66) | ||||||||||||
6   | Duke Blue Devils | 28-6 | ACC | 11-5 | 2nd | 1444 | +207 | 9 | Jan 26, 2009, #1 | Nov 17, 2008, #10 | 38 | |
Previous Week: v. Boston College (3/13/09, W 66-65), v. Maryland (3/14/09, W 67-61), v. Florida State (3/15/09, W 79-69) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Binghamton (3/19/09, W 86-62), v. Texas (3/21/09, W 74-69) | ||||||||||||
7   | Oklahoma Sooners | 27-5 | Big 12 | 13-3 | 2nd | 1281 | -118 | 6 | Feb 16, 2009, #2 | Nov 17, 2008, #12 | 19 | |
Previous Week: v. Oklahoma State (3/12/09, L 70-71) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Morgan State (3/19/09, W 82-54), v. Michigan (3/21/09, W 73-63) | ||||||||||||
8   | Michigan State Spartans | 26-6 | Big Ten | 15-3 | 1st | 1257 | -92 | 7 | Nov 24, 2008, #5 | Dec 15, 2008, #19 | 38 | |
Previous Week: v. Minnesota (3/13/09, W 64-56), v. Ohio State (3/14/09, L 70-82) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Robert Morris (3/20/09, W 77-62), v. USC (3/22/09, W 74-69) | ||||||||||||
9   | Missouri Tigers | 28-6 | Big 12 | 12-4 | 3rd | 1131 | +352 | 14 | Mar 16, 2009, #9 | Dec 22, 2008, #25 | 6 | |
Previous Week: v. Texas Tech (3/12/09, W 81-60), v. Oklahoma State (3/13/09, W 67-59), v. Baylor (3/14/09, W 73-60) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Cornell (3/20/09, W 78-59), v. Marquette (3/22/09, W 83-79) | ||||||||||||
10   | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 26-5 | WCC | 14-0 | 1st | 1060 | +82 | 12 | Dec 8, 2008, #4 | Jan 19, 2009, #23 | 9 | |
Previous Week: v. Saint Mary's (3/09/09, W 83-58) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Akron (3/19/09, W 77-64), v. Western Kentucky (3/21/09, W 83-81) | ||||||||||||
11   | Villanova Wildcats | 26-7 | AAC | 13-5 | 4th | 1049 | -59 | 10 | Mar 9, 2009, #10 | Jan 12, 2009, #23 | 19 | |
Previous Week: v. Marquette (3/12/09, W 76-75), @ Louisville (3/13/09, L 69-55) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. American University (3/19/09, W 80-67), v. UCLA (3/21/09, W 89-69) | ||||||||||||
12   | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 24-6 | ACC | 11-5 | 2nd | 997 | -249 | 8 | Jan 19, 2009, #1 | Nov 1, 2008, #21 | 19 | |
Previous Week: v. Maryland (3/13/09, L 64-75) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Cleveland State (3/20/09, L 69-84) | ||||||||||||
13   | Syracuse Orange | 26-9 | AAC | 11-7 | 6th | 903 | +385 | 18 | Jan 19, 2009, #8 | Mar 2, 2009, #25 | 3 | |
Previous Week: v. Seton Hall (3/11/09, W 89-74), @ UConn (3/12/09, W 117-127), v. West Virginia (3/13/09, W 74-69), @ Louisville (3/14/09, L 76-66) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Stephen F. Austin (3/20/09, W 59-44), v. Arizona State (3/22/09, W 78-67) | ||||||||||||
14   | Kansas Jayhawks | 25-7 | Big 12 | 14-2 | 1st | 874 | -164 | 11 | Mar 2, 2009, #9 | Dec 8, 2008, #25 | 7 | |
Previous Week: v. Baylor (3/12/09, L 64-71) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. North Dakota State (3/20/09, W 84-74), v. Dayton (3/22/09, W 60-43) | ||||||||||||
15   | Washington Huskies | 25-8 | Pac-12 | 14-4 | 1st | 751 | -159 | 13 | Mar 9, 2009, #13 | Jan 26, 2009, #23 | 5 | |
Previous Week: v. Stanford (3/12/09, W 85-73), v. Arizona State (3/13/09, L 65-75) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Mississippi State (3/19/09, W 71-58), v. Purdue (3/21/09, L 74-76) | ||||||||||||
16   | Florida State Seminoles | 25-9 | ACC | 10-6 | 4th | 667 | +334 | 22 | Mar 16, 2009, #16 | Feb 9, 2009, #25 | 4 | |
Previous Week: v. Georgia Tech (3/13/09, W 64-62), @ North Carolina (3/14/09, W 70-73), @ Duke (3/15/09, L 79-69) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Wisconsin (3/20/09, L 59-61) | ||||||||||||
17   | Purdue Boilermakers | 25-9 | Big Ten | 11-7 | 2nd | 643 | +474 | 24 | Dec 29, 2008, #9 | Mar 9, 2009, #24 | 25 | |
Previous Week: v. Penn State (3/13/09, W 79-65), @ Illinois (3/14/09, W 56-66), v. Ohio State (3/15/09, W 65-61) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Northern Iowa (3/19/09, W 61-56), @ Washington (3/21/09, W 74-76) | ||||||||||||
18   | UCLA Bruins | 25-8 | Pac-12 | 13-5 | 2nd | 491 | -261 | 15 | Nov 17, 2008, #4 | Feb 23, 2009, #22 | 74 | |
Previous Week: v. Washington State (3/12/09, W 64-53), v. USC (3/13/09, L 55-65) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. VCU (3/19/09, W 65-64), @ Villanova (3/21/09, L 89-69) | ||||||||||||
19   | Arizona State Sun Devils | 24-9 | Pac-12 | 11-7 | 4th | 381 | +182 | 23 | Feb 23, 2009, #14 | Feb 2, 2009, #24 | 19 | |
Previous Week: v. Arizona (3/12/09, W 68-56), @ Washington (3/13/09, W 65-75), v. USC (3/14/09, L 63-66) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Temple (3/20/09, W 66-57), @ Syracuse (3/22/09, L 78-67) | ||||||||||||
20   | Xavier Musketeers | 25-7 | A-10 | 12-4 | 3rd | 351 | -114 | 19 | Dec 15, 2008, #7 | Dec 29, 2008, #22 | 17 | |
Previous Week: v. Saint Louis (3/12/09, W 66-47), v. Temple (3/13/09, L 53-55) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Portland State (3/20/09, W 77-59), v. Wisconsin (3/22/09, W 60-49) | ||||||||||||
21   | LSU Tigers | 26-7 | SEC | 13-3 | 1st | 292 | -169 | 20 | Mar 2, 2009, #12 | Feb 16, 2009, #23 | 5 | |
Previous Week: v. Kentucky (3/13/09, W 67-58), v. Mississippi State (3/14/09, L 57-67) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Butler (3/19/09, W 75-71), @ North Carolina (3/21/09, L 84-70) | ||||||||||||
22   | Butler Bulldogs | 26-5 | Horizon | 15-3 | 1st | 284 | -252 | 16 | Feb 2, 2009, #11 | Dec 29, 2008, #25 | 12 | |
Previous Week: v. Cleveland State (3/10/09, L 54-57) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: @ LSU (3/19/09, L 75-71) | ||||||||||||
23   | Marquette Golden Eagles | 24-9 | AAC | 12-6 | 7th | 277 | -176 | 21 | Feb 23, 2009, #8 | Dec 1, 2008, #25 | 11 | |
Previous Week: v. St. John's (3/11/09, W 74-45), @ Villanova (3/12/09, L 76-75) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Utah State (3/20/09, W 58-57), @ Missouri (3/22/09, L 83-79) | ||||||||||||
24   | Clemson Tigers | 23-8 | ACC | 9-7 | 5th | 264 | -264 | 17 | Feb 2, 2009, #10 | Dec 15, 2008, #25 | 14 | |
Previous Week: v. Georgia Tech (3/12/09, L 81-86) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Michigan (3/19/09, L 59-62) | ||||||||||||
25   | Utah Utes | 24-9 | MWC | 12-4 | 1st | 150 | +129 | N/A | Mar 16, 2009, #25 | Mar 16, 2009, #25 | 1 | |
Previous Week: v. TCU (3/12/09, W 61-58), v. Wyoming (3/13/09, W 68-55), v. San Diego State (3/14/09, W 52-50) | ||||||||||||
Current Week: v. Arizona (3/20/09, L 71-84) |
Other Teams Receiving Votes
Team | Overall Record |
Conference | Conference Record |
Conference Position |
Points | Points Change |
Last Ranked |
Season High | Season Low | |
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West Virginia Mountaineers | 23-11 | AAC | 10-8 | 7th | 89 | +72 | Jan 5, 2009, #25 | Jan 5, 2009, #25 | Jan 5, 2009, #25 | |
Previous Week: v. Notre Dame (3/11/09, W 74-62), @ Pittsburgh (3/12/09, W 60-74), @ Syracuse (3/13/09, L 74-69) | ||||||||||
Current Week: v. Dayton (3/20/09, L 60-68) | ||||||||||
USC Trojans | 21-12 | Pac-12 | 9-9 | 6th | 64 | +NC | Nov 17, 2008, #19 | Nov 1, 2008, #18 | Nov 17, 2008, #19 | |
Previous Week: @ California (3/12/09, W 75-79), @ UCLA (3/13/09, W 55-65), @ Arizona State (3/14/09, W 63-66) | ||||||||||
Current Week: @ Boston College (3/20/09, W 55-72), @ Michigan State (3/22/09, L 74-69) | ||||||||||
Illinois Fighting Illini | 24-9 | Big Ten | 11-7 | 2nd | 63 | -68 | Mar 2, 2009, #23 | Feb 16, 2009, #18 | Jan 19, 2009, #25 | |
Previous Week: v. Michigan (3/13/09, W 60-50), v. Purdue (3/14/09, L 56-66) | ||||||||||
Current Week: v. Western Kentucky (3/19/09, L 72-76) | ||||||||||
Ohio State Buckeyes | 22-10 | Big Ten | 10-8 | 4th | 53 | +52 | Feb 9, 2009, #24 | Dec 22, 2008, #15 | Feb 9, 2009, #24 | |
Previous Week: @ Wisconsin (3/13/09, W 57-61), @ Michigan State (3/14/09, W 70-82), @ Purdue (3/15/09, L 65-61) | ||||||||||
Current Week: v. Siena (3/20/09, L 72-74) | ||||||||||
Brigham Young Cougars | 25-7 | MWC | 12-4 | 1st | 32 | -126 | Mar 9, 2009, #25 | Mar 9, 2009, #25 | Mar 9, 2009, #25 | |
Previous Week: v. Air Force (3/12/09, W 80-69), v. San Diego State (3/13/09, L 62-64) | ||||||||||
Current Week: v. Texas A&M (3/19/09, L 66-79) | ||||||||||
Mississippi State Bulldogs | 23-12 | SEC | 9-7 | 5th | 31 | +NC | Jan 24, 2005, #24 | N/A | N/A | |
Previous Week: v. Georgia (3/12/09, W 79-60), @ South Carolina (3/13/09, W 68-82), @ LSU (3/14/09, W 57-67), @ Tennessee (3/15/09, W 61-64) | ||||||||||
Current Week: @ Washington (3/19/09, L 71-58) | ||||||||||
Utah State Aggies | 30-4 | WAC | 14-2 | 1st | 28 | +22 | Feb 9, 2009, #21 | Feb 9, 2009, #21 | Feb 2, 2009, #25 | |
Previous Week: v. Fresno State (3/12/09, W 85-68), v. New Mexico State (3/13/09, W 71-70), v. Nevada (3/14/09, W 72-62) | ||||||||||
Current Week: @ Marquette (3/20/09, L 58-57) | ||||||||||
Saint Mary's Gaels | 26-6 | WCC | 10-4 | 3rd | 11 | -45 | Jan 26, 2009, #22 | Jan 26, 2009, #22 | Jan 26, 2009, #22 | |
Previous Week: @ Gonzaga (3/09/09, L 83-58), v. Eastern Washington (3/13/09, W 85-65) | ||||||||||
Current Week: v. Washington State (3/17/09, W 68-57) | ||||||||||
Oklahoma State Cowboys | 22-11 | Big 12 | 9-7 | 4th | 9 | +6 | Feb 12, 2007, #18 | N/A | N/A | |
Previous Week: v. Iowa State (3/11/09, W 81-67), @ Oklahoma (3/12/09, W 70-71), @ Missouri (3/13/09, L 67-59) | ||||||||||
Current Week: v. Tennessee (3/20/09, W 77-75), @ Pittsburgh (3/22/09, L 84-76) | ||||||||||
Northern Iowa Panthers | 23-10 | MVC | 14-4 | 1st | 7 | +4 | Feb 20, 2006, #25 | N/A | N/A | |
Previous Week: | ||||||||||
Current Week: @ Purdue (3/19/09, L 61-56) | ||||||||||
Temple Owls | 22-11 | A-10 | 11-5 | 4th | 7 | +NC | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Previous Week: v. Saint Joseph's (3/12/09, W 79-65), @ Xavier (3/13/09, W 53-55), v. Duquesne (3/14/09, W 69-64) | ||||||||||
Current Week: @ Arizona State (3/20/09, L 66-57) | ||||||||||
Siena Saints | 26-7 | MAAC | 16-2 | 1st | 5 | +2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Previous Week: v. Niagara (3/09/09, W 77-70) | ||||||||||
Current Week: @ Ohio State (3/20/09, W 72-74), @ Louisville (3/22/09, L 79-72) | ||||||||||
Texas A&M Aggies | 23-9 | Big 12 | 9-7 | 4th | 4 | -59 | Feb 18, 2008, #22 | N/A | N/A | |
Previous Week: v. Texas Tech (3/11/09, L 83-88) | ||||||||||
Current Week: @ Brigham Young (3/19/09, W 66-79), @ UConn (3/21/09, L 92-66) | ||||||||||
VCU Rams | 24-9 | CAA | 14-4 | 2nd | 3 | -3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Previous Week: v. George Mason (3/09/09, W 71-50) | ||||||||||
Current Week: @ UCLA (3/19/09, L 65-64) | ||||||||||
Auburn Tigers | 22-11 | SEC | 10-6 | 2nd | 2 | -7 | Jan 20, 2003, #24 | N/A | N/A | |
Previous Week: v. Florida (3/13/09, W 61-58), @ Tennessee (3/14/09, L 94-85) | ||||||||||
Current Week: v. Tennessee-Martin (3/18/09, W 87-82), v. Tulsa (3/20/09, W 74-55) | ||||||||||
American University Eagles | 24-7 | Patriot | 13-1 | 1st | 1 | +NC | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Previous Week: v. Holy Cross (3/13/09, W 73-57) | ||||||||||
Current Week: @ Villanova (3/19/09, L 80-67) |
Teams New Into Rankings
Rank | Team | Overall Record |
Conference | Conference Record |
Conference Position |
Points | Points Change |
Season High | Season Low | Consecutive Weeks Ranked |
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25   | Utah Utes | 24-9 | MWC | 12-4 | 1st | 150 | +129 | Mar 16, 2009, #25 | Mar 16, 2009, #25 | 1 | |
Previous Week: v. TCU (3/12/09, W 61-58), v. Wyoming (3/13/09, W 68-55), v. San Diego State (3/14/09, W 52-50) | |||||||||||
Current Week: v. Arizona (3/20/09, L 71-84) |
Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings
Team | Overall Record |
Conference | Conference Record |
Conference Position |
Points | Points Change |
Last Ranked |
Season High | Season Low | |
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Brigham Young Cougars | 25-7 | MWC | 12-4 | 1st | 32 | -126 | Mar 9, 2009, #25 | Mar 9, 2009, #25 | Mar 9, 2009, #25 | |
Previous Week: v. Air Force (3/12/09, W 80-69), v. San Diego State (3/13/09, L 62-64) | ||||||||||
Current Week: v. Texas A&M (3/19/09, L 66-79) |
Rankings By Conference
Conference | # Teams | Teams |
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AAC | 6 | #1 Louisville Cardinals, #4 Pittsburgh Panthers, #5 UConn Huskies, #11 Villanova Wildcats, #13 Syracuse Orange, #23 Marquette Golden Eagles |
ACC | 5 | #2 North Carolina Tar Heels, #6 Duke Blue Devils, #12 Wake Forest Demon Deacons, #16 Florida State Seminoles, #24 Clemson Tigers |
Big 12 | 3 | #7 Oklahoma Sooners, #9 Missouri Tigers, #14 Kansas Jayhawks |
Pac-12 | 3 | #15 Washington Huskies, #18 UCLA Bruins, #19 Arizona State Sun Devils |
Big Ten | 2 | #8 Michigan State Spartans, #17 Purdue Boilermakers |
A-10 | 1 | #20 Xavier Musketeers |
C-USA | 1 | #3 Memphis Tigers |
Horizon | 1 | #22 Butler Bulldogs |
MWC | 1 | #25 Utah Utes |
SEC | 1 | #21 LSU Tigers |
WCC | 1 | #10 Gonzaga Bulldogs |