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Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For The 2008-2009 Postseason

Rank   Team Overall
Record		 Conference Conference
Record		 Conference
Position		 Points Points
Change		 Pvs Season Highest Season Lowest Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    Louisville Cardinals (45) 28-5 Big East 16-2 1st 1740 +227 5 Mar 16, 2009, #1 Jan 5, 2009, #23 24
Previous Week: vs. Providence (3/12/09, W 73-55), vs. Villanova (3/13/09, W 69-55), vs. Syracuse (3/14/09, W 76-66)
Current Week: vs. Morehead State (3/20/09, W 74-54), vs. 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: vs. Virginia Tech (3/13/09, W 79-76), vs. Florida State (3/14/09, L 70-73)
Current Week: vs. Radford (3/19/09, W 101-58), vs. 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: vs. Tulane (3/12/09, W 51-41), vs. Houston (3/13/09, W 74-49), vs. Tulsa (3/14/09, W 64-39)
Current Week: vs. Cal State Northridge (3/19/09, W 81-70), vs. Maryland (3/21/09, W 89-70)
4    Pittsburgh Panthers (3) 28-4 Big East 15-3 2nd 1585 -146 2 Feb 23, 2009, #1 Feb 2, 2009, #6 20
Previous Week: vs. West Virginia (3/12/09, L 60-74)
Current Week: vs. East Tennessee State (3/20/09, W 72-62), vs. Oklahoma State (3/22/09, W 84-76)
5    Connecticut Huskies (1) 27-4 Big East 15-3 2nd 1519 -73 3 Mar 2, 2009, #1 Mar 16, 2009, #5 25
Previous Week: vs. Syracuse (3/12/09, L 117-127)
Current Week: vs. Chattanooga (3/19/09, W 103-47), vs. 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: vs. Boston College (3/13/09, W 66-65), vs. Maryland (3/14/09, W 67-61), vs. Florida State (3/15/09, W 79-69)
Current Week: vs. Binghamton (3/19/09, W 86-62), vs. 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: vs. Oklahoma State (3/12/09, L 70-71)
Current Week: vs. Morgan State (3/19/09, W 82-54), vs. 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: vs. Minnesota (3/13/09, W 64-56), vs. Ohio State (3/14/09, L 70-82)
Current Week: vs. Robert Morris (3/20/09, W 77-62), vs. 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: vs. Texas Tech (3/12/09, W 81-60), vs. Oklahoma State (3/13/09, W 67-59), vs. Baylor (3/14/09, W 73-60)
Current Week: vs. Cornell (3/20/09, W 78-59), vs. 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: vs. Saint Mary\'s (3/09/09, W 83-58)
Current Week: vs. Akron (3/19/09, W 77-64), vs. Western Kentucky (3/21/09, W 83-81)
11    Villanova Wildcats 26-7 Big East 13-5 4th 1049 -59 10 Mar 9, 2009, #10 Jan 12, 2009, #23 19
Previous Week: vs. Marquette (3/12/09, W 76-75), @ Louisville (3/13/09, L 69-55)
Current Week: vs. American University (3/19/09, W 80-67), vs. 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: vs. Maryland (3/13/09, L 64-75)
Current Week: vs. Cleveland State (3/20/09, L 69-84)
13    Syracuse Orange 26-9 Big East 11-7 6th 903 +385 18 Jan 19, 2009, #8 Mar 2, 2009, #25 3
Previous Week: vs. Seton Hall (3/11/09, W 89-74), @ Connecticut (3/12/09, W 117-127), vs. West Virginia (3/13/09, W 74-69), @ Louisville (3/14/09, L 76-66)
Current Week: vs. Stephen F. Austin (3/20/09, W 59-44), vs. 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: vs. Baylor (3/12/09, L 64-71)
Current Week: vs. North Dakota State (3/20/09, W 84-74), vs. 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: vs. Stanford (3/12/09, W 85-73), vs. Arizona State (3/13/09, L 65-75)
Current Week: vs. Mississippi State (3/19/09, W 71-58), vs. 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: vs. 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: vs. 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: vs. Penn State (3/13/09, W 79-65), @ Illinois (3/14/09, W 56-66), vs. Ohio State (3/15/09, W 65-61)
Current Week: vs. 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: vs. Washington State (3/12/09, W 64-53), vs. USC (3/13/09, L 55-65)
Current Week: vs. Virginia Commonwealth (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: vs. Arizona (3/12/09, W 68-56), @ Washington (3/13/09, W 65-75), vs. USC (3/14/09, L 63-66)
Current Week: vs. 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: vs. Saint Louis (3/12/09, W 66-47), vs. Temple (3/13/09, L 53-55)
Current Week: vs. Portland State (3/20/09, W 77-59), vs. 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: vs. Kentucky (3/13/09, W 67-58), vs. Mississippi State (3/14/09, L 57-67)
Current Week: vs. 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: vs. Cleveland State (3/10/09, L 54-57)
Current Week: @ LSU (3/19/09, L 75-71)
23    Marquette Golden Eagles 24-9 Big East 12-6 5th 277 -176 21 Feb 23, 2009, #8 Dec 1, 2008, #25 11
Previous Week: vs. St. John\'s (3/11/09, W 74-45), @ Villanova (3/12/09, L 76-75)
Current Week: vs. 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: vs. Georgia Tech (3/12/09, L 81-86)
Current Week: vs. 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: vs. Texas Christian (3/12/09, W 61-58), vs. Wyoming (3/13/09, W 68-55), vs. San Diego State (3/14/09, W 52-50)
Current Week: vs. 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 Highest Season Lowest
West Virginia Mountaineers 23-11 Big East 10-8 7th 89 +72 Jan 5, 2009, #25 Jan 5, 2009, #25 Jan 5, 2009, #25
Previous Week: vs. Notre Dame (3/11/09, W 74-62), @ Pittsburgh (3/12/09, W 60-74), @ Syracuse (3/13/09, L 74-69)
Current Week: vs. 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: vs. Michigan (3/13/09, W 60-50), vs. Purdue (3/14/09, L 56-66)
Current Week: vs. 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: vs. 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: vs. Air Force (3/12/09, W 80-69), vs. San Diego State (3/13/09, L 62-64)
Current Week: vs. 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: vs. 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: vs. Fresno State (3/12/09, W 85-68), vs. New Mexico State (3/13/09, W 71-70), vs. 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), vs. Eastern Washington (3/13/09, W 85-65)
Current Week: vs. 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: vs. Iowa State (3/11/09, W 81-67), @ Oklahoma (3/12/09, W 70-71), @ Missouri (3/13/09, L 67-59)
Current Week: vs. 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: vs. Saint Joseph\'s (3/12/09, W 79-65), @ Xavier (3/13/09, W 53-55), vs. 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: vs. 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: vs. Texas Tech (3/11/09, L 83-88)
Current Week: @ Brigham Young (3/19/09, W 66-79), @ Connecticut (3/21/09, L 92-66)
Virginia Commonwealth Rams 24-9 CAA 14-4 1st 3 -3 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: vs. 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: vs. Florida (3/13/09, W 61-58), @ Tennessee (3/14/09, L 94-85)
Current Week: vs. Tennessee-Martin (3/18/09, W 87-82), vs. 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: vs. 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		 Pvs Season Highest Season Lowest Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
25    Utah Utes 24-9 MWC 12-4 1st 150 +129 N/A Mar 16, 2009, #25 Mar 16, 2009, #25 1
Previous Week: vs. Texas Christian (3/12/09, W 61-58), vs. Wyoming (3/13/09, W 68-55), vs. San Diego State (3/14/09, W 52-50)
Current Week: vs. 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 Highest Season Lowest
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: vs. Air Force (3/12/09, W 80-69), vs. San Diego State (3/13/09, L 62-64)
Current Week: vs. Texas A&M (3/19/09, L 66-79)

Rankings By Conference

Conference Number
Of Teams		 Teams
Big East 6 Louisville Cardinals #1, Pittsburgh Panthers #4, Connecticut Huskies #5, Villanova Wildcats #11, Syracuse Orange #13, Marquette Golden Eagles #23
ACC 5 North Carolina Tar Heels #2, Duke Blue Devils #6, Wake Forest Demon Deacons #12, Florida State Seminoles #16, Clemson Tigers #24
Big 12 3 Oklahoma Sooners #7, Missouri Tigers #9, Kansas Jayhawks #14
Pac-12 3 Washington Huskies #15, UCLA Bruins #18, Arizona State Sun Devils #19
Big Ten 2 Michigan State Spartans #8, Purdue Boilermakers #17
A-10 1 Xavier Musketeers #20
C-USA 1 Memphis Tigers #3
Horizon 1 Butler Bulldogs #22
MWC 1 Utah Utes #25
SEC 1 LSU Tigers #21
WCC 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs #10