NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 2 (Nov 24, 2008)

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    North Carolina Tar Heels (72) 3-0 ACC 0-0 1st 1800 +NC 1 Nov 24, 2008, #1 Nov 24, 2008, #1 46
Previous Week: v. Kentucky (11/18/08, W 77-58), @ UC Santa Barbara (11/21/08, W 67-84)
Current Week: v. Chaminade (11/24/08, W 115-70), v. Oregon (11/25/08, W 98-69), v. Notre Dame (11/26/08, W 102-87), v. UNC Asheville (11/30/08, W 116-48)
2    UConn Huskies 4-0 AAC 0-0 1st 1694 +20 2 Nov 24, 2008, #2 Nov 24, 2008, #2 9
Previous Week: v. Hartford (11/17/08, W 99-56), @ La Salle (11/21/08, W 81-89), @ Miami (FL) (11/23/08, W 63-76)
Current Week: v. Wisconsin (11/24/08, W 76-57), v. Bryant (11/29/08, W 88-58)
3    Louisville Cardinals 2-0 AAC 0-0 1st 1646 +11 3 Nov 24, 2008, #3 Nov 24, 2008, #3 8
Previous Week: v. Morehead State (11/22/08, W 79-41), v. South Alabama (11/23/08, W 81-54)
Current Week: @ Western Kentucky (11/30/08, L 68-54)
4    Pittsburgh Panthers 4-0 AAC 0-0 1st 1423 +68 6 Nov 24, 2008, #4 Nov 17, 2008, #6 4
Previous Week: v. Miami (OH) (11/17/08, W 82-53), v. Akron (11/21/08, W 86-67), v. Indiana University of Pennsylvania (11/22/08, W 86-60)
Current Week: v. Belmont (11/25/08, W 74-60), v. Texas Tech (11/28/08, W 80-67), v. Washington State (11/29/08, W 57-43)
5    Michigan State Spartans 2-0 Big Ten 0-0 1st 1402 +40 5 Nov 24, 2008, #5 Nov 1, 2008, #6 22
Previous Week: @ Fort Wayne (11/19/08, W 59-70)
Current Week: @ Maryland (11/27/08, L 80-62), v. Oklahoma State (11/28/08, W 94-79), @ Wichita State (11/30/08, W 57-65)
6    Texas Longhorns 2-0 Big 12 0-0 1st 1355 +51 7 Nov 24, 2008, #6 Nov 17, 2008, #7 26
Previous Week: v. Tulane (11/18/08, W 76-51)
Current Week: @ Saint Joseph's (11/24/08, W 50-68), v. Notre Dame (11/25/08, L 80-81), v. Oregon (11/26/08, W 70-57), v. Rice (11/30/08, W 77-56)
7    Duke Blue Devils 6-0 ACC 0-0 1st 1330 +154 10 Nov 24, 2008, #7 Nov 17, 2008, #10 22
Previous Week: v. Southern Illinois (11/20/08, W 83-58), v. Michigan (11/21/08, W 71-56), v. Montana (11/23/08, W 78-58)
Current Week: v. Duquesne (11/28/08, W 95-72)
8    Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2-0 AAC 0-0 1st 1291 +48 8 Nov 24, 2008, #8 Nov 1, 2008, #9 9
Previous Week: @ Loyola Marymount (11/21/08, W 54-65)
Current Week: @ Indiana (11/24/08, W 50-88), @ Texas (11/25/08, W 80-81), @ North Carolina (11/26/08, L 102-87), v. Furman (11/30/08, W 93-61)
9    Gonzaga Bulldogs 2-0 WCC 0-0 1st 1222 +37 9 Nov 24, 2008, #9 Nov 1, 2008, #10 6
Previous Week: v. Idaho (11/18/08, W 80-46)
Current Week: @ Oklahoma State (11/27/08, W 71-83), @ Maryland (11/28/08, W 59-81), @ Tennessee (11/30/08, W 74-83)
10    Purdue Boilermakers 4-0 Big Ten 0-0 1st 1161 +45 11 Nov 24, 2008, #10 Nov 17, 2008, #11 9
Previous Week: v. Eastern Michigan (11/17/08, W 87-58), v. Loyola (IL) (11/18/08, W 78-46), v. Coppin State (11/22/08, W 66-46)
Current Week: @ Boston College (11/26/08, W 64-71), v. Oklahoma (11/28/08, L 82-87)
11    Oklahoma Sooners 4-0 Big 12 0-0 1st 1094 +66 12 Nov 24, 2008, #11 Nov 17, 2008, #12 3
Previous Week: v. Mississippi Valley State (11/17/08, W 94-53), v. Davidson (11/18/08, W 82-78), v. Gardner-Webb (11/22/08, W 80-76)
Current Week: @ UAB (11/26/08, W 67-77), @ Purdue (11/28/08, W 82-87)
12    Tennessee Volunteers 3-0 SEC 0-0 1st 1005 +64 14 Nov 24, 2008, #12 Nov 17, 2008, #14 24
Previous Week: v. Tennessee-Martin (11/18/08, W 91-64), @ Middle Tennessee State (11/21/08, W 66-76)
Current Week: v. Siena (11/27/08, W 78-64), v. Georgetown (11/28/08, W 90-78), v. Gonzaga (11/30/08, L 74-83)
13    UCLA Bruins 3-1 Pac-12 0-0 1st 916 -559 4 Nov 17, 2008, #4 Nov 24, 2008, #13 58
Previous Week: v. Michigan (11/20/08, L 52-55), @ Southern Illinois (11/21/08, W 60-77)
Current Week: v. Florida International (11/29/08, W 89-54)
14    Arizona State Sun Devils 3-0 Pac-12 0-0 1st 767 +114 15 Nov 24, 2008, #14 Nov 17, 2008, #15 3
Previous Week: @ San Diego State (11/18/08, W 52-59), v. Pepperdine (11/23/08, W 61-40)
Current Week: v. Charlotte (11/27/08, W 84-56), v. Baylor (11/29/08, L 78-87), @ UTEP (11/30/08, W 58-88)
15    Marquette Golden Eagles 3-0 AAC 0-0 1st 735 +82 15 Nov 24, 2008, #15 Nov 1, 2008, #16 7
Previous Week: v. Chicago State (11/17/08, W 106-87), v. Milwaukee (11/22/08, W 100-80)
Current Week: v. Texas Southern (11/25/08, W 85-68), @ Northern Iowa (11/28/08, W 43-73), @ Dayton (11/29/08, L 89-75)
16    Xavier Musketeers 5-0 A-10 0-0 1st 600 +498 N/A Nov 24, 2008, #16 Nov 24, 2008, #16 1
Previous Week: v. Toledo (11/17/08, W 81-65), v. Missouri (11/20/08, W 75-71), @ Virginia Tech (11/21/08, W 62-63), v. Memphis (11/23/08, W 63-58)
Current Week: v. Miami (OH) (11/29/08, W 60-53)
17    Florida Gators 3-0 SEC 0-0 1st 535 +75 18 Nov 24, 2008, #17 Nov 1, 2008, #19 3
Previous Week: v. Southern Utah (11/20/08, W 64-50)
Current Week: v. Syracuse (11/24/08, L 83-89), v. Washington (11/25/08, W 86-84), @ UMKC (11/30/08, W 65-86)
18    Memphis Tigers 4-1 C-USA 0-0 1st 500 -468 13 Nov 17, 2008, #13 Nov 24, 2008, #18 58
Previous Week: v. Massachusetts (11/17/08, W 80-58), @ Chattanooga (11/20/08, W 71-83), v. Seton Hall (11/21/08, W 84-70), @ Xavier (11/23/08, L 63-58)
Current Week:
19    Wake Forest Demon Deacons 2-0 ACC 0-0 1st 414 +65 20 Nov 24, 2008, #19 Nov 1, 2008, #21 3
Previous Week: v. UNC Wilmington (11/19/08, W 120-88)
Current Week: v. Winston-Salem State (11/24/08, W 62-31), v. Cal State Fullerton (11/27/08, W 75-69), @ UTEP (11/28/08, W 79-82), v. Baylor (11/30/08, W 87-74)
20    Villanova Wildcats 3-0 AAC 0-0 1st 356 +95 23 Nov 24, 2008, #20 Nov 17, 2008, #23 3
Previous Week: v. Fordham (11/17/08, W 107-68), v. Niagara (11/19/08, W 77-62)
Current Week: v. Monmouth (11/25/08, W 71-48), v. Towson (11/28/08, W 64-47), v. Rhode Island (11/29/08, W 78-65)
21    Georgetown Hoyas 2-0 AAC 0-0 1st 349 +84 22 Nov 24, 2008, #21 Nov 17, 2008, #22 28
Previous Week: v. Jacksonville (11/17/08, W 71-62), v. Drexel (11/22/08, W 81-53)
Current Week: @ Wichita State (11/27/08, W 50-58), @ Tennessee (11/28/08, L 90-78), v. Maryland (11/30/08, W 75-48)
22    Miami (FL) Hurricanes 2-1 ACC 0-0 1st 272 -319 17 Nov 17, 2008, #17 Nov 24, 2008, #22 3
Previous Week: @ Southern Mississippi (11/21/08, W 60-70), v. UConn (11/23/08, L 63-76)
Current Week: v. San Diego (11/24/08, W 80-45), v. Stetson (11/29/08, W 79-65)
22    Kansas Jayhawks 2-0 Big 12 0-0 1st 272 +65 24 Nov 24, 2008, #22 Nov 17, 2008, #24 45
Previous Week: v. Florida Gulf Coast (11/18/08, W 85-45)
Current Week: @ Washington (11/24/08, W 54-73), @ Syracuse (11/25/08, L 89-81), v. Coppin State (11/28/08, W 85-53)
24    Davidson Wildcats 3-1 SoCon 0-0 1st 238 -101 21 Nov 1, 2008, #20 Nov 24, 2008, #24 5
Previous Week: v. James Madison (11/17/08, W 99-64), @ Oklahoma (11/18/08, L 82-78), v. Winthrop (11/21/08, W 97-70)
Current Week: v. Florida Atlantic (11/24/08, W 76-60), v. Loyola (MD) (11/25/08, W 78-48)
25    Wisconsin Badgers 4-0 Big Ten 0-0 1st 214 +27 25 Nov 24, 2008, #25 Nov 24, 2008, #25 14
Previous Week: v. SIU-Edwardsville (11/18/08, W 88-58), @ Iona (11/21/08, W 58-60), @ San Diego (11/23/08, W 49-64)
Current Week: @ UConn (11/24/08, L 76-57), v. Milwaukee (11/29/08, W 67-46)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Baylor Bears 3-0 Big 12 0-0 1st 170 +45 Jan 28, 2008, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Centenary (11/18/08, W 90-55), v. Southern (11/22/08, W 85-43)
Current Week: v. Jacksonville (11/24/08, W 76-68), @ Providence (11/27/08, W 56-72), @ Arizona State (11/29/08, W 78-87), @ Wake Forest (11/30/08, L 87-74)
Syracuse Orange 3-0 AAC 0-0 1st 115 +18 Nov 19, 2007, #21 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Richmond (11/18/08, W 76-71), v. Oakland (11/21/08, W 86-66)
Current Week: @ Florida (11/24/08, W 83-89), v. Kansas (11/25/08, W 89-81), v. Virginia (11/28/08, W 73-70)
Saint Mary's Gaels 3-0 WCC 0-0 1st 111 +3 Feb 25, 2008, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Fresno State (11/17/08, W 99-85), v. Vanguard (11/23/08, W 86-54)
Current Week: v. UTEP (11/27/08, L 62-75), v. Cal State Fullerton (11/28/08, W 79-54), v. Providence (11/30/08, W 81-75)
UNLV Runnin' Rebels 4-0 MWC 0-0 1st 107 -9 Mar 12, 2007, #19 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Texas-RGV (11/18/08, W 73-48), v. Northern Arizona (11/20/08, W 87-71), v. North Carolina A&T (11/22/08, W 71-58)
Current Week: @ UTEP (11/24/08, W 67-80), v. California (11/28/08, L 55-73), v. Cincinnati (11/29/08, L 65-67)
Ohio State Buckeyes 1-0 Big Ten 0-0 1st 52 +3 Mar 12, 2007, #1 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Delaware State (11/20/08, W 70-42)
Current Week: v. Bowling Green (11/24/08, W 61-57), v. Samford (11/29/08, W 59-22)
Clemson Tigers 5-0 ACC 0-0 1st 49 +16 Mar 10, 2008, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Wofford (11/19/08, W 93-40), @ Charlotte (11/22/08, W 70-71)
Current Week: v. Savannah State (11/25/08, W 81-49), v. Presbyterian (11/28/08, W 79-58)
Michigan Wolverines 3-1 Big Ten 0-0 1st 42 +42 Feb 6, 2006, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ UCLA (11/20/08, W 52-55), @ Duke (11/21/08, L 71-56)
Current Week: v. Norfolk State (11/25/08, W 83-49), v. Savannah State (11/29/08, W 66-64)
Texas A&M Aggies 3-0 Big 12 0-0 1st 25 -7 Feb 18, 2008, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Stephen F. Austin (11/18/08, W 55-48), v. Jackson State (11/21/08, W 96-78)
Current Week: v. UNC Wilmington (11/25/08, W 84-65), v. Tulsa (11/28/08, L 56-67), @ Kent State (11/29/08, W 71-77)
LSU Tigers 3-0 SEC 0-0 1st 25 +2 Jan 22, 2007, #21 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Alcorn State (11/20/08, W 77-45), v. Northwestern State (11/23/08, W 91-60)
Current Week: v. Centenary (11/28/08, W 64-58), v. Troy (11/30/08, W 92-57)
USC Trojans 3-2 Pac-12 0-0 1st 18 -380 Nov 17, 2008, #19 Nov 1, 2008, #18 Nov 17, 2008, #19
Previous Week: v. New Mexico State (11/18/08, W 73-60), v. Seton Hall (11/20/08, L 61-63), @ Chattanooga (11/21/08, W 46-73), @ Missouri (11/23/08, L 83-72)
Current Week: v. Tennessee-Martin (11/28/08, W 70-43)
Siena Saints 2-0 MAAC 0-0 1st 18 +11 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Boise State (11/17/08, W 82-52), v. Cornell (11/22/08, W 74-56)
Current Week: @ Tennessee (11/27/08, L 78-64), v. Wichita State (11/28/08, L 70-72), v. Oklahoma State (11/30/08, L 68-77)
Brigham Young Cougars 5-0 MWC 0-0 1st 16 -1 Dec 24, 2007, #20 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Pepperdine (11/18/08, W 53-82), v. North Florida (11/20/08, W 74-41), v. Rice (11/21/08, W 83-52), v. Cal Poly (11/22/08, W 76-64)
Current Week: @ Idaho State (11/29/08, W 65-85)
Washington State Cougars 3-0 Pac-12 0-0 1st 13 +NC Mar 10, 2008, #21 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Fairleigh Dickinson (11/18/08, W 55-33), v. Sacramento State (11/21/08, W 76-55)
Current Week: v. Canisius (11/25/08, W 67-41), @ Mississippi State (11/28/08, W 52-63), @ Pittsburgh (11/29/08, L 57-43)
UAB Blazers 4-0 C-USA 0-0 1st 12 +10 Mar 6, 2006, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Santa Clara (11/17/08, W 64-61), @ Arizona (11/18/08, W 71-72), @ Old Dominion (11/22/08, W 62-77)
Current Week: v. Oklahoma (11/26/08, L 67-77), @ Boston College (11/28/08, L 83-77)
West Virginia Mountaineers 2-0 AAC 0-0 1st 10 +NC Dec 24, 2007, #23 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Longwood (11/20/08, W 86-54)
Current Week: v. Delaware State (11/25/08, W 76-42), @ Iowa (11/28/08, W 68-87), @ Kentucky (11/29/08, L 54-43)
Missouri Tigers 4-1 Big 12 0-0 1st 6 +6 Dec 29, 2003, #23 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Chattanooga (11/17/08, W 103-75), @ Xavier (11/20/08, L 75-71), @ Fairfield (11/21/08, W 59-87), v. USC (11/23/08, W 83-72)
Current Week: v. Oral Roberts (11/30/08, W 92-83)
Creighton Bluejays 3-0 MVC 0-0 1st 6 +4 Nov 13, 2006, #20 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/20/08, W 82-50), v. Oral Roberts (11/22/08, W 87-65)
Current Week: @ Little Rock (11/25/08, L 71-69), @ Nebraska (11/29/08, L 54-52)
Rhode Island Rams 3-1 A-10 0-0 1st 5 +NC Jan 14, 2008, #23 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Monmouth (11/20/08, W 62-85), v. VCU (11/22/08, W 92-86)
Current Week: v. Hartford (11/25/08, W 94-72), @ Penn State (11/28/08, W 72-77), @ Villanova (11/29/08, L 78-65)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 2-0 ACC 0-0 1st 2 +2 Dec 4, 2006, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Mercer (11/22/08, W 76-82)
Current Week: v. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/25/08, W 74-47), v. Jacksonville (11/28/08, W 79-76)
Illinois Fighting Illini 4-0 Big Ten 0-0 1st 2 +2 Mar 6, 2006, #13 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Vanderbilt (11/20/08, W 63-69), v. Jackson State (11/23/08, W 78-64)
Current Week: v. Kent State (11/28/08, W 69-63), v. Tulsa (11/29/08, W 48-44)
Seton Hall Pirates 4-1 AAC 0-0 1st 2 +2 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ USC (11/20/08, W 61-63), @ Memphis (11/21/08, L 84-70), @ Virginia Tech (11/23/08, W 73-77)
Current Week: v. Delaware (11/29/08, W 75-70)
Oklahoma State Cowboys 4-0 Big 12 0-0 1st 1 +1 Feb 12, 2007, #18 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. North Texas (11/17/08, W 100-88), v. Tulsa (11/20/08, W 91-73), v. Grambling State (11/23/08, W 91-60)
Current Week: v. Gonzaga (11/27/08, L 71-83), @ Michigan State (11/28/08, L 94-79), @ Siena (11/30/08, W 68-77)
Mercer Bears 3-1 A-Sun 0-0 1st 1 -2 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Auburn (11/19/08, W 74-78), v. Georgia Tech (11/22/08, L 76-82)
Current Week: @ Dayton (11/25/08, L 71-53), v. Texas Southern (11/28/08, W 71-68), @ Chicago State (11/29/08, W 77-88)
Virginia Military Keydets 3-1 Big South 0-0 2nd 1 +NC N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Maryland Bible College (11/18/08, W 118-72), v. Stevenson (11/20/08, W 133-72)
Current Week: @ Campbell (11/24/08, W 92-97), @ Jacksonville State (11/29/08, L 95-67)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
16    Xavier Musketeers 5-0 A-10 0-0 1st 600 +498 Nov 24, 2008, #16 Nov 24, 2008, #16 1
Previous Week: v. Toledo (11/17/08, W 81-65), v. Missouri (11/20/08, W 75-71), @ Virginia Tech (11/21/08, W 62-63), v. Memphis (11/23/08, W 63-58)
Current Week: v. Miami (OH) (11/29/08, W 60-53)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
USC Trojans 3-2 Pac-12 0-0 1st 18 -380 Nov 17, 2008, #19 Nov 1, 2008, #18 Nov 17, 2008, #19
Previous Week: v. New Mexico State (11/18/08, W 73-60), v. Seton Hall (11/20/08, L 61-63), @ Chattanooga (11/21/08, W 46-73), @ Missouri (11/23/08, L 83-72)
Current Week: v. Tennessee-Martin (11/28/08, W 70-43)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
AAC 7 #2 UConn Huskies, #3 Louisville Cardinals, #4 Pittsburgh Panthers, #8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, #15 Marquette Golden Eagles, #20 Villanova Wildcats, #21 Georgetown Hoyas
ACC 4 #1 North Carolina Tar Heels, #7 Duke Blue Devils, #19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons, #22 Miami (FL) Hurricanes
Big 12 3 #6 Texas Longhorns, #11 Oklahoma Sooners, #22 Kansas Jayhawks
Big Ten 3 #5 Michigan State Spartans, #10 Purdue Boilermakers, #25 Wisconsin Badgers
Pac-12 2 #13 UCLA Bruins, #14 Arizona State Sun Devils
SEC 2 #12 Tennessee Volunteers, #17 Florida Gators
A-10 1 #16 Xavier Musketeers
C-USA 1 #18 Memphis Tigers
SoCon 1 #24 Davidson Wildcats
WCC 1 #9 Gonzaga Bulldogs