NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 14 (Feb 16, 2009)

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Pvs Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
1    UConn Huskies (66) 24-1 AAC 12-1 1st 1794 -1 1 Feb 16, 2009, #1 Jan 5, 2009, #5 21
Previous Week: v. Syracuse (2/11/09, W 63-49), @ Seton Hall (2/14/09, W 54-62)
Current Week: v. Pittsburgh (2/16/09, L 68-76), v. South Florida (2/21/09, W 64-50)
2    Oklahoma Sooners (4) 25-1 Big 12 11-0 1st 1709 -1 2 Feb 16, 2009, #2 Nov 17, 2008, #12 15
Previous Week: @ Baylor (2/11/09, W 63-78), v. Texas Tech (2/14/09, W 95-74)
Current Week: @ Texas (2/21/09, L 73-68)
3    North Carolina Tar Heels (2) 23-2 ACC 9-2 1st 1676 +4 3 Dec 29, 2008, #1 Jan 26, 2009, #5 58
Previous Week: @ Duke (2/11/09, W 87-101), @ Miami (FL) (2/15/09, W 65-69)
Current Week: v. NC State (2/18/09, W 89-80), @ Maryland (2/21/09, L 88-85)
4    Pittsburgh Panthers 23-2 AAC 10-2 2nd 1589 +6 4 Jan 12, 2009, #1 Feb 2, 2009, #6 16
Previous Week: v. West Virginia (2/09/09, W 70-59), v. Cincinnati (2/14/09, W 85-69)
Current Week: @ UConn (2/16/09, W 68-76), v. DePaul (2/21/09, W 80-61)
5    Memphis Tigers 22-3 C-USA 10-0 1st 1465 +228 8 Feb 16, 2009, #5 Dec 15, 2008, #23 5
Previous Week: v. Tulsa (2/11/09, W 63-37), @ Southern Mississippi (2/14/09, W 47-72)
Current Week: v. Southern Methodist (2/18/09, W 90-47), @ UTEP (2/21/09, W 63-70)
6    Michigan State Spartans 20-4 Big Ten 10-2 1st 1443 +229 9 Nov 24, 2008, #5 Dec 15, 2008, #19 34
Previous Week: @ Michigan (2/10/09, W 42-54)
Current Week: @ Purdue (2/17/09, L 72-54), v. Wisconsin (2/22/09, W 61-50)
7    Louisville Cardinals 19-5 AAC 10-2 2nd 1280 -143 5 Nov 24, 2008, #3 Jan 5, 2009, #23 20
Previous Week: @ Notre Dame (2/12/09, L 90-57), v. DePaul (2/15/09, W 99-54)
Current Week: v. Providence (2/18/09, W 94-76), @ Cincinnati (2/21/09, W 63-72)
8    Wake Forest Demon Deacons 19-4 ACC 6-4 4th 1217 -25 7 Jan 19, 2009, #1 Nov 1, 2008, #21 15
Previous Week: @ NC State (2/11/09, L 82-76), v. Florida State (2/14/09, W 86-63)
Current Week: v. Georgia Tech (2/18/09, W 87-69), @ Duke (2/22/09, L 101-91)
9    Duke Blue Devils 20-5 ACC 7-4 2nd 1048 -302 6 Jan 26, 2009, #1 Nov 17, 2008, #10 34
Previous Week: v. North Carolina (2/11/09, L 87-101), @ Boston College (2/15/09, L 80-74)
Current Week: @ St. John's (2/19/09, W 69-76), v. Wake Forest (2/22/09, W 101-91)
10    Marquette Golden Eagles 21-4 AAC 10-2 2nd 1045 -92 10 Feb 2, 2009, #8 Dec 1, 2008, #25 7
Previous Week: @ Villanova (2/10/09, L 102-84), v. St. John's (2/14/09, W 73-59)
Current Week: v. Seton Hall (2/17/09, W 79-67), @ Georgetown (2/21/09, W 72-78)
11    Missouri Tigers 22-4 Big 12 9-2 3rd 1041 +646 17 Feb 16, 2009, #11 Dec 22, 2008, #25 2
Previous Week: v. Kansas (2/09/09, W 62-60), v. Nebraska (2/14/09, W 70-47)
Current Week: @ Colorado (2/21/09, W 53-66)
12    Villanova Wildcats 20-5 AAC 8-4 5th 983 -6 13 Feb 16, 2009, #12 Jan 12, 2009, #23 15
Previous Week: v. Marquette (2/10/09, W 102-84), @ West Virginia (2/13/09, L 93-72)
Current Week: v. Rutgers (2/19/09, W 82-72), @ Syracuse (2/22/09, W 86-89)
13    Clemson Tigers 20-4 ACC 6-4 4th 939 -158 12 Feb 2, 2009, #10 Dec 15, 2008, #25 10
Previous Week: @ Boston College (2/10/09, W 77-87), @ Virginia (2/15/09, L 85-81)
Current Week: v. Maryland (2/17/09, W 93-64), @ Georgia Tech (2/22/09, W 73-81)
29    Arizona State Sun Devils 20-5 Pac-12 9-4 3rd 38 -351 18 Feb 16, 2009, #14 Feb 2, 2009, #24 15
Previous Week: v. UCLA (2/12/09, W 74-67), v. USC (2/15/09, W 65-53)
Current Week: v. Arizona (2/22/09, W 70-68)
15    Kansas Jayhawks 20-5 Big 12 9-1 2nd 651 -100 16 Feb 16, 2009, #15 Dec 8, 2008, #25 3
Previous Week: @ Missouri (2/09/09, L 62-60), @ Kansas State (2/14/09, W 74-85)
Current Week: v. Iowa State (2/18/09, W 72-55), v. Nebraska (2/21/09, W 70-53)
16    Xavier Musketeers 21-4 A-10 9-2 5th 646 -247 14 Dec 15, 2008, #7 Dec 29, 2008, #22 13
Previous Week: @ Dayton (2/11/09, L 71-58), v. Fordham (2/14/09, W 88-53)
Current Week: @ Charlotte (2/19/09, L 65-60), v. George Washington (2/22/09, W 71-53)
17    Gonzaga Bulldogs 19-5 WCC 10-0 1st 599 +238 19 Dec 8, 2008, #4 Jan 19, 2009, #23 5
Previous Week: @ Saint Mary's (2/12/09, W 70-72), @ San Francisco (2/14/09, W 73-78)
Current Week: v. Loyola Marymount (2/19/09, W 91-54), v. Pepperdine (2/21/09, W 92-58)
18    Illinois Fighting Illini 21-5 Big Ten 9-4 2nd 589 +286 22 Feb 16, 2009, #18 Jan 19, 2009, #25 5
Previous Week: @ Northwestern (2/12/09, W 59-60), @ Indiana (2/15/09, W 52-65)
Current Week: v. Penn State (2/18/09, L 33-38), @ Ohio State (2/22/09, W 68-70)
19    Purdue Boilermakers 19-6 Big Ten 8-4 2nd 582 +229 20 Dec 29, 2008, #9 Feb 9, 2009, #20 21
Previous Week: v. Penn State (2/11/09, W 61-47), @ Iowa (2/14/09, W 45-49)
Current Week: v. Michigan State (2/17/09, W 72-54), v. Indiana (2/21/09, W 81-67)
20    UCLA Bruins 19-6 Pac-12 8-4 3rd 473 -658 11 Nov 17, 2008, #4 Feb 16, 2009, #20 70
Previous Week: @ Arizona State (2/12/09, L 74-67), @ Arizona (2/14/09, L 84-72)
Current Week: v. Washington (2/19/09, W 85-76), v. Washington State (2/21/09, L 81-82)
21    Butler Bulldogs 22-3 Horizon 13-2 1st 373 -389 15 Feb 2, 2009, #11 Dec 29, 2008, #25 8
Previous Week: v. Illinois-Chicago (2/13/09, W 80-61), v. Loyola (IL) (2/15/09, L 67-71)
Current Week: @ Milwaukee (2/18/09, L 63-60), @ Davidson (2/21/09, W 63-75)
22    Washington Huskies 19-6 Pac-12 10-3 1st 334 +199 N/A Feb 16, 2009, #22 Jan 26, 2009, #23 1
Previous Week: v. Oregon State (2/12/09, W 79-60), v. Oregon (2/14/09, W 103-84)
Current Week: @ UCLA (2/19/09, L 85-76), @ USC (2/21/09, W 51-60)
23    LSU Tigers 21-4 SEC 9-1 1st 294 +127 N/A Feb 16, 2009, #23 Feb 16, 2009, #23 1
Previous Week: @ Mississippi State (2/11/09, W 94-97), v. Ole Miss (2/14/09, W 73-66)
Current Week: @ Arkansas (2/18/09, W 69-72), v. Auburn (2/21/09, W 79-72)
24    Syracuse Orange 19-7 AAC 7-6 7th 207 -73 23 Jan 19, 2009, #8 Feb 16, 2009, #24 12
Previous Week: @ UConn (2/11/09, L 63-49), v. Georgetown (2/14/09, W 98-94)
Current Week: v. Villanova (2/22/09, L 86-89)
25    Dayton Flyers 23-3 A-10 9-2 5th 194 +163 N/A Feb 16, 2009, #25 Feb 16, 2009, #25 1
Previous Week: v. Xavier (2/11/09, W 71-58), v. Richmond (2/14/09, W 69-63)
Current Week: @ Saint Louis (2/21/09, L 57-49)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Texas Longhorns 17-7 Big 12 6-4 4th 83 -23 Feb 2, 2009, #16 Dec 15, 2008, #5 Feb 2, 2009, #16
Previous Week: v. Oklahoma State (2/10/09, W 99-74), @ Colorado (2/14/09, W 76-85)
Current Week: @ Texas A&M (2/16/09, L 81-66), v. Oklahoma (2/21/09, W 73-68)
Utah State Aggies 24-2 WAC 12-1 1st 72 -245 Feb 9, 2009, #21 Feb 9, 2009, #21 Feb 2, 2009, #25
Previous Week: @ Idaho (2/12/09, W 53-62), @ Boise State (2/14/09, L 66-56)
Current Week: v. Cal State Bakersfield (2/18/09, W 78-57), @ Saint Mary's (2/21/09, L 75-64)
Ohio State Buckeyes 17-6 Big Ten 7-5 4th 45 -171 Feb 9, 2009, #24 Dec 22, 2008, #15 Feb 9, 2009, #24
Previous Week: @ Wisconsin (2/14/09, L 55-50)
Current Week: @ Northwestern (2/18/09, L 72-69), v. Illinois (2/22/09, L 68-70)
Utah Utes 18-7 MWC 9-2 1st 34 +30 Mar 7, 2005, #18 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. San Diego State (2/11/09, W 67-55), v. Air Force (2/14/09, W 74-59)
Current Week: @ Colorado State (2/18/09, W 79-89)
California Golden Bears 19-6 Pac-12 8-4 3rd 34 +18 Jan 12, 2009, #22 Jan 12, 2009, #22 Jan 12, 2009, #22
Previous Week: v. Stanford (2/14/09, W 82-75)
Current Week: @ Oregon (2/19/09, W 60-78), @ Oregon State (2/21/09, L 65-54)
West Virginia Mountaineers 17-8 AAC 6-6 10th 26 +18 Jan 5, 2009, #25 Jan 5, 2009, #25 Jan 5, 2009, #25
Previous Week: @ Pittsburgh (2/09/09, L 70-59), v. Villanova (2/13/09, W 93-72)
Current Week: v. Notre Dame (2/18/09, W 79-68), @ Rutgers (2/22/09, W 56-74)
Florida State Seminoles 19-6 ACC 6-4 4th 18 -164 Feb 9, 2009, #25 Feb 9, 2009, #25 Feb 9, 2009, #25
Previous Week: v. Virginia (2/10/09, W 68-57), @ Wake Forest (2/14/09, L 86-63)
Current Week: v. Miami (FL) (2/18/09, W 80-67), @ Virginia Tech (2/21/09, W 65-67)
Davidson Wildcats 22-4 SoCon 15-1 1st 15 +8 Dec 15, 2008, #22 Nov 1, 2008, #20 Nov 24, 2008, #24
Previous Week: @ Wofford (2/12/09, W 61-78), @ Furman (2/14/09, W 60-75)
Current Week: v. The Citadel (2/18/09, L 46-64), v. Butler (2/21/09, L 63-75)
South Carolina Gamecocks 18-5 SEC 7-3 2nd 10 +3 Feb 16, 2004, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Alabama (2/14/09, W 73-75)
Current Week: @ Mississippi State (2/18/09, L 75-70), v. Arkansas (2/21/09, W 82-78)
Minnesota Golden Gophers 19-6 Big Ten 7-6 5th 6 -37 Feb 2, 2009, #19 Jan 12, 2009, #18 Dec 22, 2008, #23
Previous Week: v. Indiana (2/10/09, W 62-54), @ Penn State (2/14/09, L 68-63)
Current Week: @ Michigan (2/19/09, L 74-62), v. Northwestern (2/22/09, W 72-45)
Boston College Eagles 19-8 ACC 7-5 3rd 5 +4 Jan 5, 2009, #17 Jan 5, 2009, #17 Jan 5, 2009, #17
Previous Week: v. Clemson (2/10/09, L 77-87), v. Duke (2/15/09, W 80-74)
Current Week: @ Miami (FL) (2/21/09, L 69-58)
Kentucky Wildcats 18-7 SEC 7-3 2nd 5 +5 Jan 26, 2009, #24 Jan 26, 2009, #24 Jan 26, 2009, #24
Previous Week: v. Florida (2/10/09, W 68-65), @ Arkansas (2/14/09, W 63-79)
Current Week: @ Vanderbilt (2/17/09, L 77-64), v. Tennessee (2/21/09, W 77-58)
Miami (FL) Hurricanes 15-9 ACC 4-7 10th 2 -5 Dec 1, 2008, #21 Nov 17, 2008, #17 Nov 24, 2008, #22
Previous Week: v. North Carolina (2/15/09, L 65-69)
Current Week: @ Florida State (2/18/09, L 80-67), v. Boston College (2/21/09, W 69-58)
Wisconsin Badgers 16-9 Big Ten 7-6 5th 2 +2 Nov 24, 2008, #25 Nov 24, 2008, #25 Nov 24, 2008, #25
Previous Week: v. Iowa (2/11/09, W 69-52), v. Ohio State (2/14/09, W 55-50)
Current Week: @ Indiana (2/19/09, W 51-68), @ Michigan State (2/22/09, L 61-50)
Tennessee Volunteers 16-8 SEC 7-3 2nd 2 +2 Jan 12, 2009, #24 Dec 8, 2008, #8 Jan 12, 2009, #24
Previous Week: v. Georgia (2/11/09, W 79-48), v. Vanderbilt (2/14/09, W 69-50)
Current Week: @ Ole Miss (2/18/09, L 81-65), @ Kentucky (2/21/09, L 77-58)
Brigham Young Cougars 19-5 MWC 7-3 3rd 1 +1 Dec 24, 2007, #20 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Colorado State (2/11/09, W 94-60), @ TCU (2/14/09, W 63-79)
Current Week: v. New Mexico (2/17/09, W 73-62), @ UNLV (2/21/09, L 75-74)
Robert Morris Colonials 19-8 NEC 13-1 1st 1 +NC N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Sacred Heart (2/12/09, W 85-79), v. Quinnipiac (2/14/09, W 69-64)
Current Week: @ Monmouth (2/19/09, L 60-57), @ Wagner (2/21/09, L 62-59)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
22    Washington Huskies 19-6 Pac-12 10-3 1st 334 +199 Feb 16, 2009, #22 Jan 26, 2009, #23 1
Previous Week: v. Oregon State (2/12/09, W 79-60), v. Oregon (2/14/09, W 103-84)
Current Week: @ UCLA (2/19/09, L 85-76), @ USC (2/21/09, W 51-60)
23    LSU Tigers 21-4 SEC 9-1 1st 294 +127 Feb 16, 2009, #23 Feb 16, 2009, #23 1
Previous Week: @ Mississippi State (2/11/09, W 94-97), v. Ole Miss (2/14/09, W 73-66)
Current Week: @ Arkansas (2/18/09, W 69-72), v. Auburn (2/21/09, W 79-72)
25    Dayton Flyers 23-3 A-10 9-2 5th 194 +163 Feb 16, 2009, #25 Feb 16, 2009, #25 1
Previous Week: v. Xavier (2/11/09, W 71-58), v. Richmond (2/14/09, W 69-63)
Current Week: @ Saint Louis (2/21/09, L 57-49)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Utah State Aggies 24-2 WAC 12-1 1st 72 -245 Feb 9, 2009, #21 Feb 9, 2009, #21 Feb 2, 2009, #25
Previous Week: @ Idaho (2/12/09, W 53-62), @ Boise State (2/14/09, L 66-56)
Current Week: v. Cal State Bakersfield (2/18/09, W 78-57), @ Saint Mary's (2/21/09, L 75-64)
Ohio State Buckeyes 17-6 Big Ten 7-5 4th 45 -171 Feb 9, 2009, #24 Dec 22, 2008, #15 Feb 9, 2009, #24
Previous Week: @ Wisconsin (2/14/09, L 55-50)
Current Week: @ Northwestern (2/18/09, L 72-69), v. Illinois (2/22/09, L 68-70)
Florida State Seminoles 19-6 ACC 6-4 4th 18 -164 Feb 9, 2009, #25 Feb 9, 2009, #25 Feb 9, 2009, #25
Previous Week: v. Virginia (2/10/09, W 68-57), @ Wake Forest (2/14/09, L 86-63)
Current Week: v. Miami (FL) (2/18/09, W 80-67), @ Virginia Tech (2/21/09, W 65-67)

Rankings By Conference

Conference # Teams Teams
AAC 6 #1 UConn Huskies, #4 Pittsburgh Panthers, #7 Louisville Cardinals, #10 Marquette Golden Eagles, #12 Villanova Wildcats, #24 Syracuse Orange
ACC 4 #3 North Carolina Tar Heels, #8 Wake Forest Demon Deacons, #9 Duke Blue Devils, #13 Clemson Tigers
Big 12 3 #2 Oklahoma Sooners, #11 Missouri Tigers, #15 Kansas Jayhawks
Big Ten 3 #6 Michigan State Spartans, #18 Illinois Fighting Illini, #19 Purdue Boilermakers
Pac-12 3 #29 Arizona State Sun Devils, #20 UCLA Bruins, #22 Washington Huskies
A-10 2 #16 Xavier Musketeers, #25 Dayton Flyers
C-USA 1 #5 Memphis Tigers
Horizon 1 #21 Butler Bulldogs
SEC 1 #23 LSU Tigers
WCC 1 #17 Gonzaga Bulldogs