NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Associated Press Top 25 Rankings For Week 17 (Mar 9, 2009)

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 (35) 27-3 ACC 13-3 1st 1734 +56 2 Mar 9, 2009, #1 Jan 26, 2009, #5 61
Previous Week: @ Virginia Tech (3/04/09, W 78-86), v. Duke (3/08/09, W 79-71)
Current Week: v. Virginia Tech (3/13/09, W 79-76), v. Florida State (3/14/09, L 70-73)
2    Pittsburgh Panthers (33) 28-3 AAC 15-3 2nd 1731 +119 3 Feb 23, 2009, #1 Feb 2, 2009, #6 19
Previous Week: v. Marquette (3/04/09, W 90-75), v. UConn (3/07/09, W 70-60)
Current Week: v. West Virginia (3/12/09, L 60-74)
3    UConn Huskies 27-3 AAC 15-3 2nd 1592 -200 1 Mar 2, 2009, #1 Jan 5, 2009, #5 24
Previous Week: @ Pittsburgh (3/07/09, L 70-60)
Current Week: v. Syracuse (3/12/09, L 117-127)
4    Memphis Tigers (2) 28-3 C-USA 16-0 1st 1544 +1 5 Mar 9, 2009, #4 Dec 15, 2008, #23 8
Previous Week: @ Houston (3/04/09, W 60-69), v. Tulane (3/07/09, W 74-47)
Current 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)
5    Louisville Cardinals (1) 25-5 AAC 16-2 1st 1513 +51 6 Nov 24, 2008, #3 Jan 5, 2009, #23 23
Previous Week: v. Seton Hall (3/04/09, W 95-78), @ West Virginia (3/07/09, W 59-62)
Current 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)
6    Oklahoma Sooners 27-4 Big 12 13-3 2nd 1399 -177 4 Feb 16, 2009, #2 Nov 17, 2008, #12 18
Previous Week: @ Missouri (3/04/09, L 73-64), v. Oklahoma State (3/07/09, W 82-78)
Current Week: v. Oklahoma State (3/12/09, L 70-71)
7    Michigan State Spartans 25-5 Big Ten 15-3 1st 1349 +47 8 Nov 24, 2008, #5 Dec 15, 2008, #19 37
Previous Week: @ Indiana (3/03/09, W 59-64), v. Purdue (3/08/09, W 62-51)
Current Week: v. Minnesota (3/13/09, W 64-56), v. Ohio State (3/14/09, L 70-82)
8    Wake Forest Demon Deacons 24-5 ACC 11-5 2nd 1246 +88 10 Jan 19, 2009, #1 Nov 1, 2008, #21 18
Previous Week: @ Maryland (3/03/09, W 63-65), v. Clemson (3/08/09, W 96-88)
Current Week: v. Maryland (3/13/09, L 64-75)
9    Duke Blue Devils 25-6 ACC 11-5 2nd 1237 -103 7 Jan 26, 2009, #1 Nov 17, 2008, #10 37
Previous Week: v. Florida State (3/03/09, W 84-81), @ North Carolina (3/08/09, L 79-71)
Current 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)
10    Villanova Wildcats 25-6 AAC 13-5 4th 1108 +195 11 Mar 9, 2009, #10 Jan 12, 2009, #23 18
Previous Week: @ Notre Dame (3/02/09, W 60-77), v. Providence (3/05/09, W 97-80)
Current Week: v. Marquette (3/12/09, W 76-75), @ Louisville (3/13/09, L 69-55)
11    Kansas Jayhawks 25-6 Big 12 14-2 1st 1038 -152 9 Mar 2, 2009, #9 Dec 8, 2008, #25 6
Previous Week: @ Texas Tech (3/04/09, L 84-65), v. Texas (3/07/09, W 83-73)
Current Week: v. Baylor (3/12/09, L 64-71)
12    Gonzaga Bulldogs 25-5 WCC 14-0 1st 978 +141 14 Dec 8, 2008, #4 Jan 19, 2009, #23 8
Previous Week: v. USC Upstate (3/03/09, W 90-40), v. Santa Clara (3/08/09, W 94-59)
Current Week: v. Saint Mary's (3/09/09, W 83-58)
13    Washington Huskies 24-7 Pac-12 14-4 1st 910 +206 16 Mar 9, 2009, #13 Jan 26, 2009, #23 4
Previous Week: v. Seattle (3/03/09, W 87-60), v. Washington State (3/07/09, W 67-60)
Current Week: v. Stanford (3/12/09, W 85-73), v. Arizona State (3/13/09, L 65-75)
14    Missouri Tigers 25-6 Big 12 12-4 3rd 779 -16 15 Feb 23, 2009, #11 Dec 22, 2008, #25 5
Previous Week: v. Oklahoma (3/04/09, W 73-64), @ Texas A&M (3/07/09, L 96-86)
Current 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)
15    UCLA Bruins 24-7 Pac-12 13-5 2nd 752 +255 20 Nov 17, 2008, #4 Feb 23, 2009, #22 73
Previous Week: v. Oregon State (3/05/09, W 79-54), v. Oregon (3/07/09, W 94-68)
Current Week: v. Washington State (3/12/09, W 64-53), v. USC (3/13/09, L 55-65)
16    Butler Bulldogs 26-4 Horizon 15-3 1st 536 +234 22 Feb 2, 2009, #11 Dec 29, 2008, #25 11
Previous Week: v. Wright State (3/07/09, W 62-57)
Current Week: v. Cleveland State (3/10/09, L 54-57)
17    Clemson Tigers 23-7 ACC 9-7 5th 528 -36 18 Feb 2, 2009, #10 Dec 15, 2008, #25 13
Previous Week: v. Virginia (3/03/09, W 75-57), @ Wake Forest (3/08/09, L 96-88)
Current Week: v. Georgia Tech (3/12/09, L 81-86)
18    Syracuse Orange 23-8 AAC 11-7 6th 518 +419 25 Jan 19, 2009, #8 Mar 2, 2009, #25 2
Previous Week: v. Rutgers (3/03/09, W 70-40), @ Marquette (3/07/09, W 79-86)
Current 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)
19    Xavier Musketeers 24-6 A-10 12-4 3rd 465 -164 17 Dec 15, 2008, #7 Dec 29, 2008, #22 16
Previous Week: v. Dayton (3/05/09, W 76-59), @ Richmond (3/07/09, L 80-75)
Current Week: v. Saint Louis (3/12/09, W 66-47), v. Temple (3/13/09, L 53-55)
20    LSU Tigers 25-6 SEC 13-3 1st 461 -433 12 Mar 2, 2009, #12 Feb 16, 2009, #23 4
Previous Week: v. Vanderbilt (3/04/09, L 67-75), @ Auburn (3/07/09, L 69-53)
Current Week: v. Kentucky (3/13/09, W 67-58), v. Mississippi State (3/14/09, L 57-67)
21    Marquette Golden Eagles 23-8 AAC 12-6 5th 453 -407 13 Feb 23, 2009, #8 Dec 1, 2008, #25 10
Previous Week: @ Pittsburgh (3/04/09, L 90-75), v. Syracuse (3/07/09, L 79-86)
Current Week: v. St. John's (3/11/09, W 74-45), @ Villanova (3/12/09, L 76-75)
22    Florida State Seminoles 23-8 ACC 10-6 7th 333 +61 24 Mar 9, 2009, #22 Feb 9, 2009, #25 3
Previous Week: @ Duke (3/03/09, L 84-81), v. Virginia Tech (3/08/09, W 63-53)
Current 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)
23    Arizona State Sun Devils 22-8 Pac-12 11-7 4th 199 -148 21 Feb 23, 2009, #14 Feb 2, 2009, #24 18
Previous Week: v. Stanford (3/05/09, L 64-74), v. California (3/07/09, W 83-66)
Current Week: v. Arizona (3/12/09, W 68-56), @ Washington (3/13/09, W 65-75), v. USC (3/14/09, L 63-66)
24    Purdue Boilermakers 22-9 Big Ten 11-7 2nd 169 -376 19 Dec 29, 2008, #9 Mar 9, 2009, #24 24
Previous Week: v. Northwestern (3/04/09, L 61-64), @ Michigan State (3/08/09, L 62-51)
Current 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)
25    Brigham Young Cougars 24-6 MWC 12-4 1st 158 +117 N/A Mar 9, 2009, #25 Mar 9, 2009, #25 1
Previous Week: @ Wyoming (3/04/09, W 68-78), v. Air Force (3/07/09, W 54-49)
Current Week: v. Air Force (3/12/09, W 80-69), v. San Diego State (3/13/09, L 62-64)

Other Teams Receiving Votes

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Illinois Fighting Illini 23-8 Big Ten 11-7 3rd 131 -156 Mar 2, 2009, #23 Feb 16, 2009, #18 Jan 19, 2009, #25
Previous Week: @ Penn State (3/05/09, L 64-63)
Current Week: v. Michigan (3/13/09, W 60-50), v. Purdue (3/14/09, L 56-66)
USC Trojans 18-12 Pac-12 9-9 6th 64 +64 Nov 17, 2008, #19 Nov 1, 2008, #18 Nov 17, 2008, #19
Previous Week: v. Oregon (3/05/09, W 80-66), v. Oregon State (3/07/09, W 68-52)
Current Week: @ California (3/12/09, W 75-79), @ UCLA (3/13/09, W 55-65), @ Arizona State (3/14/09, W 63-66)
Texas A&M Aggies 23-8 Big 12 9-7 4th 63 +63 Feb 18, 2008, #22 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Colorado (3/04/09, W 66-72), v. Missouri (3/07/09, W 96-86)
Current Week: v. Texas Tech (3/11/09, L 83-88)
Saint Mary's Gaels 25-5 WCC 10-4 3rd 56 +43 Jan 26, 2009, #22 Jan 26, 2009, #22 Jan 26, 2009, #22
Previous Week: v. Portland (3/08/09, W 71-61)
Current Week: @ Gonzaga (3/09/09, L 83-58), v. Eastern Washington (3/13/09, W 85-65)
Mississippi State Bulldogs 19-12 SEC 9-7 5th 31 +31 Jan 24, 2005, #24 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Florida (3/04/09, W 80-71), @ Ole Miss (3/07/09, W 80-82)
Current 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)
Utah Utes 21-9 MWC 12-4 1st 21 -1 Mar 7, 2005, #18 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ New Mexico (3/03/09, L 77-71), v. TCU (3/07/09, W 68-49)
Current 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)
West Virginia Mountaineers 21-10 AAC 10-8 7th 17 +7 Jan 5, 2009, #25 Jan 5, 2009, #25 Jan 5, 2009, #25
Previous Week: v. DePaul (3/04/09, W 82-63), v. Louisville (3/07/09, L 59-62)
Current Week: v. Notre Dame (3/11/09, W 74-62), @ Pittsburgh (3/12/09, W 60-74), @ Syracuse (3/13/09, L 74-69)
Auburn Tigers 21-10 SEC 10-6 3rd 9 +9 Jan 20, 2003, #24 N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Alabama (3/03/09, W 73-77), v. LSU (3/07/09, W 69-53)
Current Week: v. Florida (3/13/09, W 61-58), @ Tennessee (3/14/09, L 94-85)
Temple Owls 19-11 A-10 11-5 4th 7 +7 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Saint Joseph's (3/05/09, W 68-59), @ George Washington (3/07/09, W 53-63)
Current 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)
Dayton Flyers 25-6 A-10 11-5 4th 7 -4 Feb 16, 2009, #25 Feb 16, 2009, #25 Feb 16, 2009, #25
Previous Week: @ Xavier (3/05/09, L 76-59), v. Duquesne (3/07/09, W 74-61)
Current Week: v. Richmond (3/12/09, W 69-64), v. Duquesne (3/13/09, L 66-77)
Utah State Aggies 27-4 WAC 14-2 1st 6 +5 Feb 9, 2009, #21 Feb 9, 2009, #21 Feb 2, 2009, #25
Previous Week: v. San Jose State (3/07/09, W 89-77)
Current 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)
VCU Rams 23-9 CAA 14-4 1st 6 +6 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Georgia State (3/07/09, W 61-52), v. Old Dominion (3/08/09, W 61-53)
Current Week: v. George Mason (3/09/09, W 71-50)
Weber State Wildcats 21-8 Big Sky 15-1 1st 5 +5 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: @ Montana State (3/03/09, W 64-84)
Current Week: v. Montana State (3/10/09, L 61-70)
Creighton Bluejays 26-7 MVC 14-4 1st 4 -48 Nov 13, 2006, #20 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Wichita State (3/06/09, W 63-62), v. Illinois State (3/07/09, L 49-73)
Current Week:
Oklahoma State Cowboys 20-10 Big 12 9-7 4th 3 +1 Feb 12, 2007, #18 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Kansas State (3/03/09, W 77-71), @ Oklahoma (3/07/09, L 82-78)
Current Week: v. Iowa State (3/11/09, W 81-67), @ Oklahoma (3/12/09, W 70-71), @ Missouri (3/13/09, L 67-59)
Northern Iowa Panthers 23-10 MVC 14-4 1st 3 +3 Feb 20, 2006, #25 N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Indiana State (3/06/09, W 73-69), v. Bradley (3/07/09, W 76-62), v. Illinois State (3/08/09, W 60-57)
Current Week:
Siena Saints 25-7 MAAC 16-2 1st 3 +3 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Canisius (3/07/09, W 77-52), v. Fairfield (3/08/09, W 80-65)
Current Week: v. Niagara (3/09/09, W 77-70)
Penn State Nittany Lions 21-10 Big Ten 10-8 4th 2 +2 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Illinois (3/05/09, W 64-63), @ Iowa (3/07/09, L 75-67)
Current Week: v. Indiana (3/12/09, W 66-51), @ Purdue (3/13/09, L 79-65)
Texas Longhorns 20-10 Big 12 9-7 4th 2 -7 Feb 23, 2009, #25 Dec 15, 2008, #5 Feb 23, 2009, #25
Previous Week: v. Baylor (3/02/09, W 73-57), @ Kansas (3/07/09, L 83-73)
Current Week: v. Colorado (3/11/09, W 67-56), @ Kansas State (3/12/09, W 58-61), v. Baylor (3/13/09, L 70-76)
New Mexico Lobos 21-10 MWC 12-4 1st 2 +2 N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Utah (3/03/09, W 77-71), @ Wyoming (3/07/09, W 73-74)
Current Week: v. Wyoming (3/12/09, L 67-75)
California Golden Bears 22-9 Pac-12 11-7 4th 2 -6 Jan 12, 2009, #22 Jan 12, 2009, #22 Jan 12, 2009, #22
Previous Week: @ Arizona (3/05/09, W 77-83), @ Arizona State (3/07/09, L 83-66)
Current Week: v. USC (3/12/09, L 75-79)
Ohio State Buckeyes 20-9 Big Ten 10-8 4th 1 +1 Feb 9, 2009, #24 Dec 22, 2008, #15 Feb 9, 2009, #24
Previous Week: @ Iowa (3/03/09, W 58-60), v. Northwestern (3/08/09, W 52-47)
Current Week: @ Wisconsin (3/13/09, W 57-61), @ Michigan State (3/14/09, W 70-82), @ Purdue (3/15/09, L 65-61)
Tennessee Volunteers 19-11 SEC 10-6 2nd 1 +1 Jan 12, 2009, #24 Dec 8, 2008, #8 Jan 12, 2009, #24
Previous Week: @ South Carolina (3/05/09, W 70-86), v. Alabama (3/08/09, L 67-70)
Current Week: v. Alabama (3/13/09, W 86-62), v. Auburn (3/14/09, W 94-85), v. Mississippi State (3/15/09, L 61-64)
American University Eagles 23-7 Patriot 13-1 1st 1 +NC N/A N/A N/A
Previous Week: v. Lafayette (3/04/09, W 78-56), v. Army West Point (3/08/09, W 61-60)
Current Week: v. Holy Cross (3/13/09, W 73-57)

Teams New Into Rankings

Rank   Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Season High Season Low Consecutive
Weeks Ranked
25    Brigham Young Cougars 24-6 MWC 12-4 1st 158 +117 Mar 9, 2009, #25 Mar 9, 2009, #25 1
Previous Week: @ Wyoming (3/04/09, W 68-78), v. Air Force (3/07/09, W 54-49)
Current Week: v. Air Force (3/12/09, W 80-69), v. San Diego State (3/13/09, L 62-64)

Teams Dropping Out Of Rankings

  Team Overall
Record
Conference Conference
Record
Conference
Position
Points Points
Change
Last
Ranked
Season High Season Low
Illinois Fighting Illini 23-8 Big Ten 11-7 3rd 131 -156 Mar 2, 2009, #23 Feb 16, 2009, #18 Jan 19, 2009, #25
Previous Week: @ Penn State (3/05/09, L 64-63)
Current Week: v. Michigan (3/13/09, W 60-50), v. Purdue (3/14/09, L 56-66)

Rankings By Conference

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