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2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Nov. 17)
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The USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Top 25 college basketball coaches' poll, with number of first-place votes and record in parentheses, total points and previous ranking. Team records are through the date the poll was released:
| NCAA Division I: ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PVS |
| 1. | 1-0 | 774 | 1 | |
| Last Week: Def. Pennsylvania 86-71 (11/15) This Week: Def. Kentucky 77-58 (11/18), Def. UC Santa Barbara 84-67 (11/21) Tickets | ||||
| 2. | 1-0 | 722 | 2 | |
| Last Week: Def. Western Carolina 81-55 (11/14) This Week: Def. Hartford 99-56 (11/17), Def. La Salle 89-81 (11/21), 11/23 vs. No. 16 Miami (FL) (2-0) Tickets | ||||
| 3. | 0-0 | 702 | 3 | |
| Last Week: No Games Played This Week: Def. Morehead State 79-41 (11/22), 11/23 vs. South Alabama (2-1) Tickets | ||||
| 4. | 2-0 | 652 | 4 | |
| Last Week: Def. Prairie View A&M 82-58 (11/12), Def. Miami (OH) 64-59 (11/13) This Week: Lost to Michigan 55-52 (11/20), Def. Southern Illinois 77-60 (11/21) Tickets | ||||
| 5. | 3-0 | 587 | 5 | |
| Last Week: Def. Presbyterian 80-49 (11/10), Def. Georgia Southern 97-54 (11/11), Def. Rhode Island 82-79 (11/16) This Week: Def. Southern Illinois 83-58 (11/20), Def. Michigan 71-56 (11/21), 11/23 vs. Montana (2-1) Tickets | ||||
| 6. | 1-0 | 585 | 6 | |
| Last Week: Def. Fairleigh Dickinson 86-63 (11/14) This Week: Def. Miami (OH) 82-53 (11/17), Def. Akron 86-67 (11/21), Def. Indiana (PA) 86-60 (11/22) Tickets | ||||
| 7. | 1-0 | 581 | 7 | |
| Last Week: Def. Idaho 100-62 (11/16) This Week: Def. IPFW 70-59 (11/19) Tickets | ||||
| 8. | 1-0 | 571 | 8 | |
| Last Week: Def. Stetson 68-38 (11/14) This Week: Def. Tulane 76-51 (11/18) Tickets | ||||
| 9. | 1-0 | 530 | 9 | |
| Last Week: Def. USC Upstate 94-58 (11/16) This Week: Def. Loyola Marymount 65-54 (11/21) Tickets | ||||
| 10. | 1-0 | 484 | 10 | |
| Last Week: Def. Detroit 82-50 (11/14) This Week: Def. Eastern Michigan 87-58 (11/17), Def. Loyola (IL) 78-46 (11/18), Def. Coppin State 66-46 (11/22) Tickets | ||||
| 11. | 1-0 | 462 | 11 | |
| Last Week: Def. Mont St Billings 83-52 (11/15) This Week: Def. Idaho 80-46 (11/18) Tickets | ||||
| 12. | 1-0 | 430 | 12 | |
| Last Week: Def. Fairfield 90-63 (11/15) This Week: Def. Massachusetts 80-58 (11/18), Def. Chattanooga 83-71 (11/20), Def. Seton Hall 84-70 (11/21), 11/23 vs. Xavier (4-0) Tickets | ||||
| 13. | 1-0 | 402 | 13 | |
| Last Week: Def. Chattanooga 114-75 (11/15) This Week: Def. Tennessee-Martin 91-64 (11/18), Def. Middle Tennessee State 76-66 (11/21) Tickets | ||||
| 14. | 1-0 | 357 | 14 | |
| Last Week: Def. American University 83-54 (11/14) This Week: Def. Mississippi Valley State 94-53 (11/17), Def. No. 21 Davidson 82-78 (11/18), Def. Gardner-Webb 80-76 (11/22) Tickets | ||||
| 15. | 1-0 | 329 | 15 | |
| Last Week: Def. Mississippi Valley State 80-64 (11/14) This Week: Def. San Diego State 59-52 (11/18), 11/23 vs. Pepperdine (1-3) Tickets | ||||
| 16. | 1-0 | 238 | 16 | |
| Last Week: Def. Florida Southern 96-60 (11/15) This Week: Def. Southern Miss 70-60 (11/21), 11/23 at No. 2 Connecticut (3-0) Tickets | ||||
| 17. | 1-0 | 236 | 17 | |
| Last Week: Def. Houston Baptist 95-64 (11/14) This Week: Def. Chicago State 106-87 (11/17), Def. Milwaukee 100-80 (11/22) Tickets | ||||
| 18. | 0-0 | 234 | 18 | |
| Last Week: No Games Played This Week: Def. Jacksonville 71-62 (11/17), Def. Drexel 81-53 (11/22) Tickets | ||||
| 19. | 2-0 | 192 | 19 | |
| Last Week: Def. Toledo 80-58 (11/14), Def. Bradley 81-58 (11/16) This Week: Def. Southern Utah 64-50 (11/20) Tickets | ||||
| 20. | 1-0 | 173 | 21 | |
| Last Week: Def. UC Irvine 78-55 (11/15) This Week: Def. New Mexico State 73-60 (11/18), Lost to Seton Hall 63-61 (11/20), Def. Chattanooga 73-46 (11/21), 11/23 vs. Missouri (3-1) Tickets | ||||
| 21. | 1-0 | 160 | 20 | |
| Last Week: Def. Guilford 107-83 (11/14) This Week: Def. James Madison 99-64 (11/17), Lost to No. 14 Oklahoma 82-78 (11/18), Def. Winthrop 97-70 (11/21) Tickets | ||||
| 22. | 1-0 | 140 | 21 | |
| Last Week: Def. Long Beach State 68-61 (11/16) This Week: Def. SIU Edwardsville 88-58 (11/18), Def. Iona 60-58 (11/21), 11/23 vs. San Diego (2-1) Tickets | ||||
| 23. | 1-0 | 104 | 25 | |
| Last Week: Def. Albany 78-60 (11/14) This Week: Def. Fordham 107-68 (11/17), Def. Niagara 77-62 (11/19) Tickets | ||||
| 24. | 1-0 | 103 | 23 | |
| Last Week: Def. UMKC 71-56 (11/16) This Week: Def. Florida Gulf Coast 85-45 (11/18) Tickets | ||||
| 25. | 1-0 | 99 | 24 | |
| Last Week: Def. North Carolina Central 94-48 (11/14) This Week: Def. North Carolina-Wilmington 120-88 (11/19) Tickets | ||||
| Others Receiving Votes UNLV 48, Saint Mary's 40, Ohio State 27, Xavier 27, Baylor 15, Syracuse 15, West Virginia 15, Virginia Tech 10, Texas A&M 8, Washington 4, Arizona 4, Brigham Young 4, Washington State 3, Clemson 2, Siena 2, Oklahoma State 1, Creighton 1, Tulsa 1, Vanderbilt 1. The USA TODAY/ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. This season's board: Mike Adras, Northern Arizona; Dana Altman, Creighton; Tommy Amaker, Harvard; Tevester Anderson, Jackson State; Ronnie Arrow, South Alabama; Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's; Eddie Biedenbach, North Carolina-Asheville; Jim Boeheim, Syracuse; Rick Byrd, Belmont; Charles Coles, Miami (Ohio); Steve Fisher, San Diego State; Tim Floyd, Southern California; Greg Graham, Boise State; Tom Green, Fairleigh Dickinson; Rob Jeter, Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Jeff Jones, American; Billy Kennedy, Murray State; Dan Leibovitz, Hartford; Fran McCaffery, Siena; Mike McConathy, Northwestern State; Bob McKillop, Davidson; Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's; Ron "Fang" Mitchell, Coppin State; Matt Painter, Purdue; Tom Pecora, Hofstra; John Pelphrey, Arkansas; Doc Sadler, Nebraska; Scott Sutton, Oral Roberts; Bob Williams, UC-Santa Barbara; Gary Williams, Maryland; Doug Wojcik, Tulsa. |
