2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Mar. 30)
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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. | 32-4 | 775 | 3 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Radford 101-58 (3/19), Def. No. 20 LSU 84-70 (3/21), Def. Gonzaga 98-77 (3/27), Def. Oklahoma 72-60 (3/29), Def. No. 4 Villanova 83-69 (4/4), Def. Michigan State 89-72 (4/6) This Week: Def. No. 4 Villanova 83-69 (4/4) Tickets | ||||
| 2. | 30-6 | 743 | 7 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. No. 3 Connecticut 82-73 (4/4), Def. Robert Morris 77-62 (3/20), Def. USC 74-69 (3/22), Def. Kansas 67-62 (3/27), Def. Louisville 64-52 (3/29), Lost to North Carolina 89-72 (4/6) This Week: Def. No. 3 Connecticut 82-73 (4/4) Tickets | ||||
| 3. | 31-4 | 705 | 6 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Chattanooga 103-47 (3/19), Def. Texas A&M 92-66 (3/21), Def. Purdue 72-60 (3/26), Def. Missouri 82-75 (3/28), Lost to No. 2 Michigan State 82-73 (4/4) This Week: Lost to No. 2 Michigan State 82-73 (4/4) Tickets | ||||
| 4. | 30-7 | 669 | 12 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. American University 80-67 (3/19), Def. No. 17 UCLA 89-69 (3/21), Def. Duke 77-54 (3/26), Def. Pittsburgh 78-76 (3/28), Lost to No. 1 North Carolina 83-69 (4/4) This Week: Lost to No. 1 North Carolina 83-69 (4/4) Tickets | ||||
| 5. | 31-6 | 646 | 1 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Morehead State 74-54 (3/20), Def. Siena 79-72 (3/22), Def. Arizona 103-64 (3/27), Lost to Michigan State 64-52 (3/29) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| 6. | 31-5 | 630 | 4 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. East Tennessee State 72-62 (3/20), Def. Oklahoma State 84-76 (3/22), Def. Xavier 60-55 (3/26), Lost to Villanova 78-76 (3/28) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| 7. | 30-6 | 575 | 8 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Morgan State 82-54 (3/19), Def. Michigan 73-63 (3/21), Def. Syracuse 84-71 (3/27), Lost to North Carolina 72-60 (3/29) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| 8. | 31-7 | 563 | 9 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Cornell 78-59 (3/20), Def. No. 24 Marquette 83-79 (3/22), Def. Memphis 102-91 (3/26), Lost to Connecticut 82-75 (3/28) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| 9. | 33-4 | 522 | 2 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Cal State Northridge 81-70 (3/19), Def. Maryland 89-70 (3/21), Lost to Missouri 102-91 (3/26) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| 10. | 27-8 | 481 | 13 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. North Dakota State 84-74 (3/20), Def. Dayton 60-43 (3/22), Lost to Michigan State 67-62 (3/27) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| 11. | 30-7 | 459 | 5 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Binghamton 86-62 (3/19), Def. Texas 74-69 (3/21), Lost to Villanova 77-54 (3/26) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| 12. | 28-10 | 405 | 15 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Stephen F. Austin 59-44 (3/20), Def. No. 19 Arizona State 78-67 (3/22), Lost to Oklahoma 84-71 (3/27) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| 13. | 28-6 | 393 | 10 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Akron 77-64 (3/19), Def. Western Kentucky 83-81 (3/21), Lost to North Carolina 98-77 (3/27) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| 14. | 27-10 | 362 | 18 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Northern Iowa 61-56 (3/19), Def. No. 14 Washington 76-74 (3/21), Lost to Connecticut 72-60 (3/26) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| 15. | 27-8 | 361 | 22 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Portland State 77-59 (3/20), Def. Wisconsin 60-49 (3/22), Lost to Pittsburgh 60-55 (3/26) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| 16. | 26-9 | 260 | 14 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Mississippi State 71-58 (3/19), Lost to No. 18 Purdue 76-74 (3/21) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| 17. | 27-8 | 233 | 20 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. No. 23 Butler 75-71 (3/19), Lost to No. 3 North Carolina 84-70 (3/21) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| 18. | 26-9 | 204 | 17 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Virginia Commonwealth 65-64 (3/19), Lost to No. 12 Villanova 89-69 (3/21) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| 19. | 25-10 | 200 | 19 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Temple 66-57 (3/20), Lost to No. 15 Syracuse 78-67 (3/22) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| 20. | 24-7 | 170 | 11 | |
| Tournament Results: Lost to Cleveland State 84-69 (3/20) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| 21. | 25-10 | 160 | 24 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. No. 25 Utah State 58-57 (3/20), Lost to No. 9 Missouri 83-79 (3/22) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| 22. | 25-10 | 130 | 16 | |
| Tournament Results: Lost to Wisconsin 61-59 (3/20) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| 23. | 23-12 | 71 | NR | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Minnesota 76-62 (3/19), Lost to No. 5 Duke 74-69 (3/21) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| 24. | 21-14 | 60 | NR | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Utah 84-71 (3/20), Def. Cleveland State 71-57 (3/22), Lost to Louisville 103-64 (3/27) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| 25. | 26-6 | 47 | 23 | |
| Tournament Results: Lost to No. 20 LSU 75-71 (3/19) This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets | ||||
| Others Receiving Votes Clemson 42, USC 39, Siena 37, Oklahoma State 24, Dayton 17, Utah State 15, Illinois 14, Penn State 14, Western Kentucky 11, Tennessee 8, West Virginia 7, Maryland 6, Michigan 5, Texas A&M 4, Ohio State 3, Saint Mary's 3, Cleveland State 1, Utah 1. Dropped From Rankings Clemson 21, Utah State 25. 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. |
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