2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Mar. 16)
The Associated Press Top 25 college basketball 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: AP Top 25 | ||||
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PVS |
| 1. | 28-5 | 1,740 | 5 | |
| Last Week: Def. Providence 73-55 (3/12), Def. Villanova 69-55 (3/13), Def. Syracuse 76-66 (3/14) This Week: Def. Morehead State 74-54 (3/20), Def. Siena 79-72 (3/22) Tickets | ||||
| 2. | 28-4 | 1,654 | 1 | |
| Last Week: Def. Virginia Tech 79-76 (3/13), Lost to Florida State 73-70 (3/14) This Week: Def. Radford 101-58 (3/19), Def. LSU 84-70 (3/21) Tickets | ||||
| 3. | 31-3 | 1,621 | 4 | |
| Last Week: Def. Tulane 51-41 (3/12), Def. Houston 74-49 (3/13), Def. Tulsa 64-39 (3/14) This Week: Def. Cal State Northridge 81-70 (3/19), Def. Maryland 89-70 (3/21) Tickets | ||||
| 4. | 28-4 | 1,585 | 2 | |
| Last Week: Lost to West Virginia 74-60 (3/12) This Week: Def. East Tennessee State 72-62 (3/20), Def. Oklahoma State 84-76 (3/22) Tickets | ||||
| 5. | 27-4 | 1,519 | 3 | |
| Last Week: Lost to Syracuse 127-117 (3/12) This Week: Def. Chattanooga 103-47 (3/19), Def. Texas A&M 92-66 (3/21) Tickets | ||||
| 6. | 28-6 | 1,444 | 9 | |
| Last Week: Def. Boston College 66-65 (3/13), Def. Maryland 67-61 (3/14), Def. Florida State 79-69 (3/15) This Week: Def. Binghamton 86-62 (3/19), Def. Texas 74-69 (3/21) Tickets | ||||
| 7. | 27-5 | 1,281 | 6 | |
| Last Week: Lost to Oklahoma State 71-70 (3/12) This Week: Def. Morgan State 82-54 (3/19), Def. Michigan 73-63 (3/21) Tickets | ||||
| 8. | 26-6 | 1,257 | 7 | |
| Last Week: Def. Minnesota 64-56 (3/13), Lost to Ohio State 82-70 (3/14) This Week: Def. Robert Morris 77-62 (3/20), Def. USC 74-69 (3/22) Tickets | ||||
| 9. | 28-6 | 1,131 | 14 | |
| Last Week: Def. Texas Tech 81-60 (3/12), Def. Oklahoma State 67-59 (3/13), Def. Baylor 73-60 (3/14) This Week: Def. Cornell 78-59 (3/20), Def. Marquette 83-79 (3/22) Tickets | ||||
| 10. | 26-5 | 1,060 | 12 | |
| Last Week: Def. Saint Mary's 83-58 (3/9) This Week: Def. Akron 77-64 (3/19), Def. Western Kentucky 83-81 (3/21) Tickets | ||||
| 11. | 26-7 | 1,049 | 10 | |
| Last Week: Def. Marquette 76-75 (3/12), Lost to Louisville 69-55 (3/13) This Week: Def. American University 80-67 (3/19), Def. UCLA 89-69 (3/21) Tickets | ||||
| 12. | 24-6 | 997 | 8 | |
| Last Week: Lost to Maryland 75-64 (3/13) This Week: Lost to Cleveland State 84-69 (3/20) Tickets | ||||
| 13. | 26-9 | 903 | 18 | |
| Last Week: Def. Seton Hall 89-74 (3/11), Def. Connecticut 127-117 (3/12), Def. West Virginia 74-69 (3/13), Lost to Louisville 76-66 (3/14) This Week: Def. Stephen F. Austin 59-44 (3/20), Def. Arizona State 78-67 (3/22) Tickets | ||||
| 14. | 25-7 | 874 | 11 | |
| Last Week: Lost to Baylor 71-64 (3/12) This Week: Def. North Dakota State 84-74 (3/20), Def. Dayton 60-43 (3/22) Tickets | ||||
| 15. | 25-8 | 751 | 13 | |
| Last Week: Def. Stanford 85-73 (3/12), Lost to Arizona State 75-65 (3/13) This Week: Def. Mississippi State 71-58 (3/19), Lost to Purdue 76-74 (3/21) Tickets | ||||
| 16. | 25-9 | 667 | 22 | |
| Last Week: Def. Georgia Tech 64-62 (3/13), Def. North Carolina 73-70 (3/14), Lost to Duke 79-69 (3/15) This Week: Lost to Wisconsin 61-59 (3/20) Tickets | ||||
| 17. | 25-9 | 643 | 24 | |
| Last Week: Def. Penn State 79-65 (3/13), Def. Illinois 66-56 (3/14), Def. Ohio State 65-61 (3/15) This Week: Def. Northern Iowa 61-56 (3/19), Def. Washington 76-74 (3/21) Tickets | ||||
| 18. | 25-8 | 491 | 15 | |
| Last Week: Def. Washington State 64-53 (3/12), Lost to USC 65-55 (3/13) This Week: Def. Virginia Commonwealth 65-64 (3/19), Lost to Villanova 89-69 (3/21) Tickets | ||||
| 19. | 24-9 | 381 | 23 | |
| Last Week: Def. Arizona 68-56 (3/12), Def. Washington 75-65 (3/13), Lost to USC 66-63 (3/14) This Week: Def. Temple 66-57 (3/20), Lost to Syracuse 78-67 (3/22) Tickets | ||||
| 20. | 25-7 | 351 | 19 | |
| Last Week: Def. Saint Louis 66-47 (3/12), Lost to Temple 55-53 (3/13) This Week: Def. Portland State 77-59 (3/20), Def. Wisconsin 60-49 (3/22) Tickets | ||||
| 21. | 26-7 | 292 | 20 | |
| Last Week: Def. Kentucky 67-58 (3/13), Lost to Mississippi State 67-57 (3/14) This Week: Def. Butler 75-71 (3/19), Lost to North Carolina 84-70 (3/21) Tickets | ||||
| 22. | 26-5 | 284 | 16 | |
| Last Week: Lost to Cleveland State 57-54 (3/10) This Week: Lost to LSU 75-71 (3/19) Tickets | ||||
| 23. | 24-9 | 277 | 21 | |
| Last Week: Def. St. John's 74-45 (3/11), Lost to Villanova 76-75 (3/12) This Week: Def. Utah State 58-57 (3/20), Lost to Missouri 83-79 (3/22) Tickets | ||||
| 24. | 23-8 | 264 | 17 | |
| Last Week: Lost to Georgia Tech 86-81 (3/12) This Week: Lost to Michigan 62-59 (3/19) Tickets | ||||
| 25. | 24-9 | 150 | NR | |
| Last Week: Def. TCU 61-58 (3/12), Def. Wyoming 68-55 (3/13), Def. San Diego State 52-50 (3/14) This Week: Lost to Arizona 84-71 (3/20) Tickets | ||||
| Others Receiving Votes West Virginia 89, USC 64, Illinois 63, Ohio State 53, Brigham Young 32, Mississippi State 31, Utah State 28, Saint Mary's 11, Oklahoma State 9, Northern Iowa 7, Temple 7, Siena 5, Texas A&M 4, Virginia Commonwealth 3, Auburn 2, American University 1. |