2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Mar. 16)

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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.Louisville (45)28-51,7405
 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.North Carolina (11)28-41,6541
 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.Memphis (11)31-31,6214
 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.Pittsburgh (3)28-41,5852
 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.Connecticut (1)27-41,5193
 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.Duke 28-61,4449
 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.Oklahoma 27-51,2816
 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.Michigan State 26-61,2577
 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.Missouri 28-61,13114
 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.Gonzaga 26-51,06012
 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.Villanova 26-71,04910
 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.Wake Forest 24-69978
 Last Week: Lost to Maryland 75-64 (3/13)
This Week: Lost to Cleveland State 84-69 (3/20)  Tickets
13.Syracuse 26-990318
 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.Kansas 25-787411
 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.Washington 25-875113
 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.Florida State 25-966722
 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.Purdue 25-964324
 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.UCLA 25-849115
 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.Arizona State 24-938123
 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.Xavier 25-735119
 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.LSU 26-729220
 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.Butler 26-528416
 Last Week: Lost to Cleveland State 57-54 (3/10)
This Week: Lost to LSU 75-71 (3/19)  Tickets
23.Marquette 24-927721
 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.Clemson 23-826417
 Last Week: Lost to Georgia Tech 86-81 (3/12)
This Week: Lost to Michigan 62-59 (3/19)  Tickets
25.Utah 24-9150NR
 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.