The Top 25

Not ranked in this poll in 2008-2009 — showing the full board.

1. 1
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   North Carolina30 1st

   ACC
   1-0

   774 pts
2. 2
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   Connecticut1 1st

   Big East
   1-0

   722 pts
3. 3
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   Louisville

   Big East
   0-0

   702 pts
4. 4
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   UCLA

   Pac-12
   2-0

   652 pts
5. 5
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   Duke

   ACC
   3-0

   587 pts
6. 6
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   Pittsburgh

   Big East
   1-0

   585 pts
7. 7
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   Michigan State

   Big Ten
   1-0

   581 pts
8. 8
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   Texas

   Big 12
   1-0

   571 pts
9. 9
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   Notre Dame

   Big East
   1-0

   530 pts
10. 10
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    Purdue

    Big Ten
    1-0

    484 pts
11. 11
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    Gonzaga

    West Coast
    1-0

    462 pts
12. 12
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    Memphis

    Conference USA
    1-0

    430 pts
13. 13
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    Tennessee

    SEC
    1-0

    402 pts
14. 14
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    Oklahoma

    Big 12
    1-0

    357 pts
15. 15
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    Arizona State

    Pac-12
    1-0

    329 pts
16. 16
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    Miami

    ACC
    1-0

    238 pts
17. 17
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    Marquette

    Big East
    1-0

    236 pts
18. 18
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    Georgetown

    Big East
    0-0

    234 pts
19. 19
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    Florida

    SEC
    2-0

    192 pts
20. 20
    ▲ 1
    

    USC

    Pac-12
    1-0

    173 pts
21. 21
    ▼ 1
    

    Davidson

    Southern
    1-0

    160 pts
22. 22
    ▼ 1
    

    Wisconsin

    Big Ten
    1-0

    140 pts
23. 23
    ▲ 2
    

    Villanova

    Big East
    1-0

    104 pts
24. 24
    ▼ 1
    

    Kansas

    Big 12
    1-0

    103 pts
25. 25
    ▼ 1
    

    Wake Forest

    ACC
    1-0

    99 pts

Others receiving votes UNLV 48, Saint Mary's 40, Ohio State 27, Xavier 27, Syracuse 15, West Virginia 15, Baylor 15, Virginia Tech 10, Texas A&M 8, BYU 4, Arizona 4, Washington 4, Washington State 3, Clemson 2, Siena 2, Vanderbilt 1, Oklahoma State 1, Tulsa 1, Creighton 1