The Top 25

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

1. 1
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   Connecticut30 1st

   Big East
   24-1

   774 pts
2. 2
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   Oklahoma1 1st

   Big 12
   25-1

   739 pts
3. 3
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   North Carolina

   ACC
   23-2

   711 pts
4. 4
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   Pittsburgh

   Big East
   23-2

   689 pts
5. 5
   ▲ 4
   

   Michigan State

   Big Ten
   20-4

   634 pts
6. 6
   ▲ 4
   

   Memphis

   Conference USA
   22-3

   618 pts
7. 7
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   Louisville

   Big East
   19-5

   508 pts
8. 8
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   Wake Forest

   ACC
   19-4

   489 pts
9. 9
   ▼ 4
   

   Duke

   ACC
   20-5

   468 pts
10. 10
    ▲ 9
    

    Missouri

    Big 12
    22-4

    429 pts
11. 11
    ▲ 1
    

    Marquette

    Big East
    21-4

    409 pts
12. 12
    ▲ 6
    

    Arizona State

    Pac-12
    20-5

    409 pts
13. 13
    ▼ 2
    

    Clemson

    ACC
    20-4

    393 pts
14. 14
    ▼ 1
    

    Villanova

    Big East
    20-5

    377 pts
15. 15
    ▼ 9
    

    UCLA

    Pac-12
    19-6

    324 pts
16. 16
    ▲ 4
    

    Illinois

    Big Ten
    21-5

    294 pts
17. 17
    ▼ 3
    

    Xavier

    Atlantic 10
    21-4

    278 pts
18. 18
    ▼ 2
    

    Kansas

    Big 12
    20-5

    268 pts
19. 19
    ▲ 5
    

    Washington

    Pac-12
    19-6

    224 pts
20. 20
    ▲ 1
    

    Gonzaga

    West Coast
    19-5

    191 pts
21. 21
    ▲ 2
    

    Purdue

    Big Ten
    19-6

    176 pts
22. 22
    ▼ 7
    

    Butler

    Horizon
    22-3

    162 pts
23. 23
    ▼ 6
    

    Utah State

    UAC
    24-2

    121 pts
24. 24
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    LSU

    SEC
    21-4

    114 pts
25. 25
    ▼ 3
    

    Syracuse

    Big East
    19-7

    74 pts

Others receiving votes Dayton 69, Texas 22, Florida State 20, California 16, South Carolina 14, BYU 13, Arizona 13, Ohio State 12, Utah 11, Davidson 5, Saint Mary's 3, Miami 2, Tennessee 1, Penn State 1