The Top 25

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

1. 1
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   Connecticut31 1st

   Big East
   11-0

   775 pts
2. 2
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   North Carolina

   ACC
   13-0

   743 pts
3. 3
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   Texas A&M

   Big 12
   10-0

   704 pts
4. 4
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   Texas

   Big 12
   11-0

   677 pts
5. 5
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   Oklahoma

   Big 12
   9-2

   642 pts
6. 6
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   Notre Dame

   Big East
   10-1

   588 pts
7. 7
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   Baylor

   Big 12
   11-1

   584 pts
8. 8
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   Stanford

   Pac-12
   9-3

   506 pts
9. 9
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   California

   Pac-12
   9-2

   490 pts
10. 10
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    Auburn

    SEC
    13-0

    483 pts
11. 11
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    Duke

    ACC
    10-1

    481 pts
12. 12
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    Tennessee

    SEC
    9-2

    445 pts
13. 13
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    Louisville

    Big East
    12-1

    442 pts
14. 14
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    Rutgers

    Big East
    8-2

    378 pts
15. 15
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    Virginia

    ACC
    11-2

    333 pts
16. 16
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    Maryland

    ACC
    10-2

    319 pts
17. 17
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    Ohio State

    Big Ten
    10-2

    288 pts
18. 18
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    Kansas State

    Big 12
    11-0

    249 pts
19. 19
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    Vanderbilt

    SEC
    11-2

    206 pts
20. 20
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    Florida

    SEC
    12-1

    187 pts
21. 21
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    South Dakota State

    Summit League
    13-1

    165 pts
22. 22
    ▲ 1
    

    Pittsburgh

    Big East
    9-2

    126 pts
23. 23
    ▲ 1
    

    Oklahoma State

    Big 12
    9-2

    79 pts
24. 24
    ▲ 1
    

    Georgia Tech

    ACC
    10-2

    52 pts
25. 25
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    New Mexico

    Mountain West
    11-1

    25 pts

Others receiving votes Wake Forest 20, Arizona State 17, Iowa State 10, TCU 8, DePaul 8, Xavier 8, Marist 7, Houston 6, Wisconsin 5, Gonzaga 5, UCLA 3, Purdue 3, Georgia 2, Florida State 2, South Alabama 2, Mississippi State 1, South Florida 1