2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Mar. 30)
| AP Top 25 |
| Rankings Not Available |
| ESPN/USA Today Poll |
| 1. North Carolina (31) 32-4 775 |
| 2. Michigan State 30-6 743 |
| 3. Connecticut 31-4 705 |
| 4. Villanova 30-7 669 |
| 5. Louisville 31-6 646 |
| 6. Pittsburgh 31-5 630 |
| 7. Oklahoma 30-6 575 |
| 8. Missouri 31-7 563 |
| 9. Memphis 33-4 522 |
| 10. Kansas 27-8 481 |
| 11. Duke 30-7 459 |
| 12. Syracuse 28-10 405 |
| 13. Gonzaga 28-6 393 |
| 14. Purdue 27-10 362 |
| 15. Xavier 27-8 361 |
| 16. Washington 26-9 260 |
| 17. LSU 27-8 233 |
| 18. UCLA 26-9 204 |
| 19. Arizona State 25-10 200 |
| 20. Wake Forest 24-7 170 |
| 21. Marquette 25-10 160 |
| 22. Florida State 25-10 130 |
| 23. Texas 23-12 71 |
| 24. Arizona 21-14 60 |
| 25. Butler 26-6 47 |
Others Receiving Votes Clemson 42, USC 39, Siena 37, Oklahoma State 24, Dayton 17, Utah State 15, Illinois 14, Penn State 14, Western Kentucky 11, Tennessee 8, West Virginia 7, Maryland 6, Michigan 5, Texas A&M 4, Ohio State 3, Saint Mary's 3, Cleveland State 1, Utah 1.Dropped From Rankings Clemson 21, Utah State 25. |
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