College Basketball Top 25
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Bankroll Sports NCAA Basketball Top 25 Poll
These Rankings Were Released & Updated on March 9, 2009

**Records Below are as of Sunday, March 8, 2009

1. Memphis Tigers (28-3) – The Memphis Tigers have become the seventh team during this season to garner the #1 position. The Tigers move up from #2 last week with their two wins in the last week at Houston and with Tulane. The Tigers once again finished the season with an unbeaten Conference USA season. The Tigers have not lost since December 20th in a home game to Syracuse. Memphis is led in scoring by freshmen Tyreke Evans who is scoring 17 points per game. The Tigers will start the Conference USA Conference Tournament on Thursday, with all games being played at the FedExForum in Memphis. Despite being #1 in the country, the Tigers may be left out for a #1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament.

2. Pittsburgh Panthers (28-3) – The Pittsburgh Panthers handed the Connecticut Huskies their third loss of the season on Saturday, the second time Pittsburgh beat the Huskies during the 2008-2009 season. The win for Pittsburgh moves them from #3 to #2 overall. The Panthers tied the Huskies for second place in the Big East Conference, one full game behind Louisville. Sam Young leads the team in scoring with 18.8 points per game, while DeJuan Blair is leading in rebounds with 13 per game. The Panthers will begin the Big East tournament at the Madison Square Garden on Friday as the # 2 seed. The Panthers, despite a total collapse in the Big East Tournament should garner a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament.

3. North Carolina Tarheels (27-3) – The Tarheels wrapped up the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title with a 79-71 win over their rival the Duke Blue Devils. The TarHeels finished the regular season as winners of 13 of their last 14 games. North Carolina moves up one position from #4 to #3 with the win, and also a mid-week win at Virginia Tech. The Tarheels will open up Atlantic Coast Conference play on Friday in Atlanta against the winner of the 8/9 game on Thursday. North Carolina should be in pretty good shape for a #1 seed overall in the NCAA Tournament.

4. Connecticut Huskies (27-3) – The Huskies fall from #1 to #4 with their third loss of the season, their second to Pittsburgh on Saturday. The Huskies fell 70-60 despite A.J. Price scoring 19 points. The Huskies defense allowed Pittsburgh’s Sam Young to blast them for 31 points. The loss for Connecticut dropped them from the top of the Big East conference, to third place. Connecticut will start the Big East tournament on Friday, after two bye’s, as the #3 seed. Like Pittsburgh, if the Huskies can hold their ground in the conference tournament, they should be in good shape for a #1 seed overall in the NCAA Tournament.

5. Oklahoma Sooners (27-4) – The Sooners picked up their 27th win of the season on Saturday with a four-point victory over their rival Oklahoma State. That win was their 13th in Big Twelve play, which placed them third overall, just behind Kansas. In the win on Saturday Blake Griffin poured in 33 points and ripped down 14 rebounds. Blake’s brother Taylor Griffin added 15 points, and Willie Warren scored 11 points, dished out 5 assists to aid the Sooners. During the regular season, Blake Griffin scored 22.1 points per game. The win for Oklahoma moved them from #6, inside the top 5, at #5. The Big 12 tournament will start on Wednesday this week, with Oklahoma getting a first round bye. The Sooners will take on the winner of Oklahoma State/Iowa State at 6:00pm on Thursday evening. Oklahoma would like to claim the Big 12 title, to give them a better shot at an overall #1 seed. The Sooners, with an array of other squads are fighting hard for that seed.

6. Louisville Cardinals (25-5) – The Cardinals picked up a road win at West Virginia on Saturday night, which locked up the Big East title. The win, and the title moved the Cardinals up one spot from #7 to #6. The Cardinals ended the Big East slate winning their last seven game. The last time Louisville lost was February 12th at Notre Dame. Before that, the lone Big East loss for the Cardinals was February 2nd against Connecticut. Earl Clark, and his 13.6 points per game and 8.8 rebounds per game led the Cardinals all season. The Cardinals will start the Big East tournament on Thursday at noon after two byes.

7. Duke Blue Devils (25-6) – The Blue Devils were not able to pull the road upset, and tie North Carolina atop the Atlantic Coast Conference. Instead the Blue Devils finished tied in second place with a 11-5 ACC record. The loss dropped Duke from #5 to #7 in the rankings. Gerald Henderson lead the team in scoring during the 2008-2009 season with just under 17 points per game. The Blue Devils will play in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament as the #3 seed, as Wake Forest wins the tiebreaker for the #2 seed. The Blue Devils will start ACC Tournament action on Friday at 9pm.

8. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (24-5) – The Demon Deacons picked up a 96-88 Sunday night win over Clemson to move them to a second place tie with Duke atop the Atlantic Coast Conference. As high as #1 this season, the Deacons feel they could be a player in the national championship discussion starting in two weeks. Before that, the Deacons will look to win the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, as they get a bye, and then start their action as the #2 seed, on Friday night at 7pm. A first round win would place them in the semifinals against, most likely Duke. Wake Forest moves up one position from #9 to #8 with the win.

9. Kansas Jayhawks (25-6) – The Jayhawks picked up a 83-73 win over Texas Saturday night to wrap up the Big 12 title. Kansas, who had lost earlier in the week at Texas Tech, bounced back at home behind 21 points from Sherron Collins. The Jayhawks finished one game ahead of Oklahoma at 14-2 in Big 12 play. Kansas’ two conferences losses came on the road at Missouri and then in Lubbock. With the loss during mid-week the Jayhawks dropped one spot from #8 to #9. Coach Self and his crew will start the Big 12 tournament on Thursday at 11:30am against the winner of Nebraska and Baylor. The Jayhawks beat Nebraska twice this season, bye an average of 11.5, and they beat Baylor on the road by ten.

10. Gonzaga Bulldogs (24-5) – Gonzaga closed out the regular season with a 50-point win at home over South Carolina Upstate. The Bulldogs finished the regular season with a 24-5 overall mark and 14-0 in West Coast Conference play. The Bulldogs have won seven straight games dating back to a 18 point loss at home to Memphis on February 7th. With the win, the Bulldogs kept their spot at #10 overall. Gonzaga will begin West Coast Conference play late Sunday night as they take on fourth seeded Santa Clara. Santa Clara is coming off an 11-point win over fifth seeded San Diego late Saturday night. The winner will play in the conference championship Monday night at 6pm.

11. Michigan State Spartans (25-5) – The Spartans solidified their Big Ten title with a 11 point win at home over Purdue on Sunday. Kalin Lucas 21 points led the Spartans. The Spartans have won five straight games and lost just three times since the start of 2009. With the win, and a five-point win at Indiana on Tuesday, Michigan State remains at #11. The Spartans will open Big Ten Tournament play on Friday against the winner of the Michigan/Northwestern game. The Spartans hope to win the Big Ten Tournament, and possible garner a number one seed in the NCAA tournament. If not, they look to be in prime position for a #2.

12. Washington Huskies (24-7) – The Washington Huskies won their first outright Pac Ten title since 1953 after beating rival Washington State on Saturday. Not bad for a team that was picked my many to finish fifth this season, and a team that finished 8th last season. The Huskies are 24-7 and finished 14-4 in conference play. Washington moves up one spot from #13 to #12 with their two weeks on the week. Isaiah Thomas and his 15.4 points per game lead the Huskies, and also getting quality play from Jon Brockman and his 11.5 rebounds per game. Washington will take on either Oregon State or Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac Ten tournament on Thursday.

13. Villanova Wildcats (25-6) – The Wildcats finished the regular season strong winning their last two and five out of their last six. With wins at Notre Dame and at home over Providence this week, the Wildcats were able to climb one spot from #14 to #13. In the win on Saturday of Providence the Wildcats got 23 points from Scottie Reynolds. Reynolds trails teammate Dante Cunningham for the teams leading scorer. Cunningham is averaging 16.4 points per game. The win also garnered two byes to start the Big East tournament play for Villanova. The Wildcats will start their tournament on Thursday at 2pm. Their likely opponent will be Marquette, but Georgetown or St. John’s could pull an upset.

14. Butler Bulldogs (26-4) – Out of the Horizon Conference, the Butler Bulldogs move up two spots from #17 to #14. Butler finished the regular season with a 26-4 mark, and 15-3 in conference play. That record placed them two full games ahead of second place Wisconsin Green Bay. The Bulldogs four losses this year came to Ohio State, Wisconsin Green Bay, Loyola Chicago and Wisconsin Milwaukee. The Bulldogs are the #1 seed in the conference tournament, and won their first round game at home over Wright State 62-57. The Bulldogs will take on third seeded Cleveland State on Tuesday for the conference title.

15. Missouri Tigers (25-6) – The Missouri Tigers moved up five spots from #20 to #15 despite losing on the road at Texas A+M Saturday. The Tigers, despite the loss finished third in the Big 12, behind Kansas and Oklahoma. The Tigers will have a bye as the #3 seed in the Big 12 tournament. The tournament begins Wednesday, but the Tigers will not play until Thursday against the winner of the Texas A+M/Texas Tech game.

16. Clemson Tigers (23-7) – The Clemson Tigers were not able to knock off Wake Forest and pull into a tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference on Sunday. Instead, they fell into a fifth place tie with Boston College with match 9-7 marks. The Tigers garner the #5 seed in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament due to the head to head win on February 10th. The Tigers will take on 12th seed Georgia Tech, and then with a win would take on Florida State in the #5 v. #4 match.

17. Marquette Golden Eagles (23-8) – The Golden Eagles have struggled since the injury to Dominic James. James was the teams second leading scorer behind Jerel McNeal, but led the team in steals and assists. The Golden Eagles finished fifth place in the Big East, after losing their last four games and six of their last nine. Marquette drops two positions from #15 to #17. The Golden Eagles will begin conference tournament play on Wednesday as the #5 seed, and will take on the winner of the Georgetown/St. John’s game.

18. UCLA Bruins (24-7) – The Bruins climb back into the top 25 after a week outside, with their four game winning streak to finish the regular season. The latest rash of wins, both at home were 25 and 26 point wins over Oregon State and Oregon. The Bruins finished with a 13-5 Pac Ten record, which places them second, only behind Washington. The Bruins will received a first round bye, and then take on the winner of Washington State/Oregon on Thursday March 12th, at 8:30pm PT.

19. Xavier Musketeers (24-6) – The Musketeers locked up the Atlantic Ten regular season title with Thursday’s win over Dayton, but then fell in the season finale at Richmond 80-75. The loss keeps the Musketeers at the #19 rank overall. Xavier finished the regular season at 24-6 overall and 12-4 in conference play. That mark placed them just one game ahead of Dayton, Rhode Island and Temple. B.J. Raymond led Xavier in scoring during the regular season with 14 points per game. The Musketeers will kick off the conference tournament in Atlantic City on Thursday as the #1 seed. The Musketeers will play the winner of LaSalle/St. Louis in the 8/9 game.

20. LSU Tigers (25-6) – After surging to a 25-4 overall record, and as high as #12 in the polls, the LSU Tigers finished the season a little sour. The Tigers lost their last two games, at home to Vanderbilt, and then Saturday road loss at Auburn. The Tigers finished at 13-3, a full three games ahead of Auburn in the SEC – West, and Tennessee in the SEC East. The Tigers have gotten great production from their leading scorer Marcus Thornton. On the season Thornton is scoring right below 21 points per game. LSU will begin the SEC tournament on Friday March 13th, as the #1 seed. The Tigers will play the winner of Ole Miss and Kentucky.

21. Purdue Boilermakers (22-9) – The Boilermakers were not able to pull the upset of the Michigan State Spartans on Sunday, and instead fell for the second straight game. The Boilermakers also lost at home to Northwestern on Wednesday evening. With those two losses Purdue continues to stay inside the top 25, at #21, but down three spots from #18 last week. Purdue will be the #3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, and will begin play on Friday against the winner of the 6/11 game.

22. Syracuse Orange (23-8) – After losing six of eight games, the Syracuse Orange picked up steam to close out the season on a four game winning streak. That streak was capped by a 86-79 overtime win over Marquette on Saturday. The winning streak, and their overall 23-8 record moved the Orange back into the Top 25 after a few weeks out of the polls. The Orange used 24 points on 10 of 23 shooting from leading scorer Jonny Flynn. On the season Flynn averaged 17.3 points per game for Coach Boeheim’s squad. The win for the Orange wrapped up the #6 seed in the Big East conference, and put them in an excellent position for an at large NCAA bid. As the #6 seed, the Orange will start their tournament play on Wednesday playing the 9pm nightcap. The Orange will play the winner of Seton Hall/South Florida.

23. Arizona State Sun Devils (22-8) – The Sun Devils have faltered a bit down the stretch, but still have themselves in prime position to pick up a NCAA tournament berth. The Sun Devils lost three straight games, before snapping the streak on Saturday with a win over California. The Sun Devils finished the regular season 22-8, with a 11-7 Pac Ten record. That record placed them in third place in a tie with California. The Bears got the nod as the #3 seed, so the Sun Devils will tip off conference tournament play as the #4 seed on Thursday. They will play the opening game on Thursday against state rival Arizona. Their tournament will be played at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Arizona State dropped two spots from #22 to #23.

24. Dayton Flyers (25-6) – The Flyers finished the regular season with a 13-point home win over Duquesne on Saturday night. The win was their 25th of the season, 11th in conference play, and completed a perfect 18-0 home season for the Flyers. The win also snapped their modest one game-losing streak, as they fell March 5th at Xavier 76-59. Dayton finished in a three-way tie for second place in the Atlantic 10 conference, with Rhode Island and Temple. The Flyers will start the Atlantic Ten Conference tournament on Thursday as the #3 seed.

25. Florida Gators (22-9) – The Florida Gators helped their bubble chances with a 60-53 win over Kentucky on Saturday. Walter Hodge’s 18 points aided the win. The win for the Gators was their 22nd of the season, and 9th in SEC play. The Gators finished third in the Eastern Division of the SEC. Florida jumped back into the Top 25 after a few weeks outside. Nick Calathes leads the Gators in scoring with 17 .7 points per game, and Alex Tyus is the leading rebounder for Coach Donovan’s team with 6 per game. The Gators will open up the SEC tournament on Thursday with a battle with Arkansas. If the Gators win that ball game, they will take on Auburn in the nightcap on Friday evening.

Best of The Rest in NCAA Basketball: 
Utah Utes (21-9), West Virginia Mountaineers (21-10), Penn State Nittany Lions (21-10), Kansas State Wildcats (21-10), BYU Cougars (24-6), South Carolina Gamecocks (21-8), Utah State Aggies (27-4)

Dropped From Our College Basketball Top 25: 
Texas Longhorns (20-10), Florida State Seminoles (22-8), Illinois Fighting Illini (23-8)