AP Rankings - 2008-2009
19 polls from November 1, 2008 to March 16, 2009; 37 schools ranked. Connecticut finished No. 1, holding it for 19 polls.
| School | Nov 1 | Nov 17 | Nov 24 | Dec 1 | Dec 8 | Dec 15 | Dec 22 | Dec 29 | Jan 5 | Jan 12 | Jan 19 | Jan 26 | Feb 2 | Feb 9 | Feb 16 | Feb 23 | Mar 2 | Mar 9 | Mar 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 17 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 19 |
| Auburn | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Baylor | 19 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Bowling Green | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | - |
| California | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DePaul | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke | 8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Florida | - | - | - | - | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| Florida State | 21 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Georgia Tech | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Iowa State | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | 22 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 17 |
| Kansas State | - | - | - | - | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 20 | - | 22 | 21 |
| Louisville | 10 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| LSU | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marist | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 21 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maryland | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Michigan State | - | - | 24 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Mexico | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | 25 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Carolina | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Notre Dame | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 23 |
| Ohio State | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Oklahoma State | 14 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Old Dominion | 25 | 25 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pittsburgh | - | - | - | 24 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | - | 25 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Purdue | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rutgers | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Dakota State | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 24 | 23 | - | - | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Stanford | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| TCU | - | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tennessee | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Texas | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 25 |
| Texas A&M | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Vanderbilt | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 14 |
| Virginia | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| Xavier | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 |