Movin’ on up: Illini No. 18 in most recent AP poll

By The Associated Press
February 16, 2009

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 15, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Connecticut (66) 24-1 1,794 1

2. Oklahoma (4) 25-1 1,709 2

3. North Carolina (2) 23-2 1,676 3

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4. Pittsburgh 23-2 1,589 4

5. Memphis 22-3 1,465 8

6. Michigan St. 20-4 1,443 9

7. Louisville 19-5 1,280 5

8. Wake Forest 19-4 1,217 7

9. Duke 20-5 1,048 6

10. Marquette 21-4 1,045 10

11. Missouri 22-4 1,041 17

12. Villanova 20-5 983 13

13. Clemson 20-4 939 12

14. Arizona St. 20-5 830 18

15. Kansas 20-5 651 16

16. Xavier 21-4 646 14

17. Gonzaga 19-5 599 19

18. Illinois 21-5 589 22

19. Purdue 19-6 582 20

20. UCLA 19-6 473 11

21. Butler 22-3 373 15

22. Washington 19-6 334 –

23. LSU 21-4 294 –

24. Syracuse 19-7 207 23

25. Dayton 23-3 194 –

Others receiving votes: Texas 83, Utah St. 72, Ohio St. 45, Arizona 38, California 34, Utah 34, West Virginia 26, Florida St. 18, Davidson 15, South Carolina 10, Minnesota 6, Boston College 5, Kentucky 5, Miami 2, Tennessee 2, Wisconsin 2, BYU 1, Robert Morris 1.