2008-2009 Pre-Season Rankings

1 Connecticut (Big East)
2 Stanford (Pac 10)
3 Maryland (ACC)
4 Oklahoma (Big 12)
5 Rutgers (Big East)
6 North Carolina (ACC)
7 Tennessee (SEC)
8 Duke (ACC)
9 California (Pac 10)
10 Louisville (Big East)
11 Texas A&M (Big 12)
12 Vanderbilt (SEC)
13 Texas (Big 12)
14 Oklahoma St. (Big 12)
15 Virginia (ACC)
16 Notre Dame (Big East)
17 Arizona St. (Pac 10)
18 Ohio St. (Big 10)
19 Baylor (Big 12)
20 Auburn (SEC)
21 Florida St. (ACC)
22 Xavier (Atlantic 10)
22 Purdue (Big 10)
24 LSU (SEC)
25 Old Dominion (Colonial Athletic)

How the conferences fared:
ACC – 5 Teams
Atlantic 10 – 1 Team
Big East – 4 Teams
Big 10 – 2 Teams
Big 12 – 5 Teams
Colonial Athletic – 1 Team
Pac 10 – 3 Teams
SEC – 4 Teams