Conference Power Rankings: 2008-09 NCAA Division I Basketball
Standings through: 12/28/2008
| Rank | Conference | Score | OOC Record | # Teams | Best Team | Worst Team |
| 1. | ![]() Atlantic Coast Conference |
813.10 | 110-22 | 12 | #2 Clemson (12-0) | #109 Georgia Tech (7-4) |
| 2. | ![]() Big Ten Conference |
788.61 | 105-25 | 11 | #10 Illinois (12-1) | #214 Indiana (5-7) |
| 3. | ![]() Big East Conference |
767.42 | 151-39 | 16 | #3 Pittsburgh (12-0) | #203 South Florida (5-7) |
| 4. | ![]() Big XII Conference |
765.57 | 108-29 | 12 | #1 Oklahoma (12-0) | #106 Colorado (7-3) |
| 5. | ![]() Pacific 10 Conference |
726.77 | 82-29 | 10 | #5 Stanford (9-0) | #246 Oregon State (4-5) |
| 6. | ![]() Southeastern Conference |
719.36 | 104-32 | 12 | #29 Tennessee (8-2) | #123 Mississippi State (8-4) |
| 7. | ![]() Mountain West Conference |
642.39 | 74-34 | 9 | #16 BYU (10-1) | #247 Colorado State (4-8) |
| 8. | ![]() Missouri Valley Conference |
608.08 | 70-41 | 10 | #12 Illinois State (12-0) | #292 Indiana State (3-9) |
| 9. | ![]() Atlantic 10 Conference |
595.05 | 90-64 | 14 | #14 Xavier (9-2) | #311 Fordham (2-8) |
| 10. | ![]() Conference USA |
572.72 | 78-53 | 12 | #57 Memphis (7-3) | #271 SMU (3-6) |
| 11. | ![]() Western Athletic Conference |
537.08 | 60-43 | 9 | #41 Utah State (9-1) | #256 Louisiana Tech (6-7) |
| 12. | ![]() Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
518.25 | 50-47 | 10 | #43 Niagara (9-2) | #277 St. Peter's (4-8) |
| 13. | ![]() Horizon League |
515.56 | 55-44 | 10 | #9 Butler (10-1) | #320 Youngstown State (2-8) |
| 14. | ![]() Colonial Athletic Association |
511.85 | 62-59 | 12 | #54 George Mason (8-2) | #309 Georgia State (3-9) |
| 15. | ![]() America East Conference |
492.27 | 50-48 | 9 | #69 Vermont (7-3) | #300 New Hampshire (3-7) |
| 16. | ![]() West Coast Conference |
468.99 | 46-56 | 8 | #26 St. Mary's (12-1) | #338 Loyola Marymount (0-14) |
| 17. | ![]() Sun Belt Conference |
463.78 | 67-66 | 13 | #94 Western Kentucky (7-4) | #290 UL Monroe (3-8) |
| 18. | ![]() Southland Conference |
442.83 | 70-58 | 12 | #112 Lamar (8-3) | #276 Texas-Arlington (4-6) |
| 19. | ![]() Mid-American Conference |
435.86 | 54-78 | 12 | #73 Miami (OH) (6-4) | #319 Eastern Michigan (2-10) |
| 20. | ![]() Southern Conference |
433.52 | 43-53 | 12 | #40 College of Charleston (10-1) | #335 Furman (1-8) |
| 21. | ![]() Big West Conference |
411.56 | 41-57 | 9 | #138 Pacific (6-4) | #326 UC Irvine (2-10) |
| 22. | ![]() Atlantic Sun Conference |
404.38 | 36-56 | 11 | #79 East Tennessee State (8-3) | #325 South Carolina Upstate (1-10) |
| 23. | ![]() Ohio Valley Conference |
404.12 | 40-52 | 10 | #102 Jacksonville State (6-3) | #324 Tennessee State (3-8) |
| 24. | ![]() Patriot League |
402.57 | 37-52 | 8 | #96 Lehigh (8-3) | #305 Army (3-8) |
| 25. | ![]() Big Sky Conference |
402.43 | 43-61 | 9 | #99 Portland State (10-3) | #336 Sacramento State (1-11) |
| 26. | ![]() Big South Conference |
389.19 | 42-58 | 10 | #92 VMI (9-2) | #318 Winthrop (1-10) |
| 27. | ![]() Summit League |
379.07 | 42-72 | 10 | #145 North Dakota State (7-4) | #308 Centenary (2-11) |
| 28. | ![]() Northeast Conference |
370.01 | 34-64 | 11 | #141 Wagner (7-3) | #331 Monmouth (2-12) |
| 29. | ![]() Ivy League |
338.39 | 26-51 | 8 | #189 Harvard (6-5) | #321 Dartmouth (2-8) |
| 30. | ![]() Division I Independents |
287.47 | 36-96 | 11 | #134 Savannah State (7-5) | #343 NJIT (0-12) |
| 31. | ![]() Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
281.10 | 30-88 | 12 | #216 Morgan State (5-7) | #339 MD Eastern Shore (1-7) |
| 32. | ![]() Southwestern Athletic Conference |
173.39 | 13-96 | 10 | #294 Arkansas Pine Bluff (1-9) | #344 Southern (0-12) |





































