Conference Power Rankings: 2008-09 NCAA Division I Basketball
Final Standings
| Rank | Conference | Score | OOC Record | # Teams | Best Team | Worst Team |
| 1. | ![]() Atlantic Coast Conference |
681.08 | 148-35 | 12 | #1 North Carolina (34-4) | #199 Virginia (10-18) |
| 2. | ![]() Big XII Conference |
667.72 | 153-46 | 12 | #7 Oklahoma (30-6) | #273 Colorado (9-22) |
| 3. | ![]() Big Ten Conference |
659.53 | 123-34 | 11 | #5 Michigan State (31-7) | #298 Indiana (6-25) |
| 4. | ![]() Big East Conference |
646.26 | 175-54 | 16 | #3 Connecticut (31-5) | #274 DePaul (9-24) |
| 5. | ![]() Pacific 10 Conference |
642.36 | 105-37 | 10 | #21 Washington (26-9) | #266 Oregon (8-23) |
| 6. | ![]() Southeastern Conference |
630.42 | 135-51 | 12 | #17 LSU (27-8) | #225 Georgia (12-20) |
| 7. | ![]() Mountain West Conference |
584.41 | 90-45 | 9 | #24 BYU (25-8) | #282 Air Force (10-21) |
| 8. | ![]() Missouri Valley Conference |
555.85 | 82-51 | 10 | #25 Creighton (27-8) | #257 Indiana State (11-21) |
| 9. | ![]() Atlantic 10 Conference |
555.12 | 121-83 | 14 | #14 Xavier (27-8) | #337 Fordham (3-25) |
| 10. | ![]() Conference USA |
545.56 | 110-71 | 12 | #2 Memphis (33-4) | #283 SMU (9-21) |
| 11. | ![]() Western Athletic Conference |
522.85 | 78-55 | 9 | #13 Utah State (30-5) | #246 Fresno State (13-21) |
| 12. | ![]() Colonial Athletic Association |
516.96 | 81-70 | 12 | #43 VCU (24-10) | #305 UNC Wilmington (7-25) |
| 13. | ![]() Horizon League |
508.84 | 69-53 | 10 | #15 Butler (26-6) | #313 Detroit (7-23) |
| 14. | ![]() Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
500.34 | 62-61 | 10 | #19 Siena (27-8) | #279 Marist (10-23) |
| 15. | ![]() America East Conference |
477.39 | 60-61 | 9 | #51 Vermont (24-9) | #315 Hartford (7-26) |
| 16. | ![]() West Coast Conference |
475.33 | 67-66 | 8 | #12 Gonzaga (28-6) | #339 Loyola Marymount (3-28) |
| 17. | ![]() Sun Belt Conference |
467.91 | 74-78 | 13 | #40 Western Kentucky (25-9) | #321 FAU (6-26) |
| 18. | ![]() Southland Conference |
461.15 | 86-75 | 12 | #66 Stephen F. Austin (24-8) | #297 Central Arkansas (10-19) |
| 19. | ![]() Big West Conference |
448.99 | 54-67 | 9 | #113 Pacific (21-13) | #314 Cal Poly (7-21) |
| 20. | ![]() Southern Conference |
438.99 | 52-70 | 12 | #32 Davidson (27-8) | #336 UNC Greensboro (5-25) |
| 21. | ![]() Mid-American Conference |
431.81 | 68-103 | 12 | #90 Akron (23-13) | #325 Eastern Michigan (8-24) |
| 22. | ![]() Ohio Valley Conference |
428.95 | 51-66 | 10 | #95 Tennessee Martin (22-10) | #342 SE Missouri State (3-27) |
| 23. | ![]() Patriot League |
427.85 | 49-68 | 8 | #52 American (24-8) | #309 Lafayette (8-22) |
| 24. | ![]() Atlantic Sun Conference |
426.22 | 41-69 | 11 | #85 East Tennessee State (23-11) | #331 Kennesaw State (7-22) |
| 25. | ![]() Big South Conference |
423.74 | 51-65 | 10 | #80 VMI (24-8) | #311 High Point (9-21) |
| 26. | ![]() Big Sky Conference |
415.35 | 48-73 | 9 | #84 Weber State (21-10) | #343 Sacramento State (2-27) |
| 27. | ![]() Summit League |
412.64 | 45-76 | 10 | #45 North Dakota State (26-7) | #326 UMKC (7-24) |
| 28. | ![]() Northeast Conference |
404.67 | 45-83 | 11 | #83 Robert Morris (24-11) | #329 St. Francis (PA) (6-23) |
| 29. | ![]() Ivy League |
402.45 | 45-69 | 8 | #99 Cornell (21-10) | #299 Dartmouth (9-19) |
| 30. | ![]() Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
355.16 | 41-108 | 12 | #102 Morgan State (23-12) | #333 MD Eastern Shore (7-23) |
| 31. | ![]() Southwestern Athletic Conference |
290.50 | 15-102 | 10 | #119 Alabama State (22-10) | #341 Alcorn State (6-25) |
| 32. | ![]() Division I Independents |
289.55 | 67-165 | 11 | #161 Utah Valley State (17-11) | #344 NJIT (1-30) |





































