RealClearSports Power Ranking Averages
NBA RANKING - 1/13/09
AOL Sports
ESPN
Fox Sports
Hoops World
NBA.com
SLAM
Sports Illustrated
USA Today
RCS Rank | | | | | | | | | RCS Avg. | |
| 1 |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 2 |  | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.63 |
| 3 |  | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.88 |
| 4 |  | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 5 |  | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4.75 |
| 6 |  | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6.63 |
| 7 |  | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6.75 |
| 8 |  | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8.75 |
| 9 |  | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9.25 |
| 10 |  | 9 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9.5 |
| 11 |  | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11.13 |
| 12 |  | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11.5 |
| 13 |  | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12.75 |
| 14 |  | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 |  | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14.63 |
| 16 |  | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16.38 |
| 17 |  | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17.13 |
| 18 |  | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18.13 |
| 19 |  | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19.13 |
| 20 |  | 21 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 20.5 |
| 21 |  | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20.63 |
| 22 |  | 23 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22.38 |
| 23 |  | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 22.88 |
| 24 |  | 22 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 23.63 |
| 25 |  | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25.38 |
| 26 |  | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25.63 |
| 27 |  | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27.13 |
| 28 |  | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| 29 |  | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 28.25 |
| 30 |  | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29.75 |