The Globe Top 20
The girls basketball poll as of Feb. 22, 2009. The teams were selected by the Globe and Boston.com high school sports staffs.
| No. | Team | Record | Last week |
| 1. | Central Catholic | 21-3 | 5 |
| 2. | Lowell | 20-3 | 4 |
| 3. | Andover | 18-5 | 8 |
| 4. | Brockton | 19-6 | 12 |
| 5. | Swampscott | 22-2 | - |
| 6. | Lynn English | 20-4 | 20 |
| 7. | Notre Dame (Hingham) | 20-5 | - |
| 8. | Arlington Catholic | 23-3 | 3 |
| 9. | Reading | 21-3 | 2 |
| 10. | Wellesley | 21-1 | 1 |
| 11. | Needham | 17-7 | - |
| 12. | New Bedford | 16-6 | 11 |
| 13. | Bridgewater-Raynham | 17-4 | 18 |
| 14. | Walpole | 17-6 | 14 |
| 15. | Westford | 20-3 | 6 |
| 16. | Medfield | 21-2 | 17 |
| 17. | Oliver Ames | 20-2 | 16 |
| 18. | Archbishop Williams | 15-12 | - |
| 19. | Pentucket | 21-3 | 10 |
| 20. | Millis | 19-6 | - |
Updated: Friday, March 20, 2009, 6:32 p.m.
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