The Globe Top 20
The boys 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. | Lynn English | 25-3 | 5 |
| 2. | Brockton | 23-1 | 2 |
| 3. | Central Catholic | 23-2 | 1 |
| 4. | Everett | 18-5 | 9 |
| 5. | Watertown | 22-4 | 8 |
| 6. | Lexington | 20-2 | 3 |
| 7. | Newton North | 21-6 | 14 |
| 8. | Milton | 22-4 | - |
| 9. | Durfee | 18-4 | 7 |
| 10. | Catholic Memorial | 19-5 | 15 |
| 11. | Woburn | 17-7 | - |
| 12. | Lowell | 18-6 | 10 |
| 13. | Abington | 23-2 | - |
| 14. | Scituate | 20-4 | 12 |
| 15. | Franklin | 20-5 | 17 |
| 16. | Stoughton | 18-4 | 13 |
| 17. | Westford | 19-2 | 4 |
| 18. | Wareham | 22-2 | 6 |
| 19. | Bishop Fenwick | 20-3 | 16 |
| 20. | Cathedral | 21-3 | - |
Updated: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 1:23 p.m.
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