Top 25 rankings – ESPN/USA Today poll – 2/4

The Memphis Tigers were the unanimous #1 team in the latest ESPN/USA Today poll released today. If you haven’t cleared your Wednesday night calendar, you need to – #2 Duke visits #3 North Carolina in what should be a barn-burner matchup.

1. Memphis (31 first place votes) 21-0 775 points

2. Duke 19-1 727 points

3. North Carolina 21-1 709 points

4. UCLA 20-2 669 points

5. Kansas 21-1 668 points

6. Georgetown 18-2 626 points

7. Tennessee 19-2 590 points

8. Wisconsin 18-3 517 points

9. Stanford 18-3 504 points

10. Michigan State 19-3 466 points

11. Butler 19-2 453 points

12. Texas 17-4 391 points

13. Indiana 18-3 364 points

14. Xavier 18-4 338 points

15. Drake 20-1 334 points

16. Marquette 16-4 317 points

17. Washington State 17-4 310 points

18. Texas A&M 18-4 227 points

19. Connecticut 16-5 192 points

20. Vanderbilt 18-4 121 points

21. Notre Dame 16-4 107 points

22. Florida 18-4 106 points

23. Saint Mary’s 18-3 96 points

24. Kansas State 15-5 91 points

25. Pittsburgh 17-5 72 points

Others Receiving Votes
Rhode Island 69, Purdue 41, Mississippi 40, Arkansas 29, Arizona 21, UNLV 17, Mississippi State 16, Louisville 15, Baylor 15, Gonzaga 10, Clemson 9, USC 8, Miami (FL) 3, Dayton 3, Brigham Young 3, California 3, Villanova 2, South Alabama 1.

Dropped From Rankings
Mississippi 22, Mississippi State 25.