Surprise, surprise, surprise…
We have a new team atop the latest ESPN/USA Today poll released today, and that team is the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Unfortunately for Tennessee fans, the Vols came back down to earth after their huge victory over Memphis and were upset by instate rival Vanderbilt. With the loss, the Vols dropped from 1st to 4th in this week’s poll.
1. North Carolina (19 first place votes) 27-2 763 points
2. UCLA (6) 26-3 718 points
3. Memphis (6) 28-1 717 points
4. Tennessee 26-3 695 points
5. Duke 25-3 621 points
6. Kansas 26-3 618 points
7. Stanford 24-4 572 points
8. Wisconsin 24-4 535 points
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We nearly had a new #1 team in the nation this week, as the Memphis Tigers barely escaped UAB 79-78 on Saturday. #2 Duke wasn’t as lucky, as they were manhandled by Wake Forest 86-73. With the Duke loss, we now have a #1 vs. #2 game coming up on Saturday when Memphis takes on Tennessee.
1. Memphis (31 first place votes) 25-0 775 points
2. Tennessee 23-2 724 points
3. North Carolina 24-2 685 points
4. Duke 22-2 668 points
5. Kansas 24-2 664 points
6. UCLA 22-3 647 points
7. Texas 21-4 562 points
8. Butler 24-2 539 points
9. Stanford 21-4 486 points
10. Wisconsin 21-4 …read more

The Memphis Tigers remain atop the latest ESPN/USA Today ranking released this afternoon. UCLA dropped to #6 after their loss to Washington on Sunday,while North Carolina fell to #5 after losing to Duke earlier in the week.
1. Memphis (31 first place votes) 23-0 775 points
2. Duke 21-1 742 points
3. Kansas 23-1 712 points
4. Tennessee 21-2 663 points
5. North Carolina 22-2 654 points
6. UCLA 21-3 607 points
7. Stanford 20-3 575 points
8. Georgetown 19-3 534 points
9. Michigan State 20-3 506 points
10. Butler 21-2 482 points
11. Texas 19-4 429 points
12. Indiana 20-3 423 points
13. Xavier 20-4 380 points
14. Wisconsin 19-4 376 points
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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 …read more