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Top 25 rankings – ESPN/USA Today poll – 3/3

Rich Carlson — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:10:41 +0000

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

9. Texas 24-5 533 points

10. Georgetown 24-4 521 points

11. Xavier 25-4 492 points

12. Butler 27-3 393 points

13. Louisville 24-6 368 points

14. Connecticut 23-6 356 points

15. Purdue 23-6 314 points

16. Vanderbilt 24-5 305 points

17. Indiana 24-5 297 points

18. Michigan State 23-6 283 points

19. Notre Dame 22-6 246 points

20. Marquette 21-7 141 points

21. Drake 25-4 116 points

22. Washington State 22-7 102 points

23. Gonzaga 23-6 99 points

24. Brigham Young 23-6 94 points

25. Mississippi State 20-8 44 points

Others Receiving Votes points
Clemson 43, Saint Mary’s 29, Davidson 27, Pittsburgh 7, UNLV 6, USC 6, Baylor 5, Kentucky 4, South Alabama 3, Western Kentucky 1, Arizona State 1.

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Top 25 rankings – ESPN/USA Today poll – 3/3

Top 25 rankings – ESPN/USA Today poll – 2/18

Rich Carlson — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:22:34 +0000

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 21-4 452 points

11. Georgetown 20-4 447 points

12. Xavier 21-4 446 points

13. Connecticut 20-5 390 points

14. Indiana 21-4 369 points

15. Purdue 21-5 293 points

16. Vanderbilt 22-4 285 points

17. Michigan State 20-5 268 points

18. Drake 23-2 243 points

19. Washington State 20-5 235 points

20. Saint Mary’s 22-3 204 points

21. Notre Dame 19-5 186 points

22. Texas A&M 20-5 142 points

23. Louisville 20-6 132 points

24. Marquette 18-6 108 points

25. Kansas State 18-6 57 points

Others Receiving Votes
Brigham Young 19, Pittsburgh 14, Mississippi State 11, Arkansas 7, Gonzaga 5, Clemson 4, Arizona 3, Arizona State 2, Davidson 1, Rhode Island 1, Western Kentucky 1.

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Top 25 rankings – ESPN/USA Today poll – 2/18

Top 25 rankings – ESPN/USA Today poll – 2/11

Rich Carlson — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:04:03 +0000

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

15. Drake 22-1 361 points

16. Texas A&M 20-4 278 points

17. Connecticut 18-5 274 points

18. Notre Dame 18-4 221 points

19. Vanderbilt 20-4 183 points

20. Washington State 18-5 175 points

21. Saint Mary’s 20-3 144 points

22. Kansas State 17-5 124 points

23. Purdue 19-5 118 points

24. Pittsburgh 18-5 68 points

25. Marquette 16-6 64 points

Others Receiving Votes
Louisville 59, Arkansas 48, Florida 24, Rhode Island 21, Mississippi State 14, UNLV 10, Baylor 10, Brigham Young 5, Arizona 4, Maryland 4, Mississippi 3, South Alabama 2, USC 1, Western Kentucky 1, Clemson 1.

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Top 25 rankings – ESPN/USA Today poll – 2/11

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

Rich Carlson — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:08:33 +0000

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.

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