We have a new #1 team in the nation this week, as North Carolina was upset at home by Maryland over the weekend. UCLA also dropped a few spots in the poll after their upset loss to Southern Cal.
So, without further delay, I present to you the new #1 team in the nation – Memphis. And with their relatively easy conference schedule, they could remain #1 for a long, long time.
1. Memphis (21 first place votes) 17-0 765 points
2. Kansas (10) 18-0 754 points
3. Duke 15-1 682 points
4. North Carolina 18-1 666 points
5. Tennessee 16-1 …read more

The last three major unbeaten teams in the country headline this week’s ESPN/USA Today rankings – North Carolina, Memphis and Kansas.
With the conference battles starting to heat up, these three teams may not remain unbeaten for very long. With UNC facing their tough ACC schedule, they could be the first to fall.
Stay tuned…
1. North Carolina (23 first place votes) 17-0 765 points
2. Memphis (6) 15-0 747 points
3. Kansas (2) 16-0 719 points
4. UCLA 16-1 680 points
5. Duke 13-1 614 points
6. Georgetown 13-1 600 points
7. Tennessee 14-1 582 points
8. Washington State …read more

In the final rankings of 2007, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels remain atop the polls, although they are not as strong as they once were after losing backup point guard Bobby Frasor to a knee injury.
1. North Carolina (23 first place votes) 13-0 764 points
2. Memphis (7) 11-0 749 points
3. Kansas (1) 13-0 718 points
4. Washington State 12-0 670 points
5. UCLA 12-1 649 points
6. Michigan State 12-1 602 points
7. Georgetown 9-1 544 points
8. Duke 10-1 541 points
9. Tennessee 12-1 505 points
10. Texas A&M 12-1 493 points
11. Marquette 10-1 446 points
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Unbeaten North Carolina sits atop the latest ESPN/USA Today college basketball poll that came out today:
1. North Carolina (25 first place votes) 8-0 763 points
 2. Memphis (4) 7-0 740 points
 3. Kansas (1) 9-0 717 points
 4. Georgetown (1) 7-0 669 points
 5. Texas 9-0 635 points
 6. Washington State 9-0 608 points
 7. Duke 9-0 594 points
 8. UCLA 8-1 582 points
 9. Pittsburgh 9-0 487 points
10. Michigan State 8-1 481 points
11. Tennessee 8-1 430 points
12. Texas A&M 8-1 407 points
13. Marquette 6-1 391 points
14. Indiana 8-1 385 points
15. Clemson 8-0 295 points
16. Oregon 7-1 292 points
17. Xavier 7-1 257 points
18. Villanova 7-1 195 points
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After two impressive victories on the road against Ohio State and Kentucky, North Carolina has cemented itself as the #1 team in the latest ESPN/USA Today poll. UNC’s case was strengthened after UCLA was upset by 5th ranked Texas last weekend.
1. North Carolina (23 first place votes) 7-0  753 points
 2. Memphis (6) 6-0  746 points
 3. Kansas (1) 7-0  717 points
 4. Georgetown (1) 5-0  670 points
 5. Texas 7-0  620 points
 6. Washington State 7-0  599 points
 7. Duke 8-0  594 points
 8. UCLA 7-1  587 points
 9. Pittsburgh 7-0  477 points
10. Michigan State 6-1  437 points
11. Louisville 5-1  422 points
12. Tennessee 7-1  402 points
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We have a new #1 team in the latest ESPN/USA Today rankings, as UCLA squeaked past North Carolina to take the top spot. A team to watch is BYU, who upset #6 Louisville and pushed North Carolina to the limit last week. The Cougars enter this week’s rankings at #23.
 1. UCLA (12 first place votes) 6-0  749 points
 2. North Carolina (13) 5-0 745 points
 3. Memphis (5) 5-0 719 points
 4. Kansas (1) 5-0 688 points
 5. Georgetown 3-0 654 points
 6. Washington State 6-0 591 points
 7. Duke 6-0 562 points
 8. Texas 5-0 502 points
 9. Texas A&M 6-0 498 points
10. Louisville 4-1 423 points
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We have a tie atop the latest ESPN/USA today Top 25 rankings, with North Carolina and UCLA tied with 744 points:
1. North Carolina (14 first place votes) 2-0 744
1. UCLA (10) 3-0 744
3. Memphis (6) 4-0 718
4. Kansas (1) 3-0 680
5. Georgetown 2-0 636
6. Louisville 2-0 612
7. Tennessee 3-0 603
8. Indiana 2-0 520
9. Washington State 3-0 517
10. Duke 2-0 422
11. Oregon 4-0 417
11. Michigan State 2-0 417
13. Marquette 2-0 413
14. Gonzaga 3-0 342
15. Texas A&M 4-0 328
16. Texas 3-0 294
17. Pittsburgh 4-0 …read more

The college basketball season is barely a few hours old, and we’ve already had a couple of huge upsets.
And please don’t tell me that these games don’t matter because they are in the “pre-season”.
They DO matter…