Posted at 10:18 a.m., Monday, January 21, 2008
CBKB: Memphis tops AP, USA Today men's polls
Associated Press
USA Today/ESPN Top 25 PollThe top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 20, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Memphis (21) 17-0 765 2
2. Kansas (10) 18-0 754 3
3. Duke 15-1 682 5
4. North Carolina 18-1 666 1
5. Tennessee 16-1 653 7
6. Washington State 16-1 620 8
7. UCLA 16-2 581 4
8. Indiana 16-1 565 10
9. Georgetown 14-2 543 6
10. Michigan State 16-2 517 11
11. Wisconsin 15-2 443 17
12. Texas 14-3 381 19
13. Vanderbilt 17-2 336 14
14. Butler 17-2 316 12
15. Mississippi 15-2 284 15
16. Texas A&M 15-3 280 9
17. Pittsburgh 15-3 267 16
18. Villanova 13-3 257 t21
19. Dayton 14-2 203 18
20. Marquette 13-4 158 13
21. Stanford 15-3 151
22. Xavier 15-4 112 20
23. Drake 16-1 92
24. Saint Mary's 15-2 89
25. Clemson 14-4 84 23
Others receiving votes: Arizona State 61, Florida 56, West Virginia 42, Rhode Island 24, Gonzaga 14, Southern California 12, Baylor 11, Massachusetts 9, Kansas State 8, Louisville 7, San Diego State 7, Connecticut 5, Mississippi State 4, South Alabama 3, UNLV 3, Arizona 2, Illinois State 2, Miami 2, Oregon 2, Cincinnati 1, Houston 1.
AP Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 20, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Memphis (49) 17-0 1,777 2
2. Kansas (23) 18-0 1,751 3
3. Tennessee 16-1 1,591 6
4. Duke 15-1 1,543 7
5. North Carolina 18-1 1,536 1
6. Washington St. 16-1 1,442 8
7. Indiana 16-1 1,351 9
8. UCLA 16-2 1,312 4
9. Georgetown 14-2 1,235 5
10. Michigan St. 16-2 1,175 11
11. Wisconsin 15-2 1,048 17
12. Texas 14-3 887 19
13. Pittsburgh 15-3 781 15
14. Vanderbilt 17-2 748 16
15. Butler 17-2 742 12
16. Dayton 14-2 567 14
17. Mississippi 15-2 529 18
18. Texas A&M 15-3 502 10
18. Villanova 13-3 502 25
20. Stanford 15-3 444
21. Marquette 13-4 332 13
22. Drake 16-1 313
23. Xavier 15-4 230 20
24. Arizona St. 14-3 182 22
25. Baylor 15-2 173
Others receiving votes: Saint Mary's, Calif. 144, Clemson 136, Kansas St. 120, West Virginia 90, Florida 49, Massachusetts 47, Gonzaga 32, Southern Cal 26, Rhode Island 17, Miami 15, Louisville 7, Cincinnati 5, South Alabama 5, Oklahoma 4, New Mexico 3, Akron 2, Mississippi St. 2, Cleveland St. 1, Creighton 1, Maryland 1.