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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 Poll

The 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.