UNC Up to No. 3 in Both Polls


Posted Feb 18, 2008


The Associated Press and Coaches Polls were released Monday afternoon.

Associated Press Top-25 College Basketball Poll

Team (First-place votes)RecordPointsPrevious Rank
1. Memphis Tigers (72) 25-0 1,800 1
2. Tennessee Volunteers 23-2 1,699 4
3. North Carolina Tar Heels 24-2 1,592 5
4. Kansas Jayhawks 24-2 1,567 3
5. Duke Blue Devils 22-2 1,519 2
6. U-C-L-A Bruins 22-3 1,498 6
7. Texas Longhorns 21-4 1,310 11
8. Butler Bulldogs 24-2 1,228 9
9. Stanford Cardinal 21-4 1,156 7
10. Xavier Musketeers 21-4 1,122 12
11. Wisconsin Badgers 21-4 1,033 15
12. Georgetown Hoyas 20-4 989 8
13. Connecticut Huskies 20-5 925 17
14. Purdue Boilermakers 21-5 877 19
15. Indiana Hoosiers 21-4 796 13
16. Drake Bulldogs 23-2 612 14
17. Washington State Cougars 20-5 581 21
18. Louisville Cardinals 20-6 543 23
19. Michigan State Spartans 20-5 503 10
20. Vanderbilt Commodores 22-4 432 24
21. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 19-5 361 20
22. Texas A&M Aggies 20-5 345 16
23. St Marys-CA Gaels 22-3 302 25
24. Kansas State Wildcats 18-6 247 18
25. Marquette Golden Eagles 18-6 176 NR
Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 59, B-Y-U 43, Clemson 39, Gonzaga 18, Arizona 8, Mississippi State 7, Rhode Island 6, Kent State 3, Stephen F. Austin 2, Western Kentucky 1, Cornell 1.

USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 College Basketball Poll

Team (First-place votes)RecordPointsPrevious Rank
1. Memphis Tigers (31) 25-0 775 1
2. Tennessee Volunteers 23-2 724 4
3. North Carolina Tar Heels 24-2 685 5
4. Duke Blue Devils 22-2 668 2
5. Kansas Jayhawks 24-2 664 3
6. U-C-L-A Bruins 22-3 647 6
7. Texas Longhorns 21-4 562 11
8. Butler Bulldogs 24-2 539 10
9. Stanford Cardinal 21-4 486 7
10. Wisconsin Badgers 21-4 452 14
11. Georgetown Hoyas 20-4 447 8
12. Xavier Musketeers 21-4 446 13
13. Connecticut Huskies 20-5 390 17
14. Indiana Hoosiers 21-4 369 12
15. Purdue Boilermakers 21-5 293 23
16. Vanderbilt Commodores 22-4 285 19
17. Michigan State Spartans 20-5 268 9
18. Drake Bulldogs 23-2 243 15
19. Washington State Cougars 20-5 235 20
20. Saint Mary's-CA Gaels 22-3 204 21
21. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 19-5 186 18
22. Texas A&M Aggies 20-5 142 16
23. Louisville Cardinals 20-6 132 NR
24. Marquette Golden Eagles 18-6 108 25
25. Kansas State Wildcats 18-6 57 22
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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