AP Poll

AP Top 25: December 1

Press Release — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:29:44 -0500

AP Top 25 - December 1st

1. North Carolina (72) 7-0 1,800
2. Connecticut 6-0 1,723
3. Pittsburgh 7-0 1,592
4. Duke 7-0 1,526
5. Gonzaga 5-0 1,489
6. Oklahoma 6-0 1,437
7. Notre Dame 5-1 1,359
8. Texas 5-1 1,231
9. Purdue 5-1 1,086
10. Tennessee 5-1 1,016
11. Louisville 2-1 1,003
12. UCLA 4-1 966
13. Michigan State 4-1 946
14. Xavier 6-0 902
15. Wake Forest 6-0 736
16. Syracuse 6-0 668
17. Villanova 6-0 570
18. Memphis 4-1 526
19. Arizona State 5-1 401
20. Georgetown 4-1 388
21. Miami (FL) 4-1 309
22. Davidson 5-1 286
23. Florida 5-1 281
24. Baylor 6-1 272
25. Marquette 5-1 221

Others Receiving Votes
Kansas 186, Dayton 109, Wisconsin 100, Clemson 72, Ohio State 52, Florida State 28, Brigham Young 23, Michigan 18, LSU 16, Washington State 15, Illinois 12, UAB 8, Texas A&M 6, Butler 6, Missouri 6, Saint Mary's 5, USC 2, Navy 1, Nebraska 1.

Dropped From Rankings
Kansas 22, Wisconsin 25.

Ryter's Block: Top 25 Thoughts

Matthew Ryter — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:42:33 -0500

The Story: North Carolina is the unanimous No. 1 team in this week’s ESPN/USA Today’s coaches’ poll. After receiving 30 out of 31 first place votes last week, UNC regained its unanimous status at No. 1 this week. Connecticut and Louisville remain No. 2 and No. 3 respectively. Pittsburgh jumped up two spots to No. 4 to give the Big East majority rule among the top 5. Pittsburgh took UCLA’s place at No. 4 after UCLA, 11^th in this week’s poll; fell to Michigan at Madison Square Garden. The Big East has four teams in the top 10 and seven in the top 25—No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 15 Marquette, No. 16 Georgetown, and No. 22 Villanova. Xavier, No. 20, is the sole newcomer to the poll this week. They upset Memphis 63-58 in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship game. Here is a look at both the ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll as well as the AP poll:

1. North Carolina (72) 3-0 1,800
2. Connecticut 4-0 1,694
3. Louisville 2-0 1,646
4. Pittsburgh 4-0 1,423
5. Michigan State 2-0 1,402
6. Texas 2-0 1,355
7. Duke 6-0 1,330
8. Notre Dame 2-0 1,291
9. Gonzaga 2-0 1,222
10. Purdue 4-0 1,161
11. Oklahoma 4-0 1,094
12. Tennessee 3-0 1,005
13. UCLA 3-1 916
14. Arizona State 3-0 767
15. Marquette 3-0 735
16. Xavier 5-0 600
17. Florida 3-0 535
18. Memphis 4-1 500
19. Wake Forest 2-0 414
20. Villanova 3-0 356
21. Georgetown 2-0 349
22. Miami (FL) 2-1 272
22. Kansas 2-0 272
24. Davidson 3-1 238
25. Wisconsin 4-0 214

ESPN

1. North Carolina (31) 3-0 775
2. Connecticut 4-0 730
3. Louisville 2-0 697
4. Pittsburgh 4-0 635
5. Duke 6-0 625
6. Michigan State 2-0 615
7. Texas 2-0 576
8. Notre Dame 2-0 551
9. Purdue 4-0 516
10. Gonzaga 2-0 481
11. UCLA 3-1 437
12. Tennessee 3-0 434
13. Oklahoma 4-0 415
14. Arizona State 3-0 343
15. Marquette 3-0 284
16. Georgetown 2-0 251
17. Memphis 4-1 246
18. Florida 3-0 238
19. Wisconsin 4-0 171
20. Xavier 5-0 166
21. Miami (FL) 2-1 146
22. Villanova 3-0 143
23. Kansas 2-0 125
24. Wake Forest 2-0 123
25. Davidson 3-1 100

Ryter’s Block: The season is still young but the Big East has been impressive so far. They have almost half of their teams ranked in the top 25. I think Syracuse can also make a case to be the 8^th team from the Big East to get into the top 25. UCLA is ranked a little high for my liking. I think they should have fallen lower after losing to Michigan.

Here are some games worth watching that may impact the rankings next week:

Monday 11/24: No. 2 UConn at No. 19 Wisconsin

Monday 11/24: No. 23 Kansas vs. Washington

Monday 11/24: Syracuse at No. 18 Florida

Wednesday 11/26: Boston College vs. No. 9 Purdue

Wednesday 11/26: UAB vs. No. 13 Oklahoma

Thursday 11/27: Maryland vs. No. 16 Michigan State

Thursday 11/27: Oklahoma St. vs. No. 10 Gonzaga

Friday 11/28: No. 4 Pittsburgh vs. Texas Tech

AP Top 25: November 24

Press Release — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:57:00 -0500

AP Top 25

Others Receiving Votes
Baylor 170, Syracuse 115, Saint Mary's 111, UNLV 107, Ohio State 52, Clemson 49, Michigan 42, LSU 25, Texas A&M 25, USC 18, Siena 18, Brigham Young 16, Washington State 13, UAB 12, West Virginia 10, Creighton 6, Missouri 6, Rhode Island 5, Seton Hall 2, Georgia Tech 2, Illinois 2, Mercer 1, Oklahoma State 1, Virginia Military 1.

AP Top 25: November 17

Shawn Siegel — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:40:50 -0500

AP Top 25 - Week One

1. North Carolina (72) 1-0 1,800
2. Connecticut 1-0 1,674
3. Louisville 0-0 1,635
4. UCLA 2-0 1,475
5. Michigan State 1-0 1,362
6. Pittsburgh 1-0 1,355
7. Texas 1-0 1,304
8. Notre Dame 1-0 1,243
9. Gonzaga 1-0 1,185
10. Duke 3-0 1,176
11. Purdue 1-0 1,116
12. Oklahoma 1-0 1,028
13. Memphis 1-0 968
14. Tennessee 1-0 941
15. Arizona State 1-0 653
15. Marquette 1-0 653
17. Miami (FL) 1-0 591
18. Florida 2-0 460
19. USC 1-0 398
20. Wake Forest 1-0 349
21. Davidson 1-0 339
22. Georgetown 0-0 265
23. Villanova 1-0 261
24. Kansas 1-0 207
25. Wisconsin 1-0 187

Others Receiving Votes
Baylor 125, UNLV 116, Saint Mary's 108, Xavier 102, Syracuse 97, Ohio State 49, Clemson 33, Texas A&M 32, LSU 23, Brigham Young 17, Washington State 13, West Virginia 10, Virginia Commonwealth 8, Virginia Tech 8, Siena 7, Vanderbilt 6, Rhode Island 5, Alabama 3, Mercer 3, Creighton 2, UAB 2, Southern Illinois 1, Holy Cross 1, Arizona 1, Cal State Northridge 1, Washington 1, Virginia Military 1.
Complete Rankings

Preseason AP Top 25

Press Release — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:08:00 -0400

AP Top 25 - Preseason

1. North Carolina (72) 0-0 1,800
2. Connecticut 0-0 1,661
3. Louisville 0-0 1,638
4. UCLA 0-0 1,487
5. Pittsburgh 0-0 1,319
6. Michigan State 0-0 1,311
7. Texas 0-0 1,259
8. Duke 0-0 1,250
9. Notre Dame 0-0 1,243
10. Gonzaga 0-0 1,162
11. Purdue 0-0 1,099
12. Oklahoma 0-0 987
13. Memphis 0-0 977
14. Tennessee 0-0 920
15. Arizona State 0-0 645
16. Marquette 0-0 592
17. Miami (FL) 0-0 570
18. USC 0-0 414
19. Florida 0-0 403
20. Davidson 0-0 347
21. Wake Forest 0-0 312
22. Georgetown 0-0 311
23. Villanova 0-0 256
24. Kansas 0-0 233
25. Wisconsin 0-0 196

Others Receiving Votes

Xavier 154, UNLV 143, Baylor 128, Saint Mary's 112, Syracuse 83, Kentucky 75, Ohio State 64, LSU 31, Texas A&M 30, Washington 19, West Virginia 17, Virginia Tech 16, Brigham Young 16, Alabama 16, Siena 13, Washington State 11, Vanderbilt 11, Clemson 11, Arizona 11, Temple 10, Virginia Commonwealth 8, Creighton 7, Butler 7, New Mexico 3, Cleveland State 2, UAB 2, Stanford 2, San Diego 1, American University 1, Cal State Northridge 1, Saint Joseph's 1, Drake 1, Miami (OH) 1.

AP Top 25: March 10th

Press Release — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:28:27 -0400

AP Top 25
1. North Carolina (52) 29-2 1,776
2. Memphis (13) 30-1 1,693
3. UCLA (5) 28-3 1,646
4. Tennessee (2) 28-3 1,626
5. Kansas 28-3 1,517
6. Texas 26-5 1,360
7. Duke 26-4 1,316
8. Wisconsin 26-4 1,309
9. Georgetown 25-4 1,300
10. Xavier 26-5 1,043
11. Stanford 24-6 1,036
12. Butler 28-3 976
13. Louisville 24-7 959
14. Notre Dame 24-6 802
15. Connecticut 24-7 767
16. Drake 28-4 672
17. Purdue 24-7 646
18. Vanderbilt 25-6 565
19. Michigan State 24-7 497
20. Gonzaga 25-6 474
21. Washington State 23-7 375
22. Indiana 25-6 357
23. Davidson 25-6 181
24. Brigham Young 25-6 154
25. Marquette 22-8 128

Others Receiving Votes
Clemson 64, USC 57, South Alabama 43, Mississippi State 21, Kent State 11, Baylor 7, Pittsburgh 6, Oklahoma 4, Kentucky 3, Cornell 3, West Virginia 3, Western Kentucky 1, Kansas State 1, Saint Mary's 1.

AP Top 25: North Carolina #1

Press Release — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:20:04 -0500

1. North Carolina (38) 27-2 1,745
2. Memphis (21) 28-1 1,706
3. UCLA (12) 26-3 1,664
4. Tennessee (1) 26-3 1,625
5. Kansas 26-3 1,459
6. Duke 25-3 1,403
7. Stanford 24-4 1,317
8. Xavier 25-4 1,232
9. Texas 24-5 1,227
10. Wisconsin 24-4 1,199
11. Georgetown 24-4 1,147
12. Louisville 24-6 1,010
13. Connecticut 23-6 848
14. Butler 27-3 813
15. Purdue 23-6 779
16. Vanderbilt 24-5 658
17. Michigan State 23-6 657
18. Indiana 24-5 646
19. Notre Dame 22-6 578
20. Drake 25-4 346
21. Marquette 21-7 334
22. Gonzaga 23-6 323
23. Washington State 22-7 245
24. Clemson 21-7 124
25. Davidson 23-6 74

Others Receiving Votes
Brigham Young 63, Mississippi State 34, South Alabama 27, Pittsburgh 25, Saint Mary's 22, Kent State 19, Miami (FL) 13, Baylor 7, UAB 7, USC 7, Arizona State 4, Virginia Commonwealth 3, Western Kentucky 3, Texas A&M 3, Cornell 2, Robert Morris 1, Stephen F. Austin 1.

Dropped From Rankings
Kent State 23, Saint Mary's 25.

Daily Poll: Does Davidson Deserve to be Top 25?

Shawn Siegel — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:14:39 -0500

Daily Poll: Who is #1 Now that Tennessee Lost?

Shawn Siegel — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:07:29 -0500

Daily Poll: Which is Better, AP or Coaches Poll?

Shawn Siegel — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:58:20 -0500