2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Mar. 3)
AP Top 25
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.
ESPN/USA Today Poll
1. North Carolina (19) 27-2 763
2. UCLA (6) 26-3 718
3. Memphis (6) 28-1 717
4. Tennessee 26-3 695
5. Duke 25-3 621
6. Kansas 26-3 618
7. Stanford 24-4 572
8. Wisconsin 24-4 535
9. Texas 24-5 533
10. Georgetown 24-4 521
11. Xavier 25-4 492
12. Butler 27-3 393
13. Louisville 24-6 368
14. Connecticut 23-6 356
15. Purdue 23-6 314
16. Vanderbilt 24-5 305
17. Indiana 24-5 297
18. Michigan State 23-6 283
19. Notre Dame 22-6 246
20. Marquette 21-7 141
21. Drake 25-4 116
22. Washington State 22-7 102
23. Gonzaga 23-6 99
24. Brigham Young 23-6 94
25. Mississippi State 20-8 44
Others Receiving Votes
Clemson 43, Saint Mary's 29, Davidson 27, Pittsburgh 7, UNLV 6, USC 6, Baylor 5, Kentucky 4, South Alabama 3, Western Kentucky 1, Arizona State 1.
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.
ESPN/USA Today Poll
1. North Carolina (19) 27-2 763
2. UCLA (6) 26-3 718
3. Memphis (6) 28-1 717
4. Tennessee 26-3 695
5. Duke 25-3 621
6. Kansas 26-3 618
7. Stanford 24-4 572
8. Wisconsin 24-4 535
9. Texas 24-5 533
10. Georgetown 24-4 521
11. Xavier 25-4 492
12. Butler 27-3 393
13. Louisville 24-6 368
14. Connecticut 23-6 356
15. Purdue 23-6 314
16. Vanderbilt 24-5 305
17. Indiana 24-5 297
18. Michigan State 23-6 283
19. Notre Dame 22-6 246
20. Marquette 21-7 141
21. Drake 25-4 116
22. Washington State 22-7 102
23. Gonzaga 23-6 99
24. Brigham Young 23-6 94
25. Mississippi State 20-8 44
Others Receiving Votes
Clemson 43, Saint Mary's 29, Davidson 27, Pittsburgh 7, UNLV 6, USC 6, Baylor 5, Kentucky 4, South Alabama 3, Western Kentucky 1, Arizona State 1.