2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Mar. 31)
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The USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Top 25 college basketball coaches' poll, with number of first-place votes and record in parentheses, total points and previous ranking. Team records are through the date the poll was released:
| NCAA Division I: ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PVS |
| 1. | 35-3 | 775 | 4 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Portland State 85-61 (3/20), Def. UNLV 75-56 (3/22), Def. Villanova 72-57 (3/28), Def. Davidson 59-57 (3/30), Def. No. 3 North Carolina 84-66 (4/5), Def. No. 2 Memphis 75-68 (4/7) This Week: Def. No. 3 North Carolina 84-66 (4/5), Def. No. 2 Memphis 75-68 (4/7) Tickets | ||||
| 2. | 37-1 | 744 | 3 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Texas-Arlington 87-63 (3/21), Def. Mississippi State 77-74 (3/23), Def. Michigan State 92-74 (3/28), Def. Texas 85-67 (3/30), Def. No. 4 UCLA 78-63 (4/5), Lost to No. 1 Kansas 75-68 (4/7) This Week: Def. No. 4 UCLA 78-63 (4/5), Lost to No. 1 Kansas 75-68 (4/7) Tickets | ||||
| 3. | 36-2 | 708 | 1 | |
| Tournament Results: Lost to No. 1 Kansas 84-66 (4/5), Def. Mount St. Mary's 113-74 (3/21), Def. Arkansas 108-77 (3/23), Def. Washington State 68-47 (3/27), Def. Louisville 83-73 (3/29) This Week: Lost to No. 1 Kansas 84-66 (4/5) Tickets | ||||
| 4. | 35-3 | 687 | 2 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Mississippi Valley State 70-29 (3/20), Def. Texas A&M 51-49 (3/22), Def. Western Kentucky 88-78 (3/27), Def. Xavier 76-57 (3/29), Lost to No. 2 Memphis 78-63 (4/5) This Week: Lost to No. 2 Memphis 78-63 (4/5) Tickets | ||||
| 5. | 31-7 | 631 | 7 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Austin Peay 74-54 (3/21), Def. Miami (FL) 75-72 (3/23), Def. Stanford 82-62 (3/28), Lost to Memphis 85-67 (3/30) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| 6. | 27-9 | 602 | 13 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Boise State 79-61 (3/21), Def. Oklahoma 78-48 (3/23), Def. Tennessee 79-60 (3/27), Lost to North Carolina 83-73 (3/29) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| 7. | 31-5 | 554 | 6 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. American University 72-57 (3/21), Def. No. 10 Butler 76-71 (3/23), Lost to Louisville 79-60 (3/27) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| 8. | 30-7 | 543 | 12 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Georgia 73-61 (3/20), Def. No. 18 Purdue 85-78 (3/22), Def. West Virginia 79-75 (3/27), Lost to UCLA 76-57 (3/29) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| 9. | 29-7 | 512 | 23 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Gonzaga 82-76 (3/21), Def. No. 8 Georgetown 74-70 (3/23), Def. Wisconsin 73-56 (3/28), Lost to Kansas 59-57 (3/30) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| 10. | 31-5 | 499 | 5 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Cal State Fullerton 71-56 (3/20), Def. Kansas State 72-55 (3/22), Lost to Davidson 73-56 (3/28) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| 11. | 28-8 | 474 | 11 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Cornell 77-53 (3/20), Def. No. 24 Marquette 82-81 (3/22), Lost to Texas 82-62 (3/28) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| 12. | 28-6 | 395 | 8 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. UMBC 66-47 (3/21), Lost to No. 23 Davidson 74-70 (3/23) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| 13. | 27-9 | 359 | 20 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Temple 72-61 (3/20), Def. No. 19 Pittsburgh 65-54 (3/22), Lost to Memphis 92-74 (3/28) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| 14. | 30-4 | 339 | 10 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. South Alabama 81-61 (3/21), Lost to No. 6 Tennessee 76-71 (3/23) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| 15. | 26-9 | 328 | 21 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Winthrop 71-40 (3/20), Def. No. 15 Notre Dame 61-41 (3/22), Lost to North Carolina 68-47 (3/27) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| 16. | 28-6 | 312 | 9 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Belmont 71-70 (3/20), Lost to West Virginia 73-67 (3/22) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| 17. | 26-11 | 197 | NR | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Arizona 75-65 (3/20), Def. No. 9 Duke 73-67 (3/22), Lost to Xavier 79-75 (3/27) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| 18. | 27-10 | 194 | 19 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Oral Roberts 82-63 (3/20), Lost to No. 20 Michigan State 65-54 (3/22) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| 19. | 25-8 | 180 | 15 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. George Mason 68-50 (3/20), Lost to No. 21 Washington State 61-41 (3/22) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| 20. | 25-9 | 164 | 18 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Baylor 90-79 (3/20), Lost to No. 12 Xavier 85-78 (3/22) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| 21. | 25-10 | 153 | 24 | |
| Tournament Results: Def. Kentucky 74-66 (3/20), Lost to No. 11 Stanford 82-81 (3/22) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| 22. | 29-7 | 139 | NR | |
| Tournament Results: Def. No. 14 Drake 101-99 (3/21), Def. San Diego 72-63 (3/23), Lost to UCLA 88-78 (3/27) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| 23. | 28-5 | 117 | 14 | |
| Tournament Results: Lost to Western Kentucky 101-99 (3/21) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| 24. | 22-13 | 110 | NR | |
| Tournament Results: Def. No. 22 Clemson 75-69 (3/21), Def. Siena 84-72 (3/23), Lost to Kansas 72-57 (3/28) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| 25. | 26-8 | 70 | 16 | |
| Tournament Results: Lost to Siena 83-62 (3/21) This Week: No games scheduled. Tickets | ||||
| Others Receiving Votes Connecticut 64, Texas A&M 51, Mississippi State 43, Clemson 41, Kansas State 28, Gonzaga 17, Arkansas 11, Indiana 10, UNLV 9, Brigham Young 5, Ohio State 5, Miami (FL) 3, USC 1, Tulsa 1. Dropped From Rankings Connecticut 17, Clemson 22, Indiana 24. The USA TODAY/ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The board for the 2009-10 season: Mike Adras, Northern Arizona; Dana Altman, Creighton; Tommy Amaker, Harvard; Tevester Anderson, Jackson State; Ronnie Arrow, South Alabama; Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's; Eddie Biedenbach, North Carolina-Asheville; Jim Boeheim, Syracuse; Rick Byrd, Belmont; Charlie Coles, Miami (Ohio); Steve Fisher, San Diego State; Greg Graham, Boise State; Rob Jeter, Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Billy Kennedy, Murray State; Billy Lange, Navy; Dan Leibovitz, Hartford; Fran McCaffery, Siena; Mike McConathy, Northwestern State; Bob McKillop, Davidson; Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's; Ron "Fang" Mitchell, Coppin State; Matt Painter, Purdue; Tom Pecora, Hofstra; John Pelphrey, Arkansas; Mike Rice, Robert Morris; Doc Sadler, Nebraska; Herb Sendek, Arizona State; Scott Sutton, Oral Roberts; Bob Williams, UC-Santa Barbara; Gary Williams, Maryland; Doug Wojcik, Tulsa. |