2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Preseason

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The Associated Press Top 25 college basketball 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: AP Top 25
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1.North Carolina (29)0-01,7284
 Tournament Results: Def. Radford 101-58 (3/19), Def. LSU 84-70 (3/21), Def. Gonzaga 98-77 (3/27), Def. Oklahoma 72-60 (3/29), Def. Villanova 83-69 (4/4), Def. Michigan State 89-72 (4/6)
This Week: No games scheduled.  Tickets
2.UCLA (24)0-01,7107
 Tournament Results: Def. Virginia Commonwealth 65-64 (3/19), Lost to Villanova 89-69 (3/21)
This Week: Def. Portland State 69-48 (11/9)  Tickets
3.Memphis (18)0-01,6805
 Tournament Results: Def. Cal State Northridge 81-70 (3/19), Def. Maryland 89-70 (3/21), Lost to Missouri 102-91 (3/26)
This Week: Def. Tennessee-Martin 102-71 (11/5), Def. Richmond 80-63 (11/6)  Tickets
4.Kansas 0-01,5682
 Tournament Results: Def. North Dakota State 84-74 (3/20), Def. Dayton 60-43 (3/22), Lost to Michigan State 67-62 (3/27)
This Week: Def. Louisiana-Monroe 107-78 (11/9), Def. UMKC 85-62 (11/11)  Tickets
5.Georgetown (1)0-01,5048
 Tournament Results: Lost to Baylor 74-72 (3/18)
This Week: Def. William & Mary 68-53 (11/10)  Tickets
6.Louisville 0-01,38016
 Tournament Results: Def. Morehead State 74-54 (3/20), Def. Siena 79-72 (3/22), Def. Arizona 103-64 (3/27), Lost to Michigan State 64-52 (3/29)
This Week: No games scheduled.  Tickets
7.Tennessee 0-01,37125
 Tournament Results: Lost to Oklahoma State 77-75 (3/20)
This Week: Def. Temple 80-63 (11/9)  Tickets
8.Michigan State 0-01,296NR
 Tournament Results: Def. Connecticut 82-73 (4/4), Def. Robert Morris 77-62 (3/20), Def. USC 74-69 (3/22), Def. Kansas 67-62 (3/27), Def. Louisville 64-52 (3/29), Lost to North Carolina 89-72 (4/6)
This Week: No games scheduled.  Tickets
9.Indiana 0-01,145NR
 Tournament Results: No Games Played
This Week: No games scheduled.  Tickets
10.Washington State 0-01,10313
 Tournament Results: Lost to Saint Mary's 68-57 (3/17)
This Week: Def. Eastern Washington 68-41 (11/9)  Tickets
11.Marquette 0-01,00220
 Tournament Results: Def. Utah State 58-57 (3/20), Lost to Missouri 83-79 (3/22)
This Week: Def. IUPUI 76-68 (11/10)  Tickets
12.Oregon 0-091810
 Tournament Results: No Games Played
This Week: Def. Pepperdine 100-70 (11/10), Def. Pacific 80-64 (11/11)  Tickets
13.Duke 0-0868NR
 Tournament Results: Def. Binghamton 86-62 (3/19), Def. Texas 74-69 (3/21), Lost to Villanova 77-54 (3/26)
This Week: Def. North Carolina Central 121-56 (11/9)  Tickets
14.Gonzaga 0-0711NR
 Tournament Results: Def. Akron 77-64 (3/19), Def. Western Kentucky 83-81 (3/21), Lost to North Carolina 98-77 (3/27)
This Week: Def. Montana 77-54 (11/11)  Tickets
15.Texas 0-063811
 Tournament Results: Def. Minnesota 76-62 (3/19), Lost to Duke 74-69 (3/21)
This Week: No games scheduled.  Tickets
16.Texas A&M 0-06239
 Tournament Results: Def. Brigham Young 79-66 (3/19), Lost to Connecticut 92-66 (3/21)
This Week: Def. McNeese State 73-50 (11/9)  Tickets
17.Arizona 0-0499NR
 Tournament Results: Def. Utah 84-71 (3/20), Def. Cleveland State 71-57 (3/22), Lost to Louisville 103-64 (3/27)
This Week: No games scheduled.  Tickets
18.USC 0-048023
 Tournament Results: Def. Boston College 72-55 (3/20), Lost to Michigan State 74-69 (3/22)
This Week: Lost to Mercer 96-81 (11/10)  Tickets
19.Arkansas 0-0468NR
 Tournament Results: No Games Played
This Week: Def. Wofford 67-45 (11/9)  Tickets
20.Kentucky 0-0372NR
 Tournament Results: Def. UNLV 70-60 (3/17), Def. Creighton 65-63 (3/23), Lost to Notre Dame 77-67 (3/25)
This Week: Def. Central Arkansas 67-40 (11/6), Lost to Gardner-Webb 84-68 (11/7)  Tickets
21.North Carolina State 0-0338NR
 Tournament Results: No Games Played
This Week: No games scheduled.  Tickets
22.Pittsburgh 0-029312
 Tournament Results: Def. East Tennessee State 72-62 (3/20), Def. Oklahoma State 84-76 (3/22), Def. Xavier 60-55 (3/26), Lost to Villanova 78-76 (3/28)
This Week: Def. Houston Baptist 103-62 (11/9), Def. North Carolina A&T 88-61 (11/10), Def. Saint Louis 69-58 (11/11)  Tickets
23.Stanford 0-0290NR
 Tournament Results: Def. Boise State 96-76 (3/18), Def. Wichita State 70-56 (3/23), Lost to Oregon State 65-62 (3/25)
This Week: Def. Harvard 111-56 (11/9), Def. Northwestern State 97-58 (11/10), Def. UC Santa Barbara 67-48 (11/11)  Tickets
24.Southern Illinois 0-022214
 Tournament Results: No Games Played
This Week: No games scheduled.  Tickets
25.Kansas State 0-0216NR
 Tournament Results: Def. Illinois State 83-79 (3/18), Lost to San Diego State 70-52 (3/20)
This Week: Def. Sacramento State 94-63 (11/9), Def. Pittsburg State 76-66 (11/11)  Tickets
Others Receiving Votes
Villanova 144, Ohio State 128, Butler 114, Syracuse 103, Clemson 83, Xavier 73, Connecticut 50, Davidson 50, Mississippi State 38, Florida 35, West Virginia 20, Virginia 19, Virginia Commonwealth 19, Notre Dame 18, Wisconsin 15, Alabama 14, Missouri 8, Nevada 6, Maryland 6, Washington 6, Vanderbilt 6, Utah State 4, New Mexico State 4, Providence 3, Brigham Young 3, Akron 2, Illinois 2, Southern Miss 2, George Mason 1, Houston 1.