2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Preseason

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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.North Carolina (10)0-07395
 Tournament Results: Def. Radford 101-58 (3/19), Def. No. 20 LSU 84-70 (3/21), Def. Gonzaga 98-77 (3/27), Def. Oklahoma 72-60 (3/29), Def. No. 4 Villanova 83-69 (4/4), Def. Michigan State 89-72 (4/6)
This Week: No games scheduled.  Tickets
2.UCLA (12)0-07343
 Tournament Results: Def. Virginia Commonwealth 65-64 (3/19), Lost to No. 12 Villanova 89-69 (3/21)
This Week: Def. Portland State 69-48 (11/9)  Tickets
3.Memphis (8)0-07317
 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 (1)0-06695
 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 0-06254
 Tournament Results: Lost to Baylor 74-72 (3/18)
This Week: Def. William & Mary 68-53 (11/10)  Tickets
6.Louisville 0-062020
 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 0-059818
 Tournament Results: Lost to Oklahoma State 77-75 (3/20)
This Week: Def. Temple 80-63 (11/9)  Tickets
8.Michigan State 0-0503NR
 Tournament Results: Def. No. 3 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 0-0479NR
 Tournament Results: No Games Played
This Week: No games scheduled.  Tickets
10.Washington State 0-046417
 Tournament Results: Lost to Saint Mary's 68-57 (3/17)
This Week: Def. Eastern Washington 68-41 (11/9)  Tickets
11.Duke 0-0390NR
 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
12.Marquette 0-0381NR
 Tournament Results: Def. No. 25 Utah State 58-57 (3/20), Lost to No. 9 Missouri 83-79 (3/22)
This Week: Def. IUPUI 76-68 (11/10)  Tickets
13.Oregon 0-03608
 Tournament Results: No Games Played
This Week: Def. Pepperdine 100-70 (11/10), Def. Pacific 80-64 (11/11)  Tickets
14.Gonzaga 0-0252NR
 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
14.Texas A&M 0-02529
 Tournament Results: Def. Brigham Young 79-66 (3/19), Lost to No. 6 Connecticut 92-66 (3/21)
This Week: Def. McNeese State 73-50 (11/9)  Tickets
16.Texas 0-021616
 Tournament Results: Def. Minnesota 76-62 (3/19), Lost to No. 5 Duke 74-69 (3/21)
This Week: No games scheduled.  Tickets
17.Arizona 0-0205NR
 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 0-018915
 Tournament Results: Def. Boston College 72-55 (3/20), Lost to No. 7 Michigan State 74-69 (3/22)
This Week: Lost to Mercer 96-81 (11/10)  Tickets
19.Arkansas 0-0173NR
 Tournament Results: No Games Played
This Week: Def. Wofford 67-45 (11/9)  Tickets
20.Pittsburgh 0-016010
 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
21.Stanford 0-0158NR
 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
22.Kentucky 0-0155NR
 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
23.Southern Illinois 0-013711
 Tournament Results: No Games Played
This Week: No games scheduled.  Tickets
24.North Carolina State 0-0119NR
 Tournament Results: No Games Played
This Week: No games scheduled.  Tickets
25.Villanova 0-0111NR
 Tournament Results: Def. American University 80-67 (3/19), Def. No. 17 UCLA 89-69 (3/21), Def. Duke 77-54 (3/26), Def. Pittsburgh 78-76 (3/28), Lost to No. 1 North Carolina 83-69 (4/4)
This Week: Def. Stony Brook 86-64 (11/9)  Tickets
Others Receiving Votes
Kansas State 94, Syracuse 69, Ohio State 65, Clemson 56, Connecticut 55, Butler 42, Davidson 39, Xavier 38, Alabama 31, Mississippi State 30, Florida 26, Wisconsin 21, Illinois 16, Washington 12, Brigham Young 12, Nevada 8, Bradley 7, Virginia 7, Virginia Commonwealth 5, Utah 4, Baylor 3, Old Dominion 3, Saint Joseph's 3, Fresno State 2, George Mason 2, Utah State 2, Notre Dame 1, California 1, Maryland 1.

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.