2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Preseason
| AP Top 25 |
| 1. North Carolina (29) 0-0 1,728 |
| 2. UCLA (24) 0-0 1,710 |
| 3. Memphis (18) 0-0 1,680 |
| 4. Kansas 0-0 1,568 |
| 5. Georgetown (1) 0-0 1,504 |
| 6. Louisville 0-0 1,380 |
| 7. Tennessee 0-0 1,371 |
| 8. Michigan State 0-0 1,296 |
| 9. Indiana 0-0 1,145 |
| 10. Washington State 0-0 1,103 |
| 11. Marquette 0-0 1,002 |
| 12. Oregon 0-0 918 |
| 13. Duke 0-0 868 |
| 14. Gonzaga 0-0 711 |
| 15. Texas 0-0 638 |
| 16. Texas A&M 0-0 623 |
| 17. Arizona 0-0 499 |
| 18. USC 0-0 480 |
| 19. Arkansas 0-0 468 |
| 20. Kentucky 0-0 372 |
| 21. North Carolina State 0-0 338 |
| 22. Pittsburgh 0-0 293 |
| 23. Stanford 0-0 290 |
| 24. Southern Illinois 0-0 222 |
| 25. Kansas State 0-0 216 |
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. |
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| ESPN/USA Today Poll |
| 1. North Carolina (10) 0-0 739 |
| 2. UCLA (12) 0-0 734 |
| 3. Memphis (8) 0-0 731 |
| 4. Kansas (1) 0-0 669 |
| 5. Georgetown 0-0 625 |
| 6. Louisville 0-0 620 |
| 7. Tennessee 0-0 598 |
| 8. Michigan State 0-0 503 |
| 9. Indiana 0-0 479 |
| 10. Washington State 0-0 464 |
| 11. Duke 0-0 390 |
| 12. Marquette 0-0 381 |
| 13. Oregon 0-0 360 |
| 14. Gonzaga 0-0 252 |
| 14. Texas A&M 0-0 252 |
| 16. Texas 0-0 216 |
| 17. Arizona 0-0 205 |
| 18. USC 0-0 189 |
| 19. Arkansas 0-0 173 |
| 20. Pittsburgh 0-0 160 |
| 21. Stanford 0-0 158 |
| 22. Kentucky 0-0 155 |
| 23. Southern Illinois 0-0 137 |
| 24. North Carolina State 0-0 119 |
| 25. Villanova 0-0 111 |
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. |
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