Memphis sits at the top of the first college basketball rankings from the Tennessee Journalist. However, Duke trails the Tigers by just one point.
The Tigers brough in three of the five first place votes this week, with Duke and Kansas picking up one each.
Tennessee sits fourth with Vanderbilt the only other ranked SEC team at No. 24.
Sports editor Cliff Chartrand and assistant sports editor Clayton Culp voted along with staff writers Austin Baird, Ben Dishong, Chris Mitchell and Weston Wamp.
| 1 | Memphis (4) | 23-0 | 146 |
| 2 | Duke (1) | 21-1 | 144 |
| 3 | Kansas (1) | 23-1 | 138 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 21-2 | 130 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 22-2 | 125 |
| 6 | UCLA | 21-3 | 121 |
| 7 | Georgetown | 19-3 | 109 |
| 8 | Stanford | 20-3 | 91 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 20-3 | 85 |
| 10 | Butler | 21-2 | 84 |
| 11 | Texas | 19-4 | 80 |
| 12 | Indiana | 20-3 | 79 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 19-4 | 78 |
| 14 | Drake | 22-1 | 72 |
| 15 | Connecticut | 20-3 | 67 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 20-4 | 59 |
| 17 | Xavier | 20-4 | 58 |
| 18 | Washington State | 18-5 | 53 |
| 19 | Kansas State | 17-5 | 43 |
| 20 | Purdue | 19-5 | 29 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | 18-5 | 24 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 18-4 | 22 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | 20-4 | 21 |
| 24t | Louisville | 18-6 | 20 |
| 24t | Marquette | 16-6 | 20 |
Others receiving votes: St. Mary's 15, Baylor 8, Clemson 4, Arkansas 4, Mississippi 3, South Alabama 3, Florida 2, Gonzaga 1, Ohio State 1
Comments
jeff commented, on February 11, 2008 at 12:13 p.m.:
uconn will win the national chmpionship!!