2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Jan. 7)
| AP Top 25 |
| 1. North Carolina (46) 15-0 1,768 |
| 2. Memphis (25) 13-0 1,742 |
| 3. Kansas (1) 14-0 1,674 |
| 4. Washington State 13-0 1,532 |
| 5. UCLA 14-1 1,522 |
| 6. Michigan State 13-1 1,422 |
| 7. Georgetown 11-1 1,332 |
| 8. Tennessee 12-1 1,282 |
| 9. Duke 11-1 1,257 |
| 10. Indiana 12-1 1,125 |
| 11. Texas A&M 14-1 1,102 |
| 12. Texas 13-2 944 |
| 13. Vanderbilt 15-0 925 |
| 14. Butler 13-1 822 |
| 15. Marquette 11-2 751 |
| 16. Mississippi 13-0 650 |
| 17. Dayton 12-1 554 |
| 18. Clemson 12-2 518 |
| 19. Villanova 11-2 465 |
| 20. Pittsburgh 12-2 461 |
| 21. Wisconsin 12-2 407 |
| 22. Rhode Island 14-1 393 |
| 23. Stanford 12-2 185 |
| 24. Xavier 12-3 128 |
| 25. Miami (FL) 13-1 85 |
Others Receiving Votes Oklahoma 78, Notre Dame 74, Arizona State 53, West Virginia 42, Arizona 26, Drake 22, Brigham Young 22, Saint Mary's 12, Massachusetts 5, California 4, Louisville 3, USC 3, Sam Houston State 2, Ohio State 2, Connecticut 2, Florida 1, Illinois State 1, New Mexico 1, Niagara 1.Dropped From Rankings Arizona 21, USC 22. |
| Complete Rankings |
| ESPN/USA Today Poll |
| 1. North Carolina (23) 15-0 765 |
| 2. Memphis (6) 13-0 747 |
| 3. Kansas (2) 14-0 719 |
| 4. Washington State 13-0 670 |
| 5. UCLA 14-1 655 |
| 6. Michigan State 13-1 603 |
| 7. Duke 11-1 555 |
| 8. Georgetown 11-1 551 |
| 9. Tennessee 12-1 534 |
| 10. Texas A&M 14-1 499 |
| 11. Indiana 12-1 463 |
| 12. Vanderbilt 15-0 421 |
| 13. Texas 13-2 402 |
| 14. Butler 13-1 359 |
| 15. Mississippi 13-0 317 |
| 16. Marquette 11-2 288 |
| 17. Villanova 11-2 235 |
| 18. Pittsburgh 12-2 223 |
| 19. Clemson 12-2 221 |
| 20. Rhode Island 14-1 202 |
| 21. Wisconsin 12-2 169 |
| 22. Dayton 12-1 159 |
| 23. Stanford 12-2 117 |
| 24. Arizona 10-4 26 |
| 25. Xavier 12-3 24 |
Others Receiving Votes Brigham Young 22, Miami (FL) 21, Saint Mary's 19, Notre Dame 18, West Virginia 16, Arizona State 15, Oklahoma 12, Florida 8, Oregon 7, UNLV 4, Syracuse 2, Ohio State 2, New Mexico 2, North Carolina State 1, Houston 1, Drake 1. |
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