2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Dec. 10)
| AP Top 25 |
| 1. North Carolina (48) 8-0 1,772 |
| 2. Memphis (19) 7-0 1,708 |
| 3. Kansas (2) 9-0 1,637 |
| 4. Texas (2) 9-0 1,560 |
| 5. Georgetown (1) 7-0 1,528 |
| 6. Duke 9-0 1,434 |
| 7. Washington State 9-0 1,358 |
| 8. UCLA 8-1 1,356 |
| 9. Michigan State 8-1 1,136 |
| 10. Marquette 6-1 1,053 |
| 11. Pittsburgh 9-0 1,034 |
| 12. Tennessee 8-1 1,033 |
| 13. Indiana 8-1 924 |
| 14. Texas A&M 8-1 846 |
| 15. Clemson 8-0 702 |
| 16. Oregon 7-1 694 |
| 17. Xavier 7-1 503 |
| 18. Butler 8-1 413 |
| 19. Gonzaga 8-2 386 |
| 20. Vanderbilt 9-0 379 |
| 21. Arizona 6-2 360 |
| 22. Louisville 5-2 286 |
| 23. Villanova 7-1 279 |
| 24. Saint Mary's 7-0 197 |
| 25. Brigham Young 7-2 191 |
Others Receiving Votes Miami (FL) 133, USC 118, Arkansas 88, West Virginia 70, Stanford 61, Rhode Island 41, Dayton 36, Florida 24, Boston College 15, Wisconsin 14, Mississippi 10, California 9, Creighton 5, North Carolina State 2, Virginia 2, Sam Houston State 1, Holy Cross 1, Davidson 1. |
| Complete Rankings |
| ESPN/USA Today Poll |
| 1. North Carolina (25) 8-0 763 |
| 2. Memphis (4) 7-0 740 |
| 3. Kansas (1) 9-0 717 |
| 4. Georgetown (1) 7-0 669 |
| 5. Texas 9-0 635 |
| 6. Washington State 9-0 608 |
| 7. Duke 9-0 594 |
| 8. UCLA 8-1 582 |
| 9. Pittsburgh 9-0 487 |
| 10. Michigan State 8-1 481 |
| 11. Tennessee 8-1 430 |
| 12. Texas A&M 8-1 407 |
| 13. Marquette 6-1 391 |
| 14. Indiana 8-1 385 |
| 15. Clemson 8-0 295 |
| 16. Oregon 7-1 292 |
| 17. Xavier 7-1 257 |
| 18. Villanova 7-1 195 |
| 19. Butler 8-1 185 |
| 20. Louisville 5-2 174 |
| 21. Vanderbilt 9-0 164 |
| 22. Arizona 6-2 148 |
| 23. Gonzaga 8-2 138 |
| 24. Saint Mary's 7-0 73 |
| 25. Brigham Young 7-2 59 |
Others Receiving Votes Miami (FL) 35, Arkansas 31, Stanford 24, Rhode Island 23, California 17, Florida 16, USC 10, Wisconsin 10, Virginia 9, Connecticut 8, West Virginia 6, Southern Illinois 5, Syracuse 5, Illinois 3, Florida State 2, Mississippi 1, Dayton 1. |
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