Monday, March 3, 2008

AP Top 25


1. North Carolina

2. Memphis

3. UCLA

4. Tennessee

5. Kansas

6. Duke

7. Stanford

8. Xavier

9. Texas

10. Wisconsin

11. Georgetown

12. Louisville

13. Connecticut

14. Butler

15. Purdue

16. Vanderbilt

17. Michigan State

18. Indiana

19. Notre Dame

20. Drake

21. Marquette

22. Gonzaga

23. Washington State

24. Clemson

25. Davidson


Overall, I like the look of the new standings. After then number one Tennessee lost to Vanderbilt last week, Memphis had a shot to regain the top spot, but the voters went with North Carolina. If the season were to end today, I would assume the Tar Heels would take the overall number one seed in the tournament, but Tennessee and Memphis would both have a shot too. As long as North Carolina avoids a collapse in the coming week (particularly against a tough Florida State team), they should pull that number one seed. As this week rolls on though, the main story line will be which bubble teams will make it in. Teams to watch for: Clemson, Oklahoma, Kansas State and USC.

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