Memphis, Duke Sit Atop AP Top 25 (4/4/08)

The AP Top 25 college basketball rankings for the week of February 4, 2008 were released today.

Once again, there aren't many surprises. Memphis is ranked #1 and Duke has moved up one space to #2. North Carolina slid up to #3, Kansas dropped two spots to #4 and UCLA has remained at #5.

Of significance, Butler has now moved into the top ten (#10), and Drake is #15. Purdue has moved in to the Top 25 (#24) and Baylor has dropped out of the rankings.

AP Top 25 (4/4/08)

1. Memphis (72) 21-0 1,800
2. Duke 19-1 1,682
3. North Carolina 21-1 1,637
4. Kansas 21-1 1,574
5. UCLA 20-2 1,552
6. Georgetown 18-2 1,433
7. Tennessee 19-2 1,394
8. Wisconsin 18-3 1,211
9. Stanford 18-3 1,170
10. Butler 19-2 1,065
11. Michigan State 19-3 975
12. Texas 17-4 910
13. Xavier 18-4 889
14. Indiana 18-3 885
15. Drake 20-1 817
16. Marquette 16-4 726
17. Washington State 17-4 683
18. Texas A&M 18-4 591
19. Connecticut 16-5 476
20. Kansas State 15-5 361
21. Pittsburgh 17-5 258
22. Notre Dame 16-4 224
23. Vanderbilt 18-4 171
24. Purdue 17-5 143
25. Saint Mary's 18-3 125

Others Receiving Votes
Florida 94, Mississippi 90, Rhode Island 89, Arkansas 78, Gonzaga 60, Arizona 51, Baylor 47, UNLV 37, Louisville 24, USC 21, Clemson 18, Oklahoma 13, Mississippi State 8, Saint Joseph's 7, Virginia Tech 5, Ohio 2, Brigham Young 2, North Carolina-Asheville 1, Rider 1.

Dropped From Rankings
Florida 20, Mississippi 24, Baylor 25.