November 26, 2007
After winning the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off last week in New York, undefeated Texas A&M (6-0) climbed to No. 9 in both The Associated Press and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' polls on
Monday.
A&M's last appearance in the top 10 was at No. 9 in last season's final AP poll. The Aggies were ranked No. 15 in last week's coaches' poll and were No. 16 in the AP poll.
A&M has appeared in both polls for a school-record 23 consecutive weeks starting with the 2006-07 preseason poll.
The Aggies won the preseason NIT crown with an impressive 70-47 victory against Ohio State in Friday's championship game. A&M beat Washington, 77-63, in Wednesday's semifinals.
The Aggies play host to Alabama on Wednesday at 8:15 p.m. at Reed Arena before returning to the road to face Arizona on Saturday at 5 p.m. (CDT) in Tucson, Ariz.
AP Top 25
1. North Carolina (28) 5-0 1,736
2. UCLA (25) 6-0 1,727
3. Memphis (18) 5-0 1,689
4. Kansas 5-0 1,577
5. Georgetown (1) 3-0 1,536
6. Washington State 6-0 1,360
7. Duke 6-0 1,353
8. Texas 5-0 1,240
9. Texas A&M 6-0 1,163
10. Michigan State 4-1 1,015
11. Tennessee 5-1 973
12. Louisville 4-1 964
13. Marquette 4-1 950
14. Pittsburgh 5-0 871
15. Indiana 4-1 766
16. Butler 6-0 742
17. Oregon 5-1 511
18. Clemson 5-0 495
19. Gonzaga 5-1 454
20. Wisconsin 5-0 234
21. Brigham Young 5-1 225
22. USC 5-1 217
23. Xavier 4-1 199
24. North Carolina State 4-1 173
25. Kansas State 5-1 163
Others Recieving Votes
Villanova 162, Vanderbilt 109, Syracuse 90, Arizona 85, Southern Illinois 80, Miami (FL) 68, Arkansas 64, Virginia 62, Seton Hall 54, Ohio State 53, Saint Mary's 50, Connecticut 34, George Mason 34, Stanford 27, Boston College 18, Missouri 18, West Virginia 17, Florida 12, New Orleans 9, Baylor 5, Illinois 4, Kentucky 4, Miami (OH) 3, Ohio 2, New Mexico 1, George Washington 1, Texas Tech 1.
ESPN/USA Today Poll
1. UCLA (12) 6-0 749
2. North Carolina (13) 5-0 745
3. Memphis (5) 5-0 719
4. Kansas (1) 5-0 688
5. Georgetown 3-0 654
6. Washington State 6-0 591
7. Duke 6-0 562
8. Texas 5-0 502
9. Texas A&M 6-0 498
10. Louisville 4-1 423
11. Pittsburgh 5-0 417
12. Tennessee 5-1 403
13. Michigan State 4-1 396
14. Marquette 4-1 352
15. Indiana 4-1 324
16. Butler 6-0 300
17. Oregon 5-1 233
18. Clemson 5-0 232
19. Gonzaga 5-1 206
20. Wisconsin 5-0 160
21. Villanova 4-1 114
22. Southern Illinois 3-1 109
23. Brigham Young 5-1 88
24. USC 5-1 69
25. Xavier 4-1 65
Others Recieving Votes
North Carolina State 56, Kansas State 50, Syracuse 50, Saint Mary's 39, Virginia 36, Arizona 34, Vanderbilt 33, Miami (FL) 28, Arkansas 22, Ohio State 21, Connecticut 17, Stanford 16, Oklahoma 13, Illinois 11, Florida State 10, Miami (OH) 10, Holy Cross 7, Florida 6, Missouri 6, California 4, New Mexico 3, Seton Hall 2, Baylor 2.