After sending the undefeated and 13th ranked Clemson Tigers home with their first loss of the season, the now 8-2 Memphis Tigers have hit the top 25 AP poll at 23 with 274 votes. Beating Clemson gave Memphis their 3rd victory over a ranked team this year and finally some respect among voters in the AP Poll. Clemson falls to 18th after the loss. Next up- Tuesday night against 22nd ranked Virginia who are currently 9-1. FedEx Forum should be packed again for a “BLUE OUT” game. Blue 901 Tigers shirts will be handed out while they last prior to the game. Fans are asked to wear blue.
AP Top 25 poll:
- Purdue (10-1), 1,534 points (48 first-place votes)
- Kansas (10-1), 1,457 points (6)
- Houston (11-0), 1,394 points (8)
- Arizona (8-1), 1,372 points
- UConn (10-1), 1,367 points
- Marquette (9-2), 1,235 points
- Oklahoma (10-0), 1,062 points
- Tennessee (8-3), 983 points
- Kentucky (8-2), 981 points
- Baylor (9-1), 896 points
- North Carolina (7-3), 773 points
- Creighton (9-2), 734 points
- Illinois (8-2), 727 points
- Florida Atlantic (9-2), 716 points
- Gonzaga (8-3), 642 points
- Colorado State (10-1), 588 points
- BYU (10-1), 569 points
- Clemson (9-1), 501 points
- Texas (8-2), 449 points
- James Madison (10-0), 442 points
- Duke (7-3), 311 points
- Virginia (9-1), 287 points
- Memphis (8-2), 274 points
- Wisconsin (8-3), 269 points
- Ole Miss (10-0), 180 points
