Bruins Start Season Ranked #4
Darren Collison
Darren Collison

Posted Nov 3, 2008


UCLA begins the 2008-2009 season ranked #4 in both the AP and ESPN/USA Today Top 25 polls. The obvious choice is #1, while Ben Howland's old program, Pittsburgh is right on the heels of the Bruins and the Pac-10 has a total of three teams ranked...

ESPN/USA Today Poll
 1. North Carolina (31) 0-0 775
 2. Connecticut 0-0 707
 3. Louisville 0-0 694
 4. UCLA 0-0 650
 5. Duke 0-0 578
 6. Pittsburgh 0-0 576
 7. Michigan State 0-0 572
 8. Texas 0-0 538
 9. Notre Dame 0-0 525
10. Purdue 0-0 465
11. Gonzaga 0-0 437
12. Memphis 0-0 425
13. Tennessee 0-0 408
14. Oklahoma 0-0 387
15. Arizona State 0-0 304
16. Miami (FL) 0-0 233
17. Marquette 0-0 219
18. Georgetown 0-0 175
19. Florida 0-0 161
20. Davidson 0-0 158
21. USC 0-0 153
21. Wisconsin 0-0 153
23. Kansas 0-0 130
24. Wake Forest 0-0 129
25. Villanova 0-0 122
Others Receiving Votes
UNLV 60, Saint Mary's 59, Ohio State 54, Baylor 47, Xavier 27, Syracuse 23, Texas A&M 19, LSU 19, Arizona 18, Virginia Tech 15, Brigham Young 13, West Virginia 10, Washington 8, Siena 8, Kentucky 7, Vanderbilt 7, Oklahoma State 4, Clemson 2, Washington State 1.

AP Top 25
 1. North Carolina (72) 0-0 1,800
 2. Connecticut 0-0 1,661
 3. Louisville 0-0 1,638
 4. UCLA 0-0 1,487
 5. Pittsburgh 0-0 1,319
 6. Michigan State 0-0 1,311
 7. Texas 0-0 1,259
 8. Duke 0-0 1,250
 9. Notre Dame 0-0 1,243
10. Gonzaga 0-0 1,162
11. Purdue 0-0 1,099
12. Oklahoma 0-0 987
13. Memphis 0-0 977
14. Tennessee 0-0 920
15. Arizona State 0-0 645
16. Marquette 0-0 592
17. Miami (FL) 0-0 570
18. USC 0-0 414
19. Florida 0-0 403
20. Davidson 0-0 347
21. Wake Forest 0-0 312
22. Georgetown 0-0 311
23. Villanova 0-0 256
24. Kansas 0-0 233
25. Wisconsin 0-0 196
Others Receiving Votes
Xavier 154, UNLV 143, Baylor 128, Saint Mary's 112, Syracuse 83, Kentucky 75, Ohio State 64, LSU 31, Texas A&M 30, Washington 19, West Virginia 17, Virginia Tech 16, Brigham Young 16, Alabama 16, Siena 13, Washington State 11, Vanderbilt 11, Clemson 11, Arizona 11, Temple 10, Virginia Commonwealth 8, Creighton 7, Butler 7, New Mexico 3, Cleveland State 2, UAB 2, Stanford 2, San Diego 1, American University 1, Cal State Northridge 1, Saint Joseph's 1, Drake 1, Miami (OH) 1.


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