Christmas Rankings

The PPI would like to give you a holiday gift - an interim Top 25 rankings. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all:


#1 North Carolina
#2 Oklahoma
#3 Pittsburgh
#4 Duke
#5 Wake Forest
#6 Syracuse
#7 Clemson
#8 Arizona State
#9 Xavier
#10 Saint Mary's
#11 Connecticut
#12 Texas
#13 Illinois
#14 Butler
#15 Creighton
#16 Niagara
#17 Gonzaga
#18 Villanova
#19 Tennessee
#20 UNLV
#21 Missouri
#22 West Virginia
#23 Illinois State
#24 Texas A&M
#25 Ohio State
Others receiving votes: Marquette, California, Dayton, Memphis, Utah State, Minnesota, Oklahoma State, Purdue, Michigan State, Brigham Young, Georgetown, UCLA, Boston College, Arizona, Stanford
Other notables: Louisville #43

PPI Rankings - 12/21/08

Lots of movement:

#1 North Carolina
#2 Pittsburgh
#3 Oklahoma
#4 Duke
#5 Clemson
#6 Syracuse
#7 Xavier
#8 (tie) Gonzaga
#8 (tie) Connecticut
#10 Arizona State
#11 Wake Forest
#12 Tennessee
#13 Missouri
#14 Saint Mary's
#15 UNLV
#16 Texas
#17 West Virginia
#18 Illinois State
#19 Illinois
#20 Texas A&M
#21 Villanova
#22 Butler
#23 California
#24 Oklahoma State
#25 Michigan State
Others receiving votes: Ohio State, Niagara, Creighton, Brigham Young, Purdue, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida State, Georgetown, Dayton, Louisville, Boston College, Miami (OH), Memphis, Utah State