They're Back! The National Champions to-Be, North Carolina Tarheels

The 2008-09 men's basketball season has tipped off. Here's the current AP top 25. 1. North Carolina (72) 7-0 1,800  2. Connecticut 6-0 1,723  3. Pittsburgh 7-0 1,592  4. Duke 7-0 1,526  5. Gonzaga 5-0 1,489  6. Oklahoma 6-0 1,437  7. Notre Dame 5-1 1,359  8. Texas 5-1 1,231  9. Purdue 5-1 1,086 10. Tennessee 5-1 1,016 11. Louisville 2-1 1,003 12. UCLA 4-1 966 13. Michigan State 4-1 946 14. Xavier 6-0 902 15. Wake Forest 6-0 736 16. Syracuse 6-0 668 17. Villanova 6-0 570 18. Memphis 4-1 526 19. Arizona State 5-1 401 20. Georgetown 4-1 388 21. Miami (FL) 4-1 309 22. Davidson 5-1 286 23. Florida 5-1 281 24. Baylor 6-1 272 25. Marquette 5-1 221 Some say rankings are garbage and useless at this time of year. To that, I say "not so fast." At the beginning of ... (link)