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2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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The 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2007 ended with the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament's championship game on April 7, 2008, in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1North Carolina Tar Heels
Regular seasonNovember 5, 2007–
March 16, 2008
NCAA Tournament2008
Tournament datesMarch 20 – April 7, 2008
National ChampionshipAlamodome
San Antonio, Texas
NCAA ChampionsKansas
Other championsOhio State (NIT),
Tulsa (CBI)
Player of the Year
(Naismith, Wooden)		Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina

Season headlines

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Major rule changes

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Beginning in 2007–08, the following rules changes were implemented:[21]

  • During free throws, eliminated the first lane space nearest the basket on each side of the lane and used the second, third and fourth lane space on each side as an alignment for free throws. This rule had been used in NCAA women's basketball since the 2001–02 season.
  • Use of courtside monitor allowed for determining whether a flagrant foul occurred or to assess the situation during a fight.

Season outlook

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Pre-season polls

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Main article: 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls November 5, 2007.[22]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 North Carolina (29)
2 UCLA (24)
3 Memphis (18)
4 Kansas
5 Georgetown (1)
6 Louisville
7 Tennessee
8 Michigan State
9 Indiana
10 Washington State
11 Marquette
12 Oregon
13 Duke
14 Gonzaga
15 Texas
16 Texas A&M
17 Arizona
18 USC
19 Arkansas
20 Kentucky
21 North Carolina State
22 Pittsburgh
23 Stanford
24 Southern Illinois
25 Kansas State
ESPN/USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1 North Carolina (10)
2 UCLA (12)
3 Memphis (8)
4 Kansas (1)
5 Georgetown
6 Louisville
7 Tennessee
8 Michigan State
9 Indiana
10 Washington State
11 Duke
12 Marquette
13 Oregon
14 Gonzaga
15 Texas A&M
16 Texas
17 Arizona
18 USC
19 Arkansas
20 Pittsburgh
21 Stanford
22 Kentucky
23 Southern Illinois
24 North Carolina State
25 Villanova

Conference membership changes

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These schools joined new conferences for the 2007–08 season.

School Former conference New conference
UC Davis Aggies NCAA Division I independent Big West Conference
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles NCAA Division II independent Atlantic Sun Conference
Indiana–Purdue Fort Wayne (IPFW) Mastodons NCAA Division I independent Summit League
North Carolina Central Eagles NCAA Division II NCAA Division I independent
North Dakota State Bison NCAA Division I independent Summit League
Presbyterian Blue Hose South Atlantic Conference (NCAA Division II) Big South Conference
South Carolina (USC) Upstate Spartans Peach Belt Conference (NCAA Division II) Atlantic Sun Conference
South Dakota State Jackrabbits NCAA Division I independent Summit League
Valparaiso Crusaders Summit League Horizon League
Winston-Salem State Rams NCAA Division I independent Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Thirty conference seasons concluded with a single-elimination tournament. Conference tournament winners received an automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Ivy League was the only NCAA Division I conference that did not hold a conference tournament, instead sending its regular-season champion, Cornell,[23] to the NCAA tournament.

Conference Regular
Season Winner 		Conference
Player of the Year 		Conference
Tournament 		Tournament
Venue (City) 		Tournament
winner
America East Conference UMBC[24] Marqus Blakely, Vermont[25] 2008 America East men's basketball tournament Binghamton University Events Center (Binghamton, New York) UMBC[26]
Atlantic 10 Conference Xavier[27] Gary Forbes, Massachusetts[28] 2008 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament Boardwalk Hall
(Atlantic City, New Jersey)		 Temple[29]
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina[30] Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina[31] 2008 ACC men's basketball tournament Charlotte Bobcats Arena
(Charlotte, North Carolina)		 North Carolina[32]
Atlantic Sun Conference Belmont[33] Thomas Sanders, Gardner-Webb[34] 2008 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament Allen Arena
(Nashville, Tennessee)		 Belmont[35]
Big 12 Conference Kansas[36] &
Texas[37]		 Michael Beasley, Kansas State[38] 2008 Big 12 men's basketball tournament Sprint Center
(Kansas City, Missouri)		 Kansas[39]
Big East Conference Georgetown[40] Luke Harangody, Notre Dame[41] 2008 Big East men's basketball tournament Madison Square Garden
(New York City, New York)		 Pittsburgh[42]
Big Sky Conference Portland State[43] Jeremiah Dominguez, Portland State[44] 2008 Big Sky men's basketball tournament Rose Garden
(Portland, Oregon)		 Portland State[45]
Big South Conference UNC Asheville[46] &
Winthrop[47]		 Arizona Reid, High Point[48] 2008 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Campus Sites Winthrop[49]
Big Ten Conference Wisconsin[50] D. J. White, Indiana[51] 2008 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament Conseco Fieldhouse
(Indianapolis, Indiana)		 Wisconsin[52]
Big West Conference Cal State Fullerton,[53]
Cal State Northridge[53] &
UC Santa Barbara[53]		 Scott Cutley, Cal State Fullerton &
Alex Harris, UC Santa Barbara[54]		 2008 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Anaheim Convention Center
(Anaheim, California)		 Cal State Fullerton[55]
Colonial Athletic Association VCU[56] Eric Maynor, VCU[57] 2008 CAA men's basketball tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)		 George Mason[58]
Conference USA Memphis[59] Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis[60] 2008 Conference USA men's basketball tournament FedExForum
(Memphis, Tennessee)		 Memphis[61]
Horizon League Butler[62] Mike Green, Butler[63] 2008 Horizon League men's basketball tournament Campus Sites Butler[64]
Ivy League Cornell[65] Louis Dale, Cornell[66] No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rider[67] &
Siena[68]		 Jason Thompson, Rider[69] 2008 MAAC men's basketball tournament Times Union Center
(Albany, New York)		 Siena[70]
Mid-American Conference Kent State[71] (East)
Western Michigan[72] (West)		 Al Fisher, Kent State[73] 2008 MAC men's basketball tournament Quicken Loans Arena
(Cleveland, Ohio)		 Kent State[74]
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Morgan State[75] Jamar Smith, Morgan State[76] 2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament RBC Center
(Raleigh, North Carolina)		 Coppin State[77]
Missouri Valley Conference Drake[78] Adam Emmenecker, Drake[79] 2008 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Scottrade Center
(St. Louis, Missouri)		 Drake[80]
Mountain West Conference BYU[81] Lee Cummard, BYU &
J. R. Giddens, New Mexico[82]		 2008 MWC men's basketball tournament Thomas & Mack Center
(Las Vegas, Nevada)		 UNLV[83]
Northeast Conference Robert Morris[84] Tony Lee, Robert Morris[85] 2008 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Campus Sites Mount St. Mary's[86]
Ohio Valley Conference Austin Peay[87] Lester Hudson, Tennessee-Martin[88] 2008 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Nashville Municipal Auditorium
(Nashville, Tennessee)		 Austin Peay[89]
Pacific-10 Conference UCLA[90] Kevin Love, UCLA[91] 2008 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament Staples Center
(Los Angeles, California)		 UCLA[92]
Patriot League American[93] Greg Sprink, Navy[94] 2008 Patriot League men's basketball tournament Campus Sites American[95]
Southeastern Conference Tennessee[96] (East)
Mississippi State[97] (West)		 Shan Foster, Vanderbilt[98] 2008 SEC men's basketball tournament Georgia Dome and Alexander Memorial Coliseum
(Atlanta, Georgia)		 Georgia[99]
Southern Conference Appalachian State[100] &
Chattanooga[101] (North)
Davidson[102] (South)		 Stephen Curry, Davidson[103] 2008 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament North Charleston Coliseum
(North Charleston, South Carolina)		 Davidson[104]
Southland Conference Lamar[105] (East)
Stephen F. Austin[106] (West)		 Josh Alexander, Stephen F. Austin[107] 2008 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Leonard E. Merrell Center
(Katy, Texas)		 Texas-Arlington[108]
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alabama State[109] Andrew Hayles, Alabama State[110] 2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament Fair Park Arena
(Birmingham, Alabama)		 Mississippi Valley State[111]
The Summit League Oral Roberts[112] George Hill, IUPUI[113] 2008 Summit League men's basketball tournament John Q. Hammons Arena
(Tulsa, Oklahoma)		 Oral Roberts[114]4Tea
Sun Belt Conference South Alabama[115] (East)
Arkansas-Little Rock[116] &
Louisiana-Lafayette[117] (West)		 Courtney Lee, Western Kentucky[118] 2008 Sun Belt men's basketball tournament Mitchell Center
(Mobile, Alabama)		 Western Kentucky[119]
West Coast Conference Gonzaga[120] Jeremy Pargo, Gonzaga[121] 2008 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Jenny Craig Pavilion
(San Diego, California)		 San Diego[122]
Western Athletic Conference Utah State[123]
Nevada[124]
New Mexico State[125] &
Boise State[126]		 Jaycee Carroll, Utah State[127] 2008 WAC men's basketball tournament Pan American Center
(Las Cruces, New Mexico)		 Boise State[128]

Conference standings

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2007–08 America East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UMBC † 13 – 3   .813 24 – 9   .727
Hartford 10 – 6   .625 18 – 16   .529
Albany 10 – 6   .625 15 – 15   .500
Vermont 9 – 7   .563 16 – 15   .516
Binghamton 9 – 7   .563 14 – 16   .467
Boston University 9 – 7   .563 14 – 17   .452
New Hampshire 6 – 10   .375 9 – 20   .310
Stony Brook 3 – 13   .188 7 – 23   .233
Maine 3 – 13   .188 7 – 23   .233
† America East tournament winner
As of March 17, 2008
Rankings from AP Poll
2007–08 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Xavier 14 – 2   .875 30 – 7   .811
Temple † 11 – 5   .688 21 – 13   .618
UMass 10 – 6   .625 25 – 11   .694
Saint Joseph's 9 – 7   .563 21 – 13   .618
Charlotte 9 – 7   .563 20 – 14   .588
Richmond 9 – 7   .563 16 – 15   .516
Dayton 8 – 8   .500 23 – 11   .676
La Salle 8 – 8   .500 15 – 17   .469
Rhode Island 7 – 9   .438 21 – 12   .636
Duquesne 7 – 9   .438 17 – 13   .567
Saint Louis 7 – 9   .438 16 – 15   .516
Fordham 6 – 10   .375 12 – 17   .414
George Washington 5 – 11   .313 9 – 17   .346
St. Bonaventure 2 – 14   .125 8 – 22   .267
† 2008 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2007–08 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 North Carolina † 14 – 2   .875 36 – 3   .923
No. 9 Duke 13 – 3   .813 28 – 6   .824
No. 22 Clemson 10 – 6   .625 24 – 10   .706
Virginia Tech 9 – 7   .563 21 – 14   .600
Miami (FL) 8 – 8   .500 23 – 11   .676
Maryland 8 – 8   .500 19 – 15   .559
Georgia Tech 7 – 9   .438 15 – 17   .469
Wake Forest 7 – 9   .438 17 – 13   .567
Florida State 7 – 9   .438 19 – 15   .559
Virginia 5 – 11   .313 17 – 16   .515
Boston College 4 – 12   .250 14 – 17   .452
NC State 4 – 12   .250 15 – 16   .484
† 2008 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2007–08 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Belmont † 14 – 2   .875 25 – 9   .735
Jacksonville 12 – 4   .750 18 – 13   .581
East Tennessee State 11 – 5   .688 19 – 13   .594
Stetson 11 – 5   .688 16 – 16   .500
Gardner–Webb 9 – 7   .563 16 – 16   .500
Lipscomb 9 – 7   .563 15 – 16   .484
Kennesaw State 7 – 9   .438 10 – 20   .333
Mercer 6 – 10   .375 11 – 19   .367
Florida Gulf Coast 6 – 10   .375 10 – 21   .323
Campbell 5 – 11   .313 10 – 20   .333
USC Upstate 5 – 11   .313 7 – 23   .233
North Florida 1 – 15   .063 3 – 26   .103
† 2008 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 3, 2008
Rankings from AP Poll
2007–08 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Georgetown 15 – 3   .833 28 – 6   .824
No. 13 Louisville 14 – 4   .778 27 – 9   .750
No. 15 Notre Dame 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
No. 16 Connecticut 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727
West Virginia 11 – 7   .611 26 – 11   .703
No. 25 Marquette 11 – 7   .611 25 – 10   .714
No. 17 Pittsburgh† 10 – 8   .556 27 – 10   .730
Villanova 9 – 9   .500 22 – 13   .629
Syracuse 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
Cincinnati 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406
Seton Hall 7 – 11   .389 17 – 15   .531
Providence 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484
*DePaul 6 – 12   .333 11 – 19   .367
*St. John's 5 – 13   .278 11 – 19   .367
*South Florida 3 – 15   .167 12 – 19   .387
*Rutgers 3 – 15   .167 11 – 20   .355
† 2008 Big East tournament winner
As of April 7, 2008[129]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2008 Big East tournament.
2007–08 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Portland State † 14 – 2   .875 23 – 10   .697
Northern Arizona 11 – 5   .688 21 – 11   .656
Weber State 10 – 6   .625 16 – 14   .533
Montana 8 – 8   .500 14 – 16   .467
Idaho State 8 – 8   .500 12 – 19   .387
Montana State 7 – 9   .438 15 – 15   .500
Northern Colorado 6 – 10   .375 13 – 16   .448
Eastern Washington 6 – 10   .375 11 – 19   .367
Sacramento State 2 – 14   .125 4 – 24   .143
† 2008 Big Sky tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[130]
2007–08 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Asheville 10 – 4   .714 23 – 10   .697
Winthrop † 10 – 4   .714 22 – 12   .647
High Point 8 – 6   .571 17 – 14   .548
Liberty 7 – 7   .500 16 – 16   .500
VMI 6 – 8   .429 14 – 15   .483
Coastal Carolina 6 – 8   .429 13 – 15   .464
Radford 5 – 9   .357 10 – 20   .333
Charleston Southern 4 – 10   .286 10 – 20   .333
† 2008 Big South tournament winner
As of March 8, 2008
Rankings from AP Poll
2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Wisconsin† 16 – 2   .889 31 – 5   .861
No. 20 Purdue 15 – 3   .833 25 – 9   .735
Indiana 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
No. 18 Michigan State 12 – 6   .667 27 – 9   .750
Ohio State 10 – 8   .556 24 – 13   .649
Minnesota 8 – 10   .444 20 – 14   .588
Penn State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Iowa 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
Illinois 5 – 13   .278 16 – 19   .457
Michigan 5 – 13   .278 10 – 22   .313
Northwestern 1 – 17   .056 8 – 22   .267
† 2008 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 23, 2008
Rankings from AP poll[131]
2007–08 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Texas 13 – 3   .813 31 – 7   .816
No. 4 Kansas † 13 – 3   .813 37 – 3   .925
Kansas State 10 – 6   .625 21 – 12   .636
Oklahoma 9 – 7   .563 23 – 12   .657
Baylor 9 – 7   .563 21 – 11   .656
Texas A&M 8 – 8   .500 25 – 11   .694
Nebraska 7 – 9   .438 20 – 13   .606
Texas Tech 7 – 9   .438 16 – 15   .516
Oklahoma State 7 – 9   .438 17 – 16   .515
Missouri 6 – 10   .375 16 – 16   .500
Iowa State 4 – 12   .250 14 – 18   .438
Colorado 3 – 13   .188 12 – 20   .375
† 2008 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [132]
2007–08 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara 12 – 4   .750 23 – 9   .719
Cal State Northridge 12 – 4   .750 20 – 10   .667
Cal State Fullerton† 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727
Pacific 11 – 5   .688 21 – 10   .677
UC Irvine 9 – 7   .563 18 – 16   .529
Cal Poly 7 – 9   .438 12 – 18   .400
UC Riverside 4 – 12   .250 9 – 21   .300
Long Beach State 3 – 13   .188 6 – 25   .194
UC Davis 2 – 14   .125 9 – 22   .290
† 2008 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2008[133]
Rankings from AP poll
2007–08 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 15 – 3   .833 24 – 8   .750
UNC Wilmington 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606
George Mason † 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
Old Dominion 11 – 7   .611 18 – 16   .529
William & Mary 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515
Northeastern 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452
Delaware 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452
Hofstra 8 – 10   .444 12 – 18   .400
Towson 7 – 11   .389 13 – 18   .419
Drexel 5 – 13   .278 12 – 20   .375
James Madison 5 – 13   .278 13 – 17   .433
Georgia State 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300
† 2008 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2007–08 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Memphis 16 – 0   1.000 38 – 2   .950
UAB 12 – 4   .750 23 – 11   .676
Houston 11 – 5   .688 24 – 10   .706
Southern Miss 9 – 7   .563 19 – 14   .576
UCF 9 – 7   .563 16 – 15   .516
Tulsa 8 – 8   .500 25 – 14   .641
UTEP 8 – 8   .500 19 – 14   .576
Marshall 8 – 8   .500 16 – 14   .533
Tulane 6 – 10   .375 17 – 15   .531
East Carolina 5 – 11   .313 11 – 19   .367
SMU 4 – 12   .250 10 – 20   .333
Rice 0 – 16   .000 3 – 27   .100
† 2008 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2007–08 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Butler † 16 – 2   .889 30 – 4   .882
Cleveland State 12 – 6   .667 21 – 13   .618
Wright State 12 – 6   .667 21 – 10   .677
Valparaiso 9 – 9   .500 22 – 14   .611
UIC 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
Green Bay 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500
Milwaukee 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467
Loyola Chicago 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
Youngstown State 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300
Detroit 3 – 15   .167 7 – 23   .233
† Horizon League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2007–08 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cornell 14 – 0   1.000 22 – 6   .786
Brown 11 – 3   .786 19 – 10   .655
Penn 8 – 6   .571 13 – 18   .419
Columbia 7 – 7   .500 14 – 15   .483
Yale 7 – 7   .500 13 – 15   .464
Dartmouth 3 – 11   .214 10 – 18   .357
Harvard 3 – 11   .214 8 – 22   .267
Princeton 3 – 11   .214 6 – 23   .207
Rankings from AP Poll
2007–08 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Siena † 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676
Rider 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676
Niagara 12 – 6   .667 19 – 10   .655
Loyola (MD) 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576
Fairfield 11 – 7   .611 14 – 16   .467
Marist 11 – 7   .611 18 – 14   .563
Iona 8 – 10   .444 12 – 20   .375
Manhattan 5 – 13   .278 12 – 19   .387
Saint Peter's 3 – 15   .167 6 – 24   .200
Canisius 2 – 16   .111 6 – 25   .194
† 2008 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State † 13 – 3   .813 28 – 7   .800
Akron 11 – 5   .688 24 – 11   .686
Ohio 9 – 7   .563 20 – 13   .606
Miami (OH) 9 – 7   .563 17 – 16   .515
Bowling Green 7 – 9   .438 13 – 16   .448
Buffalo 3 – 13   .188 10 – 20   .333
West
Western Michigan 12 – 4   .750 20 – 12   .625
Central Michigan 8 – 8   .500 14 – 17   .452
Eastern Michigan 8 – 8   .500 14 – 17   .452
Toledo 7 – 8   .467 11 – 19   .367
Ball State 5 – 11   .313 6 – 24   .200
Northern Illinois 3 – 12   .200 6 – 22   .214
† 2008 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2007–08 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Morgan State 14 – 2   .875 22 – 11   .667
Hampton 11 – 5   .688 18 – 12   .600
Norfolk State 11 – 5   .688 16 – 15   .516
Delaware State 10 – 6   .625 14 – 16   .467
North Carolina A&T 9 – 7   .563 15 – 16   .484
Florida A&M 9 – 7   .563 15 – 17   .469
Coppin State † 7 – 9   .438 16 – 21   .432
South Carolina State 7 – 9   .438 13 – 20   .394
Bethune–Cookman 5 – 11   .313 11 – 21   .344
Howard 3 – 13   .188 6 – 26   .188
Maryland Eastern Shore 2 – 14   .125 4 – 28   .125
Winston-Salem State –   – 12 – 18   .400
† 2008 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[134]
2007–08 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Drake † 15 – 3   .833 28 – 5   .848
Illinois State 13 – 5   .722 25 – 10   .714
Southern Illinois 11 – 7   .611 18 – 15   .545
Creighton 10 – 8   .556 22 – 11   .667
Bradley 9 – 9   .500 21 – 17   .553
Northern Iowa 9 – 9   .500 18 – 14   .563
Missouri State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Indiana State 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
Wichita State 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
Evansville 3 – 15   .167 9 – 21   .300
† 2008 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[135]
2007–08 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
BYU 14 – 2   .875 27 – 8   .771
UNLV † 12 – 4   .750 27 – 8   .771
New Mexico 11 – 5   .688 24 – 9   .727
San Diego State 9 – 7   .563 20 – 13   .606
Air Force 8 – 8   .500 16 – 14   .533
Utah 7 – 9   .438 18 – 15   .545
TCU 6 – 10   .375 14 – 16   .467
Wyoming 5 – 11   .313 12 – 18   .400
Colorado State 0 – 16   .000 7 – 25   .219
† 2008 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[136]
2007–08 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Robert Morris 16 – 2   .889 26 – 8   .765
Wagner 15 – 3   .833 23 – 8   .742
Sacred Heart 13 – 5   .722 18 – 14   .563
Mount St. Mary's † 11 – 7   .611 19 – 15   .559
Quinnipiac 11 – 7   .611 15 – 15   .500
Central Connecticut 10 – 8   .556 14 – 16   .467
Long Island 7 – 11   .389 15 – 15   .500
Monmouth 4 – 14   .222 7 – 24   .226
Fairleigh Dickinson 4 – 14   .222 8 – 20   .286
St. Francis (NY) 4 – 14   .222 7 – 22   .241
Saint Francis (PA) 4 – 14   .222 6 – 23   .207
† 2008 NEC tournament winner
2007–08 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Austin Peay † 16 – 4   .800 24 – 11   .686
Murray State 13 – 7   .650 18 – 13   .581
Morehead State 12 – 8   .600 15 – 15   .500
UT Martin 11 – 9   .550 17 – 16   .515
Samford 10 – 10   .500 14 – 16   .467
Tennessee State 10 – 10   .500 15 – 17   .469
Tennessee Tech 10 – 10   .500 13 – 19   .406
Eastern Kentucky 10 – 10   .500 14 – 16   .467
Eastern Illinois 6 – 14   .300 7 – 22   .241
Jacksonville State 5 – 15   .250 7 – 22   .241
Southeast Missouri State 7 – 13   .350 12 – 19   .387
† 2008 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2007–08 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UCLA† 16 – 2   .889 35 – 4   .897
No. 11 Stanford 13 – 5   .722 28 – 8   .778
No. 21 Washington State 11 – 7   .611 26 – 9   .743
Arizona State 9 – 9   .500 21 – 13   .618
Oregon 9 – 9   .500 18 – 14   .563
Arizona 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Washington 7 – 11   .389 16 – 17   .485
California 6 – 12   .333 17 – 16   .515
Oregon State 0 – 18   .000 6 – 25   .194
USC* 0 – 7   .000 0 – 12   .000
† Conference tournament winner
As of April 5, 2008
Rankings from AP

Poll
*USC vacated 11 conference and 21 overall wins,
due to NCAA rules violations.

2007–08 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American † 10 – 4   .714 21 – 12   .636
Navy 9 – 5   .643 16 – 14   .533
Colgate 7 – 7   .500 18 – 14   .563
Lehigh 7 – 7   .500 14 – 15   .483
Army 6 – 8   .429 14 – 16   .467
Lafayette 6 – 8   .429 15 – 15   .500
Bucknell 6 – 8   .429 12 – 19   .387
Holy Cross 5 – 9   .357 15 – 14   .517
† 2008 Patriot League tournament winner
2007–08 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 5 Tennessee 14 – 2   .875 31 – 5   .861
Kentucky 12 – 4   .750 18 – 13   .581
No. 19 Vanderbilt 10 – 6   .625 26 – 8   .765
Florida 8 – 8   .500 24 – 12   .667
South Carolina 5 – 11   .313 14 – 18   .438
Georgia † 4 – 12   .250 17 – 17   .500
West
Mississippi State 12 – 4   .750 23 – 11   .676
Arkansas 9 – 7   .563 23 – 12   .657
Ole Miss 7 – 9   .438 24 – 11   .686
LSU 6 – 10   .375 13 – 18   .419
Alabama 5 – 11   .313 17 – 16   .515
Auburn 4 – 12   .250 14 – 16   .467
† 2008 SEC tournament winner
As of April 7, 2008
Rankings from AP Poll
2007–08 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Appalachian State 13 – 7   .650 18 – 13   .581
Chattanooga 13 – 7   .650 18 – 13   .581
UNC Greensboro 12 – 8   .600 19 – 12   .613
Elon 9 – 11   .450 14 – 19   .424
Western Carolina 6 – 14   .300 10 – 21   .323
South
No. 23 Davidson† 20 – 0   1.000 29 – 7   .806
Georgia Southern 13 – 7   .650 20 – 12   .625
College of Charleston 9 – 11   .450 16 – 17   .485
Wofford 8 – 12   .400 16 – 16   .500
Furman 6 – 14   .300 7 – 23   .233
The Citadel 1 – 19   .050 6 – 24   .200
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2008
Rankings from AP poll
2007–08 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Lamar 13 – 3   .813 19 – 11   .633
Southeastern Louisiana 9 – 7   .563 17 – 13   .567
Northwestern State 9 – 7   .563 15 – 18   .455
McNeese State 7 – 9   .438 13 – 16   .448
Nicholls State 5 – 11   .313 10 – 21   .323
Central Arkansas 4 – 12   .250 14 – 16   .467
West
Stephen F. Austin 13 – 3   .813 26 – 6   .813
Sam Houston State 10 – 6   .625 23 – 8   .742
Texas–Arlington † 7 – 9   .438 21 – 12   .636
UTSA 7 – 9   .438 13 – 17   .433
Texas State 6 – 10   .375 13 – 16   .448
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 6 – 10   .375 9 – 20   .310
† 2008 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2007–08 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alabama State 15 – 3   .833 20 – 11   .645
Mississippi Valley State † 12 – 6   .667 17 – 16   .515
Alabama A&M 11 – 7   .611 14 – 15   .483
Jackson State 10 – 8   .556 14 – 20   .412
Southern 9 – 9   .500 11 – 19   .367
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 8 – 10   .444 13 – 18   .419
Grambling State 7 – 11   .389 7 – 19   .269
Prairie View A&M 6 – 12   .333 8 – 22   .267
Alcorn State 6 – 12   .333 7 – 24   .226
Texas Southern 6 – 12   .333 7 – 25   .219
† 2008 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[137]
2007–08 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts † 16 – 2   .889 24 – 9   .727
IUPUI 15 – 3   .833 26 – 7   .788
Oakland 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
North Dakota State 10 – 8   .556 16 – 13   .552
Southern Utah 9 – 9   .500 11 – 19   .367
IPFW 9 – 9   .500 13 – 18   .419
Western Illinois 7 – 11   .389 12 – 18   .400
UMKC 6 – 12   .333 11 – 21   .344
Centenary 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323
South Dakota State 3 – 15   .167 8 – 21   .276
† 2008 Summit League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[138]
2007–08 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
South Alabama 16 – 2   .889 26 – 7   .788
Western Kentucky † 16 – 2   .889 29 – 7   .806
Middle Tennessee 11 – 7   .611 17 – 15   .531
Florida Atlantic 8 – 10   .444 15 – 18   .455
Florida International 6 – 12   .333 9 – 20   .310
Troy 4 – 14   .222 12 – 19   .387
West
Arkansas-Little Rock 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
Louisiana–Lafayette 11 – 7   .611 15 – 15   .500
North Texas 10 – 8   .556 20 – 11   .645
New Orleans 8 – 10   .444 19 – 13   .594
Denver 7 – 11   .389 11 – 19   .367
Arkansas State 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333
Louisiana–Monroe 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323
† 2008 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2007–08 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah State 12 – 4   .750 24 – 11   .686
Nevada 12 – 4   .750 21 – 12   .636
New Mexico State 12 – 4   .750 21 – 14   .600
Boise State † 12 – 4   .750 25 – 9   .735
Hawaii 7 – 9   .438 11 – 19   .367
Idaho 5 – 11   .313 8 – 21   .276
Fresno State 5 – 11   .313 13 – 19   .406
San Jose State 4 – 12   .250 13 – 19   .406
Louisiana Tech 3 – 13   .188 6 – 24   .200
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[139]
2007–08 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Gonzaga 13 – 1   .929 25 – 8   .758
Saint Mary's 12 – 2   .857 25 – 7   .781
San Diego † 11 – 3   .786 22 – 14   .611
Santa Clara 6 – 8   .429 15 – 16   .484
San Francisco 5 – 9   .357 10 – 21   .323
Pepperdine 4 – 10   .286 11 – 21   .344
Portland 3 – 11   .214 9 – 22   .290
Loyola Marymount 2 – 12   .143 5 – 26   .161
† 2008 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[140]

Division I independents

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Nine schools played as Division I independents.[141] Only Chicago State, Longwood, Savannah State, and Texas–Pan American were considered full NCAA Division I schools, as the rest were still in a transition phase from NCAA Division II.[141]

2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas–Pan American –   – 18 – 13   .581
Utah Valley State –   – 15 – 14   .517
Savannah State –   – 13 – 18   .419
Chicago State –   – 11 – 17   .393
Longwood –   – 9 – 22   .290
Cal State Bakersfield –   – 8 – 21   .276
Presbyterian –   – 5 – 25   .167
North Carolina Central –   – 4 – 26   .133
NJIT –   – 0 – 29   .000
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

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Conference Regular
season winner 		Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 Temple & Villanova Pat Calathes, Saint Joseph's, & Mark Tyndale, Temple

Temple and Villanova finished with 3–1 records in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

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Source for additional stats categories

Points per game
Rebounds per game
Assists per game
Steals per game
Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPG
Reggie Williams VMI 27.8 Michael Beasley Kansas State 12.4 Jason Richards Davidson 8.1 Devin Gibson TX-San Antonio 3.3
Charron Fisher Niagara 27.6 Jason Thompson Rider 12.1 TeeJay Bannister Liberty 7.2 Devan Downey South Carolina 3.2
Michael Beasley Kansas State 26.2 Jon Brockman Washington 11.6 Paul Stoll TX-Pan American 7.2 Chris Gaynor Winthrop 2.9
Stephen Curry Davidson 25.9 Durell Vinson Wagner 11.5 Jay Greene UMBC 7.2 Lester Hudson Tenn.-Martin 2.8
Lester Hudson Tenn.-Martin 25.7 Marqus Blakely Vermont 11.0 Mike Jefferson High Point 7.0 Tony Lee Robert Morris 2.8
Arizona Reid High Point 11.0
Blocked shots per game
Field goal percentage
Three-point FG percentage
Free throw percentage
Player School BPG Player School FG% Player School 3FG% Player School FT%
Jarvis Varnado Miss. St. 4.6 Kenny George UNC-Asheville 69.6 Jaycee Carroll Utah St. 49.8 Tyler Relph St. Bonaventure 93.8
Mickell Gladness Alabama A&M 4.5 Vladimir Kuljanin UNC-Wilmington 66.7 Chad Toppert New Mexico 48.0 Jaycee Carroll Utah St. 91.9
Hasheem Thabeet UConn 4.5 Matt Nelson Boise St. 64.7 Shawn Huff Valparaiso 47.9 Jack McClinton Miami (FL) 91.9
Kleon Penn McNeese St. 4.0 Ahmad Nivins St. Joseph's 64.7 Darnell Harris La Salle 47.9 Justin Hare Belmont 91.8
Shawn James Duquesne 4.0 Will Thomas George Mason 64.2 Henry Salter TCU 47.7 Julio Anthony E. Illinois 91.5

Post-season tournaments

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NCAA tournament

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Main article: 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The NCAA Tournament tipped off on March 18, 2008 with the opening round game in Dayton, Ohio, and concluded on April 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Of the 65 teams that were invited to participate, 31 were automatic bids while 34 were at-large bids. The 34 at-large teams came from 10 conferences, with the Big East tying its own 2006 record with eight bids.[142] Three other conferences, the Big 12, Pacific-10 Conference, and Southeastern Conference, had six teams invited to the tournament. Notably absent from the field were Florida and Ohio State, the champions and runners-up of the 2007 tournament, the first time that both teams from a previous year's finals failed to make the tournament since 1980.[143] Kansas defeated Memphis, 75–68 in overtime to win their third NCAA Tournament championship, and Jayhawks guard Mario Chalmers was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Final Four – Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

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The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas was the site of the season-ending Final Four and Championship game for 2007-08.
National semifinals
April 5 		National championship game
April 7
      
E1 North Carolina 66
M1 Kansas 84
M1 Kansas 75*
S1 Memphis 68
S1 Memphis 78
W1 UCLA 63

National Invitation tournament

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Main article: 2008 National Invitation Tournament

After the NCAA Tournament field was announced, the National Invitation Tournament invited teams to participate. Eight teams were given automatic bids for winning their conference regular seasons, and 24 other teams were also invited. The field came from 10 conferences, with the Atlantic 10 having the most teams invited with four. The Atlantic Coast and Missouri Valley Conferences each had three bids, and five other conferences placed two teams in the tournament.[144] Last year's NCAA finalists, Ohio State and Florida both made the semifinals, with the Buckeyes winning the tournament, defeating UMass 92–85 in the final. Ohio State center Kosta Koufos was named tournament MVP.

NIT semifinals and final

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Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on April 1 and 3

Semifinals Final
      
1 Ohio State 81
2 Mississippi 69
1 Ohio State 92
2 UMass 85
2 Florida 66
2 UMass 78

College Basketball Invitational

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Main article: 2008 College Basketball Invitational

The inaugural College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament was held starting March 18 and ended with a best-of-three final which saw Tulsa defeat Bradley for the championship. Jerome Jordan of Tulsa was named tournament MVP.

Semifinals
(Reseeded) 		Finals
(Best of three)
        
1 Virginia 85
4 Bradley 96
4 Bradley 68 83 64
2 Tulsa 73 74 70
2 Tulsa 73
3 Houston 69

Major upsets

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Regular season and conference tournaments

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NCAA tournament

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Award winners

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Consensus All-American teams

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Main article: 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
D. J. Augustin G Sophomore Texas
Michael Beasley F Freshman Kansas State
Chris Douglas-Roberts G-F Junior Memphis
Tyler Hansbrough C Junior North Carolina
Kevin Love C Freshman UCLA


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Stephen Curry G Sophomore Davidson
Shan Foster G-F Senior Vanderbilt
Luke Harangody F Sophomore Notre Dame
Roy Hibbert C Senior Georgetown
Chris Lofton G Senior Tennessee
D. J. White F-C Senior Indiana


Major player of the year awards

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Major freshman of the year awards

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Major coach of the year awards

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Other major awards

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Coaching changes

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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.[159]

Team Former
Coach 		Interim
Coach 		New
Coach 		Reason
Alcorn State Samuel West Larry Smith[160] West was fired after a 7–23 season, former Alcorn State star and ex-NBA player Smith was hired
Arizona Lute Olson Kevin O'Neill Lute Olson Olsen took a leave of absence due to a divorce; but announced he would return in 2008–09. O'Neill left following season. However, Olson would ultimately retire on October 23, 2008, before the 2008–09 season; several days later, Olson revealed (through his personal physician) that he had suffered a stroke during the season.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Van Holt George Ivory Holt resigned after going 50–124 in six years.
Arkansas State Dickey Nutt Shawn Forest
Al Grushkin 		John Brady[161] Nutt resigned three wins shy of becoming the Red Wolves' winningest coach. Coincidentally, his resignation came shortly after his brother, Houston Nutt, was forced out as football coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Brown Craig Robinson Jesse Agel Robinson left to take the Oregon State job
Bucknell Pat Flannery Dave Paulsen Flannery retires as coach.
California Ben Braun Mike Montgomery Montgomery goes across the bay from Stanford, where he coached before going to the Golden State Warriors.
Centenary Rob Flaska Greg Gary
Detroit Perry Watson Kevin Mondro Ray McCallum Retired after taking a medical leave of absence during the season.[162]
Drake Keno Davis Mark Phelps Davis left to take the Providence job. Phelps was an assistant at Arizona State.
Florida Atlantic Rex Walters Mike Jarvis Walters left for San Francisco, while Jarvis comes back after a self-imposed retitrement.
Grambling Larry Wright Rick Duckett
Idaho George Pfeifer Don Verlin Pfeifer was fired following a 12–48 record in two years.
Indiana Kelvin Sampson Dan Dakich Tom Crean Sampson was embroiled in a cell phone controversy.
James Madison Dean Keener Matt Brady
Kent State Jim Christian Geno Ford Ford replaces Christian, who went to TCU.
LSU John Brady Butch Pierre Trent Johnson Brady was fired in midst of disappointing season, two years after guiding LSU to the Final Four.
Loyola Marymount Rodney Tention Bill Bayno
Marist Matt Brady Chuck Martin Brady left to go to JMU. Martin takes his first head coaching job after serving as an assistant at Memphis.
Marquette Tom Crean Buzz Williams Crean resigned to take Indiana job; ex-University of New Orleans coach takes over after serving as an assistant.
UMass Travis Ford Derek Kellogg Ford left for the Oklahoma State job. UMass alum Kellogg was hired off of ex-Minutemen coach John Calipari's staff at Memphis.
Mercer Mark Slonaker Bob Hoffman
Missouri State Barry Hinson Cuonzo Martin
NJIT Jim Casciano Jim Engles Team in first year of D-I hoops went 5-24
Oklahoma State Sean Sutton Travis Ford Son of Eddie Sutton resigned.
Oregon State Jay John Kevin Mouton Craig Robinson John was fired in midst of horrid season.
The brother-in-law of Barack Obama comes in from Brown as permanent coach.
Pepperdine Vance Walberg Eric Bridgeland Tom Asbury Walberg resigned mid-season with 12–48 overall mark. Former Waves head coach Asbury returned to take the position.
Providence Tim Welsh Keno Davis
Rice Willis Wilson Ben Braun After firing at Cal, Braun comes to C-USA.
Sacramento State Jerome Jenkins Brian Katz
San Francisco Jessie Evans Eddie Sutton Rex Walters Sutton won his 800th game this year, coming out of retirement for an interim stint.
South Carolina Dave Odom Darrin Horn Odom retired after the season.
Stanford Trent Johnson Johnny Dawkins Johnson leaves Stanford to take the job at LSU. Duke associate head coach Dawkins takes his first head coaching job.
TCU Neil Dougherty Jim Christian
Texas Tech Bob Knight Pat Knight Pat Knight Winningest coach in D-I resigned, son Pat took over.
Toledo Stan Joplin Gene Cross
Western Illinois Derek Thomas Jim Molinari
Western Kentucky Darrin Horn Ken McDonald Horn goes to South Carolina.

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