Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s latest AP Top 25 ballot
How did Upadhyaya shuffle teams around in his Associated Press poll voting after a week of chaos in college basketball?
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How did Upadhyaya shuffle teams around in his Associated Press poll voting after a week of chaos in college basketball?
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The Tigers will look to rebound from the 16-point loss they took to now-No. 18 Villanova last week in the Battle 4 Atlantis.
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“He’s definitely one of the best players to come through the university, for sure,” Tigers coach Penny Hardaway said of David Jones after Jones’ 36-point performance against No. 20 Arkansas on Thursday.
Did Parth Upadhyaya rank the Tigers after wins over Michigan and Arkansas but a lopsided loss to Villanova?
Victories this week against Michigan and No. 20 Arkansas could vault Memphis into the Associated Press basketball poll. If, that is, voters can overlook an ugly loss to Villanova.
“We needed something like this,” said Memphis guard Jahvon Quinerly, who called the Tigers’ 16-point loss in the Battle 4 Atlantis final a wake-up call.
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Memphis lost to Villanova Friday.
The Tigers have a chance to pick up their third win in three days and undoubtedly put the college basketball world on notice.
Coaches from both sides shared their thoughts on the historic rivalry between Memphis and Arkansas after the Tigers’ win over the Razorbacks on Thursday night.
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Here is the box score for the game between the University of Memphis Tigers and Arkansas Razorbacks in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Thursday, Nov. 23, in the Bahamas.
Memphis and Arkansas will renew an old rivalry in the Bahamas. The last time the two teams met was in January 2003.
Memphis will face at least five teams that are currently ranked in the top 50 of KenPom through its next nine games.
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Rick Stansbury hands over a 3-0 Memphis basketball team to Penny Hardaway, who comes off NCAA suspension as the Tigers head to the Bahamas. “I tried my best not to mess it up for three games,” Stansbury joked.
The Tigers remain unranked in the AP Top 25 poll after also barely missing the cut a week ago.
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