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Calipari: "We're definitely a top-20 team"

By Andy Katz

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Memphis is 10-3. A year ago at this time, there was chatter the Tigers could go 40-0. The latest ESPN/USA Today coaches poll came out Monday, and the Tigers weren't in it for the second straight week. Before that, Memphis had been ranked for 67 straight weeks, tied with UCLA for the most in the country. So the roster has been reshuffled and the quality wins simply aren't there … yet. But that's fine. This is exactly the motivation Memphis coach John Calipari needs. "We're a top-20 team, ...

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