2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Feb. 8)
| AP Top 25 |
| 1. Kansas (55) 22-1 1,613 |
| 2. Syracuse (8) 23-1 1,553 |
| 3. Kentucky (2) 22-1 1,514 |
| 4. Villanova 20-2 1,366 |
| 5. West Virginia 19-3 1,361 |
| 6. Purdue 19-3 1,301 |
| 7. Georgetown 17-5 1,211 |
| 8. Duke 19-4 1,142 |
| 9. Kansas State 19-4 1,139 |
| 10. Michigan State 19-5 968 |
| 11. Wisconsin 18-5 871 |
| 12. Tennessee 18-4 850 |
| 13. Ohio State 18-6 845 |
| 14. Texas 19-4 789 |
| 15. New Mexico 21-3 725 |
| 16. Gonzaga 19-4 693 |
| 17. Brigham Young 22-3 532 |
| 18. Butler 20-4 422 |
| 19. Northern Iowa 21-2 298 |
| 20. Georgia Tech 17-6 269 |
| 21. Temple 19-5 223 |
| 22. Vanderbilt 17-5 222 |
| 23. UNLV 19-4 209 |
| 24. Baylor 17-5 202 |
| 25. Pittsburgh 17-6 149 |
Others Receiving Votes Texas A&M 115, Cornell 114, Wake Forest 109, Maryland 69, Charlotte 48, UTEP 33, Mississippi 30, Rhode Island 30, Saint Mary's 18, Siena 18, Illinois 16, Florida State 15, Virginia Tech 11, Marquette 10, UAB 7, Wichita State 5, Richmond 5, Missouri 3, South Florida 2. |
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| ESPN/USA Today Poll |
| 1. Kansas (29) 22-1 773 |
| 2. Kentucky (1) 22-1 731 |
| 3. Syracuse (1) 23-1 728 |
| 4. West Virginia 19-3 657 |
| 5. Villanova 20-2 639 |
| 6. Purdue 19-3 599 |
| 7. Duke 19-4 574 |
| 8. Georgetown 17-5 560 |
| 9. Kansas State 19-4 506 |
| 10. Michigan State 19-5 455 |
| 11. Gonzaga 19-4 427 |
| 12. Tennessee 18-4 417 |
| 13. Wisconsin 18-5 401 |
| 14. Texas 19-4 361 |
| 15. Butler 20-4 326 |
| 16. Ohio State 18-6 302 |
| 17. Brigham Young 22-3 298 |
| 18. Northern Iowa 21-2 221 |
| 19. New Mexico 21-3 211 |
| 20. Georgia Tech 17-6 150 |
| 21. Temple 19-5 131 |
| 22. Cornell 20-3 112 |
| 23. Pittsburgh 17-6 89 |
| 24. Vanderbilt 17-5 76 |
| 25. UNLV 19-4 55 |
Others Receiving Votes Baylor 44, Texas A&M 37, Saint Mary's 29, Siena 28, Rhode Island 28, Missouri 25, Maryland 18, Mississippi 16, Virginia Tech 10, Florida State 8, Wake Forest 7, UAB 7, Notre Dame 6, Clemson 4, Tulsa 4, Dayton 2, Xavier 1, Connecticut 1, Louisiana Tech 1. |
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