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The following is the final AP poll before the start of the 2010 NCAA Basketball tournament. Duke slid up to #3 after winning the 2010 ACC Conference tournament following Syracuse’s loss in the Quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament. Kansas remained the overall #1 with Kentucky the #2. West Virginia, Kansas State, and Villanova all rose one spot in the rankings following the conclusion of the 2010 Championship Week.

2010 NCAA Basketball Rankings March 15^th, AP Poll

1 Kansas (65) 32-2 1,625 1

Last Week: Def Texas Tech 80-68 (3/11), Def Texas A&M 79-66 (3/12), Def Kansas State 72-64 (3/13)

This Week: 3/18 vs. Lehigh (22-10) Tickets

2 Kentucky 32-2 1,559 2

Last Week: Def Alabama 73-67 (3/12), Def Tennessee 74-45 (3/13), Def Mississippi State 75-74 (3/14)

This Week: 3/18 vs. East Tennessee State (20-14) Tickets

3 Duke 29-5 1,427 4

Last Week: Def Virginia 57-46 (3/12), Def Miami (FL) 77-74 (3/13), Def Georgia Tech 65-61 (3/14)

This Week: 3/19 vs. TBA Tickets

4 Syracuse 28-4 1,412 3

Last Week: Lost to Georgetown 91-84 (3/11)

This Week: 3/19 vs. Vermont (25-9) Tickets

5 Ohio State 27-7 1,377 5

Last Week: Def Michigan 69-68 (3/12), Def Illinois 88-81 (3/13), Def Minnesota 90-61 (3/14)

This Week: 3/19 vs. UC Santa Barbara (20-9) Tickets

6 West Virginia 27-6 1,365 7

Last Week: Def Cincinnati 54-51 (3/11), Def Notre Dame 53-51 (3/12), Def Georgetown 60-58 (3/13)

This Week: 3/19 vs. Morgan State (27-9) Tickets

7 Kansas State 26-7 1,209 9

Last Week: Def Oklahoma State 83-64 (3/11), Def Baylor 82-75 (3/12), Lost to Kansas 72-64 (3/13)

This Week: 3/18 vs. North Texas (24-8) Tickets

8 New Mexico 29-4 1,043 8

Last Week: Def Air Force 75-69 (3/11), Lost to San Diego State 72-69 (3/12)

This Week: 3/18 vs. Montana (22-9) Tickets

9 Villanova 24-7 961 10

Last Week: Lost to Marquette 80-76 (3/11)

This Week: 3/18 vs. Robert Morris (23-11) Tickets

10 Purdue 27-5 915 6

Last Week: Def Northwestern 69-61 (3/12), Lost to Minnesota 69-42 (3/13)

This Week: 3/19 vs. Siena (27-6) Tickets

11 Butler 28-4 903 12

Last Week: Def Wright State 70-45 (3/9)

This Week: 3/18 vs. UTEP (26-6) Tickets

12 Temple 29-5 843 17

Last Week: Def St. Bonaventure 69-51 (3/12), Def Rhode Island 57-44 (3/13), Def Richmond 56-52 (3/14)

This Week: 3/19 vs. Cornell (27-4) Tickets

13 Michigan State 24-8 836 11

Last Week: Lost to Minnesota 72-67 (3/12)

This Week: 3/19 vs. New Mexico State (22-11) Tickets

14 Georgetown 23-10 788 22

Last Week: Def South Florida 69-49 (3/10), Def Syracuse 91-84 (3/11), Def Marquette 80-57 (3/12), Lost to West Virginia 60-58 (3/13)

This Week: 3/18 vs. Ohio (21-14) Tickets

15 Tennessee 25-8 616 15

Last Week: Def LSU 59-49 (3/11), Def Mississippi 76-65 (3/12), Lost to Kentucky 74-45 (3/13)

This Week: 3/18 vs. San Diego State (25-8) Tickets

16 Wisconsin 23-8 603 13

Last Week: Lost to Illinois 58-54 (3/12)

This Week: 3/19 vs. Wofford (26-8) Tickets

17 Brigham Young 29-5 600 14

Last Week: Def TCU 95-85 (3/11), Lost to UNLV 70-66 (3/12)

This Week: 3/18 vs. Florida (21-12) Tickets

18 Pittsburgh 24-8 566 16

Last Week: Lost to Notre Dame 50-45 (3/11)

This Week: 3/19 vs. Oakland (26-8) Tickets

19 Baylor 25-7 550 21

Last Week: Def Texas 86-67 (3/11), Lost to Kansas State 82-75 (3/12)

This Week: 3/18 vs. Sam Houston State (25-7) Tickets

20 Maryland 23-8 394 19

Last Week: Lost to Georgia Tech 69-64 (3/12)

This Week: 3/19 vs. Houston (19-15) Tickets

21 Vanderbilt 24-8 382 20

Last Week: Def Georgia 78-66 (3/12), Lost to Mississippi State 62-52 (3/13)

This Week: 3/18 vs. Murray State (30-4) Tickets

22 Gonzaga 26-6 359 18

Last Week: Lost to Saint Mary’s 81-62 (3/8)

This Week: 3/19 vs. Florida State (22-9) Tickets

23 Texas A&M 23-9 290 23

Last Week: Def Nebraska 70-64 (3/11), Lost to Kansas 79-66 (3/12)

This Week: 3/19 vs. Utah State (27-7) Tickets

24 Richmond 26-8 141 NR

Last Week: Def Massachusetts 77-72 (3/12), Def Xavier 89-85 (3/13), Lost to Temple 56-52 (3/14)

This Week: 3/18 vs. Saint Mary’s (26-5) Tickets

25 Xavier 24-8 106 24

Last Week: Def Dayton 78-73 (3/12), Lost to Richmond 89-85 (3/13)

This Week: 3/19 vs. Minnesota (21-13) Tickets

Others receiving votes: Northern Iowa 68, UTEP 58, Notre Dame 39, Marquette 33, San Diego State 18, Saint Mary’s 15, Cornell 6, UNLV 5, Georgia Tech 4, Utah State 3, Virginia Tech 3, Mississippi State 1, Murray State 1, Texas 1

The following is the March 8^th, 2010 AP pool. Noteable moves include Kansas and Kentucky moving back to the #1 and #2 spots respectively, New Mexico moving up, and Villanova sliding to the 10^th ranked position.

2010 NCAA Basketball rankings, March 8,2010 AP Poll

1 Kansas (63) 29-2 1,623 2

Last Week: Def Kansas State 82-65 (3/3), Def Missouri 77-56 (3/6)

This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets

2 Kentucky (2) 29-2 1,553 3

Last Week: Def Georgia 80-68 (3/3), Def Florida 74-66 (3/7)

This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets

3 Syracuse 28-3 1,500 1

Last Week: Def St. John’s 85-66 (3/2), Lost to Louisville 78-68 (3/6)

This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets

4 Duke 26-5 1,348 4

Last Week: Lost to Maryland 79-72 (3/3), Def North Carolina 82-50 (3/6)

This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets

5 Ohio State 24-7 1,344 6

Last Week: Def Illinois 73-57 (3/2)

This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets

6 Purdue 26-4 1,252 7

Last Week: Def Indiana 74-55 (3/3), Def Penn State 64-60 (3/6)

This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets

7 West Virginia 24-6 1,231 10

Last Week: Def Georgetown 81-68 (3/1), Def Villanova 68-66 (3/6)

This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets

8 New Mexico 28-3 1,188 8

Last Week: Def TCU 73-66 (3/3)

This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets

9 Kansas State 24-6 1,063 5

Last Week: Lost to Kansas 82-65 (3/3), Lost to Iowa State 85-82 (3/6)

This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets

10 Villanova 24-6 1,016 9

Last Week: Def Cincinnati 77-73 (3/2), Lost to West Virginia 68-66 (3/6)

This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets

11 Michigan State 24-7 1,015 11

Last Week: Def Penn State 67-65 (3/4), Def Michigan 64-48 (3/7)

This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets

12 Butler 27-4 796 12

Last Week: Def Milwaukee 68-59 (3/6)

This Week: 3/9 vs. Wright State (20-11) Tickets

13 Wisconsin 23-7 710 15

Last Week: Def Iowa 67-40 (3/3), Def Illinois 72-57 (3/7)

This Week: 3/12 vs. Illinois (18-13) Tickets

14 Brigham Young 28-4 690 14

Last Week: Def Utah 71-51 (3/3), Def TCU 107-77 (3/6)

This Week: 3/11 vs. TCU (13-18) Tickets

15 Tennessee 23-7 650 16

Last Week: Def Arkansas 80-73 (3/3), Def Mississippi State 75-59 (3/6)

This Week: 3/11 vs. LSU (11-19) Tickets

16 Pittsburgh 24-7 644 17

Last Week: Def Providence 73-71 (3/4), Def Rutgers 83-54 (3/6)

This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets

17 Temple 26-5 552 20

Last Week: Def Saint Louis 57-51 (3/3), Def George Washington 70-57 (3/6)

This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets

18 Gonzaga 26-5 534 18

Last Week: Def Cal State Bakersfield 78-59 (3/2), Def Loyola Marymount 77-62 (3/7)

This Week: 3/8 vs. Saint Mary’s (25-5) Tickets

19 Maryland 23-7 499 22

Last Week: Def Duke 79-72 (3/3), Def Virginia 74-68 (3/6)

This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets

20 Vanderbilt 23-7 480 13

Last Week: Def Florida 64-60 (3/2), Lost to South Carolina 77-73 (3/6)

This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets

21 Baylor 24-6 474 21

Last Week: Def Texas Tech 86-68 (3/2), Def Texas 92-77 (3/6)

This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets

22 Georgetown 20-9 277 19

Last Week: Lost to West Virginia 81-68 (3/1), Def Cincinnati 74-47 (3/6)

This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets

23 Texas A&M 22-8 271 23

Last Week: Def Oklahoma State 76-61 (3/3), Def Oklahoma 69-54 (3/6)

This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets

24 Xavier 23-7 136 25

Last Week: Def Fordham 82-56 (3/3), Def St. Bonaventure 93-72 (3/6)

This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets

25 UTEP 24-5 134 24

Last Week: Def Marshall 80-76 (3/2), Def UAB 52-50 (3/6)

This Week: No Games Scheduled Tickets

Others receiving votes: Northern Iowa 48, Richmond 41, Utah State 12, Virginia Tech 12, Texas 10, Notre Dame 6, Marquette 6, Cornell 3, Louisville 3, California 2, Oklahoma State 1, Siena 1

Last Week:

NCAA College Basketball Rankings – March 1st, 2010 AP Poll

2010 NCAA College Basketball Rankings AP March 1st, 2010

Rank/Team (First Place Votes)/ Record/Overall Votes/ Rank Last Week
Results from last week.

1.    Syracuse (59)    27-2    1,618    4
Last Week: Def. Providence 99-85 (2/23), Def. Villanova 95-77 (2/27)
This Week: 3/2 vs. St. John’s (15-13), 3/6 at Louisville (19-10)  Tickets
2.    Kansas (6)    27-2    1,550    1
Last Week: Def. Oklahoma 81-68 (2/22), Lost to Oklahoma State 85-77 (2/27)
This Week: 3/3 vs. Kansas State (24-4), 3/6 at Missouri (21-8)  Tickets
3.    Kentucky     27-2    1,493    2
Last Week: Def. South Carolina 82-61 (2/25), Lost to Tennessee 74-65 (2/27)
This Week: 3/3 at Georgia (13-14), 3/7 vs. Florida (20-9)  Tickets
4.    Duke     25-4    1,415    5
Last Week: Def. Tulsa 70-52 (2/25), Def. Virginia 67-49 (2/28)
This Week: 3/3 at Maryland (21-7), 3/6 vs. North Carolina (15-14)  Tickets
5.    Kansas State     24-4    1,377    6
Last Week: Def. Texas Tech 83-64 (2/23), Def. Missouri 63-53 (2/27)
This Week: 3/3 at Kansas (27-2), 3/6 vs. Iowa State (14-15)  Tickets
6.    Ohio State     23-7    1,232    9
Last Week: Def. Penn State 75-67 (2/24), Def. Michigan 66-55 (2/27)
This Week: 3/2 vs. Illinois (18-11)  Tickets
7.    Purdue     24-4    1,169    3
Last Week: Def. Minnesota 59-58 (2/24), Lost to Michigan State 53-44 (2/28)
This Week: 3/3 vs. Indiana (9-19), 3/6 at Penn State (11-17)  Tickets
8.    New Mexico     27-3    1,151    10
Last Week: Def. Colorado State 72-66 (2/23), Def. Brigham Young 83-81 (2/27)
This Week: 3/3 vs. TCU (13-16)  Tickets
9.    Villanova     23-5    1,143    7
Last Week: Def. South Florida 74-49 (2/24), Lost to Syracuse 95-77 (2/27)
This Week: 3/2 at Cincinnati (16-12), 3/6 vs. West Virginia (22-6)  Tickets
10.    West Virginia     22-6    1,024    8
Last Week: Lost to Connecticut 73-62 (2/22), Def. Cincinnati 74-68 (2/27)
This Week: 3/1 vs. Georgetown (19-8), 3/6 at Villanova (23-5)  Tickets
11.    Michigan State     22-7    960    14
Last Week: Def. Purdue 53-44 (2/28)
This Week: 3/4 vs. Penn State (11-17), 3/7 vs. Michigan (13-15)  Tickets
12.    Butler     26-4    762    15
Last Week: Def. Valparaiso 74-69 (2/26)
This Week: No Games Scheduled  Tickets
13.    Vanderbilt     22-6    741    16
Last Week: Def. Georgia 96-94 (2/25), Def. Arkansas 89-72 (2/27)
This Week: 3/2 at Florida (20-9), 3/6 vs. South Carolina (14-14)  Tickets
14.    Brigham Young     26-4    633    13
Last Week: Def. San Diego State 82-68 (2/24), Lost to New Mexico 83-81 (2/27)
This Week: 3/3 at Utah (14-14), 3/6 at TCU (13-16)  Tickets
15.    Wisconsin     21-7    625    17
Last Week: Def. Indiana 78-46 (2/25)
This Week: 3/3 vs. Iowa (10-19), 3/7 at Illinois (18-11)  Tickets
16.    Tennessee     21-7    615    19
Last Week: Lost to Florida 75-62 (2/23), Def. Kentucky 74-65 (2/27)
This Week: 3/3 vs. Arkansas (14-15), 3/6 at Mississippi State (21-8)  Tickets
17.    Pittsburgh     22-7    612    12
Last Week: Lost to Notre Dame 68-53 (2/24), Def. St. John’s 71-64 (2/27)
This Week: 3/4 vs. Providence (12-16), 3/6 vs. Rutgers (15-14)  Tickets
18.    Gonzaga     24-5    554    18
Last Week: Def. Santa Clara 88-51 (2/25), Def. San Francisco 75-69 (2/27)
This Week: 3/2 vs. Cal State Bakersfield (7-21)  Tickets
19.    Georgetown     19-8    548    11
Last Week: Def. Louisville 70-60 (2/23), Lost to Notre Dame 78-64 (2/27)
This Week: 3/1 at West Virginia (22-6), 3/6 vs. Cincinnati (16-12)  Tickets
20.    Temple     24-5    547    20
Last Week: Def. Dayton 49-41 (2/24), Def. La Salle 65-53 (2/28)
This Week: 3/3 at Saint Louis (19-9), 3/6 vs. George Washington (16-11)  Tickets
21.    Baylor     22-6    393    24
Last Week: Def. Texas A&M 70-66 (2/24), Def. Oklahoma 70-63 (2/27)
This Week: 3/2 at Texas Tech (16-12), 3/6 vs. Texas (22-7)  Tickets
22.    Maryland     21-7    249    NR
Last Week: Def. Clemson 88-79 (2/24), Def. Virginia Tech 104-100 (2/27)
This Week: 3/3 vs. Duke (25-4), 3/6 at Virginia (14-13)  Tickets
23.    Texas A&M     20-8    210    22
Last Week: Lost to Baylor 70-66 (2/24), Def. Texas 74-58 (2/27)
This Week: 3/3 vs. Oklahoma State (20-8), 3/6 at Oklahoma (13-15)  Tickets
24.    UTEP     22-5    124    NR
Last Week: Def. Southern Miss 59-56 (2/24), Def. Rice 78-64 (2/27)
This Week: 3/2 at Marshall (22-7), 3/6 vs. UAB (23-5)  Tickets
25.    Xavier     21-7    101    NR
Last Week: Def. Saint Louis 73-71 (2/24), Def. Richmond 78-76 (2/28)
This Week: 3/3 at Fordham (2-24), 3/6 vs. St. Bonaventure (13-14)  Tickets
Others Receiving Votes
Texas 94, Richmond 44, Northern Iowa 32, Oklahoma State 24, Marquette 21, Missouri 13, Illinois 10, Utah State 9, Virginia Tech 8, Mississippi State 7, UAB 6, Cornell 5, Louisville 4, Notre Dame 1, Old Dominion 1.

Dropped From Rankings
Texas 21, Richmond 23, Northern Iowa 25.