Associated Press Top-25 College Basketball Poll
| Team (First-place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
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| 1. Kansas Jayhawks (63) | 29-2 | 1,623 | 2 |
| 2. Kentucky Wildcats (2) | 29-2 | 1,553 | 3 |
| 3. Syracuse Orange | 28-3 | 1,500 | 1 |
| 4. Duke Blue Devils | 26-5 | 1,348 | 4 |
| 5. Ohio State Buckeyes | 24-7 | 1,344 | 6 |
| 6. Purdue Boilermakers | 26-4 | 1,252 | 7 |
| 7. West Virginia Mountaineers | 24-6 | 1,231 | 10 |
| 8. New Mexico Lobos | 28-3 | 1,188 | 8 |
| 9. Kansas State Wildcats | 24-6 | 1,063 | 5 |
| 10. Villanova Wildcats | 24-6 | 1,016 | 9 |
| 11. Michigan State Spartans | 24-7 | 1,015 | 11 |
| 12. Butler Bulldogs | 27-4 | 796 | 12 |
| 13. Wisconsin Badgers | 23-7 | 710 | 15 |
| 14. B-Y-U Cougars | 28-4 | 690 | 14 |
| 15. Tennessee Volunteers | 23-7 | 650 | 16 |
| 16. Pittsburgh Panthers | 24-7 | 644 | 17 |
| 17. Temple Owls | 26-5 | 552 | 20 |
| 18. Gonzaga Bulldogs | 26-5 | 534 | 18 |
| 19. Maryland Terrapins | 23-7 | 499 | 22 |
| 20. Vanderbilt Commodores | 23-7 | 480 | 13 |
| 21. Baylor Bears | 24-6 | 474 | 21 |
| 22. Georgetown Hoyas | 20-9 | 277 | 19 |
| 23. Texas A&M Aggies | 22-8 | 271 | 23 |
| 24. Xavier Musketeers | 23-7 | 136 | 25 |
| 25. Texas-El Paso Miners | 24-5 | 134 | 24 |
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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.
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As of March 8, 2010, at 01:07 PM ET
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