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Men's Basketball

March 8, 2010 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank		Team (FPV)	Conference	Record	Points	Coaches
1	< 2	Kansas (63)	Big 12	29-2	1623	*1
2	< 3	Kentucky (2)	SEC	29-2	1553	2
3	< 1	Syracuse	Big East	28-3	1500	*3
4	< 4	Duke	ACC	26-5	1348	4
5	< 6	Ohio State	Big Ten	24-7	1344	7
6	< 7	Purdue	Big Ten	26-4	1252	5
7	< 10	West Virginia		24-6	1231	6
8	< 8	New Mexico		28-3	1188	8
9	< 5	Kansas State	Big 12	24-6	1063	9
10	< 9	Villanova		24-6	1016	10
11	< 11	Michigan State	Big Ten	24-7	1015	11
12	< 12	Butler		27-4	796	12
13	< 15	Wisconsin	Big Ten	23-7	710	18
14	< 14	BYU		28-4	690	15
15	< 16	Tennessee	SEC	23-7	650	13
16	< 17	Pittsburgh		24-7	644	16
17	< 20	Temple		26-5	552	17
18	< 18	Gonzaga		26-5	534	14
19	< 22	Maryland	ACC	23-7	499	19
20	< 13	Vanderbilt	SEC	23-7	480	23
21	< 21	Baylor	Big 12	24-6	474	20
22	< 19	Georgetown	Big East	20-9	277	22
23	< 23	Texas A&M	Big 12	22-8	271	24
24	< 25	Xavier		23-7	136	RV
25	< 24	UTEP		24-5	134	21
RV	< NR	Northern Iowa			48	25
RV	< NR	Richmond			41	RV
RV	< NR	Utah State			12	RV
RV	< NR	Virginia Tech	ACC		12	RV
RV	< NR	Texas	Big 12		10	RV
RV	< NR	Marquette			6	NR
RV	< NR	Notre Dame			6	NR
RV	< NR	Cornell	Ivy		3	RV
RV	< NR	Louisville			3	NR
RV	< NR	California	Pac-10		2	RV
RV	< NR	Oklahoma State	Big 12		1	RV
RV	< NR	Siena			1	NR
NR	< NR	Memphis			0	RV
NR	< NR	Old Dominion			0	RV
NR	< NR	Saint Mary's			0	RV
NR	< NR	UNLV			0	RV

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