2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Nov. 23)

Season: 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10
Week:
Preseason | 1 | 2

The Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll, with number of first-place votes and record in parentheses, total points and previous ranking. Team records are through the date the poll was released:

NCAA Division I: AP Top 25
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1.Kansas (56)3-01,6131
 Last Week: Def. Hofstra 101-65 (11/13), Def. Memphis 57-55 (11/17), Def. Central Arkansas 94-44 (11/19)
This Week: 11/25 vs. Oakland (1-2)  Tickets
2.Michigan State (7)4-01,5382
 Last Week: Def. Florida Gulf Coast 97-58 (11/13), Def. Gonzaga 75-71 (11/17)
This Week: Def. Toledo 75-62 (11/20), Def. Valparaiso 90-60 (11/22)  Tickets
3.Texas (1)2-01,4393
 Last Week: Def. UC Irvine 89-42 (11/15), Def. Western Carolina 73-41 (11/18)
This Week: 11/23 at Iowa (1-2)  Tickets
4.Villanova 5-01,3975
 Last Week: Def. Fairleigh Dickinson 84-61 (11/13), Def. Pennsylvania 103-65 (11/16), Def. George Mason 69-68 (11/19)
This Week: Def. Dayton 71-65 (11/20), Def. Mississippi 79-67 (11/22)  Tickets
5.Kentucky 4-01,3334
 Last Week: Def. Morehead State 75-59 (11/13), Def. Miami (OH) 72-70 (11/16), Def. Sam Houston State 102-92 (11/19)
This Week: Def. Rider 92-63 (11/21), 11/24 vs. Cleveland State (3-1)  Tickets
6.Purdue 3-01,3147
 Last Week: Def. Cal State Northridge 89-64 (11/13)
This Week: Def. South Dakota State 74-63 (11/20), Def. Saint Joseph's 85-60 (11/22), 11/23 vs. Tennessee (4-0)  Tickets
7.Duke 4-01,1639
 Last Week: Def. UNC Greensboro 96-62 (11/13), Def. Coastal Carolina 74-49 (11/16), Def. Charlotte 101-59 (11/17)
This Week: Def. Radford 104-67 (11/21), 11/25 vs. Arizona State (4-0)  Tickets
8.West Virginia 1-01,1338
 Last Week: Def. Loyola (MD) 83-60 (11/15)
This Week: 11/24 vs. Citadel (3-2), 11/26 at Long Beach State (3-1)  Tickets
9.Tennessee 4-01,04010
 Last Week: Def. Austin Peay 83-54 (11/13), Def. North Carolina-Asheville 124-49 (11/17)
This Week: Def. East Carolina 105-66 (11/20), Def. DePaul 57-53 (11/22), 11/23 at Purdue (3-0)  Tickets
10.Syracuse (1)4-01,013NR
 Last Week: Def. California 95-73 (11/19)
This Week: Def. North Carolina 87-71 (11/20), 11/24 vs. Cornell (2-1)  Tickets
11.North Carolina 4-19146
 Last Week: Def. Valparaiso 88-77 (11/15), Def. Ohio State 77-73 (11/19)
This Week: Lost to Syracuse 87-71 (11/20), 11/23 vs. Gardner-Webb (3-0)  Tickets
12.Butler 3-087211
 Last Week: Def. Davidson 73-62 (11/14), Def. Northwestern 67-54 (11/18)
This Week: Def. Evansville 64-60 (11/21), 11/26 vs. Minnesota (3-0)  Tickets
13.Connecticut 3-085012
 Last Week: Def. William & Mary 75-66 (11/13), Def. Colgate 77-63 (11/16), Def. Hofstra 76-67 (11/17)
This Week: 11/25 vs. LSU (3-0)  Tickets
14.Washington 4-084414
 Last Week: Def. Wright State 74-69 (11/13), Def. Belmont 96-78 (11/14), Def. Portland State 111-55 (11/15)
This Week: Def. San Jose State 80-70 (11/20)  Tickets
15.Michigan 2-067215
 Last Week: Def. Northern Michigan 97-50 (11/14)
This Week: Def. Houston Baptist 77-55 (11/20), 11/26 vs. Creighton (2-1)  Tickets
16.Louisville 3-048620
 Last Week: Def. Arkansas 96-66 (11/17)
This Week: Def. East Tennessee State 69-56 (11/21), Def. Morgan State 90-81 (11/22), 11/23 vs. Appalachian State (2-2)  Tickets
17.Ohio State 3-146615
 Last Week: Lost to North Carolina 77-73 (11/19)
This Week: Def. California 76-70 (11/20), 11/24 vs. Lipscomb (0-3)  Tickets
18.Georgetown 3-041819
 Last Week: Def. Tulane 74-58 (11/13), Def. Temple 46-45 (11/17)
This Week: Def. Savannah State 63-44 (11/21)  Tickets
19.Clemson 3-040822
 Last Week: Def. Presbyterian 84-41 (11/13), Def. Liberty 79-39 (11/17)
This Week: Def. UNC Greensboro 89-67 (11/20), 11/23 vs. Winthrop (2-1), 11/26 vs. Texas A&M (3-0)  Tickets
20.Illinois 3-036623
 Last Week: Def. SIU-Edwardsville 96-69 (11/13), Def. Northern Illinois 80-61 (11/17)
This Week: Def. Presbyterian 94-48 (11/21), 11/24 vs. Wofford (2-2)  Tickets
21.Maryland 3-029625
 Last Week: Def. Charleston Southern 89-51 (11/13), Def. Fairfield 71-42 (11/17)
This Week: Def. New Hampshire 82-55 (11/20), 11/23 at Chaminade  Tickets
22.Minnesota 3-029224
 Last Week: Def. Tennessee Tech 87-50 (11/13), Def. Stephen F. Austin 82-42 (11/16), Def. Utah Valley 76-51 (11/19)
This Week: 11/26 at Butler (3-0)  Tickets
23.Notre Dame 4-0117NR
 Last Week: Def. North Florida 86-65 (11/14), Def. St. Francis (PA) 95-72 (11/16), Def. Long Beach State 82-62 (11/19)
This Week: Def. Liberty 91-72 (11/22), 11/24 vs. Kennesaw State (2-1)  Tickets
24.Vanderbilt 2-0108NR
 Last Week: Def. Lipscomb 95-73 (11/16)
This Week: Def. Saint Mary's 72-70 (11/20), 11/23 vs. Cincinnati (2-0)  Tickets
25.Oklahoma 2-110717
 Last Week: Def. Mount St. Mary's 95-71 (11/14), Def. Louisiana-Monroe 72-61 (11/17)
This Week: Lost to Virginia Commonwealth 82-69 (11/21), 11/26 vs. San Diego (2-1), 11/26 at Houston (1-1)  Tickets
Others Receiving Votes
Gonzaga 90, Florida State 84, Georgia Tech 76, California 72, Mississippi 67, Xavier 67, Oklahoma State 59, Memphis 56, Florida 52, Kansas State 49, Wake Forest 49, Dayton 48, Brigham Young 42, Tulsa 31, Miami (FL) 24, Texas A&M 10, Missouri 8, Old Dominion 7, Mississippi State 7, Pittsburgh 6, UNLV 5, South Carolina 4, Temple 4, Baylor 3, Arizona State 1, Cal State Fullerton 1, Harvard 1, New Mexico 1, Siena 1, Virginia Commonwealth 1.

Dropped From Rankings
California 13, Dayton 18, Georgia Tech 21.