2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Feb. 8)

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The USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Top 25 college basketball coaches' 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: ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS
1.Kansas (29)22-17731
 Last Week: Def. Colorado 72-66 (2/3), Def. Nebraska 75-64 (2/6)
This Week: Def. No. 14 Texas 80-68 (2/8), 2/13 vs. Iowa State (13-10)  Tickets
2.Kentucky (1)22-17313
 Last Week: Def. Mississippi 85-75 (2/2), Def. LSU 81-55 (2/6)
This Week: Def. Alabama 66-55 (2/9), 2/13 vs. No. 12 Tennessee (18-5)  Tickets
3.Syracuse (1)23-17284
 Last Week: Def. Providence 85-68 (2/2), Def. Cincinnati 71-54 (2/7)
This Week: 2/10 vs. Connecticut (14-9), 2/14 vs. Louisville (15-8)  Tickets
4.West Virginia 19-36576
 Last Week: Def. No. 21 Pittsburgh 70-51 (2/3), Def. St. John's 79-60 (2/6)
This Week: Lost to No. 5 Villanova 82-75 (2/8), 2/12 at No. 23 Pittsburgh (18-6)  Tickets
5.Villanova 20-26392
 Last Week: Def. Seton Hall 81-71 (2/2), Lost to No. 8 Georgetown 103-90 (2/6)
This Week: Def. No. 4 West Virginia 82-75 (2/8), 2/13 vs. Providence (12-12)  Tickets
6.Purdue 19-35997
 Last Week: Def. Indiana 78-75 (2/4)
This Week: Def. No. 10 Michigan State 76-64 (2/9), 2/13 vs. Iowa (8-16)  Tickets
7.Duke 19-45749
 Last Week: Def. No. 19 Georgia Tech 86-67 (2/4), Def. Boston College 66-63 (2/6)
This Week: 2/10 at North Carolina (13-10), 2/13 vs. Maryland (16-6)  Tickets
8.Georgetown 17-55608
 Last Week: Lost to South Florida 72-64 (2/3), Def. No. 2 Villanova 103-90 (2/6)
This Week: Def. Providence 79-70 (2/9), 2/14 at Rutgers (12-12)  Tickets
9.Kansas State 19-450611
 Last Week: Def. Nebraska 76-57 (2/2), Def. Iowa State 79-75 (2/6)
This Week: 2/13 vs. Colorado (11-12)  Tickets
10.Michigan State 19-54555
 Last Week: Lost to No. 16 Wisconsin 67-49 (2/2), Lost to Illinois 78-73 (2/6)
This Week: Lost to No. 6 Purdue 76-64 (2/9), 2/13 at Penn State (8-15)  Tickets
11.Gonzaga 19-442713
 Last Week: Def. Portland 76-49 (2/4), Def. Memphis 66-58 (2/6)
This Week: 2/11 vs. Saint Mary's (21-3), 2/13 vs. San Diego (9-16)  Tickets
12.Tennessee 18-441714
 Last Week: Def. LSU 59-54 (2/4), Def. South Carolina 79-53 (2/6)
This Week: Lost to No. 24 Vanderbilt 90-71 (2/9), 2/13 at No. 2 Kentucky (23-1)  Tickets
13.Wisconsin 18-540116
 Last Week: Def. No. 5 Michigan State 67-49 (2/2), Def. Michigan 62-44 (2/6)
This Week: Lost to Illinois 63-56 (2/9), 2/13 vs. Indiana (9-13)  Tickets
14.Texas 19-436110
 Last Week: Def. Oklahoma State 72-60 (2/1), Lost to Oklahoma 80-71 (2/6)
This Week: Lost to No. 1 Kansas 80-68 (2/8), 2/13 vs. Nebraska (13-10)  Tickets
15.Butler 20-432615
 Last Week: Def. Detroit 63-58 (2/4), Def. Wright State 74-62 (2/6)
This Week: Def. Loyola (IL) 62-47 (2/8), 2/11 at Youngstown State (8-15), 2/13 at Cleveland State (12-12)  Tickets
16.Ohio State 18-630218
 Last Week: Def. Penn State 75-62 (2/3), Def. Iowa 68-58 (2/7)
This Week: 2/10 at Indiana (9-13), 2/14 at Illinois (17-8)  Tickets
17.Brigham Young 22-329812
 Last Week: Def. TCU 76-56 (2/2), Lost to UNLV 88-74 (2/6)
This Week: 2/13 vs. Air Force (9-14)  Tickets
18.Northern Iowa 21-222122
 Last Week: Def. Wichita State 59-56 (2/3), Def. Southern Illinois 55-52 (2/6)
This Week: 2/10 at Drake (11-14), 2/13 at Bradley (12-12)  Tickets
19.New Mexico 21-321123
 Last Week: Def. San Diego State 88-86 (2/6)
This Week: 2/10 at No. 25 UNLV (19-4), 2/13 at Utah (10-12)  Tickets
20.Georgia Tech 17-615019
 Last Week: Lost to No. 9 Duke 86-67 (2/4), Def. North Carolina State 73-71 (2/6)
This Week: 2/10 at Miami (FL) (16-7), 2/13 at Wake Forest (17-5)  Tickets
21.Temple 19-513117
 Last Week: Def. Duquesne 76-60 (2/3), Lost to Richmond 71-54 (2/6)
This Week: 2/13 vs. Rhode Island (19-3)  Tickets
22.Cornell 20-311225
 Last Week: Def. Yale 90-71 (2/5), Def. Brown 74-60 (2/6)
This Week: 2/12 at Pennsylvania (3-15), 2/13 at Princeton (13-5)  Tickets
23.Pittsburgh 17-68921
 Last Week: Lost to No. 6 West Virginia 70-51 (2/3), Def. Seton Hall 83-58 (2/6)
This Week: Def. Robert Morris 77-53 (2/8), 2/12 vs. No. 4 West Virginia (19-4)  Tickets
24.Vanderbilt 17-57620
 Last Week: Def. Mississippi State 75-72 (2/3), Lost to Georgia 72-58 (2/6)
This Week: Def. No. 12 Tennessee 90-71 (2/9), 2/13 vs. LSU (9-14)  Tickets
25.UNLV 19-455NR
 Last Week: Def. Wyoming 78-50 (2/3), Def. No. 12 Brigham Young 88-74 (2/6)
This Week: 2/10 vs. No. 19 New Mexico (21-3), 2/13 at San Diego State (16-7)  Tickets
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.

Dropped From Rankings
Baylor 24.

The USA TODAY/ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The board for the 2009-10 season: Mike Adras, Northern Arizona; Dana Altman, Creighton; Tommy Amaker, Harvard; Tevester Anderson, Jackson State; Ronnie Arrow, South Alabama; Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's; Eddie Biedenbach, North Carolina-Asheville; Jim Boeheim, Syracuse; Rick Byrd, Belmont; Charlie Coles, Miami (Ohio); Steve Fisher, San Diego State; Greg Graham, Boise State; Rob Jeter, Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Billy Kennedy, Murray State; Billy Lange, Navy; Dan Leibovitz, Hartford; Fran McCaffery, Siena; Mike McConathy, Northwestern State; Bob McKillop, Davidson; Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's; Ron "Fang" Mitchell, Coppin State; Matt Painter, Purdue; Tom Pecora, Hofstra; John Pelphrey, Arkansas; Mike Rice, Robert Morris; Doc Sadler, Nebraska; Herb Sendek, Arizona State; Scott Sutton, Oral Roberts; Bob Williams, UC-Santa Barbara; Gary Williams, Maryland; Doug Wojcik, Tulsa.