2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

August 2023 2010 NCAA logo.svg Duke Connecticut Two human polls make up the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week Italics   Number of first place votes (#-#)   Win–loss record т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol AP poll The Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released on October 28, 2010. This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. Generally, all top 25 teams in the poll are invited to the NCAA basketball tournament, also known as March Madness.May 2025 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Oct 28AP Top 25: Oct 28, Rivals.com, retrieved 10-28-2010. Nov 15AP Top 25: Nov 15, Rivals.com, retrieved 11-15-2010. Nov 22AP Top 25: Nov 22, Rivals.com, retrieved 11-22-2010. Nov 29AP Top 25: Nov 29, Rivals.com, retrieved 11-29-2010. Dec 6AP Top 25: Dec 6, Rivals.com, retrieved 12-06-2010. Dec 13AP Top 25: Dec 13, Rivals.com, retrieved 12-13-2010. Dec 20AP Top 25: Dec 20, Rivals.com, retrieved 12-20-2010. Dec 27AP Top 25: Dec 27, Rivals.com, retrieved 12-27-2010. Jan 3AP Top 25: Jan 3, Rivals.com, retrieved 01-03-2011. Jan 10AP Top 25: Jan 10, Rivals.com, retrieved 01-10-2011. Jan 17AP Top 25: Jan 17, Rivals.com, retrieved 01-20-2011. Jan 24AP Top 25: Jan 24, Rivals.com, retrieved 01-24-2011. Jan 31AP Top 25: Jan 31, Rivals.com, retrieved 02-01-2011. Feb 7AP Top 25: Feb 7, Rivals.com, retrieved 02-07-2011. Feb 14AP Top 25: Feb 14, Rivals.com, retrieved 02-14-2011. Feb 21AP Top 25: Feb 21, Rivals.com, retrieved 02-21-2011. Feb 28AP Top 25: Feb 28, Rivals.com, retrieved 02-28-2011. Mar 7AP Top 25: Mar 7, Rivals.com, retrieved 03-07-2011. Mar 14AP Top 25: Mar 14, Rivals.com, retrieved 03-14-2011. Duke 55 Michigan State 8 Kansas State 2 Ohio State Pittsburgh Villanova Kansas North Carolina Florida Syracuse Kentucky Gonzaga Illinois Purdue Missouri Baylor Butler Washington Memphis Georgetown Virginia Tech Temple Tennessee BYU San Diego State Duke (1–0) 58 Michigan State (1–0) 7 Kansas State (1–0) Ohio State (1–0) Pittsburgh (3–0) Villanova (1–0) Kansas (1–0) North Carolina (1–0) Florida (1–0) Syracuse (2–0) Gonzaga (2–0) u Kentucky (1–0) d Illinois (3–0) Purdue (1–0) Missouri (0–0) Butler (1–0) u Washington (1–0) т tu Baylor (1–0) т d Memphis (1–0) Georgetown (1–0) Temple (2–0) u Virginia Tech (1–0) d BYU (1–0) u Tennessee (1–0) d San Diego State (1–0) Duke (3–0) 58 Michigan State (2–0) 6 Ohio State (3–0) u Kansas State (3–0) 1 d Pittsburgh (5–0) Kansas (3–0) u Villanova (4–0) d Kentucky (2–0) u Syracuse (4–0) u Purdue (3–0) u Missouri (2–0) u Baylor (3–0) u Washington (2–0) u Memphis (4–0) u Minnesota (5–0) npr Florida (3–1) т td Georgetown (5–0) т u San Diego State (4–0) u Illinois (4–1) d Texas (3–1) npr Temple (2–0) Gonzaga (2–1) d BYU (3–0) Tennessee (3–0) North Carolina (2–2) d Butler (2–1) Virginia Tech (2–1) Duke (6–0) 65 Ohio State (5–0) u Pittsburgh (7–0) u Kansas (6–0) u Kansas State (6–1) d Michigan State (5–1) d Connecticut (5–0) npr Syracuse (6–0) u Missouri (5–0) u Kentucky (4–1) d Baylor (5–0) u Villanova (5–1) d Tennessee (5–0) u Memphis (5–0) Minnesota (6–1) Georgetown (6–0) San Diego State (6–0) u Florida (5–1) d Texas (5–1) u Illinois (6–1) d BYU (6–0) u Purdue (5–1) d Washington (3–2) d UNLV (6–0) npr Notre Dame (7–0) npr Temple (3–2) Gonzaga (3–2) North Carolina (4–2) Duke (8–0) 65 Ohio State (6–0) Pittsburgh (9–0) Kansas (7–0) Kansas State (7–1) Connecticut (7–0) u Michigan State (6–2) d Syracuse (8–0) Georgetown (8–0) u Baylor (6–0) u Tennessee (6–0) u Villanova (6–1) Memphis (7–0) u San Diego State (8–0) u Missouri (6–1) d Illinois (8–1) u Kentucky (5–2) d BYU (8–0) u Purdue (7–1) u UNLV (8–0) u Washington (5–2) u Minnesota (7–1) d Notre Dame (8–0) u Louisville (6–0) npr Texas (6–2) d Florida (6–2) Duke (10–0) 65 Ohio State (8–0) Kansas (9–0) u Connecticut (8–0) u Syracuse (10–0) u Kansas State (9–1) d Tennessee (7–0) u Pittsburgh (10–1) d Baylor (6–0) u Villanova (8–1) u San Diego State (10–0) u Illinois (10–1) u Missouri (8–1) u Michigan State (7–3) d Georgetown (9–1) d BYU (10–0) u Kentucky (7–2) Memphis (7–1) d Purdue (9–1) Louisville (8–0) u Minnesota (9–1) u Texas (7–2) т tu UNLV (9–1) т d Notre Dame (9–1) d Texas A&M (9–1) npr Washington (6–3) Duke (10–0) 64 Ohio State (10–0) 1 Kansas (10–0) Connecticut (8–0) Syracuse (11–0) Pittsburgh (11–1) u San Diego State (12–0) u Villanova (9–1) u Missouri (10–1) u Georgetown (10–1) u Kansas State (9–2) d Michigan State (8–3) d Kentucky (8–2) u Purdue (10–1) u Baylor (7–1) d Memphis (8–1) u Minnesota (10–1) u Texas (9–2) u Tennessee (7–2) d Florida (8–2) npr Illinois (10–2) d Notre Dame (10–1) u BYU (10–1) d Central Florida (10–0) npr Texas A&M (10–1) Louisville (9–1) UNLV (10–2) Duke (11–0) 65 Ohio State (12–0) Kansas (11–0) Connecticut (10–0) Syracuse (13–0) Pittsburgh (12–1) San Diego State (14–0) Villanova (10–1) Georgetown (11–1) u Missouri (11–1) d Kentucky (9–2) u Purdue (11–1) u Texas (10–2) u Minnesota (11–1) u Notre Dame (11–1) u BYU (12–1) u Kansas State (10–3) d Texas A&M (11–1) u Central Florida (11–0) u Michigan State (8–4) d Memphis (9–2) d Louisville (10–1) npr Illinois (10–3) d Vanderbilt (9–2) npr Temple (9–2) npr Baylor (8–3) Tennessee (8–3) Florida (9–3) Duke (13–0) 65 Ohio State (14–0) Kansas (13–0) Syracuse (15–0) u Pittsburgh (13–1) u San Diego State (15–0) u Villanova (12–1) u Connecticut (11–1) d Missouri (13–1) u Kentucky (11–2) u Purdue (13–1) u Texas (11–2) u Georgetown (12–2) d Notre Dame (12–2) u BYU (14–1) u Texas A&M (12–1) u Kansas State (11–3) Michigan State (9–4) u Central Florida (13–0) Illinois (12–3) u Memphis (11–2) Vanderbilt (11–2) u Washington (10–3) npr Cincinnati (14–0) npr UNLV (12–2) npr Minnesota (11–3) Louisville (11–2) Temple (9–3) Duke (15–0) 65 Ohio State (16–0) Kansas (15–0) Syracuse (16–0) Pittsburgh (15–1) San Diego State (17–0) Villanova (14–1) Purdue (15–1) u Notre Dame (14–2) u Connecticut (12–2) d BYU (16–1) u Texas (12–3) Kentucky (12–3) d Texas A&M (14–1) u Missouri (14–2) d Illinois (13–3) u Washington (12–3) u Louisville (13–2) npr Temple (11–3) npr Wisconsin (12–3) npr Kansas State (12–4) d Georgetown (12–4) d Central Florida (14–1) d Georgia (12–2) npr Cincinnati (14–1) d Michigan State (10–5) Memphis (12–3) Vanderbilt (11–3) UNLV (13–3) Ohio State (18–0) 49 u Kansas (17–0) 6 u Syracuse (18–0) 8 u Duke (16–1) 1 d Pittsburgh (17–1) 1 San Diego State (19–0) Villanova (16–1) Connecticut (14–2) u BYU (17–1) u Texas (14–3) u Texas A&M (16–1) u Kentucky (14–3) u Missouri (15–3) u Purdue (15–3) d Minnesota (14–4) npr Notre Dame (14–4) d Michigan State (12–5) npr Wisconsin (13–4) u Louisville (14–3) d Washington (13–4) d West Virginia (12–4) npr Saint Mary's (16–2) npr Illinois (13–5) т td Georgetown (13–5) т d Cincinnati (16–2) Temple (12–4) Kansas State (13–5) Central Florida (14–2) Georgia (13–3) Ohio State (20–0) 63 Pittsburgh (19–1) 1 u Duke (18–1) 1 u San Diego State (20–0) u Connecticut (16–2) u Kansas (18–1) d Texas (16–3) u Villanova (17–2) d Syracuse (18–2) т td BYU (19–1) т Missouri (17–3) u Purdue (17–3) u Texas A&M (17–2) d Kentucky (15–4) d Notre Dame (16–4) u Minnesota (15–4) d Wisconsin (15–4) u Washington (15–4) u Vanderbilt (14–4) npr Illinois (14–6) u Georgetown (14–5) u Florida State (15–5) npr Louisville (15–4) d Florida (15–4) npr Michigan State (12–7) d West Virginia (13–5) Saint Mary's (17–3) Cincinnati (17–3) Ohio State (22–0) 65 Kansas (20–1) u Texas (18–3) u Pittsburgh (20–2) d Duke (19–2) d Connecticut (17–3) d San Diego State (21–1) d BYU (20–2) u Notre Dame (17–4) u Kentucky (16–4) u Purdue (18–4) u Villanova (17–4) d Georgetown (16–5) u Missouri (17–4) d Louisville (17–4) u Texas A&M (17–3) d Syracuse (18–4) d Minnesota (16–5) d Wisconsin (15–5) d Washington (15–5) d Arizona (18–4) npr Utah State (20–2) npr Vanderbilt (15–5) т td North Carolina (15–5) т npr West Virginia (14–6) npr Illinois (14–7) Florida State (15–6) Florida (16–5) Michigan State (13–8) Ohio State (24–0) 65 Kansas (22–1) Texas (20–3) Pittsburgh (21–2) Duke (21–2) San Diego State (23–1) u BYU (22–2) u Notre Dame (19–4) u Villanova (19–4) u Connecticut (18–4) d Georgetown (18–5) u Syracuse (20–4) u Wisconsin (17–5) u Purdue (18–5) d Arizona (20–4) u Louisville (18–5) d Florida (18–5) npr Kentucky (16–6) d Missouri (18–5) d North Carolina (17–5) u Utah State (22–2) u Texas A&M (17–5) d Vanderbilt (16–6) Temple (17–5) npr West Virginia (15–7) Minnesota (16–7) Washington (15–7) Kansas (24–1) 22 u Ohio State (24–1) 14 d Texas (22–3) 23 Pittsburgh (23–2) 6 Duke (23–2) San Diego State (25–1) BYU (24–2) Notre Dame (21–4) Georgetown (20–5) u Wisconsin (19–5) u Purdue (20–5) u Arizona (21–4) u Connecticut (19–5) d Florida (20–5) u Villanova (19–6) d Louisville (19–6) Syracuse (20–6) d Vanderbilt (18–6) u North Carolina (18–6) u Missouri (19–6) d Texas A&M (19–5) u Kentucky (17–7) d Temple (19–5) u Xavier (18–6) npr Utah State (23–3) d West Virginia (16–8) Duke (25–2) 35 u Ohio State (25–2) 10 Kansas (25–2) 5 d Pittsburgh (24–3) 12 Texas (23–4) 1 d San Diego State (27–1) BYU (25–2) 2 Purdue (22–5) u Notre Dame (21–5) d Arizona (23–4) u Georgetown (21–6) d Wisconsin (20–6) d Florida (21–5) u Connecticut (20–6) d Villanova (21–6) Louisville (20–7) Syracuse (22–6) Vanderbilt (20–6) North Carolina (20–6) Missouri (21–6) Texas A&M (21–5) Kentucky (19–7) St. John's (17–9) npr Temple (21–5) d Xavier (20–6) d Utah State (25–3) Ohio State (27–2) 45 u Kansas (27–2) 14 u BYU (27–2) 5 u Duke (26–3) 1 т td Pittsburgh (25–4) т Purdue (24–5) u Texas (24–5) d Notre Dame (23–5) u San Diego State (27–2) d Wisconsin (22–6) u Louisville (22–7) u Syracuse (24–6) u North Carolina (22–6) u Florida (22–6) d St. John's (19–9) u Connecticut (21–7) d Georgetown (21–8) d Arizona (23–6) d Villanova (21–8) d Kentucky (20–8) u Vanderbilt (21–7) d Missouri (22–7) d Xavier (22–6) u Texas A&M (22–6) d Utah State (26–3) npr Temple (22–6) Ohio State (29–2) 52 Kansas (29–2) 13 Pittsburgh (27–4) u Notre Dame (25–5) u Duke (27–4) d North Carolina (24–6) u San Diego State (29–2) u BYU (28–3) d Purdue (25–6) d Texas (25–6) d Syracuse (25–6) u Florida (24–6) u Wisconsin (23–7) d Louisville (23–8) d Kentucky (22–8) u Arizona (25–6) u St. John's (20–10) d Xavier (24–6) u Kansas State (22–9) npr West Virginia (20–10) npr Connecticut (21–9) d Georgetown (21–9) d Utah State (28–3) u Temple (24–6) npr Cincinnati (24–7) npr Villanova (21–10) Vanderbilt (21–9) Missouri (22–9) Texas A&M (23–7) Ohio State (32–2) 51 Kansas (32–2) 14 Duke (30–4) u Pittsburgh (27–5) d Notre Dame (26–6) d San Diego State (32–2) u North Carolina (26–7) d Texas (27–7) u Connecticut (26–9) u BYU (30–4) d Kentucky (25–8) u Syracuse (26–7) d Purdue (25–7) d Louisville (25–9) Florida (26–7) d Wisconsin (23–8) d Arizona (27–7) d St. John's (21–11) d Utah State (30–3) u Xavier (24–7) d Kansas State (22–10) d West Virginia (20–11) d Washington (23–10) npr Texas A&M (24–8) npr Vanderbilt (23–10) npr Georgetown (21–10) Temple (25–7) Cincinnati (25–8) ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 31 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked #1; second highest is ranked #2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. Any team receiving votes after the top 25 are listed after the top 25 by their point totals. However, these are not real rankings: They are not considered #26, #27, etc. The maximum points a single team can earn is 775. The preseason poll was released on October 21, 2010. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Oct 21USA Today/ESPN: Oct 21, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2010-10-21 Nov 15USA Today/ESPN: Nov 15, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2010-11-15 Nov 22USA Today/ESPN: Nov 22, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2010-11-22 Nov 29USA Today/ESPN: Nov 29, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2010-11-29 Dec 6USA Today/ESPN: Dec 6, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2010-12-06 Dec 13USA Today/ESPN: Dec 13, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2010-12-13 Dec 20USA Today/ESPN: Dec 20, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2010-12-20 Dec 27USA Today/ESPN: Dec 27, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2010-12-27 Jan 3USA Today/ESPN: Jan 3, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2011-01-03 Jan 10USA Today/ESPN: Jan 10, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2011-01-10 Jan 17USA Today/ESPN: Jan 17, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2011-01-20 Jan 24USA Today/ESPN: Jan 24, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2011-01-24 Jan 31USA Today/ESPN: Jan 31, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2011-02-01 Feb 7USA Today/ESPN: Feb 7, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2011-02-07 Feb 14USA Today/ESPN: Feb 14, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2011-02-14 Feb 21USA Today/ESPN: Feb 21, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2011-02-21 Feb 28USA Today/ESPN: Feb 28, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2011-02-28 Mar 7USA Today/ESPN: Mar 7, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2011-03-07 Mar 13USA Today/ESPN: Mar 13, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2011-03-13 FinalUSA Today/ESPN: Apr 5, Rivals.com, Retrieved 2011-03-13 Duke 29 Michigan State 2 Kansas State Pittsburgh Ohio State Villanova Kansas Purdue North Carolina Kentucky Florida Gonzaga Syracuse Baylor Missouri Illinois Washington Butler Memphis Tennessee Georgetown Temple Virginia Tech Wisconsin Texas Duke (1–0) 29 Michigan State (1–0) 2 Kansas State (1–0) Pittsburgh (3–0) Ohio State (1–0) Kansas (1–0) u Villanova (1–0) d North Carolina (1–0) u Purdue (1–0) d Florida (1–0) u Syracuse (2–0) u Gonzaga (2–0) Kentucky (1–0) d Missouri (0–0) u Washington (1–0) u Illinois (3–0) Baylor (1–0) d Butler (1–0) Memphis (1–0) Temple (2–0) u Georgetown (1–0) Texas (1–0) u Tennessee (1–0) d Virginia Tech (1–0) d Wisconsin (1–0) d Duke (3–0) 29 Michigan State (2–0) 2 Ohio State (3–0) u Kansas State (3–0) d Pittsburgh (5–0) d Kansas (3–0) Villanova (4–0) Purdue (3–0) u Kentucky (2–0) u Syracuse (4–0) u Washington (2–0) u Missouri (2–0) u Baylor (3–0) u Florida (3–1) d Memphis (4–0) u Georgetown (5–0) u Minnesota (5–0) npr Gonzaga (2–1) d Illinois (4–1) d Temple (2–0) Texas (3–1) u San Diego State (4–0) npr Butler (2–1) d Tennessee (3–0) d North Carolina (2–2) d Virginia Tech (2–1) Wisconsin (2–1) Duke (6–0) 31 Ohio State (5–0) u Pittsburgh (7–0) u Kansas (6–0) u Kansas State (6–1) d Michigan State (5–1) d Syracuse (6–0) u Missouri (5–0) u Connecticut (5–0) npr Baylor (5–0) u Kentucky (4–1) d Villanova (5–1) d Minnesota (6–1) u Georgetown (6–0) u Memphis (5–0) Florida (5–1) d Tennessee (5–0) u Purdue (5–1) d San Diego State (6–0) u Texas (5–1) u Illinois (6–1) d Washington (3–2) d UNLV (6–0) npr Gonzaga (3–2) d BYU (6–0) npr Temple (3–2) Butler (3–2) North Carolina (4–2) Duke (8–0) 31 Ohio State (6–0) Pittsburgh (9–0) Kansas (7–0) Kansas State (7–1) Connecticut (7–0) u Syracuse (8–0) Michigan State (6–2) d Baylor (6–0) u Georgetown (8–0) u Missouri (6–1) d Villanova (6–1) Tennessee (6–0) u Memphis (7–0) u San Diego State (8–0) u Kentucky (5–2) d Illinois (8–1) u Purdue (7–1) UNLV (8–0) u Minnesota (7–1) d BYU (8–0) u Washington (5–2) Notre Dame (8–0) npr Florida (6–2) d Texas (6–2) d Gonzaga (4–3) Duke (10–0) 31 Ohio State (8–0) Kansas (9–0) u Connecticut (8–0) u Syracuse (10–0) u Kansas State (9–1) d Tennessee (7–0) u Pittsburgh (10–1) d Baylor (6–0) San Diego State (10–0) u Villanova (8–1) u Missouri (8–1) d Georgetown (9–1) d Illinois (10–1) u Michigan State (7–3) d Kentucky (7–2) Purdue (9–1) u BYU (10–0) u Memphis (7–1) d Minnesota (9–1) Louisville (8–0) npr UNLV (9–1) d Notre Dame (9–1) Florida (7–2) Texas (7–2) Washington (6–3) Duke (10–0) 31 Ohio State (10–0) Kansas (10–0) Connecticut (8–0) Syracuse (11–0) Pittsburgh (11–1) u San Diego State (12–0) u Villanova (9–1) u Georgetown (10–1) u Missouri (10–1) u Kansas State (9–2) d Michigan State (8–3) u Purdue (10–1) u Kentucky (8–2) u Baylor (7–1) d Minnesota (10–1) u Memphis (8–1) u Tennessee (7–2) d Florida (8–2) u Notre Dame (10–1) u Illinois (10–2) d Texas (9–2) u BYU (10–1) d Texas A&M (10–1) npr Louisville (9–1) d UNLV (10–2) Duke (11–0) 31 Ohio State (12–0) Kansas (11–0) Connecticut (10–0) Syracuse (13–0) Pittsburgh (12–1) San Diego State (14–0) Villanova (10–1) Georgetown (11–1) Missouri (11–1) Purdue (11–1) u Kentucky (9–2) u Minnesota (11–1) u Texas (10–2) u Notre Dame (11–1) u BYU (12–1) u Kansas State (10–3) d Texas A&M (11–1) u Michigan State (9–4) d Louisville (10–1) u Central Florida (11–0) npr Memphis (9–2) d Baylor (8–3) d Wisconsin (10–2) npr Illinois (10–3) d Tennessee (8–3) Florida (9–3) Duke (13–0) 31 Ohio State (14–0) Kansas (13–0) Syracuse (15–0) u Pittsburgh (13–1) u San Diego State (15–0) u Villanova (12–1) u Missouri (13–1) u Connecticut (11–1) d Purdue (13–1) u Kentucky (11–2) u Texas (11–2) u Georgetown (12–2) d BYU (14–1) u Notre Dame (12–2) Texas A&M (12–1) u Kansas State (11–3) Central Florida (13–0) u Michigan State (9–4) Illinois (12–3) u Minnesota (11–3) d Memphis (11–2) Louisville (11–2) d Vanderbilt (11–2) npr Cincinnati (14–0) npr Baylor (9–3) Wisconsin (11–3) Duke (15–0) 31 Ohio State (16–0) Kansas (15–0) Syracuse (16–0) Pittsburgh (15–1) San Diego State (17–0) Villanova (14–1) Purdue (15–1) u Connecticut (12–2) BYU (16–1) u Notre Dame (14–2) u Missouri (14–2) d Texas A&M (14–1) u Texas (12–3) d Kentucky (12–3) d Illinois (13–3) u Louisville (13–2) u Washington (12–3) npr Georgetown (12–4) d Kansas State (12–4) d Wisconsin (12–3) npr Central Florida (14–1) d Temple (11–3) npr Michigan State (10–5) d Minnesota (12–4) d Memphis (12–3) Vanderbilt (11–3) Cincinnati (14–1) Ohio State (18–0) 28 u Kansas (17–0) 2 u Syracuse (18–1) 1 u Pittsburgh (17–1) u Duke (16–1) d San Diego State (19–0) Villanova (16–1) Connecticut (14–2) u BYU (17–1) u Texas A&M (16–1) u Texas (14–3) u Kentucky (14–3) u Purdue (15–3) d Missouri (15–3) d Louisville (14–3) u Notre Dame (14–4) d Wisconsin (13–4) u Michigan State (12–5) u Minnesota (14–4) u Washington (13–4) d Saint Mary's (16–2) npr Illinois (13–5) d Georgetown (13–5) d Kansas State (13–5) d Arizona (15–3) npr Central Florida (14–2) Temple (12–4) Ohio State (20–0) 31 Pittsburgh (19–1) u Duke (18–1) u San Diego State (20–0) u Connecticut (16–2) u Kansas (18–1) d Villanova (17–2) Texas (16–3) u BYU (19–1) Syracuse (18–2) d Texas A&M (17–2) d Purdue (17–3) u Missouri (17–3) u Notre Dame (16–4) u Wisconsin (15–4) u Kentucky (15–4) d Washington (15–4) u Minnesota (15–4) u Louisville (15–4) d Georgetown (14–5) u Illinois (14–6) u Vanderbilt (14–4) npr Florida (15–4) npr Saint Mary's (17–3) d Utah State (18–2) npr Michigan State (12–7) Kansas State (13–7) Arizona (16–4) Ohio State (22–0) 31 Kansas (20–1) u Texas (18–3) u Pittsburgh (20–2) d Duke (19–2) d San Diego State (21–1) d Connecticut (17–3) d Notre Dame (17–4) u BYU (20–2) Purdue (18–4) u Kentucky (16–4) u Villanova (17–4) d Louisville (17–4) u Georgetown (16–5) u Missouri (17–4) d Texas A&M (17–3) d Syracuse (18–4) d Wisconsin (15–5) d Washington (15–5) d Minnesota (16–5) d Utah State (20–2) u Arizona (18–4) npr Florida (16–5) Illinois (14–7) т td Vanderbilt (15–5) т d Saint Mary's (18–4) Ohio State (24–0) 31 Kansas (22–1) Texas (20–3) Pittsburgh (21–2) Duke (21–2) San Diego State (23–1) Notre Dame (19–4) u BYU (22–2) u Connecticut (18–4) d Villanova (19–4) u Georgetown (18–5) u Purdue (18–5) d Syracuse (20–4) u Wisconsin (17–5) u Louisville (18–5) d Arizona (20–4) u Utah State (22–2) u Kentucky (16–6) d Florida (18–5) u Missouri (18–5) d North Carolina (17–5) npr Texas A&M (17–5) d Saint Mary's (20–4) npr Vanderbilt (16–6) Minnesota (16–7) d Washington (15–7) Illinois (15–8) Kansas (24–1) 14 u Texas (22–3) 13 u Ohio State (24–1) 3 d Pittsburgh (23–2) 1 Duke (23–2) San Diego State (25–1) Notre Dame (21–4) BYU (24–2) Georgetown (20–5) u Wisconsin (19–5) u Purdue (20–5) u Connecticut (19–5) d Arizona (21–4) u Villanova (19–6) d Florida (20–5) u Louisville (19–6) d Texas A&M (19–5) u Vanderbilt (18–6) u North Carolina (18–6) u Syracuse (20–6) d Missouri (19–6) d Kentucky (17–7) d Saint Mary's (22–4) Utah State (23–3) d Temple (19–5) npr Minnesota (17–8) Duke (25–2) 19 u Kansas (25–2) 1 d Ohio State (25–2) 4 San Diego State (27–1) 3 u Texas (23–4) d Pittsburgh (24–3) 4 d BYU (25–2) u Purdue (22–5) u Notre Dame (21–5) d Arizona (23–4) u Georgetown (21–6) d Wisconsin (20–6) d Florida (21–5) u Villanova (21–6) Connecticut (20–6) d Louisville (20–7) Texas A&M (21–5) Vanderbilt (20–6) North Carolina (20–6) Syracuse (22–6) Missouri (21–6) Kentucky (19–7) Utah State (25–3) u Temple (21–5) u Saint John's (17–9) npr Saint Mary's (22–6) Ohio State (27–2) 17 u Kansas (27–2) 14 BYU (27–2) u Duke (26–3) d Pittsburgh (25–4) u Purdue (24–5) u Notre Dame (23–5) u Texas (24–5) d San Diego State (27–2) d Wisconsin (22–6) u Louisville (22–7) u Syracuse (24–6) u North Carolina (22–6) u Florida (22–6) d Saint John's (19–9) u Connecticut (21–7) d Georgetown (21–8) d Arizona (23–6) d Villanova (21–8) d Vanderbilt (21–7) d Utah State (26–3) u Texas A&M (22–6) d Kentucky (20–8) d Missouri (22–7) d George Mason (25–5) npr Temple (22–6) Ohio State (29–2) 25 Kansas (29–2) 6 Pittsburgh (27–4) u Notre Dame (25–5) u Duke (27–4) d San Diego State (29–2) u North Carolina (24–6) u BYU (28–3) d Purdue (25–6) d Texas (25–6) d Syracuse (25–6) u Florida (24–6) u Wisconsin (23–7) d Louisville (23–8) d Arizona (25–6) u Kentucky (22–8) u Utah State (28–3) u St. John's (20–10) d Connecticut (21–9) d Xavier (24–6) npr Texas A&M (23–7) u Georgetown (21–9) d Kansas State (22–9) npr Vanderbilt (21–9) d Temple (24–6) npr Villanova (21–10) Missouri (22–9) George Mason (26–6) Ohio State (32–2) 26 Kansas (32–2) 5 Duke (30–4) u Pittsburgh (27–5) d San Diego State (32–2) u Notre Dame (26–6) d North Carolina (26–7) Connecticut (26–9) u Texas (27–7) u Kentucky (25–8) u Louisville (25–9) u BYU (30–4) d Florida (26–7) d Syracuse (26–7) d Purdue (25–7) d Wisconsin (23–8) d Utah State (30–3) Arizona (27–7) d St. John's (21–11) d Texas A&M (24–8) u Vanderbilt (23–10) u Xavier (24–7) d Washington (23–10) npr Kansas State (22–10) d Georgetown (21–10) d Temple (25–7) Connecticut (30–9) 30 u Butler (27–9) u Kentucky (29–8) u Kansas (35–3) d Ohio State (34–3) 1 d VCU (28–11) npr Duke (32–5) d North Carolina (29–8) d Arizona (30–8) u Florida (29–8) u San Diego State (34–3) d Pittsburgh (28–6) d BYU (32–5) d Notre Dame (27–7) d Wisconsin (25–9) u Texas (28–8) d Purdue (26–8) d Syracuse (27–8) d Florida State (23–11) npr Marquette (22–15) npr Richmond (29–8) npr Louisville (25–10) d Washington (24–11) Kansas State (23–11) Utah State (30–4) d St. John's (21–12) Texas A&M (24–9) Vanderbilt (23–11) Xavier (24–8) Georgetown (21–11) Preseason polls Various publications and news sources release their preseason top 25 months before the season commences. Athlon Lindy's Sporting NewsSounds crazy, but Duke must address some issues https://web.archive.org/web/20101031202837/http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/feed/2010-10/duke/story/sounds-crazy-but-duke-must-address-some-issues 2010-10-31 , Sporting News, retrieved 10-26-10 Fox SportsPreseason Top 25: Duke a clear No. 1 https://web.archive.org/web/20101020153801/http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/Duke-tops-preseason-top-25-college-basketball 2010-10-20 , Fox Sports, retrieved 10-26-10 CBS SportsFinal preseason Top 25 (and one): It's the work of the Devils, CBS Sports, retrieved 10-30-10Rivals.comRivals.com 2010-11 Preseason Top 25, Rivals.com, retrieved 11-04-10 Blue Ribbon 1. Duke Duke Michigan State Duke Duke Duke Duke 2. Purdue Purdue Duke Purdue Michigan State Michigan State Michigan State 3. Michigan State Michigan State Purdue Michigan State Purdue Kansas Ohio State 4. Kansas Kansas State Kansas Ohio State Ohio State Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 5. Kansas State Pittsburgh Ohio State Kansas State Pittsburgh Ohio State Purdue 6. Villanova North Carolina Kansas State Pittsburgh Kansas State Kansas State Villanova 7. Ohio State Ohio State Syracuse Villanova North Carolina Villanova Kansas 8. Pittsburgh Butler Kentucky Washington Florida Syracuse North Carolina 9. Syracuse Illinois North Carolina Missouri Villanova Baylor Illinois 10. Baylor Washington Pittsburgh Florida Baylor North Carolina Kansas State 11. Gonzaga Florida Villanova Kansas Memphis Gonzaga Gonzaga 12. North Carolina Tennessee Memphis Illinois Kansas Kentucky Florida 13. Florida Villanova Missouri North Carolina Gonzaga Florida Syracuse 14. Missouri Kentucky Gonzaga Memphis Kentucky Illinois Tennessee 15. Kentucky Baylor Illinois Kentucky Temple Missouri Kentucky 16. Temple Gonzaga Baylor Gonzaga Illinois Butler Baylor 17. Memphis Kansas Georgetown Baylor Missouri Purdue Georgetown 18. Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Wisconsin Florida State Washington Memphis Texas 19. Illinois West Virginia Butler Minnesota Butler Virginia Tech Memphis 20. BYU Texas Florida Syracuse Syracuse Temple Missouri 21. Butler Syracuse Virginia Tech Temple Tennessee Washington Virginia Tech 22. Washington San Diego St Tennessee San Diego St San Diego St San Diego St BYU 23. Richmond Georgia Washington Tennessee Wisconsin West Virginia Washington 24. Wisconsin Temple Wichita State Butler Georgia Wisconsin Temple 25. Tennessee BYU Florida State BYU BYU Tennessee NC State References 2 Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States