March 14, 2010
| Rank | School (first place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Kansas (31) | 32-2 | 775 | 1 |
| 2 | Kentucky | 32-2 | 744 | 2 |
| 3 | Duke | 29-5 | 699 | 4 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 28-4 | 667 | 4 |
| 5 | West Virginia | 27-6 | 661 | 6 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 27-7 | 626 | 7 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 27-7 | 566 | 9 |
| 8 | Butler | 28-3 | 511 | 12 |
| 9 | Villanova | 24-7 | 471 | 10 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 29-4 | 467 | 8 |
| 11 | Purdue | 27-5 | 462 | 5 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 24-8 | 409 | 11 |
| 13 | Temple | 29-5 | 403 | 17 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 25-8 | 352 | 13 |
| 15 | Georgetown | 23-10 | 341 | 22 |
| T16 | Brigham Young | 29-5 | 265 | 15 |
| T16 | Pittsburgh | 24-8 | 265 | 16 |
| 18 | Gonzaga | 26-6 | 245 | 14 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 23-8 | 215 | 18 |
| 20 | Maryland | 23-8 | 184 | 19 |
| 21 | Baylor | 25-7 | 177 | 20 |
| 22 | Vanderbilt | 24-8 | 127 | 23 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 23-9 | 126 | 24 |
| 24 | Northern Iowa | 28-4 | 122 | 25 |
| 25 | Texas-El Paso | 26-6 | 67 | 21 |
Dropped Out: None.
Others receiving votes: Saint Mary's (26-5) 37; Richmond (26-8) 24; San Diego State (25-8) 16; Cornell (27-4) 14; Washington (24-9) 10; Marquette (22-11) 9; Utah State (27-7) 5; Xavier (24-8) 4; Old Dominion (26-8) 3; Georgia Tech (22-12) 2; Siena (27-6) 2; Minnesota (21-13) 1; Texas (24-9) 1.
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.
