Kansas guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (10) shoots in a three-point basket in the first-half against the Lafayette Leopards Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014 at Allen Fieldhouse.

Kansas, which drew a No. 2 seed in the loaded Midwest region, was ranked No. 10 in the final 2014-15 Associated Press college basketball poll, one spot behind Big 12 rival Iowa State.

The top 25 teams in the AP poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 15, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. Kentucky (65) 34-0 1,625 1
2. Villanova 32-2 1,522 4
3. Wisconsin 31-3 1,460 6
4. Duke 29-4 1,406 2
5. Arizona 31-3 1,405 5
6. Virginia 29-3 1,333 3
7. Gonzaga 32-2 1,229 7
8. Notre Dame 29-5 1,178 11
9. Iowa St. 25-8 1,043 13
10. Kansas 26-8 |995 9
11. N. Iowa 30-3 |979 10
12. Maryland 27-6 |935 8
13. Oklahoma 22-10 |740 15
14. Wichita St. 28-4 |737 12
15. North Carolina 24-11 |703 19
16. Baylor 24-9 |680 16
17. Louisville 24-8 |614 14
18. SMU 27-6 |485 20
19. Utah 24-8 |455 17
20. West Virginia 23-9 |398 18
21. Arkansas 26-8 |373 21
22. Georgetown 21-10 |177 23
23. Michigan St. 23-11 |159 |_
24. Butler 22-10 |142 22
25. VCU 26-9 |109 |_

Others receiving votes: Oregon 91, Providence 62, Xavier 18, Davidson 16, Ohio St. 12, Stephen F. Austin 12, Wyoming 6, Boise St. 5, LSU 5, BYU 3, Valparaiso 3, Harvard 2, Murray St. 2, Wofford 2, Colorado St. 1, Dayton 1, Iowa 1, Purdue 1.

My top 25 ballot:

1 – Kentucky: Going undefeated made the regular season and NCAA tournament more interesting. Win or lose, it’s a bigger story than if ‘Cats had come into it with a loss.

2 – Virginia: Won the ACC regular-season title, has three losses, and didn’t get a No. 1 seed .

3 – Wisconsin: Size, extensive tourney experience, skill shooters, coach Bo Ryan. Book a return trip to the Final Four.

4 – Villanova: Big East landed 6 of 10 members in the field and Villanova dominated the conference. Don’t count the ‘Cats short.

5 – Arizona: Did more to earn a No. 1 seed than Duke did.

6 – Duke: If Duke had Virginia’s season and Virginia had Duke’s, does anyone believe the seeds would be the same? No? Didn’t think so.

7 – Gonzaga: Most talented Zags team ever has size, experience and a ton of shooters. If chalk rules in the South, regional final with Duke could be high-scoring game.

8 – Notre Dame: Unlike many of Mike Brey’s past teams, this one can do more than get hot from the perimeter, but Irish can still do that.

9 – Maryland: Deserve better fate than having to face Kentucky in Sweet 16 game.

10 – Kansas: Normally, an Indiana-Kansas matchup would excite the masses, but in this case it would be a buzz-kill because it would cancel anticipated rare matchup with Wichita State. If you’re scoring at home, four of my top 10 teams are in the Midwest Region. That shouldn’t happen.

11 – Iowa State: You turn off the TV when Cyclones get way behind you’re just not paying attention.

12 – Oklahoma: As do Cyclones, Sooners have easier path to Sweet 16 than Kansas.

13 – North Carolina: Very talented team that has shown recent signs of putting it together. Even so, with Wisconsin and Arizona in the West, projecting Heels to make Final Four is a bit of a reach.

14 – Louisville: Lousy shooters can make teams play poorly with disruptive defense. If Cards defeat UC Irvine and face Northern Iowa in Seattle on Sunday it would be fascinating matchup between great shooters and top-notch defenders.

15 – Northern Iowa: America, meet Seth Tuttle, a 6-foot-8, 240 pounds worth of pure basketball skill.

16 – Wichita State: Shockers must be so mad over getting seeded seventh they’re going to play like hornets for as long as they last in the tournament.

17 – Michigan State: Guard Travis Trice averaged more than 20 points in eight games leading up to overtime loss to Wisconsin in Big Ten title game.

18 – Baylor: Not as talented as some Bears teams of recent past, but grittier.

19 – Utah: Utes have lost 4 of past 7. Looking for a first-round upset. Try Stephen F. Austin.

20 – West Virginia: Juwan Staten and Gary Browne expected back for game with Buffalo, coached by former Duke star Bobby Hurley.

21 – Oregon: Ducks not a horrible sleeper choice, but it will be tough to get past Wisconsin in second game.

22 – Georgetown: Many puzzled by No. 4 seed for Hoyas, but if Joshua Smith can stay out of foul trouble, he presents a lot of problems for the guys trying to guard him.

23 – Arkansas: If Hogs and North Carolina meet, that’s a lot of talented size on the court and a must-watch game.

24 – Butler: Bulldogs love the underdog role but are seeded five spots higher than talented Texas. Still, it will feel like the Bulldogs are underdogs.

25 – Purdue: Legendary Boilermakers coach Gene Keady is coaching in the tournament as an assistant at St. John’s.