It’s been a wild year in NCAA basketball. The Duke Blue Devils started out at the top of both the AP and the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll, but a couple of setbacks left them down the list. Then it was the Ohio State Buckeyes’ turn. But the season’s last undefeated team was taken down by Wisconsin last week, leaving the Kansas Jayhawks to step up into the #1 spot. But this week, Kansas State stunned Kansas with an upset loss, which leaves the question of a #1 team up in the air. OSU could head back to the top, but Texas has been making a case for itself lately, too.

San Diego State may be one of only two undefeated teams left this year, but even being 20-0 isn’t enough to get them ranked higher than Pittsburgh or Duke, who both have losses but are #2 and #3 to SDSU's #4 this week. Playing in the Mountain West conference is a blessing and a curse that way. A couple of upcoming games against #9 BYU will test the Aztecs, but where will they end up when it comes to March Madness and the NCAA men’s tournament?

Last year, the University of Washington Huskies clawed their way into the NCAA men’s basketball tournament by turning up their game in the last half of the season. They defeated Pac-10 champs, the California Golden Bears, in the conference tournament, and hit the big dance as a #11 seed. But they made their biggest splash once March Madness began, upsetting #6 seed Marquette and #3 seed New Mexico to reach the Sweet 16. Their run ended when they ran into #2 seed and eventual Final Four contender West Virginia, but they were poised for a great 2011 after it was all said and done. So far, they’ve delivered.

2010 was an incredible year in sports, especially if you are a basketball, hockey, or MMA fan. But other sports had plenty of drama as well, both good and bad. Phil Mickelson, Serena Williams, Mike Krzyzewski, Sidney Crosby, Manny Pacquiao, Georges St. Pierre, LeBron James and Roy Halladay were all in the headlines for the right reasons. Meanwhile some characters, like Tiger Woods and Reggie Bush were in the headlines for the wrong reasons. All in all, it made for an exciting year in the NFL, PGA, NBA, NCAA, UFC and just about any other league you can name. So without further delay, here’s my list of the best moments of the sports of 2010:

The Ohio State Buckeyes picture themselves in the hunt for a BCS national championship, but the Big Ten squad will have to be perfect in 2010 to get a crack at the NCAA’s biggest prize. With one of college football’s most prolific passing games and a quarterback in Terrelle Pryor who brings a multitude of weapons to the field, OSU may just have what it takes. But hungry Boise State and Oregon teams out west are champing at the bit for a spot, where they will most likely battle the Alabama Crimson Tide at season’s end.

Eugene, Oregon hasn’t always been a hub of football greatness, but the University of Oregon Ducks have never stopped taking their program seriously. The ‘90s had their ups and downs for the PAC-10 squad, with the early part of the decade proving difficult. Fast forward to 2010, and the Ducks are one of college football’s most powerful teams thanks to key characters like head coach Chip Kelly and running back LaMichael James.

It hasn't often been the case in recent history that the University of Arkansas Razorbacks were a force to be reckoned with in college football, but 2010 represents another step forward in the new era of Hogs football. Head coach Bobby Petrino is a big part of the program’s ascension in the NCAA ranks, but having a star quarterback like Ryan Mallett hasn’t hurt either.

Louisiana State University has been one of the nation’s most prominent football programs of the past decade. Part of the reason for the LSU Tigers’ most recent success is head coach Les Miles, who also had a successful stint at Oklahoma State in the NCAA before leaving to join the Dallas Cowboys NFL coaching staff.

Unfortunately, the talk in the NCAA college football world this off-season has nothing to do with the product on the field or the prospects of the upcoming season’s top schools. Instead, all eyes and ears are attuned to USC in the wake of the scandal involving Reggie Bush. After being hit with a stiff punishment and overhauling much of their staff, the Trojans are attempting to erase the Bush era from their history.

It’s been a long hard climb, but this could be the year Boise State plays for a national championship. It’s hard to believe a team in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) has clawed its way to legitimacy, but the Broncos are the real deal. With head coach Chris Petersen calling the shots and Heisman candidate in Kellen Moore at quarterback, 2010 might prove to be one of the biggest football seasons ever in the state of Idaho.

It’s the fairy tale that almost was. But the 2010 NCAA National Championship men’s basketball game was won by Goliath, not David, as Duke defeated Butler 61-59.

#5 seed Butler will meet #1 seed Duke in the National Championship game to conclude a wild and unpredictable 2010 NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

It’s been a wild year for March Madness, and the round of 16 was no exception, with upsets and last second decisions in full effect.

First it was Kansas in round two, now another number one seed has failed to reach the Elite 8 in the 2010 NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

It was another day of last second nail-biters in the NCAA tournament. Is there any doubt that March Madness is the best sporting event of the year?

The injury-stricken Purdue Boilermakers made good on their #4 seed in spite of the team’s health problems. Purdue knocked off #5 seed Texas A&M 63-61 in overtime.

March Madness has produced basketball insanity with upsets galore. But even after all the tight finishes, overtime, and buzzer beaters of the first round, there was something bigger just around the corner.

On Saturday, the NCAA’s #1 overall seed, the Kansas Jayhawks were eliminated from the big dance by Northern Iowa in just the second round.