2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Season 2009–10 NCAA Tournament 2010 Preseason No. 1 NCAA Tournament Champions Duke
Two human polls made up the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings , the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll , in addition to various publications' preseason polls.
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AP poll
The Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released on November 2, 2009. 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 .
Preseason Nov 2[ 1] Week 1 Nov 16[ 2] Week 2 Nov 23[ 3] Week 3 Nov 30[ 4] Week 4 Dec 7[ 5] Week 5 Dec 14[ 6] Week 6 Dec 21[ 7] Week 7 Dec 28[ 8] Week 8 Jan 4[ 9] Week 9 Jan 11[ 10] Week 10 Jan 18[ 11] Week 11 Jan 25[ 12] Week 12 Feb 1[ 13] Week 13 Feb 8[ 14] Week 14 Feb 15[ 15] Week 15 Feb 22[ 16] Week 16 Mar 1[ 17] Week 17 Mar 8[ 18] Week 18 Mar 15[ 19] 1. Kansas 55 Kansas (1–0) 58 Kansas (3–0) 56 Kansas (5–0) 63 Kansas (7–0) 62 Kansas (9–0) 61 Kansas (10–0) 55 Kansas (11–0) 52 Kansas (13–0) 56 Texas (15–0) 56 Texas (17–0) 57 Kentucky (19–0) 65 Kansas (20–1) 54 Kansas (22–1) 55 Kansas (24–1) 62 Kansas (26–1) 61 Syracuse (27–2) 59 Kansas (29–2) 63 Kansas (32–2) 65 1. 2. Michigan State 5 Michigan St (1–0) 5 Michigan St (4–0) 7 Texas (5–0) 1 Texas (6–0) 1 Texas (8–0) 1 Texas (10–0) 7 Texas (11–0) 11 Texas (14–0) 8 Kentucky (16–0) 9 Kentucky (18–0) 8 Kansas (18–1) Villanova (19–1) 4 Syracuse (23–1) 8 Kentucky (24–1) 3 Kentucky (26–1) 4 Kansas (27–2) 6 Kentucky (29–2) 2 Kentucky (32–2) 2. 3. Texas 1 Texas (1–0) 1 Texas (2–0) 1 Villanova (6–0) Villanova (8–0) 1 Kentucky (10–0) Kentucky (11–0) 1 Kentucky (13–0) 1 Kentucky (15–0) 1 Kansas (14–1) Kansas (16–1) Villanova (18–1) Syracuse (21–1) 6 Kentucky (22–1) 2 Villanova (22–3) Purdue (23–3) Kentucky (27–2) Syracuse (28–3) Duke (29–5) 3. 4. Kentucky 3 Kentucky (1–0) 1 Villanova (5–0) Purdue (6–0) Kentucky (8–0) Purdue (9–0) Purdue (10–0) Purdue (11–0) Purdue (14–0) Villanova (14–1) Villanova (16–1) Syracuse (19–1) Kentucky (20–1) 1 Villanova (20–2) Purdue (21–3) Syracuse (25–2) Duke (25–4) Duke (26–5) Syracuse (28–4) 4. 5. Villanova Villanova (1–0) Kentucky (4–0) Kentucky (7–0) Purdue (7–0) Syracuse (10–0) 2 Syracuse (11–0) 2 Syracuse (12–0) Duke (12–1) Syracuse (15–1) Syracuse (17–1) Michigan State (17–3) Michigan State (19–3) West Virginia (19–3) Syracuse (24–2) Duke (23–4) Kansas State (24–4) Ohio State (24–7) Ohio State (27–7) 5. 6. North Carolina 1 North Carolina (3–0) Purdue (3–0) Duke (6–0) West Virginia (5–0) West Virginia (7–0) West Virginia (8–0) West Virginia (10–0) Villanova (12–1) Purdue (14–1) Michigan State (15–3) Texas (17–2) West Virginia (17–3) Purdue (19–3) Duke (21–4) Kansas State (22–4) Ohio State (23–7) Purdue (26–4) West Virginia (27–6) 6. 7. Purdue Purdue (1–0) Duke (4–0) West Virginia (5–0) Syracuse (8–0) 1 Duke (7–1) Duke (9–1) Duke (9–1) Syracuse (13–1) Michigan State (13–3) Duke (15–2) Georgetown (15–3) Georgetown (16–4) Georgetown (17–5) Kansas State (20–4) Villanova (22–4) Purdue (24–4) West Virginia (24–6) Kansas State (26–7) 7. 8. West Virginia West Virginia (1–0) West Virginia (1–0) Syracuse (7–0) 1 Duke (7–1) Villanova (9–1) Villanova (10–1) Villanova (11–1) West Virginia (11–1) Duke (13–2) Tennessee (14–2) Duke (16–3) Purdue (18–3) Duke (19–4) West Virginia (19–5) West Virginia (21–5) New Mexico (27–3) New Mexico (28–3) New Mexico (29–4) 8. 9. Duke Duke (1–0) Tennessee (4–0) Michigan St (5–2) Tennessee (6–1) Tennessee (7–1) Michigan State (9–2) North Carolina (9–3) North Carolina (11–4) Tennessee (12–2) Pittsburgh (15–2) West Virginia (15–3) Texas (18–3) Kansas State (19–4) Ohio State (20–6) Ohio State (21–7) Villanova (23–5) Kansas State (24–6) Villanova (24–7) 9. 10. Tennessee Tennessee (1–0) Syracuse (4–0) 1 North Carolina (7–1) Florida (8–0) North Carolina (8–2) North Carolina (8–3) Connecticut (9–2) Michigan State (11–3) West Virginia (12–2) Kansas State (15–2) Purdue (16–3) Duke (17–4) т Michigan State (19–5) Georgetown (18–6) New Mexico (25–3) West Virginia (22–6) Villanova (24–6) Purdue (27–5) 10. 11. Butler Butler (1–0) North Carolina (4–1) Tennessee (5–1) North Carolina (7–2) Georgetown (8–0) Connecticut (7–2) Michigan State (9–3) Kansas State (13–1) Georgetown (12–2) West Virginia (13–3) Kansas State (16–3) Kansas State (17–4) т Wisconsin (18–5) Michigan State (20–6) Georgetown (18–7) Michigan State (22–7) Michigan State (24–7) Butler (28–4) 11. 12. Connecticut Connecticut (1–0) Butler (3–0) Washington (5–0) Michigan State (6–2) Michigan State (8–2) Kansas State (10–1) Kansas State (11–1) Georgetown (11–1) North Carolina (12–4) Georgetown (13–3) BYU (20–1) BYU (21–2) Tennessee (18–4) New Mexico (23–3) Pittsburgh (21–6) Butler (26–4) Butler (26–4) Temple (29–5) 12. 13. California California (2–0) Connecticut (3–0) Florida (7–0)Ohio State (7–1) Florida (8–1) New Mexico (12–0) Georgetown (9–1) Connecticut (10–3) Kansas State (13–2) т Purdue (14–3) Gonzaga (16–3) Ohio State (16–6) Ohio State (18–6) Gonzaga (21–4) BYU (25–3) Vanderbilt (22–6) Wisconsin (23–7) Michigan State (24–8) 13. 14. Washington Washington (3–0) Washington (4–0) Connecticut (4–1) Connecticut (6–1) Connecticut (6–2) Georgetown (8–1) Tennessee (9–2) Mississippi (12–2) Wisconsin (12–2) т BYU (18–1) Tennessee (15–3) Tennessee (16–4) Texas (19–4) Wisconsin (19–6) Michigan State (21–7) BYU (26–4) BYU (28–4) Georgetown (23–10) 14. 15. Michigan Michigan (2–0) т Michigan (2–0) Ohio State (5–1) Georgetown (6–0) Gonzaga (8–2) Mississippi (10–1) Ohio State (10–2) New Mexico (14–2) Connecticut (11–4) Gonzaga (14–3) Temple (16–4) New Mexico (20–3) New Mexico (21–3) Texas (20–5) Butler (25–4) Wisconsin (21–7) Tennessee (23–7) Tennessee (25–8) 15. 16. Ohio State Ohio State (2–0) т Louisville (3–0) Georgetown (6–0) Texas A&M (7–1) Texas Tech (9–0) Tennessee (8–2) Mississippi (10–2) Tennessee (10–2) Pittsburgh (13–2) Temple (15–3) Wisconsin (15–4) Wisconsin (16–5) Gonzaga (19–4) BYU (23–3) Vanderbilt (20–6) Tennessee (21–7) Pittsburgh (24–7) Wisconsin (23–8) 16. 17. Oklahoma Oklahoma (1–0) Ohio State (3–1) Gonzaga (6–2)Washington (6–1) Kansas State (9–1)Ohio State (9–2) Washington (9–2) Wisconsin (12–2) Gonzaga (12–3) Clemson (15–3) Pittsburgh (15–4) Gonzaga (17–4) BYU (22–3) Vanderbilt (19–5) Wisconsin (20–7) Pittsburgh (22–7) Temple (26–5) BYU (29–5) 17. 18. Mississippi State Dayton (1–0) Georgetown (3–0) Clemson (7–2) UNLV (7–0) Ohio State (7–2) Florida (8–2) Temple (9–2) Florida State (13–2) BYU (16–1) Wisconsin (14–4) Mississippi (15–4) Vanderbilt (16–4) Butler (20–4) Butler (23–4) Gonzaga (22–5) Gonzaga (24–5) Gonzaga (25–5) Pittsburgh (24–8) 18. 19. Louisville Georgetown (1–0) Clemson (3–0) Texas A&M (7–1)Cincinnati (5–1) New Mexico (10–0)Texas A&M (9–2) New Mexico (12–1) Gonzaga (11–3) Temple (13–3) Georgia Tech (13–4) Connecticut (13–6) Temple (18–4) Northern Iowa (21–2) Pittsburgh (19–6) Tennessee (20–6) Georgetown (19–8) Maryland (23–7) Baylor (25–7) 19. 20. Georgetown Louisville (0–0) Illinois (3–0) Louisville (5–2) Wisconsin (6–1)Mississippi (8–1) Butler (8–3) Texas Tech (10–1) Georgia Tech (11–3) Georgia Tech (12–3) Northern Iowa (16–1)Ohio State (14–6) Baylor (16–4) Georgia Tech (17–6) Tennessee (18–6) Temple (22–5) Temple (24–5) Vanderbilt (23–7) Maryland (23–8) 20. 21. Dayton Georgia Tech (1–0) Maryland (3–0) Florida State (7–2)Gonzaga (6–2) Butler (7–3) Temple (9–2)Clemson (11–2) Temple (11–3) Mississippi (12–3) Ohio State (13–5) Vanderbilt (15–3) Georgia Tech (16–5) Temple (19–5) Temple (20–5) Texas (21–6) Baylor (22–6) Baylor (24–6) Vanderbilt (24–8) 21. 22. Georgia Tech Clemson (1–0) Minnesota (3–0) Cincinnati (5–1)Butler (6–2) Georgia Tech (6–1) Washington (7–2) Florida State (11–2) Texas Tech (12–2) Baylor (13–1)Mississippi (13–4) Georgia Tech (14–5) Pittsburgh (16–5) Vanderbilt (17–5) Baylor (19–5) Texas A&M (19–7) Maryland (21–7) Georgetown (20–9) Gonzaga (26–6) 22. 23. Illinois Illinois (1–0) Notre Dame (4–0)Butler (6–2) Texas Tech (8–0)Texas A&M (8–2) Texas Tech (9–1) Wisconsin (10–2) Pittsburgh (13–2)Miami (FL) (15–1)Mississippi State (15–3) New Mexico (18–3) Butler (18–4) UNLV (19–4) Wake Forest (18–5)Richmond (22–6) Texas A&M (20–8) Texas A&M (22–8) Texas A&M (23–9) 23. 24. Clemson Minnesota (1–0) Vanderbilt (2–0)UNLV (7–0)Georgia Tech (6–1) Washington (6–2) Clemson (10–2)UAB (11–1)Washington (10–3) Clemson (13–3) North Carolina (12–6) Baylor (15–3) Northern Iowa (19–2) Baylor (17–5) Texas A&M (18–6) Baylor (20–6) UTEP (22–5)Xavier (23–7) Richmond (26–8) 24. 25. Minnesota Maryland (1–0)Oklahoma (2–1) Portland (5–2)Mississippi (7–1)Cincinnati (6–2) Gonzaga (8–3) Northwestern (10–1)BYU (14–1)Florida State (13–3) Baylor (14–2) UAB (17–2) Mississippi (16–5) Pittsburgh (17–6) Richmond (20–6)Northern Iowa (24–3) Xavier (21–7)UTEP (24–5) Xavier (24–8) 25. Preseason Nov 2[ 1] Week 1 Nov 16[ 2] Week 2 Nov 23[ 3] Week 3 Nov 30[ 4] Week 4 Dec 7[ 5] Week 5 Dec 14[ 6] Week 6 Dec 21[ 7] Week 7 Dec 28[ 8] Week 8 Jan 4[ 9] Week 9 Jan 11[ 10] Week 10 Jan 18[ 11] Week 11 Jan 25[ 12] Week 12 Feb 1[ 13] Week 13 Feb 8[ 14] Week 14 Feb 15[ 15] Week 15 Feb 22[ 16] Week 16 Mar 1[ 17] Week 17 Mar 8[ 18] Week 18 Mar 15[ 19] Dropped: Mississippi St (0–1)Dropped: California (2–2) Dayton (2–2) Georgia Tech (3–1) Dropped: Michigan (2–2) Illinois (4–2) Maryland (4–2) Minnesota (4–2) Notre Dame (6–1) Vanderbilt (4–1) Oklahoma (3–3) Dropped: Clemson (7–2) Louisville (5–2) Florida State (7–2) Portland (5–3) Dropped: UNLV (7–1) Wisconsin (7–2) Dropped: Georgia Tech (8–2) Cincinnati (7–3) Dropped: Florida (8–3) Texas A&M (9–3) Butler (8–4) Gonzaga (8–3) Dropped: Ohio State (10–4) Clemson (12–3) UAB (12–2) Northwestern (10–3) Dropped: New Mexico (14–3) Texas Tech (12–3) Washington (10–5) Dropped: Connecticut (11–6) Miami (FL) (15–3) Florida State (14–4) Dropped: Clemson (15–5) Northern Iowa (17–2) Mississippi State (15–4) North Carolina (12–7) Dropped: Connecticut (13–8) UAB (18–3) Dropped: Mississippi (17–6)Dropped: Northern Iowa (22–3) Georgia Tech (17–8) UNLV (19–6) Dropped: Wake Forest (18–7)Dropped: Texas (22–7) Richmond (22–7) Northern Iowa (25–4) None Dropped: UTEP (26–6)
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 November 2, 2009.
Preseason Nov 2[ 20] Week 1 Nov 16[ 21] Week 2 Nov 23[ 22] Week 3 Nov 30[ 23] Week 4 Dec 7[ 24] Week 5 Dec 14[ 25] Week 6 Dec 21[ 26] Week 7 Dec 28[ 27] Week 8 Jan 4[ 28] Week 9 Jan 11[ 29] Week 10 Jan 18[ 30] Week 11 Jan 25[ 31] Week 12 Feb 1[ 32] Week 13 Feb 8[ 33] Week 14 Feb 15[ 34] Week 15 Feb 22[ 35] Week 16 Mar 1[ 36] Week 17 Mar 8[ 37] Week 18 Mar 14[ 38] Week 19 Final[ 39] 1. Kansas 27 Kansas (1–0)27 Kansas (3–0) 28 Kansas (5–0) 30 Kansas (7–0) 31 Kansas (9–0) 30 Kansas (10–0) 31 Kansas (11–0) 28 Kansas (13–0) 30 Texas (15–0) 30 Texas (17–0) 30 Kentucky (19–0) 31 Kansas (20–1) 26 Kansas (22–1) 29 Kansas (25–1) 30 Kansas (26–1) 30 Syracuse (27–2) 23 Kansas (29–2) 30 Kansas (32–2) 31 Duke (35–5) 31 1. 2. Michigan State 3 Michigan St (1–0) 3 Michigan St (4–0) 2 Texas (5–0) Texas (6–0) Texas (8–0) Texas (10–0) Texas (11–0) 3 Texas (14–0) 1 Kentucky (16–0) 1 Kentucky (18–0) 1 Kansas (18–1) Villanova (19–1) 4 Kentucky (22–1) 1 Kentucky (24–1) 1 Kentucky (26–1) 1 Kansas (27–2) 7 Kentucky (29–2) Kentucky (32–2) Butler (33–5) 2. 3. Texas Texas (1–0) Texas (2–0) Villanova (6–0) Villanova (8–0) Kentucky (10–0) 1 Kentucky (11–0) Kentucky (13–0) Kentucky (15–0) Kansas (14–1) Kansas (16–1) Villanova (18–1) Kentucky (20–1) 1 Syracuse (23–1) 1 Villanova (22–3) Purdue (23–3) Kentucky (27–2) Syracuse (28–3) 1 Duke (29–5) West Virginia (31–7) 3. 4. North Carolina 1 North Carolina (3–0) 1 Villanova (5–0) Kentucky (6–0) Kentucky (8–0) Purdue (9–0) Purdue (10–0) Purdue (11–0) Purdue (14–0) Villanova (14–1) Villanova (16–1) Syracuse (19–1) Syracuse (21–1) West Virginia (19–3) Purdue (21–3) Syracuse (25–2) Duke (25–4) 1 Duke (26–5) Syracuse (28–4) Michigan State (28–9) 4. 5. Kentucky Kentucky (3–0) Kentucky (4–0) Duke (6–0) 1 Purdue (7–0) Syracuse (10–0) Syracuse (11–0) Syracuse (12–0) Duke (12–1) Syracuse (15–1) Syracuse (17–1) Michigan State (17–3) Michigan State (19–3) Villanova (20–2) Syracuse (24–2) Duke (23–4) Kansas State (24–4) Purdue (26–4) West Virginia (27–6) Kentucky (35–3) 5. 6. Villanova Villanova (1–0) Purdue (3–0) Purdue (5–0) Syracuse (8–0) West Virginia (7–0) West Virginia (8–0) West Virginia (10–0) Villanova (12–1) Purdue (14–1) Duke (15–2) Texas (17–2) West Virginia (17–3) Purdue (19–3) Duke (21–4) Kansas State (22–4) Purdue (24–4) West Virginia (24–6) Ohio State (27–7) Kansas (33–3) 6. 7. Purdue Purdue (1–0) Duke (4–0) 1 Syracuse (6–0) West Virginia (5–0) Duke (7–1) Duke (9–1) Duke (9–1) Syracuse (13–1) Duke (13–2) Michigan State (15–3) Duke (17–3) Purdue (18–3) Duke (19–4) Kansas State (20–4) West Virginia (21–5) Ohio State (23–7) Ohio State (24–7) Kansas State (26–7) Kansas State (29–8) 7. 8. Duke Duke (1–0) West Virginia (1–0) West Virginia (5–0) Duke (7–1) Tennessee (7–1) Villanova (10–1) Villanova (11–1) West Virginia (11–1) Michigan State (13–3) Tennessee (14–2) Gonzaga (16–3) Georgetown (16–4) Georgetown (17–5) West Virginia (19–5) Villanova (22–4) West Virginia (22–6) New Mexico (28–3) Butler (28–4) Syracuse (30–5) 8. 9. West Virginia West Virginia (1–0) Syracuse (4–0) Michigan State (5–1) Tennessee (6–1) Villanova (9–1) Michigan State (9–2) North Carolina (9–3) North Carolina (11–4) West Virginia (12–2) Kansas State (15–2) West Virginia (15–3) Duke (17–4) Kansas State (19–4) Gonzaga (21–4) Ohio State (21–7) Villanova (23–5) Kansas State (24–6) Villanova (24–7) Tennessee (28–9) 9. 10. Butler Butler (1–0) Butler (3–0) Washington (5–0) North Carolina (7–2) North Carolina (8–2) North Carolina (8–3) Connecticut (9–2) Kansas State (13–1) Tennessee (12–2) Gonzaga (14–3) BYU (20–1) Texas (18–3) Michigan State (19–5) Georgetown (18–6) Butler (25–4) New Mexico (27–3) Villanova (24–6) New Mexico (29–4) Baylor (28–8) 10. 11. Tennessee Tennessee (1–0) Tennessee (4–0) North Carolina (6–1) Florida (8–0) Georgetown (8–0) Connecticut (7–2) Michigan State (9–3) Michigan State (11–3) Georgetown (12–2) Pittsburgh (15–2) Georgetown (15–3) Kansas State (17–4) Gonzaga (19–4) Michigan State (20–6) BYU (25–3) Butler (26–4) Michigan State (24–7) Purdue (27–5) Ohio State (29–8) 11. 12. California California (2–0) North Carolina (4–1) Tennessee (5–1) Connecticut (6–1) Michigan State (8–2) New Mexico (12–0) Kansas State (11–1) Georgetown (11–1) Kansas State (13–2) West Virginia (13–3) Purdue (16–3) BYU (21–2) Tennessee (18–4) Ohio State (20–6) New Mexico (25–3) Michigan State (22–7) Butler (27–4) Michigan State (24–8) Purdue (29–6) 12. 13. Washington Connecticut (1–0) Connecticut (3–0) Connecticut (4–1) Georgetown (6–0) Florida (8–1) Georgetown (8–1) Georgetown (9–1) Connecticut (10–3) North Carolina (12–4) BYU (18–1) Kansas State (16–3) Gonzaga (17–4) Wisconsin (18–5) Butler (23–4) Georgetown (18–7) Tennessee (21–7) Tennessee (23–7) Temple (29–5) Northern Iowa (30–5) 13. 14. Connecticut Washington (3–0) Washington (4–0) Georgetown (4–0) Michigan State (6–2) Connecticut (6–2) Tennessee (8–2) Tennessee (9–2) New Mexico (14–2) Gonzaga (12–3) Georgetown (13–3) Tennessee (15–3) Tennessee (16–4) Texas (19–4) BYU (23–3) Michigan State (21–7) Gonzaga (24–5) Gonzaga (26–5) Tennessee (25–8) Xavier (26–9)14. 15. Michigan Ohio State (2–0) Michigan (2–0) Ohio State (5–1) Ohio State (7–1) Gonzaga (8–2) т Kansas State (10–1) Ohio State (10–2) Tennessee (10–2) Connecticut (11–4) Purdue (14–3) Temple (17–3) Butler (18–4) Butler (20–4) New Mexico (23–3) Gonzaga (22–5) BYU (26–4) BYU (28–4) Georgetown (23–10) Villanova (25–8) 15. 16. Oklahoma Michigan (1–0) Louisville (3–0) т Gonzaga (5–1)Washington (6–1) Georgia Tech (6–1) т Butler (8–3) Washington (9–2) Mississippi (12–2) Wisconsin (12–2) Clemson (15–3) Wisconsin (16–4) Wisconsin (16–5) Ohio State (18–6) Wisconsin (19–6) Pittsburgh (21–6) Temple (24–5) Pittsburgh (24–7) BYU (29–5) т New Mexico (30–5) 16. 17. Ohio State Oklahoma (1–0) Minnesota (3–0) т Florida (6–0)UNLV (7–0) Butler (7–3) Ohio State (9–2) New Mexico (12–1) Georgia Tech (11–3) BYU (16–1) Temple (15–3) Pittsburgh (15–4) Temple (18–4) BYU (22–3) Texas (20–5) Tennessee (20–6) Wisconsin (21–7) Temple (26–5) Pittsburgh (24–8) т Cornell (29–5) 17. 18. Minnesota Minnesota (1–0) Ohio State (3–1) Louisville (4–1) Texas A&M (7–1) Ohio State (7–2) Florida (8–2) Clemson (11–2) Gonzaga (11–3) Georgia Tech (12–3) Georgia Tech (13–4) Butler (16–4) Ohio State (16–6) Northern Iowa (21–2) Tennessee (18–6) Temple (22–5) Pittsburgh (22–7) Wisconsin (23–7) Gonzaga (26–6) Maryland (24–9) 18. 19. Mississippi State Georgia Tech (1–0) Georgetown (3–0) т Clemson (6–1) Cincinnati (5–1) New Mexico (10–0)Washington (7–2) Temple (9–2) Florida State (13–2) Clemson (13–3) Wisconsin (14–4) Connecticut (13–6) Georgia Tech (16–5) New Mexico (21–3) Vanderbilt (19–5) Wisconsin (20–7) Vanderbilt (22–6) Maryland (23–7) Wisconsin (23–8) Saint Mary's (28–6)19. 20. Georgia Tech Georgetown (1–0) Clemson (3–0) т Butler (4–2) Butler (6–2) Texas Tech (9–0)UNLV (10–1) Georgia Tech (9–2) Wisconsin (12–2) Pittsburgh (13–2)Butler (14–4) Mississippi (15–4) Vanderbilt (16–4) Georgia Tech (17–6) Temple (20–5) Vanderbilt (20–6) Georgetown (19–8) Baylor (24–6) Maryland (23–8) Pittsburgh (25–9) 20. 21. Georgetown Dayton (1–0) Illinois (3–0) UNLV (5–0)Georgia Tech (6–1) Washington (6–2) Mississippi (10–1) Mississippi (10–2) Clemson (12–3) Temple (13–3) Connecticut (11–6) Clemson (15–5) Pittsburgh (16–5) Temple (19–5) Pittsburgh (19–6) Texas (21–6) UTEP (22–5) UTEP (24–5) Baylor (25–7) Washington (26–10) 21. 22. Dayton Louisville (0–0) Maryland (3–0)Texas A&M (5–1)Gonzaga (6–2) Kansas State (9–1)Georgia Tech (8–2) Gonzaga (8–3) Washington (10–3) Butler (12–4) Northern Iowa (16–1)Georgia Tech (14–5) Northern Iowa (19–2) Cornell (20–3) Baylor (19–5) Northern Iowa (24–3) Baylor (22–6) Georgetown (20–9) Vanderbilt (24–8) BYU (30–6) 22. 23. Louisville Clemson (1–0) California (2–2) Georgia Tech (4–1) Wisconsin (6–1)UNLV (7–1) Clemson (10–2) Butler (8–4) BYU (14–1)Mississippi (12–3) North Carolina (12–6) Vanderbilt (15–3) New Mexico (20–3) Pittsburgh (17–6) Texas A&M (18–7) Texas A&M (19–7) Maryland (21–7) Vanderbilt (23–7) Texas A&M (23–9) Gonzaga (27–7) 23. 24. Clemson Syracuse (2–0) Vanderbilt (2–0)Cincinnati (4–1)Clemson (7–2) Clemson (8–2) Gonzaga (8–3) Texas Tech (10–1) Butler (10–4) Baylor (13–1)Mississippi (13–4) Ohio State (14–6) Baylor (16–4) Vanderbilt (17–5) Northern Iowa (22–3) Richmond (22–6)Texas A&M (20–8) Texas A&M (22–8) Northern Iowa (28–4) Wisconsin (24–9) 24. 25. Syracuse Illinois (1–0)Georgia Tech (3–1) California (4–2) Vanderbilt (6–1)Mississippi (8–1)Temple (9–2)Florida State (11–2)Temple (11–3) Florida State (13–3) Ohio State (13–5) Northern Iowa (17–2) Cornell (18–3)UNLV (19–4) Wake Forest (18–5)UTEP (20–5)Texas (22–7) Northern Iowa (28–4) UTEP (26–6) Texas A&M (24–10) 25. Preseason Nov 2[ 20] Week 1 Nov 16[ 21] Week 2 Nov 23[ 22] Week 3 Nov 30[ 23] Week 4 Dec 7[ 24] Week 5 Dec 14[ 25] Week 6 Dec 21[ 26] Week 7 Dec 28[ 27] Week 8 Jan 4[ 28] Week 9 Jan 11[ 29] Week 10 Jan 18[ 30] Week 11 Jan 25[ 31] Week 12 Feb 1[ 32] Week 13 Feb 8[ 33] Week 14 Feb 15[ 34] Week 15 Feb 22[ 35] Week 16 Mar 1[ 36] Week 17 Mar 8[ 37] Week 18 Mar 14[ 38] Week 19 Final[ 39] Dropped: Mississippi State (0–1)Dropped: Oklahoma (2–1) Dayton (2–2) Dropped: Michigan (3–2) Minnesota (4–2) Illinois (4–2) Maryland (4–2) Vanderbilt (4–1) Dropped: Louisville (5–2) California (5–3) Dropped: Texas A&M (8–2) Cincinnati (6–2) Wisconsin (7–2) Vanderbilt (6–3) Dropped: Texas Tech (9–1)Dropped: Dropped: Ohio State (10–4) Texas Tech (12–2) Dropped: New Mexico (14–3) Washington (10–5) Dropped: Baylor (14–2) Florida State (14–4) Dropped: North Carolina (12–7)Dropped: Connecticut (13–8) Mississippi (16–5) Clemson (16–6) Dropped: Baylor (17–5)Dropped: Georgia Tech (17–8) Cornell (21–4) UNLV (19–6) None Dropped: Northern Iowa (25–4) Richmond (22–7) Dropped: Texas (24–8)None Dropped: Temple (29–6) Georgetown (23–11) Vanderbilt (24–9) UTEP (26–7)
Preseason polls
Various publications and news sources release their preseason top 25 months before the season commences.
Athlon[ 40]
Lindy's[ 41]
Sporting News [ 42]
Fox Sports [ 43]
CBS Sports [ 44]
SI.com [ 45]
Sports Illustrated [ 46]
Rivals.com [ 47]
Blue Ribbon Yearbook[ 48]
1.
Kansas
Kansas
Kansas
Kansas
Kansas
Kansas
Kansas
Kansas
Kansas
2.
Michigan State
Texas
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Michigan State
Michigan State
Kentucky
Michigan State
3.
Texas
Michigan State
Michigan State
Texas
Michigan State
Connecticut
Villanova
Michigan State
Texas
4.
Purdue
Villanova
North Carolina
Michigan State
Texas
Villanova
Texas
Villanova
Villanova
5.
North Carolina
North Carolina
West Virginia
North Carolina
North Carolina
Kentucky
Kentucky
Purdue
North Carolina
6.
Kentucky
Purdue
Texas
West Virginia
Villanova
Texas
Purdue
Texas
Purdue
7.
Villanova
Butler
Purdue
Villanova
Connecticut
Purdue
North Carolina
North Carolina
Kentucky
8.
Tennessee
Kentucky
Duke
California
Purdue
West Virginia
West Virginia
Duke
California
9.
Oklahoma
Michigan
Villanova
Washington
West Virginia
North Carolina
Washington
West Virginia
Duke
10.
West Virginia
California
Mississippi State
Purdue
Duke
Butler
Connecticut
California
Tennessee
11.
Connecticut
Duke
Georgetown
Tennessee
Butler
Washington
California
Butler
Butler
12.
Butler
Tennessee
Tennessee
Connecticut
Washington
Duke
Duke
Connecticut
West Virginia
13.
Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech
Washington
Duke
Clemson
Tennessee
Tennessee
Ohio State
Georgia Tech
14.
California
Oklahoma
Butler
Butler
Tennessee
California
Butler
Michigan
Minnesota
15.
Mississippi State
Louisville
Connecticut
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Ohio State
Michigan
Washington
Syracuse
16.
Vanderbilt
Washington
California
Michigan
Minnesota
Michigan
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Ohio State
17.
Washington
Dayton
Clemson
Georgia Tech
Dayton
Clemson
Louisville
Tennessee
Oklahoma
18.
Duke
West Virginia
Wake Forest
Illinois
Ohio State
Georgetown
Mississippi State
Georgetown
Connecticut
19.
Louisville
Tulsa
Ohio State
Georgetown
Michigan
Dayton
Georgetown
Oklahoma State
Dayton
20.
BYU
Maryland
Maryland
Minnesota
California
Siena
Siena
Louisville
Maryland
21.
Georgetown
Mississippi St
Illinois
Oklahoma
Siena
Mississippi St
Georgia Tech
Siena
Oklahoma St
22.
Maryland
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Siena
Louisville
South Carolina
Dayton
Dayton
Michigan
23.
Michigan
UCLA
Dayton
Vanderbilt
Illinois
Georgia Tech
Maryland
Clemson
Washington
24.
Clemson
South Carolina
Michigan
Xavier
Georgetown
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Illinois
Georgetown
25.
Dayton
Illinois
Florida State
Mississippi
Gonzaga
Gonzaga
Illinois
Georgia Tech
Siena/Illinois
Notes
^ AP Top 25: Nov 2 , Rivals.com , Retrieved October 29, 2009.
^ AP Top 25: Nov 16 , Rivals.com , Retrieved November 16, 2009.
^ AP Top 25: Nov 23 , Rivals.com , Retrieved November 23, 2009.
^ AP Top 25: Nov 30 , Rivals.com , Retrieved February 12, 2009.
^ AP Top 25: Dec 7 , Rivals.com , Retrieved October 12, 2009.
^ AP Top 25: Dec 14 , Rivals.com , Retrieved December 19, 2009.
^ AP Top 25: Dec 21 , Rivals.com , Retrieved December 30, 2009.
^ AP Top 25: Dec 28 , Rivals.com , Retrieved December 30, 2009.
^ AP Top 25: Jan 4 , Rivals.com , Retrieved June 1, 2010.
^ AP Top 25: Jan 11 , Rivals.com , Retrieved December 1, 2010.
^ AP Top 25: Jan 18 , Rivals.com , Retrieved May 2, 2010.
^ AP Top 25: Jan 25 , Rivals.com , Retrieved May 2, 2010.
^ AP Top 25: Feb 01 , Rivals.com , Retrieved May 2, 2010.
^ AP Top 25: Feb 08 , Rivals.com , Retrieved February 15, 2010.
^ AP Top 25: Feb 15 , Rivals.com , Retrieved February 15, 2010.
^ AP Top 25: Feb 22 , Rivals.com , Retrieved April 25, 2010.
^ AP Top 25: Mar 1 , Rivals.com , Retrieved April 25, 2010.
^ AP Top 25: Mar 8 , Rivals.com , Retrieved April 25, 2010.
^ AP Top 25: Mar 15 , Rivals.com , Retrieved April 25, 2010.
^ USA Today/ESPN: Nov 2 , Rivals.com , Retrieved November 23, 2009
^ USA Today/ESPN: Nov 16 , Rivals.com , Retrieved November 23, 2009
^ USA Today/ESPN: Nov 23 , Rivals.com , Retrieved November 23, 2009
^ USA Today/ESPN: Nov 30 , Rivals.com , Retrieved January 2, 2010
^ USA Today/ESPN: Dec 7 , Rivals.com , Retrieved January 2, 2010
^ USA Today/ESPN: Dec 14 , Rivals.com , Retrieved January 2, 2010
^ USA Today/ESPN: Dec 21 , Rivals.com , Retrieved January 2, 2010
^ USA Today/ESPN: Dec 28 , Rivals.com , Retrieved January 2, 2010
^ USA Today/ESPN: Jan 4 , Rivals.com , Retrieved January 6, 2010
^ USA Today/ESPN: Jan 11 , Rivals.com , Retrieved January 12, 2010
^ USA Today/ESPN: Jan 18 , Rivals.com , Retrieved February 5, 2010
^ USA Today/ESPN: Jan 25 , Rivals.com , Retrieved February 5, 2010
^ USA Today/ESPN: Feb 1 , Rivals.com , Retrieved February 5, 2010
^ USA Today/ESPN: Feb 8 , Rivals.com , Retrieved February 15, 2010
^ USA Today/ESPN: Feb 15 , Rivals.com , Retrieved February 15, 2010
^ USA Today/ESPN: Feb 22 , Rivals.com , Retrieved April 25, 2010
^ USA Today/ESPN: Mar 1 , Rivals.com , Retrieved April 25, 2010
^ USA Today/ESPN: Mar 8 , Rivals.com , Retrieved April 25, 2010
^ USA Today/ESPN: Mar 14 , Rivals.com , Retrieved April 25, 2010
^ USA Today/ESPN: April 6 , Rivals.com , Retrieved April 25, 2010
^ 2009–10 Athlon Sports Preseason Top 25 . Athlon Sports Communications. p. 46.
^ National Picks . D.M.D. Publications, Inc. p. 6.
^ DeCourcy, Mike. History for the taking . Sporting News . p. 6.
^ Final preseason top 25 for 2009–10 Archived October 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine , Fox Sports , retrieved October 22, 2009
^ Final Preseason Top 25 (and one): Distractions don't KO KU from top , CBS Sports , retrieved October 22, 2009
^ Kansas, Michigan State are 1–2 in first Power Rankings of 2009–10 , SI.com , retrieved October 22, 2009
^ Sabino, David (November 23, 2009). "Scouting Reports". Sports Illustrated . p. 64.
^ "Rivals.com Preseason Top 347 Countdown" . Rivals.com . October 22, 2009. Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2009 .
^ various. Big Ten Conference . p. 150.
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