2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

September 2016 2009 NCAA logo.svg Kansas 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. 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 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. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Nov 2AP Top 25: Nov 2, Rivals.com, Retrieved October 29, 2009. Nov 16AP Top 25: Nov 16, Rivals.com, Retrieved November 16, 2009. Nov 23AP Top 25: Nov 23, Rivals.com, Retrieved November 23, 2009. Nov 30AP Top 25: Nov 30, Rivals.com, Retrieved February 12, 2009. Dec 7AP Top 25: Dec 7, Rivals.com, Retrieved October 12, 2009. Dec 14AP Top 25: Dec 14, Rivals.com, Retrieved December 19, 2009. Dec 21AP Top 25: Dec 21, Rivals.com, Retrieved December 30, 2009. Dec 28AP Top 25: Dec 28, Rivals.com, Retrieved December 30, 2009. Jan 4AP Top 25: Jan 4, Rivals.com, Retrieved June 1, 2010. Jan 11AP Top 25: Jan 11, Rivals.com, Retrieved December 1, 2010. Jan 18AP Top 25: Jan 18, Rivals.com, Retrieved May 2, 2010. Jan 25AP Top 25: Jan 25, Rivals.com, Retrieved May 2, 2010. Feb 1AP Top 25: Feb 01, Rivals.com, Retrieved May 2, 2010. Feb 8AP Top 25: Feb 08, Rivals.com, Retrieved February 15, 2010. Feb 15AP Top 25: Feb 15, Rivals.com, Retrieved February 15, 2010. Feb 22AP Top 25: Feb 22, Rivals.com, Retrieved April 25, 2010. Mar 1AP Top 25: Mar 1, Rivals.com, Retrieved April 25, 2010. Mar 8AP Top 25: Mar 8, Rivals.com, Retrieved April 25, 2010. Mar 15AP Top 25: Mar 15, Rivals.com, Retrieved April 25, 2010. Kansas 55 Michigan State 5 Texas 1 Kentucky 3 Villanova North Carolina 1 Purdue West Virginia Duke Tennessee Butler Connecticut California Washington Michigan Ohio State Oklahoma Mississippi State Louisville Georgetown Dayton Georgia Tech Illinois Clemson Minnesota Kansas (1–0) 58 Michigan St (1–0) 5 Texas (1–0) 1 Kentucky (1–0) 1 Villanova (1–0) North Carolina (3–0) Purdue (1–0) West Virginia (1–0) Duke (1–0) Tennessee (1–0) Butler (1–0) Connecticut (1–0) California (2–0) Washington (3–0) Michigan (2–0) т t Ohio State (2–0) т u Oklahoma (1–0) Dayton (1–0) u Georgetown (1–0) u Louisville (0–0) d Georgia Tech (1–0) u Clemson (1–0) u Illinois (1–0) Minnesota (1–0) u Maryland (1–0) npr Mississippi St (0–1) Kansas (3–0) 56 Michigan St (4–0) 7 Texas (2–0) 1 Villanova (5–0) u Kentucky (4–0) d Purdue (3–0) u Duke (4–0) u West Virginia (1–0) Tennessee (4–0) u Syracuse (4–0) 1 npr North Carolina (4–1) d Butler (3–0) d Connecticut (3–0) d Washington (4–0) Michigan (2–0) Louisville (3–0) u Ohio State (3–1) d Georgetown (3–0) u Clemson (3–0) u Illinois (3–0) u Maryland (3–0) u Minnesota (3–0) u Notre Dame (4–0) npr Vanderbilt (2–0) npr Oklahoma (2–1) d California (2–2) Dayton (2–2) Georgia Tech (3–1) Kansas (5–0) 63 Texas (5–0) 1 u Villanova (6–0) u Purdue (6–0) u Kentucky (7–0) Duke (6–0) u West Virginia (5–0) u Syracuse (7–0) 1 u Michigan St (5–2) d North Carolina (7–1) u Tennessee (5–1) d Washington (5–0) u Florida (7–0) npr Connecticut (4–1) d Ohio State (5–1) u Georgetown (6–0) u Gonzaga (6–2) npr Clemson (7–2) u Texas A&M (7–1) npr Louisville (5–2) d Florida State (7–2) npr Cincinnati (5–1) npr Butler (6–2) d UNLV (7–0) npr Portland (5–2) npr Michigan (2–2) Illinois (4–2) Maryland (4–2) Minnesota (4–2) Notre Dame (6–1) Vanderbilt (4–1) Oklahoma (3–3) Kansas (7–0) 62 Texas (6–0) 1 Villanova (8–0) 1 Kentucky (8–0) u Purdue (7–0) d West Virginia (5–0) u Syracuse (8–0) 1 u Duke (7–1) d Tennessee (6–1) u Florida (8–0) u North Carolina (7–2) d Michigan State (6–2) d Ohio State (7–1) u Connecticut (6–1) Georgetown (6–0) u Texas A&M (7–1) u Washington (6–1) d UNLV (7–0) u Cincinnati (5–1) u Wisconsin (6–1) npr Gonzaga (6–2) d Butler (6–2) u Texas Tech (8–0) npr Georgia Tech (6–1) npr Mississippi (7–1) npr Clemson (7–2) Louisville (5–2) Florida State (7–2) Portland (5–3) Kansas (9–0) 61 Texas (8–0) 1 Kentucky (10–0) u Purdue (9–0) u Syracuse (10–0) 2 u West Virginia (7–0) Duke (7–1) u Villanova (9–1) d Tennessee (7–1) North Carolina (8–2) u Georgetown (8–0) u Michigan State (8–2) Florida (8–1) d Connecticut (6–2) Gonzaga (8–2) u Texas Tech (9–0) u Kansas State (9–1) npr Ohio State (7–2) d New Mexico (10–0) npr Mississippi (8–1) u Butler (7–3) u Georgia Tech (6–1) u Texas A&M (8–2) d Washington (6–2) d Cincinnati (6–2) d UNLV (7–1) Wisconsin (7–2) Kansas (10–0) 55 Texas (10–0) 7 Kentucky (11–0) 1 Purdue (10–0) Syracuse (11–0) 2 West Virginia (8–0) Duke (9–1) Villanova (10–1) Michigan State (9–2) u North Carolina (8–3) Connecticut (7–2) u Kansas State (10–1) u New Mexico (12–0) u Georgetown (8–1) d Mississippi (10–1) u Tennessee (8–2) d Ohio State (9–2) u Florida (8–2) d Texas A&M (9–2) u Butler (8–3) u Temple (9–2) npr Washington (7–2) u Texas Tech (9–1) d Clemson (10–2) npr Gonzaga (8–3) d Georgia Tech (8–2) Cincinnati (7–3) Kansas (11–0) 52 Texas (11–0) 11 Kentucky (13–0) 1 Purdue (11–0) Syracuse (12–0) West Virginia (10–0) Duke (9–1) Villanova (11–1) North Carolina (9–3) u Connecticut (9–2) u Michigan State (9–3) d Kansas State (11–1) Georgetown (9–1) u Tennessee (9–2) u Ohio State (10–2) u Mississippi (10–2) d Washington (9–2) u Temple (9–2) u New Mexico (12–1) d Texas Tech (10–1) u Clemson (11–2) u Florida State (11–2) npr Wisconsin (10–2) npr UAB (11–1) npr Northwestern (10–1) npr Florida (8–3) Texas A&M (9–3) Butler (8–4) Gonzaga (8–3) Kansas (13–0) 56 Texas (14–0) 8 Kentucky (15–0) 1 Purdue (14–0) Duke (12–1) u Villanova (12–1) u Syracuse (13–1) d West Virginia (11–1) d North Carolina (11–4) Michigan State (11–3) u Kansas State (13–1) u Georgetown (11–1) u Connecticut (10–3) d Mississippi (12–2) u New Mexico (14–2) u Tennessee (10–2) d Wisconsin (12–2) u Florida State (13–2) u Gonzaga (11–3) npr Georgia Tech (11–3) npr Temple (11–3) d Texas Tech (12–2) d Pittsburgh (13–2) npr Washington (10–3) d BYU (14–1) npr Ohio State (10–4) Clemson (12–3) UAB (12–2) Northwestern (10–3) Texas (15–0) 56 u Kentucky (16–0) 9 u Kansas (14–1) d Villanova (14–1) u Syracuse (15–1) u Purdue (14–1) d Michigan State (13–3) u Duke (13–2) d Tennessee (12–2) u West Virginia (12–2) d Georgetown (12–2) u North Carolina (12–4) d Kansas State (13–2) т td Wisconsin (12–2) т u Connecticut (11–4) d Pittsburgh (13–2) u Gonzaga (12–3) u BYU (16–1) u Temple (13–3) u Georgia Tech (12–3) Mississippi (12–3) d Baylor (13–1) npr Miami (FL) (15–1) npr Clemson (13–3) npr Florida State (13–3) d New Mexico (14–3) Texas Tech (12–3) Washington (10–5) Texas (17–0) 57 Kentucky (18–0) 8 Kansas (16–1) Villanova (16–1) Syracuse (17–1) Michigan State (15–3) u Duke (15–2) u Tennessee (14–2) u Pittsburgh (15–2) u Kansas State (15–2) u West Virginia (13–3) d Georgetown (13–3) d Purdue (14–3) d BYU (18–1) u Gonzaga (14–3) u Temple (15–3) u Clemson (15–3) u Wisconsin (14–4) d Georgia Tech (13–4) u Northern Iowa (16–1) npr Ohio State (13–5) npr Mississippi (13–4) d Mississippi State (15–3) npr North Carolina (12–6) d Baylor (14–2) d Connecticut (11–6) Miami (FL) (15–3) Florida State (14–4) Kentucky (19–0) 65 u Kansas (18–1) u Villanova (18–1) u Syracuse (19–1) u Michigan State (17–3) u Texas (17–2) d Georgetown (15–3) u Duke (16–3) d West Virginia (15–3) u Purdue (16–3) u Kansas State (16–3) d BYU (20–1) u Gonzaga (16–3) u Tennessee (15–3) d Temple (16–4) u Wisconsin (15–4) u Pittsburgh (15–4) d Mississippi (15–4) u Connecticut (13–6) npr Ohio State (14–6) u Vanderbilt (15–3) npr Georgia Tech (14–5) d New Mexico (18–3) npr Baylor (15–3) u UAB (17–2) npr Clemson (15–5) Northern Iowa (17–2) Mississippi State (15–4) North Carolina (12–7) Kansas (20–1) 54 u Villanova (19–1) 4 u Syracuse (21–1) 6 u Kentucky (20–1) 1 d Michigan State (19–3) West Virginia (17–3) u Georgetown (16–4) Purdue (18–3) u Texas (18–3) d Duke (17–4) т td Kansas State (17–4) т u BYU (21–2) Ohio State (16–6) u Tennessee (16–4) New Mexico (20–3) u Wisconsin (16–5) Gonzaga (17–4) d Vanderbilt (16–4) u Temple (18–4) d Baylor (16–4) u Georgia Tech (16–5) u Pittsburgh (16–5) d Butler (18–4) npr Northern Iowa (19–2) npr Mississippi (16–5) d Connecticut (13–8) UAB (18–3) Kansas (22–1) 55 Syracuse (23–1) 8 u Kentucky (22–1) 2 u Villanova (20–2) d West Virginia (19–3) u Purdue (19–3) u Georgetown (17–5) Duke (19–4) u Kansas State (19–4) u Michigan State (19–5) d Wisconsin (18–5) u Tennessee (18–4) u Ohio State (18–6) Texas (19–4) d New Mexico (21–3) Gonzaga (19–4) u BYU (22–3) d Butler (20–4) u Northern Iowa (21–2) u Georgia Tech (17–6) u Temple (19–5) d Vanderbilt (17–5) d UNLV (19–4) npr Baylor (17–5) d Pittsburgh (17–6) d Mississippi (17–6) Kansas (24–1) 62 Kentucky (24–1) 3 u Villanova (22–3) u Purdue (21–3) u Syracuse (24–2) d Duke (21–4) u Kansas State (20–4) u West Virginia (19–5) d Ohio State (20–6) u Georgetown (18–6) d Michigan State (20–6) d New Mexico (23–3) u Gonzaga (21–4) u Wisconsin (19–6) d Texas (20–5) d BYU (23–3) u Vanderbilt (19–5) u Butler (23–4) Pittsburgh (19–6) u Tennessee (18–6) d Temple (20–5) Baylor (19–5) u Wake Forest (18–5) npr Texas A&M (18–6) npr Richmond (20–6) npr Northern Iowa (22–3) Georgia Tech (17–8) UNLV (19–6) Kansas (26–1) 61 Kentucky (26–1) 4 Purdue (23–3) u Syracuse (25–2) u Duke (23–4) u Kansas State (22–4) u Villanova (22–4) d West Virginia (21–5) Ohio State (21–7) New Mexico (25–3) u Georgetown (18–7) d Pittsburgh (21–6) u BYU (25–3) u Michigan State (21–7) d Butler (25–4) u Vanderbilt (20–6) u Wisconsin (20–7) d Gonzaga (22–5) d Tennessee (20–6) u Temple (22–5) u Texas (21–6) d Texas A&M (19–7) u Richmond (22–6) u Baylor (20–6) d Northern Iowa (24–3) npr Wake Forest (18–7) Syracuse (27–2) 59 u Kansas (27–2) 6 d Kentucky (27–2) d Duke (25–4) u Kansas State (24–4) u Ohio State (23–7) u Purdue (24–4) d New Mexico (27–3) u Villanova (23–5) d West Virginia (22–6) d Michigan State (22–7) u Butler (26–4) u Vanderbilt (22–6) u BYU (26–4) d Wisconsin (21–7) u Tennessee (21–7) u Pittsburgh (22–7) d Gonzaga (24–5) Georgetown (19–8) d Temple (24–5) Baylor (22–6) u Maryland (21–7) npr Texas A&M (20–8) d UTEP (22–5) npr Xavier (21–7) npr Texas (22–7) Richmond (22–7) Northern Iowa (25–4) Kansas (29–2) 63 u Kentucky (29–2) 2 u Syracuse (28–3) d Duke (26–5) Ohio State (24–7) u Purdue (26–4) u West Virginia (24–6) u New Mexico (28–3) Kansas State (24–6) d Villanova (24–6) d Michigan State (24–7) Butler (26–4) Wisconsin (23–7) u BYU (28–4) Tennessee (23–7) u Pittsburgh (24–7) u Temple (26–5) u Gonzaga (25–5) Maryland (23–7) u Vanderbilt (23–7) d Baylor (24–6) Georgetown (20–9) d Texas A&M (22–8) Xavier (23–7) u UTEP (24–5) d Kansas (32–2) 65 Kentucky (32–2) Duke (29–5) u Syracuse (28–4) d Ohio State (27–7) West Virginia (27–6) u Kansas State (26–7) u New Mexico (29–4) Villanova (24–7) u Purdue (27–5) d Butler (28–4) u Temple (29–5) u Michigan State (24–8) d Georgetown (23–10) u Tennessee (25–8) Wisconsin (23–8) d BYU (29–5) d Pittsburgh (24–8) d Baylor (25–7) u Maryland (23–8) d Vanderbilt (24–8) d Gonzaga (26–6) d Texas A&M (23–9) Richmond (26–8) u Xavier (24–8) d 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. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Nov 2USA Today/ESPN: Nov 2, Rivals.com, Retrieved November 23, 2009 Nov 16USA Today/ESPN: Nov 16, Rivals.com, Retrieved November 23, 2009 Nov 23USA Today/ESPN: Nov 23, Rivals.com, Retrieved November 23, 2009 Nov 30USA Today/ESPN: Nov 30, Rivals.com, Retrieved January 2, 2010 Dec 7USA Today/ESPN: Dec 7, Rivals.com, Retrieved January 2, 2010 Dec 14USA Today/ESPN: Dec 14, Rivals.com, Retrieved January 2, 2010 Dec 21USA Today/ESPN: Dec 21, Rivals.com, Retrieved January 2, 2010 Dec 28USA Today/ESPN: Dec 28, Rivals.com, Retrieved January 2, 2010 Jan 4USA Today/ESPN: Jan 4, Rivals.com, Retrieved January 6, 2010 Jan 11USA Today/ESPN: Jan 11, Rivals.com, Retrieved January 12, 2010 Jan 18USA Today/ESPN: Jan 18, Rivals.com, Retrieved February 5, 2010 Jan 25USA Today/ESPN: Jan 25, Rivals.com, Retrieved February 5, 2010 Feb 1USA Today/ESPN: Feb 1, Rivals.com, Retrieved February 5, 2010 Feb 8USA Today/ESPN: Feb 8, Rivals.com, Retrieved February 15, 2010 Feb 15USA Today/ESPN: Feb 15, Rivals.com, Retrieved February 15, 2010 Feb 22USA Today/ESPN: Feb 22, Rivals.com, Retrieved April 25, 2010 Mar 1USA Today/ESPN: Mar 1, Rivals.com, Retrieved April 25, 2010 Mar 8USA Today/ESPN: Mar 8, Rivals.com, Retrieved April 25, 2010 Mar 14USA Today/ESPN: Mar 14, Rivals.com, Retrieved April 25, 2010 FinalUSA Today/ESPN: April 6, Rivals.com, Retrieved April 25, 2010 Kansas 27 Michigan State 3 Texas North Carolina 1 Kentucky Villanova Purdue Duke West Virginia Butler Tennessee California Washington Connecticut Michigan Oklahoma Ohio State Minnesota Mississippi State Georgia Tech Georgetown Dayton Louisville Clemson Syracuse Kansas (1–0)27 Michigan St (1–0) 3 Texas (1–0) North Carolina (3–0) 1 Kentucky (3–0) Villanova (1–0) Purdue (1–0) Duke (1–0) West Virginia (1–0) Butler (1–0) Tennessee (1–0) California (2–0) Connecticut (1–0) u Washington (3–0) d Ohio State (2–0) u Michigan (1–0) d Oklahoma (1–0) d Minnesota (1–0) Georgia Tech (1–0) u Georgetown (1–0) u Dayton (1–0) u Louisville (0–0) u Clemson (1–0) u Syracuse (2–0) u Illinois (1–0) npr Mississippi State (0–1) Kansas (3–0) 28 Michigan St (4–0) 2 Texas (2–0) Villanova (5–0) u Kentucky (4–0) Purdue (3–0) u Duke (4–0) 1 u West Virginia (1–0) u Syracuse (4–0) u Butler (3–0) Tennessee (4–0) North Carolina (4–1) d Connecticut (3–0) Washington (4–0) Michigan (2–0) u Louisville (3–0) т tu Minnesota (3–0) т u Ohio State (3–1) d Georgetown (3–0) т tu Clemson (3–0) т u Illinois (3–0) u Maryland (3–0) npr California (2–2) d Vanderbilt (2–0) npr Georgia Tech (3–1) d Oklahoma (2–1) Dayton (2–2) Kansas (5–0) 30 Texas (5–0) u Villanova (6–0) u Kentucky (6–0) u Duke (6–0) 1 u Purdue (5–0) Syracuse (6–0) u West Virginia (5–0) Michigan State (5–1) d Washington (5–0) u North Carolina (6–1) u Tennessee (5–1) d Connecticut (4–1) Georgetown (4–0) u Ohio State (5–1) u Gonzaga (5–1) npr Florida (6–0) npr Louisville (4–1) d Clemson (6–1) Butler (4–2) d UNLV (5–0) npr Texas A&M (5–1) npr Georgia Tech (4–1) u Cincinnati (4–1) npr California (4–2) d Michigan (3–2) Minnesota (4–2) Illinois (4–2) Maryland (4–2) Vanderbilt (4–1) Kansas (7–0) 31 Texas (6–0) Villanova (8–0) Kentucky (8–0) Purdue (7–0) u Syracuse (8–0) u West Virginia (5–0) u Duke (7–1) d Tennessee (6–1) u North Carolina (7–2) u Florida (8–0) u Connecticut (6–1) u Georgetown (6–0) u Michigan State (6–2) d Ohio State (7–1) Washington (6–1) d UNLV (7–0) u Texas A&M (7–1) u Cincinnati (5–1) u Butler (6–2) Georgia Tech (6–1) u Gonzaga (6–2) d Wisconsin (6–1) npr Clemson (7–2) d Vanderbilt (6–1) npr Louisville (5–2) California (5–3) Kansas (9–0) 30 Texas (8–0) Kentucky (10–0) 1 u Purdue (9–0) u Syracuse (10–0) u West Virginia (7–0) u Duke (7–1) u Tennessee (7–1) u Villanova (9–1) d North Carolina (8–2) Georgetown (8–0) u Michigan State (8–2) u Florida (8–1) d Connecticut (6–2) d Gonzaga (8–2) т tu Georgia Tech (6–1) т u Butler (7–3) u Ohio State (7–2) d New Mexico (10–0) npr Texas Tech (9–0) npr Washington (6–2) d Kansas State (9–1) npr UNLV (7–1) d Clemson (8–2) Mississippi (8–1) npr Texas A&M (8–2) Cincinnati (6–2) Wisconsin (7–2) Vanderbilt (6–3) Kansas (10–0) 31 Texas (10–0) Kentucky (11–0) Purdue (10–0) Syracuse (11–0) West Virginia (8–0) Duke (9–1) Villanova (10–1) u Michigan State (9–2) u North Carolina (8–3) Connecticut (7–2) u New Mexico (12–0) u Georgetown (8–1) d Tennessee (8–2) d Kansas State (10–1) u Butler (8–3) u Ohio State (9–2) u Florida (8–2) d Washington (7–2) u UNLV (10–1) u Mississippi (10–1) u Georgia Tech (8–2) d Clemson (10–2) u Gonzaga (8–3) d Temple (9–2) npr Texas Tech (9–1) Kansas (11–0) 28 Texas (11–0) 3 Kentucky (13–0) Purdue (11–0) Syracuse (12–0) West Virginia (10–0) Duke (9–1) Villanova (11–1) North Carolina (9–3) u Connecticut (9–2) u Michigan State (9–3) d Kansas State (11–1) u Georgetown (9–1) Tennessee (9–2) Ohio State (10–2) u Washington (9–2) u New Mexico (12–1) d Clemson (11–2) u Temple (9–2) u Georgia Tech (9–2) u Mississippi (10–2) Gonzaga (8–3) u Butler (8–4) d Texas Tech (10–1) npr Florida State (11–2) npr Florida (8–3) UNLV (12–2) Kansas (13–0) 30 Texas (14–0) 1 Kentucky (15–0) Purdue (14–0) Duke (12–1) u Villanova (12–1) u Syracuse (13–1) d West Virginia (11–1) d North Carolina (11–4) Kansas State (13–1) u Michigan State (11–3) Georgetown (11–1) u Connecticut (10–3) d New Mexico (14–2) u Tennessee (10–2) d Mississippi (12–2) u Georgia Tech (11–3) u Gonzaga (11–3) u Florida State (13–2) u Wisconsin (12–2) npr Clemson (12–3) d Washington (10–3) d BYU (14–1) npr Butler (10–4) d Temple (11–3) d Ohio State (10–4) Texas Tech (12–2) Texas (15–0) 30 u Kentucky (16–0) 1 u Kansas (14–1) d Villanova (14–1) u Syracuse (15–1) u Purdue (14–1) d Duke (13–2) d Michigan State (13–3) u West Virginia (12–2) d Tennessee (12–2) u Georgetown (12–2) u Kansas State (13–2) d North Carolina (12–4) d Gonzaga (12–3) u Connecticut (11–4) d Wisconsin (12–2) u BYU (16–1) u Georgia Tech (12–3) d Clemson (13–3) u Pittsburgh (13–2) npr Temple (13–3) u Butler (12–4) u Mississippi (12–3) d Baylor (13–1) npr Florida State (13–3) d New Mexico (14–3) Washington (10–5) Texas (17–0) 30 Kentucky (18–0) 1 Kansas (16–1) Villanova (16–1) Syracuse (17–1) Duke (15–2) u Michigan State (15–3) u Tennessee (14–2) u Kansas State (15–2) u Gonzaga (14–3) u Pittsburgh (15–2) u West Virginia (13–3) d BYU (18–1) u Georgetown (13–3) d Purdue (14–3) d Clemson (15–3) u Temple (15–3) u Georgia Tech (13–4) Wisconsin (14–4) d Butler (14–4) u Connecticut (11–6) d Northern Iowa (16–1) npr North Carolina (12–6) d Mississippi (13–4) d Ohio State (13–5) npr Baylor (14–2) Florida State (14–4) Kentucky (19–0) 31 u Kansas (18–1) u Villanova (18–1) u Syracuse (19–1) u Michigan State (17–3) u Texas (17–2) d Duke (17–3) d Gonzaga (16–3) u West Virginia (15–3) u BYU (20–1) u Georgetown (15–3) u Purdue (16–3) u Kansas State (16–3) d Tennessee (15–3) d Temple (17–3) u Wisconsin (16–4) u Pittsburgh (15–4) d Butler (16–4) u Connecticut (13–6) u Mississippi (15–4) u Clemson (15–5) d Georgia Tech (14–5) d Vanderbilt (15–3) npr Ohio State (14–6) u Northern Iowa (17–2) d North Carolina (12–7) Kansas (20–1) 26 u Villanova (19–1) 4 u Kentucky (20–1) 1 d Syracuse (21–1) Michigan State (19–3) West Virginia (17–3) u Purdue (18–3) u Georgetown (16–4) u Duke (17–4) d Texas (18–3) d Kansas State (17–4) u BYU (21–2) d Gonzaga (17–4) d Tennessee (16–4) Butler (18–4) u Wisconsin (16–5) Temple (18–4) d Ohio State (16–6) u Georgia Tech (16–5) u Vanderbilt (16–4) u Pittsburgh (16–5) d Northern Iowa (19–2) u New Mexico (20–3) npr Baylor (16–4) npr Cornell (18–3) npr Connecticut (13–8) Mississippi (16–5) Clemson (16–6) Kansas (22–1) 29 Kentucky (22–1) 1 u Syracuse (23–1) 1 u West Virginia (19–3) u Villanova (20–2) d Purdue (19–3) u Duke (19–4) u Georgetown (17–5) Kansas State (19–4) u Michigan State (19–5) d Gonzaga (19–4) u Tennessee (18–4) u Wisconsin (18–5) u Texas (19–4) d Butler (20–4) Ohio State (18–6) u BYU (22–3) d Northern Iowa (21–2) u New Mexico (21–3) u Georgia Tech (17–6) d Temple (19–5) d Cornell (20–3) u Pittsburgh (17–6) d Vanderbilt (17–5) d UNLV (19–4) npr Baylor (17–5) Kansas (25–1) 30 Kentucky (24–1) 1 Villanova (22–3) u Purdue (21–3) u Syracuse (24–2) d Duke (21–4) u Kansas State (20–4) u West Virginia (19–5) d Gonzaga (21–4) u Georgetown (18–6) d Michigan State (20–6) d Ohio State (20–6) u Butler (23–4) u BYU (23–3) u New Mexico (23–3) u Wisconsin (19–6) d Texas (20–5) d Tennessee (18–6) d Vanderbilt (19–5) u Temple (20–5) u Pittsburgh (19–6) u Baylor (19–5) npr Texas A&M (18–7) npr Northern Iowa (22–3) d Wake Forest (18–5) npr Georgia Tech (17–8) Cornell (21–4) UNLV (19–6) Kansas (26–1) 30 Kentucky (26–1) 1 Purdue (23–3) u Syracuse (25–2) u Duke (23–4) u Kansas State (22–4) u West Virginia (21–5) u Villanova (22–4) d Ohio State (21–7) u Butler (25–4) u BYU (25–3) u New Mexico (25–3) u Georgetown (18–7) d Michigan State (21–7) d Gonzaga (22–5) d Pittsburgh (21–6) u Tennessee (20–6) u Temple (22–5) u Wisconsin (20–7) d Vanderbilt (20–6) d Texas (21–6) d Northern Iowa (24–3) u Texas A&M (19–7) Richmond (22–6) npr UTEP (20–5) npr Syracuse (27–2) 23 u Kansas (27–2) 7 d Kentucky (27–2) d Duke (25–4) 1 u Kansas State (24–4) u Purdue (24–4) d Ohio State (23–7) u West Virginia (22–6) d Villanova (23–5) d New Mexico (27–3) u Butler (26–4) d Michigan State (22–7) u Tennessee (21–7) u Gonzaga (24–5) u BYU (26–4) d Temple (24–5) u Wisconsin (21–7) u Pittsburgh (22–7) d Vanderbilt (22–6) u Georgetown (19–8) d UTEP (22–5) u Baylor (22–6) npr Maryland (21–7) npr Texas A&M (20–8) d Texas (22–7) d Northern Iowa (25–4) Richmond (22–7) Kansas (29–2) 30 u Kentucky (29–2) u Syracuse (28–3) 1 d Duke (26–5) Purdue (26–4) u West Virginia (24–6) u Ohio State (24–7) New Mexico (28–3) u Kansas State (24–6) d Villanova (24–6) d Michigan State (24–7) u Butler (27–4) d Tennessee (23–7) Gonzaga (26–5) BYU (28–4) Pittsburgh (24–7) u Temple (26–5) d Wisconsin (23–7) d Maryland (23–7) u Baylor (24–6) u UTEP (24–5) Georgetown (20–9) d Vanderbilt (23–7) d Texas A&M (22–8) Northern Iowa (28–4) npr Texas (24–8) Kansas (32–2) 31 Kentucky (32–2) Duke (29–5) u Syracuse (28–4) d West Virginia (27–6) u Ohio State (27–7) d Kansas State (26–7) u Butler (28–4) u Villanova (24–7) u New Mexico (29–4) d Purdue (27–5) d Michigan State (24–8) d Temple (29–5) u Tennessee (25–8) d Georgetown (23–10) u BYU (29–5) т td Pittsburgh (24–8) т Gonzaga (26–6) d Wisconsin (23–8) d Maryland (23–8) d Baylor (25–7) d Vanderbilt (24–8) u Texas A&M (23–9) u Northern Iowa (28–4) u UTEP (26–6) d Duke (35–5) 31 u Butler (33–5) u West Virginia (31–7) u Michigan State (28–9) u Kentucky (35–3) d Kansas (33–3) d Kansas State (29–8) Syracuse (30–5) d Tennessee (28–9) u Baylor (28–8) u Ohio State (29–8) d Purdue (29–6) d Northern Iowa (30–5) u Xavier (26–9) npr Villanova (25–8) d New Mexico (30–5) d Cornell (29–5) npr Maryland (24–9) u Saint Mary's (28–6) npr Pittsburgh (25–9) d Washington (26–10) npr BYU (30–6) d Gonzaga (27–7) d Wisconsin (24–9) d Texas A&M (24–10) d 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 Athlon Sports College Basketball 2009–10 Preview 2009–10 Athlon Sports Preseason Top 25 46 Athlon Sports Communications Lindy's Lindy's College Basketball 2009–10 National Picks 6 D.M.D. Publications, Inc. Sporting News Sporting News College Basketball History for the taking DeCourcy, Mike 6 Sporting News Fox SportsFinal preseason top 25 for 2009–10 https://web.archive.org/web/20091017222321/http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/10213242/Final-preseason-top-25-for-2009-10 October 17, 2009 , Fox Sports, retrieved October 22, 2009 CBS SportsFinal Preseason Top 25 (and one): Distractions don't KO KU from top, CBS Sports, retrieved October 22, 2009 SI.comKansas, Michigan State are 1–2 in first Power Rankings of 2009–10, SI.com, retrieved October 22, 2009Sports IllustratedSports Illustrated 64 November 23, 2009 Sabino, David Scouting ReportsRivals.comhttp://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=989561 Rivals.com Preseason Top 347 Countdown October 31, 2009 October 22, 2009 Rivals.com https://web.archive.org/web/20091028180314/http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=989561 October 28, 2009 live Blue Ribbon Yearbook2009–10 Blue Ribbon Yearbook Big Ten Conference various 150 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 2 Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States