2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Legend

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.

|Week1-1 = Kansas 55 |Week1-2 = Michigan State 5 |Week1-3 = Texas 1 |Week1-4 = Kentucky 3 |Week1-5 = Villanova |Week1-6 = North Carolina 1 |Week1-7 = Purdue |Week1-8 = West Virginia |Week1-9 = Duke |Week1-10 = Tennessee |Week1-11 = Butler |Week1-12 = Connecticut |Week1-13 = California |Week1-14 = Washington |Week1-15 = Michigan |Week1-16 = Ohio State |Week1-17 = Oklahoma |Week1-18 = Mississippi State |Week1-19 = Louisville |Week1-20 = Georgetown |Week1-21 = Dayton |Week1-22 = Georgia Tech |Week1-23 = Illinois |Week1-24 = Clemson |Week1-25 = Minnesota |Week2-1 = Kansas (1–0) 58 |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = Michigan St (1–0) 5 |Week2-2-Color = |Week2-3 = Texas (1–0) 1 |Week2-3-Color = |Week2-4 = Kentucky (1–0) 1 |Week2-4-Color = |Week2-5 = Villanova (1–0) |Week2-5-Color = |Week2-6 = North Carolina (3–0) |Week2-6-Color = |Week2-7 = Purdue (1–0) |Week2-7-Color = |Week2-8 = West Virginia (1–0) |Week2-8-Color = |Week2-9 = Duke (1–0) |Week2-9-Color = |Week2-10 = Tennessee (1–0) |Week2-10-Color = |Week2-11 = Butler (1–0) |Week2-11-Color = |Week2-12 = Connecticut (1–0) |Week2-12-Color = |Week2-13 = California (2–0) |Week2-13-Color = |Week2-14 = Washington (3–0) |Week2-14-Color = |Week2-15 = Michigan (2–0) т |Week2-15-Color = t |Week2-16 = Ohio State (2–0) т |Week2-16-Color = u |Week2-17 = Oklahoma (1–0) |Week2-17-Color = |Week2-18 = Dayton (1–0) |Week2-18-Color = u |Week2-19 = Georgetown (1–0) |Week2-19-Color = u |Week2-20 = Louisville (0–0) |Week2-20-Color = d |Week2-21 = Georgia Tech (1–0) |Week2-21-Color = u |Week2-22 = Clemson (1–0) |Week2-22-Color = u |Week2-23 = Illinois (1–0) |Week2-23-Color = |Week2-24 = Minnesota (1–0) |Week2-24-Color = u |Week2-25 = Maryland (1–0) |Week2-25-Color = npr |Week3-1 = Kansas (3–0) 56 |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Michigan St (4–0) 7 |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 = Texas (2–0) 1 |Week3-3-Color = |Week3-4 = Villanova (5–0) |Week3-4-Color = u |Week3-5 = Kentucky (4–0) |Week3-5-Color = d |Week3-6 = Purdue (3–0) |Week3-6-Color = u |Week3-7 = Duke (4–0) |Week3-7-Color = u |Week3-8 = West Virginia (1–0) |Week3-8-Color = |Week3-9 = Tennessee (4–0) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Syracuse (4–0) 1 |Week3-10-Color = npr |Week3-11 = North Carolina (4–1) |Week3-11-Color = d |Week3-12 = Butler (3–0) |Week3-12-Color = d |Week3-13 = Connecticut (3–0) |Week3-13-Color = d |Week3-14 = Washington (4–0) |Week3-14-Color = |Week3-15 = Michigan (2–0) |Week3-15-Color = |Week3-16 = Louisville (3–0) |Week3-16-Color = u |Week3-17 = Ohio State (3–1) |Week3-17-Color = d |Week3-18 = Georgetown (3–0) |Week3-18-Color = u |Week3-19 = Clemson (3–0) |Week3-19-Color = u |Week3-20 = Illinois (3–0) |Week3-20-Color = u |Week3-21 = Maryland (3–0) |Week3-21-Color = u |Week3-22 = Minnesota (3–0) |Week3-22-Color = u |Week3-23 = Notre Dame (4–0) |Week3-23-Color = npr |Week3-24 = Vanderbilt (2–0) |Week3-24-Color = npr |Week3-25 = Oklahoma (2–1) |Week3-25-Color = d |Week4-1 = Kansas (5–0) 63 |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Texas (5–0) 1 |Week4-2-Color = u |Week4-3 = Villanova (6–0) |Week4-3-Color = u |Week4-4 = Purdue (6–0) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = Kentucky (7–0) |Week4-5-Color = |Week4-6 = Duke (6–0) |Week4-6-Color = u |Week4-7 = West Virginia (5–0) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = Syracuse (7–0) 1 |Week4-8-Color = u |Week4-9 = Michigan St (5–2) |Week4-9-Color = d |Week4-10 = North Carolina (7–1) |Week4-10-Color = u |Week4-11 = Tennessee (5–1) |Week4-11-Color = d |Week4-12 = Washington (5–0) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = Florida (7–0) |Week4-13-Color = npr |Week4-14 = Connecticut (4–1) |Week4-14-Color = d |Week4-15 = Ohio State (5–1) |Week4-15-Color = u |Week4-16 = Georgetown (6–0) |Week4-16-Color = u |Week4-17 = Gonzaga (6–2) |Week4-17-Color = npr |Week4-18 = Clemson (7–2) |Week4-18-Color = u |Week4-19 = Texas A&M (7–1) |Week4-19-Color = npr |Week4-20 = Louisville (5–2) |Week4-20-Color = d |Week4-21 = Florida State (7–2) |Week4-21-Color = npr |Week4-22 = Cincinnati (5–1) |Week4-22-Color = npr |Week4-23 = Butler (6–2) |Week4-23-Color = d |Week4-24 = UNLV (7–0) |Week4-24-Color = npr |Week4-25 = Portland (5–2) |Week4-25-Color = npr |Week5-1 = Kansas (7–0) 62 |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Texas (6–0) 1 |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = Villanova (8–0) 1 |Week5-3-Color = |Week5-4 = Kentucky (8–0) |Week5-4-Color = u |Week5-5 = Purdue (7–0) |Week5-5-Color = d |Week5-6 = West Virginia (5–0) |Week5-6-Color = u |Week5-7 = Syracuse (8–0) 1 |Week5-7-Color = u |Week5-8 = Duke (7–1) |Week5-8-Color = d |Week5-9 = Tennessee (6–1) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Florida (8–0) |Week5-10-Color = u |Week5-11 = North Carolina (7–2) |Week5-11-Color = d |Week5-12 = Michigan State (6–2) |Week5-12-Color = d |Week5-13 = Ohio State (7–1) |Week5-13-Color = u |Week5-14 = Connecticut (6–1) |Week5-14-Color = |Week5-15 = Georgetown (6–0) |Week5-15-Color = u |Week5-16 = Texas A&M (7–1) |Week5-16-Color = u |Week5-17 = Washington (6–1) |Week5-17-Color = d |Week5-18 = UNLV (7–0) |Week5-18-Color = u |Week5-19 = Cincinnati (5–1) |Week5-19-Color = u |Week5-20 = Wisconsin (6–1) |Week5-20-Color = npr |Week5-21 = Gonzaga (6–2) |Week5-21-Color = d |Week5-22 = Butler (6–2) |Week5-22-Color = u |Week5-23 = Texas Tech (8–0) |Week5-23-Color = npr |Week5-24 = Georgia Tech (6–1) |Week5-24-Color = npr |Week5-25 = Mississippi (7–1) |Week5-25-Color = npr |Week6-1 = Kansas (9–0) 61 |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Texas (8–0) 1 |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Kentucky (10–0) |Week6-3-Color = u |Week6-4 = Purdue (9–0) |Week6-4-Color = u |Week6-5 = Syracuse (10–0) 2 |Week6-5-Color = u |Week6-6 = West Virginia (7–0) |Week6-6-Color = |Week6-7 = Duke (7–1) |Week6-7-Color = u |Week6-8 = Villanova (9–1) |Week6-8-Color = d |Week6-9 = Tennessee (7–1) |Week6-9-Color = |Week6-10 = North Carolina (8–2) |Week6-10-Color = u |Week6-11 = Georgetown (8–0) |Week6-11-Color = u |Week6-12 = Michigan State (8–2) |Week6-12-Color = |Week6-13 = Florida (8–1) |Week6-13-Color = d |Week6-14 = Connecticut (6–2) |Week6-14-Color = |Week6-15 = Gonzaga (8–2) |Week6-15-Color = u |Week6-16 = Texas Tech (9–0) |Week6-16-Color = u |Week6-17 = Kansas State (9–1) |Week6-17-Color = npr |Week6-18 = Ohio State (7–2) |Week6-18-Color = d |Week6-19 = New Mexico (10–0) |Week6-19-Color = npr |Week6-20 = Mississippi (8–1) |Week6-20-Color = u |Week6-21 = Butler (7–3) |Week6-21-Color = u |Week6-22 = Georgia Tech (6–1) |Week6-22-Color = u |Week6-23 = Texas A&M (8–2) |Week6-23-Color = d |Week6-24 = Washington (6–2) |Week6-24-Color = d |Week6-25 = Cincinnati (6–2) |Week6-25-Color = d |Week7-1 = Kansas (10–0) 55 |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Texas (10–0) 7 |Week7-2-Color = |Week7-3 = Kentucky (11–0) 1 |Week7-3-Color = |Week7-4 = Purdue (10–0) |Week7-4-Color = |Week7-5 = Syracuse (11–0) 2 |Week7-5-Color = |Week7-6 = West Virginia (8–0) |Week7-6-Color = |Week7-7 = Duke (9–1) |Week7-7-Color = |Week7-8 = Villanova (10–1) |Week7-8-Color = |Week7-9 = Michigan State (9–2) |Week7-9-Color = u |Week7-10 = North Carolina (8–3) |Week7-10-Color = |Week7-11 = Connecticut (7–2) |Week7-11-Color = u |Week7-12 = Kansas State (10–1) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = New Mexico (12–0) |Week7-13-Color = u |Week7-14 = Georgetown (8–1) |Week7-14-Color = d |Week7-15 = Mississippi (10–1) |Week7-15-Color = u |Week7-16 = Tennessee (8–2) |Week7-16-Color = d |Week7-17 = Ohio State (9–2) |Week7-17-Color = u |Week7-18 = Florida (8–2) |Week7-18-Color = d |Week7-19 = Texas A&M (9–2) |Week7-19-Color = u |Week7-20 = Butler (8–3) |Week7-20-Color = u |Week7-21 = Temple (9–2) |Week7-21-Color = npr |Week7-22 = Washington (7–2) |Week7-22-Color = u |Week7-23 = Texas Tech (9–1) |Week7-23-Color = d |Week7-24 = Clemson (10–2) |Week7-24-Color = npr |Week7-25 = Gonzaga (8–3) |Week7-25-Color = d |Week8-1 = Kansas (11–0) 52 |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Texas (11–0) 11 |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = Kentucky (13–0) 1 |Week8-3-Color = |Week8-4 = Purdue (11–0) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = Syracuse (12–0) |Week8-5-Color = |Week8-6 = West Virginia (10–0) |Week8-6-Color = |Week8-7 = Duke (9–1) |Week8-7-Color = |Week8-8 = Villanova (11–1) |Week8-8-Color = |Week8-9 = North Carolina (9–3) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = Connecticut (9–2) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = Michigan State (9–3) |Week8-11-Color = d |Week8-12 = Kansas State (11–1) |Week8-12-Color = |Week8-13 = Georgetown (9–1) |Week8-13-Color = u |Week8-14 = Tennessee (9–2) |Week8-14-Color = u |Week8-15 = Ohio State (10–2) |Week8-15-Color = u |Week8-16 = Mississippi (10–2) |Week8-16-Color = d |Week8-17 = Washington (9–2) |Week8-17-Color = u |Week8-18 = Temple (9–2) |Week8-18-Color = u |Week8-19 = New Mexico (12–1) |Week8-19-Color = d |Week8-20 = Texas Tech (10–1) |Week8-20-Color = u |Week8-21 = Clemson (11–2) |Week8-21-Color = u |Week8-22 = Florida State (11–2) |Week8-22-Color = npr |Week8-23 = Wisconsin (10–2) |Week8-23-Color = npr |Week8-24 = UAB (11–1) |Week8-24-Color = npr |Week8-25 = Northwestern (10–1) |Week8-25-Color = npr |Week9-1 = Kansas (13–0) 56 |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Texas (14–0) 8 |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = Kentucky (15–0) 1 |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = Purdue (14–0) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 = Duke (12–1) |Week9-5-Color = u |Week9-6 = Villanova (12–1) |Week9-6-Color = u |Week9-7 = Syracuse (13–1) |Week9-7-Color = d |Week9-8 = West Virginia (11–1) |Week9-8-Color = d |Week9-9 = North Carolina (11–4) |Week9-9-Color = |Week9-10 = Michigan State (11–3) |Week9-10-Color = u |Week9-11 = Kansas State (13–1) |Week9-11-Color = u |Week9-12 = Georgetown (11–1) |Week9-12-Color = u |Week9-13 = Connecticut (10–3) |Week9-13-Color = d |Week9-14 = Mississippi (12–2) |Week9-14-Color = u |Week9-15 = New Mexico (14–2) |Week9-15-Color = u |Week9-16 = Tennessee (10–2) |Week9-16-Color = d |Week9-17 = Wisconsin (12–2) |Week9-17-Color = u |Week9-18 = Florida State (13–2) |Week9-18-Color = u |Week9-19 = Gonzaga (11–3) |Week9-19-Color = npr |Week9-20 = Georgia Tech (11–3) |Week9-20-Color = npr |Week9-21 = Temple (11–3) |Week9-21-Color = d |Week9-22 = Texas Tech (12–2) |Week9-22-Color = d |Week9-23 = Pittsburgh (13–2) |Week9-23-Color = npr |Week9-24 = Washington (10–3) |Week9-24-Color = d |Week9-25 = BYU (14–1) |Week9-25-Color = npr |Week10-1 = Texas (15–0) 56 |Week10-1-Color = u |Week10-2 = Kentucky (16–0) 9 |Week10-2-Color = u |Week10-3 = Kansas (14–1) |Week10-3-Color = d |Week10-4 = Villanova (14–1) |Week10-4-Color = u |Week10-5 = Syracuse (15–1) |Week10-5-Color = u |Week10-6 = Purdue (14–1) |Week10-6-Color = d |Week10-7 = Michigan State (13–3) |Week10-7-Color = u |Week10-8 = Duke (13–2) |Week10-8-Color = d |Week10-9 = Tennessee (12–2) |Week10-9-Color = u |Week10-10 = West Virginia (12–2) |Week10-10-Color = d |Week10-11 = Georgetown (12–2) |Week10-11-Color = u |Week10-12 = North Carolina (12–4) |Week10-12-Color = d |Week10-13 = Kansas State (13–2) т |Week10-13-Color = td |Week10-14 = Wisconsin (12–2) т |Week10-14-Color = u |Week10-15 = Connecticut (11–4) |Week10-15-Color = d |Week10-16 = Pittsburgh (13–2) |Week10-16-Color = u |Week10-17 = Gonzaga (12–3) |Week10-17-Color = u |Week10-18 = BYU (16–1) |Week10-18-Color = u |Week10-19 = Temple (13–3) |Week10-19-Color = u |Week10-20 = Georgia Tech (12–3) |Week10-20-Color = |Week10-21 = Mississippi (12–3) |Week10-21-Color = d |Week10-22 = Baylor (13–1) |Week10-22-Color = npr |Week10-23 = Miami (FL) (15–1) |Week10-23-Color = npr |Week10-24 = Clemson (13–3) |Week10-24-Color = npr |Week10-25 = Florida State (13–3) |Week10-25-Color = d |Week11-1 = Texas (17–0) 57 |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 = Kentucky (18–0) 8 |Week11-2-Color = |Week11-3 = Kansas (16–1) |Week11-3-Color = |Week11-4 = Villanova (16–1) |Week11-4-Color = |Week11-5 = Syracuse (17–1) |Week11-5-Color = |Week11-6 = Michigan State (15–3) |Week11-6-Color = u |Week11-7 = Duke (15–2) |Week11-7-Color = u |Week11-8 = Tennessee (14–2) |Week11-8-Color = u |Week11-9 = Pittsburgh (15–2) |Week11-9-Color = u |Week11-10 = Kansas State (15–2) |Week11-10-Color = u |Week11-11 = West Virginia (13–3) |Week11-11-Color = d |Week11-12 = Georgetown (13–3) |Week11-12-Color = d |Week11-13 = Purdue (14–3) |Week11-13-Color = d |Week11-14 = BYU (18–1) |Week11-14-Color = u |Week11-15 = Gonzaga (14–3) |Week11-15-Color = u |Week11-16 = Temple (15–3) |Week11-16-Color = u |Week11-17 = Clemson (15–3) |Week11-17-Color = u |Week11-18 = Wisconsin (14–4) |Week11-18-Color = d |Week11-19 = Georgia Tech (13–4) |Week11-19-Color = u |Week11-20 = Northern Iowa (16–1) |Week11-20-Color = npr |Week11-21 = Ohio State (13–5) |Week11-21-Color = npr |Week11-22 = Mississippi (13–4) |Week11-22-Color = d |Week11-23 = Mississippi State (15–3) |Week11-23-Color = npr |Week11-24 = North Carolina (12–6) |Week11-24-Color = d |Week11-25 = Baylor (14–2) |Week11-25-Color = d |Week12-1 = Kentucky (19–0) 65 |Week12-1-Color = u |Week12-2 = Kansas (18–1) |Week12-2-Color = u |Week12-3 = Villanova (18–1) |Week12-3-Color = u |Week12-4 = Syracuse (19–1) |Week12-4-Color = u |Week12-5 = Michigan State (17–3) |Week12-5-Color = u |Week12-6 = Texas (17–2) |Week12-6-Color = d |Week12-7 = Georgetown (15–3) |Week12-7-Color = u |Week12-8 = Duke (16–3) |Week12-8-Color = d |Week12-9 = West Virginia (15–3) |Week12-9-Color = u |Week12-10 = Purdue (16–3) |Week12-10-Color = u |Week12-11 = Kansas State (16–3) |Week12-11-Color = d |Week12-12 = BYU (20–1) |Week12-12-Color = u |Week12-13 = Gonzaga (16–3) |Week12-13-Color = u |Week12-14 = Tennessee (15–3) |Week12-14-Color = d |Week12-15 = Temple (16–4) |Week12-15-Color = u |Week12-16 = Wisconsin (15–4) |Week12-16-Color = u |Week12-17 = Pittsburgh (15–4) |Week12-17-Color = d |Week12-18 = Mississippi (15–4) |Week12-18-Color = u |Week12-19 = Connecticut (13–6) |Week12-19-Color = npr |Week12-20 = Ohio State (14–6) |Week12-20-Color = u |Week12-21 = Vanderbilt (15–3) |Week12-21-Color = npr |Week12-22 = Georgia Tech (14–5) |Week12-22-Color = d |Week12-23 = New Mexico (18–3) |Week12-23-Color = npr |Week12-24 = Baylor (15–3) |Week12-24-Color = u |Week12-25 = UAB (17–2) |Week12-25-Color = npr |Week13-1 = Kansas (20–1) 54 |Week13-1-Color = u |Week13-2 = Villanova (19–1) 4 |Week13-2-Color = u |Week13-3 = Syracuse (21–1) 6 |Week13-3-Color = u |Week13-4 = Kentucky (20–1) 1 |Week13-4-Color = d |Week13-5 = Michigan State (19–3) |Week13-5-Color = |Week13-6 = West Virginia (17–3) |Week13-6-Color = u |Week13-7 = Georgetown (16–4) |Week13-7-Color = |Week13-8 = Purdue (18–3) |Week13-8-Color = u |Week13-9 = Texas (18–3) |Week13-9-Color = d |Week13-10 = Duke (17–4) т |Week13-10-Color = td |Week13-11 = Kansas State (17–4) т |Week13-11-Color = u |Week13-12 = BYU (21–2) |Week13-12-Color = |Week13-13 = Ohio State (16–6) |Week13-13-Color = u |Week13-14 = Tennessee (16–4) |Week13-14-Color = |Week13-15 = New Mexico (20–3) |Week13-15-Color = u |Week13-16 = Wisconsin (16–5) |Week13-16-Color = |Week13-17 = Gonzaga (17–4) |Week13-17-Color = d |Week13-18 = Vanderbilt (16–4) |Week13-18-Color = u |Week13-19 = Temple (18–4) |Week13-19-Color = d |Week13-20 = Baylor (16–4) |Week13-20-Color = u |Week13-21 = Georgia Tech (16–5) |Week13-21-Color = u |Week13-22 = Pittsburgh (16–5) |Week13-22-Color = d |Week13-23 = Butler (18–4) |Week13-23-Color = npr |Week13-24 = Northern Iowa (19–2) |Week13-24-Color = npr |Week13-25 = Mississippi (16–5) |Week13-25-Color = d |Week14-1 = Kansas (22–1) 55 |Week14-1-Color = |Week14-2 = Syracuse (23–1) 8 |Week14-2-Color = u |Week14-3 = Kentucky (22–1) 2 |Week14-3-Color = u |Week14-4 = Villanova (20–2) |Week14-4-Color = d |Week14-5 = West Virginia (19–3) |Week14-5-Color = u |Week14-6 = Purdue (19–3) |Week14-6-Color = u |Week14-7 = Georgetown (17–5) |Week14-7-Color = |Week14-8 = Duke (19–4) |Week14-8-Color = u |Week14-9 = Kansas State (19–4) |Week14-9-Color = u |Week14-10 = Michigan State (19–5) |Week14-10-Color = d |Week14-11 = Wisconsin (18–5) |Week14-11-Color = u |Week14-12 = Tennessee (18–4) |Week14-12-Color = u |Week14-13 = Ohio State (18–6) |Week14-13-Color = |Week14-14 = Texas (19–4) |Week14-14-Color = d |Week14-15 = New Mexico (21–3) |Week14-15-Color = |Week14-16 = Gonzaga (19–4) |Week14-16-Color = u |Week14-17 = BYU (22–3) |Week14-17-Color = d |Week14-18 = Butler (20–4) |Week14-18-Color = u |Week14-19 = Northern Iowa (21–2) |Week14-19-Color = u |Week14-20 = Georgia Tech (17–6) |Week14-20-Color = u |Week14-21 = Temple (19–5) |Week14-21-Color = d |Week14-22 = Vanderbilt (17–5) |Week14-22-Color = d |Week14-23 = UNLV (19–4) |Week14-23-Color = npr |Week14-24 = Baylor (17–5) |Week14-24-Color = d |Week14-25 = Pittsburgh (17–6) |Week14-25-Color = d |Week15-1 = Kansas (24–1) 62 |Week15-1-Color = |Week15-2 = Kentucky (24–1) 3 |Week15-2-Color = u |Week15-3 = Villanova (22–3) |Week15-3-Color = u |Week15-4 = Purdue (21–3) |Week15-4-Color = u |Week15-5 = Syracuse (24–2) |Week15-5-Color = d |Week15-6 = Duke (21–4) |Week15-6-Color = u |Week15-7 = Kansas State (20–4) |Week15-7-Color = u |Week15-8 = West Virginia (19–5) |Week15-8-Color = d |Week15-9 = Ohio State (20–6) |Week15-9-Color = u |Week15-10 = Georgetown (18–6) |Week15-10-Color = d |Week15-11 = Michigan State (20–6) |Week15-11-Color = d |Week15-12 = New Mexico (23–3) |Week15-12-Color = u |Week15-13 = Gonzaga (21–4) |Week15-13-Color = u |Week15-14 = Wisconsin (19–6) |Week15-14-Color = d |Week15-15 = Texas (20–5) |Week15-15-Color = d |Week15-16 = BYU (23–3) |Week15-16-Color = u |Week15-17 = Vanderbilt (19–5) |Week15-17-Color = u |Week15-18 = Butler (23–4) |Week15-18-Color = |Week15-19 = Pittsburgh (19–6) |Week15-19-Color = u |Week15-20 = Tennessee (18–6) |Week15-20-Color = d |Week15-21 = Temple (20–5) |Week15-21-Color = |Week15-22 = Baylor (19–5) |Week15-22-Color = u |Week15-23 = Wake Forest (18–5) |Week15-23-Color = npr |Week15-24 = Texas A&M (18–6) |Week15-24-Color = npr |Week15-25 = Richmond (20–6) |Week15-25-Color = npr |Week16-1 = Kansas (26–1) 61 |Week16-1-Color = |Week16-2 = Kentucky (26–1) 4 |Week16-2-Color = |Week16-3 = Purdue (23–3) |Week16-3-Color = u |Week16-4 = Syracuse (25–2) |Week16-4-Color = u |Week16-5 = Duke (23–4) |Week16-5-Color = u |Week16-6 = Kansas State (22–4) |Week16-6-Color = u |Week16-7 = Villanova (22–4) |Week16-7-Color = d |Week16-8 = West Virginia (21–5) |Week16-8-Color = |Week16-9 = Ohio State (21–7) |Week16-9-Color = |Week16-10 = New Mexico (25–3) |Week16-10-Color = u |Week16-11 = Georgetown (18–7) |Week16-11-Color = d |Week16-12 = Pittsburgh (21–6) |Week16-12-Color = u |Week16-13 = BYU (25–3) |Week16-13-Color = u |Week16-14 = Michigan State (21–7) |Week16-14-Color = d |Week16-15 = Butler (25–4) |Week16-15-Color = u |Week16-16 = Vanderbilt (20–6) |Week16-16-Color = u |Week16-17 = Wisconsin (20–7) |Week16-17-Color = d |Week16-18 = Gonzaga (22–5) |Week16-18-Color = d |Week16-19 = Tennessee (20–6) |Week16-19-Color = u |Week16-20 = Temple (22–5) |Week16-20-Color = u |Week16-21 = Texas (21–6) |Week16-21-Color = d |Week16-22 = Texas A&M (19–7) |Week16-22-Color = u |Week16-23 = Richmond (22–6) |Week16-23-Color = u |Week16-24 = Baylor (20–6) |Week16-24-Color = d |Week16-25 = Northern Iowa (24–3) |Week16-25-Color = npr |Week17-1 = Syracuse (27–2) 59 |Week17-1-Color = u |Week17-2 = Kansas (27–2) 6 |Week17-2-Color = d |Week17-3 = Kentucky (27–2) |Week17-3-Color = d |Week17-4 = Duke (25–4) |Week17-4-Color = u |Week17-5 = Kansas State (24–4) |Week17-5-Color = u |Week17-6 = Ohio State (23–7) |Week17-6-Color = u |Week17-7 = Purdue (24–4) |Week17-7-Color = d |Week17-8 = New Mexico (27–3) |Week17-8-Color = u |Week17-9 = Villanova (23–5) |Week17-9-Color = d |Week17-10 = West Virginia (22–6) |Week17-10-Color = d |Week17-11 = Michigan State (22–7) |Week17-11-Color = u |Week17-12 = Butler (26–4) |Week17-12-Color = u |Week17-13 = Vanderbilt (22–6) |Week17-13-Color = u |Week17-14 = BYU (26–4) |Week17-14-Color = d |Week17-15 = Wisconsin (21–7) |Week17-15-Color = u |Week17-16 = Tennessee (21–7) |Week17-16-Color = u |Week17-17 = Pittsburgh (22–7) |Week17-17-Color = d |Week17-18 = Gonzaga (24–5) |Week17-18-Color = |Week17-19 = Georgetown (19–8) |Week17-19-Color = d |Week17-20 = Temple (24–5) |Week17-20-Color = |Week17-21 = Baylor (22–6) |Week17-21-Color = u |Week17-22 = Maryland (21–7) |Week17-22-Color = npr |Week17-23 = Texas A&M (20–8) |Week17-23-Color = d |Week17-24 = UTEP (22–5) |Week17-24-Color = npr |Week17-25 = Xavier (21–7) |Week17-25-Color = npr |Week18-1 = Kansas (29–2) 63 |Week18-1-Color = u |Week18-2 = Kentucky (29–2) 2 |Week18-2-Color = u |Week18-3 = Syracuse (28–3) |Week18-3-Color = d |Week18-4 = Duke (26–5) |Week18-4-Color = |Week18-5 = Ohio State (24–7) |Week18-5-Color = u |Week18-6 = Purdue (26–4) |Week18-6-Color = u |Week18-7 = West Virginia (24–6) |Week18-7-Color = u |Week18-8 = New Mexico (28–3) |Week18-8-Color = |Week18-9 = Kansas State (24–6) |Week18-9-Color = d |Week18-10 = Villanova (24–6) |Week18-10-Color = d |Week18-11 = Michigan State (24–7) |Week18-11-Color = |Week18-12 = Butler (26–4) |Week18-12-Color = |Week18-13 = Wisconsin (23–7) |Week18-13-Color = u |Week18-14 = BYU (28–4) |Week18-14-Color = |Week18-15 = Tennessee (23–7) |Week18-15-Color = u |Week18-16 = Pittsburgh (24–7) |Week18-16-Color = u |Week18-17 = Temple (26–5) |Week18-17-Color = u |Week18-18 = Gonzaga (25–5) |Week18-18-Color = |Week18-19 = Maryland (23–7) |Week18-19-Color = u |Week18-20 = Vanderbilt (23–7) |Week18-20-Color = d |Week18-21 = Baylor (24–6) |Week18-21-Color = |Week18-22 = Georgetown (20–9) |Week18-22-Color = d |Week18-23 = Texas A&M (22–8) |Week18-23-Color = |Week18-24 = Xavier (23–7) |Week18-24-Color = u |Week18-25 = UTEP (24–5) |Week18-25-Color = d |Week19-1 = Kansas (32–2) 65 |Week19-1-Color = |Week19-2 = Kentucky (32–2) |Week19-2-Color = |Week19-3 = Duke (29–5) |Week19-3-Color = u |Week19-4 = Syracuse (28–4) |Week19-4-Color = d |Week19-5 = Ohio State (27–7) |Week19-5-Color = |Week19-6 = West Virginia (27–6) |Week19-6-Color = u |Week19-7 = Kansas State (26–7) |Week19-7-Color = u |Week19-8 = New Mexico (29–4) |Week19-8-Color = |Week19-9 = Villanova (24–7) |Week19-9-Color = u |Week19-10 = Purdue (27–5) |Week19-10-Color = d |Week19-11 = Butler (28–4) |Week19-11-Color = u |Week19-12 = Temple (29–5) |Week19-12-Color = u |Week19-13 = Michigan State (24–8) |Week19-13-Color = d |Week19-14 = Georgetown (23–10) |Week19-14-Color = u |Week19-15 = Tennessee (25–8) |Week19-15-Color = |Week19-16 = Wisconsin (23–8) |Week19-16-Color = d |Week19-17 = BYU (29–5) |Week19-17-Color = d |Week19-18 = Pittsburgh (24–8) |Week19-18-Color = d |Week19-19 = Baylor (25–7) |Week19-19-Color = u |Week19-20 = Maryland (23–8) |Week19-20-Color = d |Week19-21 = Vanderbilt (24–8) |Week19-21-Color = d |Week19-22 = Gonzaga (26–6) |Week19-22-Color = d |Week19-23 = Texas A&M (23–9) |Week19-23-Color = |Week19-24 = Richmond (26–8) |Week19-24-Color = u |Week19-25 = Xavier (24–8) |Week19-25-Color = d

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.

|Week1-1 = Kansas 27 |Week1-2 = Michigan State 3 |Week1-3 = Texas |Week1-4 = North Carolina 1 |Week1-5 = Kentucky |Week1-6 = Villanova |Week1-7 = Purdue |Week1-8 = Duke |Week1-9 = West Virginia |Week1-10 = Butler |Week1-11 = Tennessee |Week1-12 = California |Week1-13 = Washington |Week1-14 = Connecticut |Week1-15 = Michigan |Week1-16 = Oklahoma |Week1-17 = Ohio State |Week1-18 = Minnesota |Week1-19 = Mississippi State |Week1-20 = Georgia Tech |Week1-21 = Georgetown |Week1-22 = Dayton |Week1-23 = Louisville |Week1-24 = Clemson |Week1-25 = Syracuse |Week2-1 = Kansas (1–0)27 |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = Michigan St (1–0) 3 |Week2-2-Color = |Week2-3 = Texas (1–0) |Week2-3-Color = |Week2-4 = North Carolina (3–0) 1 |Week2-4-Color = |Week2-5 = Kentucky (3–0) |Week2-5-Color = |Week2-6 = Villanova (1–0) |Week2-6-Color = |Week2-7 = Purdue (1–0) |Week2-7-Color = |Week2-8 = Duke (1–0) |Week2-8-Color = |Week2-9 = West Virginia (1–0) |Week2-9-Color = |Week2-10 = Butler (1–0) |Week2-10-Color = |Week2-11 = Tennessee (1–0) |Week2-11-Color = |Week2-12 = California (2–0) |Week2-12-Color = |Week2-13 = Connecticut (1–0) |Week2-13-Color = u |Week2-14 = Washington (3–0) |Week2-14-Color = d |Week2-15 = Ohio State (2–0) |Week2-15-Color = u |Week2-16 = Michigan (1–0) |Week2-16-Color = d |Week2-17 = Oklahoma (1–0) |Week2-17-Color = d |Week2-18 = Minnesota (1–0) |Week2-18-Color = |Week2-19 = Georgia Tech (1–0) |Week2-19-Color = u |Week2-20 = Georgetown (1–0) |Week2-20-Color = u |Week2-21 = Dayton (1–0) |Week2-21-Color = u |Week2-22 = Louisville (0–0) |Week2-22-Color = u |Week2-23 = Clemson (1–0) |Week2-23-Color = u |Week2-24 = Syracuse (2–0) |Week2-24-Color = u |Week2-25 = Illinois (1–0) |Week2-25-Color = npr |Week3-1 = Kansas (3–0) 28 |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Michigan St (4–0) 2 |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 = Texas (2–0) |Week3-3-Color = |Week3-4 = Villanova (5–0) |Week3-4-Color = u |Week3-5 = Kentucky (4–0) |Week3-5-Color = |Week3-6 = Purdue (3–0) |Week3-6-Color = u |Week3-7 = Duke (4–0) 1 |Week3-7-Color = u |Week3-8 = West Virginia (1–0) |Week3-8-Color = u |Week3-9 = Syracuse (4–0) |Week3-9-Color = u |Week3-10 = Butler (3–0) |Week3-10-Color = |Week3-11 = Tennessee (4–0) |Week3-11-Color = |Week3-12 = North Carolina (4–1) |Week3-12-Color = d |Week3-13 = Connecticut (3–0) |Week3-13-Color = |Week3-14 = Washington (4–0) |Week3-14-Color = |Week3-15 = Michigan (2–0) |Week3-15-Color = u |Week3-16 = Louisville (3–0) т |Week3-16-Color = tu |Week3-17 = Minnesota (3–0) т |Week3-17-Color = u |Week3-18 = Ohio State (3–1) |Week3-18-Color = d |Week3-19 = Georgetown (3–0) т |Week3-19-Color = tu |Week3-20 = Clemson (3–0) т |Week3-20-Color = u |Week3-21 = Illinois (3–0) |Week3-21-Color = u |Week3-22 = Maryland (3–0) |Week3-22-Color = npr |Week3-23 = California (2–2) |Week3-23-Color = d |Week3-24 = Vanderbilt (2–0) |Week3-24-Color = npr |Week3-25 = Georgia Tech (3–1) |Week3-25-Color = d |Week4-1 = Kansas (5–0) 30 |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Texas (5–0) |Week4-2-Color = u |Week4-3 = Villanova (6–0) |Week4-3-Color = u |Week4-4 = Kentucky (6–0) |Week4-4-Color = u |Week4-5 = Duke (6–0) 1 |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Purdue (5–0) |Week4-6-Color = |Week4-7 = Syracuse (6–0) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = West Virginia (5–0) |Week4-8-Color = |Week4-9 = Michigan State (5–1) |Week4-9-Color = d |Week4-10 = Washington (5–0) |Week4-10-Color = u |Week4-11 = North Carolina (6–1) |Week4-11-Color = u |Week4-12 = Tennessee (5–1) |Week4-12-Color = d |Week4-13 = Connecticut (4–1) |Week4-13-Color = |Week4-14 = Georgetown (4–0) |Week4-14-Color = u |Week4-15 = Ohio State (5–1) |Week4-15-Color = u |Week4-16 = Gonzaga (5–1) |Week4-16-Color = npr |Week4-17 = Florida (6–0) |Week4-17-Color = npr |Week4-18 = Louisville (4–1) |Week4-18-Color = d |Week4-19 = Clemson (6–1) |Week4-19-Color = |Week4-20 = Butler (4–2) |Week4-20-Color = d |Week4-21 = UNLV (5–0) |Week4-21-Color = npr |Week4-22 = Texas A&M (5–1) |Week4-22-Color = npr |Week4-23 = Georgia Tech (4–1) |Week4-23-Color = u |Week4-24 = Cincinnati (4–1) |Week4-24-Color = npr |Week4-25 = California (4–2) |Week4-25-Color = d |Week5-1 = Kansas (7–0) 31 |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Texas (6–0) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = Villanova (8–0) |Week5-3-Color = |Week5-4 = Kentucky (8–0) |Week5-4-Color = |Week5-5 = Purdue (7–0) |Week5-5-Color = u |Week5-6 = Syracuse (8–0) |Week5-6-Color = u |Week5-7 = West Virginia (5–0) |Week5-7-Color = u |Week5-8 = Duke (7–1) |Week5-8-Color = d |Week5-9 = Tennessee (6–1) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = North Carolina (7–2) |Week5-10-Color = u |Week5-11 = Florida (8–0) |Week5-11-Color = u |Week5-12 = Connecticut (6–1) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = Georgetown (6–0) |Week5-13-Color = u |Week5-14 = Michigan State (6–2) |Week5-14-Color = d |Week5-15 = Ohio State (7–1) |Week5-15-Color = |Week5-16 = Washington (6–1) |Week5-16-Color = d |Week5-17 = UNLV (7–0) |Week5-17-Color = u |Week5-18 = Texas A&M (7–1) |Week5-18-Color = u |Week5-19 = Cincinnati (5–1) |Week5-19-Color = u |Week5-20 = Butler (6–2) |Week5-20-Color = |Week5-21 = Georgia Tech (6–1) |Week5-21-Color = u |Week5-22 = Gonzaga (6–2) |Week5-22-Color = d |Week5-23 = Wisconsin (6–1) |Week5-23-Color = npr |Week5-24 = Clemson (7–2) |Week5-24-Color = d |Week5-25 = Vanderbilt (6–1) |Week5-25-Color = npr |Week6-1 = Kansas (9–0) 30 |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Texas (8–0) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Kentucky (10–0) 1 |Week6-3-Color = u |Week6-4 = Purdue (9–0) |Week6-4-Color = u |Week6-5 = Syracuse (10–0) |Week6-5-Color = u |Week6-6 = West Virginia (7–0) |Week6-6-Color = u |Week6-7 = Duke (7–1) |Week6-7-Color = u |Week6-8 = Tennessee (7–1) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = Villanova (9–1) |Week6-9-Color = d |Week6-10 = North Carolina (8–2) |Week6-10-Color = |Week6-11 = Georgetown (8–0) |Week6-11-Color = u |Week6-12 = Michigan State (8–2) |Week6-12-Color = u |Week6-13 = Florida (8–1) |Week6-13-Color = d |Week6-14 = Connecticut (6–2) |Week6-14-Color = d |Week6-15 = Gonzaga (8–2) т |Week6-15-Color = tu |Week6-16 = Georgia Tech (6–1) т |Week6-16-Color = u |Week6-17 = Butler (7–3) |Week6-17-Color = u |Week6-18 = Ohio State (7–2) |Week6-18-Color = d |Week6-19 = New Mexico (10–0) |Week6-19-Color = npr |Week6-20 = Texas Tech (9–0) |Week6-20-Color = npr |Week6-21 = Washington (6–2) |Week6-21-Color = d |Week6-22 = Kansas State (9–1) |Week6-22-Color = npr |Week6-23 = UNLV (7–1) |Week6-23-Color = d |Week6-24 = Clemson (8–2) |Week6-24-Color = |Week6-25 = Mississippi (8–1) |Week6-25-Color = npr |Week7-1 = Kansas (10–0) 31 |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Texas (10–0) |Week7-2-Color = |Week7-3 = Kentucky (11–0) |Week7-3-Color = |Week7-4 = Purdue (10–0) |Week7-4-Color = |Week7-5 = Syracuse (11–0) |Week7-5-Color = |Week7-6 = West Virginia (8–0) |Week7-6-Color = |Week7-7 = Duke (9–1) |Week7-7-Color = |Week7-8 = Villanova (10–1) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = Michigan State (9–2) |Week7-9-Color = u |Week7-10 = North Carolina (8–3) |Week7-10-Color = |Week7-11 = Connecticut (7–2) |Week7-11-Color = u |Week7-12 = New Mexico (12–0) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = Georgetown (8–1) |Week7-13-Color = d |Week7-14 = Tennessee (8–2) |Week7-14-Color = d |Week7-15 = Kansas State (10–1) |Week7-15-Color = u |Week7-16 = Butler (8–3) |Week7-16-Color = u |Week7-17 = Ohio State (9–2) |Week7-17-Color = u |Week7-18 = Florida (8–2) |Week7-18-Color = d |Week7-19 = Washington (7–2) |Week7-19-Color = u |Week7-20 = UNLV (10–1) |Week7-20-Color = u |Week7-21 = Mississippi (10–1) |Week7-21-Color = u |Week7-22 = Georgia Tech (8–2) |Week7-22-Color = d |Week7-23 = Clemson (10–2) |Week7-23-Color = u |Week7-24 = Gonzaga (8–3) |Week7-24-Color = d |Week7-25 = Temple (9–2) |Week7-25-Color = npr |Week8-1 = Kansas (11–0) 28 |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 = Texas (11–0) 3 |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 = Kentucky (13–0) |Week8-3-Color = |Week8-4 = Purdue (11–0) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 = Syracuse (12–0) |Week8-5-Color = |Week8-6 = West Virginia (10–0) |Week8-6-Color = |Week8-7 = Duke (9–1) |Week8-7-Color = |Week8-8 = Villanova (11–1) |Week8-8-Color = |Week8-9 = North Carolina (9–3) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = Connecticut (9–2) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = Michigan State (9–3) |Week8-11-Color = d |Week8-12 = Kansas State (11–1) |Week8-12-Color = u |Week8-13 = Georgetown (9–1) |Week8-13-Color = |Week8-14 = Tennessee (9–2) |Week8-14-Color = |Week8-15 = Ohio State (10–2) |Week8-15-Color = u |Week8-16 = Washington (9–2) |Week8-16-Color = u |Week8-17 = New Mexico (12–1) |Week8-17-Color = d |Week8-18 = Clemson (11–2) |Week8-18-Color = u |Week8-19 = Temple (9–2) |Week8-19-Color = u |Week8-20 = Georgia Tech (9–2) |Week8-20-Color = u |Week8-21 = Mississippi (10–2) |Week8-21-Color = |Week8-22 = Gonzaga (8–3) |Week8-22-Color = u |Week8-23 = Butler (8–4) |Week8-23-Color = d |Week8-24 = Texas Tech (10–1) |Week8-24-Color = npr |Week8-25 = Florida State (11–2) |Week8-25-Color = npr |Week9-1 = Kansas (13–0) 30 |Week9-1-Color = |Week9-2 = Texas (14–0) 1 |Week9-2-Color = |Week9-3 = Kentucky (15–0) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = Purdue (14–0) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 = Duke (12–1) |Week9-5-Color = u |Week9-6 = Villanova (12–1) |Week9-6-Color = u |Week9-7 = Syracuse (13–1) |Week9-7-Color = d |Week9-8 = West Virginia (11–1) |Week9-8-Color = d |Week9-9 = North Carolina (11–4) |Week9-9-Color = |Week9-10 = Kansas State (13–1) |Week9-10-Color = u |Week9-11 = Michigan State (11–3) |Week9-11-Color = |Week9-12 = Georgetown (11–1) |Week9-12-Color = u |Week9-13 = Connecticut (10–3) |Week9-13-Color = d |Week9-14 = New Mexico (14–2) |Week9-14-Color = u |Week9-15 = Tennessee (10–2) |Week9-15-Color = d |Week9-16 = Mississippi (12–2) |Week9-16-Color = u |Week9-17 = Georgia Tech (11–3) |Week9-17-Color = u |Week9-18 = Gonzaga (11–3) |Week9-18-Color = u |Week9-19 = Florida State (13–2) |Week9-19-Color = u |Week9-20 = Wisconsin (12–2) |Week9-20-Color = npr |Week9-21 = Clemson (12–3) |Week9-21-Color = d |Week9-22 = Washington (10–3) |Week9-22-Color = d |Week9-23 = BYU (14–1) |Week9-23-Color = npr |Week9-24 = Butler (10–4) |Week9-24-Color = d |Week9-25 = Temple (11–3) |Week9-25-Color = d |Week10-1 = Texas (15–0) 30 |Week10-1-Color = u |Week10-2 = Kentucky (16–0) 1 |Week10-2-Color = u |Week10-3 = Kansas (14–1) |Week10-3-Color = d |Week10-4 = Villanova (14–1) |Week10-4-Color = u |Week10-5 = Syracuse (15–1) |Week10-5-Color = u |Week10-6 = Purdue (14–1) |Week10-6-Color = d |Week10-7 = Duke (13–2) |Week10-7-Color = d |Week10-8 = Michigan State (13–3) |Week10-8-Color = u |Week10-9 = West Virginia (12–2) |Week10-9-Color = d |Week10-10 = Tennessee (12–2) |Week10-10-Color = u |Week10-11 = Georgetown (12–2) |Week10-11-Color = u |Week10-12 = Kansas State (13–2) |Week10-12-Color = d |Week10-13 = North Carolina (12–4) |Week10-13-Color = d |Week10-14 = Gonzaga (12–3) |Week10-14-Color = u |Week10-15 = Connecticut (11–4) |Week10-15-Color = d |Week10-16 = Wisconsin (12–2) |Week10-16-Color = u |Week10-17 = BYU (16–1) |Week10-17-Color = u |Week10-18 = Georgia Tech (12–3) |Week10-18-Color = d |Week10-19 = Clemson (13–3) |Week10-19-Color = u |Week10-20 = Pittsburgh (13–2) |Week10-20-Color = npr |Week10-21 = Temple (13–3) |Week10-21-Color = u |Week10-22 = Butler (12–4) |Week10-22-Color = u |Week10-23 = Mississippi (12–3) |Week10-23-Color = d |Week10-24 = Baylor (13–1) |Week10-24-Color = npr |Week10-25 = Florida State (13–3) |Week10-25-Color = d |Week11-1 = Texas (17–0) 30 |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 = Kentucky (18–0) 1 |Week11-2-Color = |Week11-3 = Kansas (16–1) |Week11-3-Color = |Week11-4 = Villanova (16–1) |Week11-4-Color = |Week11-5 = Syracuse (17–1) |Week11-5-Color = |Week11-6 = Duke (15–2) |Week11-6-Color = u |Week11-7 = Michigan State (15–3) |Week11-7-Color = u |Week11-8 = Tennessee (14–2) |Week11-8-Color = u |Week11-9 = Kansas State (15–2) |Week11-9-Color = u |Week11-10 = Gonzaga (14–3) |Week11-10-Color = u |Week11-11 = Pittsburgh (15–2) |Week11-11-Color = u |Week11-12 = West Virginia (13–3) |Week11-12-Color = d |Week11-13 = BYU (18–1) |Week11-13-Color = u |Week11-14 = Georgetown (13–3) |Week11-14-Color = d |Week11-15 = Purdue (14–3) |Week11-15-Color = d |Week11-16 = Clemson (15–3) |Week11-16-Color = u |Week11-17 = Temple (15–3) |Week11-17-Color = u |Week11-18 = Georgia Tech (13–4) |Week11-18-Color = |Week11-19 = Wisconsin (14–4) |Week11-19-Color = d |Week11-20 = Butler (14–4) |Week11-20-Color = u |Week11-21 = Connecticut (11–6) |Week11-21-Color = d |Week11-22 = Northern Iowa (16–1) |Week11-22-Color = npr |Week11-23 = North Carolina (12–6) |Week11-23-Color = d |Week11-24 = Mississippi (13–4) |Week11-24-Color = d |Week11-25 = Ohio State (13–5) |Week11-25-Color = npr |Week12-1 = Kentucky (19–0) 31 |Week12-1-Color = u |Week12-2 = Kansas (18–1) |Week12-2-Color = u |Week12-3 = Villanova (18–1) |Week12-3-Color = u |Week12-4 = Syracuse (19–1) |Week12-4-Color = u |Week12-5 = Michigan State (17–3) |Week12-5-Color = u |Week12-6 = Texas (17–2) |Week12-6-Color = d |Week12-7 = Duke (17–3) |Week12-7-Color = d |Week12-8 = Gonzaga (16–3) |Week12-8-Color = u |Week12-9 = West Virginia (15–3) |Week12-9-Color = u |Week12-10 = BYU (20–1) |Week12-10-Color = u |Week12-11 = Georgetown (15–3) |Week12-11-Color = u |Week12-12 = Purdue (16–3) |Week12-12-Color = u |Week12-13 = Kansas State (16–3) |Week12-13-Color = d |Week12-14 = Tennessee (15–3) |Week12-14-Color = d |Week12-15 = Temple (17–3) |Week12-15-Color = u |Week12-16 = Wisconsin (16–4) |Week12-16-Color = u |Week12-17 = Pittsburgh (15–4) |Week12-17-Color = d |Week12-18 = Butler (16–4) |Week12-18-Color = u |Week12-19 = Connecticut (13–6) |Week12-19-Color = u |Week12-20 = Mississippi (15–4) |Week12-20-Color = u |Week12-21 = Clemson (15–5) |Week12-21-Color = d |Week12-22 = Georgia Tech (14–5) |Week12-22-Color = d |Week12-23 = Vanderbilt (15–3) |Week12-23-Color = npr |Week12-24 = Ohio State (14–6) |Week12-24-Color = u |Week12-25 = Northern Iowa (17–2) |Week12-25-Color = d |Week13-1 = Kansas (20–1) 26 |Week13-1-Color = u |Week13-2 = Villanova (19–1) 4 |Week13-2-Color = u |Week13-3 = Kentucky (20–1) 1 |Week13-3-Color = d |Week13-4 = Syracuse (21–1) |Week13-4-Color = |Week13-5 = Michigan State (19–3) |Week13-5-Color = |Week13-6 = West Virginia (17–3) |Week13-6-Color = u |Week13-7 = Purdue (18–3) |Week13-7-Color = u |Week13-8 = Georgetown (16–4) |Week13-8-Color = u |Week13-9 = Duke (17–4) |Week13-9-Color = d |Week13-10 = Texas (18–3) |Week13-10-Color = d |Week13-11 = Kansas State (17–4) |Week13-11-Color = u |Week13-12 = BYU (21–2) |Week13-12-Color = d |Week13-13 = Gonzaga (17–4) |Week13-13-Color = d |Week13-14 = Tennessee (16–4) |Week13-14-Color = |Week13-15 = Butler (18–4) |Week13-15-Color = u |Week13-16 = Wisconsin (16–5) |Week13-16-Color = |Week13-17 = Temple (18–4) |Week13-17-Color = d |Week13-18 = Ohio State (16–6) |Week13-18-Color = u |Week13-19 = Georgia Tech (16–5) |Week13-19-Color = u |Week13-20 = Vanderbilt (16–4) |Week13-20-Color = u |Week13-21 = Pittsburgh (16–5) |Week13-21-Color = d |Week13-22 = Northern Iowa (19–2) |Week13-22-Color = u |Week13-23 = New Mexico (20–3) |Week13-23-Color = npr |Week13-24 = Baylor (16–4) |Week13-24-Color = npr |Week13-25 = Cornell (18–3) |Week13-25-Color = npr |Week14-1 = Kansas (22–1) 29 |Week14-1-Color = |Week14-2 = Kentucky (22–1) 1 |Week14-2-Color = u |Week14-3 = Syracuse (23–1) 1 |Week14-3-Color = u |Week14-4 = West Virginia (19–3) |Week14-4-Color = u |Week14-5 = Villanova (20–2) |Week14-5-Color = d |Week14-6 = Purdue (19–3) |Week14-6-Color = u |Week14-7 = Duke (19–4) |Week14-7-Color = u |Week14-8 = Georgetown (17–5) |Week14-8-Color = |Week14-9 = Kansas State (19–4) |Week14-9-Color = u |Week14-10 = Michigan State (19–5) |Week14-10-Color = d |Week14-11 = Gonzaga (19–4) |Week14-11-Color = u |Week14-12 = Tennessee (18–4) |Week14-12-Color = u |Week14-13 = Wisconsin (18–5) |Week14-13-Color = u |Week14-14 = Texas (19–4) |Week14-14-Color = d |Week14-15 = Butler (20–4) |Week14-15-Color = |Week14-16 = Ohio State (18–6) |Week14-16-Color = u |Week14-17 = BYU (22–3) |Week14-17-Color = d |Week14-18 = Northern Iowa (21–2) |Week14-18-Color = u |Week14-19 = New Mexico (21–3) |Week14-19-Color = u |Week14-20 = Georgia Tech (17–6) |Week14-20-Color = d |Week14-21 = Temple (19–5) |Week14-21-Color = d |Week14-22 = Cornell (20–3) |Week14-22-Color = u |Week14-23 = Pittsburgh (17–6) |Week14-23-Color = d |Week14-24 = Vanderbilt (17–5) |Week14-24-Color = d |Week14-25 = UNLV (19–4) |Week14-25-Color = npr |Week15-1 = Kansas (25–1) 30 |Week15-1-Color = |Week15-2 = Kentucky (24–1) 1 |Week15-2-Color = |Week15-3 = Villanova (22–3) |Week15-3-Color = u |Week15-4 = Purdue (21–3) |Week15-4-Color = u |Week15-5 = Syracuse (24–2) |Week15-5-Color = d |Week15-6 = Duke (21–4) |Week15-6-Color = u |Week15-7 = Kansas State (20–4) |Week15-7-Color = u |Week15-8 = West Virginia (19–5) |Week15-8-Color = d |Week15-9 = Gonzaga (21–4) |Week15-9-Color = u |Week15-10 = Georgetown (18–6) |Week15-10-Color = d |Week15-11 = Michigan State (20–6) |Week15-11-Color = d |Week15-12 = Ohio State (20–6) |Week15-12-Color = u |Week15-13 = Butler (23–4) |Week15-13-Color = u |Week15-14 = BYU (23–3) |Week15-14-Color = u |Week15-15 = New Mexico (23–3) |Week15-15-Color = u |Week15-16 = Wisconsin (19–6) |Week15-16-Color = d |Week15-17 = Texas (20–5) |Week15-17-Color = d |Week15-18 = Tennessee (18–6) |Week15-18-Color = d |Week15-19 = Vanderbilt (19–5) |Week15-19-Color = u |Week15-20 = Temple (20–5) |Week15-20-Color = u |Week15-21 = Pittsburgh (19–6) |Week15-21-Color = u |Week15-22 = Baylor (19–5) |Week15-22-Color = npr |Week15-23 = Texas A&M (18–7) |Week15-23-Color = npr |Week15-24 = Northern Iowa (22–3) |Week15-24-Color = d |Week15-25 = Wake Forest (18–5) |Week15-25-Color = npr |Week16-1 = Kansas (26–1) 30 |Week16-1-Color = |Week16-2 = Kentucky (26–1) 1 |Week16-2-Color = |Week16-3 = Purdue (23–3) |Week16-3-Color = u |Week16-4 = Syracuse (25–2) |Week16-4-Color = u |Week16-5 = Duke (23–4) |Week16-5-Color = u |Week16-6 = Kansas State (22–4) |Week16-6-Color = u |Week16-7 = West Virginia (21–5) |Week16-7-Color = u |Week16-8 = Villanova (22–4) |Week16-8-Color = d |Week16-9 = Ohio State (21–7) |Week16-9-Color = u |Week16-10 = Butler (25–4) |Week16-10-Color = u |Week16-11 = BYU (25–3) |Week16-11-Color = u |Week16-12 = New Mexico (25–3) |Week16-12-Color = u |Week16-13 = Georgetown (18–7) |Week16-13-Color = d |Week16-14 = Michigan State (21–7) |Week16-14-Color = d |Week16-15 = Gonzaga (22–5) |Week16-15-Color = d |Week16-16 = Pittsburgh (21–6) |Week16-16-Color = u |Week16-17 = Tennessee (20–6) |Week16-17-Color = u |Week16-18 = Temple (22–5) |Week16-18-Color = u |Week16-19 = Wisconsin (20–7) |Week16-19-Color = d |Week16-20 = Vanderbilt (20–6) |Week16-20-Color = d |Week16-21 = Texas (21–6) |Week16-21-Color = d |Week16-22 = Northern Iowa (24–3) |Week16-22-Color = u |Week16-23 = Texas A&M (19–7) |Week16-23-Color = |Week16-24 = Richmond (22–6) |Week16-24-Color = npr |Week16-25 = UTEP (20–5) |Week16-25-Color = npr |Week17-1 = Syracuse (27–2) 23 |Week17-1-Color = u |Week17-2 = Kansas (27–2) 7 |Week17-2-Color = d |Week17-3 = Kentucky (27–2) |Week17-3-Color = d |Week17-4 = Duke (25–4) 1 |Week17-4-Color = u |Week17-5 = Kansas State (24–4) |Week17-5-Color = u |Week17-6 = Purdue (24–4) |Week17-6-Color = d |Week17-7 = Ohio State (23–7) |Week17-7-Color = u |Week17-8 = West Virginia (22–6) |Week17-8-Color = d |Week17-9 = Villanova (23–5) |Week17-9-Color = d |Week17-10 = New Mexico (27–3) |Week17-10-Color = u |Week17-11 = Butler (26–4) |Week17-11-Color = d |Week17-12 = Michigan State (22–7) |Week17-12-Color = u |Week17-13 = Tennessee (21–7) |Week17-13-Color = u |Week17-14 = Gonzaga (24–5) |Week17-14-Color = u |Week17-15 = BYU (26–4) |Week17-15-Color = d |Week17-16 = Temple (24–5) |Week17-16-Color = u |Week17-17 = Wisconsin (21–7) |Week17-17-Color = u |Week17-18 = Pittsburgh (22–7) |Week17-18-Color = d |Week17-19 = Vanderbilt (22–6) |Week17-19-Color = u |Week17-20 = Georgetown (19–8) |Week17-20-Color = d |Week17-21 = UTEP (22–5) |Week17-21-Color = u |Week17-22 = Baylor (22–6) |Week17-22-Color = npr |Week17-23 = Maryland (21–7) |Week17-23-Color = npr |Week17-24 = Texas A&M (20–8) |Week17-24-Color = d |Week17-25 = Texas (22–7) |Week17-25-Color = d |Week18-1 = Kansas (29–2) 30 |Week18-1-Color = u |Week18-2 = Kentucky (29–2) |Week18-2-Color = u |Week18-3 = Syracuse (28–3) 1 |Week18-3-Color = d |Week18-4 = Duke (26–5) |Week18-4-Color = |Week18-5 = Purdue (26–4) |Week18-5-Color = u |Week18-6 = West Virginia (24–6) |Week18-6-Color = u |Week18-7 = Ohio State (24–7) |Week18-7-Color = |Week18-8 = New Mexico (28–3) |Week18-8-Color = u |Week18-9 = Kansas State (24–6) |Week18-9-Color = d |Week18-10 = Villanova (24–6) |Week18-10-Color = d |Week18-11 = Michigan State (24–7) |Week18-11-Color = u |Week18-12 = Butler (27–4) |Week18-12-Color = d |Week18-13 = Tennessee (23–7) |Week18-13-Color = |Week18-14 = Gonzaga (26–5) |Week18-14-Color = |Week18-15 = BYU (28–4) |Week18-15-Color = |Week18-16 = Pittsburgh (24–7) |Week18-16-Color = u |Week18-17 = Temple (26–5) |Week18-17-Color = d |Week18-18 = Wisconsin (23–7) |Week18-18-Color = d |Week18-19 = Maryland (23–7) |Week18-19-Color = u |Week18-20 = Baylor (24–6) |Week18-20-Color = u |Week18-21 = UTEP (24–5) |Week18-21-Color = |Week18-22 = Georgetown (20–9) |Week18-22-Color = d |Week18-23 = Vanderbilt (23–7) |Week18-23-Color = d |Week18-24 = Texas A&M (22–8) |Week18-24-Color = |Week18-25 = Northern Iowa (28–4) |Week18-25-Color = npr |Week19-1 = Kansas (32–2) 31 |Week19-1-Color = |Week19-2 = Kentucky (32–2) |Week19-2-Color = |Week19-3 = Duke (29–5) |Week19-3-Color = u |Week19-4 = Syracuse (28–4) |Week19-4-Color = d |Week19-5 = West Virginia (27–6) |Week19-5-Color = u |Week19-6 = Ohio State (27–7) |Week19-6-Color = d |Week19-7 = Kansas State (26–7) |Week19-7-Color = u |Week19-8 = Butler (28–4) |Week19-8-Color = u |Week19-9 = Villanova (24–7) |Week19-9-Color = u |Week19-10 = New Mexico (29–4) |Week19-10-Color = d |Week19-11 = Purdue (27–5) |Week19-11-Color = d |Week19-12 = Michigan State (24–8) |Week19-12-Color = d |Week19-13 = Temple (29–5) |Week19-13-Color = u |Week19-14 = Tennessee (25–8) |Week19-14-Color = d |Week19-15 = Georgetown (23–10) |Week19-15-Color = u |Week19-16 = BYU (29–5) т |Week19-16-Color = td |Week19-17 = Pittsburgh (24–8) т |Week19-17-Color = |Week19-18 = Gonzaga (26–6) |Week19-18-Color = d |Week19-19 = Wisconsin (23–8) |Week19-19-Color = d |Week19-20 = Maryland (23–8) |Week19-20-Color = d |Week19-21 = Baylor (25–7) |Week19-21-Color = d |Week19-22 = Vanderbilt (24–8) |Week19-22-Color = u |Week19-23 = Texas A&M (23–9) |Week19-23-Color = u |Week19-24 = Northern Iowa (28–4) |Week19-24-Color = u |Week19-25 = UTEP (26–6) |Week19-25-Color = d |Week20-1 = Duke (35–5) 31 |Week20-1-Color = u |Week20-2 = Butler (33–5) |Week20-2-Color = u |Week20-3 = West Virginia (31–7) |Week20-3-Color = u |Week20-4 = Michigan State (28–9) |Week20-4-Color = u |Week20-5 = Kentucky (35–3) |Week20-5-Color = d |Week20-6 = Kansas (33–3) |Week20-6-Color = d |Week20-7 = Kansas State (29–8) |Week20-7-Color = |Week20-8 = Syracuse (30–5) |Week20-8-Color = d |Week20-9 = Tennessee (28–9) |Week20-9-Color = u |Week20-10 = Baylor (28–8) |Week20-10-Color = u |Week20-11 = Ohio State (29–8) |Week20-11-Color = d |Week20-12 = Purdue (29–6) |Week20-12-Color = d |Week20-13 = Northern Iowa (30–5) |Week20-13-Color = u |Week20-14 = Xavier (26–9) |Week20-14-Color = npr |Week20-15 = Villanova (25–8) |Week20-15-Color = d |Week20-16 = New Mexico (30–5) |Week20-16-Color = d |Week20-17 = Cornell (29–5) |Week20-17-Color = npr |Week20-18 = Maryland (24–9) |Week20-18-Color = u |Week20-19 = Saint Mary's (28–6) |Week20-19-Color = npr |Week20-20 = Pittsburgh (25–9) |Week20-20-Color = d |Week20-21 = Washington (26–10) |Week20-21-Color = npr |Week20-22 = BYU (30–6) |Week20-22-Color = d |Week20-23 = Gonzaga (27–7) |Week20-23-Color = d |Week20-24 = Wisconsin (24–9) |Week20-24-Color = d |Week20-25 = Texas A&M (24–10) |Week20-25-Color = d

Preseason polls

Various publications and news sources release their preseason top 25 months before the season commences.

Notes

References

1. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2009-11-02 AP Top 25: Nov 2], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved October 29, 2009.
2. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2009-11-16 AP Top 25: Nov 16], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved November 16, 2009.
3. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2009-11-23 AP Top 25: Nov 23], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved November 23, 2009.
4. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2009-11-30 AP Top 25: Nov 30], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved February 12, 2009.
5. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2009-12-07 AP Top 25: Dec 7], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved October 12, 2009.
6. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2009-12-14 AP Top 25: Dec 14], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved December 19, 2009.
7. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2009-12-21 AP Top 25: Dec 21], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved December 30, 2009.
8. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2009-12-28 AP Top 25: Dec 28], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved December 30, 2009.
9. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-01-04 AP Top 25: Jan 4], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved June 1, 2010.
10. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-01-11 AP Top 25: Jan 11], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved December 1, 2010.
11. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-01-18 AP Top 25: Jan 18], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved May 2, 2010.
12. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-01-25 AP Top 25: Jan 25], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved May 2, 2010.
13. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-02-01 AP Top 25: Feb 01], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved May 2, 2010.
14. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-02-08 AP Top 25: Feb 08], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved February 15, 2010.
15. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-02-15 AP Top 25: Feb 15], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved February 15, 2010.
16. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-02-22 AP Top 25: Feb 22], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved April 25, 2010.
17. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-03-01 AP Top 25: Mar 1], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved April 25, 2010.
18. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-03-08 AP Top 25: Mar 8], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved April 25, 2010.
19. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-03-15 AP Top 25: Mar 15], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved April 25, 2010.
20. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2009-11-02 USA Today/ESPN: Nov 2], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved November 23, 2009
21. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2009-11-16 USA Today/ESPN: Nov 16], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved November 23, 2009
22. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2009-11-23 USA Today/ESPN: Nov 23], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved November 23, 2009
23. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2009-11-30 USA Today/ESPN: Nov 30], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved January 2, 2010
24. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2009-12-07 USA Today/ESPN: Dec 7], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved January 2, 2010
25. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2009-12-14 USA Today/ESPN: Dec 14], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved January 2, 2010
26. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2009-12-21 USA Today/ESPN: Dec 21], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved January 2, 2010
27. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2009-12-28 USA Today/ESPN: Dec 28], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved January 2, 2010
28. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2010-01-04 USA Today/ESPN: Jan 4], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved January 6, 2010
29. [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2010-01-11 USA Today/ESPN: Jan 11], [[Rivals.com]], Retrieved January 12, 2010
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