2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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{{Infobox NCAA basketball rankings
| year = 2009
| image = NCAA logo.svg
| image_caption =
| preseason_number_1 = Kansas
| ncaa_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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| | Not ranked previous week |
| Italics
| | Number of first place votes |
| (#-#)
| | Win–loss record |
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| | 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.
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|Week1Date = Nov 2[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2009-11-02 AP Top 25: Nov 2], Rivals.com, Retrieved October 29, 2009.
|Week2Date = Nov 16[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2009-11-16 AP Top 25: Nov 16], Rivals.com, Retrieved November 16, 2009.
|Week3Date = Nov 23[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2009-11-23 AP Top 25: Nov 23], Rivals.com, Retrieved November 23, 2009.
|Week4Date = Nov 30[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2009-11-30 AP Top 25: Nov 30], Rivals.com, Retrieved February 12, 2009.
|Week5Date = Dec 7[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2009-12-07 AP Top 25: Dec 7], Rivals.com, Retrieved October 12, 2009.
|Week6Date = Dec 14[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2009-12-14 AP Top 25: Dec 14], Rivals.com, Retrieved December 19, 2009.
|Week7Date = Dec 21[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2009-12-21 AP Top 25: Dec 21], Rivals.com, Retrieved December 30, 2009.
|Week8Date = Dec 28[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2009-12-28 AP Top 25: Dec 28], Rivals.com, Retrieved December 30, 2009.
|Week9Date = Jan 4[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-01-04 AP Top 25: Jan 4], Rivals.com, Retrieved June 1, 2010.
|Week10Date= Jan 11[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-01-11 AP Top 25: Jan 11], Rivals.com, Retrieved December 1, 2010.
|Week11Date= Jan 18[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-01-18 AP Top 25: Jan 18], Rivals.com, Retrieved May 2, 2010.
|Week12Date= Jan 25[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-01-25 AP Top 25: Jan 25], Rivals.com, Retrieved May 2, 2010.
|Week13Date= Feb 1[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-02-01 AP Top 25: Feb 01], Rivals.com, Retrieved May 2, 2010.
|Week14Date= Feb 8[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-02-08 AP Top 25: Feb 08], Rivals.com, Retrieved February 15, 2010.
|Week15Date= Feb 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.
|Week16Date= Feb 22[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-02-22 AP Top 25: Feb 22], Rivals.com, Retrieved April 25, 2010.
|Week17Date= Mar 1[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-03-01 AP Top 25: Mar 1], Rivals.com, Retrieved April 25, 2010.
|Week18Date= Mar 8[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-03-08 AP Top 25: Mar 8], Rivals.com, Retrieved April 25, 2010.
|Week19Date= Mar 15[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1&date=2010-03-15 AP Top 25: Mar 15], Rivals.com, Retrieved April 25, 2010.
|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
|Week1Dropped =
|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
|Week2Dropped = Mississippi St (0–1)
|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
|Week3Dropped = {{ubl|California (2–2)|Dayton (2–2)|Georgia Tech (3–1)}}
|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
|Week4Dropped = {{ubl|Michigan (2–2)|Illinois (4–2)|Maryland (4–2)| Minnesota (4–2)| Notre Dame (6–1)|Vanderbilt (4–1)|Oklahoma (3–3)}}
|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
|Week5Dropped = {{ubl|Clemson (7–2)|Louisville (5–2)|Florida State (7–2)|Portland (5–3)}}
|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
|Week6Dropped = {{ubl|UNLV (7–1)|Wisconsin (7–2)}}
|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
|Week7Dropped = {{ubl|Georgia Tech (8–2)|Cincinnati (7–3)}}
|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
|Week8Dropped = {{ubl|Florida (8–3)|Texas A&M (9–3)|Butler (8–4)|Gonzaga (8–3)}}
|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
|Week9Dropped = {{ubl|Ohio State (10–4)|Clemson (12–3)|UAB (12–2)|Northwestern (10–3)}}
|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 = {{cbb link|2009|sex=men|team=Miami Hurricanes|school=University of Miami|title=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
|Week10Dropped = {{ubl|New Mexico (14–3)|Texas Tech (12–3)|Washington (10–5)}}
|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)
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|Week15-24-Color = npr
|Week15-25 = Richmond (20–6)
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|Week16-2-Color =
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|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)
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|Week16-9 = Ohio State (21–7)
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|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
|Week16Dropped = Wake Forest (18–7)
|Week17-1 = Syracuse (27–2) 59
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|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
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|Week18-1 = Kansas (29–2) 63
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|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)
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|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)
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|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
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|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
|Week19Dropped = UTEP (26–6)
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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.
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|Week5 = 4
|Week6 = 5
|Week7 = 6
|Week8 = 7
|Week9 = 8
|Week10 = 9
|Week11 = 10
|Week12 = 11
|Week13 = 12
|Week14 = 13
|Week15 = 14
|Week16 = 15
|Week17 = 16
|Week18 = 17
|Week19 = 18
|Week20 = 19
|Week1Date = Nov 2[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2009-11-02 USA Today/ESPN: Nov 2], Rivals.com, Retrieved November 23, 2009
|Week2Date = Nov 16[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2009-11-16 USA Today/ESPN: Nov 16], Rivals.com, Retrieved November 23, 2009
|Week3Date = Nov 23[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2009-11-23 USA Today/ESPN: Nov 23], Rivals.com, Retrieved November 23, 2009
|Week4Date = Nov 30[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2009-11-30 USA Today/ESPN: Nov 30], Rivals.com, Retrieved January 2, 2010
|Week5Date = Dec 7[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2009-12-07 USA Today/ESPN: Dec 7], Rivals.com, Retrieved January 2, 2010
|Week6Date = Dec 14[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2009-12-14 USA Today/ESPN: Dec 14], Rivals.com, Retrieved January 2, 2010
|Week7Date = Dec 21[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2009-12-21 USA Today/ESPN: Dec 21], Rivals.com, Retrieved January 2, 2010
|Week8Date = Dec 28[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2009-12-28 USA Today/ESPN: Dec 28], Rivals.com, Retrieved January 2, 2010
|Week9Date = Jan 4[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2010-01-04 USA Today/ESPN: Jan 4], Rivals.com, Retrieved January 6, 2010
|Week10Date= Jan 11[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2010-01-11 USA Today/ESPN: Jan 11], Rivals.com, Retrieved January 12, 2010
|Week11Date= Jan 18[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2010-01-18 USA Today/ESPN: Jan 18], Rivals.com, Retrieved February 5, 2010
|Week12Date= Jan 25[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2010-01-25 USA Today/ESPN: Jan 25], Rivals.com, Retrieved February 5, 2010
|Week13Date= Feb 1[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2010-02-01 USA Today/ESPN: Feb 1], Rivals.com, Retrieved February 5, 2010
|Week14Date= Feb 8[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2010-02-08 USA Today/ESPN: Feb 8], Rivals.com, Retrieved February 15, 2010
|Week15Date= Feb 15[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2010-02-15 USA Today/ESPN: Feb 15], Rivals.com, Retrieved February 15, 2010
|Week16Date= Feb 22[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2010-02-22 USA Today/ESPN: Feb 22], Rivals.com, Retrieved April 25, 2010
|Week17Date= Mar 1[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2010-03-01 USA Today/ESPN: Mar 1], Rivals.com, Retrieved April 25, 2010
|Week18Date= Mar 8[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2010-03-08 USA Today/ESPN: Mar 8], Rivals.com, Retrieved April 25, 2010
|Week19Date= Mar 14[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2010-03-14 USA Today/ESPN: Mar 14], Rivals.com, Retrieved April 25, 2010
|Week20Date= Final[http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3&date=2010-04-06 USA Today/ESPN: April 6], Rivals.com, Retrieved April 25, 2010
|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
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|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
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|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
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|Week15-23-Color = npr
|Week15-24 = Northern Iowa (22–3)
|Week15-24-Color = d
|Week15-25 = Wake Forest (18–5)
|Week15-25-Color = npr
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|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
|Week16Dropped =
|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
|Week17Dropped = {{ubl|Northern Iowa (25–4)|Richmond (22–7)}}
|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
|Week18Dropped = Texas (24–8)
|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
|Week19Dropped =
|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
|Week20Dropped = {{ubl|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.
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|style="background:white; border-top-style:hidden; border-left-style:hidden;"| ! Sporting News{{cite book|work= Sporting News College Basketball|title=History for the taking|author=DeCourcy, Mike|page=6|publisher=Sporting News}} ! Fox Sports[http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/10213242/Final-preseason-top-25-for-2009-10 Final preseason top 25 for 2009–10] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091017222321/http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/10213242/Final-preseason-top-25-for-2009-10 |date=October 17, 2009 }}, Fox Sports, retrieved October 22, 2009 ! CBS Sports[http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/12316643 Final Preseason Top 25 (and one): Distractions don't KO KU from top], CBS Sports, retrieved October 22, 2009 ! SI.com[https://web.archive.org/web/20091018125534/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luke_winn/10/15/preseason/index.html Kansas, Michigan State are 1–2 in first Power Rankings of 2009–10], SI.com, retrieved October 22, 2009 !Sports Illustrated{{cite magazine|magazine=Sports Illustrated|page=64|date=November 23, 2009|author=Sabino, David|title=Scouting Reports}} !Rivals.com{{cite web|url=http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=989561|title=Rivals.com Preseason Top 347 Countdown|access-date=October 31, 2009|date=October 22, 2009|publisher=Rivals.com| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091028180314/http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=989561| archive-date= October 28, 2009 | url-status= live}} ! Blue Ribbon Yearbook{{cite book|work=2009–10 Blue Ribbon Yearbook|title=Big Ten Conference|author=various|page=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
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{{NCAA men's college basketball rankings}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2009-10 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Rankings}}
Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States