Preseason AP Division I Top 25 (As of 10/29/2009)
Rank	School	Points
1	Kansas (55)	1612
2	Michigan St. (5)	1515
3	Texas (1)	1397
4	Kentucky (3)	1372
5	Villanova	1347
6	North Carolina (1)	1320
7	Purdue	1284
8	West Virginia	1115
9	Duke	1064
10	Tennessee	897
11	Butler	864
12	Connecticut	844
13	California	800
14	Washington	776
15	Michigan	578
16	Ohio St.	465
17	Oklahoma	410
18	Mississippi St.	393
19	Louisville	335
20	Georgetown	326
21	Dayton	318
22	Georgia Tech	301
23	Illinois	282
24	Clemson	217
25	Minnesota	172

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Maryland 171, Siena 112, Notre Dame 107, Florida State 92, Vanderbilt 90, Syracuse 83, Oklahoma State 65, UCLA 63, Florida 53, Wake Forest 50, Xavier 42, Gonzaga 37, South Carolina 28, Kansas State 24, Brigham Young 21, Northern Iowa 16, Tulsa 16, Mississippi 15, Texas A&M 10, Missouri 8, Boston College 6, Pittsburgh 4, Utah State 2, Virginia Commonwealth 2, Western Kentucky 2, Holy Cross 1, Old Dominion 1.

DROPPED OUT: None.

Ranking includes number of first-place votes and record in parentheses, total points and previous ranking