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Preseason USA Today/ESPN Division I Rankings
(As of 11/04/2009)
Rank School W-L Points Prev
1 Connecticut (31) 39-0 775 1
2 Stanford 33-5 739 3
3 Ohio St. 29-6 653 9
4 Baylor 29-6 649 6
5 North Carolina 28-7 561 17
6 Duke 27-6 547 14
7 Notre Dame 22-9 438 NR
8 Oklahoma 32-5 416 4
9 Tennessee (W) 22-11 412 NR
10 Michigan St. 22-11 353 22
11 Arizona St. 26-9 328 12
12 Florida St. 26-8 323 18
13 California 27-7 314 10
14 Texas 21-12 311 NR
15 Xavier 25-7 303 25
16 Texas A&M 27-8 302 7
17 LSU 19-11 298 NR
18 Virginia 24-10 246 24
19 Louisville 34-5 232 2
20 Vanderbilt 26-9 223 8
21 Maryland 31-5 209 5
22 Pittsburgh 25-8 127 15
23 Purdue 25-11 126 16
24 Iowa St. 27-9 125 11
25 DePaul 23-10 121 NR

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Middle Tennessee (28-6) 118; Kansas (22-14) 110; Rutgers (21-13) 106; Auburn (30-4) 84; Georgia (18-14) 76; Georgia Tech (22-10) 73; South Dakota State (32-3) 70; Mississippi State (23-10) 66; Gonzaga (27-7) 48; Kansas State (25-8) 39; San Diego State (24-8) 39; Florida (24-8) 31; TCU (20-11) 12; N.C. State (13-17) 11; Arizona (12-19) 10; Michigan (10-20) 10; Bowling Green (29-5) 7; South Florida (27-10) 6; Syracuse (17-15) 6; South Carolina (10-18) 3; Arkansas-Little Rock (26-7) 2; Ball State (26-9) 2; Georgetown (20-14) 2; Richmond (24-10) 2; Southern Methodist (20-12) 2; Temple (21-10) 2; Central Florida (17-17) 1; Charlotte (23-9) 1; Fresno State (24-9) 1; Hartford (20-12) 1; Minnesota (20-12) 1; West Virginia (18-15) 1; Western Kentucky (16-13) 1.
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Ranking includes number of first-place votes and record in parentheses, total points and previous ranking


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