

Check out the first NCAA Basketball rankings for the 2009-10 season!...
| ASSOCIATED PRESS COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25 | ||||
| Rank | Team | '08-09 Record | Pts | Fin |
| 1. | Kansas | 27-8 | 1,612 | 14 |
| 2. | Michigan St. | 31-7 | 1,515 | 8 |
| 3. | Texas | 23-12 | 1,397 | -- |
| 4. | Kentucky | 22-14 | 1,372 | -- |
| 5. | Villanova | 30-8 | 1,347 | 11 |
| 6. | North Carolina | 34-4 | 1,320 | 2 |
| 7. | Purdue | 27-10 | 1,284 | 17 |
| 8. | West Virginia | 23-12 | 1,115 | -- |
| 9. | Duke | 30-7 | 1,064 | 6 |
| 10. | Tennessee | 21-13 | 897 | -- |
| 11. | Butler | 26-6 | 864 | 22 |
| 12. | Connecticut | 31-5 | 844 | 5 |
| 13. | California | 22-11 | 800 | -- |
| 14. | Washington | 26-9 | 776 | 15 |
| 15. | Michigan | 21-14 | 578 | -- |
| 16. | Ohio St. | 22-11 | 465 | -- |
| 17. | Oklahoma | 30-6 | 410 | 7 |
| 18. | Mississippi St. | 23-13 | 393 | -- |
| 19. | Louisville | 31-6 | 335 | 1 |
| 20. | Georgetown | 16-15 | 326 | -- |
| 21. | Dayton | 27-8 | 318 | -- |
| 22. | Georgia Tech | 12-19 | 301 | -- |
| 23. | Illinois | 24-10 | 282 | -- |
| 24. | Clemson | 23-9 | 217 | 24 |
| 25. | Minnesota | 22-11 | 172 | -- |