Two human polls make up the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls.
Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week Italics Number of first place votes (#-#) Win–loss record т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol
AP poll The Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released on October 28, 2010. 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.
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 October 21, 2010.
Preseason polls Various publications and news sources release their preseason top 25 months before the season commences.
Athlon Lindy's Sporting NewsSounds crazy, but Duke must address some issues , Sporting News, retrieved 10-26-10 Fox SportsPreseason Top 25: Duke a clear No. 1 , Fox Sports, retrieved 10-26-10 CBS SportsFinal preseason Top 25 (and one): It's the work of the Devils, CBS Sports, retrieved 10-30-10Rivals.comRivals.com 2010-11 Preseason Top 25, Rivals.com, retrieved 11-04-10 Blue Ribbon 1. Duke Duke Michigan State Duke Duke Duke Duke 2. Purdue Purdue Duke Purdue Michigan State Michigan State Michigan State 3. Michigan State Michigan State Purdue Michigan State Purdue Kansas Ohio State 4. Kansas Kansas State Kansas Ohio State Ohio State Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 5. Kansas State Pittsburgh Ohio State Kansas State Pittsburgh Ohio State Purdue 6. Villanova North Carolina Kansas State Pittsburgh Kansas State Kansas State Villanova 7. Ohio State Ohio State Syracuse Villanova North Carolina Villanova Kansas 8. Pittsburgh Butler Kentucky Washington Florida Syracuse North Carolina 9. Syracuse Illinois North Carolina Missouri Villanova Baylor Illinois 10. Baylor Washington Pittsburgh Florida Baylor North Carolina Kansas State 11. Gonzaga Florida Villanova Kansas Memphis Gonzaga Gonzaga 12. North Carolina Tennessee Memphis Illinois Kansas Kentucky Florida 13. Florida Villanova Missouri North Carolina Gonzaga Florida Syracuse 14. Missouri Kentucky Gonzaga Memphis Kentucky Illinois Tennessee 15. Kentucky Baylor Illinois Kentucky Temple Missouri Kentucky 16. Temple Gonzaga Baylor Gonzaga Illinois Butler Baylor 17. Memphis Kansas Georgetown Baylor Missouri Purdue Georgetown 18. Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Wisconsin Florida State Washington Memphis Texas 19. Illinois West Virginia Butler Minnesota Butler Virginia Tech Memphis 20. BYU Texas Florida Syracuse Syracuse Temple Missouri 21. Butler Syracuse Virginia Tech Temple Tennessee Washington Virginia Tech 22. Washington San Diego St Tennessee San Diego St San Diego St San Diego St BYU 23. Richmond Georgia Washington Tennessee Wisconsin West Virginia Washington 24. Wisconsin Temple Wichita State Butler Georgia Wisconsin Temple 25. Tennessee BYU Florida State BYU BYU Tennessee NC State
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