USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll - Preseason (Jan. 25)
The USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. Final 2010 records are shown, first-place votes are in parentheses.
Rankings
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 50-11 | 738 | |
| 2 | Arizona | 52-14 | 715 | |
| 3 | Georgia | 50-13 | 669 | |
| 4 | Tennessee | 49-15 | 645 | |
| 5 | Florida | 49-10 | 607 | |
| 6 | Alabama | 52-11 | 588 | |
| 7 | Missouri | 51-13 | 564 | |
| 8 | Hawaii | 50-15 | 500 | |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 47-12 | 488 | |
| 10 | Washington | 50-9 | 475 | |
| 11 | Michigan | 49-8 | 445 | |
| 12 | California | 44-19 | 413 | |
| 13 | Arizona State | 44-17 | 403 | |
| 14 | Oregon | 36-21 | 387 | |
| 15 | Texas | 43-15 | 286 | |
| 16 | Brigham Young | 46-13 | 269 | |
| 17 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 45-18 | 248 | |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | 51-11 | 231 | |
| 19 | LSU | 45-16 | 219 | |
| 20 | Stanford | 37-19 | 209 | |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 44-16 | 170 | |
| 22 | Ohio State | 39-14 | 100 | |
| 23 | Oklahoma State | 44-16 | 83 | |
| 24 | Illinois | 45-8 | 69 | |
| 25 | North Carolina | 42-20 | 51 |
Others receiving votes:
Fresno St. 31, Hofstra 29, Florida St. 22, Fordham 13, DePaul 12, Nebraska 9, Lipscomb 8, Radford 7, Florida International 7, Kentucky 7, Louisville 6, Notre Dame 6, Texas Tech 4, East Carolina 4, Massachusetts 3, Auburn 3, San Diego St. 1, Long Island 1, Illinois St. 1, Northwestern 1.
Dropped out:
None.