The results of the preseason poll cast by Ed Cooley and his fellow coaches:

	Record	Pts	Pvs
1. Duke (29)	35-5	772	1
2. Michigan State (2)	28-9	737	4
3. Kansas State	29-8	656	7
4. Pittsburgh	25-9	621	20
5. Ohio State	29-8	615	11
6. Villanova	25-8	552	15
7. Kansas	33-3	538	6
8. Purdue	29-6	521	12
9. North Carolina	20-17	467	—
10. Kentucky	35-3	449	5
11. Florida	21-13	424	—
12. Gonzaga	27-7	423	23
13. Syracuse	30-5	422	8
14. Baylor	28-8	362	10
15. Missouri	23-11	354	—
16. Illinois	21-15	329	—
17. Washington	26-10	307	21
18. Butler	33-5	245	2
19. Memphis	24-10	212	—
20. Tennessee	28-9	158	9
21. Georgetown	23-11	129	—
22. Temple	29-6	120	—
23. Virginia Tech	25-9	97	—
24. Wisconsin	24-9	91	24
25. Texas	24-10	89	—

Others receiving votes: San Diego State 73, BYU 55, West Virginia 49, Minnesota 41, Florida State 31, UNLV 19, Wichita State 13, UCLA 12, Vanderbilt 11, N.C. State 10, Georgia 9, Richmond 9, Xavier 8, Mississippi State 7, Utah State 6, California 5, Texas A&M 5, Murray State 4, New Mexico 4, Louisville 3, Arizona 2, Dayton 2, Marquette 2, Maryland 2, Saint Mary's 2, Northwestern 1.

The USA TODAY/ESPN Board of Coaches for the 2010-11 season: Mike Adras, Northern Arizona; Tommy Amaker, Harvard; Tevester Anderson, Jackson State; Ronnie Arrow, South Alabama; Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's; Eddie Biedenbach, North Carolina-Asheville; Jim Boeheim, Syracuse; Rick Byrd, Belmont; Patrick Chambers, Boston University; Charlie Coles, Miami (Ohio); Ed Cooley, Fairfield; Scott Drew, Baylor; Steve Fisher, San Diego State; Don Friday, St. Francis (Pa.); Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa; Rob Jeter, Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Billy Kennedy, Murray State; Billy Lange, Navy; Mike McConathy, Northwestern State; Bob McKillop, Davidson; Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's; Ronald "Fang" Mitchell, Coppin State; Matt Painter, Purdue; John Pelphrey, Arkansas; Herb Sendek, Arizona State; Shaka Smart, Virginia Commonwealth; Scott Sutton, Oral Roberts; Don Verlin, Idaho; Bob Williams, UC-Santa Barbara; Gary Williams, Maryland; Doug Wojcik, Tulsa.