ISU ended the season ranked 33rd last year (2nd team left out of the NCAA finals, hence the ranking of 33rd), this year not ranked nationally yet. Teams in the Great Lakes Regional in bold. So looking at this, the 5 teams ranked ahead of ISU in the Great Lakes regional are all receiving votes in the first national poll. Hopefully ISU can move into this poll.
2010 Preseason, August 31
next ranking: September 14
Rank Institution Points Region Conference Location 2009 NCAA
1 Stanford (4) 349 West Pac-10 Palo Alto, Calif. 10
2 Oklahoma State (7) 339 Midwest Big 12 Stillwater, Okla. 1
3 Northern Arizona (1) 329 Mountain Big Sky Flagstaff, Ariz. 4
Oregon 329 West Pac-10 Eugene, Ore. 2
5 Alabama 299 South SEC Tuscaloosa, Ala. 3
6 Colorado 296 Mountain Big 12 Boulder, Colo. 6
7 Wisconsin 292 Great Lakes Big Ten Madison, Wis. 7
8 Portland 258 West West Coast Portland, Ore. 13
9 Syracuse 255 Northeast BIG EAST Syracuse, N.Y. 14
10 Iona 241 Northeast Metro Atlantic New Rochelle, N.Y. 8
11 NC State 211 Southeast ACC Raleigh, N.C. 27
12 Oklahoma 202 Midwest Big 12 Norman, Okla. 12
13 Arkansas 181 South Central SEC Fayetteville, Ark. 26
14 New Mexico 180 Mountain Mountain West Albuquerque, N.M. 8
15 Villanova 168 Mid-Atlantic BIG EAST Villanova, Pa. 11
16 Georgetown 165 Mid-Atlantic BIG EAST Washington, D.C. 22
17 BYU 146 Mountain Mountain West Provo, Utah 17
18 Iowa State 144 Midwest Big 12 Ames, Iowa 16
19 Arizona State 137 West Pac-10 Tempe, Ariz. 19
20 Providence 129 Northeast BIG EAST Providence, R.I. 20
21 Michigan State 125 Great Lakes Big Ten East Lansing, Mich. 31
22 Virginia 122 Southeast ACC Charlottesville, Va. 15
23 Duke 108 Southeast ACC Durham, N.C. 28
24 Florida State 98 South ACC Tallahassee, Fla. 30
25 Butler 80 Great Lakes Horizon Indianapolis, Ind. DNQ
26 Minnesota 75 Midwest Big Ten Minneapolis, Minn. 24
27 Indiana 64 Great Lakes Big Ten Bloomington, Ind. DNQ
28 William and Mary 60 Southeast Colonial Williamsburg, Va. 5
29 Texas 60 South Central Big 12 Austin, Texas 28
30 Cal Poly 34 West Big West San Luis Obispo, Calif. DNQ
Others Receiving Votes: Princeton 32, Ohio State 24, Florida 10, Louisville 9, North Carolina 8, UCLA 8, California 7, Columbia 4, UTEP 2, Washington 1.
2010 Preseason, August 31
next ranking: September 14
Rank Institution Points Region Conference Location 2009 NCAA
1 Stanford (4) 349 West Pac-10 Palo Alto, Calif. 10
2 Oklahoma State (7) 339 Midwest Big 12 Stillwater, Okla. 1
3 Northern Arizona (1) 329 Mountain Big Sky Flagstaff, Ariz. 4
Oregon 329 West Pac-10 Eugene, Ore. 2
5 Alabama 299 South SEC Tuscaloosa, Ala. 3
6 Colorado 296 Mountain Big 12 Boulder, Colo. 6
7 Wisconsin 292 Great Lakes Big Ten Madison, Wis. 7
8 Portland 258 West West Coast Portland, Ore. 13
9 Syracuse 255 Northeast BIG EAST Syracuse, N.Y. 14
10 Iona 241 Northeast Metro Atlantic New Rochelle, N.Y. 8
11 NC State 211 Southeast ACC Raleigh, N.C. 27
12 Oklahoma 202 Midwest Big 12 Norman, Okla. 12
13 Arkansas 181 South Central SEC Fayetteville, Ark. 26
14 New Mexico 180 Mountain Mountain West Albuquerque, N.M. 8
15 Villanova 168 Mid-Atlantic BIG EAST Villanova, Pa. 11
16 Georgetown 165 Mid-Atlantic BIG EAST Washington, D.C. 22
17 BYU 146 Mountain Mountain West Provo, Utah 17
18 Iowa State 144 Midwest Big 12 Ames, Iowa 16
19 Arizona State 137 West Pac-10 Tempe, Ariz. 19
20 Providence 129 Northeast BIG EAST Providence, R.I. 20
21 Michigan State 125 Great Lakes Big Ten East Lansing, Mich. 31
22 Virginia 122 Southeast ACC Charlottesville, Va. 15
23 Duke 108 Southeast ACC Durham, N.C. 28
24 Florida State 98 South ACC Tallahassee, Fla. 30
25 Butler 80 Great Lakes Horizon Indianapolis, Ind. DNQ
26 Minnesota 75 Midwest Big Ten Minneapolis, Minn. 24
27 Indiana 64 Great Lakes Big Ten Bloomington, Ind. DNQ
28 William and Mary 60 Southeast Colonial Williamsburg, Va. 5
29 Texas 60 South Central Big 12 Austin, Texas 28
30 Cal Poly 34 West Big West San Luis Obispo, Calif. DNQ
Others Receiving Votes: Princeton 32, Ohio State 24, Florida 10, Louisville 9, North Carolina 8, UCLA 8, California 7, Columbia 4, UTEP 2, Washington 1.
