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2009 Kansas Jayhawks Basketball Schedule

Nov. 3 Tuesday #FORT HAYS STATE (Exhibition) Lawrence, Kan. Jayhawk TV 7 p.m.
Nov. 10 Tuesday #PITTSBURG STATE (Exhibition) Lawrence, Kan. Jayhawk TV 7 p.m.
Nov. 13 Friday HOFSTRA Lawrence, Kan. Jayhawk TV 7 p.m.
Nov. 17 Tuesday &Memphis St. Louis, Mo. ESPN 9 p.m.
Nov. 19 Thursday &CENTRAL ARKANSAS Lawrence, Kan. Jayhawk TV 7 p.m.
Nov. 25 Wednesday &OAKLAND Lawrence, Kan. Jayhawk TV 7 p.m.
Nov. 27 Friday &TENNESSEE TECH Lawrence, Kan. Jayhawk TV 7 p.m.
Dec. 2 Wednesday ALCORN STATE Lawrence, Kan. Jayhawk TV 7 p.m.
Dec. 6 Sunday %UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. FSN 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 9 Wednesday RADFORD Lawrence, Kan. ESPNU 7 p.m.
Dec. 12 Saturday ~LA SALLE (Sprint Center) Kansas City, Mo. ESPN 1 p.m.
Dec. 19 Saturday MICHIGAN Lawrence, Kan. ESPN 11 a.m.
Dec. 22 Tuesday CALIFORNIA Lawrence, Kan. ESPN2 8 p.m.
Dec. 29 Tuesday BELMONT Lawrence, Kan. ESPNU 8 p.m.

2010 Kansas Jayhawks Basketball Schedule

Jan. 2 Saturday Temple Philadelphia, Pa. ESPN2 2:30 or 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 6 Wednesday CORNELL Lawrence, Kan. Jayhawk TV 7 p.m.
Jan. 10 Sunday Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. CBS 12:30 p.m.
Jan. 13 Wednesday at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. ESPN2 8 p.m.
Jan. 16 Saturday TEXAS TECH Lawrence, Kan. Big 12 12:45 p.m.
Jan. 20 Wednesday BAYLOR Lawrence, Kan. ESPN2 8 p.m.
Jan. 23 Saturday at Iowa State Ames, Iowa ESPN 1 p.m.
Jan. 25 Monday MISSOURI Lawrence, Kan. ESPN 8 p.m.
Jan. 30 Saturday at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan ESPN 6 p.m.
Feb. 3 Wednesday at Colorado Boulder, Colo. ESPN2 8 p.m.
Feb. 6 Saturday NEBRASKA Lawrence, Kan. ESPNU 5 p.m.
Feb. 8 Monday at Texas Austin, Texas ESPN 8 p.m.
Feb. 13 Saturday IOWA STATE Lawrence, Kan. ESPNU 7 p.m.
Feb. 15 Monday at Texas A&M College Station, Texas ESPN 8 p.m.
Feb. 20 Saturday COLORADO Lawrence, Kan. Big 12 3 p.m.
Feb. 22 Monday OKLAHOMA Lawrence, Kan. ESPN 8 p.m.
Feb. 27 Saturday at Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. CBS 3 p.m.
March 3 Wednesday KANSAS STATE Lawrence, Kan. Big 12 7 p.m.
March 6 Saturday at Missouri Columbia, Mo. CBS 1 p.m.

2010 Big 12 Tournament Championship
March 10-13 Wed-Sat. Big 12 Championship (Sprint Center) Kansas City, Mo. ESPN

 Time for the October 2009 edition of the 2009 preseason college basketball rankings. I’ve expanded the rankings to be a “Top 30″ this month plus 1 so Texas A&M Fans wouldn’t feel left out. The biggest change from the September edition besides adding six teams is I dropped Mississippi State significantly until we know for sure if Sydney is going to play this season or not. Anyway, preseason practice is just around the corner and we’re almost to the kick-off month of the 2009-10 NCAA basketball season. The following is how I hold the top-30 NCAA basketball teams heading into October.

2009 Preseason College Basketball Rankings 1-30

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 1 Kansas – Last Month: 1

Cole Aldrich and Serron Collins put the NBA Draft off for a year and lead the Jayhawks heading into the 2009-10 College basketball season. Kansas also brings in former Calipari-recruit Xavier Henry, and has Tyshawn Taylor and the Morris twins who are expected to significantly contribute this season.

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 2 Kentucky Last Month: 2

Coach Cal has been the biggest thing in Kentucky Basketball since…well, er Rick Pitino! Patrick Patterson put off the NBA one more year to return to lead the 2009-10 cats along with Coach Cal’s star recruiting class. Big things are expected out of freshmen John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Eric Bledsoe, and Daniel Orton this season by Cats fans.

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 3 Villanova Last Month: 3

Scottie Reynolds coming back meant Nova enters the season as the Big East favorite. If the Wildcats frontcourt performs, look for the Wildcats to make a deep run in the 2010 NCAA tournament.

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 4 Michigan State Last Month: 4

Kalin Lucas leads the Spartans heading into the 2009-10 season. Coach Izzo will be relying on Delvon Roe and Raymar Morgan to be big contributors this season while State tries to make it back to the Final Four in 2010.

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 5 North Carolina Last Month: 5

Ed Davis is expected to have a big year for Coach Roy Williams. Other teams that lost the likes of Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson, and Wayne Ellington would be rebuilding this year. With the crop of McDonald’s All Americans that have been “waiting their turn”, the Tar Heels will see their usual high 20′s/low 30′s win total this season.

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 6 Purdue Last Month: 6

Purdue has a lot of talent to challenge Michigan State this season. If they can keep Robbie Hummel healthy, they just might have a shot at the Big 10 title and beyond.

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 7 Texas Last Month: 7

Damion James and Avery Bradley will be leading the Longhorns in their battle to up-end Kansas this season.

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 8 West Virginia Last Month: 8

The Mountaineers have Devin Ebanks and Da’Sean Butler to lead them in their quest for the Big East title this season.

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 9- Ohio State Last Month: 9

Evan Turner is one of the best players in the Big Ten. If the State rookies perform, they will be one of the contenders for the conference title and beyond.

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 10- Washington Last Month: 10

Abdul Gaddy is one of the best point guard recruits to come out of the 2009 NCAA recruiting class. Look for him to lead Lorenzo Romar’s club this season to a PAC-10 title.

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 11 Oklahoma Last Month: 11

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 12 Tennessee Last Month: 12

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 13 Cal Last Month: 13

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 14 Connecticut Last Month: 15

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 15 Duke Last Month: 16

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 16 Dayton Last Month: 17

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 17 Minnesota Last Month: 18

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 18 Louisville Last Month: 19

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 19 Butler Last Month: 20

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 20 Missouri Last Month: 21

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 21 Miss State Last Month: 14

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 22 Michigan Last Month: 22

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 23 Kansas State Last Month: 23

2009 Preseason College Basketball –No. 24 Georgetown Last Month: 24

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 25 Sienna Last Month: 25

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 26 Illinois Last Month: N/A

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 27 Florida State Last Month: N/A

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 28 Syracuse Last Month: N/A

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 29 Georgia Tech Last Month: N/A

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 30 Florida Last Month: N/A

2009 Preseason College Basketball – No. 31 Texas A+M: Last Month: N/A

Dropped From Rankings:

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Conference Pre-Season Rankings:

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Big East Preseason Rankings

Big 12 Preseason Rankings

SEC Preseason Rankings

The Kansas Jayhawks enter the 2009-10 NCAA basketball season as the clear-cut number 1 team in the country as rated by ESPN and other major news services.  Returning just about their entire team from last season along with a top 5 NCAA recruiting class, everyone expects to see the Jayhawks in the Final Four this year. They will have some stiff competition in the Big 12 this season in Texas, Oklahoma, K-State, Missouri, and A+M though before getting to the NCAA tournament. Its hard to tell at this point how many teams will get to the tourney, but expect to see at least 5-6 Big 12 teams get the nod.

2009 Big 12 Preseason Basketball Rankings

#1 2009 Big 12 Preseason Team – Kansas Jayhawks
Coach Self brings star shooting guard, Xavier Henry in to compliment the starters returning from last season. If anything, his hardest problem may be getting enough PT for all of his stars during the regular season.

#2 2009 Big 12 Preseason Team – Texas Longhorns
The Longhorns bring back a deep team from last season, but the main question for this season appears to be if they can stay focused through Big 12 play. If they can, we could very well see Kansas get upset for the league title. Texas has a strong strength of schedule, so they should be ranked high for the majority of the season baring any sustained mental lapses. Look for big years out of Dexter Pittman, Damion James, and Avery Bradley.

#3 2009 Big 12 Preseason Team – Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma won’t be as strong as season with the Griffin’s and Austin Johnson gone. Willie Warren and Toney Crocker give them a strong base to go with the highly rated incoming recruiting class though, and the Sooners will see the NCAA tournament again this year.

#4 2009 Big 12 Preseason Team – Missouri Tigers

Ok, I know a little bit of a stretch here. The Tigers have lost three of their big contributors from last season in Leo Lyons, Demarrie Carrol, and Matt Lawrence, but they have JT Tiller back with the young backcourt which showed some promise last season. I’ll take Mike Anderson’s battle tested youngsters at this point of the predictions and let them prove me wrong.

#5 2009 Big 12 Preseason Team – Kansas State

A lot of people have K-State ranked over Missouri…a few even over Oklahoma. The Wildcats managed to squeak above .500 in Big 12 play last season, and with Jake Pullen and Denis Clemente getting it done by the end of the season, they should vie for a post season bid this year. Several transfers and other recruits coming in to K-State, that if they jell quick, the Wildcats will knock off some teams.

#6 2009 Big 12 Preseason Team – Oklahoma State Cowboys
Travis Ford has James Anderson and Obi Monuelo back along with Keaton Paige in the backcourt. OSU has a great recruiting class coming in as well, so Travis Ford should have them competing for a NCAA tournament bid again.

#7 2009 Big 12 Preseason Team – Texas A+M
A+M is led by Bryan Davis and Donald Sloan this season. They will need some work from star 6-6 guard recruit, Naji Hibbert in order to get it done this year though since he is the only 4 star prospect signed by the Aggies in their 2009 NCAA recruiting class. The other 3 star prospects will help, but its just too early to tell if A+M’s squad will have the depth to back up Davis and Sloan to go deep in the Big 12 this season.

#8 2009 Big 12 Preseason Team – Baylor
Baylor was able to get to the Big 12 championship game and the NIT finals. Coach Drew has lost a lot of players from last year, but he will try to leverage star recruits Nolan Dennis and Mark McGlaughin to try and get past the NIT this year. I don’t know if they’re going to have enough juice to do that though and they may be NIT bound again.

#9 2009 Big 12 Preseason Team – Iowa State
Iowa Sate has a lot of potential this season, however, they probably will not be deep enough to do a ton of damage in Big 12 play. Chris Colvin is expected to bring the Cylones some depth in the back court this season and star player, Craig Brackens is returning as well. They will likely pull an upset or two along the way, but it will take a lot for them to make the NCAA tournament.

#10 2009 Big 12 Preseason Team – Texas Tech
Pat Knight’s team will do better this year, but they are probably a year or two away from making any serious noise in the Big 12.

#11 2009 Big 12 Preseason Team – Nebraska Corn Huskers
Nebraska’s going to have a tough time getting anywhere near last seasons .500 mark in Big 12 play. Lots of key players gone with a not-so-deep recruiting class coming in….they may do well to stay out of last place.

#12 2009 Big 12 Preseason Team – Colorado
Just think about football season for Colorado. Basketball is not going to be their sport this season.