| 2010 Varsity Top 20 (Week 1 – January 27) | |||
| Rank | Team | Preseason Poll | Points |
| 1 | Stanford University | 1 | 99 |
| 2 | University of Southern California | 2 | 97 |
| 3 | University of Hawaii | 4 | 89 |
| 4 | University of California | 5 | 86 |
| 5 | University of California, Los Angeles | 3 | 80 |
| 6 (T) | University of Michigan | 10 | 72 |
| 6 (T) | San Diego State University | 7 | 72 |
| 8 | San Jose State University | 6 | 68 |
| 9 | University of California, Irvine | 9 | 56 |
| 10 | Arizona State University | 8 | 54 |
| 11 | Loyola Marymount University | 11 | 50 |
| 12 | Hartwick College | 13 | 44 |
| 13 | California State University, Northridge | 12 | 41 |
| 14 | University of California, Davis | 14 | 39 |
| 15 | University of California, Santa Barbara | 15 | 31 |
| 16 | Long Beach State University | 16 | 25 |
| 17 | California State University, Bakersfield | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | Indiana University | 19 | 12 |
| 19 | Santa Clara University | 18 | 10 |
| 20 | University of Maryland | RV | 6 |
| RV | Brown University | 20 | 5 |
| RV | Princeton University | RV | 1 |
| RV | Marist College | RV | 1 |
| 2010 Division III Poll (Week 1 – January 27) | |||
| Rank | Team | Preseason Poll | Points |
| 1 | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges | 1 | 99 |
| 2 | California Lutheran University | 2 | 95 |
| 3 | University of Redlands | 4 | 88 |
| 4 | Occidental College | 3 | 86 |
| 5 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges | 5 | 83 |
| 6 | Chapman University | 7 | 72 |
| 7 | Whittier College | 6 | 70 |
| 8 | Washington & Jefferson College | 8 | 66 |
| 9 | Grove City College | 9 | 62 |
| 10 | Macalester College | 10 | 39 |
| RV | University of La Verne | RV | 17 |
| 2010 CWPA Division I Poll (Week 1 – January 27) | |||
| Rank | Team | Preseason Poll | Points |
| 1 | University of Michigan | 1 (T) | 100 |
| 2 | Hartwick College | 1 (T) | 95 |
| 3 | Indiana University | 4 | 89 |
| 4 | Brown University | 3 | 84 |
| 5 | Princeton University | 5 | 80 |
| 6 | University of Maryland | 6 | 72 |
| 7 | Bucknell University | 8 | 70 |
| 8 | Harvard University | 7 | 69 |
| 9 | Gannon University | 10 | 58 |
| 10 | George Washington University | 9 | 35 |
| RV | Mercyhurst College | RV | 23 |
| 2010 CWPA Division III Poll (Week 1 – January 27) | |||
| Rank | Team | Preseason Poll | Points |
| 1 | Washington & Jefferson College | 1 | 99 |
| 2 | Grove City College | 2 | 96 |
| 3 | Carthage College | 3 | 69 |
| 4 | Macalester College | 4 | 68 |
| 5 | Wheaton College | 5 | 50 |
| RV | Connecticut College | RV | 34 |
| RV | Chatham University | RV | 18 |
| RV | Penn State University-The Behrend College | RV | 16 |

