Strength of Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Composite Poll
(a combination of the four national preseason polls – does not include conference polls) this only takes into consideration the top tier teams from the conferences – the ones ranked in the national polls, and not the lower tier teams.
Rank – Conference (Region) – Points
1. Peach Belt Conference (Southeast) 243
2. Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Midwest) 216
3. Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (South Central) 173
4. Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (Central) 169
5. Great Lakes Valley Conference (Midwest) 158
6. Gulf South Conference (South) 149
7. Northeast-10 Conference (East) 119
8. Lone Star Conference (South Central) 116
9. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (Atlantic) 109
10. Sunshine State Conference (South) 99
11. Great Northwest Athletic Conference (West) 83
12. East Coast Conference (East) 82
13. South Atlantic Conference (Southeast) 81
14. West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Atlantic) 51
15. Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (Central) 50
16. Conference Carolinas (Southeast) 42
17. California Collegiate Athletic Association (West) 40
18. Pacific West Conference (West) 34
19. Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Atlantic) 33
20. Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (East) 31
21. Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (South) 24
22. Heartland Conference (South Central) 11
23. Independents (Various Regions) 0