2001 A-10 Preseason Poll
| Team | A-10/Overall | |
| 1. | Rhode Island | 8-2/17-5-1 |
| 2. | Richmond* | 11-7-1 |
| 3. | Dayton | 8-1-1/14-4-2 |
| 4. | Massachusetts | 8-8-8/12-6-2 |
| 5. | George Washington | 6-3-1/9-5-4 |
| 6. | Duquesne | 4-5-1/7-10-2 |
| 7. | Xavier | 4-6/4-15 |
| 8. | St. Bonaventure | 4-6/6-12 |
| 9. | Temple | 4-6/5-11 |
| 10. | Fordham | 3-7/6-11 |
| 11. | La Salle | 1-9/2-13 |
| 12. | Saint Joseph’s | 3-7/5-11 |