And the preseason rankings begin...

Let the 2009-2010 preseason rankings begin! Below some preseason rankings and bracket projections.

MidMajorMadness.com is ranking the nation's 344 Division I teams for the 2009-2010 season. Having ranked Nos. 344 to 328 in a countdown, MMM has thus far listed Toledo (a potential Cornell opponent in the Legends Classic) at No. 330 and Dartmouth at No. 329. MMM writes:

330. Toledo: The loss of guard/forward, Tyrone Kent along with two other starters from the 2008-09 season is going to make a big impact on Toldeo’s overall performance. Tyrone averaged 15.1 points along with 5.2 rebounds per game. On the upside, the Rockets have 6’ 9", Justin Anyijong to help make up for Kent’s absence. Anyijong’s defensive presence might be able to help make up for the loss of athleticism that the 2008-09 senior class brought to the team.

329. Dartmouth: The Big Green lose their weapon, Alex Barnett who averaged a team high of 19.4 points along with 5.6 rebounds per game. If that is not hard enough to deal with, they will also lose Kurt Graeber who was a big threat on the defensive end of the court. Head coach Terry Dunn is going to have to rely heavily on his underclassmen to make up for the loss of the two starters.

In other rankings, CollegeHoopsNet.com has begun its similar ranking of the nation's top 144 in 144 days

And BloggingTheBracket.com projects Cornell as a No. 14 seed in the 2010 NCAAs.