The conference features ten teams that are competing for The Summit League regular season and tournament titles.
Oakland University was picked to win The Summit League championship, receiving 34 of the 35 first place votes.
[2] The complete preseason poll was as follows:[2] Jones was joined on the Pre-season All-League First Team by Oakland center Keith Benson and forward Derick Nelson, Southern Utah guard Davis Baker, South Dakota State guard Garrett Callahan and IUPUI forward Robert Glenn.
[3] Oakland tied the league record for consecutive regular season win with their 16th victory in a row against South Dakota State.
[10] The following table lists each of The Summit League's players of the week award winners (number of weeks won in parentheses): The conference tournament will take place in Sioux Falls Arena in Sioux Falls, South Dakota from March 6 through March 9, 2010.