The seeding in the preliminary round was based on the final standings at the 2009 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship and 2009 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I.

After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the Playoff round.

The last team from each group of the Preliminary Round competed in the Qualification Games against the top team from each group of the Division I tournament's Preliminary round.

The two winners of these games advanced to the Top Division Playoff Round.

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF: List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Source: IIHF.com Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.