University of Wisconsin-Madison Logolandonrenard's Ballot for Preseason of 2020-21

Submitted on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 5:11PM EST
RankTeamReason
1 Gonzaga University Logo Gonzaga Returning starters/stacked recruiting class, great coaching
2 Villanova University Logo Villanova Valuable guard experience in shortened offseason, great coaching
3 Baylor University Logo Baylor Returning talent, but still have to prove it in March
4 University of Virginia Logo Virginia Kihei Clark and Sam Hauser should anchor another solid Tony Bennett squad
5 University of Iowa Logo Iowa Luka Garza (obviously), also Wieskamp and Bohannon experienced guards (sensing a theme?)
6 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Logo Illinois Kofi Cockburn and Ayo Dosunmu are flat out stars
7 University of Wisconsin-Madison Logo Wisconsin Returning 5 senior starters, hot end to last season, some depth questions
8 University of Kansas Logo Kansas Lots of youth, anchored by a couple seniors, expecting to start a little slow
9 Duke University Logo Duke Another loaded recruiting class, Matthew Hurt should take a big step up
10 University of Tennessee Logo Tennessee Fulkerson should be all-SEC, returning a lot of minutes
11 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Logo North Carolina Should be competing with Duke for the #2 spot in the ACC
12 University of Houston Logo Houston Caleb Mills and Quinten Grimes could carry this team to a Sweet 16
13 Texas Tech University Logo Texas Tech Transfers, transfers, transfers. Loaded roster, may take a few weeks to come together
14 University of Kentucky Logo Kentucky Solid recruiting class, incoming transfers are slightly overvalued due to name power
15 Creighton University Logo Creighton Great finish to last year, Zegarowski will lead them as an all Big East selection
16 Michigan State University Logo Michigan State Losing two anchors to draft, but Rocket Watts and stud freshmen should step up
17 West Virginia University Logo West Virginia Return 5 of top 6 scorers, Huggins will have them in shape
18 University of Memphis Logo Memphis Returning a stacked recruiting class from their freshman year (besides Wiseman)
19 University of Michigan Logo Michigan Frontcourt is stacked with Wagner, Livers and the newcomer Brown
20 Arizona State University Logo Arizona State Remy Martin and Alonzo Verge Jr. should be great senior leaders in short offseason
21 University of California, Los Angeles Logo UCLA Returning top 3 scorers, couple freshmen that could contribute
22 University of Richmond Logo Richmond Return a ridiculous amount of last years' scoring/minutes, could move into the low teens quickly
23 University of Texas at Austin Logo Texas Coleman and Jones return as teams top players, Shaka Smart coaching for his job
24 University of Louisville Logo Louisville Carlick Jones should replace Nwora as the lead scorer, lots of talent
25 Florida State University Logo Florida State Must find scoring to replace Vassell, solid nucleus