pantherhawk17's Ballot for Preseason of 2016-17
Submitted on Monday, October 24, 2016 at 3:22PM EDT
| Rank | Team | Reason |
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| 1 |
 Duke
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Even if Giles doesn't play a single game this year, I think Duke has the best roster construction. |
| 2 |
Kansas
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| 3 |
Villanova
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| 4 |
Kentucky
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| 5 |
Xavier
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This is probably higher than most. I think Sumner will be amazing this season. |
| 6 |
Oregon
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I'm not sure where to put Oregon given Brooks' status. I would have them ahead of UK if he was healthy. |
| 7 |
Virginia
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| 8 |
North Carolina
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| 9 |
Wisconsin
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I didn't think I would have Wisconsin in my top 10, but I'm running out of teams I think are better. |
| 10 |
Indiana
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Big questions around losing Yogi. This ranking is about my expectations for Bryant. |
| 11 |
Louisville
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| 12 |
Michigan State
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Injuries and the lack of bodies in the post makes me really unsure about this ranking. Plus they're young. May be some growing pains early. |
| 13 |
Ohio State
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I was planning on having Ohio State up here and figured I would be way out on a limb. Then KenPom decided to make this seem less crazy. |
| 14 |
Arizona
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Some new faces and some rumors make me pretty unsure where to put Arizona. This is kind of splitting the difference for me. |
| 15 |
Purdue
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| 16 |
Texas
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I think Texas will be #2 in the Big 12, but they have some serious PG questions without Taylor. This could look bad in 3 months. |
| 17 |
Syracuse
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| 18 |
West Virginia
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| 19 |
UCLA
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| 20 |
Florida
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| 21 |
Texas A&M
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| 22 |
Iowa State
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| 23 |
Cincinnati
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| 24 |
NC State
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We'll see if NC State can finally not disappoint when we all expect them to be decent. |
| 25 |
Maryland
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I actually think Melo Trimble being the guy can be beneficial for Maryland. But they will need to find other contributors somewhere |