/r/CollegeBasketball Poll

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Arizona	Best blend of returning and freshman talent, on paper should win it all
2	Duke	Duke gets the best talent but has chemistry issues and hasn't been developing upperclassmen like in years past
3	Villanova	Wouldn't be surprised if they won it all
4	Kentucky	Lots of talent but a glut of forwards and lack of depth at center and PG. Could have some issues.
5	Florida
6	Wichita State	Won't get criminally underseeded by the NCAA this year
7	Michigan State	Ready to rebound after a tough year
8	West Virginia	No big stars but they play very hard and together as a team. If they'd beaten Gonzaga they would have been in the Final Four.
9	Notre Dame	Bonzie!
10	Kansas	Kansas looked unbeatable at one point last year but they lost to an athletic Oregon team and then lost their best player. Will stil win B12
11	Miami (FL)
12	Xavier	Ready to prove tourney run wasn't a fluke
13	Minnesota
14	Saint Mary's
15	North Carolina	Returning the FF MOP and several experienced players but too many questions in the post to warrant a higher ranking right now.
16	USC
17	Gonzaga
18	Northwestern	Two tourneys in a row! They're on fire!
19	Cincinnati
20	Louisville	Could have been a top ten team but then...you know
21	Purdue
22	Providence
23	Virginia
24	Wisconsin
25	Butler	About 10 teams could go here. Playing the odds and going with a well-coached and steady, if not spectacular team.

JunkyardMccants's Ballot for Preseason of 2017-18