dereleek07's Ballot for Preseason of 2017-18
Submitted on Monday, October 23, 2017 at 6:09PM EDT
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Arizona
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Maybe best mix of veterans and freshman talent in the country. |
| 2 |
Duke
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May be most talented team but very, very inexperienced. |
| 3 |
Michigan State
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Bridges may be most talented in country and Izzo brought in a solid freshman class. |
| 4 |
Kansas
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Transfer Malik Newman will help make another outstanding Kansas backcourt with Graham. |
| 5 |
Wichita State
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Well coached team and brought back many key contributors from last season. |
| 6 |
Kentucky
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Youngest UK team even by their standards + outside shooting leaves questions. |
| 7 |
Villanova
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Still have too much talent with Brunson, Bridges to fall out of top 10. |
| 8 |
North Carolina
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Joel Berry will be key as recent hand injury could spell trouble for UNC. |
| 9 |
West Virginia
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They return the National Defensive Player of the Year in Carter and will pester teams into their style of play as usual. |
| 10 |
Florida
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Mike White is an underrated coach and they return leading scorer KeVaughn Allen |
| 11 |
Cincinnati
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| 12 |
USC
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| 13 |
Notre Dame
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| 14 |
Miami (FL)
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| 15 |
Minnesota
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| 16 |
Xavier
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| 17 |
UCLA
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| 18 |
Louisville
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| 19 |
Seton Hall
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| 20 |
Alabama
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| 21 |
Northwestern
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| 22 |
Virginia
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| 23 |
Gonzaga
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| 24 |
Butler
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| 25 |
Missouri
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