DEP61's Ballot for Preseason of 2017-18
Submitted on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 8:16PM EDT
| Rank | Team | Reason |
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| 1 |
 Michigan State
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I think they'll be really excellent this year. No one team has separated themselves yet, but I like the Spartans as it stands. |
| 2 |
Arizona
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Why does a school called the Wildcats have a song about bearing down? |
| 3 |
Kansas
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| 4 |
Kentucky
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| 5 |
Duke
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| 6 |
Wichita State
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I'm honestly really unsure about this pick, but they seem to be returning a great group. |
| 7 |
North Carolina
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| 8 |
Villanova
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| 9 |
West Virginia
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| 10 |
Gonzaga
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I know this might seem high, but I really think Gonzaga will continue their streak of dominance and so that's why they're here. |
| 11 |
Florida
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| 12 |
Cincinnati
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| 13 |
USC
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| 14 |
Xavier
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| 15 |
Louisville
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| 16 |
Miami (FL)
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| 17 |
UCLA
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| 18 |
Minnesota
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I wanted to rank them higher but I'm a Minnesotan at heart and so I'm trying to not let myself get my hopes up. |
| 19 |
Purdue
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| 20 |
Saint Mary's
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Oh joy, another WCC team to kick our asses. |
| 21 |
Michigan
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| 22 |
Northwestern
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| 23 |
Butler
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| 24 |
Wisconsin
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You might think "wow that's a lot of Big 10 teams" and to that I say yes, it is. I think the conference is gonna be crazy good, though. |
| 25 |
Oakland
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Y'all have no idea how tempted I was to put Pepperdine here, but I figured I should at least be a little bit responsible. |