ALStark69's Ballot for Preseason of 2018-19| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas
|
Rankings based on last year performance and expectations for this year; Change from last year's Week 19 poll (the values look crazy): +8 |
| 2 |
Duke
|
+6 |
| 3 |
North Carolina
|
+11 |
| 4 |
Kentucky
|
+20 |
| 5 |
Villanova
|
-3 |
| 6 |
Gonzaga
|
-3 |
| 7 |
Nevada
|
NR |
| 8 |
Tennessee
|
+5 |
| 9 |
Auburn
|
+11 |
| 10 |
Michigan State
|
-3 |
| 11 |
Virginia
|
-10 |
| 12 |
Syracuse
|
NR |
| 13 |
LSU
|
NR |
| 14 |
Florida State
|
NR |
| 15 |
Oregon
|
NR |
| 16 |
Washington
|
NR |
| 17 |
Kansas State
|
NR |
| 18 |
Mississippi State
|
NR |
| 19 |
UCLA
|
NR |
| 20 |
West Virginia
|
-2 |
| 21 |
Marquette
|
NR |
| 22 |
Xavier
|
-18 |
| 23 |
Alabama
|
NR |
| 24 |
Loyola Chicago
|
NR |
| 25 |
St. John's
|
NR Dropped out: 5 Cincy, 6 UMich, 10 UAz, 11 ChooChoo, 12 WSU, 15 TTU, 16 Clemson, 17 UH, 19 tOSU, 21 StMU, 22 UMarsh, 23 SDSU, 25 Davidson |