Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Michigan State | No real explanation necessary, they're loaded. Cassius is a likely NPOY and they've got the pieces around him to win. |
2 | Kansas | Dotson should challenge Cassius for NPOY honors. I love the depth they've got and I feel like their frontcourt will be terrific. |
3 | Kentucky | A very deep team that I believe will challenge for the #1 overall seed, I wanna see how the freshman develop. Good returning players though. |
4 | Louisville | Nwora is one of the best players in the country and he is surrounded with great players. I think they'll win the ACC |
5 | Florida | Kerry Blackshear turned them into an SEC contender. I love the experience they bring. |
6 | Duke | I'm a little lower, bias aside, because I don't think they have good scoring. Should be great defensivley |
7 | North Carolina | UNC will go as far as Cole takes them. Aside from that, finding other scorers will be the main focus |
8 | Gonzaga | Its sad they lost Norvell, but I think Tillie is fantastic and they should finish with 2-3 losses. |
9 | Villanova | They've lost a little more than I thought they would but they have excellent incoming recruits. I expect them to be great. |
10 | Maryland | I don't really trust Mark Turgeon, but the talent is certainly there |
11 | Seton Hall | Myles Powell |
12 | Texas Tech | |
13 | Memphis | Extremely talented but will Penny make it work? I don't know |
14 | Virginia | I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt here, I don't know if they have any real scoring threats |
15 | Baylor | I don't think they'll challenge Kansas for the XII, though I think they can hand them a loss. I think they'll be a 3 seed/2 seed sleeper |
16 | Oregon | Payton Pritchard is a solid starting point guard and they have good talent around him |
17 | Utah State | I feel like this is the team that could surprise people and pull a 2014 Wichita State |
18 | Ohio State | Unfortunately didn't return as much as they could, they should still be decent. |
19 | Arizona | |
20 | Xavier | |
21 | Saint Mary's | |
22 | LSU | |
23 | Purdue | |
24 | Wichita State | |
25 | Auburn |