benf1999's Ballot for Preseason of 2019-20
Submitted on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 4:35PM EDT
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Michigan State
|
Bringing most of their players back, Cassius Winston may be the best player in the country |
| 2 |
Duke
|
Elite Freshman front court coupled with Tre Jones |
| 3 |
Kentucky
|
Calipari is returning his starting point guard and brings in Kahlil Whitney |
| 4 |
Florida
|
Kerry Blackshear and a young core that will only get better along with a top 10 recruiting class |
| 5 |
Louisville
|
Lots of close losses last year, still finished 20-14 good recruiting class and key players returning, look for them to take a step up |
| 6 |
North Carolina
|
Cole. Anthony. |
| 7 |
Maryland
|
Anthony Cowen and Jalen Smith will be the best duo in the Big 10 |
| 8 |
Kansas
|
They are Kansas, Bill Self will have this team ready to go. |
| 9 |
Memphis
|
The best recruiting class in the nation and the best player of that class, this young team will be scary |
| 10 |
Villanova
|
Great class coming in need key sophomores to take a leap and freshman to play well to have a shot at the title |
| 11 |
Gonzaga
|
Losing a lot of guys, but Killian Tillie is a great player and guys will step up like they always do |
| 12 |
Seton Hall
|
Myles Powell is headed into his Senior season and will be a force |
| 13 |
Ohio State
|
Did not lose a ton and have a good class coming in. Wesson is a threat underneath |
| 14 |
Oregon
|
5 top 100 recruits? sign me up |
| 15 |
Texas Tech
|
Tech is losing a lot from its natty run, but they get some good transfers and a couple of good recruits that should keep them relevant |
| 16 |
Xavier
|
4 players withdrew from the NBA draft and decided to return for another year |
| 17 |
Utah State
|
Returns 4 of 5 starters from a 28-7 team they will still be solid |
| 18 |
Baylor
|
Keeps a lot of players from a tournament team along with two transfers |
| 19 |
Arizona
|
Arizona's class ranks number 6 and get point guard Max Hazzard out of UC Irvine. |
| 20 |
Virginia
|
Too many ifs this year after their best 3 players went to the league. I'm not as high on Clark or Diakite as most people are |
| 21 |
LSU
|
Losing Naz Ried and Tremont Waters hurts, but Mays will step up and will be an all conference player |
| 22 |
VCU
|
VCU will still have outstanding Defense |
| 23 |
Washington
|
Washington has the best incoming front court in the nation. In a class where duke has a top 15 PF and C |
| 24 |
Illinois
|
Team led by potential lottery pick Ayo Dosunmu returns all but 1 starter and brings in big man Kofi Cockburn to fix the rebounding problem |
| 25 |
Purdue
|
Losing Carson Edwards hurts but Eastern, Haarms and Wheeler should be able to carry the load |