taukapp's Ballot for Preseason of 2019-20
Submitted on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 10:00PM EDT
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Kansas
|
Dotson and Azubuike one of the best 1-2 punches I can think of. |
| 2 |
Michigan State
|
Langford being out puts them slightly behind Kansas for me. |
| 3 |
Louisville
|
Combination of experience, good incoming freshman class, and Chris Mack has me very high on them this season. |
| 4 |
Kentucky
|
Love the returning players (especially Hagans) and of course the freshmen. |
| 5 |
Duke
|
Probably a bit lower than most, not totally sold on this specific class fixing their big shooting problem, they could be very deep, though. |
| 6 |
Florida
|
I think the exciting freshmen and experience of Blackshear make them a serious SEC contender with Kentucky. |
| 7 |
North Carolina
|
Love Roy and Cole Anthony, interested to see how the grad transfers handle playing in the ACC. |
| 8 |
Villanova
|
Bummed Antoine is injured, but I can't bet against Jay Wright. |
| 9 |
Virginia
|
Hoping Mamadi and Jay bring the scoring punch, guard depth a big concern for me, though. |
| 10 |
Gonzaga
|
If Tillie Stays healthy could be higher. |
| 11 |
Ohio State
|
High on this team, really like what Holtmann has put together, definite Big Ten Contender. |
| 12 |
Maryland
|
Definite potential, but I'm always dubious of Turgeon and curious to see how Smith plays without Fernando. |
| 13 |
Texas Tech
|
Worried about their interior defense, but I trust Beard about as well as anyone. |
| 14 |
Oregon
|
Lot of new pieces, but that defense last March was one of the best I've ever seen. Definitely scary if they can replicate it. |
| 15 |
Memphis
|
Extremely interested in this team. Looking to see if Penny can coach as well as recruit. |
| 16 |
Baylor
|
One team I don't know a ton about but can't ignore what they have coming back. |
| 17 |
Seton Hall
|
A lot coming back and Powell is awesome. Maybe a little low but I like the teams above a bit more. |
| 18 |
Xavier
|
Four starters back including Naji Marshall is a good recipe. |
| 19 |
Utah State
|
Won't pretend like I watched many of their games last season, but I know Merrill is a stud |
| 20 |
LSU
|
I don't consider Wade a great coach, but he's put together a really nice team. |
| 21 |
VCU
|
A lot returning, and they may have been the best defensive team I saw in person last year outside of Virginia. |
| 22 |
Auburn
|
I think Bruce has fully built this program into a consistent winner. |
| 23 |
Washington
|
Pumped to watch McDaniels and Stewart. |
| 24 |
Arizona
|
Hoping Nico and Green turn out to be awesome. |
| 25 |
Purdue
|
I'm wondering how they'll go about replacing the scoring/shooting of Carsen and Cline, but I think Matt Painter is an excellent coach. |