Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Kansas | These rankings are basically how I would seed for the tournament, not necessarily who I would think would win. |
2 | Gonzaga | a few shoutouts, first Gonzaga: this was going to be my pick for national champ this year. Great combination of inside play + shooting |
3 | Dayton | shoutout Obi Toppin, who is toppin my list for PoTY |
4 | Baylor | shoutout to Rutgers, a great season that won't result in a tournament appearance, but I would give Coach of the Year |
5 | San Diego State | |
6 | Florida State | Shoutout to Leonard Hamilton, Florida State has really been strong for a few years here and this team was primed for a run |
7 | Creighton | |
8 | Villanova | |
9 | Kentucky | |
10 | Duke | |
11 | Maryland | |
12 | Michigan State | |
13 | Oregon | |
14 | Virginia | shoutout virginia, proving that the whole "offense wins games" thing isn't really true |
15 | Louisville | shoutout Pitino I guess lol |
16 | Seton Hall | shoutout the Big East, has felt like an underrated conference the last few years, but top half was real strong this year |
17 | BYU | |
18 | Auburn | |
19 | Wisconsin | |
20 | Illinois | shoutout a few teams that aren't here but have surged recently: ucla, providence |
21 | Butler | also shoutout stephen f austin |
22 | Ohio State | shoutout to all the seniors who lose their last season |
23 | Penn State | shoutout to all those who missed 2019 from injury and came back this year and then :( |
24 | Iowa | and shoutout to the B1G for such a deep, fun conference this year |
25 | ETSU | honorable mentions: rutger |