Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Baylor | Bringing back most of a very solid core. Butler will gun for NPOY, and his backcourt teammates in Teague and Mitchell will be insane. |
2 | Gonzaga | |
3 | Virginia | Can't see a defense doing better than Virginia here this season |
4 | Duke | I don't expect a starstudded cast this year, but rather a solid group of former roleplayers + OADs |
5 | Kansas | Going to hurt majorly with the loss of Dotson and Azubuike. |
6 | Villanova | |
7 | Wisconsin | |
8 | West Virginia | Why take good shot when many do trick? Culver and Tshiebwe will get infinite offensive rebounds |
9 | Texas Tech | Once again reloaded with solid transfers, I trust Beard to do it again. I expect Jamarius Burton to make a major leap. |
10 | Texas | Not the best coach or program recently, but they are returning the biggest % of minutes in D1: 100%. Super experienced. |
11 | Creighton | |
12 | Michigan State | |
13 | Illinois | |
14 | Iowa | Returning a solid group. Hopefully less injuries this year so NPOY candidate Garza can get more help |
15 | Kentucky | Fewest returning minutes in D1 with 8%. No one knows for certain how good they'll be. I expect a slow start and a great end to the season |
16 | Michigan | |
17 | Tennessee | |
18 | Florida State | |
19 | Ohio State | |
20 | Florida | |
21 | North Carolina | Still a young team for Williams -- I expect some struggles as it gels together. |
22 | Oregon | |
23 | Houston | |
24 | Syracuse | |
25 | Rutgers |