Rattus375's Ballot for Preseason of 2020-21
Submitted on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 1:54PM EST
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Gonzaga
|
Clear number 1 in my opinion |
| 2 |
Baylor
|
Could go either way with Villanova for number 2 / 3. Top 3 are significantly ahead of rest to start since they are proven. |
| 3 |
Villanova
|
Lot's of talent, both returning and incoming |
| 4 |
Kansas
|
Very close to Duke. Slightly more experience puts Kansas ahead for now |
| 5 |
Duke
|
Not a super strong Duke team, but still a Duke team. I think we will see a lot of movement to start the season |
| 6 |
Wisconsin
|
I doubt the badgers finish this high, but I really don't see anyone behind them that I expect to be better at this point in the season |
| 7 |
Kentucky
|
7-9 are all pretty close |
| 8 |
Creighton
|
Ton of experience and returning most of a good team last year |
| 9 |
Texas Tech
|
Huge upside but a lot of question marks. Betting that Beard gets everything working |
| 10 |
Illinois
|
Great talent, but the team wasn't all that good last year. Miller provides the shooting they were missing though |
| 11 |
Michigan State
|
Losing Cassius/Tillman is huge, but getting back Langford / Hauser should prevent them from falling too far |
| 12 |
Tennessee
|
Great returning players taking the sophomore leap. Depth is a little shaky |
| 13 |
Texas
|
I'm way higher on texas than most. There is so much talent on that team, I don't think Shaka can even ruin it |
| 14 |
Louisville
|
Really not sure why they are so lowly rated nationally. Bring back a ton of production and have some great sophomores ready to explode |
| 15 |
Virginia
|
Absolutely not sold on this team in the top ten. They will have a great defense, but were absolutely terrible on offense |
| 16 |
Iowa
|
The anti-virginia. Offense is possibly #1 but awful defense will lose them a ton of games. Overrated nationally |
| 17 |
North Carolina
|
Definitely think they can overperform this, but a lot of question marks keep them here for now |
| 18 |
Houston
|
Returning the bulk of a good team from last year |
| 19 |
Ohio State
|
I love the guards / wings on this team. I think the lack of a true big holds them back from the top 10 though |
| 20 |
Florida State
|
Hamilton is a top 10 coach and they have plenty of talent |
| 21 |
Rutgers
|
Ron Harper Jr and Geo Baker are great players and the defense could be a top ten unit |
| 22 |
Oregon
|
Went back and forth between them and ASU for top of PAC 12. I think Oregon has more talent even losing Prichard |
| 23 |
Arizona State
|
Great young players with a senior core. I'm not sold on them as a top 20 team though |
| 24 |
Florida
|
24 to 30 are all very close. I went Florida mostly because Torvik is really high on them |
| 25 |
Michigan
|
Lives and Wagner are good wings. I think point guard holds them back though. Next 5 (no order): Purdue, Indiana, UCLA, Syracuse, LSU |