Rank | Team | Reason |
1
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Gonzaga
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Have shown to be the best team so far
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1
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Gonzaga
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Have shown to be the best team so far
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2
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Baylor
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Looking very scary, Illinois will be a good litmus test
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2
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Baylor
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Looking very scary, Illinois will be a good litmus test
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3
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Iowa
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When you surround the Naismith winner with a strong returning cast you will get good results
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3
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Iowa
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When you surround the Naismith winner with a strong returning cast you will get good results
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4
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Wisconsin
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Same as above, minus the whole Naismith winner part
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4
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Wisconsin
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Same as above, minus the whole Naismith winner part
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5
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Illinois
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First two games were great, third not so much, baylor will reveal their quality
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5
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Illinois
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First two games were great, third not so much, baylor will reveal their quality
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6
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Duke
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DJ steward and Jalen johnson look great
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6
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Duke
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DJ steward and Jalen johnson look great
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7
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Kansas
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No shame in losing to gonzaga, some shame in being blown out
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7
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Kansas
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No shame in losing to gonzaga, some shame in being blown out
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8
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Creighton
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I really like this freight on team
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8
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Creighton
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I really like this freight on team
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9
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Michigan State
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Not sure about sparty, but playing duke will help
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9
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Michigan State
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Not sure about sparty, but playing duke will help
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10
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Villanova
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good win vs ASU, bad loss vs Virginia tech
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10
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Villanova
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good win vs ASU, bad loss vs Virginia tech
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11
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North Carolina
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I think this UnC team is better than most give them credit for
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11
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North Carolina
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I think this UnC team is better than most give them credit for
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12
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West Virginia
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The fact that bob huggins instantly jumped at the opportunity to play gonzaga says a lot about this team
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12
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West Virginia
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The fact that bob huggins instantly jumped at the opportunity to play gonzaga says a lot about this team
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13
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Kentucky
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Insert annual edition of kentucky losing to home against inferior opponent
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13
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Kentucky
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Insert annual edition of kentucky losing to home against inferior opponent
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14
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Houston
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Should easily win the American
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14
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Houston
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Should easily win the American
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15
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Virginia
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well at least you got your bad loss out of the way instead of in march!
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15
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Virginia
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well at least you got your bad loss out of the way instead of in march!
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16
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Texas
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Big-12 sleeper to win
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16
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Texas
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Big-12 sleeper to win
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17
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Texas Tech
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Houston gave them a whooping, how will they respond?
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17
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Texas Tech
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Houston gave them a whooping, how will they respond?
|
18
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Tennessee
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would be nice if you played a game
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18
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Tennessee
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would be nice if you played a game
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19
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Oregon
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same as above
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19
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Oregon
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same as above
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20
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Rutgers
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It’s weird seeming rutgers be good, let’s get used to it
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20
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Rutgers
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It’s weird seeming rutgers be good, let’s get used to it
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21
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Arizona State
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no shame losing to villanova, they’ll rebound
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21
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Arizona State
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no shame losing to villanova, they’ll rebound
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22
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Ohio State
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You almost lost to unassuming lowell?
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22
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Ohio State
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You almost lost to unassuming lowell?
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23
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Michigan
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YOU ALMOST LOST TO OAKLAND????
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23
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Michigan
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YOU ALMOST LOST TO OAKLAND????
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24
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Richmond
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Probably should have been ranked preseason
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24
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Richmond
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Probably should have been ranked preseason
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25
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Virginia Tech
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get the nod over sdst due to villanova being a better win, next five include sdst, indiana, alabama, florida state, and louisville
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25
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Virginia Tech
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get the nod over sdst due to villanova being a better win, next five include sdst, indiana, alabama, florida state, and louisville
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