Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Virginia | only major loss is Darion Atkins, returning 76% of minutes played from a 29-3 team |
2 | North Carolina | similar to UVA, returning 86% minutes played from a sweet 16 team |
3 | Duke | best recruiting class in the country |
4 | Kentucky | I like Duke's recruiting class just a bit more |
5 | Iowa State | I can't tell if this team is so underrated that they're now overrated, or if their now overrated-ness has made them underrated again |
6 | Oklahoma | best backcourt in the country? I'm Ron Burgundy? |
7 | Kansas | would be top-5 with Cheick Diallo |
8 | Maryland | Can't help but feel the Terps are a bit overrated, still have something to prove before I'd annoint them Top 5 |
9 | Indiana | if they can play something vaguely resembling a competent defense, Hoosiers final four isn't hard to imagine |
10 | Wichita State | RONNNNNN BAAAKERRRRRR |
11 | Arizona | |
12 | Utah | the most underrated team in CBB last year, dont see them hanging outside the T10 for long |
13 | Villanova | no more Jayvaughn Pinkston or Darrun Hilliard is a big loss on both sides of the ball |
14 | Baylor | maybe the most well balanced team in CBB |
15 | California | |
16 | Vanderbilt | |
17 | Gonzaga | don't see them replicating quite the same success from last year |
18 | Cincinnati | |
19 | Michigan State | death, taxes, Tom Izzo T25 preseason |
20 | Butler | BIG EAST MASTER RACE |
21 | Purdue | "WTF we're behind Butler???.........but ahead of Notre Dame? yeah we can live with that". Indiana college hoops shall be a treat this year |
22 | Notre Dame | thank you for Jerian Grant. signed, a Knicks fan. |
23 | Michigan | NJIT #nvr4gt |
24 | SMU | after Michigan the next 10-15 teams are virtually a tossup at this point |
25 | Valparaiso | fuck it why not |