Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Maryland | |
2 | North Carolina | |
3 | Kentucky | |
4 | Virginia | |
5 | Duke | |
6 | Kansas | |
7 | Oklahoma | |
8 | Wichita State | |
9 | Villanova | |
10 | Iowa State | Struggled more than I thought they might out of the gate, but I think they'll rise before long as Prohm gets things going |
11 | Gonzaga | |
12 | Michigan State | |
13 | Arizona | |
14 | Utah | |
15 | Baylor | Really like the look of the Bears. I think Scott Drew is underrated as a coach. |
16 | UConn | |
17 | Purdue | Really looking forward to their game with Butler. Old Dominion could be an interesting opponent too. |
18 | Michigan | Maybe overrating, but I think without injuries they should be pretty good. Maybe a little iffy on frontcourt |
19 | Indiana | |
20 | California | Possibly underrating, but I want to see a little more from the freshmen, particularly Jaylen Brown (not that he was awful or anything) |
21 | Vanderbilt | |
22 | Cincinnati | Feel like I'm underrating them here. Good to see them running the offense a little faster. |
23 | Butler | I mean Duggar Baucom's teams can do that to a box score, but wow. they might be too low here. |
24 | West Virginia | |
25 | Providence | Also Considered: Iowa, LSU, Miami (FL), Dayton. Briefly considered Rhode Island, but E.C. Matthews' injury hurts them a lot. |