Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Gonzaga | Returning timme |
2 | Michigan | Returning almost everyone and best recruiting class |
3 | Kansas | Returning everyone who matters |
4 | UCLA | Returning everyone who matters, but skeptical they’ll be the best after a few weeks |
5 | Purdue | Returning everyone who matters, Ivey has chance to be top 5 player in the country |
6 | Texas | New coach and Marcus card |
7 | Villanova | Some new faces, but looking very solid overall |
8 | Baylor | Lost Mitchell, but should be riding off the success of last year |
9 | Illinois | No ayo, but kofi and curbello should lead the team |
10 | Duke | I think coach K’s last season will quickly rebound from the woes of last year |
11 | Ohio State | Returning most of their best people |
12 | Kentucky | Returning most everyone, should bounce back from last year pretty hard |
13 | Alabama | Have potential to be as explosive as last year |
14 | Oregon | NCAAT proved how well this team can shoot |
15 | Memphis | Consistent program, unlikely to lose for a good bit this season |
16 | Houston | Have been consistent, expecting them to rise over the season as per usual |
17 | Arkansas | Moody is a loss, but I think the razorbacks could still be a solid team this year |
18 | Tennessee | I have a good feeling about the Vols this year and expect them to spoil at least one team in the tournament |
19 | Auburn | Have been consistent the last few years and expect them to continue to be so |
20 | UConn | Bouknight was a definite loss, but I think UConn will still be consistent |
21 | Maryland | A fairly young team last year who made it farther than most other big ten teams in the tournament |
22 | USC | Looked solid at the end of last year, should be solid again |
23 | Florida State | I think FSU will start off the season strong, but struggle once conference play begins |
24 | North Carolina | Returning most everyone, bacot is the only stand out though |
25 | St. Bonaventure | Roll st bonny |