Greyson04's Ballot for Preseason of 2021-22
Submitted on Monday, October 25, 2021 at 12:18AM EDT
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Gonzaga
|
The Zags are the clear preseason favorites, returning Timme, Nembhard, Watson and adding Holmgren, Bolton, Sallis, and Hickman. |
| 2 |
Baylor
|
The Defending Champs return Flagler, Mayer, Thamba, JTT, add one of the best transfers in Akinjo and a pair of big recruits (Brown, Love) |
| 3 |
UCLA
|
UCLA returns all 5 starters (Juzang, Jaquez, Bernard, Campbell, Riley) from their Final Four team. UCLA will be among the best this season. |
| 4 |
Villanova
|
Jay Wright's team will be loaded again, returning 4 of their 5 leading scorers (Gillespie, Moore, Samuels, Daniels) from last season. |
| 5 |
Kansas
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Kansas returns Agbaji, Wilson, Braun, McCormack and adds 2 big time transfers in Remy Martin and Joseph Yesufu. |
| 6 |
Michigan
|
Michigan returns Eli Brooks, Hunter Dickinson, Brandon Johns Jr. and adds two 5 star recruits in Caleb Houston and Moussa Diabate. |
| 7 |
Texas
|
Texas won the offseason hiring Chris Beard, adding huge transfers in Carr, Allen, Bishop, Mitchell, Askew, Disu and returning Jones & Ramey |
| 8 |
Duke
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Coming off a bad season, Coach K will have his team ready this year. Duke returns Moore, Roach, Williams & adds #2 Recruit Paulo Banchero. |
| 9 |
Illinois
|
Illinois returns 3 of their top 4 scorers (Cockburn, Curbelo, Frazier) from one of the best teams in college basketball last season. |
| 10 |
Memphis
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Memphis adds 2 of the biggest recruits in Jalen Duren & Emoni Bates, Transfer Earl Timberlake and returns Lomax, Nolley III, Quinones |
| 11 |
Houston
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Coming off a final four run, Houston returns Marcus Sasser & Fabian White Jr and add 2 big transfers in Kyler Edwards and Josh Carlton. |
| 12 |
Tennessee
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Tennessee returns Vescovi, Fulkerson, Bailey Jr, James, and add a top 10 recruit in Kennedy Chandler along with top transfer Justin Powell |
| 13 |
Purdue
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Purdue returns virtually everyone from a top 25 team last season. Key players include Ivey, Williams, Hunter, Stefanovic, & Newman |
| 14 |
Kentucky
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Looking to regroup after an awful season, UK adds transfers Tshiebwe, Grady, Fredrick, Wheeler, returns Mintz, Brooks & adds 2 five stars |
| 15 |
Alabama
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Alabama loses a few key players but return their top 2 scorers in Jaden Shackelford & Jahvon Quinerly and adds 5 Star recruit JD Davison. |
| 16 |
Ohio State
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The Buckeyes return EJ Liddell, Justice Sueing, Seth Towns, Kyle Young and add Penn State transfer Jamari Wheeler. |
| 17 |
Florida State
|
Don't sleep on FSU again, they return Malik Osborne, Anthony Polite, Rayquan Evans and have a big time incoming transfer in Caleb Mills. |
| 18 |
Oregon
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Oregon returns Will Richardson, N'Faly Dante, Eric Williams Jr and add 2 huge tranfers in De'vion Harmon and Quincy Guerrier |
| 19 |
Arkansas
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Arkansas returns JD Notae, Davonte Davis, & Connor Vanover while adding top transfers Chris Lykes and Au'Diese Toney. |
| 20 |
Virginia
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Virginia returns star PG Kihei Clark along with Beekman & Stattmann. UVA adds 2 transfers Armaan Franklin and Jayden Gardner as well. |
| 21 |
North Carolina
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Under Hubert Davis' first year, UNC returns Love, Bacot, Black, Harris and adds transfers Garcia and Manek. |
| 22 |
Iowa
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Although Iowa loses some talent, they return Jordan Bohannon, Patrick McCaffrey, Connor McCaffrey and Keegan Murphy from a top 10 team. |
| 23 |
Florida
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Florida returns 2 double figure scorers in Tyree Appleby, Colin Castleton and adds 2 big transfers in Myreon Jones and CJ Felder. |
| 24 |
Syracuse
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Syracuse is a real dark horse, returning B. Boeheim, Girard III, Sidibe and adding J. Boeheim and Nova transfer Cole Swider. |
| 25 |
Loyola Chicago
|
Americas Team,THE RAMBLERS. Coming off a 26-5 season and a sweet 16 run. Loyola returns 7 of their 8 leading scorers. |