Ayo_Me_Cockburns's Ballot for Preseason of 2021-22
Submitted on Friday, October 22, 2021 at 4:48PM EDT
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Gonzaga
|
Chet Holmgren and Mark Few |
| 2 |
Texas
|
Transfer Portal machine go brrr |
| 3 |
Villanova
|
Inevitable |
| 4 |
Baylor
|
For the culture |
| 5 |
Michigan
|
Anti-Bias |
| 6 |
Illinois
|
Bias...But also Kofi and Curbelo |
| 7 |
Kansas
|
I have to put one blue blood in the top 10 so it's Kansas |
| 8 |
Purdue
|
Jaden Ivey is a beast ; Trevion Williams is good ; Edey posed for a breakout season |
| 9 |
Memphis
|
How does Penny get all these top recruits?!? |
| 10 |
Oregon
|
My pre-season pick for Pac-12 champions |
| 11 |
Houston
|
Sampson knows what he's doing with this team |
| 12 |
Tennessee
|
My pre-season pick for SEC champions (fight me BBN) |
| 13 |
Duke
|
*Puke* |
| 14 |
Alabama
|
I'm BIG on Nate Oats |
| 15 |
Kentucky
|
They still don't deserve to be ranked this high but it's hard to imagine UK not bouncing back after last season |
| 16 |
Florida State
|
Please don't let Duke win the ACC |
| 17 |
UCLA
|
I know others are REAL big on the bruins, but might be getting some carry-over hype from their cinderalla run in the NCAAT |
| 18 |
Ohio State
|
Also inevitable |
| 19 |
North Carolina
|
UNC will need to earn top 25 status but legacy something or other |
| 20 |
Arkansas
|
Every team from hear is pretty much a toss up |
| 21 |
Virginia
|
How is Kihei Clark still in the league |
| 22 |
UConn
|
Woof |
| 23 |
Maryland
|
*Turtle noises* |
| 24 |
Auburn
|
I'm running out of jokes |
| 25 |
Michigan State
|
H to the IZZO |