OwenProGolfer's Ballot for Preseason of 2021-22
Submitted on Monday, October 25, 2021 at 1:09AM EDT
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Gonzaga
|
What is there to say? There's a reason everyone has them at 1. |
| 2 |
Kansas
|
I am high on this Kansas team. Excited to watch them this year. |
| 3 |
Michigan
|
Michigan has great returning talent and excellent new talent. They are, if only by a slim margin, my pick in the B1G this year. |
| 4 |
Villanova
|
I like this Nova team. Tons of experience, and of course a coach who has shown he can win championships. |
| 5 |
UCLA
|
I've been talking about how I'm not as much a fan of UCLA as most, but looking more at this team, I think their experience will be huge. |
| 6 |
Baylor
|
Yes, Baylor loses some good players, but they also return a lot and have an incredible coach in Drew. |
| 7 |
Purdue
|
This team has a ton of talent. They will be fun to watch. |
| 8 |
Illinois
|
Losing Ayo is a bigger deal than many Illini fans will admit but I think this team will be right up there competing for a B1G title. |
| 9 |
Texas
|
I'm lower than most on Texas; Beard is a great coach and they have a ton of talent but I need to see Texas basketball be successful first. |
| 10 |
Duke
|
Fuck Duke |
| 11 |
Alabama
|
Alabama is a consistently underrated team. I like their chances to win an SEC which is up compared to the past few years. |
| 12 |
Ohio State
|
Although they're a bit below the next B1G team, that's a matter of teams bunched together lower down; tOSU will compete for the B1G title. |
| 13 |
Florida State
|
Hamilton is an underrated coach and has only gotten better in recent years. FSU will compete with the best in the ACC. |
| 14 |
Kentucky
|
Kentucky will likely end up higher but I'm hesitant to rank them there yet after last season. They have talent but a lot to put together. |
| 15 |
Memphis
|
This team has a lot of talent; whether Penny can actually successfully lead a team for a full season is yet to be seen. |
| 16 |
Houston
|
Houston and Memphis will be very close in the race for the AAC title. Their defense will win them some games this year. |
| 17 |
St. Bonaventure
|
This is a team with an absurd amount of experience which will hopefully help with a talent gap which unfortunately gives them a ceiling. |
| 18 |
BYU
|
The WCC is very solid this year, and I think USF and SMC have shots at second, but BYU definitely is the favorite for that position. |
| 19 |
UConn
|
This team returns a lot from a team that was starting to figure things out at the end of the regular season. |
| 20 |
Oregon
|
UCLA is easily the favorite but I wouldn't count Oregon out of the Pac-12 race. |
| 21 |
USC
|
This team returns a lot from a good regular season team last year which had a great E8 run. Like UO, they will be by the top of the Pac-12. |
| 22 |
Tennessee
|
Tennnessee needs to convince me but they have a respectable ceiling and a high floor due to their excellent defense. |
| 23 |
Arkansas
|
This will be a very solid SEC squad, and Musselman is an underrated coach leading it. |
| 24 |
Loyola Chicago
|
2 MVC teams ranked? Yep, this is the hot take section. LUC and Drake are two super experienced teams, and the MVC race will be fantastic. |
| 25 |
Drake
|
Next 10: North Carolina, Texas Tech, Maryland, Auburn, Michigan State, Arizona, SDSU, Indiana, Xavier, Colorado |