Black_Ninja's Ballot for Preseason of 2014-15
Submitted on Friday, October 31, 2014 at 2:31AM EDT
FYI: This is a provisional ballot. It does not count towards this poll's results.
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Kentucky
|
Returning with many key players from their national runner-up squad, and with the addition of a great freshmen class, they should be #1. |
| 2 |
Arizona
|
Losing Gordon and Johnson leaves Zona in a pickle, but with the addition of S. Johnson, and returnees of RHJ and Ashley, Zona will be fine. |
| 3 |
Duke
|
Although they lost two their two best players, the addition of the #1 freshmen class should help out Coach K and the Blue Devils. |
| 4 |
Wisconsin
|
NPOY candidate Kaminsky and Dekker will lead this Wisconsin team to the top of the Big Ten. |
| 5 |
Kansas
|
They may have lost 2 excellent players, but their freshman class, and returning players will certainly keep Kansas in the top 5. |
| 6 |
Louisville
|
Smith may be gone, but Jones will fill in his role just fine. Harrell will be among the top players in the nation. |
| 7 |
North Carolina
|
Paige will be the ACC player of the year. Brice Johnson will be a huge surprise to everyone. Lets just hope scandals don't get in the way... |
| 8 |
Virginia
|
Harris isn't a huge loss, losing him may even be a benefit to the Cavs. Big things will come to then this season. |
| 9 |
Wichita State
|
VanVleet and Baker are the best guard duo in the nation. Wichita State will be run through he MVC once again. |
| 10 |
Florida
|
No one can say for sure what kind of season Frazier, Hill, and Walker will have, but Florida can sure be successful under them this season. |
| 11 |
Villanova
|
7/8 of their top players are back this season. They should be as good, if not better, then last season. |
| 12 |
Texas
|
Freshman Myles Turner and Coach Barnes will be a scary pair to play against this season. |
| 13 |
Iowa State
|
Niang should be a top 5 player in the Big 12. |
| 14 |
UConn
|
They may have lost Napier and Daniels, but Coach Ollie, Boatright, and Purvis should keep this team afloat. |
| 15 |
Gonzaga
|
Pangos, with the help of ex-wildcat Wiltjer, should lead Gonzaga to run over the WCC again. |
| 16 |
VCU
|
Havoc will be successful once again. |
| 17 |
San Diego State
|
This may be low-balling SDSU, but the loss of Thames leaves things up in the air for C. Fisher, but he should be able to lead them this year |
| 18 |
Michigan State
|
Izzo has been able to make any roster work. They may have lost a lot, but they'll be just fine. |
| 19 |
Oklahoma
|
If Thomas is allowed to play this season, they will certainly be ranked a lot higher than 19. |
| 20 |
Ohio State
|
If Russell can play this year, Ohio St. can be pretty good this season. They won't be great, but they'll be good. |
| 21 |
Syracuse
|
With the quartet of Cooney, Christmas, Gbinije, and Boeheim, Syracuse will certainly be able to hold their own this season. |
| 22 |
SMU
|
Coach Brown should be able to keep this team near the top of the AAC, evenwithout Mudiay and possibly even Kennedy. |
| 23 |
Nebraska
|
Everyone has high hope for nebrasketball. Will they be able to make a deep run in the tourney? Maybe. Hopefully. |
| 24 |
Michigan
|
Hopefully their lack of depth doesn't get the best of them. Hopefully Beilein will be able to make LeVert and Walton emerge as great players |
| 25 |
Stanford
|
Johnny Dawkins is getting better at coaching each year, and this year he will manage to keep them in the top 30. |