Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Kentucky | The only pick I don't question at all. Should be unanimous. |
2 | Michigan State | |
3 | Duke | Only Top 5 team with 2 wins against KenPom Top 50, both neutral court. Improving with each win. Loss to UK says more about UK than Duke. |
4 | Maryland | |
5 | Kansas | |
6 | Miami (FL) | Won't lose in 2015. |
7 | Arizona | |
8 | Iowa State | |
9 | Villanova | |
10 | Oklahoma | |
11 | Gonzaga | |
12 | Virginia | Defense in GW game scared me. Tobey seemed liability-ish. We'll see. |
13 | North Carolina | Shades of last year. Defense + jump shooting scare me. They desperately need Paige. |
14 | California | |
15 | UConn | |
16 | Indiana | |
17 | Georgetown | Moving them up, even with the Maryland and Duke losses. Probably should be higher if I go by eye test alone. |
18 | Utah | |
19 | Xavier | |
20 | Oregon | |
21 | Wichita State | |
22 | Purdue | |
23 | Baylor | |
24 | Vanderbilt | |
25 | Notre Dame |