zsghost's Ballot for Preseason of 2014-15
Submitted on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 2:16PM EDT
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Kentucky
|
I want to be original here but in all likelihood this will indeed be a stupid good team |
| 2 |
Duke
|
I don't think they have recruiting busts too often. I have a hunch Okafor won't be one. |
| 3 |
Wisconsin
|
One of Dekker or Kaminsky has to hit massive expectations this year, right? |
| 4 |
Kansas
|
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| 5 |
Arizona
|
My championship pick right now, but that's not the same as #1 team |
| 6 |
Florida
|
Continuity! |
| 7 |
Wichita State
|
They're gonna get here anyway by virtue of just not losing, might as well skip the pretense |
| 8 |
North Carolina
|
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| 9 |
Louisville
|
Have to value Pitino program over (soon-to-be-excellent) UVA for third in conf. |
| 10 |
Virginia
|
Scary potential ACC dynasty |
| 11 |
Texas
|
The Big XII is gonna be fun again this year |
| 12 |
Villanova
|
east coast/pennsylvania bias |
| 13 |
San Diego State
|
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| 14 |
Michigan State
|
Gets benefit of the doubt at the start of the season (as usual) for #2 spot in B1G |
| 15 |
UConn
|
Moved up a spot solely because I had another nightmare about Kemba after Wednesday |
| 16 |
Gonzaga
|
Is Gonzaga |
| 17 |
VCU
|
Is VCU |
| 18 |
Nebraska
|
Look, I'm sorry, but it's fun to yell NEBRASKETBALL at strangers |
| 19 |
Iowa State
|
I question their ability to reload *that quickly* but I also have a bad habit of overrating them |
| 20 |
SMU
|
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| 21 |
Syracuse
|
Ranked until gives a reason not to be |
| 22 |
Oklahoma
|
Overrated them last year and didn't learn my lesson, will probably do the same this year |
| 23 |
Colorado
|
Played two of my favorite games last year (vs. Kansas, vs. Pitt) |
| 24 |
Harvard
|
I think they're gonna be the #24 team in a lot of other polls |
| 25 |
Pitt
|
If they're ranked on the overall I'll be surprised [Next 5: Ohio St, K-State, Utah, Michigan, Stanford] |