Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Michigan State | Undefeated with quality wins, they're the obvious choice. |
2 | Oklahoma | OU is making a case though with their thrashing of Villanova. |
3 | Kentucky | |
4 | Iowa State | Please don't storm the court again unless you beat Kansas on a half court buzzer beater or something. |
5 | Purdue | Dat frontcourt doe. |
6 | Kansas | |
7 | Maryland | |
8 | Duke | |
9 | Xavier | |
10 | Virginia | Why are they #1 in KenPom? |
11 | Villanova | |
12 | Arizona | |
13 | Miami (FL) | Shame they lost to Northeastern, they'd arguably be top 5 without that loss. |
14 | North Carolina | UNC seems to be overrated in preseason polls every year. |
15 | West Virginia | |
16 | Providence | |
17 | SMU | |
18 | Baylor | |
19 | Louisville | Kentucky will be a huge test for them. |
20 | UCLA | Can they avoid bad losses, now that they've proven that they can win the big games? |
21 | Butler | |
22 | Notre Dame | |
23 | GW | |
24 | Cincinnati | |
25 | South Carolina | Undefeated, so why not? (Also considered: Texas A&M, Vandy, Pitt, IU, Oregon) |