Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Duke | It's just... it's a crazy amount of talent |
2 | Villanova | Should be the best title defense in quite awhile |
3 | Kansas | Josh Jackson for top pick 2017... and you know they are winning the Big 12 |
4 | North Carolina | Roy Williams + UNC + Great Point Guard = ACC Regular Season Title |
5 | Kentucky | Cal's most imbalanced Youth/Experience ratio yet should be fun |
6 | Oregon | Most of the team that earned a 1 seed returns |
7 | Wisconsin | I'm all in on the Ethan Happ bandwagon |
8 | Xavier | Again, most of a top 10 team returns |
9 | Syracuse | I like them more than most this year, that 2-3 zone should be extra annoying |
10 | Michigan State | They always just seem to find away with a roster that feels the same year after year |
11 | Louisville | Mitchell and Adel should fill in any scoring gaps, they'll be fiesty |
12 | Arizona | They consistently reload and grab a lot of the best prospects |
13 | Virginia | Brogdon is a bigger loss than they've had in this run, but by the end of the year watch out |
14 | Purdue | Impressed by how much they've really built this program back up |
15 | West Virginia | Press Virginia should be the obvious Second Best Team in the Big 12 |
16 | Indiana | Good shooting + nasty frontcourt = W's |
17 | Saint Mary's | Extremely veteran team that could run down rival Gonzaga in the WCC |
18 | Cincinnati | They will brawl their way into the tourney, as is tradition |
19 | NC State | DSJ is here to destroy you're hopes and dreams |
20 | Gonzaga | I don't like the Danish guy injury, but they've raided the transfer market yet again |
21 | VCU | IDK why people don't think they will be good, also screw these guys |
22 | UConn | Need to see some consistency from them, can't remember the last complete season they've played |
23 | Dayton | A lot of guys who have been a part of a lot of wins |
24 | Virginia Tech | Tech should finally make their return to the dance this season |
25 | Maryland | Less talent/better chemistry? That's the pitch I'm hearing anyways |