Senior_Chang's Ballot for Preseason of 2016-17
Submitted on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 10:08PM EDT
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Villanova
|
Preseason polls don't mean much. This is rather fluid for the first few weeks. I like to give the preseason 1 spot to last year's champ. |
| 2 |
Duke
|
Great talent coming in. Scary to think that Giles is so highly regarded (and good) after multiple knee injuries. Hope he gets healthy soon. |
| 3 |
Kentucky
|
The ability of Kentucky to reload is absurd |
| 4 |
Kansas
|
congrats on the 2017 big 12 title (....and 2018, and the next year.. someday another team will take it) |
| 5 |
Oregon
|
I was really high on Oregon last year and thought a lot of east coasters were underrating them. Talented, good coach. |
| 6 |
North Carolina
|
Losing some solid players in Paige and Johnson but coming off a title game appearance and retain plenty of guys. |
| 7 |
Xavier
|
disappointing tourney loss for a team that also retains core talent. |
| 8 |
Virginia
|
Been hearing a lot about Austin Nichols. Looking forward to seeing him play. |
| 9 |
Arizona
|
Yep |
| 10 |
Indiana
|
Yogi is gone, but Bryant returns and Blackmon is coming back from injury. My top ranked B1G team. |
| 11 |
Wisconsin
|
Strong finish to last year under Gard. Intriguing to see if he can keep it going. |
| 12 |
Michigan State
|
3 straight B1G teams here. Izzo got some good recruits, but Valentine was a crucial last year. Schilling out to start year. |
| 13 |
Louisville
|
haven't really followed scandal news lately, but should be a solid team |
| 14 |
Purdue
|
Definitely in that top tier of B1G teams this year with that frontcourt |
| 15 |
Gonzaga
|
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| 16 |
Saint Mary's
|
Returning everybody, but it is sooo difficult to put someone in front of Gonzaga until it happens |
| 17 |
Syracuse
|
stupidly good tournament last year. Looks like they have good personnel for Boeheim's system. Lydon will have a big year. |
| 18 |
Creighton
|
Too high? maybe. But I think the Big East is sometimes underrated. Marcus Foster. |
| 19 |
West Virginia
|
I like WV as the second team in the Big 12 |
| 20 |
UConn
|
Probably the AAC favorite. |
| 21 |
Cincinnati
|
will challenge in the aac |
| 22 |
Miami (FL)
|
sports |
| 23 |
Iowa State
|
Lack height. Guard play could be best in conference, but could be killed inside and on the glass. |
| 24 |
Maryland
|
Would put in a second tier in B1G, below MSU/indiana/purdue/wisconsin. |
| 25 |
URI
|
honorable mentions: FSU, Cal (Rabb!), Texas, UCLA |