/r/CollegeBasketball Poll

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Kentucky	I like UK a hair more than Duke right now because Fox projects to be a natural point that Duke does not have and UK has a more bankable D.
2	Duke	Higher ranked freshmen class than UK and more important returning veterans, but have them at #2 for reasons above and now injury concerns.
3	Kansas
4	Villanova
5	Oregon
6	Virginia
7	Wisconsin
8	Xavier
9	North Carolina	Pinson injury hurts here, and I trust the returning contributors a lot more from Oregon, Wisconsin and Xavier.
10	Arizona
11	Saint Mary's	Maybe too high, but their offense and returning experience have me more confident in the Gaels than any other reasonable option here.
12	Syracuse	Favorite freshmen class besides the obvious ones is Boeheim's. Defensive efficiency is near guaranteed here as well.
13	Indiana
14	Gonzaga
15	UConn	I'm surprised KenPom has them so low. Terrific defensive team with incredible returning and incoming talent.
16	Michigan State	Looks pretty bad on the injury front, but that recruiting class is a monster haul for Izzo to work with.
17	Louisville	Don't feel as great as others about what's returning, but another team with a strong D (and V.J. King) that I don't want to put any lower.
18	Iowa State
19	UCLA
20	Creighton
21	West Virginia	I'm a bit worried about them given all they lost, but they are built upon their depth and they return their best player.
22	$University of Texas at Austin Logo$ Texas	Adore their starting five, a good combo of veteras and talented freshmen off the bench, and I believe shooting will be less of an issue now.
23	Florida State	Baffled by how much they underperformed last year, but Rathan-Mayes, Bacon and Isaac are too strong a trio to repeat last year.
24	Purdue	I'm lower on Swanigan than most, and I'm not convinced the guard play has gotten much better.
25	Butler	Great defense, legitimate star in Kelan Martin, skilled frontline, and I think Tyler Lewis has a nice bounce back season.

8thave's Ballot for Preseason of 2016-17