Rank | Team | Reason |
---|---|---|
1 | Duke | #1 ACC |
2 | Arizona | #1 Pac 12 |
3 | Michigan State | #1 Big Ten |
4 | Kansas | #1 Big 12 |
5 | Kentucky | #1 SEC |
6 | Florida | #2 SEC |
7 | Wichita State | #1 American (so pumped to be out of the MVC) |
8 | West Virginia | #2 Big 12 |
9 | Villanova | #1 Big East |
10 | USC | #2 Pac 12 |
11 | Cincinnati | #2 American |
12 | Miami (FL) | #2 ACC |
13 | Minnesota | #2 Big Ten |
14 | Louisville | #3 ACC |
15 | North Carolina | #4 ACC |
16 | Xavier | #2 Big East |
17 | Seton Hall | #3 Big East |
18 | Purdue | #3 Big Ten |
19 | Northwestern | #4 Big Ten |
20 | Notre Dame | #5 ACC |
21 | Texas A&M | #3 SEC (the most criminally overlooked team in preseason polls so far) |
22 | Gonzaga | #1 WCC |
23 | UCLA | #3 Pac 12 |
24 | Saint Mary's | #2 WCC |
25 | TCU | #3 Big 12 - Next 5 out: Alabama, Baylor, Rhode Island, Butler, Virginia |