Stepkeyt's Week Pre-Season Ballot

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Houston
2	Iowa State
3	Duke
4	Kansas
5	Tennessee
6	UConn
7	Auburn
8	North Carolina
9	Alabama
10	Arizona
11	Texas
12	Gonzaga
13	Creighton
14	Baylor
15	Purdue
16	Rutgers
17	Illinois
18	Texas Tech
19	Michigan State
20	St. John's
21	Texas A&M
22	Marquette
23	Kentucky
24	Xavier
25	Florida

Overall Rationale

This poll can be a guessing game, but based on last year's results, players who return and key transfers will definitely factor in. Another important one is good head coaches.