Affectionate-Cup9340's Week Pre-Season Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | Bill Self |
| 2 | Alabama | So much talent 1-5 |
| 3 | Auburn | I’m a big believer in Johni Broome and Bruce Pearl |
| 4 | Gonzaga | Super underrated team I think their guard talent is going to surprise people |
| 5 | Baylor | VJ edgecome, Jeremy Roach, and Norchad Omier is an elite top 3. |
| 6 | UConn | I don’t actually love all their pieces, but after what Hurley has done the past two years he’s earned the benefit of the doubt |
| 7 | Duke | They have so many freshman even if some don’t hit they have enough talent to make up for it. |
| 8 | Iowa State | Good talent all around, I’m not as high on them as others. |
| 9 | North Carolina | Incredible guard and wing depth with some frontcourt gaps, should be top 10 but don’t see much better than that. |
| 10 | Arizona | It’s the Caleb love show with some decent supporting talent. |
| 11 | Purdue | We’re going to see how Purdue and Braden Smith adjust to live without Edey. |
| 12 | Texas A&M | I’m just way higher on literally every player on this roster than the consensus is. Maybe I’m just wrong, we’ll see. |
| 13 | Houston | Kelvin Sampson is one of the best active coaches and he has enough talent to work with. |
| 14 | Rutgers | I’m a very big believer in Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey. |
| 15 | Tennessee | It’s obviously impossible to replace Knecht, but I think Lanier is going to do a good enough job to have Tennessee pushing the top 15 |
| 16 | Marquette | I think Shaka is a good coach and he has a lot of pieces set up to take big jumps |
| 17 | St. John's | They’re going to have one of the best one two guard combos in the country and some decent depth. |
| 18 | Florida | I’m a much bigger believer in the pieces Florida already has than most, but especially Clayton. I think he’s great and has a real shot at SEC POY. |
| 19 | Indiana | So much talent got brought in and I’m banking on Mgbako having a true breakout year. |
| 20 | Illinois | Very strong high school class and a pretty decent transfer class. |
| 21 | Kansas State | Tang is a good coach and I think their frontcourt is gonna be great and Dug is going to really have his potential unlocked. |
| 22 | UCLA | A lot of talent waiting to breakout and I’d bet on a decent amount of it showing out. |
| 23 | Wake Forest | I’m so high on Hunter Sallis, I think he’s going to push RJ for ACC POY and likely make second or first team all America. |
| 24 | Kentucky | I don’t believe in Pope as much as I do in Kelsey but I do think he has more talent. |
| 25 | Louisville | I’m much higher on Louisville than most, but I believe in Kelsey and the talent he brought in through the portal. |
Overall Rationale
I really dislike preseason ratings and they’re literally never accurate, but I did the best I could by making assumptions I thought were logical, regardless of the general consensus.