BSUFan07's Week Pre-Season Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UConn | The two-time defending national champions should still be really good. They return Karaban who I expect to take a step up and adding Mahaney should work well. |
| 2 | Kansas | Hunter Dickinson might be the best player in college basketball this season, adding Storr from Wisconsin. |
| 3 | Houston | No. 1 in KenPom rankings and might bave the best defense in college basketball. Will be interested to see how they do in the Big 12 |
| 4 | Alabama | I'm not as high on the SEC as some, but Bama should be really solid this year with three players on the team that averaged more than 10 ppg |
| 5 | Iowa State | Well-rounded team that should have a lot of chemistry. Four of five projected starters were key players last year |
| 6 | Gonzaga | |
| 7 | Duke | |
| 8 | Auburn | |
| 9 | Arizona | |
| 10 | North Carolina | |
| 11 | Baylor | |
| 12 | Creighton | |
| 13 | Purdue | |
| 14 | Tennessee | |
| 15 | Texas A&M | |
| 16 | Illinois | |
| 17 | Texas Tech | |
| 18 | St. John's | |
| 19 | Marquette | |
| 20 | Arkansas | |
| 21 | Indiana | |
| 22 | Villanova | |
| 23 | BYU | |
| 24 | Texas | |
| 25 | Rutgers |
Overall Rationale
Preseason rankings are always hard especially in the transfer portal era. The top of my list is teams that I think have players and coaches with proven track records.