ApprehensivePace2661's Week Pre-Season Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UConn | |
| 2 | Kansas | |
| 3 | Alabama | |
| 4 | Baylor | |
| 5 | Duke | |
| 6 | Houston | |
| 7 | Arizona | |
| 8 | Iowa State | |
| 9 | Tennessee | |
| 10 | Gonzaga | |
| 11 | Auburn | |
| 12 | Texas A&M | |
| 13 | North Carolina | |
| 14 | Marquette | |
| 15 | Creighton | |
| 16 | Ole Miss | |
| 17 | Kentucky | |
| 18 | Purdue | |
| 19 | Indiana | |
| 20 | Cincinnati | |
| 21 | UCLA | |
| 22 | Illinois | |
| 23 | Xavier | |
| 24 | St. John's | |
| 25 | Texas |
Overall Rationale
I tend to favor proven coaches, at least in terms of putting together good teams and winning lots of regular season games. The most notable omission here is Arkansas--there's a lot of talent, but having watched Coach Cal for years I expect that to be a very rough start.