hfj8120's Week Pre-Season Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke | Adding the #2 recruiting class to a team that is returning an unreal percentage of their minutes from last year is just enough to beat our Kansas' transfer portal gold mine |
| 2 | Kansas | |
| 3 | Michigan State | |
| 4 | Purdue | |
| 5 | Marquette | |
| 6 | Houston | |
| 7 | UConn | |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | |
| 9 | Tennessee | |
| 10 | Creighton | |
| 11 | Gonzaga | |
| 12 | Texas A&M | |
| 13 | Arizona | |
| 14 | Arkansas | |
| 15 | Texas | |
| 16 | Miami (FL) | |
| 17 | Kentucky | |
| 18 | San Diego State | |
| 19 | USC | |
| 20 | Iowa State | |
| 21 | Maryland | |
| 22 | Saint Mary's | |
| 23 | Villanova | |
| 24 | Baylor | |
| 25 | Illinois |
Overall Rationale
5 More: Xavier, Virginia, North Carolina, Auburn, Alabama