drneilpretenamen's Week Pre-Season Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | |
| 2 | Purdue | |
| 3 | UConn | |
| 4 | Duke | |
| 5 | Houston | |
| 6 | Michigan State | |
| 7 | Tennessee | |
| 8 | Creighton | |
| 9 | Marquette | |
| 10 | Gonzaga | |
| 11 | Arizona | |
| 12 | Texas | |
| 13 | Arkansas | |
| 14 | North Carolina | |
| 15 | Texas A&M | |
| 16 | Kentucky | |
| 17 | Baylor | |
| 18 | Alabama | |
| 19 | USC | |
| 20 | Florida Atlantic | |
| 21 | Villanova | |
| 22 | San Diego State | |
| 23 | Illinois | |
| 24 | Saint Mary's | |
| 25 | Miami (FL) |
Overall Rationale
I use a spreadsheet with metrics weighted to what I deem to be the best indicators of quality. I then alter it based on my own subjective inklings. The result is the absolute factually correct ordering of teams.