Hot-Description4492's Week Pre-Season Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | Will get a few losses since the B12 is stacked but will still win the conference. |
| 2 | Purdue | They still have Zach Edey for one more year so he will make it better than last year. |
| 3 | Duke | They will probably win the ACC but they have Miami and UNC to worry about. |
| 4 | Michigan State | They will challenge Purdue for the B1G title. |
| 5 | UConn | Big East is stacked so I am not sure if the defending champs will win. They have Marquette, Creighton, Villanova, and maybe even St. Johns to worry about. |
| 6 | Houston | They will have a tough time in the B12 so idk if they will be this high once conference play starts. |
| 7 | Creighton | Very tough Big East but they have a good chance of winning still. |
| 8 | Marquette | Same reason as Creighton. |
| 9 | Tennessee | They have Arkansas, Kentucky, Texas A&M, and Alabama to worry about. They also have Texas coming to the SEC next year. |
| 10 | Gonzaga | Either them or St. Marys will win the WCC. |
| 11 | Arizona | Last year of the PAC-12 and they only have USC and UCLA to worry about. |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | They should win the AAC easily. |
| 13 | Miami (FL) | Could challenge Duke for the ACC again. |
| 14 | Arkansas | Very stacked SEC like usual but they should finish top 5 in it. |
| 15 | Kentucky | Not their best last year but they are still a good team. |
| 16 | San Diego State | They almost won the championship and will likely win the MW. |
| 17 | Texas A&M | Stacked SEC so they might fall off the rankings when conference play starts. |
| 18 | Baylor | Baylor is in a hard position with the Big 12 being so stacked. |
| 19 | North Carolina | They didn't even make the tournament last year but I think they could this year. |
| 20 | USC | Bronny James = Pac 12 contention. |
| 21 | Texas | Hard Big 12 and they move to another really hard conference next year. |
| 22 | Saint Mary's | Again, this team or Gonzaga is winning the WCC. |
| 23 | Alabama | The No. 1 team last year for regular season is all the way down at 23. |
| 24 | Illinois | Illinois might actually win the Big 10. |
| 25 | Villanova | Villanova is better than last year's disaster. |
Overall Rationale
This is just the preseason poll and many things can happen during the season so this will not be good rankings compared to the end of the season. Teams I would put in but no room: UCLA, Wisconsin, Colorado, Maryland, TCU, Virginia, Auburn, St Johns This is the only time I am putting reasons.