Stepkeyt's Week Pre-Season Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | |
| 3 | Houston | |
| 4 | Kentucky | |
| 5 | Kansas | |
| 6 | Baylor | |
| 7 | UCLA | |
| 8 | Creighton | |
| 9 | Duke | |
| 10 | Arkansas | |
| 11 | Villanova | |
| 12 | Tennessee | |
| 13 | TCU | |
| 14 | Texas | |
| 15 | Auburn | |
| 16 | Arizona | |
| 17 | Indiana | |
| 18 | Virginia | |
| 19 | Dayton | |
| 20 | Alabama | |
| 21 | Texas Tech | |
| 22 | San Diego State | |
| 23 | Michigan | |
| 24 | Illinois | |
| 25 | Texas A&M |
Overall Rationale
I find preseason very challenging to rank as so many things change during the season and week to week so I went with what I feel with right now but I wont base my rankings too much on how I did to start the season.