TommyTwoTaps's Week Pre-Season Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | Defending champ and returning plenty of talent |
| 2 | North Carolina | Last year’s runner up and they might even be a lot better |
| 3 | Gonzaga | Will be interested to see how the veteran leader in timme performs again |
| 4 | Baylor | |
| 5 | Houston | Wish we could have seen them at full potential last year, always a good threat for a deep run when it’s right |
| 6 | Kentucky | |
| 7 | Duke | Lost a lot of talent and will be intrigued to see the program under new leadership |
| 8 | Arkansas | |
| 9 | UCLA | |
| 10 | Tennessee | |
| 11 | Creighton | |
| 12 | Texas | |
| 13 | Auburn | Interested to see if they’re backcourt got better, was their down fall last year |
| 14 | Indiana | |
| 15 | Arizona | |
| 16 | Villanova | Another team that I’m watching closely early due to change in coaching |
| 17 | TCU | |
| 18 | Virginia | |
| 19 | Alabama | One of the wildest resumes ever last year |
| 20 | Oregon | |
| 21 | San Diego State | |
| 22 | Dayton | |
| 23 | Michigan | |
| 24 | Texas Tech | |
| 25 | Texas A&M |
Overall Rationale
Others considered: UConn, Purdue, Illinois, Mich St. Focused on returning talent from last years teams and the influx of new recruits. This will probably change drastically after games get played and tape is out there