LagJetGameThe's Week Pre-Season Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | |
| 2 | Florida | |
| 3 | Duke | |
| 4 | St. John's | |
| 5 | Houston | |
| 6 | BYU | |
| 7 | UCLA | |
| 8 | Oklahoma | Call me crazy, but this team might be final 4 bound. Xzayvier Brown, Nigel Pack, Tae Davis, and Derrion Reid form a really talented team that could take Porter Moser back to the final 4. |
| 9 | Arizona | |
| 10 | Louisville | |
| 11 | UConn | |
| 12 | Kansas State | Another weird pick, but Haggerty, Nate Johnson, Adbi Bashir, Kamari McGriff, and Marcus Johnson are all talented players that could excel under Jerome Tang. |
| 13 | Kentucky | |
| 14 | Gonzaga | Graham Ike returns, Braeden Smith has had a year to learn the system. Tyon Grant Foster's waiver being denied drops them down (Would be at #10 otherwise) |
| 15 | Michigan | |
| 16 | Washington | Diallo returns while they also get 4 great transfers in Jacob Ognacevic, Quimari Peterson, Desmond Claude, and Wesley Yates |
| 17 | Arkansas | |
| 18 | Texas Tech | |
| 19 | Illinois | |
| 20 | Virginia | Malik Thomas, Dallin Hall, Jacari White, and Devin Tillis are all experienced players, and the addition of Thijs de Ridder gives them a real shot of going deep in march. |
| 21 | Creighton | |
| 22 | Indiana | Tucker DeVries and Reed Bailey are 2 great scorers, while Indiana also gets Lamar Wilkerson and Jasai Miles. |
| 23 | Kansas | |
| 24 | West Virginia | Honor Huff and Treysen Eaglestaff were 2 of the top players in Mid-Major basketball and I expect them make the Chaz Lanier/Dalton Knecht jump. |
| 25 | Tennessee |
Overall Rationale
Just Missed the Cut: 26. Clemson 27. Iowa State 28. Michigan State 29. Alabama 30. Texas A&M