Mr-Cantaloupe's Week Pre-Season Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | |
| 2 | Florida | |
| 3 | Houston | |
| 4 | Kentucky | |
| 5 | UConn | |
| 6 | Illinois | |
| 7 | Duke | |
| 8 | Gonzaga | |
| 9 | Louisville | |
| 10 | UCLA | |
| 11 | Tennessee | |
| 12 | Texas Tech | |
| 13 | Michigan | |
| 14 | BYU | |
| 15 | Arizona | |
| 16 | St. John's | |
| 17 | Iowa State | |
| 18 | Wisconsin | |
| 19 | USC | |
| 20 | Kansas | |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | |
| 22 | Baylor | |
| 23 | Ole Miss | |
| 24 | Alabama | |
| 25 | Ohio State |
Overall Rationale
I don’t like to do pre season polls, as I feel like for most teams coming into a new season I like to watch them play once or twice, see how they gel. I went with this top 25 based on my rationale on the previous page, weighing offense and using KenPom as a baseline.