aman7564's Week Pre-Season Ballot
| Rank | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | Excellent returning talent |
| 2 | Illinois | Excellent returning talent |
| 3 | Arizona | Great roster construction |
| 4 | Michigan State | Top point guard |
| 5 | Duke | Great mix of returning and new talent |
| 6 | UConn | Good talent returning |
| 7 | Michigan | Some losses but the guards returning are great |
| 8 | St. John's | Tounde and quinn ellis both excellent additions |
| 9 | Louisville | Flory and jackson good transfers |
| 10 | Houston | Can’t count out kelvin sampson |
| 11 | Texas | Great transfer class. Expect a great year 2 for sean miller |
| 12 | Arkansas | Cal has settled in and has a good squad |
| 13 | Tennessee | Excellent transfer haul |
| 14 | Virginia | Good returning talent, may be too low |
| 15 | Kentucky | Best player in the portal but have to see how the rest of the team shakes out |
| 16 | Kansas | All dependent on the freshman could be too high |
| 17 | Alabama | Nate oats and aden holloway |
| 18 | USC | Really interesting squad this year. Expect the muss bus to roll |
| 19 | Marquette | Nigel james and minnesale |
| 20 | Villanova | Could see suigo being the best center in the country |
| 21 | Iowa State | If tamin lipsey plays this is too low |
| 22 | Gonzaga | Awesome transfer class. Should be the class of the pac 12 |
| 23 | UCLA | Love the talent they added |
| 24 | VCU | May be the best mid major in the country |
| 25 | Wichita State | I expect this team to run the american |
Overall Rationale
Overall trying to look at talent acquisition and returning players and filter out some unknowns