Balloutonu's Week Pre-Season Ballot

RankTeamReason
1 Florida
2 Duke
3Arizona
4 Illinois
5 UConn
6Houston
7 Tennessee
8 Arkansas
9Virginia
10Texas
11 BYU This is my biggest difference from the AP. I think BYU is going to bounce back this year, and I expect we see it early on.
12 Texas Tech
13St. John's
14 Michigan State
15Kansas
16 Michigan
17 Gonzaga
18 Louisville
19 Alabama
20UCLA
21 Kentucky
22 Miami (FL)
23 Purdue
24 Iowa State
25 Nebraska

Overall Rationale

It’s preseason, and we really don’t have much to go off of. This is what I’ve got based on my current knowledge of the programs.