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We have reached the top of the mountain. The defending title game runner-ups, the North Carolina Tar Heels. Hubert Davis’ squad ended up overachieving last year in his first year at the helm. They won 17 of their last 21 games and made it all the way to the national championship game. They bring most […] READ MORE
Gonzaga was one of the biggest movers between my Way-Too-Early rankings and my preseason rankings. They are coming off a 10th straight season winning 28 or more games. Drew Timme and his magical mustache is back. A lot of the rest of last year’s team is back too. Could this be the year that the […] READ MORE
Over the last two seasons, Houston has won 60 games, made it to the Elite Eight both years, and made a Final Four appearance two years ago. Despite that, some people think that this might be the best squad that Kelvin Sampson has had yet. While that extent is yet to be seen, we do […] READ MORE
For the second straight year, Kentucky does something that is unusual for them: they return a lot of their minutes from last season. Preseason College Basketball Rankings: #4 Kentucky Wildcats One of the most impactful draft decisions to happen was the 2021-22 AP Player of the Year and Naismith Award winner Oscar Tshiebwe deciding to […] READ MORE
We have reached the top five. With it comes Creighton. They are the team that has happened to unseat Villanova as the preseason favorite in the Big East. They return a lot of talent from last year’s team, which was young and really overachieved. Plus, they bring in arguably the best player in the transfer […] READ MORE
Back in April when I wrote my Way-Too-Early Top 25, UCLA was my number one team. They have obviously fallen since then, but still look really good and are the favorites in the PAC-12. They return a lot more than the last few teams in my rankings, which is part of why they are this […] READ MORE
In my initial way-too-early rankings back in April Arkansas was my number two team and really could have been number one. Unfortunately, a very busy offseason in Fayetteville ended in them losing all but one major contributor from last year’s team. But despite that, the Razorbacks still look good. They have made it to the […] READ MORE
The 2021-2022 National Champion Kansas Jayhawks. The defending champions lost a ton of talent, including the Big 12’s best player Ochai Agbaji. One of the country’s best recruiting class and one of the best players in the transfer portal will hopefully make up for the lost talent. Either way, the Jayhawks are in a good […] READ MORE
Baylor is coming off of what would have been three straight seasons earning a number one seed (Would have been a one seed in 2020 if the tournament had not been canceled.). They also, of course, won the national championship two years ago. Despite losing four of their top six scorers from a season ago, […] READ MORE
We have now finally reached the top ten. It’s a new era in Durham. It’s the first time in 42 years that Mike Krzyzewski won’t be roaming the sidelines at Cameroon Indoor Stadium. The new guy at the helm, Jon Scheyer, has already established himself as one of the nation’s best recruiters. Now he will […] READ MORE