2021-2022 Top 10

jontaejones said:
Here's my best guess at an initial Top10 for next year. Obviously with all the shuffling, it's all gonna change, but even without the transfer portal, it's almost anybody's best guess this year...

1. Ohio State
2. Duke
3. Gonzaga
4. Michigan
5. UCLA
6. Kentucky
7. Kansas
8. W Virginia
9. Villanova
10. Oregon

If anybody has anybody to add, I had a hard time coming up with even 10.
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You misspelled "Nebraska" somewhere in there.
 
Mr.Hockey said:
One thing I will say....

If Purdue(Espn has them here) is fucking the 3rd best team in the country next year, I might have to become a Womens Volleyball fan or something because next year will suck.

Don't get me wrong, that team is solid but 3rd?!/!??!?!?. They were the poster child any time I wanted to justify to myself that the big 10 this past year was probably a little overrated.

Williams is a beast but hes 1 dimensional as fuck(and can't make free throws), Eddey is your standard Purdue 7 footer(but doesnt even start), then its a bunch of role guys. Literally.
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I think Ivey has an NBA future. And they were really young last year. Plus Painter is a great coach. And they have two top 50 kids coming in. It's going to be another year where the blue bloods are questionable outside of UCLA. Duke has a couple studs coming in, so they should be much improved. UK, Kansas, IU, UNC, MSU all with question marks.
 
Bruh...Bama fucking all y’all up next year. We only lose 2 key contributers(John Petty and Herb Jones) but all other major contributers come back and we add the #3 recruiting class. Also are expected to add Nimari Burnett who is a former 5* McDonalds AA
 
ESPN Way Too Early Top 25 By Conference:

ACC:
1. Florida State (9th nationally)
2. Virginia Tech (10th nationally)
3. Duke (13th nationally)
4. Syracuse (14th nationally)
5. North Carolina (18th nationally)
6. Notre Dame - Next in line
7. Virginia - Next in line

Big 12:
1. Kansas (5th nationally)
2. Baylor (11th nationally)
3. West Virginia (25th nationally)

Big East:
1. Villanova (7th nationally)
2. UConn - Next in line

Big Ten:
1. Purdue (3rd nationally)
2. Ohio State (4th nationally)
3. Maryland (6th nationally)
4. Michigan (17th nationally)
5. Michigan State (22nd nationally)

PAC 12:
1. UCLA (2nd nationally)
2. Arizona (16th nationally)
3. Oregon (20th nationally)

SEC:
1. Alabama (8th nationally)
2. Arkansas (12th nationally)
3. Kentucky (19th nationally)
4. Tennessee - Next in line

MidMajors:
1. Gonzaga (1st nationally)
2. St. Bonaventure (15th nationally)
3. Colorado State (21st nationally)
4. Belmont (23rd nationally)
5. Houston (24th nationally)
6. Wichita State - Next in line
 
duckboy33 said:
ESPN Way Too Early Top 25 By Conference:

ACC:
1. Florida State (9th nationally)
2. Virginia Tech (10th nationally)
3. Duke (13th nationally)
4. Syracuse (14th nationally)
5. North Carolina (18th nationally)
6. Notre Dame - Next in line
7. Virginia - Next in line

Big 12:
1. Kansas (5th nationally)
2. Baylor (11th nationally)
3. West Virginia (25th nationally)

Big East:
1. Villanova (7th nationally)
2. UConn - Next in line

Big Ten:
1. Purdue (3rd nationally)
2. Ohio State (4th nationally)
3. Maryland (6th nationally)
4. Michigan (17th nationally)
5. Michigan State (22nd nationally)

PAC 12:
1. UCLA (2nd nationally)
2. Arizona (16th nationally)
3. Oregon (20th nationally)

SEC:
1. Alabama (8th nationally)
2. Arkansas (12th nationally)
3. Kentucky (19th nationally)
4. Tennessee - Next in line

MidMajors:
1. Gonzaga (1st nationally)
2. St. Bonaventure (15th nationally)
3. Colorado State (21st nationally)
4. Belmont (23rd nationally)
5. Houston (24th nationally)
6. Wichita State - Next in line
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Looks like it has the makings of a pretty balanced year among conferences sprinkled in with mid majors.
 
duckboy33 said:
ESPN Way Too Early Top 25 By Conference:

ACC:
1. Florida State (9th nationally)
2. Virginia Tech (10th nationally)
3. Duke (13th nationally)
4. Syracuse (14th nationally)
5. North Carolina (18th nationally)
6. Notre Dame - Next in line
7. Virginia - Next in line

Big 12:
1. Kansas (5th nationally)
2. Baylor (11th nationally)
3. West Virginia (25th nationally)

Big East:
1. Villanova (7th nationally)
2. UConn - Next in line

Big Ten:
1. Purdue (3rd nationally)
2. Ohio State (4th nationally)
3. Maryland (6th nationally)
4. Michigan (17th nationally)
5. Michigan State (22nd nationally)

PAC 12:
1. UCLA (2nd nationally)
2. Arizona (16th nationally)
3. Oregon (20th nationally)

SEC:
1. Alabama (8th nationally)
2. Arkansas (12th nationally)
3. Kentucky (19th nationally)
4. Tennessee - Next in line

MidMajors:
1. Gonzaga (1st nationally)
2. St. Bonaventure (15th nationally)
3. Colorado State (21st nationally)
4. Belmont (23rd nationally)
5. Houston (24th nationally)
6. Wichita State - Next in line
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feel like UNC is ranked too high
 
duckboy33 said:
Virginia Tech stood out to me. I know they return a lot but I thought they were overvalued this year
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VT will be interesting for me. They are going to be really old. And will have a bunch of shooters around Aluma. They were killed by covid pause. I think they only played 2 games in February. And didn't play in March leading up to the ACC tournament. Never could really find a rhythm once that happened.
 
duckboy33 said:
Virginia Tech stood out to me. I know they return a lot but I thought they were overvalued this year
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i didn't even notice Virginia Tech. They were a top 50ish team last year, nothing special. Definitely should not be in any pre-season top 25 rankings.
 
Nova goes to like 1.
 
Mr.Hockey said:
Nova goes to like 1.
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Yea, crazy. Gillespie I expected to a degree, Samuels was completely unexpected.

I think Top 5. I do think in ruins the continuity a little, but for next year only it's a win.win.
 
ESPN released their new Way Too Early Top 25

1. Gonzaga
2. Villanova
3. UCLA
4. Ohio State
5. Purdue
6. Baylor
7. Alabama
8. Kansas
9. Arkansas
10. Maryland
11. Michigan
12. Duke
13. Virginia Tech
14. Texas
15. Houston
16. Tennessee
17. Florida State
18. North Carolina
19. Kentucky
20. St. Bonaventure
21. Oregon
22. Virginia
23. Michigan State
24. Colorado State
25. Belmont

Next in line:
Syracuse
Auburn
Loyola Chicago
UConn
Mississippi State
 
Updated ESPN Top 25

1. Gonzaga
2. Villanova
3. UCLA
4. Kansas
5. Ohio State
6. Purdue
7. Michigan
8. Baylor
9. Kentucky
10. Texas
11. Oregon
12. Duke
13. Arkansas
14. Maryland
15. Virginia Tech
16. Alabama
17. Houston
18. Tennessee
19. Florida State
20. North Carolina
21. Auburn
22. St. Bonaventure
23. Virginia
24. Michigan State
25. Colorado State

Next In Line:
Belmont
West Virginia
UConn
Mississippi State
Xavier
 
duckboy33 said:
Updated ESPN Top 25

1. Gonzaga
2. Villanova
3. UCLA
4. Kansas
5. Ohio State
6. Purdue
7. Michigan
8. Baylor
9. Kentucky
10. Texas
11. Oregon
12. Duke
13. Arkansas
14. Maryland
15. Virginia Tech
16. Alabama
17. Houston
18. Tennessee
19. Florida State
20. North Carolina
21. Auburn
22. St. Bonaventure
23. Virginia
24. Michigan State
25. Colorado State

Next In Line:
Belmont
West Virginia
UConn
Mississippi State
Xavier
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With the amount of roster attrition, this list looks as good as any. And with that said there are still some big names left in the portal; Garcia, Carr, Kofi, Tre Mitchell, Moussa Cisse. I think when it's all said and done Arizona will be a top 25 team, and I've said it before but I'm bullish on Wazzu. I think they probably deserve to be listed among the next 5 out. Especially over Xavier IMO.
 
ericd7633 said:
With the amount of roster attrition, this list looks as good as any. And with that said there are still some big names left in the portal; Garcia, Carr, Kofi, Tre Mitchell, Moussa Cisse. I think when it's all said and done Arizona will be a top 25 team, and I've said it before but I'm bullish on Wazzu. I think they probably deserve to be listed among the next 5 out. Especially over Xavier IMO.
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I agree about Xavier, not sure why they were considered at all.

I think the rankings are fine for now, knowing that things will change when the big transfers finalize their decisions.

Arizona is a hard team to gauge. A lot of changes and I doubt they are done with the transfer portal. I'm going to wait until the end of the summer to see what they got but I agree, they could easily be a top 25 team by the start of the season.

As for Wazzu, they could certainly be on the rise. But going from 14-13 (7-12) to top 25 contention is a big jump. I see them as a Bubble team.
 
the REAL pre-season top 25

1. Duke
2. Gonzaga
3. UNC
4. Villanova
5. UCLA
6. Ohio State
7. Wake Forest
8. Purdue
9. Baylor
10. NC State
11. Alabama
12. UNC-Greensboro
13. Kansas
14. Arkansas
15. Virginia Tech
16. App State
17. Virginia
18. UNC-Wilmington
19. ECU
20. Texas
21. Houston
22. UNC-Charlotte
23. Western Carolina
24. Elon
25. Michigan
 
Hitman Hart said:
the REAL pre-season top 25

1. Duke
2. Gonzaga
3. UNC
4. Villanova
5. UCLA
6. Ohio State
7. Wake Forest
8. Purdue
9. Baylor
10. NC State
11. Alabama
12. UNC-Greensboro
13. Kansas
14. Arkansas
15. Virginia Tech
16. App State
17. Virginia
18. UNC-Wilmington
19. ECU
20. Texas
21. Houston
22. UNC-Charlotte
23. Western Carolina
24. Elon
25. Michigan
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duckboy33 said:
Pass whatever you're smoking over here
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Hitman Hart said:
the REAL pre-season top 25

1. Duke
2. Gonzaga
3. UNC
4. Villanova
5. UCLA
6. Ohio State
7. Wake Forest
8. Purdue
9. Baylor
10. NC State
11. Alabama
12. UNC-Greensboro
13. Kansas
14. Arkansas
15. Virginia Tech
16. App State
17. Virginia
18. UNC-Wilmington
19. ECU
20. Texas
21. Houston
22. UNC-Charlotte
23. Western Carolina
24. Elon
25. Michigan
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