NCAA Basketball Preseason Top 25

While I’m in ranking mode, I’ll present my preseason NCAA basketball top 25. MVN is doing a top 25 poll this year, and since I’ll be participating, I decided to do some research on the teams. As a rule, I follow D-II more closely, but I also can’t avoid hearing plenty about D-I. There are also plenty of great resources, like Rivals.com, Kenpom.com, and (presumably) the forthcoming Basketball Prospectus site.

So, here’s my list:

1. North Carolina
2. Memphis
3. UCLA
4. Kansas
5. Georgetown
6. Tennessee
7. Louisville
8. Michigan State
9. Duke
10. Indiana
11. Arizona
12. Texas
13. Oregon
14. Mississippi State
15. Washington State
16. UConn
17. Marquette
18. USC
19. NC State
20. Southern Illinois
21. Butler
22. Arkansas
23. Clemson
24. Kentucky
25. Kansas State