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Updated now that we know who is staying in the NBA Draft. Huskies at #11. I could see anywhere from 10-20 so #11 seems pretty fair IMO.

11. UConn
This ranking is based on the Huskies returning three of the top five scorers - Tristen Newton, Alex Karaban and Donovan Clingan - from a team that won the 2023 NCAA Tournament. That core combined with a top-five recruiting class should have UConn as a real contender to win back-to-back national championships.

www.cbssports.com

College basketball rankings: Zach Edey's return has Purdue No. 2 in Top 25 And 1 following NBA Draft deadline

There was plenty of movement in our rankings after the deadline for players to withdraw from the NBA Draft and return to school
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HooperScooper said:
Updated now that we know who is staying in the NBA Draft. Huskies at #11. I could see anywhere from 10-20 so #11 seems pretty fair IMO.

11. UConn
This ranking is based on the Huskies returning three of the top five scorers - Tristen Newton, Alex Karaban and Donovan Clingan - from a team that won the 2023 NCAA Tournament. That core combined with a top-five recruiting class should have UConn as a real contender to win back-to-back national championships.

www.cbssports.com

College basketball rankings: Zach Edey's return has Purdue No. 2 in Top 25 And 1 following NBA Draft deadline

There was plenty of movement in our rankings after the deadline for players to withdraw from the NBA Draft and return to school
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com
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Seems a little low for me. I think Uconn with Newton back is a top 10 team and we all know Hurley is going to bring in another shooter whether it is Cam or someone else. We do have a top 5 recruiting class coming in on top of the talent we already have. If we were Duke, Kansas or Kentucky we would be top 5 at the worst with the makeup of this team.
 
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I’m fine with this too while keeping in mind that if Spencer joins us we will likely be between 7-9.
 
Letsgohuskies11 said:
#11 is fine. Purdue at #2 is pretty funny, I imagine they'll be better than last year but the teams post season has been miserable the last 3 years with Edey.
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#2 cuz Edey can make more cash at Purdueee than 2nd round+ NBA
 
These rankings are a work in progress.

Seems about right based on NBA entries.

Let's see how teams do filling out rosters with the portal and go from there.

I expect UConn will be around top 5 to start the season.
 
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Men's college basketball top 25: Kansas is up, Kentucky is down after NBA Draft deadline

Seth Davis updates his men's college hoops top 25 after Wednesday's deadline for NBA Draft decisions.
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25. Kentucky​

Last time: 11

This program had such a bad day on Wednesday that even the one piece of good news wasn’t all that good. Oscar Tshiebwe and Chris Livingston both announced that they would stay in the draft as projected. Super senior guard Antonio Reeves also withdrew from the draft, but he is in the transfer portal and has not yet said where he will play next year. Reeves still could return to Lexington, but as of now, he moves into the projected departures column. That leaves John Calipari with just seven scholarship players, all of whom are freshmen and sophomores. That’s a tall order even with the nation’s No. 1 ranked recruiting class on the way.
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Assuming we get Spencer, I think we are #5. I’d say Kansas, Duke, MSU, Purdue are the top 4 teams (in that order) and that their rosters are all a cut above the rest of college basketball. I don’t buy the FAU hype at all.
 
Andre, Sanogo and Hawkins were 3 of the best weapons in all of college basketball.

Losing all 3 of them is going to hurt a lot.

Best big man, best sharp shooter, best dynamic glue guy.

These are huge, huge, losses.
 
HooperScooper said:
Updated now that we know who is staying in the NBA Draft. Huskies at #11. I could see anywhere from 10-20 so #11 seems pretty fair IMO.

11. UConn
This ranking is based on the Huskies returning three of the top five scorers - Tristen Newton, Alex Karaban and Donovan Clingan - from a team that won the 2023 NCAA Tournament. That core combined with a top-five recruiting class should have UConn as a real contender to win back-to-back national championships.

www.cbssports.com

College basketball rankings: Zach Edey's return has Purdue No. 2 in Top 25 And 1 following NBA Draft deadline

There was plenty of movement in our rankings after the deadline for players to withdraw from the NBA Draft and return to school
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com
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Sports Illustrated has UConn at number 8 one behind Marquette at 7. Seems fair.
 
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upstater said:
Andre, Sanogo and Hawkins were 3 of the best weapons in all of college basketball.

Losing all 3 of them is going to hurt a lot.

Best big man, best sharp shooter, best dynamic glue guy.

These are huge, huge, losses.
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this. Because of them we were more than the sum of our parts.

The question this year is can we be as cohesive and connected.
 
UNC was preseason #1 in 2022. UConn was unranked.

While these rankings have some PR value and they are good conversation starters, they are meaningless. So have it. No one is wrong at this point. Every one is an oracle. BTW, we're still reigning National Champions.
 
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Interesting we moved from 5 to 9 considering previous iterations had no Newton

9. UConn Huskies​

Previous: 5

UConn opened the season No. 1 following its dominant national championship run -- but the Huskies have dropped several spots after the departures of Adama Sanogo and Andre Jacksonto the NBA draft. But Dan Hurley got Tristen Newton back and also brings in a top-five recruiting class that includes four ESPN 100 prospects. Donovan Clingan is poised for a huge season down low, while Alex Karaban should take on a bigger role offensively

Projected starting lineup:

Tristen Newton (9.9 PPG)
Stephon Castle (No. 15 in ESPN 100)
Solomon Ball (No. 55 in ESPN 100)
Alex Karaban (9.5 PPG)
Donovan Clingan (7.1 PPG)

Current Conference Mates: Marquette (10), Creighton (13), Villanova (18)

Future Conference Mates: Kansas (1), Houston (6), Baylor (20), Colorado (22), Wesr Virginia (HM)
 
navery12 said:


Interesting we moved from 5 to 9 considering previous iterations had no Newton

9. UConn Huskies​

Previous: 5

UConn opened the season No. 1 following its dominant national championship run -- but the Huskies have dropped several spots after the departures of Adama Sanogo and Andre Jacksonto the NBA draft. But Dan Hurley got Tristen Newton back and also brings in a top-five recruiting class that includes four ESPN 100 prospects. Donovan Clingan is poised for a huge season down low, while Alex Karaban should take on a bigger role offensively

Projected starting lineup:

Tristen Newton (9.9 PPG)
Stephon Castle (No. 15 in ESPN 100)
Solomon Ball (No. 55 in ESPN 100)
Alex Karaban (9.5 PPG)
Donovan Clingan (7.1 PPG)

Current Conference Mates: Marquette (10), Creighton (13), Villanova (18)

Future Conference Mates: Kansas (1), Houston (6), Baylor (20), Colorado (22), Wesr Virginia (HM)
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Future conference mates? Lol
 
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wingsfan055 said:
It's Cam Spencer or bust for repeat title chances.
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I'm not sure about that. I think there is still quite a few good players in the transfer portal who are shooters that can help. Let's give it time to see how this off season pans out before stating whether we have a chance or not. Either way we should be really good next year with a lot of young exciting players coming off the bench and at least one starting.
 
Why is Kansas #1 everywhere? Dajuan Harris, Timberlake, KJ Adams, McCullar, Dickinson is a very good lineup on paper but it doesn't seem super dynamic. Elmarko Jackson is a great recruit. Are they expecting the highly ranked freshmen who averaged 2 points per game last season to have major leaps? Are they expecting the Texas transfer to make a big leap?

They lost far and away their two best players in Jalen Wilson and Gradey .
 
superjohn said:
Why is Kansas #1 everywhere? Dajuan Harris, Timberlake, KJ Adams, McCullar, Dickinson is a very good lineup on paper but it doesn't seem super dynamic. Elmarko Jackson is a great recruit. Are they expecting the highly ranked freshmen who averaged 2 points per game last season to have major leaps? Are they expecting the Texas transfer to make a big leap?

They lost far and away their two best players in Jalen Wilson and Gradey .
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Bill Self has a lot to do with it.
 
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