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Message: [QUOTE="KembaKek, post: 4075249, member: 11340"] [B]OUR PRESEASON AP TOP 25 BALLOT 1. Gonzaga:[/B] Does Drew Timme bring back the mustache salute this season? [B]2. Purdue: [/B]Five returning starters, including All-America candidate Trevion Williams? Works for me. [B]3. Kansas: [/B]Jayhawks should be drunk with love for Remy Martin, an Arizona State transfer. [B]4. Texas:[/B] The additions of Chris Beard (coach) and Tre Martin (forward) are huge for Longhorns. [B]5. Villanova: [/B]Collin Gillespie’s return for a fifth season makes all the difference. [B]6. Illinois:[/B] Kofi Cockburn, Andre Curbelo form as tough a 1-2 combo in the country. [B]7. UCLA:[/B] Can’t get over fact that Bruins were First Four before Final Four. And, Mick Cronin. [B]8. North Carolina:[/B] Love addition of Dawson Garcia, who Shaka Smart could’ve used at Marquette. [B]9. Michigan:[/B] Hunter Dickinson may be the second-best big in the country - and in the Big Ten. [B]10. Ohio State:[/B] E.J. Liddell is an underrated star. [B]11. Duke:[/B] Here’s guessing Coach K might get a few calls go his way during his farewell season. [B]12. St. Bonaventure:[/B] Rams will give UConn a major test on Dec. 11 in Newark. [B]13. Tennessee:[/B] Hopefully, Vols’ basketball fans are better-behaved than their football fans. [B]14. Indiana:[/B] Are we overrating the Big Ten again? We’ll assume last year’s tourney was a fluke. [B]15. Baylor:[/B] Defending national champs lose a lot, but add ex-UConn commit James Akinjo at PG. [B]16. Houston:[/B] Josh Carlton has joined a talented roster fresh off a Final Four. [B]17. Memphis:[/B] No excuses for Penny this season. Too much talent, though we predict a slow start. [B]18. Virginia:[/B] ECU transfer Jayden Gardner could finally make a national name for himself. [B]19. Alabama: [/B]It’s time for Villanova transfer Jahvon Quinerly to truly shine. [B]20. Maryland:[/B] Dan Hurley knows how good Eric Ayala is … and URI transfer Fatts Russell, too. [B]21. Florida State:[/B] Don’t care how much talent left, Leonard Hamilton will have ‘Noles in the mix. [B]22. Kentucky:[/B] Football school. [URL='https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/football/article/Connecticut-native-Will-Levis-leading-Kentucky-16534217.php']Just ask Will Levis.[/URL] [B]23. UConn: [/B]Offense will miss James Bouknight, but defense could be truly special. [B]24. Xavier:[/B] Paul Scruggs, Zach Freemantle as lethal a 1-2 duo as there is in Big East. [B]25. Syracuse: [/B]We’re in minority, but feel the Orange could shoot it as well as anyone this season. [/QUOTE]

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