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[QUOTE="Orangutan, post: 2677257, member: 4946"]
I would have UConn at #2 and slide Oregon and Baylor down one each.  This may sound like brown-nosing but in my mind UConn is always #1 until proven otherwise.

Obviously, ND has to be #1 given that they return 4 starters from a national championship team and the 5th starter will be an All-American returning from injury.   But I think UConn is pretty much 1a.

I expect Walker will make the leap to being a star.  Post presence will be an issue but UConn will be able to beat all but the very elite teams on the strength of Dangerfield, Walker, Williams, KLS, and Collier.  The rest are so good that basic competency will be all that is required of the bigs.  I think Camara and ONO will be able to provide at least that.  ND made a national final with Turner starting at Center as a true freshman (with a busted shoulder).  It's certainly doable and we all have seen that ONO has the talent.

Oregon is going to be a monster.  Ionescu will be that much smarter and that much more motivated next year.  Boley will fit really well with what they do.  I like them at #3.

6 for Stanford seems high but doubt Tara at your own peril.  I'd probably put Miss St. in that #6 spot myself.

Tennessee and South Carolina ought to flipped simply on the principal that Staley can coach and Warlick can't.
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