Preseason Top 25 Rankings

[CollegeOverUnder]

yea Louisville is a top 5 team. watch and see.

Ill watch and tell you that they arnt and wont crack the top 5 all year

[mlb]

i am not too familiar with the latest moves all over but i cannot see lville as a top 5 team ... disappoint too much but i could easily be wrong lmao

[The Bet Master]

yea Louisville is a top 5 team. watch and see.

After seeing who they return they should make some noise.

[CollegeOverUnder]

i am not too familiar with the latest moves all over but i cannot see lville as a top 5 team ... disappoint too much but i could easily be wrong lmao

Ok so their is a chance they are ranked in the top 5 in the preseason poll because its preseason but the second they play a good team they drop out of the #5 spot to the #10s range then again they drop to the #15s range. I hate Kentucky but they sure as hell wont beat Kentucky, Will choke against Vanderbilt, and will be in a tight game against Memphis

[CollegeOverUnder]

I cant find Ville's entire out of conference schedule yet so I cant tell who they are playing yet

[mlb]

yeah was looking for their schedule and cant seem to find it anywhere??? odd

[CollegeOverUnder]

Arkansas might be dropping to the #25 spot Im thinking hard about dropping them out of the rankings now that Rotnei Clarke has transfered out to BUTLER but im going to still keep them ranked for now

[Tower]

I would drop them even with him, there are several teams that are worthy. I just not a fan of teams who really have never proven themselves. You never know what you're going to get.

[CollegeOverUnder]

Wow im a big Duke fan but im dumb as sh*t for putting them at the #3 spot they will be dropping from the #3 spot in my next update for sure. Im surprised know one on here flamed me about that one.

[CollegeOverUnder]

think michigan could make some noise again .. well have to wait and see

oh they will make noise this year and the following 2 years . The 2012 and 2013 classes are coming together nicely

[mlb]

oh they will make noise this year and the following 2 years . The 2012 and 2013 classes are coming together nicely

what you think about illinois the next 3 years? they have loads of talent coming in .. just whether or not they are thugs and can buy into a team concept

[CollegeOverUnder]

what you think about illinois the next 3 years? they have loads of talent coming in .. just whether or not they are thugs and can buy into a team concept

MLB I grew up in Illinois. I grew up in Big 10 Country and one of my buds is on the Committee and UofI and actually talks to Bruce Weber. And yes Illinois will continue to be a powerful threat. But might start running into trouble if Oliver Purnell over at Depaul starts to get ahold of the Chicago talent. Every kid in high school wants to play DI ball at Illinois though. Not Illinois State, Not Southern Illinois, Not Northern, Not UIC, and Not Depaul until recently.

[CollegeOverUnder]

Illinois is the team I track the closest because there where I grew up

[mlb]

Nice.... my dads best friend, grew up with Bruce so thru him we were able to meet him and get great tickets for games and the like... see what your saying with depaul... Bruce has his plate full now the next couple of years

[EasyHustlin]

IMO Illinois will roll early on in the season due to their soft schedule. They brought in a tough nosed 5th year point guard from Bradley (Sam Maniscalco) and have two solid freshmen who I think will contribute good minutes (Myke Henry and Nnanna Egwu). Brandon Paul will be their go to scorer, but I think the team will only be as good as their soph center Meyers Leonard. If he can stay out of foul trouble and consistently bring in rebounds and assert himself in the paint, I think Illinois will be a tough out. I look for them to lose 2-3 games in non-con then go slightly better than .500 in the big ten.

[CollegeOverUnder]

yea Louisville is a top 5 team. watch and see.

dude seriously no they arnt the second they lose a game its game over and bye bye top 5. they wont go through the big east without a few losses. Tell me why they are a top 5 team give me an arugment tell me why they will go 30-2 or 33-1 or what ever amount of games they play this year with only 2 or 3 losses

[CollegeOverUnder]

you guys are looking at Louisiville like we all looked at Kansas State last year preseason

[CollegeOverUnder]

IMO Illinois will roll early on in the season due to their soft schedule. They brought in a tough nosed 5th year point guard from Bradley (Sam Maniscalco) and have two solid freshmen who I think will contribute good minutes (Myke Henry and Nnanna Egwu). Brandon Paul will be their go to scorer, but I think the team will only be as good as their soph center Meyers Leonard. If he can stay out of foul trouble and consistently bring in rebounds and assert himself in the paint, I think Illinois will be a tough out. I look for them to lose 2-3 games in non-con then go slightly better than .500 in the big ten.

Leonard is a fking beast in the middle lmao

[mlb]

I actually think he can step up this year and have a solid season

[CollegeOverUnder]

I actually think he can step up this year and have a solid season

LOL dude the country hasnt even seen the real Meyers Leonard lmao

[cris_mac]

Ok everyone im a big college basketball fan and I follow the recruiting trail real hard. I love getting prepped up to see which big name and small name programs are adding real talent to their programs. Now sure a team like Kentucky that recruits ESPNU 100 talent is going to be ranked but teams like Belmont, Harvard, and LBSU can recruit to their needs. They might not get the top 100 players but they get players who will cater to their needs. This is going to change constantly as more updates get made. I am more biased towards some programs but I will do my best to put teams where they belong even though I have hatred for some programs.
On my first draft of teams I selected a total of 39 teams that I thought were worthy of being ranked and now I am here to narrow it down to the final 25+1 team on the bubble.
Also one of the best matchups of the year will be in the SEC when Arkansas takes on Kentucky.

#1 Ohio State---ACC/Big 10 Challenge
#2 North Carolina--------
#3 Memphis----- I really like Memphis in this spot
#4 Duke-----------ACC/Big 10 Challenge vs Ohio St.
#5 Syracuse------ its gonna be Christmas...........
#6 Kentucky
#7 Michigan------ the Class of Michigan now wow
#8 St.Johns--- Im gambling in this spot but they have such a high recruiting class
#9 UCONN
#10 Baylor---- Might be to high will change most likely
#11 Michigan St.----ehhhhh my favorite team but I feel like they are to high.......
#12 Xavier
#13 Florida St
#14 Arkansas-- Amazing class of players coming in
#15 Butler-- Will receive the love they deserve from me
#16 Stanford--- Should be molded ( Key word SHOULD......... ) could change position
#17 George Mason--- Might and most likely will move this team up in rankings
#18 Vanderbilt---- I really hate this team but they deserve to be ranked
#19 Temple------ This could be interesting they have a good team
#20 Villanova
#21 Kansas------ Could fall out of my rankings
#22 Indiana
#23 UNLV ( but I really think Colorado St. is just as good )
#24 Marquette
#25 Missouri

+1

#26 Illinois--- could fall out of rankings



Teams on the cusp that will be tough all year

Virginia- This team could be a doozy to watch-- could be ranked in next update

Gonzaga-- I dunno

Texas A@M--- I probably should have them ranked and most likely will in next updates

Arizona-- Im still putting this team together could be ranked in next updates

VCU--- Wont make it into rankings but could play their way in during season

Florida-- Still putting this team together- could be ranked in next update

New Mexico-- Could be ranked in next update

Purdue-- Hummel, still putting this team together could be ranked in next update


Teams that I have no love for


Rutgers
Pitt
Cincy

I would say that UK or UNC would be the no. 1. These two teams are loaded with a lot of talent. Although OSU would still be rank thanks to JSullinger and co. Also Duke would be a team to beat come march if Austin Rivers plays like how duke players plays. This coming CBB season would be great!

[CollegeOverUnder]

Scroll down dude updates have been made

[CollegeOverUnder]

I would say that UK or UNC would be the no. 1. These two teams are loaded with a lot of talent. Although OSU would still be rank thanks to JSullinger and co. Also Duke would be a team to beat come march if Austin Rivers plays like how duke players plays. This coming CBB season would be great!

scroll down more updates to rankings have been made

[CollegeOverUnder]

Erasing UCLA from potential rankings currently. They are going to have to prove themselves

UCLA is moving back into the RANKINGS IN NEXT UPDATE
UCLA is moving back into the RANKINGS IN NEXT UPDATE
UCLA is moving back into the RANKINGS IN NEXT UPDATE



They have proven themselves to me right now

[CollegeOverUnder]

UCLA will be in the Top 20 on next update even though they wont be ranked in the real pre season poll I am ranking them in mine as I no they will play their way in to the rankings

[EasyHustlin]

CollegeOverUnder, Illinois and West Virginia are holding a scrimmage at a military base in Italy this week. Should be a good test for both teams. West virginia's frontcourt is stacked!

[CollegeOverUnder]

CollegeOverUnder, Illinois and West Virginia are holding a scrimmage at a military base in Italy this week. Should be a good test for both teams. West virginia's frontcourt is stacked!

I read about that its 20 minute scrimmage

[Birdman22]

Mississippi State may not be preseason ranked but guarantee they will be by mid-season. Went 5-0 during a trip to Europe (not much competition and with no fights this time) to build team chemistry. Renardo Sidney has dropped 20 lbs working for John Lucas in the summer and has really gotten his act together.

Mississippi State Starting 5

C Renardo Sidney 6'11 Jr (44th overall Pick per 2012 nbadraft.net Mock)

F Arnette Moultrie 6'10 JR (24th overall pick per 2013 nbadraft.net Mock)

F Rodney Hood 6'8 FR (12th overall pick per 2013 nbadraft.net Mock)

G Deville Smith Fr Highly recruited

G Dee Bost Sr (35th overall pick per 2012 nbadraft.net Mock)

And they also have a Jr Forward off the bench and a senior G off the bench who really contributed and even started some games last yr. Moultrie is a transfer from UTEP who had to sit out last yr and had 4 double doubles out of the 5 games in Europe. Hood scored in DD every game out in Europe and D. Smith was a real spark plug that this team needed. Dee Bost is just a tough hard-nosed guy that is the leader of this team and I really expect that alot will know his name at the end of the year much like Kemba Walker last yr.

[TPowell]

Mississippi State may not be preseason ranked but guarantee they will be by mid-season. Went 5-0 during a trip to Europe (not much competition and with no fights this time) to build team chemistry. Renardo Sidney has dropped 20 lbs working for John Lucas in the summer and has really gotten his act together.

Mississippi State Starting 5

C Renardo Sidney 6'11 Jr (44th overall Pick per 2012 nbadraft.net Mock)

F Arnette Moultrie 6'10 JR (24th overall pick per 2013 nbadraft.net Mock)

F Rodney Hood 6'8 FR (12th overall pick per 2013 nbadraft.net Mock)

G Deville Smith Fr Highly recruited

G Dee Bost Sr (35th overall pick per 2012 nbadraft.net Mock)

And they also have a Jr Forward off the bench and a senior G off the bench who really contributed and even started some games last yr. Moultrie is a transfer from UTEP who had to sit out last yr and had 4 double doubles out of the 5 games in Europe. Hood scored in DD every game out in Europe and D. Smith was a real spark plug that this team needed. Dee Bost is just a tough hard-nosed guy that is the leader of this team and I really expect that alot will know his name at the end of the year much like Kemba Walker last yr.

Stansbury is god awful, they should have had an easy time in the SEC last year with all the talent they had but couldn't even make the NCAA's

[CollegeOverUnder]

I agree with Birdman though they should be a ranked team of some sort atleast through mid season. Doesnt have to be a high ranking could be in the 20s but I can see them being ranked. The fact that Dee Bost is still around shocks me lmao. I Thought he graduated already

[CollegeOverUnder]

Updated Rankings as of August 21st


1.North Carolina---- Depends on what happens in ACC/Big10 Challenge
2.Ohio State
3.Syracuse---------- Great Team gonna be full on offense and Christmas is a great addition to the team
4.Kentucky---------- I hate Kentucky but they will get the job done
5.Memphis----------- Im a big fan of Pastner and he returns all his talent with an elite Recruit in Adonis
6.Duke--------------- Was not impressed with what they did in China
7.UCONN------------ Walker prepared them and with the addition of Ryan Boatright good things come
8.Marquette--------- High Power offense here we go coach BUZZ
9.Xavier------------- Everyone knows Tu Holloway but with big men Frease and Wells to help
10.Florida----------- Balance is here but will they continue to play Choke Florida Ball
11.Louisville-------- Great offense can they play defense to?
12.St.Johns--------- Coaching plus insane talent becomes the new Kentucky of the Big East
13.Michigan St.---- You gotta ride Izzo all the time he recruits great talent and coaches great
14.Gonzaga-------- Returning a load of talent could be interesting to watch this team
15.Vanderbilt------ I dont believe in this team and they will choke again
16.Butler---------- Marshall will be expected to do a lot but Nored will be in Charge
17.Florida St------Im wondering what Antwan Space will do
18.Temple------- The Owls will be powerful competing with Xavier
19.Texas A@M.--- Great Raw talent here
20.UCLA---------- This team is gonna suprise a lot of people that is all im gonna say
21.Arkansas------ Im riding a new coach and a great pool of talent lets see it happen
22.Illinois--------- Weber will find a way he always does
23.Virginia------- Know one will have this team ranked but they are gonna be good
24.George Mason-- Great talent
25.Stanford--------- Is this team ready for the Big Times again?? There loaded with offense

[Birdman22]

I agree that Stansbury is a terrible on the floor coach and like CollegeOverUnder said it will keep Miss St. from having a top 10 ranking but the talent for the upcoming season will be too much to hold them down. Did they underachieve last season? No doubt they did and still should have done better in a bad conference but their talent has been upgraded even more and I think it will be to much for Stansbury to screw up. I say #21 or so by mid-season.

[CollegeOverUnder]

With the Addition of UCONN Coach Jim Calhoun fking the shit out of Michael Bradley's Scholarship the Huskies are now a top 5 team with Andre Drummond coming in to take a scholarship away. Such a dirty thing to happen to a player who was promised a scholarship then he gets it taken away from him

[CollegeOverUnder]

Saturday September 3rd Top 25 Rankings Update

There are a few more shake ups in the rankings as usual. The biggest being Coach Calhoun Fking one of his players out of a scholarship. And I just now noticed I forgot all about ARIZONA. Oh man how can I forget about them. Im still not 100% on where to put this team. But they are a ranked team for sure in the preseason polls. Im thinking UCLA is slightly better this year. But the following year Arizona takes over and dominates.

1.North Carolina
2.Ohio St------------ In recent news Sullinger has been dropping weight and working harder
3.Syracuse----------Great Team gonna be full on offense and Christmas is a great addition to the team
4.UCONN------------ DRUMMOND has joined the squad
5.Kentucky----------
6.Memphis----------- Im still trying to figure out if Memphis is better then Duke
7.Duke----------------
8.Marquette---------- Quietly building a sleeping giant
9.Xavier
10.Florida----------- Balance is here but will they continue to play Choke Florida Ball
11.Louisville-------- Great offense can they play defense to?
12.St.Johns--------- Coaching plus insane talent becomes the new Kentucky of the Big East
13.Michigan St.---- You gotta ride Izzo all the time he recruits great talent and coaches great
14.Gonzaga-------- Returning a load of talent could be interesting to watch this team
15.Vanderbilt------ I dont believe in this team and they will choke again
16.Butler---------- Marshall will be expected to do a lot but Nored will be in Charge
17.Florida St------Im wondering what Antwan Space will do
18.Temple------- The Owls will be powerful competing with Xavier
19.Texas A@M.--- Great Raw talent here
20.UCLA---------- This team is gonna suprise a lot of people that is all im gonna say
21.Arizona------ This team is looking for a National Championship in its future. ZONA basketball is back in session.
22.Illinois--------- Weber will find a way he always does
23.Virginia------- Know one will have this team ranked but they are gonna be good
24.George Mason-- Great talent
25.Stanford--------- Is this team ready for the Big Times again?? There loaded with offense, drilling defense right now and experienced



Dropped from rankings Arkansas

[EasyHustlin]

COU what are your thoughts on Washington this year? Anywhere close to top 25 material?