Creighton: The Bluejays have the league's pick for preseason Big East player of the year, Marcus Zegarowski. There's Corey Kispert, who's a CBS Sports preseason First-Teamer. Houston's dangerous due to its deployment of wings and guards: Quentin Grimes, DeJon Jarreau, Marcus Sasser and Caleb Mills, who's potentially the top player in the AAC. Its floor, because it's Rutgers, is No. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports. From Final Four favorites to smaller-conference spoilers, here's who to follow in college hoops this season. Louisville: U of L loses as many important players from a season ago as any non-Kentucky or -Duke team in the top 40, but Chris Mack is set up with enough talent to prevent Louisville from slipping out of relevancy this season. UCLA: Chris Smith's decision to return to Westwood is what makes UCLA a Sweet 16-level squad. With a dwindling membership, concerns over AGD’s longevity on the row are very real. One of the fundamental tension points — if a season does get off the ground — will involve the veterans (Malepeai and Carr) and the players who have not accumulated nearly as many carries (Stepp and Christon). Queta is a big man whose ceiling is top-five-in-the-sport on defense. MJ Walker is a senior who will be responsible for at least two FSU wins late in games. July 20, 2020 7:03 pm. Seventh Woods is looking for a redemption story after not working out at UNC. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports. But UNC finished 84th at KenPom. Only six games contain known opponents. Armando Bacot and Garrison Brooks should have UNC back after slipping last season. I speak of course of wing Ayo Dosunmu and center Kofi Cockburn, who will comprise one of the best 1-2 combos in college hoops. It's going to be an interesting fit in the Big Ten because Aaron Wiggins, Eric Ayala, Jairus Hamilton and Darryl Morsell will comprise a wing-oriented foursome that could be a good zag to much of the rest of the league's zig with a big man-augmented approach. USC football: Ranking the Trojans' quarterback depth chart for 2020. Butler: Longtime readers know I like to be daring in spots here, and Butler slotted 44th qualifies. 46. ... ©2020 Niche.com Inc. Yet, I'll tell you that Tom Izzo's league contemporaries are not assuming anything with this group. Maryland: The Terrapins will slip a bit this season, but I'm higher on Mark Turgeon's team than most. Greekrank is useless. The uncertainty surrounding Stepp is precisely why he will probably not be the starter in Week 1… and why he could easily become the RB1 for this team after a few games. Gonzaga: Mark Few is sitting on 599 career wins, so it's safe to say the 57-year-old is as eager as anyone in his profession to get this season going. If that happens Florida's a top-four seed to be sure. N'Faly Dante will probably be the team's most intriguing player. Tri Delt’s have been relatively consistent for a long time. 58. 6 in the ACC, and I can't see their floor being worse than ninth. It seems GPhi has been “on the verge” of passing ADPi for a few semesters, but those rumors never come to fruition. 30 at best and No. The Pirates lost more than just Powell, though. 64. Because Jared Butler and MaCio Teague opted to head back to campus, Baylor is inevitably going to set a program record for highest preseason ranking in the AP Top 25 (previously: 12th). section: | slug: college-basketball-1-357-rankings-here-are-the-projected-best-68-teams-for-the-2020-21-season | sport: collegebasketball | route: article_single.us | Chances at getting into TKE, Pike, or Lambda as a Senior but with a killer resume? Oh, and of course: UConn and the Big East are back together, so 2020 isn't all bad. Michigan: I've got center Hunter Dickinson tabbed as a top-15 first-year player this season, and he'll have a nice cast around him to help keep the Wolverines in the hunt for a single-digit seed in the NCAA Tournament. Expect them to hold at #5 for the foreseeable future. 25. Carr might become one of the five best players in the conference if he is a notch better his senior season. Losing Ty-Shon Alexander is a blow, but I still expect the Jays to have a top-10 offense. That's not just the lowest in the SEC, it's the lowest in college basketball. For comparison, Kentucky is the second-least contiguous team, and it even returns 7.6% of its minutes. Illinois benefitted more than any other team in college basketball in terms of having two on-the-fence star players return. Sigma Chi is and will always be a top house. Looks like the better tumblr prevailed. 1. Nova only lost Saddiq Bey; everyone else is back. Hardaway's team brings in another five-star C, Moussa Cisse, and has Lester Quinones back, who has a knack for making the right play. Sig Nu has held at a steady number four. Arkansas: Well, this is going to be interesting. No Isaiah Joe keeps the Hogs out of the top 40. USC: The Trojans only bring one starter back (sophomore point guard Ethan Anderson). Although their fraternity relations are solid (especially for their ranking), going with Phi Delt to homecoming further muddied their position on the row. After ranking 61st in defensive efficiency last season, I also expect this to be a top-30 crew in defending the rock. Interesting connection: Shareef O'Neal is on his third school, but this time it should be for good. 5 nationally. Complete college football schedule for 2020; Updated Rankings; 2020 Preseason All-Pac-12 football team: USC star quarterback Kedon Slovis leads the … Ben EasingtonJohn McGillen / USC Athletics. None of this begins to touch on the fact that without a full run of spring practices due to the pandemic, the younger and less proven players on the USC roster — not just running back, but every position — haven’t been able to sharpen their skills in a full-team practice setting. UConn: The Huskies will be close to NCAA Tournament material in three months' time. Tristan Clark is a candidate to step in and start at center -- and you might recall that as a sophomore, two seasons ago, Clark was on his way to being one of the best players in the Big 12 before he hurt his knee. Walker bailed after a year, which I think dings the Ducks. Christon has played a portion of only one previous season for the Trojans, whereas Stepp has played in parts of two. Their tailgates and parties in particular were also fantastic in the fall. Utah: Timmy Allen is the most undervalued Pac-12 talent heading into Nov. 25. And Lon Kruger's got a unit that will play some defense as well, which is a trait that should not be overlooked after some recent teams fell short due to defensive liability. Jose Alvarado and Michael Devoe aren't household names, but they'll pace Georgia Tech to another good ACC showing. College basketball 1-357 rankings: Here are the projected best 68 teams for the 2020-21 season Matt Norlander's annual ranking of every Division … DG climbs to the top spot after Kappa’s lackluster spring semester, although just by a hair. Keep an eye on Bryce Thompson, a freshman combo guard who might need a little time but could grow into a top-15 frosh. Minnesota DC Joe Rossi tests positive for COVID-19, won't coach vs. Illinois. There's Joel Ayayi, who was good enough last season to warrant poking around the NBA pre-draft process. 10. 1. 68. 4. Memphis: Penny Hardaway should thrive with reduced expectations vs. a year ago. Which pair of players will carry the load for this team (or will it be one from each group)? Green's a top-20 shooter in college hoops, while Austin Phyfe is such a great post-player complement, it makes UNI's actions so tough to consistently defend. Yeah if the girls like you at rush, it isn’t 100% about looks. Their sorority relations are unparalleled and recent pledge classes have been stellar as always. The smaller sophomore point guard was a top-10 freshman in terms of efficiency last season. Phi Sigma Kappa. Δ Γ. DG climbs to the top spot after Kappa’s lackluster spring semester, although just by a hair. There was a little heat on Gard's seat a year ago, but I've always maintained he is the guy and I expect him to be running this program for another decade. Even beyond that, MSU's got another four players who will earn burn. This team lost a key piece in Nate Hinton but it's still in the top-20 genre. USC defeated Fresno State 31-23. Cuonzo Martin brings back four starters and eight important players total. The Billikens are Sweet 16 material if all clicks. 4. Rylan Jones is a name to know. LaVall Jordan's probably going to have a top-three defense in the conference, meaning Butler will have a shot at beating the less-disciplined teams. I’m pretty wealthy and went to a really good high school but I’m a little bit on the heavier side. The 2020 Pac-12 football season contains just six regularly scheduled games. Κ Κ Γ. Kappa slipped down to a comfortable number two after having some retention issues this spring. Huggins has the 'Eers poised to have just their second top 10 appearance in the preseason AP Top 25 in the past 50 years. July 30, 2020 4:40 am. Florida: A couple of SEC coaches told me they'd tab UF's Keyontae Johnson as the guy to be SEC Player of the Year. Sigma Chi. 2020-21 UNC Hoops Storylines: Coaching/Using Last Season as Motivation, Last season I wrote about Underwood's offseason overhaul to his X-and-O approach, Former Oklahoma, Lamar coach Tubbs dies at 85, Five-star forward Collins commits to Kentucky, Wake Forest transfer Brown gets waiver at Michigan, Michigan's class is No. And Jay Huff: now's the time to fully form into a game-changing stretch 5. 18. USC’s running back situation for 2020 is defined by depth and uncertainty. While competition is stiff from other top houses, expect DG to remain top two for the foreseeable future. Quincy JounttiJohn McGillen / USC Athletics. There is no runaway superstar in this running back group. Sigma Nu. Mike White benefitted by getting Johnson, Scottie Lewis, Tre Mann and Noah Locke back. 11. The Buffs' Pac-12 ceiling is No. MU has the highest-rated freshman in the Big East in 6-11 forward Dawson Garcia, who was our pick for league freshman of the year. If this running back group can be divided into subsections, Carr is part of the top subsection with Malepeai. 61. Sign up for the Trojans Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Halloween was second to none and they kept the pledge class quality extremely high even through recent trouble. If some of that can wear off on his older frontcourt teammate, Derek Culver, then WVU will have the best bigs in the Big 12. Josh Pastner managed to go 11-9 in the conference last season and notch its second-best win percentage in the league since 1995-96, which is ASTOUNDING. This team can end a 41-year NCAA Tournament drought for FU. They’ll need to stay vigilant to remain king of the hill, but as long as they are out of trouble expect them to stay in the top two. They have consistently lost their best recruits to higher ranked houses, causing their recent pledge classes to lose quality. UW won its final eight games to rally and tie Maryland and Michigan State atop the Big Ten standings. Of course, the freshmen normally rule the roost at UK in terms of attention and playing time, so expect these three newcomers to be studs: small forward  Terrence Clark, who I think will be UK's best player by March; point guard Devin Askew, who believe it or not really doesn't have an analogue predecessor at his position under Calipari; and shooting guard B.J. It's the ever-lingering snapshot to the final game of the 2019-20 season and so horrifically/beautifully encapsulates March 12, 2020. Malepeai — among USC’s returning running backs — led the pack last season with 503 rushing yards. Phi Sig holds #9, although they are steadily rising. That's a really solid quartet, and I'd expect the Gators to be more of a team, with better chemistry, than last season's up-and-down group.

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