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A lot of familiar names. Link
1. Duke (26-9 2013-14): Even if Jabari Parker leaves after his freshman season, the Blue Devils bring in another top-notch class led by center Jahlil Okafor and point guard Tyus Jones.
2. Wisconsin (30-8): The Badgers lose only Ben Brust among their Final Four stars. Frank Kaminsky and Sam Dekker are coming back and Nigel Hayes is primed for a breakout sophomore season.
3. Arizona (33-5): Aaron Gordon and Nick Johnson likely will leave early, but forward Stanley Johnson could be a star and Brandon Ashley’s return from injury will provide a boost.
4. North Carolina (24-10): Marcus Paige proved his star quality and could be the nation’s best point guard next season.
5. Kentucky (29-11): What a shocker. Another stellar recruiting class is coming to Kentucky. The Wildcats likely will lose many of their freshmen stars from this season to the NBA.
6. Villanova (29-5): There will be high expectations for Jay Wright’s team with four returning starters from a group that lost in the tournament to the eventual champions.
7. Virginia (30-7): The Cavaliers lose two quality seniors but they will bring back the same pack defense and rely on rising junior Malcolm Brogdon.
8. Kansas (25-10): Incoming freshmen Cliff Alexander and Kelly Oubre will make a powerful combination with the Jayhawks returning talented Perry Ellis.
9. Florida (36-3): The Gators lose some big guns in Scottie Wilbekin, Casey Prather and Patric Young, but Billy Donovan has a stellar class coming in.
10. Texas (24-11): The Longhorns return all five starters from a team that found its stride this season. They will be headlined by Cameron Ridley.
Teams to watch: Wichita State, Connecticut, Louisville, SMU, Gonzaga.
Eight of the top 10 have blue on their uniform vs. only 2 with red. As much as I love red it is obviously a handicap in NCAA basketball…
^ I actually thought the exact same thing when I looked at that list. Strange.
Additionally, here is SI’s Top 25. The ACC has 5 of the top 20.
ACC looks to be a beast next season. Lunardi currently has 8 ACC teams projected in next year’s NCAA Tournament and has NC State as one of the “Last Four Out”. (Link to stupidly early, but gives us something to talk about Bracketology.)
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