My preseason Associated Press Top 25 ballot
I'm an Associated Press Top 25 voters this year, and the preseason poll came out today. Here's my ballot.
Agree? Disagree? Got a beef? Comment below or drop me an e-mail and we'll talk about it. We'll post the Associated Press version later today.
I find the preseason poll the toughest because so much of it is based on prediction, speculation and returning players. I'd imagine this ballot will look a lot different a month from now.
1.Kansas
2.Michigan State
3.Villanova
4. North Carolina
5. Kentucky
6. Texas
7. Purdue
8. Duke
9. West Virginia
10. Butler
11. Connecticut
12. Washington
13. Michigan
14. Tennessee
15. California
16. Ohio State
17. Dayton
18. Clemson
19. Minnesota
20. Illinois
21. Siena
22. Louisville
23. Oklahoma
24. Georgia Tech
25. Notre Dame
Michael Rothstein covers University of Michigan basketball for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at (734) 623-2558, by e-mail at michaelrothstein@annarbor.com or follow on Twitter @mikerothstein.