It’s that time of the year again! The college basketball season tips off tonight with the Champions Classic taking place in Indianapolis. The Kansas Jayhawks take on the Michigan State Spartans, and the Duke Blue Devils match up with John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats.
A few new faces join the ranks this season after impressive tournament runs in March, but the journey of whether or not they’ll be able to prove they are where they belong finally begins. We’re a college basketball blog now, baby!
- Kansas (7)
- Kentucky (1)
- Duke (1)
- Gonzaga
- Virginia
- Nevada
- Villanova
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Michigan State
- Oregon
- Auburn
- West Virginia
- Syracuse
- Kansas State
- Michigan
- Virginia Tech
- Florida State
- Mississippi State
- UCLA
- Clemson
- Purdue
- LSU
- TCU
- Marquette
Others receiving votes: Florida (15), Arizona (14), Miami (9), Washington (9), Loyola-Chicago (8), Texas (8), St. John’s (6), Wisconsin (6), Buffalo (5), Indiana (4), Alabama (2), Cincinnati (1), GCU (1), Nebraska (1)