Way Too Early CBB Top 25

Bleacher Report is preparing to put out a comprehensive College Basketball preview. I'm writing about Northwestern and Indiana, and part of the job is to vote on the Top 25 preseason rankings... in September. Here's how I voted.

1. North Carolina - They won last year. Yeah, they lost most of their veteran scoring, but they are the defending champs. And Ed Davis is goanna be awesome.

2. Purdue - Awesome depth. JaJuan Johnson is about to make The Leap, and if Hummel can stay healthy they are easily the team to beat in the Big Ten.

3. Kansas - Ton of returning talent.

4. Texas - see above.

5. Michigan State - last year's runner-ups have great skill at guard and in the frontcourt.

6. Villanova
7. UConn
8. West Virginia
9. Duke
10. Kentucky

For much of these rankings I just rode the strength of a program and the talent of their coach. A great coach in college is a Big Deal.

11. Washington
12. Tennessee
13. Syracuse
14. Minnesota
15. Georgia Tech
16. Michigan
17. Siena
18. Louisville
19. Illinois
20. Butler
21. UCLA
22. Mississippi State
23. Ohio State
24. Clemson
25. Gonzaga

So yeah, that's it. I will certainly make some edits and changes as more information comes out.