Pre-Season Top 10:
1. Connecticut
Projected Starting Lineup:
PG: Jordan King
SG: Isaiah Sheridan
SF: Jace Underwood
PF: Kevin Underwood
C: "Big" Jack Ellis
Top Freshman:
(ESPN #4 Recruit)
Kevin Underwood
Keota High School (Keota, Oklahoma)
(ESPN #5 Recruit)
Jace Underwood
Keota High School (Keota, Oklahoma)
(ESPN #12 Recruit)
"Big" Jack Ellis
Black River High School (Ludlow, Vermont)
2. Kansas
Projected Starting Lineup:
PG: TaShawn Giles
SG: Greg Allen
SF: David Monroe
PF: Trevor Rooks
C: Landon Warner
Top Freshman:
(ESPN #2 Recruit)
Trevor Rooks
Bison High School (Bison, South Dakota)
3. Virginia
Projected Starting Lineup:
PG: Austin Thompson
SG: Connor Palmer
SF: Matt Lucas
PF: Jeff Splitter
C: Carson Jones Jr.
Top Freshman:
(ESPN #7 Recruit)
Connor Palmer
Ocala Christian Academy (Ocala, Florida)
(ESPN #15 Recruit)
Carson Jones Jr.
Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School (Brooklyn, NY)
4. Boston College
Projected Starting Lineup:
PG: Ricky Rodriguez
SG: Johnny Benson
SF: Dennis Hawkins
PF: Denzel Lee
C: Reece Wanamaker
Top Freshman:
(ESPN #1 Recruit)
Johnny Benson
Burncoat High School (Worcester, Massachusetts)
(ESPN #86 Recruit)
Ricky Rodriguez
Kingstree High School (Kingstree, South Carolina)
5. Villanova
Projected Starting Lineup
PG: Caleb Slaughter
SG: Isaac Liggins
SF: Sean Parker
PF: Ryan Wilcox
C: Rex Hart
Top Freshman:
(ESPN #8 Recruit)
Isaac Liggins
Pennridge High School (Perkasie, Pennsylvania)
6. Kentucky
Projected Starting Lineup:
PG: Harrison Bishop
SG: Desmond Neal
SF: Patrick Harris
PF: Caleb O'Connor
C: Brook Elliot
Top Freshman:
(ESPN #16 Recruit)
Brook Elliot
Fred T. Foard High School (Newton, North Carolina)
7. Michigan
Projected Starting Lineup:
PG: Lloyd Bellamy
SG: Milt Payton
SF: Tony Brooks
PF: Lester Montgomery
C: Darryl Fields
Top Freshman:
(ESPN #66 Recruit)
Milt Payton
Grovetown High School (Grovetown, Georgia)
8. Florida
Projected Starting Lineup:
PG: Amari Parker
SG: Steve McMillian
SF: Norman Alston
PF: Raef Porter
C: Terrance Lowe
Top Freshman:
(ESPN #93 Recruit)
Amari Parker
Woodside High School (Newport News, Virginia)
9. Michigan State
Projected Starting Lineup:
PG: Brandon Wedman
SG: Zay Winter
SF: Tyreke Welch
PF: Joseph Smith
C: Jordan Banks
Top Freshman:
(ESPN #62 Recruit)
Zay Winter
Lincoln Southeast High School (Lincoln, Nebraska)
10. Duke
Projected Starting Lineup:
PG: Brent Nailon
SG: Leroy Sparks
SF: Courtney Watson
PF: Tyler Clark
C: Derrick Gardener
Top Freshman:
(ESPN #28 Recruit)
Brent Nailon
Henry J. Kaiser High School (Fontana, California)