Pickin’ Splinters Pre-Season Top 25

1. Kansas

2. Michigan State

3. Texas

4. North Carolina

5. Villanova

6. Purdue

7. Kentucky

8. Duke

9. Tennessee

10. Michigan

11. West Virginia

12. U Conn

13. Butler

14. California

15. Louisville

16. Washington

17. Oklahoma

18. Georgetown

19. Ohio State

20. Mississippi State

21. Clemson

22. Dayton

23t. Florida

23t. Minnesota

25. Notre Dame

Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh, Maryland, Wake Forest, Syracuse, Cincinnati, Kansas St., Georgia Tech, Gonzaga, Siena, Xavier, UCLA, Boston College, Florida State, LSU, Missouri, Davidson, Wisconsin, USC, Miami, Marquette, South Carolina, Arizona St.,  Memphis