2010-2011 Top 25 NCAA Basketball Preseason Rankings #2 Mid-May

Michael Luchies

#1. Purdue

#2. Duke
#3. Michigan State
#4. Kansas State
#5. Illinois
#6. Villanova
#7. Pittsburgh
#8. Kansas
#9. North Carolina
#10. Memphis
#11. Syracuse
#12. Baylor
#13. Ohio State
#14. Gonzaga
#15. Missouri
#16. Kentucky

#17. West Virginia
#18. Florida
#19. Washington
#20. Butler
#21. Georgetown
#22. Temple
#23. Wisconsin
#24. Virginia Tech
#25. Marquette

Next Few: NC State, Texas, SDSU

NOTES: Illinois is returning everyone and has the best recruiting class of Bruce Weber's career including McDonalds All-American Jereme Richmond. Ohio State has lost Turner and Lighty is injured. Please leave your comments and opinions below.

For a look at my Top 25 Mid-April click here
Many of the teams have changed both position in the standings and many have been taken out and put in. Thanks for the comments on the last Top 25. The draft deadline has come and gone, which has also helped in creating an accurate list. Where did I go wrong?

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  • Jordan10/13/2010

    #1.Kentucky

  • Mike10/11/2010

    Msu should be number 1. Even with Chris Allen transfering out and Raymor leaving we still will be amazing.

  • kevin10/11/2010

    duke should be 1.

  • Allen10/7/2010

    I don't see how a team like Illinois who was trashed by Missouri last year could leap to #5. I guess Trevor meant "Mizzou" and if you don't like them, Trevor, maybe you should start checking recipes for crow.

  • dynasty10/1/2010

    UW will be dominate on the west coast (behind Gonzaga). Gonzaga will make another tournament appearance and will be underrated, even though they have the hardest schedule in the country. However for UW it will be another season behind GU

  • Trevor9/14/2010

    How can you keep TENNESSEE out i say they should get atleast 20. I thank like 8 of the 25 should not even be ranked i mean muzzo what a joke alot of thes teams are jokes

  • Francisco Esteves sept 4 20109/4/2010

    you rank Va Tech. but not Rhode Island!, please remember that URI beat Va. Tech at their home court, breaking their home win streak. With that win they reached NIT final 4, plus URI only had 2 seniors graduate and is coming this year with 2 seven footers

  • Jay7/31/2010

    Great job at putting Purdue at #1. I do believe with their three awesome seniors, they definitely have a shot to win the National Championship. As an Illini fan, I like that you ranked them at #5, but I will be honest and say that Ohio State should be #5, because of their returning starters and incoming freshman class. I would put the Illini anywhere between #6 and #10. It is going to be a great year for Big Ten Basketball.

  • Josh7/19/2010

    Purdue isn't going to be as good as Duke. The same Duke core has beaten this same Purdue core for a few years. Duke has Smith and Singler returning and a balanced and deep recruiting class. Seth Curry could be Duke's best player yet.

  • timbob7/18/2010

    pretty sure purdue won't be as good as duke and nice joke John scott.

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