College Basketball Rankings Predictions and Players to Watch
Tomorrow the 2016-2017 college basketball season starts. Below you will see the top 25 rankings and my predictions. I also made a list of the 32 players to watch.
College Basketball
Top 25 Rankings:
1. Duke
2. Kentucky
3. Kansas
4. Villanova
5. Oregon
6. North Carolina
7. Xavier
8. Virginia
9. Wisconsin
10. Arizona
11. Indiana
12. Michigan State
13. Louisville
14. Gonzaga
15. Purdue
16. UCLA
17. St. Mary’s
18. Connecticut
19. Syracuse
20. West Virginia
21. Texas
22. Creighton
23. Rhode Island
24. Iowa State
25. Maryland
Player of the Year:
Grayson Allen- Duke
Coach of the Year:
John Calipari- Kentucky
Final Four:
Duke over UCLA
Kentucky over North Carolina
National Championship:
Kentucky over Duke
Players to watch: (No particular order)
1. Grayson Allen- Duke
2. Dillon Brooks- Oregon
3. Josh Hart- Villanova
4. Markelle Futz- Washington
5. Josh Jackson- Kansas
6. Ivan Rabb- California
7. Joel Berry II- North Carolina
8. Kennedy Meeks- North Carolina
9. Nate Britt- North Carolina
10. Isaiah Hicks- North Carolina
11. Theo Pinson- North Carolina
12. Luke Kennard- Duke
13. Lonzo Ball- UCLA
14. Henry Baddley- Butler
15. V.J. King- Louisville
16. Dennis Smith Jr.- NC State
17. Markell Johnson- NC State
18. Jayson Tatum- Duke
19. Harry Giles- Duke
20. De’Aaron Fox- Kentucky
21. Bam Adebayo- Kentucky
22. Miles Bridges- Michigan State
23. Marques Bolden- Duke
24. Malik Monk- Kentucky
25. Frank Jackson- Duke
26. Omer Yurtseven- NC State
27. Josh Langford- Michigan State
28. Tony Bradley- North Carolina
29. T.J. Leaf- UCLA
30. Karmari Newman- George Mason 31. Justin Jackson- North Carolina 32. Melo Trimble- Maryland
